May 16, 2007 :: Flowers and Cute Cats
I've been pretty lazy lately. I put up a couple of pieces of beadboard in the laundry room, I stapled up another piece of insulation, I built a new door for the basement, I planted a tree to replace my Redbud that died because of the surprise freeze we had this year, and that's about it really.
I did get to use my new pocket hole jig though, which was cool. I didn't follow the flock and buy a Kreg...I bought a
Wolfcraft 4643. It's incredibly easy to use and works well. I didn't get the nifty Vise-Grips that you get with the Kreg set, but the Wolfcraft was about half the price, too.
Anyway, I used the pocket hole jig to build the door for the basement. This is the door on the floor, in case you haven't seen it on here before. It needs to be able to support my fat butt, so it needs to be strong. I built it using 2x4s oriented sideways, and joined it with 2.5" combo drive deck screws in pocket holes. It's covered with the same boards I'm using for the ceiling - 1"x6" carsiding. I got as far as putting it over the hole and laying the hinges on it. I needed some #12 screws, so I didn't finish it yesterday. I'm dealing with a cramping calf muscle today, so I didn't do ANYthing today.
Other than that, there isn't much to write about, so I'll just throw some pictures on here and call it a day.
The potted plants Sian put together for the side entrance
The 50+ year old rose bush in the side yard.
Peonies and the old basement door.
Irises, and the neighbours house - which makes mine look good...
The front yard rose bush. It's really old, also.
A picture of the window trim all painted and purty. I couldn't remember if I'd posted a pic of it or not previously.
Elmo on the dryer.
Elmo on the washer. Had to get both of those in, ya know. lol.
The best Elmo-pic so far. Ignore the big gap in the corner...the kitchen-side wall is not straight at ALL, which I didn't realize until I'd already put up the beadboard. 1"x4" corner trim, anyone?.
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