It was relatively mild today and I decided to remove the two old sheets of polycarbonate from the backyard porch roof. It wasn’t too hard although I’ve discovered I no longer have much of a head for heights. The most difficult part of the process was removing the silicon securing the end of each sheet to the steel guttering on the house. We now have a gaping hole whilst I source a trailer in order to collect replacement sheets.
The old sheets used to be opaque but have delaminated with years of exposure to UV and temperature.
Rather than throw them away I’ve decided I will attempt to reuse them on the lean-to I plan to construct beside the garage.
It also seemed an opportune time to check if my modified sawdust collector has been successful. You may recall I replaced the expensive plastic bag system with a metal rubbish bin. It was ¾ full, so another success.
We went to Anaconda this morning (Anaconda is an outdoor store) becuase I wanted to buy a fishing rod to replace the one that is now the mast for my trailer sand flag. I’d decided on a 12ft Ugly Stik which was going to cost $179. However when we arrived and I started looking at rods I settled on a cheap 10ft rod costing $49,99. Quite a saving, we then went to the camping section where I found jerrican racks on special. Instead of $89.95 they were $39.95 and seizing the moment, I purchased two. At the check out I handed over my membership discount card which dropped the price of the rod to $39.95.
This is what the jerrican rack will look like on the front of the trailer
With these latest modification the trailer is almost complete.
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