Category: Consctruction
Construction Marathon 4-15-2012
A nice day and generous parents led me to a construction marathon this afternoon. I spent a total of 8…
L Girder
Primed FJ Pine L Girder for valance. This primed pine is 30% cheaper than Home Depot’s common pine and it’s…
Progress 4-2-12
Progress has really been stifled by rain, sick kids, injury, illness and RAIN. And did I mention rain. So in between the…
Brackets In Now Take Them Out
Lowering the Bench I got all of the brackets and ledger boards installed and then decided to listen to some…
Stealth Jet Eliminates Need for a Starless Night
Stealth Jet In my quest for colors, I thought I’d found the ultimate in Behr “Starless Night” however it turned…
Starless Night
Behr UL230-1 Starless Night Fascia Paint I bought one gallon of Behr Starless Night UL230-1 Satin. I’ll paint the fascias and…
Shelf Bracket Benchwork 1
Progress I started benchwork today. I’m using angle brackets from Home Depot; 16″ brackets along the east wall and 12″…
Painting the Train Room
Painting the walls and ceilings. I’ve had really good one coat experiences with Behr Ultra, but this light color…
Before Consctruction Photos
Pre-construction photos taken February 14, 2012. I have just filled in some old screw holes with spackle. I’m still working on…
Sky Blue is Now Polar White
To reflect the wet and cold Seattle skies I want a color that looks muted and grayish. I chose Behr Polar…