Wednesday Night

And, back to work! I am investigating why the vent won't go in the hole and found I need to straighten one side of the cut. So, used a square and laid out the lines using measurements (rather than the taped-on template) and recut. Bingo. Fits great.

Next, make the shelf brackets. I was going to use the 2 x 2's again until I realized that you would see the rabbitted-out space from the old shelf I had to remove. So, I used a 1 x 4 which will cover up that spot. Next I cut the shelf, test fit and cut the round hole for the vent pipe. So far so good! Then, I marked the circle on the ceiling and drilled a hole exactly in the middle. I stuck an orange dowel through the hole and went up in the attic to see its location. Darn! It's right next to the joist!

So, I moved my circle over three inches and cut it out (plaster everywhere). Cleaned up the mess and decided that was enough for the night. While I was in the shower, the phone rang. So, after drying off, I checked and it was my Mom. Called her back and talked a bit. Then I took the last of the leftover meatloaf and made it into a meatloaf sandwich. Watched some TV and went to bed.