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Category Archives: Carpentry/Structure
Mostly Dead.
Y’all might recall the last post…where I stated in no uncertian terms that “The Shed Must Die”. Well…it’s mostly dead. I was deep into killing it but had to stop when the alert level was raised to DefCon “KillMaimBuzz”. Hell … Continue reading
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Destruction Slated
On the agenda this weekend…the shed must die. Destroying this: I will be SO glad to see that thing gone… Gonna start a deck in it’s place, so we can enter/exit by way of the new French doors…then I can … Continue reading
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Utility rooms, walls, destruction, and of course, more heat!
Yeah…the year is fading away quickly. I looked at the calendar and said something like, “August! What the heck? GHAAAAAAAAAAA!” Anyway, “Getting near the end of the year” triggered some sort of “I’ve got to get this done” reflex… That … Continue reading
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Warp Factor?
Sooo… We have this Sunroom you see… At some time in past generations one of the windows was removed and AC was installed: Now, I can’t blame them…here in Texas…and especially in east Texas…without AC you would simply burst into … Continue reading
Misplaced another wall…
Much flailing about with destructive implements occurred this weekend. Y’all might remember this second kitchen thing…it was carved out of an old screened-in porch or mudroom. Plans call for it to be a utility/mud room but back with the rest … Continue reading
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Wall goes down…wall goes up!
The Sun Room…soon to be my art studio…was on the agenda this again this weekend. Seems we’re having guests for the Arts Festival *NEXT* weekend and needed two operable guest rooms. “Operable” here means a place to sleep, a bit … Continue reading
Headlines: Car thinks it’s a truck. Door vanishes. Rain Falls. Yard Grows.
Interesting weekend! Between 6 and 8 inches of rain fell in 24 hours…Saturday afternoon to Sunday afternoon. This is, of course, because I really, desperately, needed to mow the grass. I even had the mower key with me this time! … Continue reading
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Destruction in the Sun Room
The Sun Room…soon to be my art studio…was on the agenda this weekend. The ceiling was covered in 1×1 foot fiber ceiling tiles, circa 1960’s I would guess. One section had water damage, and the rest, even though there was … Continue reading
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Got wood?
Imagine this…show up at your local “Homeowner Hell” big box home improvement store and ask for one of these: “Yes, I’d like a 16 foot long, one inch thick, and none of that 3/4 inch means 1 inch crap…I want … Continue reading
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Stairway Windows (part 4)
Alternate title: “Destruction, mayhem, windows.” One side effect of rebuilding the window sills… In this picture… …All the fish-scale that the paint is scraped off of…was loose from the wall. It had been repaired over the years with short roofing … Continue reading
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