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December 2005
Journal
Here's a list of December happenings. Photos at bottom.
12.01.05
Notes:
000.00 Raise 14' Yurt
- finished sanding floor
- got snow & wind kit up.
- time: 11:00 - 8:30
12.02.05
Notes:
000.00 Raise 14' Yurt
- top & side cover install
- snowing snowing wet wet
- we used a rope with towels taped to it to "floss" clean the top cover and dry out between cover & insulation.
- yurt is up...yippee!
- time: 10:00 - 8:00
- entry deck DEFINITELY needs a railing.
12.03.05
Notes:
- Cassandra on-site
- moved belongings over
- time 9.5h
000.00 Raise 14' Yurt
- Finish drip edge.
- still need to caulk around drip edge
- time:?
12.04.05
Notes:
12.06.05
262.06 Plumbing 14' (interior and hookup)
- Hooked up water supply to CW supply line. Got a stready but small flow. Put a valv on and closed. Opened later, mega-pressure. WooHoo!
- A few hrs later, no flow. Disconnected supply line, still no flow. Suspect I created a siphon and drained reservoir. Not good.
- time: 90m
12.07.05
262.06 Plumbing 14' (interior and hookup)
- checked in a.m., still no flow from spring.
- time: 30m
12.08.05
262.06 Plumbing 14' (interior and hookup)
- fit remaining CW fixtures. Ready for soldering
- time: 2.5h
213.07 Install rad floor heating
- Cassandra installed additional fins in two joist bays.
- time 1.5 h
213.10 Platform: Insulation and Plywood Underneath
- Cass weatherstripped thr gap between drip edge and platform
- We put reflectix in two of four joist bays.
- time: 5hrs
12.09.05
Notes:
- Finished weatherstrip, 30 min
- Put up solar motion light, 30 min
262.06 Plumbing 14' (interior and hookup)
- Attempted to solder yesterday's work, but it is cold and snowing. Tried to work under platform, not sure Cass would be safe from expsures. No black marker to note orientation in pipes. Got one small assembly together but the other wasn't working. Pi
- Time: 90m
12.17.05
Notes:
- Plowing: First attempt with new truck, went pretty well. Need to get plow fixed to angle both ways, and fix exhaust leak (cough cough)
- Woodstove Install: cleaned creosote from pipe, put in a Tee, its not in right as the fittings are b:ckward, but it'll work for cleaning out.
12.18.05
262.06 Plumbing 14' (interior and hookup)
- finished final cold water assembly, fried one SW ball valve. hope the other didn't cook too. Soldering sucks.
- installed corner sink basin. well, mostly...two bolts are needed as on hand bolts were too short. we can use it and drain into a bucket for now. the maiden voyage, aka tooth brushing, was a success!
- time: 4hrs
12.19.05
213.10 Platform: Insulation and Plywood Underneath
- This is going to be challenging.
- had to cut some sections into smaller pieces to get into place, around posts and existing braces/supports.
- used three different saws, broke two saw blades (one of them broke twice) and swore a lot when cutting the round perimeter. a cordless Sawzall would have been the best tool for the job, methinks.
- one half of the platform, excepting a cut to be done later, is complete.
- time: 10:30-6:30
12.20.05
213.10 Platform: Insulation and Plywood Underneath
- much easier today. cuttwo sections for plumbing half of platform
- time: 2 hrs
12.21.05
213.10 Platform: Insulation and Plywood Underneath
- was going to watershield cut edges but watershield was freezing. Cass suggested taping over with foil tape. Will do that for now and watershield when completing water supply hookup next year
- time: 4 hrs
262.06 Plumbing 14' (interior and hookup)
- soldered final CW supply assembly under platform. Sillcock was about an inch too close, had to loosen it and will need to put a spacer in. Didn't burn the floor ..woohoo.
- Sink basin is done.
- time: 1.5 hrs
12.22.05
213.07 Install rad floor heating
- diffuser plated installed, need only to connect supply & return pipes in spring
- time: 6 hrs
12.24.05
213.07 Install rad floor heating
- rough fit supply & return
- time: 1hr
000.00 hook up CW supply from top
- removed valve, but that didn't seem to be the problem. found that coupling between two sections of pipe is above ground, I'd thought it was farther into the trench. removed coupling. there was ice in the second pipe section. added a piece of insulat
- time: 90m
12.25.05
000.00 hook up CW supply from top
- more water in reservoir due to warm temps, but still no pipe flow. perhaps ice blockage? try pumping/siphon of some type.
- time: 30m
213.07 Install rad floor heating
- WC supply lines connected. this is done.
- time: 1 hr
262.06 Plumbing 14' (interior and hookup)
- sealed WC DWV cleanouts.
- time 30m
12.26.05
000.00 hook up CW supply from top
- water...woohoo! pipe had ice in it. I used a drill pump to get some movement, primed the pipe a bit and removed ice as it floated out.
- time: 1:45
12.27.05
213.10 Platform: Insulation and Plywood Underneath
- installed structure of insulsted chase for plumbing
- time: 08:30-05:00
12.29.05
Notes:
- hooked spring line to CW supply...again
- time: 1.5 hrs
12.30.05
262.06 Plumbing 14' (interior and hookup)
- soldered sink DWV parts together
- time: 1 hr
12.31.05
262.06 Plumbing 14' (interior and hookup)
- soldered sink DWV parts in place
- time: 1 hr
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