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Apart from the initial wave of euphoric relief (after notifying the incompetent carpenter that we’d be discontinuing his services effective immediately), the reality soon settled upon me with sobering clarity. I’d most likely be continuing and concluding the cabinetry, stairway handrail, and loft guardrail on my own…

Three and a half weeks ago I extolled Rosslyn’s perennially perfect poppies as a timely analgesic to the inconvenient-but-overdue termination of an habitually untimely, underperforming (I’m being generous!) subcontractor who had been charged with custom cabinetry, stairway railing, and loft guardrail. Here’s a snippety flashback. Let’s assume that “cocky pop” is the body double for a recent…

Boathouse Repairs 3: Post Fabrication

Fabricating Boathouse Post Wraps (Photo: Peter Vaiciulis) It’s time for a progress report on Rosslyn’s boathouse post fabrication. Peter Vaiciulis and Sia Supi Havosi have been beavering away lakeside as autumn blurs into winter. Unfortunately, their decking progress has been stalled because the moisture content of the lumber is still too high. In contrast to the previous contractor whose work…