projects on the go
The baseboard heater works now.
According to my electrical engineer friend, the thermostat was arcing. When dialing it up and down, one can hear a kind of buzzing or hissing sound, the sound of a small arc going on within. Likely the contacts are dirty. He thinks it’s fine, but I think I will replace it anyway. Arcing leads to carbon building which leads to more arcing.
More finish work was done today. I added faceplates to most of the outlets and switches. Double outlets / switches aren’t done yet because I bought the wrong ones. I’ll pick up the right ones tomorrow.
Seam sealer, normally used in vinyl flooring, was used to seal the butt joints in the countertop.
The baseboard heaters were all installed except in the bathroom. The heater does not work.
Today is organizing day. I brought home much of the building materials, supplies, tools, etc. from 1403 and put it in the garage at home. Now comes the sorting, storing, cleaning, throwing away, recycling, and … the big one … inventorying. Why make an inventory? As workdays went on, stuff became less organized and more chaotic, so, when something couldn’t be found, a new one was purchased. This was the case for everything from a box of screws to a laser meter. If only I had stuck to a method of accounting for all of my stuff, my accounting wouldn’t be in such a state.
The upper suite at 1403 is not yet complete, but they are moved in, any my arms are sore, so I will spend the next while organizing.
Smile, You’re On Camera!
Maybe this will make a difference.
The new upstairs tenants left many of their belongings outside to sort through when they had time, but one thing was taken. I have a video of the thief, and it is now in the hands of the tenants.
In the mean time, more of the construction stuff is being cleaned up.
I wonder why no one has tried taking the stove. Or the fridge dolly that has been sitting in front of the garage for a year. Or the ladder. I guess because all of those things represent real work.
Because the entire property only has 100 Amperes (80A main floor, 50A upstairs), the upstairs suite cannot handle the on-demand water heater I had planned … yet. As well, there is no room in this small suite for a water heater of any decent size. (I have a 6-gallon, but for two people it should be minimum 15-gallon.)
So, they will share the main floor hot water tank. To do this, they need a flow monitor to measure how much hot water they use and pay the tenant downstairs.
The work begins. These valves are for the upstairs.
Over time, things get swept up, boxed, misplaced, or outright lost. I have no idea where the cover for this window crank went. I’ll have to order another, after I have a Thanksgiving weekend.
The kitchen blind was finally put up. When I get the measurements, I’ll go empty out Home Depot’s stock of blinds again for the remaining windows.
This window was from the main floor living room. Not sure what to do with it, but it can’t stay in front of the house.
I cut the rear entrance add-on rafters to the same length. I used a chalk line to mark them and a reciprocator to cut them. I’ll add a fascia board, paint everything, and replace the gutters next time I’m there.
The leaves are cleaned up and grass cut with the leaf blower and lawn mower.
These stones came mostly from the basement area while excavating. They sat on the sidewalk for the longest time. However, it is called a sidewalk, not a sideclimb, so they were moved.
I finally replaced the address numbers at the rear of the property.
We’ll see if anyone steals them.
Since the house was raised more than four inches (20cm), and the lean-to (rear entrance add-on) was rebuilt and raised at a different time, the roof line where it was sealed to the house was compromised. The shingles buckled, and leaks occurred in heavy rains. I cut the shingles to the correct shape and sealed it with roofing tar. Ugly but sufficient.
Health issues and wind prevented me from doing more this day.
All the equipment, supplies, tools, etc. that I could cram into the van were brought from the property yesterday. I’ll unload it all into the garage at home.
Another dump run.
I cleaned up as much as I could in the east side yard.
The junk trailer has a new home now that its regular parking spot belongs to the upper tenants.
I’m sure the pile will get bigger as cleanup continues.
More was crammed into the van near the end of the work day.
