Hot. Humid. Scorching hot in the sun. Like Sunday.
At one point yesterday afternoon, the outdoor thermometer said 114F, but it was in part sun. The inside one, with the sensor in shade, said 104F. Either way it was hot. My head was in part sun after all.
I spend Sunday afternoon working on the deck, after going to Lowe’s for more plywood and screws and paint in the color the boss ™ specified.
The Lowe’s trip ended up taking almost 3 hours between driving and waiting for staff to help. My wife finished the painting by work light. Stock continues to be spotty. This Lowes had the breakers I need, including the GFCI, but not the panel box. They only had one kind of rigid foam board, and it was the cheap nasty EPS white stuff. Not as dense or durable as the stuff I used for most of the deck. It’ll work though, for what I need. The plywood and screws were a little less than Houston, so that was nice.
This whole project should be less than $1000, which is pretty good for an almost 500 sqft deck. Even if it is “temporary”. Scare quotes because I expect it to be more than a year before we do something permanent. The staircase from Habitat adds another $800. Still pretty good for a stair made from metal and wood that is 13 ft long and has about 8 ft of rise. I think it looks like a lot more money than it cost.
I’ll be doing some remaining trim and steps to the doors today. And waiting for the appliance guy.
The appliance repair guy is supposed to fix the dishwasher. We described the symptoms, and error codes, but I’ll be shocked if he has the parts with him. I hope he does, but I’ll be shocked… I’ll be doing small jobs all day to fit in as much stuff as I can before heading home.
Then it’s time to pull stuff for the auction. Which is great. I might have mentioned that I have stuff. Lots of stuff.
All in all, a good weekend’s worth of work, even in the crazy heat, and with only the half day Saturday and Sunday.
It’s not stacking, but it is needful. If you can’t work on improving your situation, you can still stack.
nick