I had a nice 4-day weekend for the 4th of July holiday. I had some family time and also worked on both the barn and my house. I spread 6 yards of bark mulch around the chicken coop in my … Continue reading
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The barn siding is slowly but surely coming along. Here’s what I’ve managed to complete so far. The west wall up to the deck ledger should go pretty fast, but above that level I have to worry about accommodating the … Continue reading
No, this isn’t some Rube Goldberg contraption with a fan, a housecat and a bucket of ice; this is the real deal. I found a Canadian company which makes DIY ductless mini-split AC units in 12,000 BTU/h and 18,000 BTU/h … Continue reading
The trip out to Colorado inspired me to restart my brewing activities in San Jose. I installed one of those conical bottom fermenters in my cellar, and I put a brass outlet box in my kitchen floor but without the … Continue reading
I built my deck stairs this weekend! It was a bit tricky getting the geometry correct, as there’s no floor to which I could directly measure the rise and run. I had to establish a level and plumb reference point … Continue reading
I was up at the barn project again this weekend, but things didn’t exactly go as planned. I brought a bunch of seedlings up with me to get a hedge started along the property line, and I had thought that … Continue reading
Last week PG&E came out and hooked up the electric utilities for my barn project! I spent the weekend up there working on things as is more or less typical, but without needing to roll out the generator and 150 … Continue reading
I’ve been back for a week now, and yet I still haven’t managed to post a single thing about my trip out to Colorado. I spent a whole week out there this month, and I was so busy having a … Continue reading
Seems like it’s been a while since I posted anything here. I finally received an actual contract from PG&E last week and I sent it back to them, signed, with a check. Hopefully the barn will have power soon! I … Continue reading
I took today off of work to get some personal stuff done. I met PG&E up at the barn project and talked to them about my electrical service. The new guy thinks he can get the service installed without needing … Continue reading