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Icicle Earth Home: September 2009

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Monday, September 14, 2009. The roof is growing in nicely. Weeds save money over other roofing materials. The waterfall is getting pieced together. In the field, I can only go about one level at a time so I have a firm surface to bond to. In between, I used one inch glass tile to finish the wine cellar. Lets see, the movie room is done and with wine cellar is done. What are my priorities? The granite countertops are installed. And do they ever look good! That is the image formed into the fireplace. Falli...

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Icicle Earth Home: September 2008

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Thursday, September 25, 2008. Fiddler on the roof. Its a mad rush before the weather changes. I built a gas firepit for the deck. Yes, that’s real river rock. The plumber is old school and runs gas with iron pipe. Pictured is Ben with a tool that cuts pipe to length and threads it too. The roof pitch, while slight, is making lots of extra scrap out of the foam. So much cutting that Strode invented an offset blade for the sawzall. Thursday, September 25, 2008. Links to this post. Links to this post. Hey, ...

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Icicle Earth Home: May 2009

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Saturday, May 23, 2009. The roof condition continually worsened. Turns out the roller applied membrane was not UV rated and was not even intended for a horizontal application. The distributer tried to make good with some patching material, but my confidence level deteriorated along with the roof. A plan to apply two layers of heavy plastic seemed good, but the issue of friction slippage worried my engineer. And that worried me. Katie sits on a rock at the rivers edge and wishes the house to be done.

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Icicle Earth Home: June 2008

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Saturday, June 28, 2008. To be honest, I was nervous about the flat work crew. Sure, they worked hard on the interior slab, but the cracking is beyond what I thought was reasonable. Looking good for Friday, all things considered. Oops, somebody didn’t consider cleaning out the pump truck. The sledge hammers solved that problem. Meanwhile, the floor grinders kept progressing on the slab work, bringing out the hidden rocks and the fish templates. Saturday, June 28, 2008. Links to this post. The compass tem...

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Icicle Earth Home: August 2008

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Friday, August 29, 2008. After setting the propane tank, I called for our first County inspection since April. The County said it had issued a stop work order back in May when the USFS squawked about the easement encroachment. Oops. And near panic. But I had settled up with the USFS, and had paid the ransom (excuse me “mitigation contribution”). So, a bunch of phone calls and faxes plus a pro active building inspector (thankfully) and things were back on track. We passed inspection. Links to this post.

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Icicle Earth Home: November 2009

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Thursday, November 19, 2009. Concrete leaks. That is an ugly truth. I tried to waterproof the roof as a DIY project initially. Not good. Eventually, I hired a professional roofer to redo the waterproofing. Turns out that was not so good either. Roof leaked. Roofer now out of business. Me out of luck. So, maybe the answer is a DIY repair of a professional job! For the bar counter, which is poured in place concrete, I used a couple of belt buckles for decoration. Covered in caulk during the pour, then ...

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Icicle Earth Home: February 2009

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Friday, February 27, 2009. A Good Man Gone. Klaus to his parents. Joe to the rest of us. And no ordinary Joe indeed. February 27 marks the too early passing of Klaus Joseph Best. He will be deeply missed by many. Joe came to me in response to a yard work ad. Not sure if I should hide the kids or my liquor, instead I gave him a one day try out. Four years later, I find it hard to imagine a work day without him. Today, the world lost one of the good guys. Friday, February 27, 2009. Links to this post.

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Icicle Earth Home: October 2008

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Friday, October 31, 2008. Def “a colloid in which both phases are liquids”. Whatever the heck that means. But as it relates to the black goop on the roof, it means it has to be applied at temperatures above 50 degrees. So, each afternoon when the sun peaks around Wedge Mountain, we race to the roof to apply another coat of the waterproof membrane. It has been a tumultuous week for sure. The 4x4 shoring came down without a hitch. No sag, no give. Rock solid. Certainly not a boring week. Links to this post.

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Icicle Earth Home: March 2009

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Wednesday, March 25, 2009. And things aren’t quire the same without Joe. Nevertheless, the project marches on. Sheetrocking hides a myriad of issues, ahem, and gives definition to the space. We pay for sheetrocking by the square foot. Not of the house, but of the number of sheets consumed. So, my job is to make sure nothing too large gets tossed out. Many people never get around to finishing the garage, so we did ours first. Of course, who knows if we will ever finish the rest of the house! As we near th...