PHOTOS: Re-building Chaumont House Side Porch

Completed framing deck yesterday, August 13.

I am presenting here some photos of  the side porch re-build project at our Chaumont House. The photos were snapped various days beginning August 1st through August 13th. Yesterday (the 13th) I completed framing up the floor joists. I was replacing old rotted wood with new pressure treated lumber. The job was a pain as I tried to tie new wood into remnants of the original. It's not an example of my finest work by any means. It's solid as Sears was in their early years. Next I will make tongue and groove deck boards to same dimensions as the originals. The weather during this project has been mid 80's to low 90 degree temperatures with high humidity. Slow, sweaty work. 

Side porch repair, Chaumont, NY August 2025

Side porch repair, Chaumont, NY August 2025

Side porch repair, Chaumont, NY August 2025

Side porch repair, Chaumont, NY August 2025

Side porch repair, Chaumont, NY August 2025

Side porch repair, Chaumont, NY August 2025

Side porch repair, Chaumont, NY August 2025

Side porch repair, Chaumont, NY August 2025

Side porch repair, Chaumont, NY August 2025

Side porch repair, Chaumont, NY August 2025

Friday March 11, 2022. I replaced light fixture in kitchen

Today I replaced a light fixture in the kitchen of home in Chaumont, NY.  

Ceiling light fixture quit. discovered burnt out socket that the T8 bulb plugs into.

February 23rd one of the 2x4 foot fluorescent light fixtures in our kitchen ceiling suddenly quit. Quick inspection revealed burnt end on one of the 4 tubes and the socket it plugs into. What caused it? I don't know. Wasn't able to find a similar replacement locally so ordered one at Home Depot. It took a couple weeks to get here. The fixture arrived at the store when they said it would, however, it was damaged and had to be returned. The replacement arrived about a week later. it as ok and I competed the project today. 

Closer view of T8 light bulb socket that burned and quit working.

Light fixture arrived from Home Depot in a damaged carton. The fixture proved to be ok.

House painting with Glidden Paint

For the past month or two I have been working on my rental house at 807 Franklin St., Watertown, NY. I am trying to get the exterior painted. It has really deteriorated into an aye sore in the last 3 or 4 years. The inside is pretty nice. I spet agood portion of today there replacing sections of missing wooden sideing and other odd and ends. However, it rained off and on through the day slowing things down considerably. Here are some photos of the front paint job:

It has been slow going. The upper section you see in these photos has been slow because I must be cautious working up high off a ladder. I am scraping the loose paint, priming it with Glidden Gripper primeer and finishing with Glidden exterior latex house paint. Musically I have been working up an arrangement of Neil Young's song Harvest Moon. Beautiful tune.