Thursday was another gorgeous day, albeit a bit hotter.
I went to the Newburgh Grille at lunch to satisfy another
craving I’ve been having: a Greek Salad. I got the “small” one (because I know
better) and still couldn’t finish it.
Then I took another relaxing drive through Hines Park. I
decided I was like a toilet seat: I can only take one asshole at a time…
The afternoon dragged, but it was finally 5:00 PM and I
headed home.
When I got there, I ran through the usual routines and then
went outside to check out the shed. It was finished! They not only had the
painting done, but the gutters were up. They even put the almond-colored door
gaskets back up. I was thrilled! It was great to see what was just a concept
come to fruition.
Now, before you ask, why put gutters on just a shed? Well,
let me tell you. The slab is under the big maple out back and so has very
little grass around it. It’s mostly just dirt. So, after they first put it up,
it had rained and the rain splashing on the dirt splattered all over the
outside walls. I noticed that, but didn’t really think about it. However, when
they were starting to paint, they had to wire brush all the mud off the T1-11,
especially in the grooves. What’s the point of having an almond-colored shed if
the bottom two feet are always covered with mud?
So, I asked Rick to put up gutters and point the rainfall
towards the fence. See photos.
But, back to tonight’s work. First, I took all the leftover
OSB and T1-11 boards out of the shed and into the garage. Well, all but one, It
was too big, so I just screwed it to the wall in the shed, in case I ever need
it for something or other. I also carried in all the leftover paint and
painting supplies.
I took down the hangers for the extension ladder and the old
stepladder. To do that, I had to first move the smoker grill, which meant
moving the lawn tractor. I told you the
garage was packed!
Removing most of the screws holding up the hangers were
easy, but I had to pull on out with the crowbar (the phillips head must have
stripped when I installed it years ago).
I took the long level out to the shed and figured out the
placement of the hangers. I screwed in the ones for the (strange) extension
ladder. I hung that up and noticed it was much, much easier than the location
in the garage! The garage ceiling is 10-feet high, you see.
I laid out the hangers for the aluminum stepladder and got
those installed as well. I hung that up and stopped to admire my work.
I need more space to hang up garden tools (the short ones I
kept behind the grill and had forgotten about). So, I used the level to mark
out where it would go on the north wall. I went inside to cut the 2x4’s and was
surprised to see if was almost 8:00 PM! I decided that was enough for the
night. I went back out and got the level, the drill and miscellaneous stuff and
then LOCKED THE SHED DOOR!!
I cleaned up and warmed up one of the leftover stuffed
chicken breasts for my dinner. I watched a movie and then went to bed at 10:00
PM.
Now I see the color of the house matches....Shed really came out good. Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I am very pleased with it.
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