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05/31/2021

Another small garden project 😉.

01/20/2021

East wall: Reframed for a pocket door and French doors opening up the space from the main entry. Discovered some significant construction integrity issues that drove some scope creep. Moved the construction envelope a bit further down the hallway towards the kitchen. I’m going to have to evaluate how best to level the ceiling as the joists which are being doubled up to stiffen the floor upstairs. Leaning towards strapping but would hate to lose the inch/inches considering the ceiling is getting a shallow coffee. It’s also definitely clear that the bathroom is next on the list. Anyway progress!

01/20/2021

Framing Update: East wall had some flaws when I opened it up. Discovered my fireplace contractor did not properly frame the opening... they owned it but I ended up doing the work to correct it, since I was pulling the door anyways. With the following posts it’s definitely clear the house has some issues. Still lots to do but at least progress is being made!

11/02/2020

Demo work done except pulling all those nails. I always find something interesting behind the walls but in this case we found a full room/closet that had been completely closed off. Also we found that the interesting wall texture treatment was done over paneling, which didn’t have a single nail in it. Although it made removal quite a bit easier I’m still judging you previous homeowner albeit silently... the ceiling came down relatively easily but not a single nail came out with the plasterboard. I’ll be slowly working through that after work this week. Only minor framing repairs so far and we should be in relatively good shape for December when the windows and new slider door arrive. Now that the mostly dangerous stuff is done I can start showing the kids “building lessons “ as they call it.

10/30/2020

Finally on a job I can share! Some scope creep turned into a full room Reno! Demo prep started yesterday. In order to keep those hardwood floors spotless I do a deep clean, including mopping. Wall to wall red rosin paper taped at all seams/ edges. Top it off with 1/4” Masonite for durability. I know there are less expensive methods but this has worked well for me in the past. It’s also probably worth mentioning that I try and reuse the Masonite for multiple projects so it’s not all that bad.

12/31/2019

Just got my maker knifes! So excited! Heading out to the shop now 🤓 @ Otisville, Michigan

11/26/2019

Decided on a little workout today... 80 bags of concrete (60lb) from@the driveway to the basement in preparation for filling the top course of block in the basement. Getting ready for spray foam next week. At least I got to try out my new polar monitor! @ Otisville, Michigan

11/26/2019

First weekend in a while I’ve been able to get some serious work done at home...
Cleaned the garage in prep for material delivery today. Quick cabinet repair and platform to make room for the material and eventually parking a car. Cheap cabinets that came with the house were completely falling apart, but I managed to patch them back together until I have time to build some

10/19/2019

Sometimes I wonder what my neighbors think about some of the stuff I pull... but then I remember that one of them tagged me spot on: “You sure do like to make a lot of work for yourself...”
And then I realize that walking a Jointer across the lawn to the shop is probably not the strangest thing they have seen me do...

09/22/2019

06/10/2019

Quick garden project this weekend.