Insulating the Chicken Coop – The Data

Insulating the Chicken Coop – The Data
Earlier this year, I took the time to insulate the walls of the chicken coop and cover the insulation with 1/4" plywood. I had hoped we could go without needing a heater in there in the deep winter, and luckily I was right. With Home Assistant tracking everything to InfluxDB and a Grafana dashboard to keep an eye on it, I can see that when all the doors are closed, it keeps nearly 10 degrees…

Cedar Wall 1-day Build

Cedar Wall 1-day Build
The studio room has had a white block wall since we moved in. There was no power and I had no interest in drilling to mount anything so it really blocked my options in the room. I helped a friend building a studio and he had a few sound panels left over to give me. I wanted them on that wall, so it was time to tackle. I had one main concern. I didn't want…

Shop Nation Miter Saw Dust Collection

Shop Nation Miter Saw Dust Collection
I have always had a dust collection system connected to my miter saw, and it has always been terrible. Recently cleaning the shop, I found the internal pipe completely blocked and realized it hadn't been working in a while. Think about that, it's so bad when it is working, I didn't even notice when it stopped. I had seen the Shop Nation videos and decided to give it a go. I bought the DeWalt version…

Chicken Casa Complete

Chicken Casa Complete
I have learned so much about estimations and weather. I thought I could knock this thing out in a few weeks. For those counting, it's been 13 weeks since January 5th 2025. A sprained ankle delayed me a little bit, but most of my miscalculation was due to not being realistic about Western Washington weather. If you watch the build video, you will see me cover my material and work quite a few times for…

Chicken Casa v2 Paused because I’m an idiot

Chicken Casa v2 Paused because I’m an idiot
Saturday morning the gravel showed up and I got to work building the floor. Started Sunday screwing down the floor and ended with two walls built. We had guys coming to clean the gutters Monday, so I needed to clean up my material to keep gutter trash from being slung all over it. I jumped off the tractor after finishing moving the material, did NOT stick the landing, and rolled my ankle over. It's Thursday…

DIY Camera Storage Table

DIY Camera Storage Table
I needed an end-table, and I needed somewhere to store my camera with a long telephoto lens, so I took to the shop.

DIY Kitchen Shelves

DIY Kitchen Shelves
Kim asked for some shelves for her kitchen plants this morning. I surprised her with these after lunch.