Last weekend was a 4 day weekend for me - I finally got to take a couple of vacation days (haven't gotten to take a planned day off since last December). Thursday I took Rita in for her yearly checkup and the vet was well pleased by her full recovery from her mysterious illness in December & January.
Friday was cool and rainy, so I decided to do some work on the garage. This decision was brought about because I had found someone selling premium wood pellets for cheap $$, and I was going to pick them up on Friday night. So I wanted to get the work done before I loaded the pellets into the back of the garage.
The I had replaced the sheet rock of the wall between the garage and basement in 2014 but had left it as taped and mudded so the only thing I had to do for prep work was to brush all the dust and cobwebs off and then us paint I had left from other projects to put on two coats.
After completing that wall, I found I had a bit of paint left over so did 1/3 of the garage ceiling.
I also used some masonry paint to get the portions of the block wall that were available. Obviously I didn't think to take picture until I had started unloading the pellets on Saturday. (no picture of the wall by the overhead door as I had already moved the shelves back).
As contrast, here is the unpainted cinder block wall behind the bike.
Amazing how much brighter it is in there with just a bit of paint.
I filled gaps between the sheetrock and cinder block walls with foam backer rod, then caulked to close the gaps. Also caulked around the door frame and the window on the back wall.
There was a gap between the sheet rock and the original trim boards. I had the sheet rock hung so that it did not go behind the boards since the garage is wet at times and the sheetrock would soak up water. I did not remove the original trim boards because they had concreted them in to keep water from seeping under the sill. So, that is the long way of saying I had to fill the gap between the sheet rock and the boards with backer rod.
During this past week I went to a BBS and got some PVC trim slats and yesterday (another cool rainy day) I installed them over the gap and caulked (yes, I had to run out and take the picture just now - (LOL)
Oh, and yes, I got the rest of the pellets moved last Sunday (1/2 ton for $55 - normally $7- per 40 lb bag) - okay, no picture of them stacked, but this is them in the truck ready to off-load
Wow! The paint makes a great difference - at least, in the photos. How did your shoulder take the painting and pellet toting? Good to have progress to report, isn't it?
Posted by: Cop Car | June 24, 2018 at 02:29 PM
Lots of ibuprofen and other natural remedies help keep the pain down (no, not alcohol or illicit drugs - LOL). I've decided my shoulders are not going to get any better by babying them, so will soldier thru the best that I can. Actually moving pellets doesn't bother me a bit. Painting, mudding, sanding and scrubbing (as I did this weekend) are big culprits.
Worst part is sleeping at night I can't find a position that doesn't bother my right shoulder. And my left shoulder kills me while riding the bike (right shoulder is fine for riding)
Posted by: bogie | June 24, 2018 at 05:37 PM
Strange combination.
Posted by: Cop Car | June 27, 2018 at 08:57 AM