rough-cut wood

Today I went to Hefler's saw mill in Lower Sackville. Located right on the Sackville River, I'm sure there has been a saw mill here for at least a hundred years. Hefler's still produce a full range of rough sawn lumber and custom cuts as well.

I bought 63 feet of utility grade 6x6 lumber. These were pieces a bit shorter than 8' long and were only $1/foot - exactly what I was looking for. I'll use this wood to build staging under the house to hold it up as I excavate around the outside.


Another great find at Hefler's - rough sawn 1" hemlock boards of all lengths and widths. The boards are exact replacements for the rotted sheathing I uncovered yesterday when I removed the shingles. I bought a 12' 1x10 and a couple of 8" wide boards as a rough guess as to what I might need.

Shortly after I arrived at the cottage Beatrice Logan pulled into the driveway with Irene Nelson. Beatrice had a cake for us to thank me for changing her tire yesterday. I noticed that she was still driving on the small spare tire. The garage didn't have a replacement in stock.