5/24/19:
(Above: The four non-plywood boards are those that are destined to support Wall #6.)
Building Summary: The first portion of this morning was spent planning Wall #6 and taking measurements for the closet-wall’s hardware. Then, after checking the beefers with Padre, I was able to begin the marking and cutting the lumber for Jacobhouse’s final wall*.
As for late-day activities, I spent time searching for heavy-duty drawer slides and ‘face material’ for the plywood walls within the container home.
Commentary: Presently, as I write this, I am reinvigorated by a new idea in regard to covering up the current plywood walls within Jacobhouse. My intent was to utilize peel-and-stick wall (or floor) tiles. Unfortunately, after some research, I discovered that peel-and-stick does not fare too well in regard to plywood. Not only is the surface porous**, but it is also a major dust collector. In other words, I would have to prime the plywood before I could even get started with tiling.
Something was tickling me in the back of my mind, though. I remembered the original idea was to use beadboard paneling, so I looked it up. I was somewhat pleased by what I found, but not completely. Much of the paneling I found lacked a finished coat, and the panels that were finished possessed a range of colors and shades that did not seem to match the Jacobhouse’s industrial interior. Except for one.
Diamond steel. It looked great, but it was also very expensive. Saying that, it did set me on the trail for something even better. For the final idea and the one I’m presently enthused by, I’ll simply include what I wrote in my research notes***:
“Wall cover: Not a fan of what I saw in regard to applying stick-on tile. Would require a coat of primer beforehand. May be inevitable in regard to floor, but for walls I was thinking of this:
https://www.homedepot.com/s/metal%2520roofing%2520panels?NCNI-5
Roof panels would maintain industrial look, be easy (both to install and to clean), and they come in all sorts of colors. Also, very reasonably priced. Between primer and tile, I’d be looking at similar, and then there is the time involved of priming, lining everything up, and sticking. This would only require the panels and the hardware for fastening them up.“
The ingredients? 2 tbsp. of butter and three farm fresh eggs from Weber Family Farm.
Final Note: Tomorrow I plan on continuing with the construction of Wall #6.
*I used 2x6s for the top and sides, and I used a 2×8 for the bottom. My reason for utilizing such wide boards is because of the sliding glass door’s thickness (two glass panels, a screen, and a frame add up to about 5.5″). In the case of the bottom, I needed a place onto which I could fasten the office area’s last piece of plywood flooring.
**Think of it as many micro air pockets. If you have a large supply of cement, this is not a problem, but in the case of peel-and-stick tiles, they only have a finite amount of glue. Thus, those micro air pockets greatly reduce adhesion.
***Often, I send these notes to Padre and Madre to obtain their opinions, too.