Know good reader seen one rectified under house pillar seen 'em all, spare raise house half inch by half inch pictorial trial. Difficult imagine what prompted builders install 3 2x10 wood center beam post two foot square approaching 45 degree angle slab edge, no wonder second cockeyed slab/post necessary couple feet over - wouldn't mind smoking their stuff. Swett Lodge acts as unit: jack one point; go next, jack - half inch gain seems 'bout max then creaks/snaps/pops, difficulty pumping jack: move next raise point. Plan to raise one Swett Lodge side independently, repair, raise other side; now think both sides and middle most likely have to raise together, maintain structural integrity: see how it goes. Two afternoons under house stretch straightness guiding line - like straight string illuminates crooked guitar neck - beam vertical mid point end to end; appropriate jack; attain straight, original height plus maybe half inch center beam.
Bulge, shatter, split cement over lath wall treatment above kitchen door,
front door,
beside Earth stove center wall;
above foundation compression bulge, rot (lower east {right} front) limn tremendous strain raise Swett Lodge incurs. Close look Swett Lodge front reveals section door west (left, lamp) front wall high point: door runs down east, picture window runs down west: only front wall section perimeter joist not rotten.
Stainless kitchen sink donater, ex vo-tech construction teacher calculates extra Swett Lodge roof layers add couple Buicks worth weight.
Center beam raise takes weight off prophylactic repair/support 4x12 beam east wall parallel. Jiggle beam make sure still weight free: bottom one joist literally falls away, red saw dust/rot pours out - cartoon like! Least one joist completely rotten - shell only remains - many still solid two plus inch thick by 10 inch, straight grain old growth fir: very strong. Tub siphon/drain water heater, disconnect, remove to 'lumberyard': Kate's ex deck materials jack support stud wall prepare - need work space, not full water heater's 400 plus pounds.
Gateway mall hike beautiful Wednesday $1.25 movie day, find no movie feel worth two life hours - yeah including 'Thor', Sizzler dine, hike home - enjoy good stretch, cross train, beautiful views, 'bout ten mile RT hike. BIG SWETT LODGE NEWS: Danny's new squeeze. Peeled eye spots Craigslist Yamaha FG75 red label guitar ad. Pounce, bring home 1972 lightly played, well kept Yamaha classic Martin 00 turn of last century parlor guitar copy - sure made 'em sweet (solid spruce top {oops - my bad: ply top w/great sound}, ivory bridge) - for c note; setup, worth two; sounds like two k. Small 'parlor' guitar body armchair doodle excellent. Special acoustic guitar string bike trip, spend $8 - seems high, soap/water/scrub brush thorough clean guitar, shave bridge - lower action, string, find heavier gauge bronze acoustic strings unbalance guitar tone/feel. Extra light electric guitar - same strings as my electrics, .009~.042 - restring: like just off 1935 shelf, parlor guitar's heyday. Probably didn't even make bronze acoustic strings back then. May erode Swett Lodge time, none the less: super sweet! - haven't had a guitar make me wanna play so for awhile. Of course take craft custom, expensive guitar stand time - knock off does original proud!
Some ways rebuild/refine past?: '78 Toyota wagon; '72 Yamaha guitar; look for cast iron (big) rutabaga,
turnip
stew appropriate stove top dutch oven; answer Craigslist Kirby ad. Told Buffet's boys when they came by would buy Kirby again in heartbeat - for $20, not $2500 current model asking price - come home with guy's granny's years stored Tradition only (no attachments) nearly identical to one Mil & I bought new, Skye/Tia sprouts. Difference: bag converted - would've preferred bagless. Sucks good like Kirby should.
Learn main Swett Lodge sewer line from back alley indeed recently (within 5 years) redone. City only enforces homeowner (at his/her expense) repair leaky smoke tested sewer to home's foundation - inside house up to homeowner: consequently interior Swett Lodge plumbing remains original.
Fit garage stockpiled free back storm door, ascertain need latch, closing hardware: thrift store eyes open.
Install all six garden 0-360 degree adjustable sprinkler heads, entire garden sprinkle adjust, not on grass - grows 'nuff as 'tis, Earth stove warm soaked hypothermic bod. Course it's been cool, damp. Eaten garden cucumber, raw beet; green beans come good; Hubbard squash taking over the world. Beet, turnip supplement gallon kale steamed by finished cooking/melding rice/lentils/jalapenos/garlic, evening's repast. Of course garden graze beans, peas, greens too: wonderful time of year.
Couple late notes. (a) cylindrical beet, turnip (photos above) salt, steam: yum! (b) how many times dug front porch adjacent garden soil? Spy crusty pliers - workable still - atop soil, midst plants!
River, guitar, travel - no Gertie road trip, plane to Chicago 8/15~9/15 - render Swett Lodge quiet: rest assured will catalog progress. Be well. Enjoy - season's motto! Peace.
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