As the title says the siding is still ongoing. Takes a long time to put on cedar shingles. Have to go through the house and patch all the holes from the completed rough in of plumbing, electrical and ducting and any other areas (e.g., breaks in sole plates) before the insulation can start.
Still missing the front door, garden door and balcony door. They are supposed to be all here next week so it will then (finally) be weather and lock tight (fingers crossed).
After putting a couple of coats of elastomeric paint on coating on the deck / balcony above the dining area I realized I will not be able to build it up enough with the coating to get the water to run off (I would probably need 50 gallons). Even though I designed it to be sloped at 2%, and it was built at pretty close to a 2% slope, the water collected where 2 pieces of plywood came together (for some unknown reason). Then the roof flashing was put on and the roofers didn't bend it properly (it is angled up instead of down) so now even more water is pooling.
I am going to attempt to create a slope by putting a layer of concrete (actually Duro-Crete, a mortar) on it sloped at aprox. 2%, and then applying multiple coats of elastomeric coating again. MUST get water to run off.
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| Some of the venting in the dining / living room |
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| Green house HRV, plumbing and electrical roughed in. |
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| Master shower |
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| Root cellar |
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| Inside mudroom facing north showing rough in for washer and dryer. |
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Fancy ductwork in wall between master shower and entry to cross pipes to accommodate configuration of HRV.
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| 20 KW Slantfin electric boiler (small blue box) and electric hot water tank. Unassembled composting toilet bin to left. |
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| Electrical Panel in garage. Inverter for wind turbine will be mounted to the left of the electrical panel. |
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| North side fully sided. Still waiting for main entry door. |
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| South and east side showing pretty much the siding remaining to be completed. |
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| West side fully sided. Should look better once aluminum fascia and soffit are completed. |
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