We don't have much to show for the last three weekends of tears and sweat (well, the only tears were the ones caused by the rivers of sweat running into our eyes). We've been trying to work on enclosing the openings where the existing garage doors are. We've spent hours trying to drill into 40 year old concrete in order make holes deep enough for wedge anchors which we need to connect to the new construction. We finally got to consult with a wind storm inspector to make sure we are doing the correct things to get the new work certified for wind storm insurance coverage. Living on the coast makes remodeling jobs doubly difficult. However, the wind storm guy gave us some good advice, and we should save some time and money doing what he suggested. Here are some photos of Taylor and I working on those stink'n holes.
I'm working with a hammer drill.
Taylor's working with a star drill which means he's doing it the old-fashioned way by manually breaking up aggregate so I can come after him and drill out more concrete with the hammer drill. I know - it sounds like so much fun! How can I complain?!? What's amazing is how much faster the job became when we got the star drill and started working manually. We had two 3-inch holes drilled in 3 hours - WHAT INCREDIBLE LIGHTENING SPEED!
The other big job on the garage conversion has been running the electrical wiring.
I like the way Taylor makes notes on the walls to keep track of what's going where.
We're currently 4 weeks behind according to the dreaded list, so be patient with us.
Some day we'll have something pretty to show.
I'm working with a hammer drill.
Taylor's working with a star drill which means he's doing it the old-fashioned way by manually breaking up aggregate so I can come after him and drill out more concrete with the hammer drill. I know - it sounds like so much fun! How can I complain?!? What's amazing is how much faster the job became when we got the star drill and started working manually. We had two 3-inch holes drilled in 3 hours - WHAT INCREDIBLE LIGHTENING SPEED!
We're currently 4 weeks behind according to the dreaded list, so be patient with us. 
3 comments:
I have empathy for you. I have gotten no where faster. I have been workign on Elliott's room for I am not sure how long. Just painting it. We got new doors for his room Saturday so that got added to the list of things to paint. Got a coat on each side today, then the rains came. At least now I know how to make it rain! Need to paint a room!
Love the brown socks! Y'all might want to invest in some safety equipment.
millie
Yes, we realized after we took the photos that we didn't put our safety glasses on. We have been using them (most of the time).
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