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5 Senior Project Log

Date & Time Activity Commentary Pictures with Captions
Wednesday, May Today I met up When I first arrived at
17, 2017 with my facilitator the shelter, I was quite
Gail Holdway at shocked at how bad of a
4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Our Pal’s Place. state it was in. It is
1 hour 30 min. She gave me a tour essentially a former
of the Our Pal’s home which was
Place facility so that converted into a shelter,
I could see the but the facility is in
potential project horrible disrepair. On
options. After the my tour, I saw many
tour, I went to the objects which were just
ReHome scattered around the
Superstore, which property. When the tour
is owned by the concluded, I was rather
shelter owner so impressed when I visited
that she can fund the ReHome Superstore.
the shelter. After It is quite large, and Me and Gail Holdway, my project facilitator.
meeting Gigi, we does have quite a
discussed the selection of antiques.
available options, Although it will be quite
and finally settled a challenge, I am excited
on refurbishing the to begin work on the
exterior of the project.
facility.

Me and Gigi, the owner of Our Pal’s Place.

 The front porch of Our Pal’s Place. Notice the
wooden fencing around the entrance, which will
play a prominent role in the project.

One of the 3 fenced portions around the

building. The shed pictured is filled with
storage items.

A view of the facility from the front lawn. At

right is the front fenced area.
 Me posing with the Our Pal’s Place road sign.

Wednesday, June I went to Lowes so To pressurize the pump

7, 2017 that I could pick up bottle, I would need to
some deck cleaner. pump all the air out to
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Afterward, I went make the liquid stream
1 hour 30 min. to the shelter and easier. A lot of strength
gave the front porch was needed to pump the
wood a good, even air out, so near the end
spray with a pump of the job, pumping
bottle full of deck became difficult. I got a
cleaner. This step bit nervous by the end of
would prepare the the spraying, since the
wood for staining bottle I had purchased
on a future visit. was running low.
Everything was fine in Me using a pump bottle to spray the deck
the end, and I actually cleaner on the wood.
found it fun to spray
every nook and cranny
of the wooden porch.
 I make sure to spray every side of the fence
wood.

Thursday, June 15, Today I went to While I did know what I

2017 Lowes to pick up had in mind, it took a
some wood stain, while for me to find the
5:45 pm – 6:30 pm
screws, and 2 2x4 materials I needed. It
45 minutes pieces of wood. was very interesting to N/A
see all the different parts
and tools within the
store while I was
searching around.
Thursday, June 22, Today I went to the It was tedious work
2017 Home Depot to scrubbing the inside of
purchase some soil the pots clean, since
10:40 am – 11:35
and plants that I some dirt would get
am
would place stuck inside. Later that
alongside the day, I planned to go to N/A
1 hour 25 minutes
house. After I the shelter so that I
returned, I cleaned could place the planters.
out the pots that I Unfortunately, there was
would plant them in a storm and a tornado
with running water warning that kept me
and a scrubber. home.

Monday, June 26, Today I went to the I really underestimated

2017 shelter so that I the amount of work
could place the required to move the
3:45 pm – 7:15 pm
plants in their pots mulch to the front of the
3 hours 30 minutes outside, and laid shelter. I was given
mulch around them access to a pile of mulch
so that they would in the woods behind the
look nicer. shelter and had to
wheelbarrow each load
all the way to the front.
A closeup of the potted plants and mulch placed
It took quite a long time
by the side of the shelter.
and a lot of energy. I
barely finished before
the sun set.

A photo of me dumping a wheelbarrow full of

mulch by the plants.
 Me posing in front of the finished plant display.

Tuesday, I went to the shelter While I was taking the

September 19, today so that I fence apart, I noticed
2017 could refurbish that the fence was
portions of the originally installed in a
3:45 pm – 9:15 pm
fencing around the lousy fashion. Many of
5 hours 30 minutes front porch. Many the vertical posts
of the wooden weren’t even long
planks were in enough to fit correctly
terrible shape, so between the two
they had to be horizontal planks.
replaced entirely. Unfortunately, I ran out
of supplies, so I will
need to go back later A bird’s eye view of the fence gate’s original
and finish fixing the woodwork.
fence another day.

The beginning of the replacement process; the

top horizontal plank is removed.
 The new horizontal plank is placed, and the
horizontal plank is removed on the gate and
background rail. Notice that two of the vertical
pieces were removed from the right side. This is
because they were exceptionally bad, so they
were replaced.

A photo of me using a saw to cut the horizontal

planks to the correct length.
 A photo of me using a drill to screw a
horizontal plank in place.

Friday, September Since I ran out of I was very easy to find

22, 2017 materials for the the wood planks I
fencing on the 19th, needed. However, the
3:45 pm – 5:15 pm
today I went back fence gate needed a new
1 hour 30 minutes to Lowes to buy bolt holding piece, and
more planks. I also that was more
purchased a “C” challenging to find. The
clip as a substitute only way for me to get a
for a bolt holding proper clip was to buy
piece. Afterward, I an entire set that also
went directly back included the bolt and the
to the shelter to brackets; all parts I
finish the fencing already had. I explained A photo that shows the completed rebuild of the
that was almost my situation with a fence gate and the surrounding fence.
completed. Lowes employee, and he
suggested a “C” clip.
This piece is designed
for plumbing, but
worked perfectly for the
fence bolt. I simply
hammered the clip into a
smaller shape to fit
around the bolt, and
screwed it in place.

The completed fence gate and fence shown at a

more distant angle.
 A closeup of the “C” clip that was repurposed
to hold the gate bolt.

Monday, October Now that the fence While it is very

30, 2017 has been repaired, I satisfying to see the
went to the animal wood change color,
4:30 pm – 7 pm
shelter to apply the applying the wood stain
2 hours 30 minutes wood stain which I was a very time-
had purchased on consuming process.
June 15th. The wood Soaking the paintbrush
stain was applied would only yield 2 or 3
by hand with paint strokes before the brush
brushes of various needed to be dipped in
sizes. the stain again. This
coupled with the fact
that each plank needed A picture of me dipping a large painbrush into
to be painted on 4 sides the can of wood stain.
made the process very
slow. It was so slow that
I ran out of daylight to
finish, so I will need to
return for part 2.
 A picture of me applying the wood stain to the
upper area of the porch.

Another picture that shows me applying the

wood stain.

Tuesday, October After running out of After a few more hours

31, 2017 daylight yesterday, of staining, I finally
I returned to the finished just as the sun
3:45 pm – 6:45 pm
shelter today to was going down. It was
3 hours finish the wood a very time-consuming
staining on the portion of my project,
porch and fence. but I am glad that I have
(21 hours 10 completely finished my
minutes total after senior project.
this log)

A picture showing the porch before I applied

the wood stain.
A shot of the porch after I applied the wood
stain.

The fence gate after being stained.

Me posing with the completed wood staining.