The donated plywood (2 - 4' X 8';) arrived yesterday and I went to Home De-Pot to get most of the wood, mainly 2 X 3s and 3 door hinges. However, since the plywood was planned for roof work there are some issues with them. There are several nails in them; thats no big deal to remove, one of them is a tad warped; again thats no big deal but one of the edges on one of them is missing some wood. So it looks as though I might have to re-edge the sheets by cutting some off. We'll see though because I think the 2 X 3's width should have enough support to it. I don't think the dog will ever walk that fine edge and since I will be painting over there anyhow, weathering shouldn't be an issue.

The only major obstacle I see are the slats. I could do some cutting on a 2 X 4 at Home De-Pot but the quality of wood is shoddy since they are plagued knots. The more expensive route would be to buy individual strips. I think I saw some 0.5" X 3 X 48" and the AKC regs stated that the slats can be up to 1.5" so I can just rip those in half and trim a half inch off the ends. Going by this method, its going to cost as much as getting six 2 X 3s.

Oh well, you gotta do, what you gotta do.  

Oh my, I forgot that I need more sun yellow paint! 

Chloe is going to be miserable again watching me from the storm door.