Low eighties this morning, bright sunny day, perfect for working. Not too hot, not too cold, no wind to speak of.
Soaked through my first hat of the season.
I got a first coat on all the linear wood on and under the west cabin eaves. I still have to roll a coat on the underside of the plywood, but that’s just cosmetic and won’t take long. Mostly I was trying to clear the deck so I can get hanging the gutter out of the way.
I was reminded again how badly I got handled by the construction supply company last year…
Man, they saw me coming. I paid full price for some of the roughest studs and rafters I ever saw. But they hold the place up, I guess. And the second coat will be easier than the first.
Had a little hiccup when I started working on the gutter hangers, thought for a while it was going to be a show-stopper until I can go to town on Monday…
Turns out there’s a difference between 4″ and 5″ gutters, and Landlady had hangers for both in her barn. I had 4″ gutter and a whole bunch of hangers for 5″. So LB and I drove to the barn, not very hopefully, to see if I could get the right sort. Turns out there was lots.
I should explain, there was once a project to put gutters on the barn eaves, and after she bought all the stuff that turned out to be impossible. So when I mentioned gutters for the Lair she waved her hand expansively and in a disgusted voice said, “Please. Take it away.”
On the way back I saw some little friends…
Looks like the cattleman is trying something another guy did several years ago, letting weanlings run loose with just a few older cows around for a modicum of guidance and protection. I’ve seen a couple of these gangs of little hooligans around lately.
Anyway, we did find the hangers we needed, and after that things went fairly smoothly.
Now it’s PM. The west wall is in bright sun and the east wall, which badly needs a coat of green, is moving into shadow. I might still break out the roller and pan, but probably not. It’s baking day, and I’m feeling a bit sunbaked myself. No hurry, he said with a hint of hubris in his voice. I’m way ahead of schedule – and anyway very pleased with myself for getting 16′ of gutter up alone without bending anything.
Eww. My first thought was “Oh, rain. How refreshing!” 🙂
Just a quick question…as you have, in the past, used the phrase “Oh bother”.
The gutters are hung with a slope from the sealed end running down to the drain end right? You would not be the first person to hang them level.
Very slight slope, yes. Haven’t uncoiled the yard hose to test it yet, though. Too many tools lying around. But if there are any places where it pools up in the gutter it’ll be fairly easy to adjust.