At the end of Part 2a the vertical posts were installed and the skirt boards around the bottom were attached.  The next step was to install joists across the (slightly) shorter axis.  The skirt boards are 2×10 and the joists are 2×8, with approximately 22 inch spacing.  The “shelf” boards at the front and back edges are not as I originally planned.  In fact, the front is different from the back.  One’s thinking changes as you get into it. There needs to be some framing around the pier because this section needs to be removable to get access to the […]