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I use this platform to share things that are of interest to me or things I'll want to reference later. Occasionally other people like these posts, hence "Shared Interests".
What might you find here?
- Problems I've solved (mostly computer- or network related).
- Recipes and cooking-related posts.
- Hobbies and projects.
- Our remodeling experience.
- Local (Sacramento) information.
- Anything that strikes my fancy.
Monthly Archives: May 2007
We have walls!
Our addition is “decked” and the first few walls have been framed! Check out more photos on the [addition framing photoset](http://www.flickr.com/photos/sonicchicken/sets/72157600226916982/) on Flickr. The framer is expecting to be finished by tomorrow night. As my teenager says, “Woot!”
Boulevard Coffee Roasting Company
[Boulevard Coffee][] is yet another one of the businesses I frequent that doesn’t have a web page. Their coffee is always freshly roasted, and they have an excellent selection. My personal favorites are Boulevard Blend, a good crowd-pleasing medium blend, … Continue reading
Roof stripping
A professional crew came out and stripped the shake and shingles off the roof this morning. (The previous owner had applied composite shingles over the original shake roofing.) It took them about three hours from start to finish. Check out … Continue reading
TV antenna removal
I tricked [Andy][] into stopping by my house for lunch yesterday. (Easy enough–I merely offered to take him to [Wenelli’s][].) We tried to salvage the TV antenna before the roof gets stripped. We tried to let the mast down using … Continue reading
Demolition party!
We’re going to be hosting a demolition party this Saturday (5/19) starting at 07:00 am (when it’s nice and cool). Come later if that’s more convenient for you. Our objective: tear off the roof structure. (The shingles are already going … Continue reading
Floor insulation
The insulation for our floors was installed in the addition this morning. Start to finish took about an hour. Good thing they started before I left for work; otherwise, I would have missed this entirely! I put a small [floor … Continue reading
Quilt shop sheathing
Between Andy, Barb, and me, we got all the walls of the quilt shop sheathed, although I still need to drive some more nails into the middle of the OSB panels. We also need to sheath the gables. Once that’s … Continue reading
First remodel injury
Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later. We’ve had our first noteworthy injury: Barb was walking along the joists and her foot slipped. She landed on the joist with the inside of her thigh. Not only did she … Continue reading
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Inspection #2
We get our second inspection today: joists and under-floor plumbing for the addition. While we were waiting for the inspector to do his thing with the addition, we continued work on Barb’s quilt shop. Speaking of the quilt shop… After … Continue reading
Trusses are here!
[Western Wood Fabricators][wwf] delivered the trusses this morning. Check out the [truss photoset][] on Flickr. [wwf]: http://www.wwftruss.com/ [truss photoset]: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sonicchicken/sets/72157600197090377/