2 May 2012
Built a second frame
for the woodshed doors while waiting for Agway to open. Stephanie Sturtevant
called to say she would not be coming to assist me today... assistance that is
sorely needed if I’m to make any progress with siding the east wall and the upper
reaches of the north wall. At the appointed hour, Delores and I waltzed our way
into Middlebury for another $40 worth of propane. While the weather for the
next few days is supposed to be warmer, colder weather is forecast for early
next week and running out of propane makes Doug a very cold camper. Returned to Fern Lake by 10:30 and started
putting up cedar shingles on the north wall.
By the end of the day had reinstalled the 16 courses that I ripped down
due to having the wrong stain. The
Weatherizing Stain, in sharp contrast, looks to be exactly what we wanted. So I’m now back to where I was on April 24th. Marty came up to inspect progress, so having
a second strong back available, we moved the radial arm saw from next to the
shed to the south side of the driveway.
Two reasons: the saw will be in the way when I shingle the shed south
wall and, instead of being protected from rain underneath the roof overhang,
the rain from the roof was landing directly on the saw (tarped, but still not
good).
