Hit 100 board feet of reclaimed wood in my shed and it changed how I build

I was stacking some pine boards last weekend and decided to count everything I had saved from pallets and old fences. Turns out I had 104 board feet just sitting there from the last 8 months. That's like $200 worth of lumber I didn't have to buy for my new raised planter bed. Has anyone else measured their stash and realized how much free material they actually have?

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mitchell.nancy3d ago

Oh, you measured it? Congrats, you've graduated from 'frugal hobbyist' to 'hoarder with a purpose.' Next thing you know, you'll be justifying a second shed just for 'seasoned lumber.' I've got about 80 board feet of old fence boards in my garage. My wife calls it firewood, I call it future raised beds.

tessa_hill862d ago

Wait, 80 board feet of old fence boards? That's like enough to build a whole deck or something, right? I'm kinda impressed you kept track of that many, I lose count after like 10 planks.