I have a stud wall!

Oct 21, 2013 13:05

Saturday dad and I built a wall! I'm more excited about it today than I was then -- for all I'd been looking forward to it, when push came to shove I ran up against my chronic perfectionism and a recalcitrant body that spent all weekend trying to decide whether to be ill or not. Building things when you're getting vertigo every time you stand up or ( Read more... )

family, studio construction, house

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skellington1 October 23 2013, 23:37:16 UTC
It IS!

It's quite disconcerting, too, since the way jacks work you hardly feel like you're doing anything at all.

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skellington1 October 24 2013, 00:15:39 UTC
LOL.

picture a little bit more grunting. :P And actually, I was the one cranking the jack... 'cause that's the easy part.

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pyoor_excuse October 26 2013, 20:38:40 UTC
I am totally fascinated by the DIY progress. Please continue to overshare :)

And beige is generally hideous. Although my absolute loathing is reserved for the very special close relative, magnolia. Over here you can buy giant tubs of magnolia, so every rented house is painted magnolia. Having lived in enough magnolia spaces (although our uni flat was so utterly smothered with posters/cards/giant floating papier-mâché fish that you couldn't really see the magnolia) at uni it's coming no-where near any houses we own. Ever.

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