49F and cloudy @ 15:00, which is the high predicted for the day.
Got hopper and 2 tube feeders refilled yesterday, plus scattered cracked corn, cheap bird seed, peanuts for the ground feeders. Also took about 2 gallon of whole corn up and stuck it in the deer feeder.
Collected mail while I was up there.
Woman took her car down to the local repair shop yesterday afternoon and dropped it off to have it aligned. Brake light came on as She was heading over there. Shop called this morning and said right rear wheel cylinder was leaking ...
Interestingly, the guys at Discount Tire had a very hard time getting the right rear tire and rim off when we got the new tires installed, had to beat the crap out of it to get it off.
I'll need to grease/anti-seize all the rims at some point in the not-too-distant future when it warms up a little more and the sun is out.
Got some clean up done in dining room, plus all the plants in there watered. Woman said to keep doing whatever I'm doing with the banana tree. Yeah ... it does like a drink every now and then ...
Also moved the old clothes washer across the kitchen, clearing a space for the old refrig on the north wall. One step closer to the front door ...
Woman has been cleaning the interior of it this afternoon, now out for a walk with the neighbor.
Got back into the master bedroom bath last night. Attempted to remove the old shower drain collar by unscrewing it. Got it to turn but it didn't seem to be unscrewing/rising. Put the propane torch to it and was able to pry it up a little. About that time I came to the conclusion that it was probably a leaded joint. Which was confirmed by the oakum on the bottom once I got it off.
Getting it off allowed me to remove the top layer of subfloor in that area that the drain comes up through:
Once that was done I chiseled out the shoe plant on the bottom of the 2 x 4 stud (left side in above picture) on the shower entry and then trimmed off the stud where it was rotted with the oscillating tool.
Also cleaned up all the wood debris, nails, and screws.
Had heavy consultations with the "construction supervisor" while all that was going on and got a decision made as to which direction we're going to go on the new shower pan. Need to get that ordered today, should have it in around 10 days or so.
Next on the agenda in there will be a very close inspection of the bottom portion of the subfloor to determine what parts of it need to be removed and replaced. Then start trimming it out.
Was tempted to pressure treated plywood for the subfloor ... but considering how wet it tends to be when you get it and the shrinkage from that, I think I'll probably stick with regular plywood. May even have enough plywood here leftover from the router table/woodworking bench projects to refloor the area but need to verify the thickness (is it 1/2" or 3/4" ?)
Repair shop just called: Woman's car is done. She's back from her walk and headed off with the other neighbor to go pick it up ...
Hope everyone is having a decent Friday ...
