I’ll begin with probably the most thrilling factor that occurred yesterday. My plywood, trim items, and molding had been delivered! I’ve by no means had something like this delivered from Dwelling Depot or Lowe’s earlier than, so I had no concept what that course of would even appear to be. Lowe’s brings every thing on an enormous flatbed truck (the dimensions of an 18-wheeler) with a forklift connected to the again, after which the supply particular person makes use of that forklift to position the gadgets the place you need them. It was such a fast and painless course of.
And y’all, I used to be so grateful that we have now a driveway now! That made it really easy for him to drive proper as much as the carport with the forklift and place them underneath the carport.
He needed to place the plywood on the fringe of the carport as a result of the forklift couldn’t match underneath the carport, but it surely was the right placement to go away numerous room for me to work underneath the carport. I had already checked the forecast, and fortunately, we don’t have rain within the forecast for the following week.
That’s loads of plywood! 
Most of it (21 sheets) is 3/4-inch plywood, and the remaining is 1/2-inch and 1/4-inch plywood.
After all, the plywood that I wanted to begin with was on the underside, so I needed to transfer all the different items off to the facet earlier than I might even get began.
And all the 3/4-inch ply wanted to be ripped right down to the depth of the cupboard packing containers as a result of all the 3/4-inch will probably be used for cupboard packing containers, cabinets, and separators (i.e., between drawer sections and to kind the devoted slot for my step ladder). I used to be having hassle deciding on 16-inch-deep cupboards or 20-inch-deep cupboards, so I made a decision to separate the distinction and reduce the plywood to 17.25 inches in order that when the face trim is connected, the cupboard packing containers will probably be 18 inches deep. I bought about midway by ripping down the three/4-inch plywood for the cupboard packing containers.
Since I don’t have an enormous desk noticed with an outfeed desk, I needed to work on the bottom…once more. I positioned a 1-inch foam insulation board on the concrete underneath the carport and reduce every thing with my round noticed.
I used my Kreg Rip-Lower Round Noticed Information (affiliate hyperlink), which labored completely for this mission. It’s a fantastic low-cost possibility for these of us who don’t have desk saws with outfeed tables. And it really works with nearly any round noticed.
I labored as late as I might final night time (I don’t like utilizing energy instruments outdoors previous 8:00pm), and I bought about half of the three/4-inch sheets reduce down and stacked. The stack on the proper is the one for the closet cupboard packing containers. The stack on the left is the waste, however I can guarantee you that it received’t truly go to waste. I nonetheless have a complete workshop that must be outfitted to make it usable as a workshop, and that plywood will probably be nice for making cabinets, storage cupboards, and different issues.
In different information, I noticed yesterday that I made a HUGE oversight. I nonetheless don’t have a scuttle gap to entry the crawl house of our home. The scuttle gap was within the closet space of our house gymnasium, however when the brand new subfloor was put in, I instructed them to not reduce a brand new scuttle gap in that location as a result of I didn’t need a scuttle gap in our bed room ground. I additionally plan to maneuver the attic entry out of that room as properly.
My plan was to place the brand new scuttle gap to the crawl house on this nook of the lobby, however after all, it ought to have been reduce earlier than I completed the ground. However now, I’ve a newly completed ground that I’ve to chop a gap in. Yikes!
I plan to place an upholstered ottoman in that space, so at the very least if I mess it up, it received’t present. However I’ve been stressing out about having to do that. The truth is, I had hassle sleeping final night time as a result of I couldn’t cease desirous about how I used to be going to chop into this flooring and subfloor.
I lastly determined (at about 3:30am) that the best choice could be to purchase a plunge noticed. I’ve been plunge saws for some time now, however the worth for the model that’s thought-about the perfect has held me again. The Festool model prices anyplace from $700 to over $1000, relying on the mannequin. And since I haven’t actually had a necessity for one thus far, paying that a lot cash for a instrument that I haven’t truly wanted wasn’t actually a precedence for me.
However now that I want one, I nonetheless don’t need to pay that a lot for it! (There’s not an area place that rents plunge saws.) My precedence now’s to get the closet, bed room, and lobby completed, and I don’t need to spend that a lot on a instrument proper now. So I’ve been different choices. There’s a model known as WEN that sells a plunge noticed with a monitor for $169 (affiliate hyperlink), and it truly has actually good scores. After which Kreg has one for $299 (affiliate hyperlink), but it surely seems just like the monitor is offered individually. So if any of you have got expertise with both of these manufacturers of plunge saws, I’d love to listen to your ideas!
In happier information, I bought the three-step ladder that I ordered for the closet (affiliate hyperlink). Y’all, I’m so impressed with this ladder! I wasn’t certain what to anticipate from an aluminum ladder that has a wooden grain end. After all, the photographs on the product itemizing had been spectacular, however you simply by no means know if these photographs have been edited to look nice.
But it surely’s truly a really fairly, sturdy end. It seems nice, and it’s very sturdy!
When it’s folded and saved in its devoted slot within the closet, that is all that will probably be seen. I could use a little bit of Rub ‘N Buff on these shiny chrome screws in order that they don’t command a lot consideration.
And at last, the electrician simply left, so I’ve a working dryer outlet now! Woohoo!! That implies that I can construct that different cupboard for the dryer this weekend, and I can even have a working washer AND dryer by the top of the weekend! I haven’t had a working dryer for the reason that center of December, and I’m so excited to get that in place and wash AND dry a load of sheets and blankets! I by no means thought I’d be so excited to do a load of laundry.
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Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I transform and embellish the 1948 fixer higher that my husband, Matt, and I purchased in 2013. Matt has M.S. and is unable to do bodily work, so I do nearly all of the work on the home on my own. You’ll be able to be taught extra about me right here.
