Monthly Archives: May 2023

Gutter in action

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Aesthetically not ideal, but functionality sufficient;

After I extended the rain gutter by a few inches, rain is now transported just off the edge of the deck.

One day I will install a downspout that ends up in a wooden barrel. Until that day, this will suffice.

Finally a little bit of rain; thunderstorms have been forecasted for days, but today the rain added up to a whopping 0.25 inch.

On my way back from my visit to HCPL I took the backroad that follows the river. It wasn’t as low as I thought although the river pass was completely dry.

In the gutter

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Don’t worry, I did not end up in the gutter. But I did install a rain gutter today;

In case you have a hard time seeing the gutter; that’s because it’s brown. Mounted on the fascia boards. Rather flimsy aluminum, but at least aluminum so it won’t rust or crack.

It will prolong the life of my deck boards, as the rain and condensed water will now be funneled off to the side.

Instead of an ugly down drain, I simply opened up the right end cap so that water can poor out that side. It should hit just off to the right of the deck. There should be little leaves and other debris in the gutter as there are no trees taller than my home nearby.

And yes, the gutter is mounted slightly non level, allowing water to run off to the right side.

Maybe there will be a thunderstorm, in which case I can check if it works as intended.

Not one night stand, but two

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I’m not a fan of one night stands, so I made two. From the very last leftovers of the cedar wood I had. I had to improvise a little, but I think this looks nice.

Here’s a closer look at one night stand;

As this bedroom has no air conditioning of its own, I added a tower fan that is quiet and has a remote.

Closet Storage Space

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Today I picked up some free storage space for upstairs; The Armoir fits pretty well here;

The upstairs bedroom had 0 storage room also, so this one fills up the corner nicely;

Next I will need some storage space for the HCPL amenities such as towels, paper towels, shampoo etc. But that’s for local stock to easily re-supply the bathrooms and kitchen, so I might add some shelve space in the technical room.