Vintage Chainsaw Museum

[heimannm]

Work continues. Today I went over the plans again with the electrical and plumbing contractors, both should get started in earnest next week. The interior framing is almost completed as well, patience is becoming more challenging...







I took Mrs. Heimann to look at some kitchen & bath ideas...she was not enthusiastic to get started...but she quickly got with the program and we brought home the sink/vanity and medicine cabinet for the second bath and have the sink top/vanity/medicine/tank topper for the master bath on order.



She also has made a decision on the direction for the kitchen décor. I'd call that progress.

Mark

 

[Matt93eg]

Very nice!! Hope all goes well with the rest of the building and can’t wait to see more pictures.

 

[Jasonrkba]

One of the neatest threads ever. Looks like you are living life to the fullest. A visit is going on my bucket list.

 

[kyle1!]

? You talking about visiting?

Philbert

Sure, Mark's place is only 1.5hrs away from my house.

 

[heimannm]

One crew was here today putting up the gutters, the other fellows were continuing to apply the siding on the back side of the parapet on the front of the building.







Mark

 

[Sprintcar]

Well done Mark. I will be by for lunch one day when you open.

Regards,

Jerry

 

[WetGunPowder]

Has the weather slowed down the progress or have the builders moved inside to work?

 

[heimannm]

Weather has slowed things down, plumbers and electricians were supposed to be in this week but I haven't seen any activity.

Mark

 

[heimannm]

I stand corrected. In spite of being below zero today the electricians were working and I see that the plumbers have been there, delivered the shower, and have the air line tubing and fittings on sight. I am doing my part and brought home the cabinets for the new workshop as well a the vanity/sink top, medicine cabinet, tank topper for the master bath, and the slop sink and cabinet for the workshop today. They are currently stored in the contractors building across the street, could be some incentive for him to keep moving along.

Mark

 

[Acornhill]

I stand corrected. In spite of being below zero today the electricians were working and I see that the plumbers have been there, delivered the shower, and have the air line tubing and fittings on sight. I am doing my part and brought home the cabinets for the new workshop as well a the vanity/sink top, medicine cabinet, tank topper for the master bath, and the slop sink and cabinet for the workshop today. They are currently stored in the contractors building across the street, could be some incentive for him to keep moving along.

Mark

Mark, are you going to be performing clients work in the new shop? Paid work or just hobby?


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[heimannm]

I will continue to work on saws in the new shop, both mine and others...my rates are pretty cheap...doing what I enjoy and getting paid a little for it.

Mark

 

[heimannm]

The insulation crew got started today. The plan is 2" of closed cell (hard foam) everywhere followed by filling the spaces between the studs and joists with open cell (soft foam).

Getting started in the attic and gable ends.



Mark

 

[rwoods]

Don't see spray foam much down here. What kind of R value is 2"? Ron

 

[SEAM]

Coming along very nicely

 

[heimannm]

The 2" is just a start, forms an airtight seal around the entire envelope. Combined with the open cell to fill all the spaces the walls should be R21 and the roof R32.

Mark

 

[Philbert]

Just curious - how do you vent an attic with that kind of foam Mark?

Philbert

 

[davidtown]

Great progress!!!

 

[heimannm]

Ventilation is a thing of the past. Current building technology favors the "hot roof"...which in reality is perhaps 2 to 9 degrees warmer than an unventilated roof. Life of the (asphalt) shingles is figured to be perhaps reduced by two weeks with an unventilated roof. In my case with the Decra shingles (steel slabs) it really doesn't matter at all since they have plenty of air that can circulate under them.

Mark

 

[Philbert]

Ventilation is a thing of the past.

I guess the sprayed in foam creates it's own vapor barrier?

Philbert

 

[heimannm]

Closed cell, also referred to as hard foam does make a vapor tight seal. Open cell or soft foam does not make a vapor barrier.

Mark