Category: Home Improvement

  • More Painting

    Got up this morning and hit the gym at 5:30am so by 6:20am I had all my circles closed. Came back home and fell asleep until 9:30, when Sandy got home from her running around it was on and we hit the paint. Today I ran the roller and got all 4 walls done and,…

  • Truck Waxed & Other Chores

    I got a little more finalization work done on the bricks today. Also moved furnature in the master bedroom so painting can commence, the painting will happen tomorrow so I’m not sure where we’re sleeping tonight. Did the annual cleaning of the AC compressor too, should be good to go for the summer. I also…

  • Brickwork Mostly Complete

    Bit the bullet and got the rest of the bricks mostly knocked out. I’ve proved that I don’t have much of a career in landscaping and that I mostly don’t know what I’m doing but I’m happy with it.

  • Shed Cleaning

    As we move into real springtime here in TX, we’re due for some wonderful weather in the form of tornado’s, heavy winds, rain, and hail. To that end it’s good to be able to hanger (garage) anything you can and hope for the best when the bad weather outbreaks hit. So I spent the day…

  • Milestones Reached

    It was a banner day for spring project completion at the house. Another 105 sq ft of pavers were laid and the alley to the backyard is bricked. and the eastern front yard bed has been raked and trimmed thanks to Sandy’s efforts. I also cleaned up the east side by the HVAC unit. We…

  • Yardwork Day

    I’m not sure how it happened but I got Sandy involved with yardwork and we took it to the Nth degree but we got an amazing amount done. I got some cleaning done behind the shed, more dirt moved, leaves picked up and bushes trimmed. We had a ridiculous amount of bags out at the…

  • Progress on Pavers

    Although no bricks were laid, I did make some progress with the excavation of the dirt and relocated it to the ramp to the shed which was never to my liking. There’s a lot of dirt that needs to be removed. Well, it’s not a lot but with the tools I have (shovel and wheelbarrow),…

  • Crate Finished

    The crate is put together. As far as crates go, it seems like a very nice one. Although now that it’s been built, the damn thing looks huge. Admittedly, if turned on its end, you can put the bike in with relative ease. But the extra weight of the crate, means that once the bike…

  • Brrr, It’s still Winter

    I paused the outdoor activities today because it didn’t get over 50 and it was gale-like winds. I didn’t get a bunch done today but I did get some cuts done for the crate to transport/store the eBikes. Naturally, I didn’t take any pictures but I’ll get some tomorrow when I get the prototype put…

  • More Bricks Laid

    The home improvement project is moving along, slowly but surely. Today I started moving dirt and decided to clean up and brick the west side of the barn. That area has always been a no man’s land because there isn’t enough room to do anything and it just kind of grows over. I put 4…