Author name: pete

Kitchen

    Kitchen floor and shelves New item by Pete Olson / Google Photos New item by Pete Olson / Google Photos Yellow pine that came from hurricane Michael. Relatively clear and moderate amount of resin. Soon to become cabinet frames, doors, drawers… New item by Pete Olson / Google Photos The last of the …

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Bathroom

April 2020 The first part of this project was to have a bathroom to use while the one and only toilet in the house is out of commission.  So here is the solution.  New item by Pete Olson / Google Photos I want to get the underside of the house insulated with closed cell spray-foam …

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Back of House

This should be the last part of the exterior work. It includes siding repair and replacement, sanding, removing all of the steel nails, re-nailing with galvanized, priming and painting the siding, installing 2 new windows in existing openings and installing a door in one of the window openings. At a later date there will be …

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Rebuilding the side porch

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Outside Shower

Digging out the holes for the posts I dug up a bunch of old and broken bricks. New item by Pete Olson / Google Photos I used the old bricks to make a dry-well for the shower and sink drain. New item by Pete Olson / Google Photos New item by Pete Olson / Google …

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Spray Foaming the Attic

The attic is being spray foamed with 5″ of open cell foam. In the south it is recommended to apply the insulation to the roof deck and create a conditioned space in the attic for hvac ducting and equipment. With this approach the attic space will run between 5 and 10 degrees different then the …

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Moving the shed

I need to move the shed to behind the other house. If the weather holds out I will start emptying it out tomorrow. I tried to pull it up on the first roller but it is too heavy with all the stuff in it.