Showing posts with label winterizing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label winterizing. Show all posts

Thursday, December 1, 2011

getting ready for winter

The back door to the studio was in rough shape. The plywood was delaminating and we spent last winter keeping the draft out around the edges with bubble wrap (potters are creative). Last weekend Jeff's brother John came and installed a new set of double doors...

outside view

inside view - notice the rolled plastic shade above? last year Jeff created that to roll down in front of the door to lessen the draft... we may keep it there for those few extra cold days we may have.

Jeff bought one door at the Habitat for Humanity Restore and the other was purchased new at Lowe's.
Having double doors is handy when we have to move big things in and out. The lever handle will be easy to use with an elbow when carrying ware boards of pots outside to the kiln. All that is left to do is stain the exterior to match the used door and give the inside a coat of paint. They almost seem too pretty to be studio doors! Thank you John for a job well done and thank you Jeff for doing the finishing touches on them this week.

wood fired tumbler... available in my etsy shop