tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22580967610607668652024-03-06T02:16:14.094-08:00Renovating our housePaul and Jennifer renovate a place to call their own. Anyone may leave comments if they choose.Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09211119090132576135noreply@blogger.comBlogger300125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258096761060766865.post-39394703637681298512018-03-17T13:28:00.000-07:002018-03-17T13:37:19.959-07:00We're Back! Time To Do the BathroomsWe're lucky we have two full bathrooms. While destroying one, we can use the other. But since we only had a clawfoot tub upstairs, we had to put in a shower, so we created an "English Shower" with a new faucet, riser, shower curtain rod, & 360 degrees of curtain. I had a lot of fun wrangling with the old plumbing, which seems to have expanded a bit over time. New copper fittings would not fit over the old ones. Some more experienced people and old timers tell me the pipes expand a little over time. It was fun trying my hand at sweating copper again, too. <br />
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Being nearly 6' tall I can barely fit under the shower head...but it should only be for a few months. Let's start the clock now and see.<br />
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We began destruction downstairs this morning. I've forgotten how quickly debris piles up and how many garbage bags it fills up. I'm not keen on hiring a dumpster this time so we're gonna throw it out week by week, or I will have to go to the dump.<br />
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The fun part is the things we find out about the house. Not much shoddy construction discovered this time, but newspapers in the wall from the original construction and messages we left for ourselves over ten years ago are there. The original builders, sometime between 1910 & 1920, lined the walls with paper as was the custom. When we renovated the dining room on the other side of the wall, about ten years ago, we wrote a few messages ourselves. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wish I could read what department store it is.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">August 26th, 1918. Remember when there were morning and evening papers?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cara was dating a guy named Steve back then. I know better than to call my wife "Jenn" now, too. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Glenham is a hamlet just a mile away.</td></tr>
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We filled up five or six demolition bags and called it a day. Next up we have to cut off some water lines, destroy the rest, and plan the new look.<br />
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<br />Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09211119090132576135noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258096761060766865.post-8881865703003100792012-07-23T09:49:00.004-07:002012-07-23T09:49:58.224-07:00Ceiling WorkUpstairs. In the summer. Hot!<br />
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This first photo is of our upstairs hallway ceiling, taken from the stairwell with a wide-angle lens (just got my camera back from the shop). Awhile ago I straightened out the hole to the attic. Time to finish the ceiling and move on.<br />
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First, I get rid of the ratty gaps around the attic entrance. Notice I removed the decorative glass shade from the lamp. Going to be swinging a lot of crap around soon.<br />
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Now I have put a "riser" of a sort around the frame of the attic entrance. That will make it nice looking in addition to giving me a place to fasten the trim later - it had to give enough of a rise to accommodate the furring and Armstrong ceiling planks we're going to install.<br />
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First three furring strips installed. Time for dinner. More later...<br />
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<br />Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09211119090132576135noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258096761060766865.post-83342280714931835632012-06-09T10:55:00.000-07:002012-06-10T13:13:43.755-07:00(re-)Webbing Old Canoe SeatsMy canoe is 19 years old. The original caned seats broke last summer. I am surprised they lasted that long. I dithered over spending about $80-$100 to replace them with webbed ones. Caned or re-caned ones are much more expensive. I decided instead to web them myself, inspired by this <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE03V9xF7lI">video </a>that I found. I also need an excuse to fill up this space, occupy my generally scatterbrained, overactive and idle mind, and entertain my one reader, Chris. A little shot of self-satisfaction doesn't hurt, either.<br />
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I didn't have to watch the video for more than a few seconds to get the idea. I mainly wanted to see how he fastened the webbing. I could see that he used a Stanley stapler, so I was assured that I had the stuff to do this. All I needed to do was find the material.<br />
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I got it at JoAnn Fabrics, locally. I asked for webbing at several other stores that sold fabric, but I qualified the request with, "you know, like they use to repair lawn chairs..." and that may have confused some people who shook their head and said they did not have that. Webbing is also called strapping, belting, whatnot. It's used to create bag handles, belts, a lot of other things. The other stores (Michaels, Hobby Lobby) may have had it.<br />
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All the ingredients and tools I needed:<br />
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<li>staple gun</li>
<li>3/8" staples (shorter ones may have worked better, but longer ones proved problematic)</li>
<li>razor</li>
<li>hammer</li>
<li>14 yards of 1" nylon webbing</li>
<li>a ruler</li>
<li>a pencil</li>
<li>a square</li>
<li>2.5 hours of time (including picture taking, getting coffee, showing my wife the results)</li>
<li>A Black & Decker Workmate table is useful</li>
<li>A propane torch (whaaaaa???)</li>
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Here we go.<br />
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The bow (forward) seat is already done. The stern (rearward) seat shows the damaged caning. UV, water, and my variably-sized ass over the years brought it to ruin. Ratty muppine* backdrop courtesy of my grandmother & great-grandmother.<br />
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I cut the old caning out with the razor. I did not remove the piping or a lot of the glue that was there - I don't need that much perfection, I just need a place to sit my ass in the canoe. I cleaned it up enough to look decent and not give anyone a splinter.<br />
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To place the short straps I found the center of the seat. The hole was 10" x 7". If I have one inch webbing, that means I can put ten straps one way and seven straps the other, right? Well, maybe not. Things would be very tight when weaving, so I went with one less course each way than there were inches in the seat dimensions. That's 9 by 6 straps.<br />
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Nine means that one strap straddles the center line (instead of with ten, where the center line would be between two strips).<br />
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Starting the first one, I staple the end or bight to the bottom (which is facing the camera), and I pull the strap across the top of the seat and to the other side. I have not cut the webbing yet. It would be a waste of time if I cut each piece to the size I needed before working - perhaps even a waste of material. I used 3/8" staples because they sink almost completely into the oak frame; 1/2" staples leave a lot of leg standing. I use the hammer to drive the staples in a tad more, or to at least flatten them so they don't catch anything and secure the webbing even further. If I did this again I would have got 1/4 staples because the staples I used did not <i>always </i> go in so deep.<br />
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Now I have flipped the seat frame over. We're looking at the top of the seat. The stapled, bight-end of the webbing is stapled to the bottom of the seat, which is facing away from the end of the camera at the bottom of the frame.<br />
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I pull the webbing tight with one hand, and the seat is jammed against the black and orange stops in the workbench. Now I can staple this first strap and cut it off.<br />
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Once I have done those 9 straps, I turn the seat 90 degrees and work on the other courses. This time I have to remember to weave the straps over and under the others. This seems easy, but it is also easy to make a mistake. For my minimal aesthetic desires, I wanted at least the weaving to look good. It also improves the strength of the seat.<br />
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All weaving done. Notice the remnant. I estimated I used 13-15 yards of the stuff.<br />
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The last thing I did was cure the ends of the webbing with a blow torch. This prevents the frayed ends from loosening up and unraveling. You can't do this cotton webbing - you'd need to use <a href="http://www.dritz.com/brands/showcase/details.php?ITEM_NUM=674">fray check</a> or sew the ends up.<br />
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Lesson learned: I can do more than I think I can, and a lot faster than I think. Maybe you can, too. Oh, and I saved a few dollars.<br />
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Now I am ready for my semi-annual canoe/camp trip with my son.<br />
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*A muppine is a dish cloth made from a flour sack, at least in my family; described by some as any rag you use in the kitchen as you cook - to wipe your hands or clean small spills.Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09211119090132576135noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258096761060766865.post-46954323539169586602012-05-13T18:07:00.000-07:002012-05-13T18:07:28.031-07:00Panorama Of LawnYet another panorama.<br />
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<br />Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09211119090132576135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258096761060766865.post-1514461917207489282012-05-13T18:05:00.000-07:002012-05-13T18:05:56.755-07:00Planting For Mother's DayI got Jennifer a few more plants for the front yard and installed them.<br />
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Before:<br />
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<br />Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09211119090132576135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258096761060766865.post-28597663206697746522012-05-13T18:01:00.001-07:002012-05-13T18:01:54.220-07:00Straightening Out<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I know this is a shitty old house and I shouldn't wet my pants every time something isn't square or true, but the hole that goes into the attic was pissing me off enough that I decided to fix it.<br />
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You can see in this picture that it veers toward the wall near the pull. I decided to the close end away from the wall rather than moving the far end toward the wall. That means I have to cut three joists back in incremental amounts, and shift the frame of the ladder over, then shim the other side a little.<br />
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I removed the ladder so I could stand in the hole on a steady ladder.<br />
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Here one of the joists has been trimmed back already.<br />
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I got a new saw to do the work. Using a sawzall, circular saw or a regular hand saw would have been unwieldy.<br />
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One of the joists, which runs from the hole to the outside wall with nothing else holding it except sheet rock, also has the weight of a large light fixture on it. I decided to reinforce that one for the time being by tying it to a rafter.<br />
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There's the gap now that the frame for the ladder has been moved.<br />
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I could not find my chalk line so I got a string to help me see where to cut the joists.<br />
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Now it is all done. Notice the difference? All that work just because something pissed me off. But now I won't stare at it anymore and wonder if I should have done it. </div>
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I made the cupboard frame, so I had to make the doors, too. I took some 1"x2"x8' pine and cut a groove along one egde, cut the pieces to the dimensions of the door, then mitered them. For the center of the door, we used composite board. We painted them to look like the <a href="http://31vinestreetrenovation.blogspot.com/2011/06/using-tissue-paper-texture-technique.html">ceiling</a>.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I nailed the boards to the back face of the door, put corner brackets, hinges, and handles on. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuQluIcgsiPHxNzXxhONivzAmsxJY39ozhssCtIRcBDuZIL84rSHL1BreYSgUum0F8LP-sMAuCjjnBh8ggc2SR6ws2DzcCJa2a8TZqn1TC37_ATeeS2PJDoqKJxNcZNn_7F1mIoH96UL4/s1600/IMG00566-20110727-1241.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuQluIcgsiPHxNzXxhONivzAmsxJY39ozhssCtIRcBDuZIL84rSHL1BreYSgUum0F8LP-sMAuCjjnBh8ggc2SR6ws2DzcCJa2a8TZqn1TC37_ATeeS2PJDoqKJxNcZNn_7F1mIoH96UL4/s320/IMG00566-20110727-1241.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
Here's the first one in place. I use clamps to hold the door in place and also to put a spacer in at the bottom to show me where the bottom should rest.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The final look. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5mlPTP0p15t2JElKPgdeWHSG6krICYjdAwiqTlgsKiO5MW71s9igTK1z5Ac_1O2BI10fAu6eLDrc5wBN3P8o_lqOMN4Q2gR4iMrLfaNf5uHIQs8TXpTGbBusn5c5YLrukd0LQTYjGPX0/s1600/IMG_8592.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5mlPTP0p15t2JElKPgdeWHSG6krICYjdAwiqTlgsKiO5MW71s9igTK1z5Ac_1O2BI10fAu6eLDrc5wBN3P8o_lqOMN4Q2gR4iMrLfaNf5uHIQs8TXpTGbBusn5c5YLrukd0LQTYjGPX0/s320/IMG_8592.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
Jenn's coming up with the cupboard idea did us a major favor. We have a small bedroom, if you haven't noticed. We had our "stuff" jammed all over the place and it was very cramped in here before we renovated. Now we can store extra clothes, camera stuff, whatever in the area above our heads, which otherwise would be entirely wasted.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09211119090132576135noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258096761060766865.post-20153258282749781622011-07-12T09:52:00.000-07:002011-07-12T10:01:54.983-07:00Hanging a Door On a New Jamb And Hanging a Headboard<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I hate dealing with doors. I hate dealing with hinges. I hate dealing with chisels. Here we go. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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I mark where the hinges will be on the jamb.<br />
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I can't cut a straight line too well, either, so why not use a metal guide to help while I score the wood and start chiseling?<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> Let's start taking some wood out. Carefully. Here I remember Mr. Hackett's words: "You can take wood away, but you can't put it back." He was my shop teacher from 6th to 9th grade. He said lots of things like that, and "there are two ends to every board." I usually took them to be metaphorical.<br />
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Now I check the hinges with the door, which is still being finished, and make sure it all looks good. I have bored the holes already and set the screws after clamping and measuring the distance between the door and the jamb along the hinges.<br />
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We got our mattress in the room and then set out to put up the homemade headboard. We bought a <a href="http://www.ooks.com/p-397-100lb-professional-french-cleat-with-wall-dogs.aspx">"French Cleat"</a>, with a capacity of 200lbs, to hang it. I figure that's safe/<br />
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Putting the wall part on was easy because it comes already furnished with special screws that don't require an anchor to be set first.<br />
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Voila.<br />
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Jennifer about to sleep in our room, on our new bed, for the first time since May.<br />
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Shelf next to bed is in.<br />
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Extra flooring tiles added underneath the shelf. This is where reading lights will go. We purchased some under-counter lights from Ikea for the job.<br />
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This is all I will see when I look up from my pillow. The conduit runs the cord for the lights into the closet where a power strip is waiting.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">15-minute Klean-Strip, just after applying . You can see it where the foam is. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Klean-Strip works fast, as usual, and cuts all the way to the wood. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The glop that comes off of the subject when you scrape the Klean-Strip off. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close-up of the CitriStrip after a few minutes.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">CitriStrip after about 30 minutes, the recommended wait time. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">CitrisStrip does not go as deeply as Klean-Strip. You can leave it on longer, but I was not sure that would work so I applied the product again after scraping. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">CitriStrip after a second application. </td></tr>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>All told, Klean-Strip works fastest. I liked the aerosol application because it was not as messy, and oddly enough did not seem as caustic or volatile and smelly as it's counterpart in the gallon can.<br />
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CitriStrip takes a little longer and removes a little less but is not caustic or smelly at all.<br />
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Both are easy to apply. For $8/can each, I think it is a toss up. I'd like to give the CitriStrip a second chance by letting it sit longer, but I ran out of it. I ran out of both products, actually. I was able to do one whole side of the door but not the panels. Use it sparingly if you buy in this medium.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09211119090132576135noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258096761060766865.post-88654990838793148152011-06-29T19:01:00.000-07:002011-06-29T19:01:53.697-07:00PeelAway Results<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the door after removing the paper, the stripper, and washing it off a little. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheMHi4kNpX_ZwikDzMxgHK0AVW-Ymdc5YdRxbHGOmncdBJgkg7P1DmK6yBAEQX2SwQTbB-XiZN3T5s7NPm8SWR-EyoI9_1DY8901JIprl0NHLMB3Rj_sjhLZmzoMGXowajOBpvxAZYX8Q/s1600/IMG00502-20110629-1821.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheMHi4kNpX_ZwikDzMxgHK0AVW-Ymdc5YdRxbHGOmncdBJgkg7P1DmK6yBAEQX2SwQTbB-XiZN3T5s7NPm8SWR-EyoI9_1DY8901JIprl0NHLMB3Rj_sjhLZmzoMGXowajOBpvxAZYX8Q/s320/IMG00502-20110629-1821.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> This is the other side of the door, shown to show you how much paint we removed.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHQcwwRF15xJ51qn_-BDnpK0UcrkVlzGN-3y_1JTFE13zMpe1iziWM2-J4b3q1p-aJgoqI4aPUQmHkzz-isJM91dI_kAdzGwGyJi1Yd2f_j_Ui5tkP7hwB9N1PKl2UIMhqCtvEuNdH2s4/s1600/IMG00501-20110629-1803.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHQcwwRF15xJ51qn_-BDnpK0UcrkVlzGN-3y_1JTFE13zMpe1iziWM2-J4b3q1p-aJgoqI4aPUQmHkzz-isJM91dI_kAdzGwGyJi1Yd2f_j_Ui5tkP7hwB9N1PKl2UIMhqCtvEuNdH2s4/s320/IMG00501-20110629-1803.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>It worked very well. I will have little sanding to do, especially in the grooves around the panels. It's a bit expensive, but overall I rate it better than KleanStrip. Less poisonous, less volatile. seems to work a lot better overall, removing more. But it takes more time, too.Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09211119090132576135noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258096761060766865.post-80020350439411588842011-06-29T18:32:00.000-07:002011-06-29T18:32:21.942-07:00New Paint Removal Product<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXlxRqZ49R5m-8Oom4B2NbhmoIcZ0K6aRyMi6F87hNNCXqN4GYwHhT1dVuIqPxM7OdTlzTcKKNqpXD_8egiYOWmbiV4d8RMYn1UT7haTWn3KaxLXu4yxupJhscVyQzBA9e0rSyN38rolw/s1600/IMG_8166.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXlxRqZ49R5m-8Oom4B2NbhmoIcZ0K6aRyMi6F87hNNCXqN4GYwHhT1dVuIqPxM7OdTlzTcKKNqpXD_8egiYOWmbiV4d8RMYn1UT7haTWn3KaxLXu4yxupJhscVyQzBA9e0rSyN38rolw/s320/IMG_8166.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Underneath the paper is a door slathered in a white paste called PeelAway. You're supposed to apply the paste, cover it with this paper, and wait 12-24 hours.<br />
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We have used <a href="http://www.kleanstrip.com/">Klean Strip</a> in the <a href="http://31vinestreetrenovation.blogspot.com/2008/07/what-stripper.html">past</a>. It is volatile, caustic, and messy.<br />
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This product isn't as smelly, did not burn my skin immediately like Klean Strip. Let's see how it works.Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09211119090132576135noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258096761060766865.post-48798880031111989322011-06-29T18:17:00.000-07:002011-06-29T18:34:33.386-07:00Monday From HellApparently it was National Fuck With Paul day and I did not know it. I had to take Tuesday off and fix a few things.<br />
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First, I hit the gas shut-off valve with the mower, which bent the shaft. Time for a new engine if I could only figure out what would be the best replacement. Luckily, the a guy named Craig at <a href="http://www.smallenginesuppliers.com/">Small Engine Suppliers </a>was very helpful. He identified two possible replacements based on the model number I gave him. Both were lower prices than I could find anywhere else. The folks at Northern were nice but gave me a bad recommendation.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Before going to bed Monday night, I noticed the downstairs toilet started leaking. The wax seal was poorly done to begin with, and the whole connection between the toilet and the closet flange was hokey.</div><br />
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Stay tuned.Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09211119090132576135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258096761060766865.post-2315177365242970802011-06-15T19:25:00.001-07:002011-06-15T19:26:25.094-07:00Fan!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKpONzv4DoZfDglMR7qjxe9HG8qdzqjgItXeEi9B6y-McpeKNXSalt7nyaZLbIyKTO9buBPbjqt0m4Ycs7VccJmTrwDjCT2l58h1Oh2ZQymX5v0GXNggoJGWcBaYucEzcCgUzu1wzGVlM/s1600/IMG00442-20110615-1517.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKpONzv4DoZfDglMR7qjxe9HG8qdzqjgItXeEi9B6y-McpeKNXSalt7nyaZLbIyKTO9buBPbjqt0m4Ycs7VccJmTrwDjCT2l58h1Oh2ZQymX5v0GXNggoJGWcBaYucEzcCgUzu1wzGVlM/s400/IMG00442-20110615-1517.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618638275988241442" /></a><br />Today I got the power to the house upgraded to 200A service. While the electrician was there, he also installed a lamp/fan in our bedroom.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09211119090132576135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258096761060766865.post-67686053142876444062011-06-06T19:27:00.001-07:002011-06-07T07:41:35.627-07:00Before We Painted<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYjOGwO0SvwiN9A926p_HjJ_aPMYlV2pTd25X8Uws_4vxZr7Ll6zVojS3GoxT6BWt0XhuYq1d9Bw36ewfHF9QXGO1IkoUTTgXVdTWzO4Wxshvkoyh0AK9g6HHHvyvLxXeTQ1hNiWv1Fng/s1600/IMG_7761.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYjOGwO0SvwiN9A926p_HjJ_aPMYlV2pTd25X8Uws_4vxZr7Ll6zVojS3GoxT6BWt0XhuYq1d9Bw36ewfHF9QXGO1IkoUTTgXVdTWzO4Wxshvkoyh0AK9g6HHHvyvLxXeTQ1hNiWv1Fng/s400/IMG_7761.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615299221410880914" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqSR8N9ibhqN0evm4Gf7Ql34hEXPXjtfMeLyBNEJObOgbe26cPXUBjAdeDzkG0crkNmoM1D_Y6RwEgemcwOm1aSId_-77dYSEtZcW6ZrAiIqREXUOdjRyLOFJbScYBW_J2_Pw67tI9GNA/s1600/IMG_7762.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqSR8N9ibhqN0evm4Gf7Ql34hEXPXjtfMeLyBNEJObOgbe26cPXUBjAdeDzkG0crkNmoM1D_Y6RwEgemcwOm1aSId_-77dYSEtZcW6ZrAiIqREXUOdjRyLOFJbScYBW_J2_Pw67tI9GNA/s400/IMG_7762.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615299216633192274" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvzb9_9ybpydLi0b-62DmicIX4XIWTZhE0HxXEcCd-FFaWPAI6ceJJ2RWckNdH3sE31fh0vf9KFD3mjBNbY4IciksUI8X4CsmaWOh0UScjHkXET3UlIPTrwpcoCsl37On7o_8L45prILk/s1600/IMG_7764.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvzb9_9ybpydLi0b-62DmicIX4XIWTZhE0HxXEcCd-FFaWPAI6ceJJ2RWckNdH3sE31fh0vf9KFD3mjBNbY4IciksUI8X4CsmaWOh0UScjHkXET3UlIPTrwpcoCsl37On7o_8L45prILk/s400/IMG_7764.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615299201492347442" /></a>Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09211119090132576135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258096761060766865.post-44252088757939702762011-06-06T19:21:00.001-07:002011-06-06T19:29:42.711-07:00Using The Tissue Paper Texture Technique<div>Having rumpled the paper, Jenn straightens it back out. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq2SsibCj6-CVHmnPJYQ8HETcULDPEt_Z1cD1MiejNm5QVQEmRhyphenhyphenXOTS7EoL_r6jUyiLn5nEL6eTMyh-5uqFNZEe4SNcs8vL-67b6NevM2X_Nh4m-d9xSg2bJuhAmI6xLbONLBV3GDKAw/s1600/IMG_7765.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq2SsibCj6-CVHmnPJYQ8HETcULDPEt_Z1cD1MiejNm5QVQEmRhyphenhyphenXOTS7EoL_r6jUyiLn5nEL6eTMyh-5uqFNZEe4SNcs8vL-67b6NevM2X_Nh4m-d9xSg2bJuhAmI6xLbONLBV3GDKAw/s400/IMG_7765.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615298014246293426" /></a><br /><div>Applying the paper to the wall - paint a little, put some paper on. I ran ahead of and behind her, doing the paint.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8EQt4gZBdXQxy0XIzPIxG945wiKVHDJ_swy68yU-XBlReZA46aNQJqNE-RyB7aZJWc9Ulq0o87RoihewMKXnoObhoVA1DL2-QZsMpRSMDj_Jlr5-R0SwNm5qQfVsxWa3hrr5dVEkt5R4/s1600/IMG_7767.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8EQt4gZBdXQxy0XIzPIxG945wiKVHDJ_swy68yU-XBlReZA46aNQJqNE-RyB7aZJWc9Ulq0o87RoihewMKXnoObhoVA1DL2-QZsMpRSMDj_Jlr5-R0SwNm5qQfVsxWa3hrr5dVEkt5R4/s400/IMG_7767.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615298006246793794" /></a><br /></div><div>Up on the ceiling now (we're doing one wall and the ceiling the same).<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKJyKkb1di1r3oxCdoGFvGpe1D8VogLhSf0JWecQ9Qn1j2SZ-HFIKQ0TisPuVhDx8cdnoLbe50EOCxLBYptFSgw90mWK6MkHo2hvyWdLRIWdY8-duD7-XvbUEEfXml4ogun7FK66F7_7I/s1600/IMG_7771.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKJyKkb1di1r3oxCdoGFvGpe1D8VogLhSf0JWecQ9Qn1j2SZ-HFIKQ0TisPuVhDx8cdnoLbe50EOCxLBYptFSgw90mWK6MkHo2hvyWdLRIWdY8-duD7-XvbUEEfXml4ogun7FK66F7_7I/s400/IMG_7771.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615298000210860978" /></a><br /></div><div>Drying.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb7i1s56EcFgyECSRRnfOsbfYvq-nxmADtthNdpP4DcbrQFpj2MfvmaN3o1CQYhVo85vA_mclaksSadHTqf42wGs91YiOh9kPoCAjqHhX9_TLlwzXUPZXHF7frbX-LoJZ8Ex54tcqVtOY/s1600/IMG_7774.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb7i1s56EcFgyECSRRnfOsbfYvq-nxmADtthNdpP4DcbrQFpj2MfvmaN3o1CQYhVo85vA_mclaksSadHTqf42wGs91YiOh9kPoCAjqHhX9_TLlwzXUPZXHF7frbX-LoJZ8Ex54tcqVtOY/s400/IMG_7774.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615297995478756658" /></a><br /></div><div>Closeup of the texture.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVK6-vxcfO7L1Zv-x7bdS2xiwPO0W9KWgOoPxjhQuavhDjXiNYi2NfBZZqQWPTtl7mmIn9kYZAX_zvCy61ub6M6HGacBsU7A0lsC8D9th5xB6R85B_Wn6qFEDQU4Ivv4-8KFa0N2gCsFs/s1600/IMG_7787.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVK6-vxcfO7L1Zv-x7bdS2xiwPO0W9KWgOoPxjhQuavhDjXiNYi2NfBZZqQWPTtl7mmIn9kYZAX_zvCy61ub6M6HGacBsU7A0lsC8D9th5xB6R85B_Wn6qFEDQU4Ivv4-8KFa0N2gCsFs/s400/IMG_7787.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615297985333013474" /></a><br /></div>Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09211119090132576135noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258096761060766865.post-59509710401921095202011-06-06T18:55:00.001-07:002011-06-06T19:01:04.280-07:00Testing Out A Texture Technique<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBCc70CHGnOkn8BindIi1gDreoMeZV4QRIrzeFQjIqK5E8nE4BRbGxklsdPGtpc3BkGLS_Q7YRXeBtevxWOMQe2s84I56K9ntdVONnHXmQGoWJCcv_MqfjaH3c4LddTLuT9gfyN_XQWUA/s1600/IMG00406-20110604-1700.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBCc70CHGnOkn8BindIi1gDreoMeZV4QRIrzeFQjIqK5E8nE4BRbGxklsdPGtpc3BkGLS_Q7YRXeBtevxWOMQe2s84I56K9ntdVONnHXmQGoWJCcv_MqfjaH3c4LddTLuT9gfyN_XQWUA/s400/IMG00406-20110604-1700.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615291877218115154" /></a><br />We hate finishing drywall. We hate obsessing over every little crack, undulation, bump, blemish, hole - whatever. We especially hate it on ceilings, where you tire your arms out and get dust and joint compound in your eyes. <div><br /></div><div>So, we started looking for ways to avoid finishing these things so perfectly. Like people wear cosmetics, we discovered that you can hide imperfections in your house with color and texture. </div><div><br /></div><div>We had thought of getting textured wall paper for the ceiling, but the paper we liked was going to set us back $500+. Then Jenn started reading about some other ideas and came across a technique where you use rumpled tissue paper and paint over it. Here we are testing it:</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09211119090132576135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258096761060766865.post-31603949865461094542011-06-01T09:29:00.001-07:002011-06-01T09:39:49.965-07:00Humidity SucksIt prevents drywall joint compound from drying. That and the Memorial Day holiday prevented me from accomplishing much of late.<div><br /></div><div>Here you can see I started mudding and taping. This picture was taken Sunday, 5/22. The week after that I started painting and framing out the cupboard to go above our bed.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3fq6JQBe8NCiiNqdqQRVH4j-HIAjN3HLwhVMHXDGZ9nwXA0cC7igub9cz72wQmyTR5Rt5x8IxnDgoPAZPWIFCFXYkiMeZAXBIO2ibQ48cTTzVvpif3XUwHXyDZPg5BW19eHnbEWHBdrI/s1600/IMG_7666_1.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3fq6JQBe8NCiiNqdqQRVH4j-HIAjN3HLwhVMHXDGZ9nwXA0cC7igub9cz72wQmyTR5Rt5x8IxnDgoPAZPWIFCFXYkiMeZAXBIO2ibQ48cTTzVvpif3XUwHXyDZPg5BW19eHnbEWHBdrI/s400/IMG_7666_1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613289939056405890" /></a><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbT-bemt5j5WaIph3kJmjD_C68YBm0mblwBScEUXA6bae05NWSju80TyALjduEqD0c5ODPnRzoz400LE_xOAiR5x4Dji5FSbT7C2V7kadt0kIUxxoNMNzXQDnM5Z8ALVLzxk58rKA9Vzs/s1600/IMG_7737.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbT-bemt5j5WaIph3kJmjD_C68YBm0mblwBScEUXA6bae05NWSju80TyALjduEqD0c5ODPnRzoz400LE_xOAiR5x4Dji5FSbT7C2V7kadt0kIUxxoNMNzXQDnM5Z8ALVLzxk58rKA9Vzs/s400/IMG_7737.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613289935342694322" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmkMw8eU0MCvZr0qdGBzheo_9eA_Es6V-raO1wcnudSSRYjHELZeK-GHdnKz9-8hPJlv-AMEJdDiOyUToqvrhI92eencpW_TcByOjFqZ0y2qsvguPTbBti_ksYg_2ItnM2E9JtLlOm4Dw/s1600/IMG_7736.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmkMw8eU0MCvZr0qdGBzheo_9eA_Es6V-raO1wcnudSSRYjHELZeK-GHdnKz9-8hPJlv-AMEJdDiOyUToqvrhI92eencpW_TcByOjFqZ0y2qsvguPTbBti_ksYg_2ItnM2E9JtLlOm4Dw/s400/IMG_7736.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613289930538760498" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBKMXU4Wu-QAHRo8pHEhB3Ve1ZX6dkNYL_PUE-vDiWIE4AM1-r40iYmKKz90zZsJXyjBSm2Q5A0MpJjZTwquUs5tlFVQRPFIyWcUQxkECVboZKKJuQrkHU_0HyoaxK_qeZr-Gxzsbcr7o/s1600/IMG_7735.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBKMXU4Wu-QAHRo8pHEhB3Ve1ZX6dkNYL_PUE-vDiWIE4AM1-r40iYmKKz90zZsJXyjBSm2Q5A0MpJjZTwquUs5tlFVQRPFIyWcUQxkECVboZKKJuQrkHU_0HyoaxK_qeZr-Gxzsbcr7o/s400/IMG_7735.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613289924153851954" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdOpMThF0YopEs32ZZbC9eaDLZhbAaAoznbhDUItraktCQaCnZ9DYedK591YWyanQIQbNe6MG1oj9gQqfpNA9kbNu5R2nwquh8pQzXADJPc564sKSpo23Z6uy-L0vAqX7b6-yH6vC19es/s1600/IMG_7734.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdOpMThF0YopEs32ZZbC9eaDLZhbAaAoznbhDUItraktCQaCnZ9DYedK591YWyanQIQbNe6MG1oj9gQqfpNA9kbNu5R2nwquh8pQzXADJPc564sKSpo23Z6uy-L0vAqX7b6-yH6vC19es/s400/IMG_7734.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613289921626615682" /></a><br /><div>These last few days the humidity dropped a bit, so the sanding can continue. Yay. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09211119090132576135noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258096761060766865.post-58105790020728968162011-05-22T18:00:00.000-07:002011-05-22T18:39:00.019-07:00Back To the BedroomI've been working my day job a lot lately, racing to finish a project with my colleagues. Weekends have been spent doing things like Mothers' Day, planting, <a href="http://segmentnext.com/2010/12/02/call-of-duty-black-ops-zombies-five-strategy-guide/">killing zombies</a>. When at last I had the house to myself and a day and half of vacation, I got back to work. <div><br /></div><div>Here I am about to put sheet rock into place on the closet.<br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_y750-BMpPKeWdiSL_7sSi6AALeK4mIWRo_vxoZLGxd3Dr5mzowepFEp8VEoBZ3x8oGgg2Dv-SyGMrL4R68bjjS8QPrsLGVofI3Wpauve5rfjxaUZ6ITykVtajef4yO6_codmcVHgoww/s1600/IMG_7434.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_y750-BMpPKeWdiSL_7sSi6AALeK4mIWRo_vxoZLGxd3Dr5mzowepFEp8VEoBZ3x8oGgg2Dv-SyGMrL4R68bjjS8QPrsLGVofI3Wpauve5rfjxaUZ6ITykVtajef4yO6_codmcVHgoww/s400/IMG_7434.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609716378304719634" /></a>I have the piece in place, now let's cut it.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijQBFORh6Lxrml2iKwDk7CwXa0sPkea6qhuQiIeW0O6pXpDnZF8Hvk2gd4J618471hWXVQh-laIF8OSWU_To9p7nWObzgydhj8PHAQrUOLMB_In4FtsKv35RkhnBsbrurN0U3KU3Cn7NQ/s1600/IMG_7435.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijQBFORh6Lxrml2iKwDk7CwXa0sPkea6qhuQiIeW0O6pXpDnZF8Hvk2gd4J618471hWXVQh-laIF8OSWU_To9p7nWObzgydhj8PHAQrUOLMB_In4FtsKv35RkhnBsbrurN0U3KU3Cn7NQ/s400/IMG_7435.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609716376666276370" /></a>Notice the dark spots on the wall where the head of our bed used to be. With the room unfinished for over three and a half years, our hair left grease stains against the wall. I decided that instead of fighting that stain with KILLZ or some other primer, I would just lay another sheet of rock over it. It also helps deaden the sound a little. My son's room is behind that wall, and it would be nice to hear a little less from his room.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5JJzadEve2PtCsOLLh-chQ3tE48C_qCLA8z16nmukQHdcdbkk3NwgKzHzcFxf1hIJMujIVOWsaKFWD0l2ksbfMlNPQ8Ht3BzrmNo_CDIPssIZADhIBm-BnZixcBzpaMFoATXPR56FJjc/s1600/IMG_7436.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5JJzadEve2PtCsOLLh-chQ3tE48C_qCLA8z16nmukQHdcdbkk3NwgKzHzcFxf1hIJMujIVOWsaKFWD0l2ksbfMlNPQ8Ht3BzrmNo_CDIPssIZADhIBm-BnZixcBzpaMFoATXPR56FJjc/s400/IMG_7436.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609716373227523890" /></a>Finishing more of the closet.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6xMEQMnF5M6k8vA6PM7rcc0BScFiqJRA_aH7wXxFT_C1OyNX2W3Xwgk_d7Nk42CADR2UkHvkXY09M9vCn2Qr0nZKfRauZ-1F3XvE9HeXxNZO-nj1v1XlkFkjCN_3s2_HRnysFggZOL7s/s1600/IMG_7437.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6xMEQMnF5M6k8vA6PM7rcc0BScFiqJRA_aH7wXxFT_C1OyNX2W3Xwgk_d7Nk42CADR2UkHvkXY09M9vCn2Qr0nZKfRauZ-1F3XvE9HeXxNZO-nj1v1XlkFkjCN_3s2_HRnysFggZOL7s/s400/IMG_7437.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609715397550831682" /></a>And yet more of the closet - the right-hand jamb of the door is in place.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL8K6h2RECwwjIeODMz7_hGmDE0qemMwHAHdZLcb_KHSwO-eHuyIZbj8qvv4Aa6nUp8U6FDvcb8hZs6m8OHJWj_9pRhoCR36tZMn2uTJE2VAOSavpMTzNVdNKfKt9Blwx92B-WkA1upFM/s1600/IMG_7438.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL8K6h2RECwwjIeODMz7_hGmDE0qemMwHAHdZLcb_KHSwO-eHuyIZbj8qvv4Aa6nUp8U6FDvcb8hZs6m8OHJWj_9pRhoCR36tZMn2uTJE2VAOSavpMTzNVdNKfKt9Blwx92B-WkA1upFM/s400/IMG_7438.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609715393046765858" /></a>Now it is time to hide the chimney, pretty as it looks.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGw0nvZael8NO2nOYwkxn-vH-bW5nK0n7TPx6cf88OZaZ838dQYKvJ1mWRbdD7ROx-r2PZxmmxFdWjdb93lhBldLCk0u5BLp5ru3YWGxddO1cPAA0bJX2oGCJQiA9SEIpPfwRIseIBhmg/s1600/IMG_7439.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGw0nvZael8NO2nOYwkxn-vH-bW5nK0n7TPx6cf88OZaZ838dQYKvJ1mWRbdD7ROx-r2PZxmmxFdWjdb93lhBldLCk0u5BLp5ru3YWGxddO1cPAA0bJX2oGCJQiA9SEIpPfwRIseIBhmg/s400/IMG_7439.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609715388073409394" /></a>I glued and nailed two 2x4s against the protruding corner. This is where I stopped for the night.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9fuVKUO1Np9KsREWkJk0u4hFhehtqFVXIBW4NuDVFAMFxs5H7MdZNlDRzLORL0lVZjtl54z3sQHHfbpi15jRgish98b84DUqKQkThfLQXHWEdGrUxTbyyzxPbE6aCq5fsp1BnIOdHlfU/s1600/IMG_7440.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9fuVKUO1Np9KsREWkJk0u4hFhehtqFVXIBW4NuDVFAMFxs5H7MdZNlDRzLORL0lVZjtl54z3sQHHfbpi15jRgish98b84DUqKQkThfLQXHWEdGrUxTbyyzxPbE6aCq5fsp1BnIOdHlfU/s400/IMG_7440.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609715383998965794" /></a>Up bright and early the next day, I got some insulation and other stuff at Home Depot. Why do I insulate my interior walls? To deaden sound. Doubling sheetrock does that, too.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgqH82BozJqbIWV03VHwIhnIwxgEnWDwsb1KEVR9hnwLvKghAnKtV-XTR3R-VhtZ3gt3JuUoESzwrZQE7u0krX6cVcxB_07TQ8rXLa7yUxjlktWdY9mslItgfb54zPVj-1KILQymqiL8Q/s1600/IMG_7441.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgqH82BozJqbIWV03VHwIhnIwxgEnWDwsb1KEVR9hnwLvKghAnKtV-XTR3R-VhtZ3gt3JuUoESzwrZQE7u0krX6cVcxB_07TQ8rXLa7yUxjlktWdY9mslItgfb54zPVj-1KILQymqiL8Q/s400/IMG_7441.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609715384664273506" /></a>To make that wall as smooth as I could, I laid a whole piece of sheetrock over the old and new space.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis8hm0BEhUG3mL_qAdPH55IRulc2s0MmawcDMs1kvnM_gm1s2h9GLo7uwh-D4vsPd0oAmOUdomiwGOxLXzBim5SNQ1WTl9Zm4OVrdGvQtuDRBkMbXTL7IoNp9RupVqaIfiJGH_bTvWvyA/s1600/IMG_7442.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis8hm0BEhUG3mL_qAdPH55IRulc2s0MmawcDMs1kvnM_gm1s2h9GLo7uwh-D4vsPd0oAmOUdomiwGOxLXzBim5SNQ1WTl9Zm4OVrdGvQtuDRBkMbXTL7IoNp9RupVqaIfiJGH_bTvWvyA/s400/IMG_7442.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609714539923535282" /></a>I took a few minutes to patch up the screws.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgywgE22nna4ol2NzHDjUV8zT4FxZB2BUB5HYPreWzU4E3f4l48lQIpGADcSadK6LKv5_dHwkchXxbXLwgY85zSobUuHoGeTeT6uENIwZ1p2nvN1_AIJUhUxr6KVd6pTMPYpcQiNpr_3AA/s1600/IMG_7501.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgywgE22nna4ol2NzHDjUV8zT4FxZB2BUB5HYPreWzU4E3f4l48lQIpGADcSadK6LKv5_dHwkchXxbXLwgY85zSobUuHoGeTeT6uENIwZ1p2nvN1_AIJUhUxr6KVd6pTMPYpcQiNpr_3AA/s400/IMG_7501.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609714536377311938" /></a>Now I have a piece glued in over the other face of the chimney - at last it is gone from view.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW3rS1SniezjCQgZ4A9zsFxfM6rdcA0keClSa8N4s86HhFGckUMn82Odl2CCjN2_4D2lxslwJv1UaQScYEYN3H_kakRc6QqENcPK3um7xVRSuE3cofpdzFpo1yyEOGjb6NT6Ke_8qOWyo/s1600/IMG_7502.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW3rS1SniezjCQgZ4A9zsFxfM6rdcA0keClSa8N4s86HhFGckUMn82Odl2CCjN2_4D2lxslwJv1UaQScYEYN3H_kakRc6QqENcPK3um7xVRSuE3cofpdzFpo1yyEOGjb6NT6Ke_8qOWyo/s400/IMG_7502.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609714535095822178" /></a>Here is where I stopped Friday afternoon.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQ8eHbJbncWnZyb_pC6a6rcpu6siW5cf6T_PJpsHebcZpffbIJIDBMvelq88E2ll6a4IzOQccVLe8i7TYUvVlxpiQlMs74c1lyvx6fEHk6ON5h6Se8eYM2vQKjvZeY3mdg2IJL_Laqiw/s1600/IMG_7503.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQ8eHbJbncWnZyb_pC6a6rcpu6siW5cf6T_PJpsHebcZpffbIJIDBMvelq88E2ll6a4IzOQccVLe8i7TYUvVlxpiQlMs74c1lyvx6fEHk6ON5h6Se8eYM2vQKjvZeY3mdg2IJL_Laqiw/s400/IMG_7503.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609714534088991442" /></a>And this is as far as I got by Sunday afternoon. A lot more mud and tape are in place, as well as some primer on the wall behind the head of our bed.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh07IfEjEdp9hyphenhyphenLTGPQiBo0IeG9e7y5xhdLgHjqGww7gnbJr9s1GBWw0yGe2F4ACBCC4rXKzERM3wY5UULndUOAzbj5L-xbecfskftDj_PDvCZRZwA2-yzQcDChrRUPKmo4uAG7H9vp4so/s1600/IMG_7666.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh07IfEjEdp9hyphenhyphenLTGPQiBo0IeG9e7y5xhdLgHjqGww7gnbJr9s1GBWw0yGe2F4ACBCC4rXKzERM3wY5UULndUOAzbj5L-xbecfskftDj_PDvCZRZwA2-yzQcDChrRUPKmo4uAG7H9vp4so/s400/IMG_7666.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609714528518004738" /></a>I thought we would have to move back in as the weekend is over, but Jenn and I are sleeping downstairs on the couch for a while. I will try to get more done during the next week, at night. The drywall compound is taking forever to dry in this unusually wet spring here in the northeast.<br /><br /></div></div>Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09211119090132576135noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258096761060766865.post-54841997275660585672011-04-17T19:13:00.000-07:002011-04-17T19:16:45.391-07:00More shit no one cares about.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQbh4M2sdHuie_z2GazjaJ8qFyBYWjH6Z-xT0d0CTS4zTYxzScO44NlsmffA3CrysBU2VZ98wETulMA7WxCWx3gsNErXIrLIrIClqH6S_RnpxVp21dHtB_5PLUzTvmlyq3kU0aSDBDc8/s1600/IMG00325-20110417-1153.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQbh4M2sdHuie_z2GazjaJ8qFyBYWjH6Z-xT0d0CTS4zTYxzScO44NlsmffA3CrysBU2VZ98wETulMA7WxCWx3gsNErXIrLIrIClqH6S_RnpxVp21dHtB_5PLUzTvmlyq3kU0aSDBDc8/s320/IMG00325-20110417-1153.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596741426720746626" /></a>Biko sits as construction goes on around him.<div><br /></div><div>The lower rail of the cupboard is in place. We're seeing how we like the height.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifY4wmj8vWHbKWocvIYCCCEIJQ_ARfCUBBZft9GwrUtoghn7Mo9dwj1DWnSB5p5wIk7NMySK-m1T0NZZw2al60Spxl4zughamRS2fntDCaUmU-690cQYyh1UMcIiK6ULedq2ZleK13GRA/s1600/IMG00326-20110417-1154.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifY4wmj8vWHbKWocvIYCCCEIJQ_ARfCUBBZft9GwrUtoghn7Mo9dwj1DWnSB5p5wIk7NMySK-m1T0NZZw2al60Spxl4zughamRS2fntDCaUmU-690cQYyh1UMcIiK6ULedq2ZleK13GRA/s320/IMG00326-20110417-1154.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596741427191203538" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjSWoSyWhzHMAXtfWFPhXRZv0tS_vPlOTSVpKAywbNO44vsJhy8MZS8sqluupBQTuz6fuVeaB3W6DOspwytHAEDs3MXJAjFSMMNUWHxu9vqECL5JnG4yvbx1aSESTTfB3t6LLho40r3zI/s1600/IMG00324-20110417-1153.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjSWoSyWhzHMAXtfWFPhXRZv0tS_vPlOTSVpKAywbNO44vsJhy8MZS8sqluupBQTuz6fuVeaB3W6DOspwytHAEDs3MXJAjFSMMNUWHxu9vqECL5JnG4yvbx1aSESTTfB3t6LLho40r3zI/s320/IMG00324-20110417-1153.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596741422687755170" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Jennifer back to mudding and taping, her favorite job.</div></div>Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09211119090132576135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258096761060766865.post-11782214478566755882011-04-10T17:33:00.001-07:002011-04-10T17:38:51.225-07:00We're Back!<div>We're finally working on our own bedroom. Here's what it has looked like for the last three and a half years:</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBAuYq4Wg6ZAcArakkyC4w4PZutpGhAffb4p7aXy24h1DDbJh865qaUv1wfB71xb09sGYiABMIXwd99kZhEXla9CRyoH-TRHvT_mkakrJdtHYUf9b8bZ4KG4f8BeN-uKeWmITJL-ND18g/s1600/IMG_6495.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBAuYq4Wg6ZAcArakkyC4w4PZutpGhAffb4p7aXy24h1DDbJh865qaUv1wfB71xb09sGYiABMIXwd99kZhEXla9CRyoH-TRHvT_mkakrJdtHYUf9b8bZ4KG4f8BeN-uKeWmITJL-ND18g/s320/IMG_6495.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594118467115779474" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx5xXpFEJL4tUg5O6TmRmvp2t6IjWtc-cN9vZ79fzzZaUGrEll8beEh0yVFacvxhU-nU4NTDdZeYlNvmbyzhyPDga6hE76fAAH1KrRWAJIiS4Ge-0tRAwfMWxMCVxqzRlGaKtjApEXZ6g/s1600/IMG_6496.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx5xXpFEJL4tUg5O6TmRmvp2t6IjWtc-cN9vZ79fzzZaUGrEll8beEh0yVFacvxhU-nU4NTDdZeYlNvmbyzhyPDga6hE76fAAH1KrRWAJIiS4Ge-0tRAwfMWxMCVxqzRlGaKtjApEXZ6g/s320/IMG_6496.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594118467957823458" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZYuvm-hw6jpS7dpbwJnjhURHsVk0_9RE7eiuDeOwM5QL6VbD0INp4ZZNmkmReHcVno2GzVf8G1kz80XnSEbv_qpd_3WCOA7_mtzOis3OxGF3nszqlsaitg37Kv5M-Stkc5bM2-gjREb0/s1600/IMG_6497.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZYuvm-hw6jpS7dpbwJnjhURHsVk0_9RE7eiuDeOwM5QL6VbD0INp4ZZNmkmReHcVno2GzVf8G1kz80XnSEbv_qpd_3WCOA7_mtzOis3OxGF3nszqlsaitg37Kv5M-Stkc5bM2-gjREb0/s320/IMG_6497.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594118458807495218" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPXzO_WyDkRF_1SZHxzd1SEeP8vaGkzibnsadjYwJ0txqSwl6OUb70gQdmgm-NYI48FRbbzjcVqdcEvrYLB_8KG2_ZrFUAZsJyI1zDStdXg2XBZc2iUJ8SeK5hsSJTfDROxHgXLsPXAfc/s1600/IMG_6498.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPXzO_WyDkRF_1SZHxzd1SEeP8vaGkzibnsadjYwJ0txqSwl6OUb70gQdmgm-NYI48FRbbzjcVqdcEvrYLB_8KG2_ZrFUAZsJyI1zDStdXg2XBZc2iUJ8SeK5hsSJTfDROxHgXLsPXAfc/s320/IMG_6498.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594118455167828610" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitQaIKcqE_H-poL2d2Fernc6PUWCsvyA0V1uUHgFltn43Y4V79SdJBgkJFspBt3Qou7WQU3PwTep-xyvHyHmnP0dWLM4w4-5tYzDCCKk1D9O_-wD-mGVUoMkLOrMgmO1hGk-gSoHYs5Us/s1600/IMG_6809_1.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitQaIKcqE_H-poL2d2Fernc6PUWCsvyA0V1uUHgFltn43Y4V79SdJBgkJFspBt3Qou7WQU3PwTep-xyvHyHmnP0dWLM4w4-5tYzDCCKk1D9O_-wD-mGVUoMkLOrMgmO1hGk-gSoHYs5Us/s320/IMG_6809_1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594118453291555074" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The last picture shows where I have started to place my closet.</div>Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09211119090132576135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258096761060766865.post-7018208364066693522011-03-18T05:29:00.000-07:002011-03-18T05:39:27.468-07:00We're Back/The Things You Can Find On the Internet If You Just Look<div>Chris has lamented (bitched, whined, complained, protested) our absence so, here we are.<div><br /></div><div>Every wonder if mixing up all those switch types (toggle versus decora) is a bad idea because you can't find a switchplate for the mess? Well, so did I until I found <a href="http://www.westsidewholesale.com/">these guys</a> and I found my specific plate <a href="http://www.westsidewholesale.com/electrical/wall-plates-plist?opening_type=506">here</a>.</div></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvdOfrQMVPcyf8Pu60qL4Hv94eAl8yawS00UTEpwimdIuEaxyEufRcpL-fUeu0-PgOKjqM5cJ8kBfkgPlfWbQvY3pO8trpsaM1OIhssSRpXtSY9E6jWhRoSd_Q1jV2aCL96751nFgHFKVm/s1600/IMG00276-20110318-0809.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvdOfrQMVPcyf8Pu60qL4Hv94eAl8yawS00UTEpwimdIuEaxyEufRcpL-fUeu0-PgOKjqM5cJ8kBfkgPlfWbQvY3pO8trpsaM1OIhssSRpXtSY9E6jWhRoSd_Q1jV2aCL96751nFgHFKVm/s320/IMG00276-20110318-0809.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585396446063864114" /></a><br /><div>Now Cara doesn't have to fear electrocution. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2258096761060766865.post-87202963970434123942010-11-22T08:44:00.001-08:002010-11-22T09:00:04.168-08:00Welcome To My Latest NightmareOpen up the walls in an old house that has been hacked at over the years and you find bad stuff. This addition (about 8'x6') to the back of my house is one such example. I am asking my brother Pat for help in shoring up some of the problems here.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPA6HzUrAEgUZlL7x3wO5XIcMJDJTTnkCYkj5WnMylUyaDIaJZU0eoeF629y-bbktwV9iWpdjtMOlCtWhFK37QrmY7Tq_qgvtPZAOmyB7291EmB3e7P1Ap7_LuS8IVruEX_BwYnTsYydvH/s1600/annotated+back+hall+looking+aft+and+right.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPA6HzUrAEgUZlL7x3wO5XIcMJDJTTnkCYkj5WnMylUyaDIaJZU0eoeF629y-bbktwV9iWpdjtMOlCtWhFK37QrmY7Tq_qgvtPZAOmyB7291EmB3e7P1Ap7_LuS8IVruEX_BwYnTsYydvH/s320/annotated+back+hall+looking+aft+and+right.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542418281220897474" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipl-Afu51uh0lfypACzyDVNxfL1ovmI3WKpyAOFV97JXXuSWD40oUdmFC6vLM-0DBz4xfWUah4VPqaqEBGjn4gkZzwNe6UwQmEXT071oRxmCFFXEZa-3toqv_jjNv_CIo11MYTTVG5gi7s/s1600/back+hall+looking+aft+and+left.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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Next year we'll open it all again and fix it, then tear out the rest of the kitchen and fix that, too. How long have I been saying that?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0