The barn framing is getting close to being finished! I’ve got all of the roof and wall sheathing on, and nailed according to spec. I need to install some Simpson anchors under the upstairs roof, a bit of blocking downstairs, … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2013
I haven’t had any blog updates recently. There was this big winter solstice holiday in there that kept me a little busy, but I did manage to decorate the house a bit and someone put a train around one of … Continue reading
My electrical panel arrived today! After much tribulation, I’m going with this one as discussed previously. I’m not ready to start on the electrical work yet but I found it for a really good price so I went ahead and … Continue reading
The snow melted! There’s still a little bit in the neighbor’s front yard which is on the cold North side of his house, but around my project it is all gone. The weather this weekend was beautiful; I worked in … Continue reading
It snowed last night on my jobsite. I didn’t do any work today because it was too cold, and also because I have a cold. Which is a bummer. Highs in the mid thirties this weekend, whereas last weekend they … Continue reading
I traded a couple of emails with my PG&E service planner today regarding electrical panels. It turns out that I can’t use the electrical panel that I had planned on. He initially gave me the go-ahead, but then when I … Continue reading
I got the east gable erected on Sunday, but sadly there aren’t any pictures. I didn’t get it braced until about ten minutes after sunset, and afterward I was cleaning up my tools using the bed light in my pickup … Continue reading
I have been running the work lights in the barn using the little third-world solar power system that I built a number of years ago. I think I described it in a previous post; I’ve got a little 11 watt … Continue reading
I finally got around to replacing the handleset on my front door. The old one worked, but I wanted to install one of slightly better quality. The old one was also pretty well worn. I had some difficulty in … Continue reading
Every time I set out my trash and recycling bins for pickup, one of them winds up on the other side of the street after the collection company empties it. I don’t have any idea why. Maybe they think the … Continue reading