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Month: June 2019

Wall insulation today

Wall insulation today

When will it stop?!? I moved on to the wall insulation today and it’s never ending. I’m happy that I got about three quarters of it completed. I should be able to complete it tomorrow and still have time to run to my parents house and pack up some more stuff. Who knew what a big job it was to clear out a house and garage that have been occupied for 58 years! I’ll admit to being sweaty, stinky and…

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Water, water everywhere!

Water, water everywhere!

Another setback Tuff Shed advised me that they couldn’t guarantee the seal on the old farmhouse windows I wanted installed because they weren’t pre-hung with the proper casing. Unfortunately, they were right. I still have a leaky window and as a result, I have to build the shed roof that I wasn’t planning on installing until next spring. The leak at the threshold of the door should be resolved with a quick adjustment. That means more outside work before I…

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Forging ahead

Forging ahead

A nice warm weekend to make progress inside On Saturday and Sunday I worked to install the insulation in the roof. It was a far more difficult, time consuming and tiring job than I anticipated. I lost count of the times I went up and down the ladder, in and out of the shed and cut the 2” styrofoam insulation to fit. I think I sweated more in two days than I had in a long time. Always stay hydrated…

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Shed savior arrives

Shed savior arrives

Assistant manager George arrives George came by last Monday to fix 5he egregious errors made by the team that was there to ‘complete’ the project a few days prior. He removed the door and front window and reinstalled them properly. He replaced the support under the door threshold and added a band of trim around the bottom of the shed. This certainly improved the look and George appeared,both surprised and disappointed that the group did not do that. The shed…

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Trials and Tribulations

Trials and Tribulations

Not a very good week There was a week of delays and problems. The subcontractors showed up a week ago Saturday and supposedly completed the build. Later that day we had a storm and the shed leaked in three places! The door and window were not put in properly and I could see outside from the inside at both sides of the door and along one side of the window. Management steps in The assistant manager, George, decided enough was…

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