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(thanks to the ruthless target-practice of bored blue jays)
15 May
window sizes:
43.75" x 26.25"
Berkeley Glass
2.4mm [like most windows]
8lbs times 8 windows
$409.84
possible discount for bulk order?
[don't forget quarter inch ease]
windowfilmworld.com
static cling film:
"Austin" [shoji-ish]
32" x 96" = 419.96
even on sale
costs more than the glass
crap
16 May
eshoji.com
peel and stick shoji film
White Cloud Dragon
3' x 29'=238.96 plus shipping
sold out
try again later
20 May
you know what? fuck these guys
mom and pop my ass
everything even remotely interesting
sold out
and fuck windowfilms, too.
their cheapest stuff is still
as much as the glass
21 May
'what are you doing to my tea house?'
do not bring up this subject again
with contractor-brother
I'm sorry, I refuse to use sheets of plastic
24 May
royal pain getting the torn paper off
get rid of all the old glue residue?
past the really bumpy stuff
probably not worth the effort
25 May
tough to find paper wide enough
and other product
comes waaaay too wide
26 May
plain shoji paper through Amazon
(dammit) cheap and
correct size!
but birds will go straight through it.
adhere to glass?
spray adhesive?
28 May
mentioned project to old guy
handyman/tree-trimmer Patrick
said he could help
especially with the lifting
in trade for some reflexology
how cool is that!
06 June
new careful measurements
[see corrected custom dimensions]
go with Berkeley Glass
plus window film
sent Amazon paper back
08 June
new perspective!
forget windowfilm forget glass!
shoji-style clean white
Fiberglass paper
48" wide by the running foot
w/price break comes in around
$400 total w/shipping.
guy sez it should work for bird beaks!!
09 June
7yds ordered UPS
~week from Chicago
heavy duty Double-sided Uline
1/2" sticky tape
Reno 1 day delivery
12 June
ready for mass production
14 June
updated Patrick
still have one test-piece of glass
for experimenting
24 June
all set
where's Patrick?
26 June
fuck it.
start by myself
27 June
some missteps:
#1 better cut the fiberglass
with scissors not x-acto
#2 place into the window frame
to double-check the size
before applying the sticky tape
otherwise it buckles.
28 June
okay, fiberglass is funky
stiff and dangerous;
only handle it with gloves on
or you will be sorry.
29 June
taking a day off for itch
30 June
still buckling
1 July
new idea:
how about
tiny brass nails
secure the paper outside
to the window grids,
so it won't come loose in the wind.
interior wood effect might be kinda cool.
lucky our little hardware store is close
12 July
practice glass stored for now
Patrick still MIA
16 July
brass nail thing on hold
drilling a bunch of pilot holes oof!
I mean, this old recycled wood
is like cement
and more important,
the paper position is irrelevant.
each window frame can be reversed
if they don't end up
looking all that good
at the end of the day
then flipped at will can the frames be
What—Yoda?
I'm losing it
17 July
going through my stock of blue gloves
fiberglass a total bitch
entire 7yd roll trimmed lengthwise
lifting out the frames is exhausting
have to pace the work.
at least with no glass
it's now a one-person job
18 July
can do 1 per day
maybe
with learning curve.
cutting skills suck,
brown gaffers tape to cover up mistakes
not enough product left for any re-do
jury still out on face-in/face-out
there are many examples of screens
either way
I didn't make this up.
the sensation of the wood
from the inside
is warm and welcoming
19 July
brown tape looks terrible
20 July
took brass nails back
22 July
Patrick appears to have disappeared
last text almost three weeks ago.
23 July
ordered some 'white' tape
more cream than hospital white,
guess it will do.
can't lift those frames
without getting tired.
25 July
what the hell? next door neighbors
tearing down their deck—
distracting and noisy.
01 August
white tape looks terrible
06 August
'tan' color tape
coming in the mail
08 August
grid to outside
stop fighting it
10 August
smoke from distant fires
difficult to work outside.
crew next door arrives early
knocks off at 2:30.
sent tan tape back
12 August
making pies and reading.
16 August
hope Patrick's not dead
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