Yeap, its Valentine Day and we're slaving at the house. Only a half day, and the weather was good enough for Cupid to do his thing. The framers have a few days left, but we need to put the Tyvek (millipore, fabric and plastic wrap) on the house so they can put the windows in. We managed to get the lower 9' on today, and I'll need some extra help on the upper half since Nancy doesn't do ladders real well. We are using hammer tackers (3/8" staples) and put 4000 staples in the bottom 9', which used a bit less than two rolls (9' x 100', ca. $155 each ouch).
The Tyvek is amazingly strong; you can't tear it with your hands and need a sharp razor knife to cut it. Supposed to keep the water out and let any vapor behind it (like lumber drying out) move through the micropores in it. Sounds like science fiction, but we'll see. The roofers are scheduled to start on Wednesday (Feb. 18th) and there are still some things that need to be finished by then. I have to layout the waste-water vent pipes and drill the roof penetrations so they can put the caps on; we still have to decide about a fan (size and location) in the Love Nest, and figure out where the 50,000 CFM fan for the Wolf stove is going to exit the house (I exaggerate, its only 900 cubic ft/minute, which will probably suck your hair up into the hood if you are standing too close). The Velux skylights started going in last Friday (5 of 7) and the solar tubes (2) need to be located for roof penetrations. None of this takes long, but requires a bit of thought so you don't screw up downstream. Off to a Valentines Day Party at the Clubhouse tonight: red wine and dark chocolate. There goes my gout. Did I mention that Nancy and I met 39.5 years ago at breakfast on the first day of our junior year at San Jose State. Dehydrated eggs; suprised we even talked to one another after that gourmet feast. Cheers.
Yeap, its Valentine Day and we're slaving at the house. Only a half day, and the weather was good enough for Cupid to do his thing. The framers have a few days left, but we need to put the Tyvek (millipore, fabric and plastic wrap) on the house so they can put the windows in. We managed to get the lower 9' on today, and I'll need some extra help on the upper half since Nancy doesn't do ladders real well. We are using hammer tackers (3/8" staples) and put 4000 staples in the bottom 9', which used a bit less than two rolls (9' x 100', ca. $155 each ouch).
The Tyvek is amazingly strong; you can't tear it with your hands and need a sharp razor knife to cut it. Supposed to keep the water out and let any vapor behind it (like lumber drying out) move through the micropores in it. Sounds like science fiction, but we'll see. The roofers are scheduled to start on Wednesday (Feb. 18th) and there are still some things that need to be finished by then. I have to layout the waste-water vent pipes and drill the roof penetrations so they can put the caps on; we still have to decide about a fan (size and location) in the Love Nest, and figure out where the 50,000 CFM fan for the Wolf stove is going to exit the house (I exaggerate, its only 900 cubic ft/minute, which will probably suck your hair up into the hood if you are standing too close). The Velux skylights started going in last Friday (5 of 7) and the solar tubes (2) need to be located for roof penetrations. None of this takes long, but requires a bit of thought so you don't screw up downstream. Off to a Valentines Day Party at the Clubhouse tonight: red wine and dark chocolate. There goes my gout. Did I mention that Nancy and I met 39.5 years ago at breakfast on the first day of our junior year at San Jose State. Dehydrated eggs; suprised we even talked to one another after that gourmet feast. Cheers.
