Wednesday, August 16, 2006

Aug 15th - Big Progress Day




Greg, also known as Greenbay or Swerve, is helping us today and will be for a number of weeks as we strive to get the framing done. Between Joe, Double D, Greg and myself, we get most of the ground floor joists nailed in place. We have had to drill into the concrete walls to attach ledgers onto the walls where we will hang the floor joists off.

Using TJI and engineered microlam beams we have a super strong structure that we will soon be attaching the Warm Board to. Warm Board is a great product and, while expensive per sheet, it ends up that the higher up front costs are offset in the long run as temperature requirements are much lower than conventional radiant heat. Warm board is a 1 1/8” plywood tongue and groove flooring with built in grooves for heating tubing. On top of it all, the entire surface including the grooves are covered with a pressed sheet of aluminum. See more information at www.warmboard.com.

At the end of the day, we’ve made huge progress. Fabian and Dylan have been moving gravel most of the day as the enormous hole behind the concrete retaining wall begins to fill up. They have installed a drain tile around the exterior to drain off any excess water.

I’ve left a message for a man who lives in Dolores that was referred to us. His specialty is building replacement logs for old cabins. Normally when these old structures are restored or moved, many of the lower logs need replacing. I hope to hear from him. We’ve also reserved a sheep’s foot walk-behind compactor for tomorrow that I will go pick up in Telluride. This will save hours of compacting time in doing the backfill we need around the foundation walls.


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