January 2009

I've mostly been working on the pergola. This is a never-ending project... Anyway here are the pics. I've been using Sikkens wood stain. It's oil-based and rated better than anything out there. This is a job that I don't want to do again for a long time and the results have come out great.





I've also been working on the other never-ending project... radiant barrier material isn't cheap stuff. Anyway the attic above the garage is finished now and now I'm working on the attic above the second floor. Elle and I found this top secret passage into the space above the main bedroom. You have to remove the back panel in a hamper upstairs and that reveals a pretty big hole you can crawl through to get in there. It's a sea of gray in there - nothing to stand on anywhere except for the beams and it's a 12 foot fall if you step between them. Unfortunately this is a pretty big space and heat has been a problem in the living room and main bedroom last summer, so I have to install the barrier stuff in there. Fun tims. :/ Here's a view out into the abyss



Not exactly home-related, but I managed to fix the fridge. It was getting loud when it ran... this rrr-rrrr-rrrr whenever it ran. The compressor was loose, but when I was working on it I noticed the fan wasn't turning anymore because it was blocked by a piece of the cardboard material that keeps dust out (or something... it has to have a purpose I guess). Anyway that was an easy fix. I sat on this problem way too long.