projects on the go
New rafter 2x4s bought:
Unfortunately, I bought 12′ instead of 10′. My mind is not on my work recently. Now I have two-foot-something boards I cannot use and money gone that I could have used.
The 2nd floor (“up”) suite door must be a 36″ opening by code. The old door was a 34″, I believe. Since we’re reframing the whole area, the grandfather clause doesn’t apply.
So the mudroom rafter replacement begun today. I bought a turnbuckle and found my stump-pulling cables and rigged up a way of pulling the 4×4 header (a.k.a. top plate) back to where it needs to be, 3-1/2 inches (9cm) from where it was. No easy task. It is held in place by the rafters. I have to disconnect each rafter and replace it with a new one as I go.
In moving rubbish back and forth, I found I had a flat tire. That was last week. I haven’t done anything with it yet aside from pumping it back up again. Neighbour Dave came with his portable air tank / compressor and filled it up. Nice to have one of those things. Thank you, Dave.
Princess Auto has lots. I’ll have to find a non-pneumatic version. We’re continually running over nails and other junk.
I bought two new doors for the mudroom. They’re 36″, conforming to the current building code standards. Why not just use the old ones? Ever tried moving a hide-a-bed couch through a 32″ opening? I have. It’s a … well, it’s difficult.
I did some other stuff today but forgot what I did. No pics to prove I was working. I think I was pulling more