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The other title I thought of was ‘up in smoke.’
Yes, I got the roof on. And yes we are making progress.
Always before, with the cost overruns and delays I could fall back on a good economy and rising real estate values. Now that cushion feels particularly thin!
Speaking of smoke, the chimney guy has put me off more times then I can count. Turns out he set a 4 and 8 pipe into the concrete, without noticing the fireplace called for a 4 and 7 pipe. Imagine trying to find a 4 to 4, 7 to 8 adapter! The pipe store suggested I get a different fireplace.
The focus has to be getting back on track. Chimney adapter is supposed to be here tomorrow. Elevator gets installed next week. Floor heat should be done this week. Windows and doors early in December.
Steve
The hydronic heat system is taking shape. Five direct domestic zones. Two indirect snow melt zones. Eight pumps in all. If my plumber leaves me before its done, all is lost!
Leaks through the deck antagonize me. My headless workers are exposing from below with the idea to patch above and below. The goop for above is not just a sealer, it is a healer/sealer. You have to be well heeled just to buy it at $150/gallon. Hence the foam dam to focus all the healing directly into the cracks!
Agony is not restricted to leaks. The materials cost to bring the R value up to code is about $1.15 per square foot of roof space. Makes me wish I didn’t have 15 football yards of roofing!
Steve
http://www.icicleearthhome.blogspot.com
Here we are, building an entire house out of ICF’s (insulated concrete forms), and come to find out that the roof does not meet minimum code requirements for “R” value. Seems concrete has nearly zero “R” value and the roof forms feature one skinny foam area that brings down the overall rating.
If its not one thing . . .
On the bright side, we are still getting good midday sun in the middle of November. Our old house, on the other side of the river, had no sun at all for almost four months!
Steve
Icicleearthhome.blogspot.com
Pictured from above and from below (can you tell which is which?) is the elevator shaft. We just opened it up for the first time and the sight was impressive. Hopefully it will pass muster with the building department without having to sheetrock it.
Nov 6th marked the first day of snow fall on our earth home. So probably won’t finish the earth roof until spring.
H2O issues plague the supposedly waterproof deck. Not good, but better now then after sheetrock.
Steve
http://Www.icicleearthhome.blogspot.com
The bearded fellow is our senior fireplace mason who was on hand to guide the delivery of rocks (imagine that) for the Rumford fireplace. Foam removal continues on the host wall.
The outdoor firepit is ready for ignition. Just need a key from the plumber. Seriously.
The master bedroom fireplace is getting framed in. the basement wood stove was retrieved from the elevator shaft where is sat quietly for months.
The plumber is up to his eyeballs in pumps and valves helping me to figure out the hydronic heat.
One way or another, we will have heat!
Steve
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