Category: Consctruction

Benchwork (37)

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…

Benchwork (15)

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…

Reset (04)

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…

Paint Comparison Stealth Jet vs Starless Night

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…

Paint Sample Behr Starless Night

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…

Benchwork (07)

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 (3)

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 (5)

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…

Behr 730E-1 Polar White

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…