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September 2006
Journal
Here's a list of September's post-yurt-raising happenings. Photos at bottom.
09/15/06 - Friday
213.02 attach 2x6 T&G flooring
- relocated boards so work on 20' floor can be done
- time: 3 hrs
213.26 Platforms: attach perimeter blocking, trim circle, seal cut edges
- Marked out platform edge on beams
- time: 1 hr
213.04 attach decking
- Cass continues...
- time: 3 hrs
09/16/06 - Saturday
- Notes
- Mysterious people who apparently cannot read brightly colored No Tresspassing signs decided to amble up the private driveway to YIPPEE-land, stopping by Park Ave to make Cass sick just before she headed up to work on the 20' platform with Chris. UGH!
213.26 Platforms: attach perimeter blocking, trim circle, seal cut edges
- prepped, cut and placed 5 perimeter blocks on 20' platform
- time: 4 hrs
213.02 attach 2x6 T&G flooring
- prep work
- 5 rows attached
- time: 2 hrs
09/17/06 - Sunday
213.26 Platforms: attach perimeter blocking, trim circle, seal cut edges
- Cut remaining perimeter blocking
- time: 1.5 hrs
213.02 attach 2x6 T&G flooring
213.04 attach decking
- Chris got more boards from the stash
- time: 15 min
09/18/06 - Monday
Notes:
- 15 minutes misc - flooring (tarp) and air out yurt
- nasty humid n bugs
- yurt stinks feel bad but work anyway
213.04 attach decking
- skip planing to just get done
- had to add support
- carried one board up
- time: 6 hrs
09/19/06 - Tuesday
- Notes
- Woman on radio says, "Enjoy the sunshine." Huh?!!? 'Tis cloudy humid foggy grey
- rain started shortly after 2:30 and all night
- 15 min opened yurt again and hike back up in rain to close and carried 3 boards up
213.04 attach decking
09/20/06 - Wednesday
- Notes
- 15 min open yurt again - ugh awful
213.04 attach decking
- carried boads up
- time: 6.75 hrs
09/21/06 - Thursday
213.04 attach decking
- finished all can do until boards cut
- time: 3 hrs
213.27 (MLA/Deck) shape ground for drainage/lay gravel/stone over site
- sweep underneath and leaves all around
- time: 1hr
09/22/06 - Friday
213.02 attach 2x6 T&G flooring
09/23/06 - Saturday
09/24/06 - Sunday
Notes: more rain
213.15 Raise 20/30' yurts
- Installed 30' yurt's center ring screen insert, which required a bit of malletting to make it fit
- time: 30 min
213.27 (MLA/Deck) shape ground for drainage/lay gravel/stone over site
- Cleaned up yurt raising trash so Cass can get to gravel pile
- time: 30 min
213.01 Posts + Beams (Deck)
- two joists and blocking installed where yurt and deck meet
- Cass whacked head on beam
- time: 3.5 hrs
09/29/06 - Friday
- Notes
- rain again
- no site work as Chris shoveled gravel on Oregon Falls Rd with neighbor to fix last years washout damage
- set-up and tested new dryer at house
09/30/06 - Saturday
- Notes
- cold, cold..ice on tarp
- Much screwing occurred
213.02 attach 2x6 T&G flooring
Photos
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