Since the big cuts were done, I started building the outside box of the dressers. As the plan is to paint the finished units white, I went with glue and finishing nails then strengthened with screws. For Christmas I received a fun drill bit that creates a countersink hole and I finally put it to use.
Decided to build both at the same time…not sure if this is the way to go or if I should have completed one first to work out any problems…guess time will tell!
The basement is out of control. Stuff is everywhere; tools, wood, summer gear, skiing equipment. You can’t find anything in this chaos.
So I spent family day cleaning it up. I put up an existing bookcase, sorted things into like groupings and organized all the tools. Doesn’t it look nice:
Light bulbs can now be found in one of these lovely clear tubs!
And now we know: I already new that cleaning would make working in the basement more enjoyable and I was right!
We figure that people buying a house would want to have a dresser in the master bedroom. Probably a correct assumption, right? Currently we have 2 dressers in the 2nd bedroom and can’t find a layout that suits us for moving one into the master. The best way to work dressers in would be to have 2 small drawer units as bed side tables. Furniture costs money, which we are trying to save and/or prioritize on ‘more important’ so I thought I should build them. Did I mention my husband was away on a boys weekend and I miss my mitre saw?
Here is the plan for the dresser (x2):
Total for the wood for both was about $100. The sides, tops and fronts will be solid pine. The drawers and back will be pine veneer plywood. So far all I got to was some of the cutting. Wood is so fun.
And now we know: a 4’x8’ sheet will not fit in my parents SUV. My brother is more fun to shop with for wood than my husband; he understands the importance of taking your time and selecting good boards.
On Valentine’s Day we had just finished dinner and were sitting in the back room watching an episode of Top Gear. I’m not sure what caught Tom’s attention, but he went to investigate and discovered paint bubbling on the ceiling in the corner of the back room. I slit them with a knife and water started pouring down.
After putting a bucket under the damage, there was nothing else we could do but stress and wait for daylight. A couple of days later, we were at home in the afternoon and Tom went up on the roof to clear off the snow. Two hours later much snow and ice was removed. He discovered an ice damn under the flashing where the roof of the extension meets the roof of the main house. Since this is pretty close to where the water appeared inside, we are assuming it was the cause.
Besides monitoring the situation, there is little we can do until the spring. At that time we can do some roof and drywall repair. How I’ve missed having a hole in my ceiling!
And now we know: there is always something with a house. This is fairly minor in the big picture; the roof is still in good shape there just needs some repairing done which we can do ourselves (that is ‘we’ including my lovely father and brother!)
