DIY Shed Door

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DIY Shed Door! You know those projects you procrastinate, something that just sits around unfinished for years? Until finally, you just can’t take it anymore and the time arrives for getting ‘er done? Yep, that’s this project.

 

For four years now, the shed at the my downtown property has been wide open! And while it always bugged me, it just kept holding it’s position at the bottom of the to-do list. Until now. 

When I bought the property, there was only 1 plank with hinges for a door. lol And it wasn’t high on the list of priorities but with an upcoming photo shoot of the short term rental apartment (Suite Thyme) AND with the only quiet seating area right there beside it AND with summer coming, that eye sore worked it’s way to the top of the list. 

Before: just a small shed, filled with dead leaves, probably home to a few squirrels and lots of spiders. ::shudders::

An old fence gate propped up…really didn’t serve any purpose. Other than it just came with the property and found it’s way there. I don’t even know how it got there. haha!

And so…

Supplies I used for a custom 22.5 x 75 inch shed door:

  • OSB cut to size. 
  • (5) 1×3 pine boards – I just guessed on what I’d need for all of the wood pieces and over-estimated a bit. I never mind having extra on hand. 
  • (3) 1×2 pine boards
  • (2) 1×1 pine boards
  • (1) paintable outdoor rated caulk
  • (1) outdoor rated adhesive
  • (2) outdoor rated primer
  • outdoor rated paint
  • this handle
  • this hasp
  • these hinges (not used, more on that later)

What I did:

After measuring the space (and believe me, nothing in this old late 1800s property is square…so frustrating), Russ cut an old piece of OSB to size for me to use as my base. OSB isn’t the best product for an outdoor project, but this is the first door I’ve ever built and this was the best and easiest way for me personally to test my design skills. Fingers crossed that with it being the inside of the door/in the shed and that it’s good and sealed, that it works just fine longer term. 

I then set about sketching up some inspiration, nothing to scale but I wanted to get an idea of what I was going for. Something with a little more detail and style than the standard barn style shed door. 

Then I set the OSB on saw horses and created a frame on the face of it with 1x3s. 

I messed around with the pieces a few times before I decided on a pattern. 

 

Utilizing a mix of mitered 1x3s, 1x2s and 1x1s, I settled on a chevron design. I enjoyed this part, like putting together a puzzle. 

After cutting each piece, I adhered them to the OSB base with adhesive and clamped the edges and weighted the pieces where the clamps couldn’t reach. I did notice what putting them together with adhesive is different than just laying them out and re-cut 2 mitered pieces for a better fit during this process. 

Once dry, I caulked all of the joints and cracks. 

Then applied a coat of primer. I used a spray primer but next time, I’d go with (and recommend) applying with a brush and roller. 

All sides got two coats of paint. 

And … tada!

Time to hang. The sizing was pretty much spot on but we did have to make a few adjustments and the new hinges gave us such a hard time that after about an hour, we decided to utilize the old original hinges which took about 10 minutes! Live and learn. lol 

Now there’s no longer a gaping hole! Guests enjoying the outdoor seating probably won’t think much of it but I do think they’ll notice. And I’m happy to have a place for outdoor yard tools, pots and salt for winter. 

from Home Improvements Articles and News https://diyshowoff.com/2021/11/01/diy-shed-door/

How To Easily Add New Outlets To Existing Walls | DIY With No Wall Repair!

My garage is short on outlets. In this video I’m showing you how to add new outlets to an existing wall, without damaging or repairing drywall! This is a very easy project and a great solution to adding outlets to a room. Check out the video HERE

Also, check out my video where install 220 in my garage: https://youtu.be/X9ro7Tc2nFI

Things I Used in This Project:

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White House Releases Plan to Combat PFAS Pollution

Last month, the White House released the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) PFAS Strategic Roadmap, a three-year plan describing specific regulations with deadlines and research the agency plans to do to understand where additional controls on these substances may be needed. With growing public concern about potential hazards of PFAS in drinking water and other sources, lawmakers and regulators across the country have initiated varied programs to evaluate and eventually regulate those substances. Industrial sites are challenged with conducting site remediation and disposal of existing stocks of firefighting foam and other products onsite containing PFAS substances from legacy industrial uses. The roadmap describes a course of action based on evaluation of individual PFAS substances. EPA has stated that it may group substances together based on remediation strategies, relative risk or other criteria when considering regulatory approaches.

The EPA roadmap sets a goal of releasing final drinking water standards for PFOA and PFOS by fall 2023. EPA will consider setting final drinking water limits for additional specified PFAS chemicals. EPA will conduct toxicity assessments and develop advisory standards for GenX and other fluorinated chemicals. EPA also plans on developing discharge limits for industry sectors where it has adequate information, while initiating data reviews for industry sectors where little is known about PFAS discharges, including paint formulation, leather finishing and plastic molding. This review will be completed by winter 2023.

EPA will also initiate a rulemaking in 2022 to modify PFAS listings in the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI). EPA will propose listing them as Chemicals of Special Concern, thereby lowering the reporting volume threshold and removing the de minimis exemption.

EPA plans on issuing a proposal designating specified PFAS chemicals as hazardous Superfund substances by spring 2022. Notably, the regulation designating PFAS as hazardous Superfund substances would include a requirement for industrial and other sites to report PFAS releases at or above the EPA’s set threshold. EPA will also complete publication of its PFAS Reporting Rule by January 2023 requiring chemical manufacturers and importers to submit a spectrum of physical characteristics, environmental, and other data needed to understand PFAS. To promote effective management, the agency will explore its existing authority under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to determine rules or other actions may be warranted to restrict or reduce the approximately 600 PFAS being used in commerce.

A number of PFAS activities by other executive branch agencies are also underway, including the Food and Drug Administration’s undertaking of studies to understand the extent of PFAS in the food supply; Department of Defense (DOD) assessment of PFAS concentrations at nearly 700 installations; DOD dedication of $220 million to research on the detection, treatment and destruction of PFAS, along with substitute chemicals that can be used for the specialized firefighting foams that currently contain PFAS; and Department of Health and Human Services review the evolving science on human health and PFAS.

The White House Council on Environmental Quality has formed a high-level interagency capacity focused on PFAS actions to o facilitate the coordination of PFAS response activities across government.

PFAS Reporting Rule

U.S. EPA has initiated a major data collection requirement germane to PFAS. In June, EPA proposed its PFAS reporting rule, to be finalized by January 2023, as required under the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act.

ACA submitted extensive comments to both EPA and the White House Office of Management and Budget raising significant concerns with the PFAS Reporting Rule as proposed. ACA takes issue with the rule’s structural PFAS definition to include polymers and articles; lack of a de minimis exemption; the overly broad scope of data submission; the underestimated burden of the “known to or reasonably ascertainable by” standard of due diligence; and the truncated 1-year period open for data submission.

ACA also questioned EPA’s selective reading of TSCA Section 8 to exclude a standard Section 8 exemption for small businesses. ACA also emphasized that as proposed, the rule’s burden on both industry and the agency is grossly underestimated, and that as constructed, the rule will result in reporting of duplicative and outdated information.

Contact ACA’s Riaz Zaman for more information.

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Allnex Announces R&D Center for Sustainable Coating Resins

Allnex announced the construction of a new R&D center in Werndorf, Austria, as part of allnex’s strategic plan to lead in the development of sustainable, environmentally friendly resins and respond to the challenges of evolving trends.

The company will invest €12 million into a new R&D center and the modernization and expansion of production facilities for the manufacture of next-generation waterborne products. According to allnex, the R&D center will focus on the development of new low-VOC, waterborne and VOC-compliant resins and additives for the global coatings markets

Construction of the R&D center is scheduled for completion in Q3 2022.

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Siegwerk and Rotopack Form Joint Venture in Pakistan

Siegwerk, a provider of printing inks and coatings for packaging applications and labels, recently announced a joint venture with Rotopack, a supplier in the printing and packaging industry in Pakistan. The jointly founded new company Siegwerk Pakistan Ltd. will start its business in Q2 of 2022.

The joint venture contract was officially signed on Oct. 13 in Karachi, where the new company will be located to serve customers across the country. “As the fifth-most populated country in the world, Pakistan is a strategically important market for us,” explains Dirk Weissenfeldt, vice president, Business Unit Flexible Packaging, EMEA, at Siegwerk. “The joint venture partnership with Rotopack allows us to not only significantly strengthen our footprint in South Asia but also to benefit from Rotopack’s domestic market know-how and network.”

Construction on the joint venture in Karachi is currently underway, and it is expected that Siegwerk Pakistan Ltd. can start operations in April 2022. The production will focus on inks and coatings for flexible packaging applications first. Going forward, the production will also be expanded to other packaging segments, including water-based and UV products. The partners are currently assembling a team of local experts and specialists to be trained by Siegwerk experts in Turkey and Germany over the next few weeks.

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Barentz Reorganizes and Renames Specialty Intermediates Vertical

North American distributor Barentz has renamed its Specialty Intermediates vertical Synthesis Solutions.

According to the company, the name change is part of the reorganization of the Synthesis Solutions vertical, which the company says will bring a streamlined product portfolio of synthesis, blending, and multiple packaging capabilities to end markets across North America, including lubricants, electronics, metal working, oil and gas, paper and core raw materials for polymers and plastics customers.
Barentz has also launched a new Synthesis Solutions website: http://www.barentz-na.com/us/synthesissolutions.

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Elkem Expansion to Unlock New Supply of Specialty Silicones

Elkem announced an investment plan that it says will unlock new specialty silicones supply for customers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and the Americas. The company will invest approximately €36 million to upgrade and debottleneck its silicone upstream plant in Roussillon, France.

The board of directors has approved a 20,000-metric-tons-capacity expansion, bringing the effective silicone intermediates capacity from Elkem’s upstream plant in Roussillon, France, to 100,000 metric tons per annum. The company says the expansion will deliver productivity, cost, sustainability and climate-protection improvements.

“At a time when silicones and their raw materials are in shortage, the expansion is cornerstone to meeting the future needs of our specialty silicones customers in EMEA and the Americas, where the market is expected to grow by around 6% per year between 2020 and 2025,” said Frédéric Jacquin, senior vice president in charge of Elkem’s Silicones Division. “This investment complements the ongoing capacity expansion at our Xinghuo site in China, which primarily serves growth in the Asia-Pacific region and further strengthens our cost position as well as environmental performance.”

The investment plan includes installing new equipment and major technology upgrades in key parts of the plant to improve Elkem Roussillon’s cost position and environmental performance. It is the largest organic investment project in Elkem’s European silicones franchise in a decade. It is anticipated to come online during the third quarter of 2023.

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BASF to Sell Microchemicals Business to Entegris

BASF and Entegris have signed an agreement on the sale of the Precision Microchemicals business to Entegris for USD $90 million. The transaction includes technologies, intellectual property and trademarks and is expected to be completed by the end of 2021.

The Precision Microchemicals business is part of the Surface Treatment business unit of BASF’s Coatings division, operating under the Chemetall brand. It develops, manufactures and markets high-purity materials, including cleaning chemistries and Chemical Mechanical Planarization slurries used in the machining and surface conditioning of electronic materials.

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A Tribute To Burger

A Tribute To Burger

We shared some sad news on Instagram Stories last week, but wanted to make sure to post something here too, because Burger was such a huge part of our blog. Last Monday, our sweet chihuahua Burger passed away at the age of 15. It was a long wonderful life, but we miss him so so much. The house is way too quiet without him.

We got him when we were 24 years old. Before we got married, before the blog, before we had kids, before almost every adult experience we had together. He was there through it all.

He was always such a happy boy. We are so grateful for all the years we shared. He seemed to pass away peacefully in his sleep. For a dog that was diagnosed with a severe heart murmur six years ago, we are grateful for all the extra years that he defied the odds after that.

Continue reading A Tribute To Burger at Young House Love.

from Home Improvements Articles and News https://www.younghouselove.com/tribute-to-burger/

How To Build A Modern Outdoor Sofa | DIY

In this video I’m showing you how I built an outdoor sofa from start to finish. It’s suitable for outdoors as it’s built from weather resistant western red cedar and easily outfitted with store bought cushions. Also check out some similar chairs my friend’s built below.

Find plans for this sofa here: https://bit.ly/3janxh3

Things I Used in This Project:

Maker Gray’s Single Chair Build: https://youtu.be/qWAed9nWNMc

DIY Creator’s Removable Back Chair: https://youtu.be/wDj5VAnI7GM

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