Author: Daniel

At long last, it is time to finish the installation of the wood stove. The next step in the process is installing the heat shields, which are really just some sections of sheet metal. The thing is, I don’t really have metalworking equipment other than a bending tool (wide) and a seam squishing tool (black … Continue reading A Flue of my Favorite Things

Back on site recently to assemble the solar racking. There are many challenges here, including how to hold these long, heavy pipes at just the right heights. The answer comes in two parts. The first part is how to hold these long, heavy pipes at any height. The answer to that is a set of … Continue reading Solar Racking

I’m pleased to report that The WOG has been built! Well, it’s been mostly built. I did have the foreman’s consent to photograph the process. I have pixelated the faces for the privacy of the workers. It starts with figuring out just exactly where the building will go. Then dig a trench and start boring … Continue reading WOG This Way

The cushions are in! They are just a little wavy because the foam is a little wavy because it was compressed dramatically in shipping and they just need to settle out. Also, they weren’t cut perfectly by the vendor (harumph) which means they may be straining a little in their covers. I will let them … Continue reading Bednette Done (mostly)

I have replaced the hinges on the propane porch doors a couple of times already because they rusted. The current hinges were theoretically outdoor rated, but they, too, rusted in just a year or so. I replaced them with some marine-grade stainless steel ones — which in retrospect I should have used from the start … Continue reading Propane Porch Remediation, Air Intake, Pantry Panels, Coat Closet, Tansu Drawers, and a Bulldozer

The first step to install the bednette lift is to fasten it to the floor. The first step to fasten it to the floor is to realize that the control & power cord for the column needs to be accommodated. That accommodation takes the form of a piece of plywood slightly thicker than the cord’s … Continue reading Bednette Lift, Ladder Handles, Kitchen Light, Fridge

Here’s a video tour of the HomeBox as of the morning of September 2, 2021. Continue reading Walkthrough Sept 2, 2021

I didn’t quite finish all the panels during Panelpalooza a couple of weeks ago, but they did get finished. By the time I was on the last one, though, I was out of stock that was long enough to span the entire border so instead I pieced it together from off-cuts and whatever was left. … Continue reading Low Drawers, High Cabinets, Table Talk

So one fine day, this truck arrives at my house… …and the driver gets out and says “how are you going to unload this stuff??”, referring to the slightly over 1000# of 3″ galvanized steel pipe he’s brought me. Unloading a thousand pounds from a truck at loading-dock height is kind of a big deal … Continue reading A Ton Of Solar

I liked the look of those cabinet doors and the bednette table so much, I decided that’s how I’m going to dress all the cabinet doors and drawers in the house, which, as it turns out, is more than you might think. This represents two days of Panelpalooza: I didn’t quite finish all of them, … Continue reading Panelpalooza, Epoxy, & Fire Foam