Take a Side
Or siding. Blessesd with three days of warm sunny weather and the arrival of a willing friend we managed to complete the outside framing, add insulation and siding. Of course we had to have a few coffee breaks to discuss job progress. The siding and two by fours and insulation was salvaged from a house that we tore down this summer. Diverted from a landfill or burn pile. The insulation is now up to R50 and the way the wall is framed there are thermal breaks between the insulation inside and outside. It has made a huge difference in temperature. With the HPS lights burning it was -2 outside and 18c inside. And that's with out having the 45 gallon drums all full. Now we are trimming the windows and doors with one by Barnwood. Mostly 6 1/2 inches but some of it 13 inch planks. It will probably have to wait until a warm spring day before it gets stained. To celebrate we took a day off and went on an Agate hunting trip. The Vol...