the switch in closet so I can turn on/off water heater

water heater all hooked up

this is how the element came out-what a PAIN!

I finished the water heater installation yesterday but the story grows longer. It's all hooked up but when attempting to replace the single element with a "universal replacement element" I discovered that "universal" means more like "pretty much universal". My water heater takes an element with a bit larger thread diameter and the local stores I went to didn't have one. I found one on line and ordered it, so it'll be a few days to test it all. Oh, while out and about-at Manchester and Dickson (in Kirkwood area) gasoline was 2.839 and only a penny more at the QT at Manchester and McKnight- this is like the old days.

these will be used only till I re-model the kitchen

outdoor storage box repair

basement entry on side

The basement door is primed and ready for some weather strip. The last of the kitchen cabinets were cleaned and had knobs installed - so now I can put more things away, emptying boxes. I repaired the outdoor storage box given to me- it had a few cracks I repaired with a metal plate and some roof mesh and tar.

I'm also designing a shed to build so I can hopefully have some maker space soon. I'm wanting to build 2 the same and they would act as a privacy fence for the side yard so neighbors don't have to view my odd and ends of scrounged lumber and such.