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Sunday, January 13, 2013

Day Three-ninety-eight: indoors cont.

We continued our indoor projects, making progress on a number of fronts.

Quick, what happens when you leave two wood tables alone in a closet? If you think that they reproduce, then this is what their offspring might look like:


We brought in all of the furniture that we assembled in the garage. It's found a home in the nook in the basement that used to be a separate room (see the blue room here and here for refreshers). Right now this looks like a conference room, but the two identical tables and eight chairs will give us lots of flexibility.


Like those annoying games with 15 pieces that you slide around in 16 slots to reveal a picture, progress in one part of the house frees up space to tackle other parts. For example, with the main storage area in the basement coming into shape we could straighten up the utility/furnace room.

Finally, as promised last time here's the short version of our deck story. First a quiz. What do you see when you look at these three screws? If you answered that they are a progression from left to right of the screws we've used to attach the decking then you'd be correct. And yes, that means we removed screws twice to get to the current stage. We learned too late that the gold screws can't be used outdoors and the stainless steel ones are too short to hold the floor boards securely. We settled on the green 2.5 inch galvanized steel ones and are happy with them.

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