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DIY Greenhouse
Greenhouse spreadsheet explained
Preparing the foundation
Constructing the frame for the glass
Attaching the roof joists
Bracing the roof joists
Installing back wall frame
Attach bay to its neighbor
Install Glass Holders and Glass Pane
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2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
After Move
Before Move
Resources
Construction Odds and Ends
Crawlspace Conditioning
Exercise Spa
Gas Hot Water Boiler Systems
Hot Water Recirculation
Insulation and Air Barrier
Metro Denver Green Homes Tour Signs 2017 and 2022
Monitoring
Radiant Heating and Cooling
Radon
Slab Technical Information
Trombe Wall
WaffleMat
Water Supply
Windows and Doors
Wood Hot Water Boiler Systems
2020
Taped end of spa section cover
Loose spa section cover.
Altered lock with cork instead of mishandling device
Strike plate shows damage where device was stuck
Hoppe Lock Figure 1
Polyurethaned door
Doors with pulls and cast metal latch
Closet Door
Small Caster
Bracket for bypass
Passage Space is Adequate
Rustic gap solution
Second door installed
One door installed
Doors leaning in place
Double Craigslist doors
2×6 Rustic Doors
Stairs with new edges
Dark bamboo stair edges
Freezer and laundry supplies
Storage, water treatment, laundry sink.
Buckets, cleaners, rags, hangers.
Sump pump didn’t pump
Harbor Freight pump
Getting all that water out
Shop Vac used to suck water
Burned wires and board
Burned wiring uncovered
Broken heater
Disconnecting Union
Big pipe wrench to disconnect heater
Control side gate valve
Pump side gate valve
Old spa heater hooked up
Bathroom assembled
Tub spout too long
Sink drain in front of base
Door trim is angled.
Copper framed mirror
Connecting the vanity
Inspiration for natural pebble edge
Pebble tile edge at electrical boxes
Natural pebble tile edge
Wider door
Field tile installed with niche
Diagonal herringbone inset installed
Tile Progress
New pebble tile
Pebble tile on vanity top
Herringbone
Diagonal herringbone
Diagonal running bond
Running bond
Brick Patterns
Initial floor inset design
Rear Bath Floor
Low voltage bracket
Wired niche
Schluter SG Shallow Gap trim piece
Dimmer and dimmer/transformer (driver)
Cut and solder
Waterproof dimmable cuttable LED strip
Small dimmer/transformer
Thin LED fixture not damp proof
Vapor proof shop light not dimmable
Lighted shower niche
Diagonal tiled walls
Tile Floor with insert
Schluter Kerdi board installed
Schluter Ditra on floor
Schuyler sisters – Werk
King George! Ironic comedy
True Love “Hamilton” at SHN’s Orpheum Theatre.
Rise up
Passenger distances
Drywall install
Blue board walls
Paperless board over tub
Insulated hot water pipes
Sink hot water pipe
Siga membrane on ceiling
Denshield over tub
Space for sun tunnel
Finished
Progress
Dirty boxes of tile
Finish Restorer
Faucet extension
Faucet and control
Cleaned Vanity
Vanity from Garage
Treadle Sewing Sink Stand
First insulation install
Sun Tunnel and Whisper Fan
Moldy fiberglass and wall
Insulation install
Insulated back wall
Evidence of toilet leak
Removing toilet
Modern interior
Famous Bundestag Dome
Congressional chamber
Monument to elected congress
Bundestag
Old Palace Library
New Palace Grotto
Grotto walls with bands of minerals
Decoration with minerals and shells
Pool set up
Leak fixed
Pool wrinkles
Poles on rubber tiles and staked
Leveling the pool rim
Trampoline
Leaking hose connector
Intex sand filter with salt water system
Vinyl Repair Kit
Intex Pool
MT60 Wiring Diagram
Ozone Plumbing Design
Ozone Plumbing
Spa Control Box
Manifold for sanitizer
Plug for 12v light
Sanitizer installed too low
Pipe to Ozone UV Sanitizer
Output for Sanitizer
Manifold leaving pump
Pipe does not bend enough
Rustic toilet paper holder
Glowing solar tube
Bamboo threshold
Shower curtain
Moose Hooks
Towel Bars
Grab bar installed
Nighttime glow
Tub bottom scratches
Lighted niche
Top marble installed with gap for electrical box depth
Cut out for electrical box
Deep box with frame to attach lid
120 volt romex wired to switch
Niche with electrical cover.
Cut off to fit light strip
Driver wiring
Frame to accept waterproof cover
Deeper box installed
Soldered connection
Soldering the 12 volt wire
Box for LED driver
Wet:Dry Vacuum Intercept
Dust Hood
Pipe 4″ to 2.5″ reducer
Dust Collection Hose 4″
Garage and closet doors
Inner door log trim
Log Trim Idea
Reconstructed filter system
Low Flow Alarm
Cap prevents media in piping
Refilling filter media
Intex six way filter valve
Dual Valves
Intex Conversion Connectors
Dual Valves
Hot connection on bottom of photo, Cold on top.
Solar Tube Installed
Solar pool heat with thermosiphon
Simple thermosiphon closed loop
Thermosiphon System
Shell and tube system
Panel with high and low hoses
Panel on garden cart frame
Black panel side
Copper Collector
Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger
Xeriscape plants
Xeriscape Border
Spotted Evening Primrose 4-8″
Silky Phaecelia 2′
Sand Dune Wallflower 2′
Pussytoes 3″
Penstemen Blue Buckle 12-14″
Bigfruit primrose-sundrop 8-10″
Mules Ears Wildflower 2-3′
Germander Teucrium sp 4″
Wellington Buckwheat 3″
Wright’s Buckwheat 3′
Blue Flax 18-20″
Aspen fleabane 1′
Along front patio
Forming the planter
Patio Border
Planted xeriscape
Stainless clips
Plastic pool clips
Pool salt
Zeosand
Solar Cover
Still leaking
Temporary repair
Filter set up
Crack in Multivalve
Pool without filter
Off Level
Water Delivery
Drippy UV Sanitizer
Check valve on Ozone Santizer
Incorrect Wiring
Rewired Spa Pack
Leaking pipe joins blow apart at threads
New casing for titanium salt cell
New salt system casing
Another leak discovered at the salt treatment section
Repaired leak at check valve
Water connections for solar panel heated water
Vinyl Hanger Strap
Lattice divider trim
Vinyl Lattice Edges
Rowing across the lake
Inflated boat with floor
Intex Seahawk 3
Off square opening
Pegboard panel door to attic
Shim to square opening
Galvanized peg board
Magnetic Tool Holders
Bedroom doors with sconce lights
Drill jig
Floor off level
Cutting off the bolts
First door installed
Wheels too high
Double bypass track
Fitting the barn door
Master Bedroom Curtain
Porter Cable Hinge Template
Ryobi Hinge Template
Inside bathroom
New bathroom door
Wrong cutout marks
New hinge cutout
Bathroom Door Curtain
Inches of water lost
Piping with crimp
Leak at hot water union
Bypass with hose connection
Huge leak at pool return hose.
Bypass valves for solar panel
Tesla Official Solarglass Version 3
Sample Solar Roof Layout
Tesla wiring MC4 Connector
Solar Roof Tile Wiring Harness
V2 Solar roof tile measured
Shorter solar roof tiles
Version 3 solar tiles
Tesla solar roof pivot attachment
Firefighters destroy a Tesla roof
V3 Solar Roof Tiles Installed
Smaller version 2 tiles
Tesla Solar Design
Solar Roof Order is Confirmed
Roof layers for green roof
Denver Botanic Garden
Boulder rooftop garden
Flat roof structure
Flat Roof
Slightly Sloped Roof
Green Roof Systems
Intermountain Green roof with trays
This Old House Green Roof
Sedum Green Roof
Double outlet wiring example
Pulling power cable
Outdoor switch
Pool power box
Pump GFCI plugged in
Glued conduit in trench
Pool connections from filter to solar panel and return
Incorrect wiring ruined the system
Will not repeat that error
Purifier installed upside down
Purifier attached to plumbing
Pipes aligned and connected
Truckload of oak boards
Fixed Porch
Jack up post
Jack up floor
Tear out old boards
Porch sinking 2017
Spencer North Side
Window frame caulked
Firt trombe wall glass installed
Collins Miter Spring Pliers
Glazing the outside edges
Setting the neoprene blocks
Cutting the window frame
Trombe Glass Removed in 2015
Original Trombe Wall Construction
Trombe Wall in 2011
Ebay auction LSZ-1 Premium package w/notions
Ebay auction Ultrafeed LS-1 original 2000-2006
New Sailrite portable sewing machines
Old Sailrite casting
Challenger Flue pipe removal
Challenger Condensate pan
Aqua Pure Scale Inhibitor
Campbell Water Filter
Cool in the pool
Pool play
Swimming!
Draining pool with undissolved chemicals
Cleaning the pool
Partial breakdown
Almost empty spa
Cleaning the bottom
Cleaned except for the bottom
Installed new controller
Waterproof Controller
Wifi Screen on iPhone
Operation Lights
Leaking jet
Ozone venturi connection
Relaxing granddaughter
Swimming grandson
Hoppe Lock Figure 16 334 Device
New back deck and fixed railing
Dumpster full
New door trim
Trim install and new light
Stained trim and removed old light
GE GWE19 Refrigerator Energy Guide
Alternate magnetic guide bar
Magnetic wooden knife bar
Magnetic Sewing Guide bottom
Sewing Guide in Use
Ultrafeed outer box
Accessories for the machine
Styrofoam packing
Inner boxes
Heavy duty mechanism
Basic machine set up
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