7/6/19:
(Above: The major portion of Wall #5’s west-side paneling is now fastened in place.)
Building Summary: Today I began by moving the aluminum paneling out to Jacobhouse once more. This was followed by my taking down all the measurements for Wall #5’s west side* and marking them onto the postern portion of the galvalume paneling**.
After the marks were made, I ventured down to Harbison’s Farmer’s Market with Uncle Wag to get some groceries. A plenitude of seafood and vegetation was obtained, and then I stopped by oldhouse where I put it all away. I proceeded to return to Jacobhouse, and there, cut – or nibbled, rather – along the marks I had earlier made. I then brought the panel inside, and thankfully, Padre stopped by just in time to help me put it up. With his aid, I aligned the galvalume panel with the container’s ceiling and along the closet-wall’s south side, and when it was suitably positioned, I affixed the sheet in place with four rivets.
Commentary: Despite taking an hour off to venture down to Harbison’s farmer’s market, Jacobhouse activity moved along quite well. It took about 1.5 hours to measure out, mark, cut, and fasten the piece of Galvalume paneling to the closet-wall’s west side, and in regard to the lattermost event, I must thank Padre for his aid. It was much much easier to affix and adjust that paneling with two people instead of one, and even though it was not an absolutely perfect fit, Padre showed me how we would be able to procure a smaller piece of trim and use it to bow the galvalume’s top corner in ever so slightly to make a straight line.
Served along with refreshing farm-fresh salad (many ingredients such as pepper / lettuce / tomato / cucumber from Harbison farmer’s market), homemade sourdough croutons, and local-grown peach.
As for other highlights, the Harbison’s farmer’s market proved even more impressive this week than last week. They bore such variety that I was able to procure something for lunch I had never made before: conchs. With these freshly-caught creatures, I made pseudo-fritters – a mixture of conch, jalapeno, bell pepper, onion, and flour/egg/sourcream batter poured into the various receptacles of a muffin-pan and Baked at 400 F for 22 minutes. Though I packed the mixture a tad too loosely to make them into true-fritters (and there was too little batter), their savory taste and chewy texture complimented the Padre-made salad and sourdough croutons served alongside them.
Final Note: Tomorrow, I plan on either paneling Wall #1 – the bathroom’s easternmost wall – or I will finish covering the closet-wall’s east and west sides above and below the shelving. At present, I’m thinking more of the latter (may have enough time to install the other light fixture, that way).
*Measurements for where the panel’s edge would meet the shelving and for the electrical receptacle holes (light and light switch).
**Discovered today that working on the back side of the metal paneling is far better than working on the front side. Not only do I prevent my making accidental marks on the metal by doing this, it is also much easier to collect accurate measurements due to the lack of protuberances (those ridges in the metal typically make it quite a hassle to use measuring tape… not so when they are flipped upside down to form gullies).