Today the worlds stopped a little, and I did some garden maintenance. It might be a bit early for pruning the figs, but I think it should be OK. All of the beds are mixed function, so even though this is the 'fig bed', it also contained the tomatoes, is bordered with strawberry plants, and contains some ornamentals along one side. In 2008 I think I'll remove some of the ornamentals, and grow fewer tomatoes. They did not do as well this year. Today, I removed the dead tomato vines, removed the posts, pruned the peonies, pruned the figs, and pulled a few weeds.
This Hardy Chicago fig made some puny attempts at figs in 2007, but it was too small (2nd season). I pruned for shaping, to keep it small and open.
This petite negri fig didnt make many brebas. Last year I left a fair amount of growth in hopes of a good breba crop. Today I pruned more aggressively, to maintain small size and open form. The hope is that without brebas, the main crop may arrive a little earlier.
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Bathroom. Removal of shower stall.
"Rambo of the bathroom demolition"
Shower stall "before". That saw made a big difference - it let me cut 'surgically' through nails and a few boards, and the result was faster, less tiring, and more intact framing to reuse. I still have all 10 fingers - I counted them.
1/2 way there. All of the exposed 2X4's were cleaned up and are now sitting in the basement where I hope they'll stay dry and straight. They will be re-used in the framing later.
Gone, except for the pipes. I'll have to learn how to cap the source, then remove them.
Shower stall "before". That saw made a big difference - it let me cut 'surgically' through nails and a few boards, and the result was faster, less tiring, and more intact framing to reuse. I still have all 10 fingers - I counted them.
1/2 way there. All of the exposed 2X4's were cleaned up and are now sitting in the basement where I hope they'll stay dry and straight. They will be re-used in the framing later.
Gone, except for the pipes. I'll have to learn how to cap the source, then remove them.
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Happy Hens
Master Bathroom Project. Demolition.
Today my brain went on strike. I couldn't work (it was my 'day off' but I almost always work the whole day from home). Just couldn't. So, I pulled up the particle board layer from the master bathroom floor, removed some drywall, removed a wall that had separate the bathroom from the 'empty space', removed part of the wall separating the bathroom from the closet. Here is the result. Nice, from the bedroom you can't tell there is anything different.
The yellow part is the backing and framing that i did in the guest bathroom. this area will be used for the new shower location.
The 2X4's are salvaged for framing. These are nice, already aged and cured, straight, and of course, the recycling is environmentally friendly. Since they started out as framing, they may even be the right length for their new location. Maybe.
The particle board and mold are gone. The sub floor is soft around the toilet, but it will be relplaced anyway becaues the new floor calls for 3/4" outdoor grade plywood and a cement backerboard. The old subfloor is 1/2 inch indoor grade plywood. I'm very happy about getting rid of the mold.
The yellow part is the backing and framing that i did in the guest bathroom. this area will be used for the new shower location.
The 2X4's are salvaged for framing. These are nice, already aged and cured, straight, and of course, the recycling is environmentally friendly. Since they started out as framing, they may even be the right length for their new location. Maybe.
The particle board and mold are gone. The sub floor is soft around the toilet, but it will be relplaced anyway becaues the new floor calls for 3/4" outdoor grade plywood and a cement backerboard. The old subfloor is 1/2 inch indoor grade plywood. I'm very happy about getting rid of the mold.
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