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More window work


Friday




Isaiah came up for the weekend. He and Eliot put in a laundry room window.


Jon cleaned up glue spill and defects on the exposed tongue-and-groove ceiling to prepare for an oil finish.


Siggy made a signpost for the archery range from repurposed window shipping crates.


And he took a ride up the elevator.


We took a few shots at the bale.

Saturday



Began with a huge dump run, truck and trailer full. 2580 pounds! The transfer station attendant complimented my trailer-backing skills (hit the stall on the first try), so I think I just earned another merit badge.



Christina worked on detailing and oiling the interior wood trim on the installed windows.


 Sometime in the last year or so someone hired a surveyor to stake out property lines. That's handy! I had a few fenceposts lying around, so I pounded a couple in to make the marks more permanent.


We originally hung the swing on recycled conduit pull tape, good for 1800 pounds of tension. I was concerned that it wasn't going to stay that strong under repeated use. Siobhan worked on replacing the swing ropes with 1/4" steel rope. This should make the swing good for up to 7 tons. :v)


Isaiah took an elevator ride.


Eliot, Guinivere and Isaiah installed the living room windows.


Jon finished varnishing the BA column using a stepstool, and then oiled the highest windows; at least the parts he could reach from the wobbly platform.


I also built a bow rack for the archery space from reclaimed window packaging.

Sunday


Isaiah and Eliot installed the laundry room windows, the pair to the right of the front door.

The only windows left in their packaging are three for the master bedroom, plus the huge glass sliders that complete the south wall.

 Guinivere shot a bullseye.


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