Shovels and Dirt...

This weekend, we tackled a few projects that had been looming.  We dug a bunch of gravel out of this area that had to be excavated to fix a foundation defect.  We tied into the existing filter fabric and created a nice gravel burrito surrounding the perf pipe drainage line around our house.  We also removed the rootball of a tree that used to be on this side of the house.  We began the backfilling. Our side yard is starting to be usable again, the big piles of dirt are going down!

Storage on the rat slab

Today's project was a flat bench on our sloped rat slab. More storage!  Ian did the woodwork, and I created a paper ceiling to keep the insulation in place.

Sound insulation and a stand for our fireplace

We worked on insulation on interior walls for sound damping.  I had to create some paper walls to insulate against.  And the lower half is to keep the cats from getting interested in insulation.

Ian created a platform for our gas fireplace.  It is more level than the floor.

Energy Efficient Supply Run

We got our roof racks moved over to our electric Rav4 and successfully brought home the plywood for this weekend's project. This is an important milestone in getting away from our gas powered car.