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Ridgetop
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Oh dear! I am guilty of not measuring correctly for the trailer paneling. Went out to check the glue on the cap moldings I put together and clamped. Decided to leave them till tomorrow am to dry and do the next set in the morning since those will dry fast in the heat. Then I went into the trailer to turn off the AC. Noticed that the 2 windows were different heights so decided to measure the wall under the window again. One side fine, the other side not.
That long wall window is taller than the side window and the distance from the floor to the sill is only 26". Oops. I cut all the paneling for a height of 30". I have some smaller pieces of paneling that can be pieced together to make the end panel and save the larger pieces. No problem there - I just have to cut them down. The other 2 panels are 30" tall and I have to cut them to 24" tall instead of the 30" I originally cut them. 24" allows 2" for the cap moldings. I hope the wainscoting will look okay that short. I could leave the side paneling taller to the 30" height but then I would not be able to match up the cap moldings in the corner. Grrrr! Just as I thought I was ready to start nailing up the paneling tomorrow. At least the table saw is still set up. And I have to cut off more wood not try to glue more on!
I am anxious to get this done and hope it will turn out ok. There are brad holes and nail holes in the paneling from where I removed them from the banquette, but I can fill the holes with oak filler after the paneling and moldings are up. I have some other small repairs to do to other moldings in the trailer that are working loose too. The trailer is 15 years old and has held up well for all the use we have put on it. I like to keep the interior repaired and DH makes sure the exterior and the equipment is kept up. Hopefully this will last us the rest of our travel trailering life.
DS1 moved the older eweling out to the field, and we still need to remove the ram from the breeding pen. I called Rafael to pick up his 5 sheep last week and he said he would get back to me for a date. I will call again in a few days and offer to deliver them. I want out from the feed cost. 5 mature sheep are consuming 2 flakes of alfalfa per day which equals 1 bale every 5 days. One bale of alfalfa costs between $25-30/bale. They have been here in the breeding pen for a month so that is about $150 in hay. I should have figured out an amount to charge him when I offered to breed them for him but forgot. Either he picks them up this week or I will have to charge board for them. Keeping them here is not the problem, the cost of the hay is. Rafael is my hay guy and he plans to feed them on the wastage (broken bales, etc.) which will not cost him anything. I have to feed my expensive alfalfa.
DH said I have to get camp reservations for September for DDIL2 (in a KOA cabin) but can't let me know when DDIL2 will be flying to TX. Or which airport they are using. DS2 has not made reservations yet so . . . . ??? I can make reservations in Rusk if they are flying into Houston. I can make reservations in Pleasant Valley if they are flying into Dallas. Just let me know since those 2 KOAs are several hours apart!
The PT is very pleased with my knee. He says I have full range of motion already. I see the surgeon again on the 23rd. Maybe he will release me from PT. I do all the exercises at home that they have given me, but maybe I need to keep going until we leave for TX to get more advanced ones. I could get 3 or 4 more visits in before we leave on September 4. I don't think they will ok any more visits when we return the beginning of October.
That long wall window is taller than the side window and the distance from the floor to the sill is only 26". Oops. I cut all the paneling for a height of 30". I have some smaller pieces of paneling that can be pieced together to make the end panel and save the larger pieces. No problem there - I just have to cut them down. The other 2 panels are 30" tall and I have to cut them to 24" tall instead of the 30" I originally cut them. 24" allows 2" for the cap moldings. I hope the wainscoting will look okay that short. I could leave the side paneling taller to the 30" height but then I would not be able to match up the cap moldings in the corner. Grrrr! Just as I thought I was ready to start nailing up the paneling tomorrow. At least the table saw is still set up. And I have to cut off more wood not try to glue more on!
I am anxious to get this done and hope it will turn out ok. There are brad holes and nail holes in the paneling from where I removed them from the banquette, but I can fill the holes with oak filler after the paneling and moldings are up. I have some other small repairs to do to other moldings in the trailer that are working loose too. The trailer is 15 years old and has held up well for all the use we have put on it. I like to keep the interior repaired and DH makes sure the exterior and the equipment is kept up. Hopefully this will last us the rest of our travel trailering life.
DS1 moved the older eweling out to the field, and we still need to remove the ram from the breeding pen. I called Rafael to pick up his 5 sheep last week and he said he would get back to me for a date. I will call again in a few days and offer to deliver them. I want out from the feed cost. 5 mature sheep are consuming 2 flakes of alfalfa per day which equals 1 bale every 5 days. One bale of alfalfa costs between $25-30/bale. They have been here in the breeding pen for a month so that is about $150 in hay. I should have figured out an amount to charge him when I offered to breed them for him but forgot. Either he picks them up this week or I will have to charge board for them. Keeping them here is not the problem, the cost of the hay is. Rafael is my hay guy and he plans to feed them on the wastage (broken bales, etc.) which will not cost him anything. I have to feed my expensive alfalfa.
DH said I have to get camp reservations for September for DDIL2 (in a KOA cabin) but can't let me know when DDIL2 will be flying to TX. Or which airport they are using. DS2 has not made reservations yet so . . . . ??? I can make reservations in Rusk if they are flying into Houston. I can make reservations in Pleasant Valley if they are flying into Dallas. Just let me know since those 2 KOAs are several hours apart!
The PT is very pleased with my knee. He says I have full range of motion already. I see the surgeon again on the 23rd. Maybe he will release me from PT. I do all the exercises at home that they have given me, but maybe I need to keep going until we leave for TX to get more advanced ones. I could get 3 or 4 more visits in before we leave on September 4. I don't think they will ok any more visits when we return the beginning of October.