Removed the clamps from the letterbox repair backer plate. The plug needs some trimming to get a good fit. We don't want it too snug though, we'll leave a small gap for epoxy to bond and fill.
That's all we got done on ZIP today. We "yak shaved" most of the day, shaving a yak is when other project(s) pop up ahead of the project that I got up out of the recliner to work on. I left the house at 0940 to work on ZIP for a bit, and actually got to take clamps off around 1730. On the way out to the Carriage House Skipper mentioned she needed to pot 2 plants, and needed pots. While looking at where the plants were to be dug up we thought some stones under the new pots would look nice, and maybe some river rock. And we need a bag of mulch. So after a trip to Lowes for pots, potting soil, 6 bags of river rock, some pea gravel and pavers, we launched into yak shaving the first test section of a small paver step, 30 feet's worth, around the Wheel Deck next to the Carriage House. v1.0 in 2016 was wooden and rotted right away. We'd like to keep yard goop away from the floating joists so mulch was not an option. v2.0 involved border stones and was overkill, that plan got nixed fast. v3.0 has us putting a low profile 18 inch perimeter of pea gravel and river rock around the deck, to enhance drainage, and adding a step on the West End and plant parking spots on the North Side.
Here is the mock up with a few stones. The lemon tree likes it.
Log of ZIP.
