Fixing the Shed door

The door works great closed

The kids have yanked on the door and let the wind take the left side so much that the screws attaching the door to the hinges have stripped and made the door a pain in my ass.

Just a view of the stripped hinges

I took the door off

Door Repair

To repair the stripped holes in the door I drilled out all the stripped holes, squeezed some wood glue in each hole and inserted a wood plug stick and cut the stick flush.

The stick cut flush

Now all I have to do is wait a bit for the glue to dry, then I can put the door back up.


I might end up cutting the metal door and inserting a 2x4 because the wood were the hinges connect on the door is not very thick for such a heavy door. I guess me cutting the metal door for the back and inserting the 2x4's might just be my next project.

Installed a Gable Attic Fan / Light / Outlet

The fan is rated to cool a 2300 sq. ft. area. My attic space is around 1500.

My AC Unit has not been keeping up when its really hot outside, so I'm going to install a gable attic fan to remove the hot air in the attic and reduce the heat in the house.

Installed the fan and the attached thermostat unit.

I used two 2x4's and attached them to the beams then attached the fan and the thermostat unit.

I ran a dedicated line to the fuse box for attic equipment.

I drilled and ran a outside rated line to the fuse box and installed a junction box to feed the fan, a light/outlet, and a switch to turn on the light.

The lighted light/outlet switch

I installed a lighted switch to cut the light/outlet on and off in the attic.

The Light/Outlet

I installed a light / outlet in the center of the attic. I need a light because a light source besides a flashlight is a must for the next time I do some work up there, and the outlet will come in handy if I need powered equipment up in the attic to do some work.

The opened fuse box and wall

I opened up the fuse panel and the wall just above it so I could run a new line for the attic equipment.

Dropped the line from the attic

I pulled the line through the hole I drilled in the attic and fished it though the fuse box and secured the line. (Of Course ALL the Power is OFF at my primary breaker that's located outside)

Installed the lines and breaker

I installed the lines and attached the 15amp breaker. (Breaker located on the bottom right hand side)

Closed up the fuse panel & updated my fuse list

I removed a tab from the panel for the new breaker and updated my list of fuses and put the fuse panel and piece of drywall back up and secured them. After this all I did was go outside and cut the power back on and check the light/outlet and attic fan. The attic equipment works fine so far. I hope this fan will help my AC unit work better and cut some cost of my cooling bill.

Just built a dog house

Started with a 2x6's on blocks to hold the 4x4 deck.

 

Long story short. Here is the dog house with a flip top lid.

I do have to go back in the future and redo the roof. The roof needs to be longer on the sides and front.

Lazy little dog, ready to grow into his big dog house.