11-14-12

9:00am

Kids are out of school today due to 

some kind of teacher training class.

I got more cans glued this morning.

I should be done with gluing cans today I hope!

My forearm is sore due to the caulk gun.

I was 5 cans short so had to cut more cans,

wash them out and now awaiting for them

to dry then will punch holes in the bottom

and glue to the rest of them.

12 rows by 13 rows is a total of 156 cans.

 I have a plan for supporting the solar heater once done.

For the best sun to hit it you should put it

at about a 65 degree angle.  That's the angle of

the sun during Winter months.

I want to prop the heater up against an old

ladder we have.  This is an example in the photo

below but not the actual ladder I will be using.

This is a lightweight ladder and the other ladder is

much heaver.

But you can see the angle it has for the steps.

Close enough for that correct angle.

It'll be better than being completely upright. 

But I have also read that Columbus is 41 latitude

so should it be at a 41 degree angle instead?

Will have to play with it some.

10:15am


Started putting my .50 cent rubber weather stripping
around the back door.  During the colder weather
I can feel cold air coming through the gaps
and for the past three years have always put
a blanket over that door.  This weather stripping
looks like it will do the trick!

BEFORE

DURING

AFTER

Might go out and glue a few more

cans together then work on sealing a

few bedroom windows with the waterproof silcone.

Any cold air drafts you can keep out of your house

during the cold seasons will help your heating bill.

Last year I sprayed foam and or applied silicone around the outside basement walls where pipes or wiring went into

holes through the basement concrete blocks. 

It helped especially to keep water out.

We was getting water on the breaker box

during heavy downpours.  No more water!

No more replacing main breakers (only 3 years old at that)!

We lost half the electricity to our home

last Winter because of it.

Lucky for us a friend bought the breaker

and installed it and called it our Christmas present.

The breaker was about $90 I think.

I should waterproof silicone around all

the basement windows.

Maybe this weekend as I'm not that energetic just yet, lol.

10:55am


All cans now are officially glued together
and are drying.  Thank goodness!


11:40am

Got two windows caulked.
Not the prettiest but should work.
I think I see one more window to do later on.

Need to work on some lunch soon.
Looks like a ramen noodle kinda day, lol.


 4:55pm


Got windows caulked, weather stripping on door,
cans glued, 2 loads laundry done,
cleaned up living & dining room, swept the floor.
Happy Birthday to me, lol.
Oh and Mother Nature gave me a gift today.
Time to go change my clothes because if I get any
furrier from cleaning I'm gonna look like a cat!
Getting ready to go to mom's for birthday dinner,
cake & ice cream.