April Showers Bring...
MORE Winter!
Cold and white, those showers of April
Piling high and so much to shovel
Snowstorms kept YIPPEE in winter
Chris couldn't get home that one night
Po-O-Cham too snow-filled and deep
The Geo too small
took him back t'other way
In Brattleboro he slept
for the (rest of the) night
* SNOW! *
Shovel, shovel, shovel
(but no plowing; the Vermoose remains stuck)
* SNOW! *
Hearts of various shapes and sizes
* SNOW! *
Snowshoes kept active
* SNOW! *
Have YOU ever tried installing a toilet in the snow?
Or, put up a tarp during snowy, sleety, icy precipitation?
GIPPEE's only partially installed, amidst nasty conditions, thanks to the winter weather.
' RAIN! '
Showers turn warmer and wetter, immediately after laying down a foot of snow
' RAIN! '
Showers: loud, rushing and gushing
' RAIN! '
Over and through the snow filled area,
making mush of C+C's plans
' RAIN! '
Gully of washout, crossing Baker Brook Road
Chris turns around: he's back for the day
Fixing the culvert on YIPPEE driveway
SHOWERS and the Unlucky Weekend:
Friday the 13th started off with Chris waking up in that Brattleboro hotel room, and not snuggled up next to his love, as things should be on Friday mornings! Later on, after falling on his bum while shoveling Park Ave, he proclaimed, "This day is not happening" and returned to the little yurt to tell Cass. Normal Friday tasks were switched to Saturday, and onsite work was done that day instead. The weekend's main goal was preparation for visitors, and C+C valiantly attempted to do this during the heavy snowstorm, all the while unsure of how the heck the visit would work out in several feet of snow. The coop shopping made Cassandra really sick again, and that took coordination and had to be dealt with promptly, and the new woodstove elbows, installed after routine stove cleaning, reeked horribly, and the snow turned to rain, and everything was a supreme mess. Chris had to use a vacation day on Monday to save the driveway, and C+C got drenched and cold, working in the continual downpour. And then there was a technological shower of ... problems... as the site journal file crashed, then one Palm crashed, and then, on Tuesday, another Palm crashed. Spirits were very low. A song was created.
( FUD! )
( MUD! )
( MUD! )
Multiple feet of snow gone in a day!
SHOWERS of Guests: no rain or snow involved
C+C welcomed Ken for his second visit to YIPPEE-Land; this time introducing his wife, Tracy! They showered at Poocham, per usual visitor protocol. A sunny, Summery, warm day replaced the dramatic weather of the past week, luring K+T into staying onsite overnight. Amazingly, they didn't even sleep in the tent; using only sleeping-bags on the 30' yurt floor, on a night when the overnight temp got down to darn near 30 degrees. Wow! Warm breakfast awaited them in the little yurt the next morning and soon enough, it was quite warm outside again. Decidedly not soup weather. A few days prior, providing guests with a warming lunch seemed quite necessary. As it turned out, the day's weather and the morning's physical labors had everyone warm enough. Ken, Tracy and Chris cleared out rotting logs and debris near the site of the future Utility Shed. Cass was bummed to have to work separately, but grateful to avoid the moldiness. A huge pile was moved, and the area looked fantastic afterward. Yippee!
SHOWERS of Trees!
Eight trees fell at the hands of Chris and Ken! Using the oh-so-cool human-powered logging tools that C+C now proudly own, these two took down six trees as planned, another one that was in the way, and one that Ken took down solo, merely by leaning on it and laughing, "I meant to do that!". The next day, Cass got to try out one of the saws, helping Chris take apart one tree that had fallen into an erosion-control ditch.
( MUD! )
C+C's hopes of getting by, without having to fix Woody Walkway until after built and moved, were squished in the gushy mud. Hauling logs and debris downhill made many deep footprints, and a general mess of the area, which had not been in great condition even before all the snowmelt and rain. Mid-morning, logs and debris were moved to an area behind the boiler instead, and this turned out to be easier anyway. The next week, as the ground dried out somewhat, Cass got to work removing debris, digging and tamping, filling in the damaged areas and reshaping to create a better walkway. Up by the spring, more digging and tamping began repairing washout, and work was started on a new run-off ditch.
SHOWERS:
... did not end up being the reason Cass was isolated with zero phone signal for several days. ZERO signal! Yikes! A broken antenna turned out to be the culprit instead.
SHOW! ER...
Magrat the mountain moose showed up!
In early April, Cass reverted back to hiking uphill via the driveway. Since there's no more Vermoose-use (aka plowing) this season, this is safe for her to do again, it is easier than the mushiness of the pipeline path, and usually, the driveway has less appeal to wildlife as a toilet. Usually. The visiting moose had no qualms about dumping her business onto the driveway, right in front of Woodshed#2, with Chris standing nearby uphill. That morning, Cass had spotted moose hoof-prints in the snow and Chris checked out the tracks while down at Park Ave mid-day. In the evening, C+C returned via the pipeline path, hunting moose tracks and chatting until Chris paused, excitedly whispering, "There she is!". Walking carefully through the woods, smiling all the while, he captured her on phone-cam, and eventually ended up over on the driveway where he witnessed the moose's aforementioned waste dump. "Shovel Moose-Poop Pile off Driveway" is not in the project plan but Chris is adaptable and, heck, probably still smiled while shoveling. Later, he took the camera out to follow along as she munched her way through the woods. The next evening, C+C returned from sitework to see and, as they got closer to take pics, hear Magrat dining behind the 14' yurt. How close is close enough to hear a moose munch? Well, at about 10' away, Chris decided he was getting too close. Do Moose snore? The following morning, Cassandra was pretty darn sure moosie was out there snoring.
SHOWERS:
... did NOT prevent all progress, and
scattered warmer days in the latter part of the month allowed some tasks to begin.
Electrical: Walk throughs, feng shui and plan revisions, boxes installed in 20'.
Yurt-to-Yurt Connection: Floor installed, wall frames and ceiling up, wall boards started. Rain prevented finishing by month's end: perhaps only fitting since every yurt raising (and this was kind of similar) has taken place with precipitation problems!
Walls - 20' yurt: More framing including plumbing, bracing, cutting, nailing, bolting, screwing. After installation of closet brace, and nailing in door facing boards, wall frames will be done.
Power House clearing: Chris took on a tree, but didn't dare take it down solo.
Clear Trees by Utility Shed: C+K+T+C all had a hand in this. See above.
Reopen GIPPEE: Partially up, despite uncooperative weather, and used by its first 2007 guests. Chris continued implementing improvements afterward. The tent awaits installation for next guests.
Could it be you?
MLA floor cleaning and repair: Wet and muddy, problematic, yurt raisings really ground in a lot o' mess, despite initially careful plans. Cleaning test patch doesn't look promising. Re-sanding highly probable.
South Side Stairs: Dirt removal and preparation begins. This will be very cool when done!
Seal Deck Edges (next to the yurts, cut when it was too cold): On a warm sunny day, Chris finds out that a different brush is needed to apply the sealer in place.
Stain and Seal Deck Perimeter Cuts: finished!
FAA: Noisy and noxious low flying planes continue as a hassle. Chris is prompted to get started on this task after similar air traffic experience: sees, hears and feels his first example of what Cass has meant by "low-flying military jet", and understands firsthand why these are used to strike fear in the enemy. Holy Moly!
Floor/wood spotting problem: Investigations point to this being a metal-wood reaction.
Mold kit/test at Poocham: Probably should have done this ages ago, to find out names of nasty molds. 'Twas ordered at end of month.
Snow Removal and Shoveling: continued, obviously. Maybe there won't be any of this next month?
Some other tasks, continued in April: Bracing Yurt Platforms, Materials Transport, Site Cleanup, Citriclean Drip Edge, Diatomaceous Earth, Split and Stack Firewood, Woodstove Maintenance, Determine Tasks Cass Can Do During Week Alone, Test on Safety: Materials and Tools
On April Twenty-Ninth
C+C Declare:
"Winter Is Over!"
The last lingering snow pile is dissolved.
The anti-freezing trickle into the sink is turned off.
And now, (after repeated crashes and recoveries) the April summary is finally over too!
April 2007
Journal
04/01/07 - Sunday
Notes:
- sunny and cool...no foolin'
213.17 Construct walls - 20' yurt
- Chris bolted two wall sections together, then worked on remaining section layout
- Cass laid out wallboard pattern for she and Chris to review. They decided to stick with original plan for vertical layout rather than switch to horizontal
- The largest section was fit with an angled end and put into position, with Cass holding the frame steady and Chris nailing.
- C&C considered options for closet door, still undecided
- time: 8.25 hrs
213.09 Electrical rough-in
- C&C do a walk thru on electric plan for 20'. Some changes are needed for both mechanical and feng shui reasons
- time: 1 hr
213.36 Site Cleanup
- Chris moved some rotted logs in prep for Cassandra, Queen of Spades, to do some erosion control.
- time: 15 min
288.08 Split and stack firewood
- another set of logs cut from a downed tree
- time: 1 hr
04/02/07 - Monday
Notes:
213.17 Construct walls - 20' yurt
- Now, with more nails and screws! Cass finished all four tasks Chris gave her yesterday, and then got the basics of wall section 'G' nailed together.
- Time: 3hrs
310.09 Cass: safety of hiking driveway post plowing
- Walked down the driveway today. Much faster than going down pipeline and working so hard at avoiding animal shit. Especially easier with rain and mushy ground too. Seemed safe-ish. May keep doing this week with mask on until know is safe now.
- Time: n/a
04/03/07 - Tuesday
Notes:
- Cass is greeted in AM with a large creosote splotch, and splatter from that, on wood floor under pipe. Not sure how happened, but she gets sick from creosote so this is bad. Cleaned as best as could, brought down afm in eve and tried cleaning more. Ba
213.17 Construct walls - 20' yurt
- Fireblocks in wall 'G'. The new saw blade is WAY faster and easier! Sorted through, measured and marked wall planks.
- Time: 2.5hrs
213.09 Electrical rough-in
- Reviewed plan and feng shui as discussed, and placed scraps in cooresponding bays for outlet-light-switches.
- Time: 0.25hrs
213.52 Construct south side stairs
- Wore mask to go get shovel. Got over onto rock and started removing plants, dirt.
- Time: 0.75hrs
04/04/07 - Wednesday
Notes:
- Creosote aroma overnight. Splotch on floor again. Turns out to be coming from different joint than Cass thought yesterday. Cass spends first 1.75 hrs of morning dealing with fire and creosote and smoke and .... Argh. Eventually is at low enough level t
- Snow on ground. Snowing and sleeting all day long. AM forecast calling for 5-10inches as a Winter Storm Warning. Hail midmorning.
- Cass zero phone signal all day. ZERO. Usually can get the occassional glimpse of signal. But no signal at all. Very disconcerting. Eventually at around 9:30PM the neighbor yelled up (presumably hiking up close but hopefully not too close) and Cassandra
310.01 Keep deck clear
- Snowing/precipitating/icing too much to bother actually shoveling. But, did shovel a path to front of deck to see if would get a phone signal there. (Nope) Also got snow out of awnings. And made a heart... Maybe Chris will somehow know Cass is ok...
- Time: 0.25hr
320.20 Investigate problem and how to fix
- It really seems that the spotting is a metal-wood reaction, somehow. C+C not sure. Cass tried sanding a little bit in the closet area. Not sure how deep goes, but didn't sand too far. Walked thru 30', and it does seem to be there also, tho not as prev
- Time: 0.25hrs
04/05/07 - Thursday
Notes:
- Argh! Still ZERO phone signal. ARGH!
- And, yes, still woodstove problems. In mid 20's and lots snow on ground. Oh well...Happy Spring, eh
310.01 keep deck clear
- shoveled by park ave yurt. snowshoes again for hiking uphill. took note down driveway a bit (in bag, taped to poles, and tied yellow raincoat to another pole so would be noticeable) in case neighbor checked in again to let him know am ok and just up to
- Time: 4.5hrs
04/06/07 - Friday
Notes:
- o C+C have much catching up to do since no phone signal for days. By time get packed and situated for Chris out door to Poocham for Friday tasks, Cass just does spring cleaning tasks and skips site work. Phone problem turns out to be fairly easy - a b
- o Cass reinjured her side again shoveling the 8" or more (due to yurt roof snowfall) heavy wet snow off deck. Ugh.
310.04 Plow/Shovel Main Drive
- Chris shovels, hopefully for the last time, the driveway
- time: 1.25 hrs
04/07/07 - Saturday
Notes:
213.45 Bracing: yurt platforms
- Chris started placing the bracing on the 30'
- time: 90 min
275.04 Materials Transport
- Chris carried more stuff uphill
- time: 30 min
213.16 Connect the two yurts
- C&C came up with an alternate plan to get the floorboards fit around the floor under the doors to each yurt
- time: 30 min
213.17 Construct walls - 20' yurt
- More framing. Cass lives up to her title of "Clamping Queen". Another section is built and some finishing is taken on.
- time: 5.75 hrs
288.08 Split and stack firewood
213.25 Power house: clearing
- Chris takes on a tree, but doesn't take it down...yet
- time: 15 min
04/08/07 - Sunday
213.45 Bracing: yurt platforms
- Chris continues...
- time: 1.5 hrs
213.51 Clear trees by Utility shed
- C&C reviewed in anticipation of Ken's arrival whereupon C&K will partake in said tree clearing activity.
- time: 15 min
306.01 Determine tasks Cass can do during week alone
213.09 Electrical rough-in
- C&C review new layout
- time: 1 hr
213.16 Connect the two yurts
- Cass perused the floorboard scrap pile for suitable for flooring in connector
- time: 15 min
213.17 Construct walls - 20' yurt
- More framing and working around unplanned work-arounds
- time: 5 hrs
681.09 Moose Spotting
- Chris hiked the pipeline in search of fresh moose tracks. No tracks were found, but a fresh moose named Magrat was hanging out behind the 14' yurt, nibbling leavws. C&C took pics; Chris got about 10' away from the moose before deciding he was, probab
310.09 Cass safety of hiking driveway post-plowing
- Cass is safely hiking driveway and Chris is not likely plowing anymore this winter. This task is DONe!
04/09/07 - Monday
Notes:
- After entering last week's time, C+C still have to (somehow!) do around 8 days (8.09 now) of work per week in order to move outta Pooch-hell by 11/1/07. Argh!
- Snow flurries again today.
- Loud owls at night.
- Magrat Moose nearby during day, possibly even snoring at one point... Do moose snore?
300.44 Add sediment filtration
- Got housing out and was trying to figure out where can go...
- Time: 0.25hrs
213.17 Construct walls 20' yurt
- plumbing the corner - closet walls alone is a P I A! Oh well. Got 'E' section basically built and up. Had to undo the floor screws from yesterda, that somehow wasn't in line anymore. The whole section is fairly-mostly ok for plumb. One top plate is too
- Time: 5.25hrs
04/10/07 - Tuesday
Notes:
- More snow forecast for this week. Only flurries so far. Grey and cool.
213.17 Construct walls 20' yurt
- finished top plates, worked (slowly but diligently) on getting all lined up at 90 and 45 angles and plumb. Sole plated in floor. Anchored tops. Could remove all but one ratchet strap. That last one can't be removed until brace.
- Time: 4.5hrs
04/11/07 - Wednesday
Notes:
- Hey! The weather report was right for a change! Clear sunny skies and a nice day, got up to the 40's.
303.00 Erosion control:
- (misc, including 303.16 Repairs: Woody Walkway)
- Chipped away at ice blocked ditches, or rather tried to - ice very solid and ground frozen solid underneath. Removed snow and as much ice as could to the areas want to dig, so they can thaw out sooner and be workable. For the woody walkway steps where
- A not-totally-necessary-but-good-for-the-spirit task... Cass was down up front anyway and walked over to ledge in front to see how difficult removing dirt/plants would be (something C+C often talk about doing .... someday, after they're done building).
- Time: (total all erosion tasks) 1.5hrs
213.52 Construct south side stairs
- more clearing of large rock
- Time: 0.5hrs
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213.16 Connect the yurts
- Cont'd going thru boards to find three the right length and fit ok together. Got 1st board lined up and marked for cutting this wkend. Used plank scraps to see how that part might work above, and got on ladder to see about connecting above sill. Made s
- Time: 1.25hrs
213.17 Construct walls 20' yurt
- straightened up work area, nailed door board in, tried out chris' idea for nailing into facing boards neat and clean, wasn't working-so moved on to measuring/marking/cutting boards for other two door frame, got top ones screwed in, chris will have to d
- Time: 2.25hrs
04/12/07 - Thursday
Notes:
- Yet another April snowstorm dumps more snow on yurt-land. Precipitating all day.
310.01 keep deck clear
- A Lot of Heavy Snow! Shoveled path to awnings and doors, removed snow from awnings. Shoveled some of deck; seemed futile in regard that is still snowing, but will be glad tomorrow to have less bulk to shovel on some sections.
- Time: 1.25hrs
310.05 shovel park ave
- clear woodpile + path + deck (*2), solar panel, and awning
- Time: 0.5hrs
04/13/07 - Friday
Notes:
- Friday the 13th starts off with Chris having to get a hotel room in Brattleboro (at 1:45am) because Poocham Road is not plowed and impassable.
- Chris falls on ass shoveling, says, "This sucks!" and gives up on Friday.
310.01 keep deck clear
- C helps C finish previous days clearing effort.
- Chris accidentallly carves out part of the snowheart, but a new one is created on the other side of the deck.
- Time: 1.25hrs
310.04 Plow/Shovel Main Drive
288.08 Split and stack firewood
213.09 Electrical rough-in
213.17 Construct walls 20' yurt
04/14/07 - Saturday
Notes:
- Anywhere from 4" to 2' is forecast for tomorrow/Monday...
999.99 Misc
- Worked on making add-on for mitre saw setup to cut 2*6's - lots problems (twisting 2*3 and the boards used for test fit were 1/8" less wide than most 2*6's....had to redo....argh!), but ended up cutting 4 and seems workable. Not pretty but oh well. Chr
- Time: 4.25hrs
300.50 Xpower shelf
- Went through scraps to find 2*6's for making the xpower box/shelf. started marking and cutting
- time: 0.75hrs
288.08 split and stack firewood
04/15/07 - Sunday
Notes:
- Another contaminated co-op cache causes Cassandra & Chris chaos.
310.01 keep deck clear
- c+c empty awnings and start on deck shoveling, but this is futile to do in storm...
- Time: 1.25hrs
310.04 Plow/Shovel Main Drive
300.45 Woodstove Maintenance
- Elbows replaced (and in need of destinkifying) in addition to regular cleaning
- time: 1.5 hrs
226.34 Reopen GIPPEE (in spring)
- Chris starts commode replacement. Weather halts efforts.
- time: 1.5 hrs
04/16/07 - Monday
- Notes
- Chris' Palm crashes during journal entry, hard resets and reboots with no data. Go figure.
- Rain. Chris makes raincoat add-on. It sucks.
- Baker Brook Road is taking a beating. Port Thayer Road, which runs downhill to Baker Brook Road, becomes a torrential gully and washes out much of the intersection. Chris traverses this in the Almighty Xterra headed into town for some remote consultin
226.34 Reopen GIPPEE (in spring)
- New toilet to Vermoose for temp storage
- Old toilet removed. New toilet carried to GIPPEE one part at a time and assembled
- time: 2 hrs
303.00 Erosion control
- Chris opens up a culvert that has become plugged with silt and ice, making it near overflow.
- Oregon Falls Road ditch is breeched above YIPPEE Main Drive, but water runs into the woods thanks to a berm put in road after last flood. Chris intends to fix but upon return with tools finds another massive breach so he gives up. He turns attention t
- time: 2 hrs
300.50 Make Xpower Shelf
310.01 Keep Deck Clear
04/17/07 - Tuesday
Notes:
- Still raining, but much calmer than yesterday; ditches and culverts running less forcefully.
- Humidity very high; not good for Cass
- Palm crash. Palm crash. C+C have now both had their palm pilots zonk out in the middle of typing up site journal, the palm hard reset itself wiping out all of c+c's data.
300.50 Xpower shelf/storage bin
- finished, ready for chris to carry down to park ave
- Time: 1.75hrs
213.17 Construct walls 20' yurt
- re-plumbed (had taken apart on wkend) and began working on brace, but is a two person job. Marked, cut and placed the closet door face boards; while banging with metal hammer forcefully on a scrap, held up against the face board, cass misses and feels
- Time: 1hr
213.09 Electrical rough-in
- walked through plan again to make sure all in places discussed. marked studs as instructed.
- Time: 0.5hrs
213.36 site cleanup
- In 20' yurt, put tools away, scraps, etc. and gathered trash and rolled up paper - in prep for Chris to vac tomorrow night.
- Time: 0.5hrs
303.00 Erosion control
- dug snow off by woodshed ditch; still frozen and water still running wrong way. At least diversion ditch is catching most. made another diversion ditch further down.
- Time: 0.5hrs
04/18/07 - Wednesday
Notes:
- Another rainy day.
- Cass works on spring cleaning tasks, and doesn't go uptop for site work. New bin and cleaned off groceries were all safe (brought back by Chris last night).
- Cass really really sick.
-
04/19/07 - Thursday
Notes:
- This is C+C's Friday this week.
- Woohoo! Wow! Sun! Gorgeous clear day. Wow!
226.34 Reopen GIPPEE (in spring)
- Chris gets hex tent up
- time: 1 hr
04/20/07
226.34 Reopen GIPPEE (in spring)
- Chris works on piping water down to GIPPEE
- time: 1 hr
213.51 Clear trees by Utility shed
- Chris, Ken and Tracy clear dead rotted treeds from this area
- Chris and Ken take down eight trees: six as planned, one that was in the way, and one that Ken pushed over
- time: 7 hrs
04/21/07 - Saturday
Notes:
288.08 Split and stack firewood
- Chris reloads the stack, starts organizing and splitting backup piles
- time: 1 hr
321.01 Citriclean drip edge
279.24 Seal deck edges cut after too cold
- Chris finds that regular paintbrush won't work
- time: 30 min
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279.25 Stain and seal deck boards: perimeter cuts
- Staining part is done
- time: 325 hrs
213.51 Clear trees by Utility shed
- C&C started taking apart a tree cut down yesterday
- time: 1.25 hrs
226.34 Reopen GIPPEE
- Chris finished piping water down to GIPPEE. YIPPEE!
- Sealed steps
- time: 2 hrs
213.16 Connect the two yurts
- C&C finalize design, floorboards
- time: 1.25 hrs
04/22/07 - Sunday
Notes:
- Warm and sunny again, woohoo!
305.04 Diatomaceous earth
- Chris hits the bugs at the MLA (and WC) with a deadly dose of DE.
- time: 2.25 hrs
303.00 Erosion control
- C&C review work needed to repair damage at MLA
- time: 1.25 hrs
279.25 Stain and seal deck boards: perimeter cuts
- Cass starts in on the sealing part
- time: 1.25 hrs
213.36 Site Cleanup
- Chris removes decaying hay and leaves, used to keep above-ground water pipes from freezing, from utility shed area. Ewwwww!
- time: 1 hr
213.16 Connect the two yurts
- Chris works on frame parts
- time: 5 hrs
306.01 Determine tasks Cass can do during week alone
04/23/07 - Monday
Notes:
- Stupid Fucking Palm Pilot Made us Start Yet Another SITE JOURNAL
- Hot again today. Weather has skipped right from Winter to Summer! Wowee!
279.25 Stain and seal deck boards: perimeter cuts
303.00 Erosion control
- ditch at front corner and clearing off more rock ledge
- Time: 0.75hrs
213.52 Construct south side stairs
- more clearing of area on rock for stairway
- Time: 1 hrs
213.09 electrical rough-in
- walk thru on 30' making notes
- Time: 0.5hrs
04/24/07 - Tuesday
Notes:
- Rained some overnight, but C+C decide to leave sealed edges alone for now.
- Sunny-ish day, lots cooler though. More like spring.
213.16 Connect yurts
- difficult to do solo!!! But cass gets floor board edges cut (freehand sawing), in place, ceiling up and walls started. Gotta ask chris re: screws (really need 2-2.5", but only have 1.75 and 3), as well as how to work with a twisted 2*4 where there's n
- Time: 5.25hrs
316.00 FAA...
- Chris (after seeing + hearing + feeling firsthand what Cass meant by "low-flying military jet", and getting a firsthand understanding of why these are used to strike fear in the enemy!) is prompted to get going on this task. FAA may not be place to req
04/25/07 - Wednesday
Notes:
- Cloudy and cool.
- Despite weather reporting on the radio, it is NOT another gorgeous sunny clear day... Its raining. Yes, raining even tho they keep saying how clear the skies are.
- Cass is unhappy about several low flying planes, and several black flying bugs (hope-hope-hope these aren't black flies!).
213.16 Connect yurts
- Lotsa finagling between having to come up with new methods for getting boards untwisted and flush, and not being able to fit drill in. Finished north side and covered with trash bag. Most of south side done, but raining so didn't want to uncover and do
- Time: 3 hrs
04/26/07 - Thursday
213.16 Connect yurts
- Watershielded cut edges of floor. Screws in top. Retaped plastic covering. Fireblocks measured, hand cut, installed.
- Time: 2.5 hrs
213.52 Construct south side stairs
- more digging and dirt/plant removal. Used this for task below.
- Time: 0.75hrs
303.20 Fortify and re-seed ditches by spring
- Fill and tamp to repair washout and creating the new ditch path
- Time: 0.75hrs
303.16 Repairs: Woody Walkway
- Raked/removed debris from last weekend's work, along the entire area. Started on on "step" section digging and tamping to fill damage and reshape.
- Time: 0.75hrs
04/27/07 - Friday
213.49 MLA floor: clean and repair
320.20 Investigate Floor/wood spotting problem and how to fix
- found a few scraps w/prob so can try out ideas on them
- Time: 0.25hrs
999.00 scrub deck
303.16 Repairs: Woody Walkway
04/28/07 - Saturday
Notes:
- As Cass was humming "Another One Bites the Dust" Chris started the next site journal 'cuz the last one somehow crashed. Stupid Palm Pilot
- C&C think using an old toilet for a flowerpot would be cool and making the flush handle activate a doorbell would be quite the shit.
275.04 Materials transport
- Chris carts a load o' goodies from the Xterra to the MLA, then unpacks them, in the process swapping out new electrical boxes for ones purchased last week.
- time: 1.25 hrs
213.16 Connect the two yurts
- Chris works on interior walls, Cass Watershields ceiling and, later, assists Chris in marking out screwy wall measurements. One wall is cut and near ready for installation
- time: 6 hrs
306.02 Test on safety: materials and tools
- Cass is safe to use some seriously cool stuff
- time: 15 min
311.01 South Side Stairs: Review site and options
- review cass' digging and discovery that rock drops off. a plan is devised for location of stairs up to a small platform (anchored to rock), and then angle walkway to the deck. c+c are pretty psyched. eventually pathways can be built off the platform fo
- time: 1.5 hrs
213.49 MLA Flooring: clean and repair
- Probably going to have to resand. Grrrr
- time: 15m
303.16 Repairs: Woody Walkway
313.01 Yurt entry awnings: review site and options
04/29/07 - Sunday
Notes:
- C+C tell winter its over. Turn off the sink trickle, and Chris pisses on the last of Winter (i.e. a lingering little bit of snow pile)
- C+C hoped to finish the connection, but with rain showers, had to push that off and do other tasks.
213.09 Electrical rough-in
- Chris starts installing electrical boxes, shows Cass the installation procedure
- C&C walk thru 30' electrical plan
- time: 2.75 hrs
213.16 Connect the two yurts
- Chris cuts out the roof section and drip edges. C&C discuss installing roof but impending rain seems intent on delaying this.
- time: 2.25 hrs
313.01 Yurt entry awnings: review site and options
- Discovered awning isn't as long as was thought, new cool idea won't work out :(
- time: 30m
306.01 Determine tasks Cass can do during week
213.17 Construct walls - 20' yurt
213.36 site cleanup
- chris does some while cass showering at night: move stuff in yurt, rebar, etc...
- Time: 0.5hrs
04/30/07 - Monday
Notes:
- After morning thunderstorms, got clear and sunny.
321.03 Mold kit/test at Poocham
- Ordered the mold testing kit for Poocham house, so we can find out names of the nasty horrid molds... Prob should have done this ages ago. Cass smells that mold today onsite. Grrr...
- Time: n/a
288.44 Calc facing boards linear ft
- measured deck edges, calculated # of 8' boards req'd
- Time: 0.5hrs
303.16 Repairs: Woody Walkway
- more digging and tamping to fix and create better walkway
- Time: 2hrs
213.09 electrical rough-in
- all boxes installed.
- Time: 3.25hrs
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