I’ve been ignoring a rotten board on our back deck for nearly 6 months. A few weeks ago, it started to break through, so we picked up a piece of replacement decking and set it over the top as a temporary fix.
On Monday, I resolved to do something productive and get myself out of my little end of summer mother pity party. I went outside with a drill and a crowbar and began the process of removing the rotting board. Just then, Kasey texted me this photo. She had coincidentally stepped through a rotten deck board at HER house!
I told her what I was up to and she showed up with her makita oscillating tool and we cut through the framing nails, removed rotten wood, cut the new board and dropped it in place. Kasey left and I screwed the new board in place (even recycled the old deck screws). The whole thing only took 1 hour and 10 minutes (and 6 months of procrastination).
The following day, I stopped at Kasey’s on my way home from the gym and we decided to just knock hers out too. We did the same project at her place. Hers was a little more tricky, because the support joists were also rotting. To buy a few more years of use, we installed two sister joists on either side of the rotting ones.
So listen. I’ve done a lot of home improvement projects with Kasey. Floors, tile, framing, wallpaper, demolition, sub floor, concrete, landscaping, plumbing, electrical, carpentry galore, you name it.
There is something about a work partner you vibe with so effortlessly that words are not even needed. One would get on the ladder the other would stabilize it and pass the sledgehammer or framing gun. If something needed to be supported or torqued, the other was just doing it. It’s a lovely little dance we do, and her deck boards were supported and replaced during lunch hour.
Who needs a repairman? Not us.
It’s been a long time since I did a major home DIY project. Pretty sure I haven’t done any major remodel or carpentry in the last several years. I almost forgot that I have a whole skill set and wealth of handy knowledge stored away in my brain. As soon as I picked up a crowbar though, something clicked in my brain. I used to do stuff like this every day. with babies under foot. These quick fix it’s felt good to do.
Kasey and I have been nap-time/lunch hour warriors getting stuff done quickly (and correctly) for almost 20 years.
We are efficient, encouraging, and best of all, we clean up after oh selves and when we finish a job. We. Put. Our. Dang. Tools. Away. 🎤 ⬇️
Don’t mind our sweaty workout clothes. We exercise, too. Just a couple of baddies.
She made the cutest reel about this. Our DIY is so much better when we DIT (do it together). Love you so much Kasey!
Look at my awesome friend.
What a baddie. What a queen.
Give us a tv show.
No comments:
Post a Comment