5/19/19
Building Summary: Today I started off at Jacobhouse by fixing the sail shade. This consisted of turning the entire southern pole counter-clockwise* to mirror the nothern pole’s rebar position. Then, with Padre’s help, the PVC/rebar cross was adjusted so it aligned with the center of the shade-cloth.
For the second portion of the morning, I cut and fastened in some pieces of 2×6 (one of which, I had to rip to about three-fifths of its typical width) beside the shower stall to close the whole thing in and anchor it in place**.
Commentary: It has been very dry as of late. I know I recently spoke of a storm knocking out our electric, but the amount of rain that tempest dropped must have been minimal, for the land has since become parched. This was revealed to me in full today when I departed old-house and found the outdoor temperature almost too cool to experience without a jacket. When I ventured into the sun, however, that opinion was immediately forgotten.
I do have a reason for mentioning the anomalous weather, and that reason would be the sail shade in front of Jacobhouse. I could not help but notice how effective it was today (which was part of my reason for fixing it). Out in the sun to its either side, the day became a positive ‘scorcher’, but underneath, due to the weather’s abnormal dryness, it was like stepping into the air condition – consequently a perfect place for my morning’s woodcutting.
I had to take a picture after noticing how its shadow perfectly matched the porch’s contours.
Final Note: Tomorrow I plan on actually trimming the pieces of plywood I cut yesterday and fastening them to the interior side of the pocket door frame. This will likely be followed by my cutting more plywood for the bathroom’s exterior walls. It should also be noted that I will be looking for a shower drain on Zoro later today (as well as some snap-connectors for the kitchen’s soffit).
*With a pipe-wrench about the size of my arm.
**Not anchored to the point of being immovable in the future. Saying this, Padre did provide me with a piece of aluminum ‘angle-iron’ that we used to attach the vertical 2×6 to the shower’s own vertical support.