first steps were taken today......
i tell ya......lowes/hd are both way to pricey for hardware, i found a local store (real little place owned by an old man) which had racks of nuts/bolts for $2.39/lb, ended up spending a little under $40 for what HD would've charged $80-$90 for.....so support you're local small businesses Smile
all the heavy load bearing pieces will be held together with 3/8" carraige bolts, angle braces etc....
being the floor isn't perfecty level (3/4" difference over 8ft) i started by screwing the main 2x6 to the wall and got it level with....you guessed it, a level.
then i cut the vertical supports to the floor....every one is a different legnth, the center angled pieces were needed due to a wierd bump in the concrete, they will be boxed in heavily to ensure the load hits them evenly.
the corner is pretty heavy duty, you can see the 2x6 on the outer perimeter, there is also a 2x4 running the inside perimeter, it is in multiple pieces so the cross braces can load on the same verticle 2x4, there are 2 2x4's every 2ft front/back, they will be bolted together.
