Fixin' Up the Bungalow

-Gizmodyne Woodworking

Seeing Green

Gizmodyne | December 13, 2006

Whose giant head is blocking the shot? It was a great show of support by the teachers of our union.

New Trim.

Gizmodyne | December 8, 2006

Another View of the trim Originally uploaded by gizmodyne.
Juan, our carpenter, has begun hanging the trim to replace the long lost wood. He bought old douglas fir beams that had been removed from demolished homes. He then resaws and planes it to the correct thickness. New wood does not compare to the old growth fir. [...]

Nibble. Nibble.

Gizmodyne | December 8, 2006

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We told the a.c guys that something was eating our ducts. They didn’t believe us. And they said they checked. I took a picture of the duct by sticking the camera into the vent. Notice the large hole! Possums! Arrggh!

Half Stripped Beams and New Plaster

Gizmodyne | December 2, 2006

Half Stripped Beam
Originally uploaded by gizmodyne.
After 9 days of work the plaster is up. We freaked a little when we saw the stripped beams since we like the color but this will ensure that the color matches in the living room.

Looking out the window to the deck. Around the window is all new plaster.
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