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
Yearly Archives: 2015
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
It’s been a while since I posted any updates. Let’s see, what’s been going on? I got the doors installed on the barn. They won’t keep the wind out until I install trim and door brush around the edges, but … Continue reading
This weekend was sort of hit-and-miss up at the barn project. Saturday was not a very successful day; I had trouble getting all the materials which I was looking for and I spent much of the day shopping. I did … Continue reading