Kayak Shed – Part IV – Cobertizo – Parte IV

The drama of the kayak shed continues. Just to recap, on August 06 we built the base. Then, on August 07 we built the frame.

El drama del cobertizo para los kayaks y tablas continua. Para resumir, el 06 de agosto construimos la base. El 07 de agosto edificamos el esqueleto.

Building a shed

Then, I waited for Douglas to initiate the next step. And I waited and waited and waited. Douglas has many qualities, but getting things done is not one of them. Finally, on August 28, I could not wait any longer, and I told him that he would be working on the shed. It had to be him because he created the plans. The first step was to cut the posts to size. The cuts had to be made at an angle because the roof needs to be slanted. Douglas measured, and then we snapped a chalk line.

Después, yo esperaba que Douglas iniciara el siguiente paso. Y esperaba y esperaba y esperaba. Douglas tiene muchas cualidades, pero completar los proyectos no es una de ellas. Por fin, el 28 de agosto, no podía esperar más y le informé que iba a trabajar en el cobertizo ese día. Él tenía que hacerlo porque había hecho los planes y yo no los entiendo. El primer paso fue cortar los postes a un ángulo para que el techo inclinara. Douglas midió y marcó los postes y después usamos una línea de tiza para marcar el ángulo.

Building the kayak shed

The first cut went well, but the second did not. I told Douglas that he was cutting in the wrong direction for the angle, but he did not listen to me. It turned out that I was right. Luckily, we are not building a rocket ship, so it does not have to be perfect.

El primer corte fue bien, pero el segundo no. Le dije a Douglas que estaba cortando en la dirección opuesta y que el ángulo iba a estar a revés, pero no me escuchó. Al final, yo tenía razón. Lo bueno es que no estamos construyendo un cohete, así que no tiene que ser perfecto.

Building the kayak shedBuilding the kayak shed

Once the cuts we made, Douglas put the cross pieces on. They all had to be cut at an angle on both sides.

Una vez que había hecho los cortes, Douglas instaló los travesaños. Tenía que cortarlos con el mismo ángulo en los dos lados.

Building the kayak shedBuilding the kayak shed

While this was going on, I was inside working, and would go out every once in a while to take pictures. Although, I could not be more involved, there was an inspector not exactly on site but at least at the window. Ponche sat there for hours keeping an eye on Douglas’ every move. Of course, as soon as I tried to take a picture, he turned around.

Mientras Douglas estaba allí, yo estaba en la casa trabajando en mis proyectos. Salía a cada cuanto para sacar fotos, pero había un inspector no allí, pero en la ventana. Ponche estaba en la ventana por horas vigilando el progreso de Douglas. Claro que se volteó una vez que intenté sacar la foto.

Cat in the window

I am not sure if I will be able to write regular updates about this kayak shed. One of the biggest problems for Douglas and I is that I like to get s— done, and Douglas likes to put things off for years. I try to give him space to finish his projects, but it is HARD! Any suggestions?

No sé si voy a poder seguir con las actualizaciones del cobertizo. Uno de los problemas más grandes para Douglas y mí es que a mí me gusta hacer las cosas de una vez y a Douglas le gusta posponer todo por años. Intento darle tiempo para terminar sus proyectos, pero ¡es DIFÍCIL! ¿Tienes alguna sugerencia?

Building the kayak shed

Happy Homemaking!

¡Que todos sus sueños caseras se cumplan!

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I am a teacher, traveler, artist, writer, homemaker and a whole lot more. In January 2009, I bought the Cape of Dreams. It was the second house that I had ever owned, but it was the first that I bought by myself. I now live in the house with my husband Douglas, our dog Kahlua, and Crème de Menthe, the cat. Because, what life is complete without a little Kahlua and Cream? I love arts and crafts of all kinds, and I refinish furniture as well. We are slowly redoing our entire house. You can read about my projects on my blog www.CapeofDreams.com

3 Comments on “Kayak Shed – Part IV – Cobertizo – Parte IV

  1. Plans? I don’t need no stinkin’ plans. Just wing the mo fo. what little plans i had are either long done or long out the window. it is all guesswork from here on…

  2. Hmmm… normally I would say offer him food, but he doesn’t look like he indulges very often. I am like a dog – highly motivated by food. I will do anything hubby wants if there’s cake involved 🙂 It’s looking great, I like seeing the progress. I am like you – I am a get shit done kind of person. Hubby is like Douglas – he takes forEVER to do stuff I ask him too. And he’s not food motivated either, so I have no suggestions because I haven’t found any!

    • You’re right. Food doesn’t motivate him much. Usually I can give him a beer. It is not much motivation as he can get one himself, but it helps if I keep him supplied.

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