father's day in the crawlspace.

sunday, june 18th, 2023.

My partner's dad and I spent the better part of today in the crawlspace under our house— laying down a vapor barrier and covering the vents with chicken wire mesh to keep rodents and other pests out.

Well, there was a vapor barrier someone had laid down, but they had only anchored it by putting bricks in the corners and so it had bunched up and wasn't doing a great job of barriering water. We were able to stretch out the existing plastic sheeting and anchor it with lawn staples. Thus, I was able to return the 20' x 100' box of 6 mil polyurethane, saving myself $140 in the process.

My knees are raw from crawling around on the dirt, rock, and concrete down there, but we did it! Partner's dad is on the road back home and I'm having a celebratory post-shower beer and doing fuck-all for the rest of the day.

It's good to get things accomplished, though!

Until next time, be well! :)