Ever since I've been messing around with vintage appliances, I seem to prove the rule that nature abhors a vacuum... If there's space in the garage or house, I manage to fill it with some vintage appliance, hi-fi console, tv set, etc etc etc
When I'd tear into a machine, it was usually in the garage which lead to 'clogs'... I'd often have a dishwasher or dryer torn apart with parts everywhere and my Hubby would get ticked at not being able to walk or move in the garage. Worse still, our climate in La Belle Province being what it is made working on teardowns in winter impractical. Especially as the number vehicles we own is going up and winter storage is required.
During the lockdown years, I hatched a plot to have an addition to the garage built down in Ogden. I was trying to get this done 2 years ago, but it had been fairly close to impossible to find good contractors. We finally broke ground late last summer and work began in fall. I'm not as strong as I used to be but I managed to help out with some of the rough work before Hubby and I vanished to Brazil for the winter.
While we were away, the contractor took over - he really 'got' what I was trying to put together here, right down to the colour scheme!
Here's a bit of a chronicle of the project.
First steps - foundation and structure
When I'd tear into a machine, it was usually in the garage which lead to 'clogs'... I'd often have a dishwasher or dryer torn apart with parts everywhere and my Hubby would get ticked at not being able to walk or move in the garage. Worse still, our climate in La Belle Province being what it is made working on teardowns in winter impractical. Especially as the number vehicles we own is going up and winter storage is required.
During the lockdown years, I hatched a plot to have an addition to the garage built down in Ogden. I was trying to get this done 2 years ago, but it had been fairly close to impossible to find good contractors. We finally broke ground late last summer and work began in fall. I'm not as strong as I used to be but I managed to help out with some of the rough work before Hubby and I vanished to Brazil for the winter.
While we were away, the contractor took over - he really 'got' what I was trying to put together here, right down to the colour scheme!
Here's a bit of a chronicle of the project.
First steps - foundation and structure
