That's all, for now, folks! You'll have to wait another week or so for pics of the interior. :)
Saturday, October 26, 2013
Going Batty
After a day of installing insulation, we had a pretty good system down. The batts are an eco-friendly type... without treatment of chemicals like formaldehyde.
That's all, for now, folks! You'll have to wait another week or so for pics of the interior. :)
That's all, for now, folks! You'll have to wait another week or so for pics of the interior. :)
Exterior & Windows
The exterior covering is very simple... tyvek, plywood and slab wood over the seams (not done yet so pics of that detail will be later).
The windows are double pane, of course, two are single hung, one is a slider and a double hung for in the loft.
The windows are double pane, of course, two are single hung, one is a slider and a double hung for in the loft.
The Roof
In the words of my nephew "You now have a shelter."
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| roof joists |
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| osb |
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| tar paper |
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| galvalume metal in place |
Raising Walls
A group of wonderful, salt of the earth folks (friends and relatives all!) came for a day, and many scattered days thereafter, to help with this project. We are thankful beyond words. You know who you are!!!
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| wall #1- north side |
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| wall #2- east side |
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| all four! |
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| loft floor joists |
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| upper walls to support the roof |
A Bunkhouse
After a famine of posts, get ready for a feast! We have been crazy busy building a bunkhouse. It's 12 x 12 feet, on skids, with a shed style roof, built with passive solar design in mind with lumber milled from our own trees. Very cool. And cute!
In future, guests will have a cozy, private little space all their own! With amazing mountain view of the other side of the creek valley.
A series of posts with construction photos follow.
Here are pics of the floor...
In future, guests will have a cozy, private little space all their own! With amazing mountain view of the other side of the creek valley.
A series of posts with construction photos follow.
Here are pics of the floor...
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| built upside down, insulation and skids are added |
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| turning it over |
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| putting on the plywood flooring |
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| dragging it into location |
Thursday, October 24, 2013
New Arrivals
The first batch of English Shepherd puppies has arrived - Fahey and
Ailagh are the proud parents of Ten beautiful, vigorous babies! Born on
October 21st there are 6 females, 4 males, in Tricolor and Black &
Tan.
These are very special Puppies to us, being our 2nd generation of Naturally Reared dogs. We are accepting applications, so contact us to request one if interested.
Follow the weekly PDF updates at http://englishshepherds.webs.com/2013litters .
These are very special Puppies to us, being our 2nd generation of Naturally Reared dogs. We are accepting applications, so contact us to request one if interested.
Follow the weekly PDF updates at http://englishshepherds.webs.com/2013litters .
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