4/18/19:
Building Summary: Today, I began my time at Jacobhouse by straightening the edge of the wall between the kitchen and bathroom*. This was followed by my clearing away the soon-to-be ‘cabinet manufacturing space’ (in other words, the kitchen) and then by my loading the cabinet boxes into the back of the big white pickup truck for transport tomorrow morning.
Commentary: It was a shorter morning at Jacobhouse today due to the arrival and subsequent vaccination / recording of almost a hundred new neighbors**. I did, however, still manage to get some things done, and the residence is now about ready for some cupboard construction.
By way of highlights, today’s came in the form of an idea. This idea is in regard to a solution that will not only conceal the kitchen shelving, but also provide a privacy door when I want to close the back portion of the house (office / bedroom / bathroom) off from the kitchen. Padre’s idea was to install a piano-hinge door – something with a large swing range that could cover the kitchen supplies for most of the time and then swing all the way around to cover the hall.
I liked that idea, especially the part about having a privacy door. There was a slight problem of length, though, in the way that the kitchen cupboard would require a 31″ door while the hall would require a 34″ one. That’s when I mentioned a ‘barn door’, a fixture where the extra length would not matter so much, and from what I’ve read, would easily follow a custom built track.
Final Note: Seeing as the white pickup truck is loaded, and the front of Jacobhouse has been cleared, cabinet construction shall begin on the morrow. As for the waterline test that was supposed to take place today, I discovered that the hoses we obtained from Zoro possess a big end and a small end. I don’t know the actual measurements right off, but I do know that the water heater hook up will require two hoses with a couple ‘big ends’. This may warrant a trip down to Sparr Farm Supply in the near future.
*The center of the ½” plywood’s machine-cut edge was jutting out slightly while the top and bottom were pulled back into the correct places. To fix this, I took out the bottom screws, push the center over until it lined up where I wanted it, put screws into that middle section, and then used a crowbar to push the bottom back out to its original position. This same process was repeated for the top, except I also had to use some cedar wood shims to hold it in place.
**As always, of bovine heritage.