5/22/19
(Above: Now, the bathroom and its walls are almost entirely closed in. All that remains are the two small sections above and below the pocket-door opening.)
Building Summary: Today, Jacobhouse activities began with my cutting (and trimming) a couple more pieces of plywood for the bedroom’s west wall*. This was followed by my putting up those pieces of plywood with Padre’s help and then by my fastening everything in place with screws – everything being the exterior sides of the bathroom’s south and east walls.
Commentary: On my ride down to the container home today, I took especial notice of the surrounding landscape. The grass was brown, the weeds were wilted, and even the trees were beginning to show signs of dehydration (namely the paper mulberry trees whose water content is extremely high). It was a scene reminiscent of parts of eastern Australia, except instead of evergreen eucalyptus trees, we in Florida have evergreen oak trees.
As for additional commentary, I don’t have too much to say for today except that I put in a lot of screws. That, and to make matters more satisfying (and efficient), I started them all first and then used the drill to drive them the rest of the way in. The trusty tool usually stays cool even when heavily used, but today it was actually starting to get a bit toasty from all the work I imposed upon it.
Final Note: Tomorrow I plan on cutting and fastening in even more plywood in these locations: beneath and above the pocket door entrance, on the floor of the closet-wall (between bedroom and office), and on the sides of the closet-wall.
*In addition to the two electrical box holes, I created a 3′ by ~4′ opening at the base of the wall toward the north side so I can fasten my future bed to Jacobhouse’s sturdy wall supports. The bed will be rendered immobile because of this decision, but it will allow me to build in storage space beneath it.