10.21.2019

Jim worked on finishing up the attic access door today.  He has door seals on two sides and wanted to make sure it worked and sealed correctly in the opening.  Then he attached the latch and marked location where he needed to make the hole on the frame.

Then he took the piece of foam that we have been using for the door and cut it to fit inside the new door...

 He cleaned up all the edges of the door frame and started to give it a coat of primer...

All primed now...

Look how tight the foam fits inside the door - no cold air will be infiltrating our bedroom this winter!

Jim salvaged a piece of wood that was used for the packaging of the drill press when it was delivered to make the back panel of the door.  Then he primed and painted it and attached it to the back of the door, sandwiching all that foam.

He has door seal on 3 sides now - he needs to get another piece but he can add that seal when the door is in place.  So time to get it installed!

 Looks so pretty!

The tree butcher has been taking advantage of our nice day so we walked over at the end of the day to see all the devastation.  Look how much of the mountains you can see now that they cut this big swatch of trees down.

So sad...

This big oak on the ground is especially bothersome because it's right next to the stone wall which is our property boundary.  We are thinking of going and talking to the city just to make sure everything is legal.

However, at the end of the day, we come back to our house and besides seeing a bit more of the mountains, they are still timbering downhill from us and it isn't affecting our gorgeous property too much.  But still...

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