17 June 2015
A beautiful day for
working: not too hot with a nice breeze to keep the mosquitoes away. Ian and Sonny got here at 8, having stopped
en route to round up some scaffolding.
First thing on the agenda was to move my drill press and wood planer
from the back of the Tacoma into the Shop.
Unfortunately, the drill press did not handle the transition well and
will need some repairs before it can be used again. Getting the planer off the truck using the
Kubota’s forks was a LOT easier than loading it on by hand. Truck empty, we got back to work putting in
Main Level windows. After lunch I was
dispatched to Goodro’s to procure another roll of 9″ Vycor® (used to
seal the window sills against moisture intrusion). While I was gone, Ian and Sonny tried to
install the C23 double casement Kitchen window into the rough opening we
created last summer for a C235 window. The
C23 fit easily, but there was 6″ left over at the top. Color me an idiot for, once again, making a
change to a window size, having the rough opening framing modified to match,
and then forgetting to update the spreadsheet that was used to place the window
order. Looks like Craigslist will be
getting another advertisement… Because
of the severe slope that precludes using “normal” staging, putting in the
south-facing Sun Room window was a tad perilous. Ian and I had to manhandle a very heavy, very
large window while working WAY UP in the air off a bouncy 12″ wide by 13 foot
long aluminum plank which is rated to carry 300 pounds but was being asked
(politely) to support about 500 pounds.
Guess we shouldn’t have had that second serving of raspberry bars for
lunch. By quitting time all of the Main
Level windows were installed except for the C235 Kitchen window that Goodro’s
has ordered. Barbequed the pork chops
that I had intended to serve to Marty and Merry last night (but didn’t due to
yesterday’s inclement weather). The
spaghetti was definitely better!
