Recent content by Joneski73

Sunflowers blooming last week. The seeds were planted by a chipmunk and sprouted back in mid august. I never figured that they’d have enough time to bloom, but they did. A hard frost finally took them out 2 nights ago.

Harv, so sorry to hear about Penny. They give you so many great days and then one of the worst ones when you lose them. 😢

Keep fighting the good fight! We’re all pulling for ya💪🏻

I built the deck (uncovered)on my home about 20 years ago. I used actual 2x6’s as the decking instead of the standard 1” decking. I use a solid color stain on it every other year. 3 years ago I actually sanded the entire deck surface down back to bear wood as there were areas where the stain...

Sun bells around the snow depth stake Lillies in full bloom

All the cuts look nice and tight, rafters and studs line up nicely transferring the load down to the foundation. Tape on the zip panels is nice and smooth and the job site looks nice and tidy. The sheathing will be fine if it gets wet a few times.

Looking good! Your framer definitely takes pride in his work!

And finally some forget me nots.

Little leaf rhododendron

Kwanzan cherry tree in full bloom.

Sorry to hear of your dad’s passing. Prayers to you and your family.

We just had a new HVAC system installed this summer. It’s a Bosch heat pump with an auxiliary propane furnace. The heat pump works great when the outside temp is above 30 degrees or so. When the temp gets below that it takes longer to heat the house and eventually the propane furnace kicks in...

Mainly I just like the feel and look of them, plus they can be sanded down and re finished. I don’t have a favorite brand - I’ve installed several different ones and none have really stood out as better than another. I think what’s more important is the wood species. You can google wood...

Just my personal preference, I like nailed down prefinished hardwoods. I’ve never installed Pergo before, so I’m not sure of the quality of that one.

That’s the good stuff right there. Perfectly fine to walk on and can get wet too (unlike regular OSB). If it’s just storage area up there, you can leave it as is or put a couple coats of floor paint on it. Vinyl plank flooring would look good too.