Rodent Musings & Fence Update

It's Saturday night and the fence has really come together quite beautifully. We're a little behind schedule as some unexpected rodent cleanup became an immediate priority. Thankfully, I was sleeping while this discovery was made in the workshop/garage and thus, this is the reason for no photos of Matt wearing a dust mask, gloves, and wielding his broom and shopvac. Matt was pleased to have bought the vacuum just the night before which we now know is handy for sawdust as well as clearing out old rat droppings.

Having a clean workspace, the fence project has moved along nicely and we were able to complete about 50% of the staining. Here I am brushing the first coat of "Dark Suede" onto the pergola beams before the baby woke up:

Sister Sarah arrived just in time to help with a bit of staining and a trip to get the last fence beam in her truck. The lucky 12 footer almost didn't make it home as it almost fell out the back along 1st ave.

Matt was very meticulous about coating the ends of each board to make sure we don't have to stain again for another 8 years (as promised by the label on the paint can).

This mitre saw was the real key to achieving this style of fence.

The happy accident that came out of the near traffic disaster was that Matt discovered this gorgeous renovated Vancouver Special (below). We were pleased to see the double-french entry doors beside single entry doors, as we have been contemplating the same idea. Currently, our house has 1 common entry door for both units. This picture proves that adding another entry can achieve our goal to bring more light and privacy into the lower unit without too much awkwardness.

So back to the fence, it's supposed to rain on Sunday so we'll finish up the staining inside and aim to install on the next dry day which might not be until Wednesday!