Emma's been working hard, and she's finally getting to lessons that sound like music.
Monday, December 9, 2013
Drumming
When Emma's not playing, Leo thinks the bass drum is a wonderful kitty house.
Emma's been working hard, and she's finally getting to lessons that sound like music.
Emma's been working hard, and she's finally getting to lessons that sound like music.
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Workshop - Days 19-26
I've hit my first big roadblock on building the workshop: the door was not built properly. It's amazing that the door was able to get past quality control and out of the factory. Problems include:
With the roof, the house wrap, and the temporary door in place, the workshop is now water tight and the electrician was able to come in and hook up the panel for me. So now I've got a couple lights and wall plug temporarily hooked up in the workshop. It's so much more convenient than stringing extension cords across the back yard.
While doing the electrical, I ordered the siding. Unfortunately, there were problems with the siding order too. The siding we chose for the house and workshop comes in random lengths, but I really don't want seams in my trim pieces. So I paid a premium to ensure that I only got 8' pieces of trim. Unfortunately, the shipper sent me pieces that were at least 8' long. So, I need four 8' lengths of 2x5 trim, but what I got was a 9', an 11', and a 12' piece. So I got the overall length I want, but not the pieces I need. Again, they were good about getting my the extra pieces of trim so that I wouldn't have seams, but it was another frustrating delay.
Anyhow, once I got my additional trim pieces, I started plugging away at getting the siding up, spending a couple hours each day at it. Unfortunately, I can't put the siding on the front wall until I have the new door installed. I was able, however, to put enough siding on the front wall to allow the aluminium guys to get started. They should be here later this week.
- The installation hardware and instructions are missing.
- The frame isn't square. (The header is 3/16" longer than the sill.)
- The slabs aren't mounted square on the hinges.
- There is weather stripping missing.
- The brick mould was packed before the paint had fully cured and therefore the paint peeled when I separated the pieces.
With the roof, the house wrap, and the temporary door in place, the workshop is now water tight and the electrician was able to come in and hook up the panel for me. So now I've got a couple lights and wall plug temporarily hooked up in the workshop. It's so much more convenient than stringing extension cords across the back yard.
While doing the electrical, I ordered the siding. Unfortunately, there were problems with the siding order too. The siding we chose for the house and workshop comes in random lengths, but I really don't want seams in my trim pieces. So I paid a premium to ensure that I only got 8' pieces of trim. Unfortunately, the shipper sent me pieces that were at least 8' long. So, I need four 8' lengths of 2x5 trim, but what I got was a 9', an 11', and a 12' piece. So I got the overall length I want, but not the pieces I need. Again, they were good about getting my the extra pieces of trim so that I wouldn't have seams, but it was another frustrating delay.
Anyhow, once I got my additional trim pieces, I started plugging away at getting the siding up, spending a couple hours each day at it. Unfortunately, I can't put the siding on the front wall until I have the new door installed. I was able, however, to put enough siding on the front wall to allow the aluminium guys to get started. They should be here later this week.
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