Project Journal November 2008
View when the project started September
08,
and then the months that follow until the project is completed.
Early October08,
Late October 08,
November 08 and now that spring is here,
April 09
Nov 8 Shannon and Leighanne and I put a brown coat on
the south east and north left side of the mud hut.
Nov 8-17th Realizing that the mud hut
will not get finished due to freezing temps, I tied mini bales to put in
between the top plate and the roof line to plug any exposure to the
outside wind. The four horizontal windows got temporarily put into place
held up only by window clips. The final west side vertical window also
got installed and mudded in. (Hopefully the temperatures won't freeze the
adobe mix and crack the window.) The mirrors were glued to the inside of
the window frame to make the window look larger and more like a garden
window.
The west and north west side of the mud hut did not
receive a brown coat, only a slip coat for the winter…. :(
Bruce, Izzy, Myself, and Dawn struggled during that
week to also get the waterproof membrane over the plywood. The membrane
was actually quite heavy and bulky and it took two people on the roof
and two people handing it up. We secured it with clamps, and 2X4's but
it was no match for the 50 mile an hour winds that occurred in December.
Currently the tar paper and the water proof membrane are no longer on
the roof, and it is exposed to the elements of winter snow and rain. :(
That’s it for now other than finding a way to cover
the triangle at the roof peaks on the north and south side…
till spring…..
View when the project started September
08,
and then the months that follow until the project is completed.
Early October08,
Late October 08,
November 08 and now that spring is here,
April 09
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