Reorganizing, restacking, and preparing for an inspection

Monday, April 4: In anticipation of my first inspection – and because we had cleaners coming to help get rid of the dust – I decided to use some of the plywood that Chris lifted upstairs to rig a safer, more presentable barrier along the edge of the bridge. It took only 10 minutes.  Then I tackled the garage.

New and improved temporary barrier, using plywood sheathing that will cover the joists in a few days.

A backside view of the barrier, and view of the finished structure joining up with the bridge.

Finished floor structure.  Note the office-computer in the background. That's Windows-Vista taking forever to shut down.

This is the existing chain from the chandelier. I had tied it out of the way, but I let it drop back through the joists so that I could mark the spot where a new ceiling box needs to go when I reinstall the chandelier below.

There's just one problem:  Anne wants the chandelier slightly off-center so that it hangs directly above the dining-room table – which can't go exactly in the center of the room because of a large Thomasville buffet cabinet that lines one wall.  This lack of symmetry has annoyed her for almost two decades, so the plan is for me to install the new wiring exactly where she wants it – but leave enough slack in the wire that I can go in and move it back to the center of the room if it bothers some future buyer who doesn't have Thomasville.



The garage as a sawmill. Chris helped me restack the heavy sheetrock, but he drew a line in the sand with the lumber. He told me, "Man, you've wasted too much of your life stacking lumber." 

Such impertinence!

I told him that if you don't stack it correctly the boards will warp.  Anyway, by the end of the day we could get at least one car into the garage.

(Note:  In the background is a view of the dern Thomasville buffet that is dictating – via Anne's sensibilities – where I have to put the light fixture. I guess wag-the-dog things like this are just part of the joy of shaping your own living space.)



My made-in-USA Campbell-Hausfeld air compressor. Right now I'm using it for the nail gun, but I intend to learn how to spray paint with it later this year.