It’s been a busy weekend. I managed to rip off the old rotting pine and Masonite siding and trim from around my garage doors, and replaced it with products from James Hardie. I also was finally able to properly install both 5” louvered vent ducts for the air conditioning.
I still need to replace the semi-round trim, caulk and prime it all up, install the door gaskets, and paint. I started caulking, and very quickly ran out of caulk….
My trip home from work tomorrow will include a quick trip to Home Depot for the trim, and a case of caulk. I obviously won’t use a whole case of caulk on this job, but I have a LOT more re-caulking to get done…
I have to replace the sheetrock in this section, which is going to be interesting. I don’t want to take the garage door rails loose to replace the rock there… But I need to get that off of there so I can spray in the expanding foam insulation…Eliminate drafts and heat gain there…
I test ran the A/C this evening after a full day of just relaxing for Easter, and found that even with the drafty doors, the draft through the center post is now eliminated, and the shop cools down FAST. Went from 84 deg F to 74 in 30 mins…
I am actually looking forward to being done with this, and being able to work in a nice comfortable shop this summer, that won’t run me into the poor house to use!