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Progress on the Bay Window? Not Much
Our recent run of nice weather has seen us busy with the forest garden hedgerow rather than working on the house. Even so, I had hoped to have painted the front porch by now. I did manage to get on the primer, but then it turned a little too cold for painting.
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| Bay window primed, but we need warm weather for a couple coats of paint. |
On rainy days Dan has been working on the window interior.
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| Certainly lightens the living room. |
We debated about what to do with the area under the window seat. The window was framed out right on top of the new porch decking, so that's its floor. The decking boards have some rather nice gaps between them which allow quite a draft into the living room. The first step was to cover that.
The plastic helped, except when breezes poofed up the plastic. Dan placed a piece of plywood over the plastic, and insulation on top of that.
We decided not to make a storage space under the window seat. This is because we have so much trouble with humidity and mildew, especially in spaces that get little air circulation. This was a huge problem in our old bedroom closets, even when I left the doors open.
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| The space has been claimed. |
The seat itself is made of finished plywood, stained, and polyurethaned. I think it looks real nice.
There is still a lot to do, but finishing this is not our top priority. When we prioritize, our motto is “food first.” That includes both for our livestock and us. Dan's not one to leave projects unfinished, but sometimes, house projects have to wait. This latest cold snap may see a little more progress, however, and that will make him happy.
Source: http://www.5acresandadream.com/2015/02/progress-on-bay-window-not-much.html
