Drywall, Ceiling – August 2021
In this post I describe the work I did on the ceiling of the guest bedroom. All ceilings in the house were knockdown textured, which…
In this post I describe the work I did on the ceiling of the guest bedroom. All ceilings in the house were knockdown textured, which…
In the first post about drywall, I neglected to explain what "Level 0" meant in the post title. I could go back and update that…
I took an unplanned hiatus through most of May, initially due to a cold. Once recovered from that, I was further delayed by my own…
As mentioned in the last post, I will be replacing my windows and doors with ones that are impact resistant. Additionally, I will be replacing…
Continue reading → New Window Preparation and Some Floor Repairs – April 2021
With the network cables patched in to the rack, the remaining networking tasks include adding a switch, router, modem, and battery backup. But I do…
The additional cable and networking equipment arrived on time, so I was able to add the remaining runs and begin the process of terminating the…
Continue reading → Networking: Terminating Cables – February/March 2021
Until now, all posts have described work I had done before starting this blog. With this post, I have finally caught up and will now…
Continue reading → Networking: Running Cables – February, 2021
The Manabloc arrived in early January, so I mounted it. Manabloc mounted To support the lines connecting to the sides, I fashioned a support similar…
Following the trenching, I made a decision to re-pipe the entire house, replacing all the copper pipes with PEX (flexible plastic tubing). The primary motivation…
To accommodate the intended kitchen and master bathroom changes, some significant changes needed to be made to the plumbing. This included, moving the drain and…