CH: Day 8
Yesterday.
Today. Three more lengths of ancient siding. This took two hours!
The sash for the small window has new glass, replacing the…oh, the horror…Plexiglass. The black is original, found under many layers of white.
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It’s curious that that window has what appear to be slots for a sash rope. In your experience is this common of single-pane sash windows? Could it have originally been the top of a two-sash set or was it just happenstance of mass-production windows?
Hi, JP! The sash originally could be lifted up into the wall void.
Oh thats even cooler!
This is just great Ross!
I agree, Sandra!
Oh, boy. Closer and closer to window time.
Every cloud has a silver lining, I guess; you seem to be enjoying this work on the CH, but it is still aggravating that someone felt the need to complain to the city. We could speculate all day, and it would probably be someone you would least suspect. The last laugh will be yours…and he who laughs last, laughs loudest.
Hi, Mike!
Many years ago a friend told me: “I realize, looking back, that when a bad thing happens to me my reaction proves vastly worse than the actual bad thing. While I can’t change the bad thing, I can change my reaction.”
I have found this to be powerfully true. And this situation is a perfect example. How I react to the Violation Notice will 100% determine if I’m miserable or happy for several months.
I choose happy. While the situation is unexpected, I’m glad to make the poor Carriage House look better, and the weather is ideal. It’s nice being outside after so many months working on the library. The work is nourishing and I’m greatly excited about HTWL (how things will look) as the weeks progress.
In short: SQUEE!!!!!!!!