Just Me Living Life

We are in the process of replacing the rail on the balcony! It was never built correctly prior to us moving here. The long section in the middle is just too long and is weak. Plus whomever built did not use one long piece of rail on the top or bottom! There was one long piece  plus a short piece on the top; and same in the bottom. The shirt pieces were opposite one another to maximize the strength of the rail but, still, not safe by any means! I would never lean on it that’s for sure! But if someone was to loose their balance and bump into that rail, there was a risk of it giving way!  Just started! A ways to go but we have all of the wood and supplies that we need to get it done! Will be adding a center post between the two main posts. We have a metal post support that will make it very sturdy when installed.  Bottom post support is being installed onto the new middle post! We’ll cut the new post to size once the post support is completely installed. We wanted to wait until the suppor

Pemi and Ozzy sure like their treats! LOL!! 

Both the picnic table and Adirondack bench are done! Did the second coat of stain on the top surfaces of the Punic table in Behr premium solid stain, blue spruce! The Adirondack bench was stained with the same stain and color about 10 years ago I’m guessing. It needed a little refresher so I did one coat on all surfaces! Looks like new again! Also, see my previous blogs for more details about these projects! A couple of weeks ago I did my old wooden bench in the same stain and color! They all match!  Love this color! LOL! It’s funny but I’m the shade it looks closer to a darker green but in the sun it looks totally different! You can especially see the difference in the photos of the other bench I stained a couple of weeks ago! In the sun it looks totally different!  And here it is, back in place on my farmer’s porch!  Here’s the bench when I stained a couple of weeks ago! 

Finally had the opportunity to apply the first coat of stain on the top surfaces of the picnic table! It’s coming along great! In my previous blogs I wrote about the two coats applied on the bottom and side surfaces last week, when the picnic table was upside down.  One more coat to go on the top surfaces! The first coat is always more difficult than the second coat. It shouldn’t take much time to get the second coat applied! Nearly complete!  It has been a bit rainy this week but the canopy has kept it very dry for me! So glad I set it up for this project!  Anyway, photos of first coat on the top surfaces! One more coat to go! Yay!  Previous photos of the project for comparison!  Two of the legs were replaced with pressure-treated wood! They were pretty rotted at the bases!  Old legs!  Two coats on the bottom and side surfaces completed and drying!  A couple of weeks ago I stained my wooden bench with this same stain, Behr deckover premium solid stain in blue spruce! Love this color!