Chit Chat - What's on your mind today?

[bigskygal]

What a difference the LED light bars make!!

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This is other side of the garage where my car will go after Yard Sale!

[skb]

The ceiling will remain like this or you are going to put up panels there as well ?

[bigskygal]

The ceiling will remain like this or you are going to put up panels there as well ?

Not at this time, not in the budget to do the whole garage. Maybe later for the other side of the garage and ceiling, but now the cat house is the priority. Need to get it done so we can trap any cats that were missed last year before they start reproducing again.

We'll be able to keep all the fixed ones in there as we catch all the cats we can. Last year they stayed in cages for days and days at the clinic and were pretty stressed when they came home.

[bigskygal]

Started painting today.  These are work in progress, the next post are after the first coat done.

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The original plan was to start dark on the bottom and then lighten the color as we went upward. It wasn't looking that good so going with all one color, the lighter one. That is my friend in the second photo!

[bigskygal]

First coat done, second will be done tomorrow and maybe wall will be started...maybe.

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Glad we decided to do all one color, not liking the dark on the bottom. It is really coming together!!

Will post final painting tomorrow night.

[skb]

Good job. DIY is so much fun.

[bigskygal]

Thanks! It will be fun when it is all done, that is for sure. But yeah, the work is fun, especially when you have a friend to laugh along with as you work! For us old broads, it is hard too, our old bones are aching after a day of work.... But in the end it will be worth it!

[bigskygal]

Final coat done today! Divider wall construction begins tomorrow.

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The last photo is too dark. True color is between the first photo and third photo. The light was not quite right for photos...

[skb]

Great. Divider wall to be made of panel boards ?

[bigskygal]

Great. Divider wall to be made of panel boards ?

Yes, and extended up with Poultry Fencing which is a green plastic mesh that has very small openings. It is even smaller openings than chicken wire and is much more people friendly for installing. This way there will be some air flow between sides, but cats won't be able to get through it.

[skb]

We're finally starting construction as well. Got the permissions this week and will be travelling 25th-29th to get the work started.

[bigskygal]

We're finally starting construction as well. Got the permissions this week and will be travelling 25th-29th to get the work started.

Yay! Photos "required" of progress....please?

[skb]

Yes, when we start. Our structure is all of stone and brick. But this is what has been finalized.

[bigskygal]

Here is the test sample if the stencils I will use. This is from the small set, many different cat poses around 2". The other set has four sheets with cats from 6-1/2" to 8-1/2".  The bigger ones will go around the windows and maybe various places on the walls:

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It is snowing lightly right now so too cold to be stencilling today...
(Yes, the seams are rough...this is a garage and cat house not a home...   )

[skb]

Yes, the seams are rough...this is a garage and cat house not a home...

Maybe, another coat of paint will help.