Sunday, September 27, 2009

Gutters are up

Well, the title says most of it. I finished the gutters this morning, although I may need to shorten one of the downspouts. I did get the wood for the garage door fascia, but have not cut nor painted it yet. I also got the wood for the window trim, and one is in, the other is coming but I needed to call it quits for the night. Pictures after I complete the windows.

Enjoy, and be careful of the splinters.

Saturday, September 26, 2009

A little more color



I have a little time now. I've finished the first coat of paint all of the way around. I need to touch up some goobers, but the paint needs to dry first. I rolled the darker green on the peaks, but need to take a brush and trim along the corners. Can't get the ladder up there until it drys. The rest is done (mostly) except for touch up work. It will at least last the winter okay. I haven't hung the trim around the garage door yet, and I need to get gutters and trim the windows inside the shop. I'm going to try and get that all done this weekend (ya, right). I also need to swing by the Woodcraft store as they are having some specials today.

So much to do, so little time.

Enjoy, and be careful of the splinters.

Friday, September 25, 2009


Here is a quick shot of the house after I painted it. Well, most of it, I still have to work on the ends near the top. Got to go to Oktoberfest tonight, so I needed to clean up.

Gutters by Sunday, since it is supposed to rain.

Enjoy, and be careful of the splinters.

Monday, September 21, 2009

Still painting

Since the weather was bad, I worked inside and painted the inside walls of the shop, using a roller this time. After that dried I added the outlet covers and rehung the power panel cover. I also put molding outside of the garage door so it now seals, and looks good.

The next day it was dry and warm, so the outside has been primed (spray) and I'm ready to put on a final coat, probably this Friday. I finished priming the outside tonight, but I did not take pictures. It is now getting too dark to do too much in the evening. I did fill in most of the ditch, so it has been progressing well.

Still looking a cabinet saws, found a Grizzly G0690 ($1250) that looks good and has a riving knife. All new saws are supposed to have the riving knife per some federal mandated safety code. It is a smart thing, as it keeps boards from pinching the blade and getting thrown back into your face. Apparently the Grizzly, and Laguna saws are made the same, in the same plant, with a different logo put on them.

Enjoy, and be careful of the splinters.

Saturday, September 19, 2009

Let there be lights




We got back from vacation a day early, so I painted the ceiling of the shop. That allowed me to install lights. I had originally planned on putting up 11 light fixtures, but I had not thought about the height of the garage door, so I ended up with 8. I also got the best T8 light bulbs I could find. The ballasts are electronic and supposed to go down to 0 degrees. As it turns out 8 lights are probably enough. They are on 2 switches so I can turn off half. Last night I painted the walls, since I can now see at night and it is getting dark so much earlier. The place glows.

I'm getting ready to go out and get seals for the garage door. I'll cut the trim for the frame of the garage door from plywood and mount the trim on it. I was looking at prices of wood last night and still can't get over how high some of it is. Of course I was at a big box store, which already makes it a little high. It's raining today, but will be nice tomorrow, so tomorrow looks like a day to prime the outside.

I've included a view from one of the windows, and as you can see I've been filling in the trench. Also, the Wisteria has almost completed the tear down of the guard rails.

The local Rockler store is having their annual gar(b)age sale where the let people sell personal stuff, also 10% off on some power tools in the store, so I may swing out there. I've been looking at table saws, and currently thinking about the Grizzly G1023S. This is a cabinet saw that does not cost much more than most hybrids, which is what I was looking at, and the reviews are great. I like the idea of a SawStop, but I just don't want to spend that much money at this time. $1K vs $3K.

Well, I've got a whole list of things to do today, so I'd better get in gear.

Enjoy, and be careful of the splinters.