Getting Your Materials-Cost and Everything Else You Should Know

Here I'm just going to include some of the things that I have learned from the process of getting and working with all of these materials. I got most of the materials at Home Depot, but a few of them were a little harder to track down. If you are having trouble finding a certain cut of wood you can go to a lumber yard and they will cut whatever size you need. The hardest thing to find were the 12'' 8'' T Straps of which I needed four. I looked everywhere, but was unable to find them in stainless steel so I ended up getting them made out of powder-coated zinc.

If you can't find stuff at home depot here are some other vendors that I used:

• Sheets Wholesale-http://www.sheets.cardservicetotalweb.com/

• AlbanyCountyFasteners-https://www.albanycountyfasteners.com/

• HardwareWorld-https://www.hardwareworld.com/

The total cost for my materials was $223.35. Keep in mind that you will need a car that can fit these materials comfortably.

Here are some thing to keep in mind when considering materials:

• Are you considering getting any materials that might rot over time?

Keep in mind that your dock will be submerged in water for long periods of time so you want to make sure you don't use anything that will decay unnecessarily.

• Can I treat or paint the wood or anything else on the dock?

On a similar note to the previous question keep in mind that you should not treat the wood or anything else unless you are absolutely certain it will not leach into the water and effect wildlife.

If you want to learn about the building process or tools you should have check out my next post.

Turtle fun fact of the day:

Turtles can easily out swim humans. Despite often being slow on land most semi-aquatic turtles can swim incredibly fast.

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