Work Myself Silly

Started the day with a door stop.

Then it was a second coat of paint in the bathroom.

While that dried, I moved outside to work on the deck. Remember the deck?

It was nice having the outdoor speakers. Though pretty sunny, it was a nice temp. to work on the deck.

It took a while for me to get back in the groove of things. I guess not working on the railings since last November has taken its toll.

I also tried a different technique this time. I used to do an entire section at once. I'd do the 2x4s, top rail, and spindles before moving onto the next section. This time I tried to do as many sections with 2x4s as I could - at least until the paint dried in the bathroom and it was time to finish that.

Back in the bathroom, the first thing I did was install the medicine cabinet.

I came up with this nifty way of hiding the screws into the wall with the shelves, but only if the shelves go where I put the screws.

Then it was time to mount the light. Yeah. I should have done the light first, but whatever. I had some concerns with the light box. There were only two nails holding it up there, and they weren't that secure.

The light is metal with four glass globe like thingies. I didn't want to risk it pulling out of the wall, so I rigged some over-engineered support.

The key of course is the two little screws through the box and into my support. You probably can't do chin-ups on the light, but I'm pretty sure a little rumbling won't shake it loose.

Then Voila! The light goes up!

Then some more painting of course.

And still the bathroom isn't done!

- b