Category: structures
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Random Photos
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The Roof, update 12/23/2018
The roof is performing better in this new temporary state, and with strong winds and very heavy snow loads and lots of rain, it kept everything dry inside, although missing some fascia boards and gutters, I’m getting a fair amount of water accumulating around the foundation. I could say I planned it this way to…
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The Roof
I have doubts that I will actually complete my roof this year. With summer heat and other projects the roof got put off and off until I got to the point where I had to do something so I could mount some new solar panels. That something was to put down some plywood and fasten…
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Irma
I was battening down for a big storm as Hurricane Irma approached and finally demolished the Keys and Florida in general. Today however, when the storm should be giving us a tropical deluge, I’m finding that there is even very little rain forecast for our area. I’m not concerned about water situation though, a quick…
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The daily grind
August 24th For whatever reason I woke in the middle of the night and never got back to sleep. So after much tossing and turning the light finally inspired me to get up–that plus Lucky whining at me. So most of the day was tedious, although I was able to get a few things under…
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After the Climax what’s next with the Roof?
Ok, so maybe it wasn’t really such a thrill when that last rafter locked itself in place, but it certainly started the wrap up of work on the roof and upstairs in general for this season. As you know if you’ve read earlier posts, I have dozens of different areas to work in, each one…
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The roof project
I’ll start with some descriptions and pictures, and follow with a more detailed work diary. This structure was a 12 sided polygon with two temporary walls running across the structure about 8 feet apart, dividing the yurt into three parts. The back and side walls were originally set at 8 feet tall and the back…