Journal of Progress--Week ending May 2, 2021

These upper mountains look like they are floating on the clouds.
 

 

 Some things have been done this week which actually make a difference.  Don is helping prepare the bathroom for painting.  Barbara did most of the taping, mudding, and painting.


Every bathroom needs a nice, big cabinet to hold all the extra lotions and potions. Especially if it's OAK.

Oak's HEAVY. Gotta build a "fixture" to hold the cabinet up so Don can screw it to the wall.


Didn't get it all the way up yet. It's REALLY heavy!

Tried several ways to hold it, but none worked, until...

Our friendly neighborhood giant to the rescue!


Ta-da!



Next, the dressing room needs a door. But the door frame isn't plumb and square.



A few shims will fix that.

Score each shim with a sharp knife, and break 'em off with a hammer. Easier than sawing.

Install the lock, and we have a functioning door. Except it turns out that the door itself is warped, so Don has to get a replacement from The Home Depot. Of course, they are out, so we have to special order it.

After a year, Don's finally getting to install the balcony. The studs in the upper wall are not aligned with the ones in the lower wall, so Don has to "bridge" the space between studs with horizontal stringers.


He's getting some help from the carpenter who helped us last year. She traded her extra lumber for work.

Had to move the address sign to install one of the balcony brackets.

Once the brackets are up and placed correctly, the rest of the balcony goes up quickly, since it was pre-assembled inside.



Now THAT'S a proper balcony!

The front of the house looks so much more finished with the balcony up. There's still some touch-up to do, so the ladders still need to stay up.


  The deer still visit us occasionally.  Many days go by without us seeing them.  They usually come in herds.  They are starting to lose their winter coats. 

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