tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311363932024-03-13T03:03:31.065-07:00Journey in the WoodsTyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00284462053676563014noreply@blogger.comBlogger883125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31136393.post-66622296370682962822022-02-27T10:11:00.001-08:002022-02-27T10:11:11.738-08:00Design Mistakes in my cob house<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So, I have long meant to create a list of mistakes I made when designing the finishings on our house. Now that we've lived in it for a dozen years, there's some obvious things I wish I'd done different. I hope that future builders take some of these things into consideration. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1. Using Cob at flat and/or moving areas. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is probably the main theme on all these mistakes. In a number of places, I put cob/earthen plaster at spots that get a lot of traffic or where moving things come in contact AND/OR where it was flat and thus where dust and dirt can settle. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This windowsill behind the kitchen sink is a great example. See the white plaster right between the tiles and the window? See the little gouge on the left where the handle of the window hits the plaster? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This high traffic spot (obviously, kitchen sink is used constantly) has splashes and dust - coming from inside and outside. Should NOT have tried to have that be white. Should have just put in tile right to the window. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisnP1re410mGkYjAiDDe6xc_rO49eDWQirmkMNxGECvVD7YK27lygW4fWcDMMgla8GNAiM6HU7KER6Bur6pRlBc07rSYP_FFq145zCbKQmW9by5H1udDQ6oW4DuNHCIfe0L4zcHAI6ZQ_zzUKLtRSCvMXVYbsrZbkS2B85iRefrxEoWL6U1ds=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisnP1re410mGkYjAiDDe6xc_rO49eDWQirmkMNxGECvVD7YK27lygW4fWcDMMgla8GNAiM6HU7KER6Bur6pRlBc07rSYP_FFq145zCbKQmW9by5H1udDQ6oW4DuNHCIfe0L4zcHAI6ZQ_zzUKLtRSCvMXVYbsrZbkS2B85iRefrxEoWL6U1ds=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2. Flat, white, earthen plaster surface where a window gets opened and closed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Same as above - stupid to have earthen plaster meet a moving part. I just didn't realize that the plaster would come off like that. My romantic view of cob at the time being able to shape to whatever I wanted overwhelmed common sense. These bathroom windows are right by the toilet. Again, high traffic spot that collects dust. Had to make a rule that the kid couldn't climb in and out of this window because it was beating up the plaster. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAx9I5uwK8rLC7Od9_Q54QiHJtHi-c9AiDVCVKhgSeaZK6pRtfsgEV6gcX0hQLtTBVMshwwA0paX4s-9G-IwPbVamV9SWhUFDf-9c-q7XVILhRghBVLCtKcgxrbR__hjWO4cmXZDLu-qH0pns_gGLR8B3gJQqSCLgFLr4TBXP1nf4ThU7ZJGA=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAx9I5uwK8rLC7Od9_Q54QiHJtHi-c9AiDVCVKhgSeaZK6pRtfsgEV6gcX0hQLtTBVMshwwA0paX4s-9G-IwPbVamV9SWhUFDf-9c-q7XVILhRghBVLCtKcgxrbR__hjWO4cmXZDLu-qH0pns_gGLR8B3gJQqSCLgFLr4TBXP1nf4ThU7ZJGA=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">3. Nooks with plaster 'floors'. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This whole section is a disaster. Besides the house settling a bit, making a crack where the floor meets the wall (which I couldn't have predicted) the stool is a favorite spot for the kid and visitors, so the wall gets dinged all the time, chipping the plaster. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You can see the dark redwood 'bumper' on the edge of the counter - I actually put that in years later because I had just a smooth curved bit of plaster meeting the granite countertop. SUPER stupid to have just plaster on an edge where traffic can smash it up. DON'T have earthen plaster at high traffic edges!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The biggest problem in this photo is the little candle nook (which we've had a candle burn in there exactly once in a decade) but the fact that this nook is ALL plaster, so that the 'floor' of the nook is both a dust collector and a *foothold* for the kid. Ridiculously bad design that could have easily been made great by having a chunk of granite in there for the floor/shelve of the nook. Granite is super easy to clean, doesn't ding, and super easy to put in and plaster around *when building*. Much harder to do after the fact. Again, don't have white, plaster, flat surfaces. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZcM6aMgrwTG-v-QXv2ljM0Jnh6eHStdguwHoFY1U6Prtv9gPteNmwoOmpyu0d0AacujtC7JtfX7bOstcgDfsuwNfgJjRZJbL6SkyMDJNlY8O940-sl2u7uqc6YHmUYxkh0XkTV95TFWruqZ1K9Z1w8Xovt_PlfXE5hY86_b474OST1Mlvqxc=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZcM6aMgrwTG-v-QXv2ljM0Jnh6eHStdguwHoFY1U6Prtv9gPteNmwoOmpyu0d0AacujtC7JtfX7bOstcgDfsuwNfgJjRZJbL6SkyMDJNlY8O940-sl2u7uqc6YHmUYxkh0XkTV95TFWruqZ1K9Z1w8Xovt_PlfXE5hY86_b474OST1Mlvqxc=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">4. Wall that doesn't go all the way up. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Same theme - white earthen plaster flat surface for dust to collect. And this one is up at the top of a closet, that never gets cleaned. Stupid. We didn't really think about the placement of the skylight compared to the needs of the closet wall. Would have been hard to predict and design for, but again, the better solution would have been to drop a chunk of granite on the top of this wall. easy to clean, easy to install. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhs9U_AHJU_fvY1x68TNFQP45oA5ZrEAnncsxr0e69cAqjdCVJq-O9Fki1_yyiNAcHMCPWd2yLb4TDHWbW-tCknXJyYgxtQUyAh0eZ0Lm2cp2_8rqM-Agdu-UVzdYXS5LBr1hVVXEaFWACmIErGjbGLYIb94SgqZnd_F8c0ifNAvmmncrcxdxY=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhs9U_AHJU_fvY1x68TNFQP45oA5ZrEAnncsxr0e69cAqjdCVJq-O9Fki1_yyiNAcHMCPWd2yLb4TDHWbW-tCknXJyYgxtQUyAh0eZ0Lm2cp2_8rqM-Agdu-UVzdYXS5LBr1hVVXEaFWACmIErGjbGLYIb94SgqZnd_F8c0ifNAvmmncrcxdxY=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">5. Plaster at high traffic edge meeting different material. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you look at this end table built into the end of the built in couch, it looks like a classic cob house feature. Same stupid problem. Worse, I actually have replaced that wooden top after the fact - the original wood had bugs in it! What I should have done when I did that was to have the wood go further out OVER the cob wall, so that the wood hung over and protected the edge. At some point, I might still do that, even leaving this wood in place. But this wood is really good looking, so it's hard to cover it up. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh221lTwvHDm-nRggt-SMIMsdZh0YdrS3G4DiiKobbARhupZv6HQoCM4KVXCX1mo9Lsxe8lua3_xzXvLuKStzXZ-fK2cSL7DyQ3bNVX98nASSG7w6gc6oxp4N1VBmW1wNCE_yP4IFoC76BFoi3d7TpxmiySPIOVds1TRGgUv-qZoikxcxmdWAs=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh221lTwvHDm-nRggt-SMIMsdZh0YdrS3G4DiiKobbARhupZv6HQoCM4KVXCX1mo9Lsxe8lua3_xzXvLuKStzXZ-fK2cSL7DyQ3bNVX98nASSG7w6gc6oxp4N1VBmW1wNCE_yP4IFoC76BFoi3d7TpxmiySPIOVds1TRGgUv-qZoikxcxmdWAs=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p>6. Wood not anchored into earthen floor well enough<p></p><p>We have split level floors, and so there's steps and short 'walls' between levels which are topped with madrone wood. Underneath this plaster, there's stone walls holding in the upper level - like a terrace. Stupidly, when I was putting on these wooden pieces, I didn't want to use some fancy chemical glue to fasten the wood down to the stone. (I'm too 'all natural' for that! I thought to myself) and so I used mud and had nails and screws going into the back sides of the wood. Well, of course they get traffic, and they move a bit. Thus, the floor behind them doesn't flex as much as they do, creating cracks. Advice: don't have edges on your floor. if you do, use good glue to hold them down. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiElJBA6KVR21fxrG21dlJspX7gYUkBqWlpSnStU2ePxidsaMoghshHBrLz6vPfKEmXgEF9phJJuyf3pYkkXngUOVTfKE7bqSgB95jSxxAG0ZTUyPBQOuN6iRsFZmfe6zUdU6FfNHnPV64uWQaxw8fUDV_kzoFEzIrauWipRREgc2wyM_tjPUs=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiElJBA6KVR21fxrG21dlJspX7gYUkBqWlpSnStU2ePxidsaMoghshHBrLz6vPfKEmXgEF9phJJuyf3pYkkXngUOVTfKE7bqSgB95jSxxAG0ZTUyPBQOuN6iRsFZmfe6zUdU6FfNHnPV64uWQaxw8fUDV_kzoFEzIrauWipRREgc2wyM_tjPUs=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Tyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00284462053676563014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31136393.post-79481306239057054562020-10-29T09:26:00.002-07:002020-10-29T09:26:44.991-07:00Some projects done this year<p> Here's some of the stuff I've gotten done lately. </p><p><br /></p><p>After cleaning the gutters, I replaced the top screens - that had degraded in the sun - with some metal screens that I had around. Managed to figure out that I could STAPLE them on, which will work longer than what I was doing before -sewing them on with dental floss. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX-pYweTscHVo5loWXqg7w0DrktLck87yqmRxmL9yBERYlUB_D89uiaeI6esIC2NW1z1RrrP-N_Jx93W7XZNIswqEx36e_3di7EVFbS4AfqNXdWYhAAadrYvGxIAx4SogYlqWQXw/s2048/IMG_4941.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX-pYweTscHVo5loWXqg7w0DrktLck87yqmRxmL9yBERYlUB_D89uiaeI6esIC2NW1z1RrrP-N_Jx93W7XZNIswqEx36e_3di7EVFbS4AfqNXdWYhAAadrYvGxIAx4SogYlqWQXw/w300-h400/IMG_4941.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The back door had been cracking along the grain lines over the years - turns out its hard to make doors properly. So I finally came up with what I hope is a good solution - battens! By strategically placing them over the cracking area and painting a bunch of layers on, the door can now 'breathe' and crack, swell, and shrink without the sunshine coming through. I hope. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPw_0A4k_mclxOoKozjbViJvHv424WCzxwIcwsyskgzlvowWo6aC3RTsVF-mcdbK2MdOlkkybdbnAORHPok-V5ccQdQKiekJ7UpeGbE-UWB1qx6B_gurcCf-m5ZLZXk5QtKRdb4w/s2048/IMG_4940.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPw_0A4k_mclxOoKozjbViJvHv424WCzxwIcwsyskgzlvowWo6aC3RTsVF-mcdbK2MdOlkkybdbnAORHPok-V5ccQdQKiekJ7UpeGbE-UWB1qx6B_gurcCf-m5ZLZXk5QtKRdb4w/w300-h400/IMG_4940.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>Made a tile topped table for the patio, since the wooden one couldn't take the rain. Chess pieces are in progress. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOH74Hourds85Sbb_HhJy48eui4GZGDZjgzk51PRVpP9FFNHOrOdC17kcUykMHVJbqvjCyiGXdmAkuWfrvbARPMHzeqenLpMxAXcEWQdIBgO8YqT8vfXGi00Z4ZLriRtaGtcOHpw/s2048/IMG_4922.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOH74Hourds85Sbb_HhJy48eui4GZGDZjgzk51PRVpP9FFNHOrOdC17kcUykMHVJbqvjCyiGXdmAkuWfrvbARPMHzeqenLpMxAXcEWQdIBgO8YqT8vfXGi00Z4ZLriRtaGtcOHpw/w400-h300/IMG_4922.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Tyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00284462053676563014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31136393.post-30688264471183376952019-09-28T10:43:00.001-07:002019-09-28T10:43:40.377-07:00$1 tool rescue<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Had a moment last week, so we strolled the flea market. A woman had a pile of rusty tools "anything $1!" and so I dug through it and found those channel locks. Then, in conversation, she seemed like she didn't want to pack the stuff back up, so I managed to get the 2 chisel heads for free. So, 3 tools, $1. (scissors shown for color)</div>
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A bit of work later - like 20 minutes - and I've removed the rust and made a handle for the big 2" chisel head. I love rescuing old tools. </div>
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<br />Tyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00284462053676563014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31136393.post-1229204012078826352019-09-28T10:34:00.001-07:002019-09-28T10:34:08.005-07:00Granite in place<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
While I still need to glue and grout them, they don't look too bad. </div>
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Here it is with the back splash. </div>
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<br />Tyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00284462053676563014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31136393.post-4161945359053832942019-09-11T10:13:00.000-07:002019-09-11T10:13:11.461-07:00cleaning up the free granite<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Got a good batch of free kitchen counter granite off of CL the other day. First I had to pull off the 3/4 inch plywood that was glued onto it:</div>
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And *grind* off the old glue, after using a chisel to get the big chunks off. In this shadowy photo, you can see some that I've done and a bunch that still need doing:</div>
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Actually, kind of happy about this progress. It needed to be up so the drain trap will fit. </div>
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Window sills at the cabin are going to be spiffed up ceiling rafters. They don't look too bad... from above:</div>
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But underneath, the drywall and plaster didn't quite get all the way up. I was thinking about putting some other trim piece in, but that will start to look weird. </div>
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So, instead, I dug out 1/2" of the underside:</div>
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and now it settles down pretty close to covering the crack. This is the worse one:</div>
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Once again diving into an area I don't know enough about, I've pulled the cylinder off the Lister to see if there's something wrong with the piston (I was not getting compression)</div>
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Here it is cleaned up a bit, basically the oil wiped off, but still attached:</div>
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Here it is in the sun, after I cleaned it up as best I could. I hope by cleaning it, I didn't mess anything up. All the rings seem to be working well. </div>
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Here's the cylinder, that doesn't seem to look that bad:</div>
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<br />Tyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00284462053676563014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31136393.post-64848727081112296062019-04-14T08:45:00.001-07:002019-04-14T08:45:27.266-07:00Scenes of Sheet Rock<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Pieces are slowly covering up the lumber. </div>
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Turns out the circuit box that was on the cabin only holds SIX circuits. I need 8. I guess I have to buy a new box. darn. </div>
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Managed to get some rigid foam in between the 2x4 studs of the loft, between the crawl space and the main room. I feel that's enough insulation. Now to get the drywall up over this stuff. </div>
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I needed to squeeze this cable, and luckily I had a bar clamp nearby, and a saw table. Got it done. </div>
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Kind of amazing. This is the before and after. Just leave them in a closed bag with a tablespoon of ammonia (it's got to be the fumes) and the next day, a light brushing with a small metal brush just cleaned them right off. crazy.</div>
<br />Tyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00284462053676563014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31136393.post-23422182900097370062019-01-27T10:26:00.001-08:002019-01-27T10:26:49.255-08:00Removed Blackberries, prepped for Raspberries<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Of course I forgot to do the 'before' picture, but this is the future spot for two rows of raspberries. My blackberries got some disease that, while still looking fabulously healthy, they didn't fruit. So, out they go! </div>
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I had to take the diesel gen apart yesterday, to try and figure out how bad the carbon build up was, and how to fix it. It was bad. This is the 'head' the top of the gen where the piston hits:</div>
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This is the top of the piston, with a copper gasket around it. </div>
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This is the piston head after I spent time cleaning it off. Here's hoping I didn't screw something up with my cleaning efforts: </div>
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After I got the posts up around 6 feet off the floor, I decided to move to a winch system. Of course, I didn't think this was possible, because I didn't think I had a good anchor point. And then I realized I could use a giant C clamp and clamp it to the concrete stem wall, creating a loop the winch hook could connect to. Then I used tons of this flat cloth rope stuff I had just been given by an electrician friend. (1800 pound strength!) He gave me a full bucket of cut offs from his job site. </div>
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I also tied the joints together as they were going up, because I wanted some flexibility, but I didn't want them to pop apart. </div>
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The last 6 inches to get them into place was tough. I had to jack up the whole ceiling with 3 different jacks at the same time and then really pull the posts into place. </div>
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They are ready to start going up!</div>
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<br />Tyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00284462053676563014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31136393.post-51035593106286014682018-11-06T09:20:00.000-08:002018-11-06T09:20:59.504-08:00New West Window<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Well, I'm getting even worse at taking before and after photos. Here's all I could find for a picture of the small window on the (left) west side. This was taken before I even cut the french doors in. That's a gas grill under a cover, for scale. </div>
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And the new window going in, not yet trimmed up:</div>
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Nothing special to see here... Turns out the loft ceiling is pretty high up. </div>
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Well, I had to move where the wood stove would sit in the cabin. Where the previous chimney was placed didn't make sense. In that spot, instead of trying to remove the flashing, I put in one of those tube skylights. Here is the pipe coming up through the hole, getting the roof brackets put on:</div>
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Once I got the cone flashing on (much harder than expected, as it seems the 10" cone is NOT really designed for a 10" double wall pipe) I did the collar and lots of extra goop on all the screws and edges. You can see the original chimney with the skylight in it in the background. </div>
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The final chimney is straight (I seem to have leaned when taking the photo) and is made up entirely of parts that I already had, or were part of the original chimney. I might put side brackets on, but this system is already pretty stable. The bricks nearby are just to hold the shingles down while the roof goop dries. </div>
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Getting ready to put up some beams, working on a long scarf joint. </div>
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That's a lot of wood to remove! </div>
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<br />Tyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00284462053676563014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31136393.post-13123898886694809602018-08-30T09:20:00.002-07:002018-08-30T09:20:49.907-07:00A bit of leveling<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
For whatever reason, the driveway to the east of the cabin is a touch higher than the slab of the building, and then curves down to it... a perfect way to have water flow underneath.</div>
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So, out comes the shovel and the rake. Over a number of days, working now and again until I got bored, I've moved the whole patch downhill. The neighbor dog seems to approve. </div>
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<br />Tyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00284462053676563014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31136393.post-75282815922539589912018-08-22T10:16:00.000-07:002018-08-22T10:16:13.412-07:00Skylight Super Flashed<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
So, turns out pictures of each little process of putting in a skylight aren't that interesting, so here's the finished skylight. I decided to go big on the diverters. They are glued down, but I'm thinking I'll leave the bricks there anyway. </div>
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The roof itself also has a nice view. I'm hoping that almost all the water that would touch this skylight by flowing down the roof will not even get to it. </div>
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Well, I made a hole in a perfectly good roof. Now to finish the flashing around the curb and get the bubble skylight on there. Won't be done until I can get to the store and buy a bunch of roof goop. </div>
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Painted, trimmed. </div>
<br />Tyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00284462053676563014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31136393.post-11028742557732246252018-08-11T09:42:00.002-07:002018-08-11T09:42:48.144-07:00Door project, in process<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
So, of course it wasn't a simple thing. I ended up cutting down and finding lots of rebar. So, there was a lot of sledge hammer work. It took all day.</div>
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The interior doors were also a huge challenge, as it turns out the floors were different heights, and the rebar made it hard to run a single line. </div>
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The concrete chainsaw made a pretty big mess inside as well, but I did manage to get the doorways clear. My arms hurt just looking at these photos.</div>
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