Sunday, May 5, 2013

Not Much Happening

I have not gotten too far with the dishwasher installation. Robin, my niece from Alberta and her partner George dropped in on Friday. We had a great visit accompanied by fish and chips from Dick's down at the dock. They were in Courtenay for a birthday party and had a free day. It is always fun when they are here.

I got George to help me carry the old dishwasher out of the house and from there is went down to the end of the driveway with a "Free" sign on it. It dissapeared within two hours. Someone will either replace all the chewed parts themselves to get it working or remove the stainless steel for scrap.

Yesterday I screwed quarter inch plywood over every possible rodent size opening to keep them away from the new Bosch and will tackle that installation job today.
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7 comments:

  1. UnknownMay 5, 2013 at 8:43 AM

    Rodents will chew through plywood in no time. Use hardware cloth.

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  2. Kevin ReadMay 5, 2013 at 9:55 AM

    Sounds like you need a pet. Maybe a cat??!!

    www.travelwithkevinandruth.com

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  3. Sue and BrianMay 5, 2013 at 10:44 AM

    I used to stuff holes and cracks with steel wool.

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  4. our awesome travelsMay 5, 2013 at 11:01 AM

    Steel wool works real good.

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  5. CroftMay 5, 2013 at 1:46 PM

    Everything else is wood. Floor, walls, ceiling. If they want in, they will get in. They got into the dishwasher through a much too large hole in the floor for plumbing under the sink. I screwed a piece of tin over that to keep them out. The other places I used plywood were just passageways under the wood cabinets. I think I will be OK now. Lots of evidence everywhere but no holes chewed (that I could see).

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  6. living.boondockingmexicoMay 6, 2013 at 4:58 AM

    You can only do so much. As you said, if they want in they'll find a way. Looks like you're having good weather, enjoy!

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  7. normMay 6, 2013 at 3:05 PM

    Left over thin-set for putting down tile is a dandy hole sealer. I pour the extra into quart sauce jars to keep it fresh until needed. The stuff works great for patching wet plaster, pointing up brick work(it takes color well, I always buy the bright white). The big holes are done with a board with about an inch of half set mud spread onto the board. If you need to use the hole again for wire or pipe, a hammer blow puts it right.

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