As a software developer that works from home, it doesn’t matter where that home is, as long as it has a good internet connection and at least 4 displays. ðŸ¤
Picked up this second hand corner desk from the south shores of Canyon Lake. The chair is still one of the chairs from the downstairs dinner table. I will likely buy a new chair, as a good chair is important. On the right hand side, under the desktop, is my printer. The windows face west, so the sun should never hit the displays.
To convert my truck into a low cost camper, I purchased a Joy Tutus camper shell tent for my F150. It’s strapped down to the truck and with the tailgate open, there’s enough room for 2.
To make the truck bed comfortable, there are air mattresses that fit the truck and follows the shape of the truck bed. I did not order the mattress yet, but if I do head out to Big Bend national park, I’ll likely order one.
Rolled up it’s a small and light package.
Although this happened a lot earlier, during the ice storm, I now get to see that it affected my truck too;
That branch on my truck hood broke off. I had to cut some off before I could pop the hood to reconnect and charge the battery, which was completely dead. We’ll know in an hour or so if it survived. After one hour of charging, the truck started on the first attempt, so I could get groceries.
A floating toilet is always a bit nicer than one that has an exhaust going down through the floor. Especially when it’s on a floor that is right above the kitchen stove. A bit of work to the pipes work and to get it to lock with the bolts, but it’s in and all works well
The green will be painted white, and the gaps filled (in reverse order). It’s the first floating toilet with soft close seat I’ve ever owned (or installed). Scratch that of my bucket list. The seat closes very very softly and there are separate buttons for number 1’s and 2’s
There’s a lot of grouts, even if the shower stall is only 36″. But it’s done and it doesn’t look half bad;
The top and ceiling still need to be finished, but that’s for tomorrow.
Today all the tiles were set. Tomorrow I will do the grouts and clean it up. I’m glad it’s a small bathroom, as I’m kinda done with those tiny tiles.
This may seem like a never ending story, but I’m still making progress. Today I put the moisture resistant drywall into the shower stall.
After that, I started with the tiles;
It’s not difficult, just a bit labor intensive. I guess that’s the downside of choosing a small tile. My plan is to tile to the height a little bit under the rafter. Above that I will paint the wall white.
Small steps as I had to code and get materials first.
The shower and valve are now hooked up to the water lines. An intricate set of rings will limit the hottest and coldest temperature that can be set.
The line going down from the valve is for a bath tub, but since it’s only a shower it’s just capped.
Also got the moisture proof dry walls; they’re heavy to lift by myself, but for now they’re inside. I will cut them to size downstairs and only haul the needed sizes up.
With an intermission of visiting my friends the Klockman family in Alpine (West Texas) and a short visit from Arnoud, today I have recommenced the work on the bathroom. It was a bit of double work first, as the pipe joint compound I used wasn’t compatible with the pipes, causing them to not be glued at all. But no harm done; all could be restored and is now in place with the correct compound.
The picture above shows the new vanity, which now is hooked up to the septic and the hot and cold water lines. Going through the 12″ solid cedar wood walls was a challenge, but doable.
The shower now has the Pex lines coming to the valve, and the shower head has been mounted. I won’t be able to connect the Pex water lines to the valve, or the valve to the shower head, as I don’t have those parts yet.