2003

 Project

INFO

Job details

MOVED IN 8/12/03  
Carpet Cleaned 8/19/03  
Made dog run
Date Started: 8/31/03
Date Finish 9/5/03
  • put a plastic lattice on our deck guiding the dogs to the dog Holding area, this required building a frame for the lattice
  • put in lattice gate on deck
  • building a holding area to guild dogs from deck into dog area
  • removed a section of wire fence into the dog area
Put in workbench and drawers
Date Started: 9/5/03
Date Finish  100%
  • put in the workbench and all the drawers
  • unloaded tool boxes (so I can start other projects easier)
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Built Desks
Date Started: 9/5/03
Date Finish 9/6/03
  • built desks bought from office depot
built dog house
Date Started: 9/14/03
Date Finish 9/14/03
Workers Me and Becca
Time 2 hours
 
Dog security

 (had a problem with dogs getting under fence)

Date Started: 9/9/03
Date Finish 9/9/03
Workers Me and Becca
Time 6 hours
  • laid 1 foot chicken wire 1/2 on dirt and 1/2 on fence
  • laid 2x4 pressure treated boards on top of the chicken wire and re-barred it into the ground 4 ft.
  • top 1/2 was wire tied to the fence

Tore down front yard fence

(the city of Tualatin is putting a side walk in front of the yard)

Date Started: 9/5/03
Date Finish  9/6/03
  • used a Saws-all and cut down the front yard fence

Build platform for hot tub
Date Started: 9/1/03
Date Finish 9/1/03
Workers Me and Becca
  • removed old basket ball hoop
  • dug out base for each of the 9 cement foots
  • laid base boards level
  • laid top boards
Replace broken windows in entertainment building
Date Started: 9/7/03
Date Finish 9/7/03
Workers Jim alone
time 3-4 hours
  • Get windows cut
  • remove all old windows
  • putty in new windows (Jim did all this) I had issues with the putty
Replaced door locks
Date Started: 9/13/03
Date Finish  75%
  • Replaced door locks with security locks

put in shelves
Date Started: 9/12/03
Date Finish 9/12/03
  • put in wire shelving above workbench
Built stairs to attic
Date Started: 9/13/03
Date Finish  90%
  • cut out stairs from a 2x12
  • placed stairs in the joists and mounted
  • put stairs into place
  • mounted staircase into cement floor

NEED TO

  • put in support beam
  • level at top of attic
Laid Beams
Date Started: 9/19/03
Date Finish 9/19/03
  • put in 8 - 6"x24' beams
  • making the support beams from 4 feet to 2
  • had to trim the edges of each 24 foot board then we would angle them into on corner then Becca would put all her weight in the middle and Jim and Ash would lift the beam up then Becca would get off snapping the beams into place...
  • leveled the old beams by using a car jack and raising it to the level height and screwing in place
Laid plywood floor
Date Started: 9/20/03
Date Finish 9/25/03
  • laid plywood on the newly laid beams totaling about 800 square feet. had to cut plywood to fit where need be
Rewire studio
Date Started: 9/26/03
Date Finish 1/31/04
Workers Me, Jim
Hours: 20
  • tear down old wiring and replace with old wiring
  • put new plugs in studio
  • put new lights and outlets
Wired Lights in attic
Date Started: 9/27/03
Date Finish 9/27/03
  • Wired in 2 florescent lights to the attic hooked them to shop light switch with there own independent switch
     
Wired 30 AMP plug for RV
Date Started: 9/27/03
Date Finish  9/27/03
Est time 3 hours
  • Put in a 30 amp circuit to trailer
  • rewired the wiring to plug

Installed studio heater
Date Started: 10/8/03
Date Finish 10/8/03
Workers Me
  • put in 220 30 amp breaker 2 pole
  • ran wire from breaker to heater
  • installed 6000 watt heater

New Roof
Date Started: 10/24/03
Date Finish 10/25/03
  • Remove old (2 layers of old 3 tab roofing and 1 layer of cedar shingles)
  • nail in all the nails
  • lay plywood
  • put new roof on 40 yr premium architectural
  • clean up

    old roof NASTY

    Old Roof

    Old roof back side... a garden of sorts

    roofers working on roof

    roofers working on roof

    roofers working on roof

    roofers working on roof

    new root front

    new roof back

Hang Grape Lights
Date Started: 10/25/03
Date Finish 10/26/03
workers me
time 3 hours
  • Removed old x-mas lights (white)
  • hung new grape lights
Attic Fan
Date Started: 10/25/03
Date Finish 10/26/03
  • we drilled out where I wanted it
  • Roofers cut it out and placed fan and roofed around it
  • we wired it Photo above
Wired internet cable to media cabinet
Date Started: 10/28/03
Date Finish 10/28/03
  • went under the floor to the media cabinet for the permanent internet connection to the media cabinet and Becca's computer
Replace toilet.
Date Started: 11/26/03
Date Finish  11/26/03
  • Removed old toilet and put in new one... fairly easy no complications
  • Put in a Pressure toilet (it fills a bladder inside the tank that gives a powerful flush)

Replace and return the top of the new toilet
Date Started: 11/29/03
Date Finish  11/29/03
  • The top component of the new toilet kept running after a few days of use
  • not sure the cause was, took back the old one replaced the new one. put on a stage 1 household filter to strain any partials that may of clogged components

 

Insulation
Date Started: 11/30/03
Date Finish 1/31/04
Workers Me, Becca, Jim, Rick
Hours 10
  • Had to remove hundreds of nails and screws
  • lay the insulation and staple it in

Wired Florescent wiring
Date Started: 11/30/03
Date Finish  11/30/03
Workers me
Hours 4
  • installed 4  florescent lights and hooked them to a 3 way switch

Sealed and painted basement bedroom
Date Started: 9/27/03
Date Finish 9/31/03
  • Removed old nasty carpet
  • Removed wallpaper
  • Painted cement sealer on cement walls and floor
  • Primed walls
  • Painted walls

    bedroom area painted and sealed

    bedroom area painted and sealed

    living room area painted and sealed

    living room areaa painted and sealed

    living area done

    living area done

    bedroom area done

Laid tile
Date Started: 10/25/03
Date Finish 10/26/03
  • laid vinyl tile squares white and black
Wired in retro light
Date Started: 10/27/03
Date Finish 10/27/03
  • Wired in retro light in living area