Turkey day

Well weather held off and temps were in the mid-50's. We went up on Friday and slept over night. The woodstove did its job, will be really nice once the insulation gets done.





On Saturday, the stairs were assembled and screwed into place. The treads are still loose but everything else is screwed down. I ripped the risers to correct height and they are ready to go.

Next step is to glue and screw the treads down. From the measurements, it does not look good for the stove unit, it is too tall to fit in the place we need it to go. If it did not have the microwave it would be ok. Oh well Craigslist I guess.

Raked more leaves up around outside and picked up more junk to throw out. Yard should be ready to be setup for porch next year. Need to move the dog run.

november 12th

Another short day trip. Weather was nice and we ended up in the mid-50's. Took time to rake leaves out front and play with woodstove.

Anyways, the stairs had a bit of a out-of-square issue that needed to be addresed. We ended up adding a 2x4 "shim" to one side to bring the top into square. WOW really off. There was also a problem at the bottom as the floor drops off 1/4inch on one side.

Dealing with that kept the stringers from being cut which would have messed up the stairs. Everything in the picture is held together with 2 long woodscrews currently, do not walk on the steps!!!

Next trip we need to trim the risers and start the glue and screw.

Told the neighbors work crew I do not like their idea of dumping their leaves into my front yard especially since I just raked my yard. A "gran torino" moment.