Trailer project....

 

With the lawn season is fast approaching daddy Dave has some modifications he wants to do to his landscape trailer. Here you can see the front cage is just sitting on legs not attached to the trailer, daddy Dave wants to lift it up and attach it to the trailer but be able to remove it if he ever wanted to.

I had some assistance from dad, his welding and knowledge was needed to aid in this transformation .

Here one of the brackets is welded into place....

With both brackets secured it was time to start constructing a new side gate.........the part of the project is still under construction being the sun set for the night.........to be continued.

 

 

Here's a pic of the cage sitting in place, next it needs to be bolted into place this way I can remove it if I need to put something larger on the trailer.

 

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Timber.....

 

Well that old pine tree finally came down.......during the past wind storm.

It opted for a soft landing on daddy Dave's enclosed trailer.......

During the same storm, another one of our problem trees decided take a tumble.......on top of mom mandys van.......

Here is some of the after math the tree just missed the house and only the branches smacked the back of the van, how ever it left some damage and ripped off the wiper arm......

When the tree came down it also tried to slow its fall down by grabbing on too the power line.......which of course wasn't strong enough. It ripped the power line down on top of daddy Dave's truck sending sparks everywhere(he was in the truck at the time). The power surge blew up the security system, the dryer, a power circuit in the garage, the garage door opener, the fridge, the rest is still being determined. The entire house smelled of Burnt electrical wires........good times now on to the clean up.

 

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Laundry con....

 

 

Now that the first coat of paint was on the walls/brick, it was time to finish installing the cabniets. This set of cabniets needed to have an additional bracket built on the back so that the cabinets would line up with each other.

Here the cabinets are now secured..

Now the washer and dryer are back in their new spots, next up is to reinstall the sink.......along with some other things.

 

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Storm door......

 

While working on the laundry room project, the side entree door needed to have a little protection from the weather.

 

While shopping at Dave Dave's local fav place (habitat) he picked up a used storm door at 1/10th of the new price. Although the door didn't have any of the hanging hardware this didn't deter daddy Dave. You see daddy Dave doesn't throw away anything he thinks may come in handy in the future(he a self proclaimed mid-grade hoarder) and he just happened to have some leftover brackets from a job he had done on a property.

 

And here we have the newly installed storm door now just in need of a wipe down.

The new storm door allows even more light and air flow in.

 

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Cabinet placement ........

 

As daddy Dave well knows just because He got a deal on some cabinets that's doesn't mean their gonna fit, some time modifications may be needed to be made for them to work in the intended application. While picking cabinets for the laundry room maximizing space was of concern, we wanted to maximize storage but still be able to move. We chose too use only upper cabniets because they are not as deep allowing for more open sq footage and we weren't concerned with counter top space. Daddy Dave lucked across these extra tall cabinets which should do the trick. First a base was added to lift the cabinets off the floor.

Than another support was built on top to aid when stacking the cabniets......

Than the cabinets were stacked and secured......

Next an additional upper cabinet was added and secured, we could not have an additional lower cabinet because the dry door would need room to open....

On to the other side of the room, another upper was hung, in this pic you can see the unsafe, unprofessional, in practical way in which the cabinets were hosted into place. When your installing cabinets alone you have to improvise. This did work well I just had to make sure the girls were well out of the way.

With the last two remaining cabinets were not a perfect match, one was wider than the other but a side extension was added, that wasn't gonna stop daddy Dave. These cabinets had to be a bit higher than the others being the washer lid needed to clear the cabinets when opened. So again a base was built to bring it to the needed height

Than as the others a top bracket was built to aid in the stacking process.......

Finally they were slid into place.......one of the uppers in this section has an opening section as if to display something. These cabinets tucked in nicely, even with the chimney.

To finish off the cabinets new trim will be added to the top and bottom for a truly costum look as well as a coat of paint most likely. Momma mandys storage space is about to triple.

 

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Laundry paint.....

 

After momma mandy pic the new color a fresh coat of paint has begun to adorn the walls.....

 

Daddy Dave started the painting of the brick, it is a slow process.....

I mean slow, it all has been to be done with a brush and you have to get into all the cracks and crevices .

 

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Onward laundry......

 

With yet another trip to habitat cabinets are purchased for the laundry renovation continuam.

Here they are awaiting to be measured and assigned a spot......

 

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Laundry continued......

Here is the current condition of our laundry room door soon to be changed curtesy of a recent trip to habitat.......here the door opens into the living room often obstructing the view.

Here is the new/used door installed in all its glory......still some touch up work needed but it's fully functional. We used an full glass exterior door to aid as a sound barrier, the washer and dryer can get a bit rowdy.

Daddy Dave rebuilt the door frame allowing the door to swing inwardly.........here my lovely daughter gives you a demonstration.

 

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Laundry room....

 

Work on the laundry room must go on...........here the laundry room is emptied and the floor is to be prepped for hardwood.

First the concrete was treated with a water proofing.....

Then a second moisture/adhesive/sound barrier was applied and the wood installed....

After the proper dry time, the floor imperfections were filled......

Than the floor was sanded........

And the first coat of top coat was applied...........to be continued

 

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Keep out!.......

 

While walking down the hallway the other night some freshly posted signs came to daddy Dave's attention .......

Most of them I think are in code, but you can make out one that says "plees noc " ( please knock). This is not my girls best spelling but based off this it looks like she doesn't fall far from the ol tree(daddy Dave is a terrible speller)

 

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