Four days in and we were finally ready to start adding the balustrades.
This involved a large amount of math, which as we have previously discussed… is not our strong suit.
Measuring was required. So much measuring. The fractions, the division…
Oh! The horror.
I carefully calculated the spacing of 8 rails for each section. I checked and rechecked to make sure it was accurate.
Which meant 7 of them fit perfectly.
Am I good or what?
Okay, so there were seven instead of 8.
It still looked good and things were flowing smoothly.
Until the screw heads starting popping off.
Once they were in the railing.
Which made me cringe…. and the husband grab his all purpose fix it tool.
Have hammer, will travel.
Thankfully no harm was done and we finished 3 out of the 4 sections before calling it a day.
One more section here..
Then we’ll move on to the other side.
Hopefully the heat wave will be over by then.
Hot flashing menopausal Maine women with broken toes do not fare well in temperatures over 90.
It’s lookin’ good!
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Thanks. We’re getting there….
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Very impressive – he is a keeper!
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He is.
And he’s blog worthy so that’s reason enough…
😉
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It’s looking good!
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If you don’t look too closely… or measure. Yes!
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I love those railings. They look great!
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Thanks. I really like them too..
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Looks great, looks like husband can do anything! Will you be running out of projects after this?
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You, obviously, don’t know this young lady–she has projects lined up for her poor old husband until the year 2036 and then some!!
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Don’t exaggerate, I only have him booked thru 2029.
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I can only hope we’ll run out of projects. But living in Maine means there’s always something to repair.
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WELL! I NEVER!! “balustrades”–what language–hot flashes ort not you are getting your mouth washed out with soap!!!
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Hey… that’s what it said on the box!
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Those look noice!!! Almost there, only a couple of days more and you’ll be onto your next project……maybe? lol
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I hope not. But you never know around here…
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Very elegant-looking rails, and easier to maintain in the future. Win-win!
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The balustrades look fantastic! I like the wavy look.
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Thanks. It’s a definite improvement!
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