10 deeps, 20 mediums 
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Someone has some ambitious plans 
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Wow, you remind me of me nearly 30 years ago:) The big mistake I made was not treating them before painting.
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I see your not-so-subtle hint there @JeffH !
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I can see that you haven’t started painting yet, who knows you might be going to treat anyway. However that WAS my big mistake, not treating. I urge new beekeepers I come in contact with to treat before painting. What they do after that is up to them. They can’t say they weren’t warned.
PS @Bobby_Thanepohn, did you manage to get #9 & #10 up there without a stool? I can manage 8.
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@JeffH I’m. 6 feet 3 inches tall 
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Yes well that certainly helps:) Handy for stacking deep boxes 10 high. Not so handy for long haul flights. I’m 6’1", I struggle on long haul flights.
Nice work @Bobby_Thanepohn!
Hiya @JeffH - can you please tell me more about your recommendation to treat before painting, if there’s something aside from what I call ‘priming’ that you’re referring to?
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@JeffH I am too intrgued. What are you treating with before you paint?
Don’t know what @JeffH uses but Copper Naphtenate is what the exterior of most of my equipment is treated with before painting.
I use an exterior latex primer/paint combination after that.
Here is a product that I found that might be worth a look!
https://www.amazon.com/Valhalla-Wood-Preservative-1-Gallon-Treatment/dp/B008Y0N6U4
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Hi Eva, Bobby & John @John_Yeager, it’s copper naphthenate that I use. I soak everything in it overnight or about 6 hours & then let it air dry for a month before painting. I mix it with turps, about 20% copper n. & 80% turps. The turps helps in soaking the copper n. right into the wood.
Some folks paint it on but I prefer the soak method.
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