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Built a cedar planter box this weekend using a buddy's "just eyeball it" method
My friend Dave said skip the square and level, that it would come out fine. Now one side sits 2 inches higher and the whole thing wobbles on the patio. Has anyone else had a supposedly easy DIY tip completely backfire on them?
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leo_campbell3mo ago
Exactly how off is level - is this thing going to dump your plants on the ground the first time a solid gust hits it? Sounds like Dave owes you a case of beer for that "method" failing so hard. Did you try shimming the low side with some composite shingles to at least stop the wobble for now?
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tylerw723mo ago
Read somewhere that even a quarter inch off can make a cheap shelving unit start walking on a windy day. @leo_campbell, shimming might take the wobble out but that frame is probably still twisted unless you rebuilt the whole bottom. I'd grab a level and a beer and just accept it as a "creative angle" for the plants.
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