Do it yourself

After a few weeks of work I am taking a day off. When I moved to Oregon from Colorado I thought I would not have to suffer through anymore 100° days. I just cannot work when it is this hot, I get really sick. Well I have ended up just rebuilding the whole side of the house. The termites even ate the back of the siding. When I removed the last beam that was supporting the floor it actually crumbled on one of the ends as I pulled it outback. We are really lucky that part of the house did not just collapse. I have almost all the plumbing work done and will jack that end of the house up tonight. Then I need to pour a 13' footing for the replaced wall. I went to a local construction supply house for some lumber the other day and found a brand new set of french doors with the blinds built in the glass and it was only $150. It was an extra on an order and I was not serious when I offered them $150 but they said ok and only charged me $30 to deliver it. Before I close up the walls I am going to spray all the wood with a borate solution to keep future bugs and fungus away. This has turned out to be a much bigger project than I had anticipated, like always. I cannot wait to start ripping the kitchen out. My wife wants to gut the kitchen herself since she has had to suffer cooking in there for almost a year. Well I have a few hours of reading to do on all the posts since I was online last. I will update everybody in a few days on how the project is going, of course nobody probably cares. I enjoy typing anyways, LOL.