Sorry, everyone, for the extended period of silence. I thought I could keep updates coming every week, but apparently there's too much to do here in the summertime.I finished the deck last week. I was getting tired of wiring and plumbing and wanted to bang some nails and cut some wood. Months ago I put up the floor joists for the lower part of the deck but never got around to continuing once the electrical inspector got involved in our project.
I used regular old 2x6 spruce for decking since the deck is mostly covered and less likely to rot. The spruce is super cheap right now as a result of the horrid state of the lumber industry. The trim pieces are some of the 1x8 fir that Remi milled from the logs that we kept when we cleared some of our land.
In the deck photos you can see a door casing. Today I installed our front door. We then popped it out of the casing so we can paint it. The pink colour that's on the casing is just the primer. The door will actually be a terracotta kind of affair.
Once the door is on and trimmed we can start siding and frame the inside structure to house the fridge and the bathroom.
OK, this has nothing to do with our building but I have to share it with you. I was at the recycling depot the other day and came across this amazing creation. Yes, its exactly as it appears... a home-made band saw!I have no clue who built it, but its amazing. It's built almost entirely out of plywood with some metal bits. The motor was probably poached from a table saw and the pulleys look like alternator parts from a 70's vintage American car.
Crazy innovation!
4 comments:
O Crap, I sure hope you didn't drag that crazy bandsaw home!
No beer visits until I either:
1) hit mother fu.. I mean para-shooter burnout or injury,
2) finish the darn race.
My mtn bike is at the shop getting some repairs - last time I found out that riding up the Summit trail & down the ridge, it can be difficult if your shifter is broken and it won't shift unless you manually pull the cable on the toptube to gear up...
Next time I bring it up I'll see if you can give me an easy tour of the mountain.
It looks Like a 9 hiding behind a 4. Perhaps a prop from the ill fated kids show from the 70's "This Old Sesame Street"
Love the trim on the deck. Looks very sharp, almost like it should be inside the house.
Great job!!
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