4/5/19:
Building Summary: Today, I started off by finishing the outlet installation in the office area*. This was followed by a rigorous tidying of Jacobhouse where all items on the south side of the house (the portion with the floor boards) was moved to the north side. I also used Madre’s vacuum apparatus to blow out any remaining dust/debris I didn’t get last time.
To finish up, Padre helped me bring plywood out to Jacobhouse with the big white pickup, and then I cleaned out the drain holes that had gotten clogged from my dust-blowing**.
Commentary: Originally, I was going to begin putting down plywood planks today and move Jacobhouse’s various items out of the way as I went. I thought about it, though, and deemed that method inefficient compared to moving everything out of the way, and then putting down the planks in an unobstructed space. It all goes back to this video with Scott Wadsworth of Essential Craftsman. In the linked clip, he says: ‘Divide your work into specific tasks and then stay on one task as long as possible instead of jumping back and forth between related tasks’. I’ve found that this tip among all the others has helped me most in improving productivity (and that goes for more than just construction work).
Now, as for highlights, I can’t say that anything of extreme interest occurred at Jacobhouse today. It was a lot of cleaning and tidying up, after all. I will admit, though, that I’m looking forward to tomorrow morning quite a lot. The floor-surface is clear of all miscellanea, and the required materials are on-hand. The plywood days draw nigh.
Final Note: As the commentary revealed, I shall start putting in plywood flooring tomorrow. This will likely include lots of measuring, cutting, and perhaps some moving of the floor-boards I have already placed.
Additional Note: Alas, Master Blend Cattle Company didn’t make it into top 100 of the FedEx Business Grant Contest. It was a great try, though, and we also got a decent video out of it!
* Did this by adding a grounding screw to the metal electrical box, coiling the ground wire around it, and then attaching that wire to the outlet’s own grounding screw
** I will likely plug these holes with steel wool so water can seep through if needed and so bugs / rodents cannot get in. There are three of these drain holes.