From the Keeper’s Desk – June 10

Greetings!

It was another exciting day back at This Old Lighthouse. We even had Billy doing his best impression of the original This Old House host Bob Vila.

Josh and Deion were working on the lantern to repair minor water leaks. They spent considerable time working to solve the problem. Once they finished that it was back to the never ending task of grinding out more bad mortar, this time on the oil house. It is incredible how good it looks once they put in the new mortar.

The sheetrock was delivered for the barn and summer kitchen. It will go under the 1 by 6 vertical tongue and groove paneling. The window on the north end of the barn second floor was not installed until the sheetrock was delivered through the opening for the window. Once the sheetrock found its place on the second floor the window was installed.

Trim boards were installed at the base of the barn and once that was done the vertical siding installation began. The wide boards were installed at the bottom of the barn north end. Batten boards are yet to be installed.

It was upstairs to the barn second floor for some modifications. Billy thought we should have a window opening on the wall at the top of the stairwell to allow for natural light on the north end of the second floor from the window on the outside wall. The opening for the suggested window would not line up with the outside window because of electrical conduit already installed. The opening would have to be offset so at the time we opted not to do it. Once the opening for the outside wall window was cut out we saw we were missing an opportunity for natural light on the north end of the second floor. Billy and Cory made an opening. Once that opening was framed we thought it would be good to balance it out with another opening on the other side of the electrical conduit and we made it so,  borrowing a phrase from Captain Picard. We will have to install plexi glass or safety glass in the openings. They about 2 feet wide by four feet high.

Chuck went about filling the staple holes for the trim that holds the glass in place on the window sashes. Chuck estimates there are some 1000 holes to be filled on all the sashes!

The sheet rockers are expected to arrive tomorrow morning along with the metal roof installers.

Ed