Nocturnal Carpentry

Nocturnal Carpentry

The small flight of stairs in front of our house has become a huge problem as we’ve tried to figure out how to get my mother-in-law in and out of the house and it was becoming apparent that we needed a ramp.  Because we are cheap big DIYers, we decided to build the ramp ourselves. The actual making of the ramp kept getting hijacked by life though (Christmas, my MIL being hospitalized, a debilitating round of norovirus, etc) and we found ourselves finalizing the construction literally the night before her next appointment.

It was below freezing and dark, but there we were all bundled up with headlamps operating power tools. We’re just trying to add to the list of reasons why our neighbors think we’re crazy. Noel did a great job with the design and used a lot of story problem math in real life (Are you listening high school students?) and I did a really good job holding lumber and tape measures and such. We still need to add some little guardrails and some anti-slip tread, but it’s a beautiful addition to our home. What exciting house renovation will we take on next?!

4 thoughts on “Nocturnal Carpentry

  1. Good job! Every good handyman needs a really good helper, I’ve learned. I love how even a simple seeming project can be somewhat complicated (for us, at least).

  2. TO THE MERKET FAMILY. WE ARE SO SAD TO HEAR ABOUT GLENNA AND HER BATTLE WITH CACER.
    WE KNEW YOU GUYS WHEN YOU LIVED IN VERNAL UTAH. GLENNA WORKED IN OUR BOOKSTORE BUT SHE WAS MUCH MORE THAN AN EMPLOYEE. SHE WAS A FRIEND. PLEASE KEEP US INFORMED AS THINGS PROGRESS

Leave a Reply to WAYNE & KIM JUSTICE Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *