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A little bit of progress on everything
I have nothing finished to show, but I have progress on the deck, cargo bike, and my bicycle jig. The deck is half done. We were hoping to finish it this weekend but the 90F weather kept us off of the roof. We're also waiting on 5 more boards to be...
Posted 30 June 2008 04:38 AM by AlexWetmore | 4 comment(s)
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Deck (or lack thereof)
We're replacing the roof deck that is off of our bedroom. It's about 15 years old and most the cedar was starting to rot away. This blog entry is mostly to show that I'm sometimes busy with something that isn't a bicycle. This is what...
Posted 10 June 2008 05:11 AM by AlexWetmore | 8 comment(s)
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Basement Progress
Jimmy gave me a good idea on the basement layout after my last post. Here is what I'm going for: This setup combines the laundry and storage area and keeps them away from the workshop area. In the last week I've built the new wall for the laundry...
Posted 12 December 2007 04:37 PM by AlexWetmore | 2 comment(s)
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Wet!
We're having record rains in Seattle. Seattle is known as a wet place, but I usually think of it as a damp place. It rains a lot here, but not very hard. This weekend that changed and we're getting a few inches of rain per day. This morning I...
Posted 03 December 2007 09:17 PM by AlexWetmore | 5 comment(s)
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Thinking about space and workshops
When we moved to our current house I thought the basement was huge and would be a great place to work. 4 years later and feels crowded and out of control. For the past 6 months I've been thinking about different solutions to that problem. My initial...
Posted 16 November 2007 05:23 PM by AlexWetmore | 10 comment(s)
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Hacking Amplifiers
Side note: A number of friends have commented that my blogging completely stopped a couple of months ago. I've been busy with a new role at work and haven't had as much online time recently. I have a lot to blog about, but less time to do it in. Expect...
Posted 29 November 2006 01:34 AM by AlexWetmore | with no comments
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What to do with all that crap...
I have lots of bags. Too many bags. I noticed a few months ago that there is a lot of open airspace above the basement stairwell. I realized that I could stick my not very often used bags up here. The problem is that my arms aren't ten feet long, so I...
Posted 04 September 2006 04:01 AM by AlexWetmore | with no comments
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The kitchen is done
I consolidated many photos to a gallery on smugmug: http://alexandchristine.smugmug.com/House/219581 Christine sat down yesterday afternoon and anotated many of them. I'm glad to be done with the work, and at the same time I'm already planning our next...
Posted 15 August 2006 05:35 AM by AlexWetmore | with no comments
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Kitchen update after two weeks
It's been two full weeks since the contractors first started on our kitchen. They've made a lot of progress: The chimney and old stub wall were removed . A new ceiling and stub wall were framed in. The old galvanized steel plumbing was replaced. All of...
Posted 20 May 2006 02:54 PM by AlexWetmore | with no comments
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Kitchen remodel starts
I've had a super busy weekend taking the old kitchen apart. Our contractors are showing up tomorrow to start on a new one. Why are we remodelling our kitchen? A lot of our friends ask us this because the old kitchen looked quite nice. Here is a photo...
Posted 08 May 2006 05:01 AM by AlexWetmore | with no comments
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Appliance installers
I just spent 30 minutes fixing our dishwasher. This is an almost new dishwasher that we bought and had installed about a year ago. Once in a while the front of the dishwasher would drop half an inch and the door would no longer open (it would jam on cabinet...
Posted 25 November 2005 08:38 PM by AlexWetmore | with no comments
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