6/3/19
(Above: Wooden mounts to which the kitchen light shall be fastened.)
Building Summary: Today I started off by preparing our family van for the trip to Home Depot (taking out seats, laying out a drop cloth, and etc). This was followed by my venturing down to Jacobhouse and putting up the two boards to which the kitchen light will be attached – a process comprised of measuring out the proper location, cutting a couple pieces of 2×8, and fastening them to the roof with self-tapping screws.
After a ride around the beefers with Padre, I returned home and went on a Home Depot supply run with Madre. The original intent was to procure roofing steel so I could begin the process of covering the plywood walls. Instead, we ordered the flooring because it is a two-week wait time. This brought us over the threshold for our coupon, so we finished off our store visit by obtaining the PVC conduit fittings for the kitchen light and three rolls of flashing for the exterior of Wall #6. We could not find the PVC trim at Home Depot, so we acquired that at Lowe’s (where we also looked at the enameled steel roofing). Now, I have all the materials required to completely close-in Wall #6.
Commentary: As mentioned above, I purchased flooring for Jacobhouse this morning. It was a hair over $500.00, which seemed expensive for a little place like mine, but out of all the selection there, it looked like the best combination of appearance and toughness (both waterproof and over 25 years warantee). The installation also appears quite easy, seeing as the planks have a built-in adhesive backing and can apparently be laid down directly on top of plywood (after the plywood has been vacuumed/swept clean).
As for the ‘metal-roofing for walls’ idea, it still stands. Padre and I are going to look at Svinga Brothers in Ocala to see if they have anything that could be used as wall cover*. They very likely do have something (maybe sheet metal that’s a tad flatter rather than grooved), but if not, I think I’ll be quite happy with the Galvalume roofing that I saw at Home Depot today. It actually was much more shiny than I expected and appeared as if it would go quite well with container home’s stainless steel walls.
Final Note: Tomorrow I shall begin closing in Wall #6, and once the sun begins shining on that side of the house, I will probably move inside and work on the DSL jack and kitchen light.
*Will also look for kitchen counter material at the same time.