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sunroom update

ernie miller

>This weekend has been a long hard one I got the 14 windows installed My nephew's girl friend Megan was able to help me on Saturday we started at 8:00 and picked them up we had them all installed by three. we both had energy so we started on the door from the bed room. several small problems and a break fro a sandwich we finaly got it in at 8:00 last night there were more electric wires in the way than I expected so I had to spend some time in the attic must have been 120 deg up there. Got the wall ut wires moved and door in place then problems with the lock Seems Megan didn'tread the instructions and me either so I installed a lock from am old rental for the night and we went to the outback for dinner. Today I finished up some lose ends and did the rough wireing. also did some clean up here are the long awaited pictures. this one is from the garden looking to the house. It's real peacefull in the garden in the morning I drink my coffee out there.


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ernie miller

>I guess that one wasn't from the garden this one is


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Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native, Presently Away

>WOW Ernie, that is really looking good! Any chance you can convert it into a shop? Man, with all those windows you'll never want for light.

Whens the siding going on?

Lets see an inside pic next eh?

T.O.

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Ernie Miller

>Not much to see inside just studs and wires How about I show you pictures of all the injuries? Smashed thumb stepped on a nail ran the circular saw across the thumb nothing major I'll get the inside shots tonight.

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Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native, Presently Away

>OK lets see the smasked thumb. Got to be more careful! ;~) T.O.

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Kevin French

>Turn it into a shop, Huh, this might work Ernie. As you finish the inside, you take your time, moving more and more tools in. Then you suggest another project, or two, that could be done while you have all these tool in there. Maybe SWMBO will give in.

It might work. For a while.

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Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA

>Sounds like you need to be a bit more carefull. The smashed thumb is one thing but dang man, be carefull with that circular saw!

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Ernie Miller

>The battery was dead or so I though? one tooth cut the thumb all scared over now. I was holding it wrong when I pulled the battery out. I think the nail in the foot will be the worst damage.

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Pam Niedermayer - Austin, TX

>Looking real good, Ernie; but why do you need a lock on the french doors? There are no doors from the sunroom except to the interior. I think it would look as nice with a patio door leading to patio around the sunroom, path to the garden, etc.

Pam

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Look Out Enire! Pam's

Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native, Presently Away

>trying to cause you more work!

I think it would look as nice with a patio door leading to patio around the sunroom, path to the garden, etc.

Actually sound like some good ideas to me.

T.O.

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Inside pictures

ernie miller

>here is the dors into the sun room from the master bedroon. Pam we have been broken in to a couple times last time they backed a truck into the garage and laoded it up why we were at work they took every thing and did serious damage to our dog Fifi. The wife is a little paranoid of being broke into. so no more outside doors and with all of the windows she wants to be able to lock the room off from the rest of the house.


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ernie miller

>looking to the bedroom


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ernie miller

>looking out the bac of the sunroom nothing special so far lots to be done inside.


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ernie miller

>this is looking out to the garden It's been neglected this year the late freeze really did a number on it lost about half of the plants it is slow replacing them


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Pam Niedermayer - Austin, TX

>Ah, I see, all you need is a big, BIG watch dog who stays inside most of the day but can get out to the back yard at a moment's notice. You will have no more thefts. The dog doesn't have to be mean, just a big bark on a big, preferably black, dog.

Looks nice.

Pam

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Ernie Miller

>Oh Pam if life were as simple as you. If it were up to me I would have another set of french doors out of the sunroom to the garden. But the wife is a little paranoid so I live with it the best I can. I'm wanting to travil more in the next few years when I retire so another dog isn't the answer. I'm going to go pay for the roof on break this morning right after I hit an estate sale.

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Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native, Presently Away

>I'm going to go pay for the roof on break this morning right after I hit an estate sale.

Geez Ernie, what kind of breaks do you get? What are you some kind of State employee? ;~)

Inside is looking good. I really like all the windows.

'Tis ap pity about the breakin and how you (and the rest of us) have to re-arrange our lives because of them, I can understand the wifes concerns.

I hope Fifi is alright.

T.O.

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