I have three projects that are in the works. Two have deadlines on June 4th or the June 21st. In between those deadlines we will build a peaked roof on the semi flat roof that was once an open back porch and later closed in. This is what will be our game room but first the flat roof has got to go away.
So what are the three projects?
June 4th deadline is for the Quikrete One Bag Wonder Contest. I will be making.....oh wait...it's a secret. Sorry. I'll spill the beans on June 4th.
The June 21st deadline is for a project that will adorn the south side of our barn. More on that on June 21st. Sorry.
The third project is for the back of our house and will make it debut once the roof and cedar shingles are installed and painted. It is similar to the project for the barn so I guess that is a secret, too. Sorry.
But I can tell you that the barn and back of the house projects are being made out of the wood that we removed from the steel beam in the ceiling of the game room. The wood looked like this when we removed it.
This is what it looks like now that I have removed the paint with a heat gun and R has lightly sanded it. Guess what? It's Douglas Fir. Perfect wood for outdoor projects. And so pretty, too.
The weather has not been cooperating on the roof project but I guess that is why they invented tarps. Also, no biggie if water comes in because this room will be gutted to the studs and the old pine floor which had been patched with plywood will be replaced with oak that matches the rest of the house.
And in between all of this.....
I need to put a top coat of paint on the new flower boxes so that I can fill them with dirt and plant the petunias that I bought last week.
Find the black and tan outdoor rug in the barn loft and put it down on the deck.
Pick up all the piles of grass clippings that are everywhere.
Install a mast head on the back of the house and relocate the wire going to the garden shed. Eventually that will go away when we run the wire underground.
Finish demolishing the in the ground pool. I am surprised that it hasn't just collapsed. It is made of red brick with concrete troweled on it. Amazing that it ever held even one drop of water. Should be easy peasy but we want to salvage some of the slate on the apron and also the concrete coping around the edge.
And finally we need to fix the chain link fence on the north side. One of the posts is bent and the top bar has broken the connector. R picked up a couple of sleeves to fix the top rail. We might try some heat on the bent post and then use the truck to pull it into position.
So it looks like we are going to be busy all summer.
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