Squerly and friends build a house...

[Doc]

Looking good. That is going to be one NICE place!!!!!!

 

[bczoom]

Squerly - In this picture, the bundle on the right is red, white and blue. The left bundle is yellow and white (12/2 and 14/2 romex). On the right bundle, is the white 14/2 romex or is it something else.

Whenever possible, you shouldn't run your CAT-5 (from the pic, the blue and probably the gray with the gray being phone?) in parallel right with your 110V electric. The electric can create interference/noise on your network and phone lines.

 

[squerly]

On the right bundle, is the white 14/2 romex or is it something else.

BC, the white wires are going to several different room, are are coax for the satellite/cable.

 

[bczoom]

OK, cool.

Are you running 12v or 24v emergency lighting throughout the place?

 

[squerly]

OK, cool.

Are you running 12v or 24v emergency lighting throughout the place?

I can't do it right now but when in the future I plan to put a whole-house battery backup system in place. It will take up the space between the time grid power goes down and the generator picks up, a total of about 15 seconds. (btw, here is the generator I bought, it's being delivered on Monday)

Over time I can add batteries to the backup system and expand the amount of available battery run-time. There will be some juggling to do to limit the amount of appliances that are on the system but that shouldn't be to difficult. I would like the extended battery system to be able to run the mission critical things for 8-10 hours (or more) before the generator was called on to recharge the batteries. Solar charger might be an option too but around here I can't depend on the sun all that much and I don't think the investment in panels would be justified.

Anyhow, I don't have the whole-house battery backup yet but I'll be keeping my eyes open for one. I found this one on ebay awhile back but couldn't get enough info on it to make me jump on it but it's an example of what I think will work.

 

[bczoom]

That's a sweet genset! At 57db you'll barely hear the thing.

 

[squerly]

Trim is going on around the windows and the generator arrived. The deliver guy said this is the first time he's offloaded his cargo in the middle of a field! But given the amount of available space on the job site it was easier to take the generator up via tractor.

 

[squerly]

Got started on siding and the scratch coat in the areas that will have rock.

 

[ki0ho]

Looking good Squerly!!!

 

[squerly]

Looking good Squerly!!!

Thank you Ki0ho!

 

[squerly]

Wood furnace and generator are finally at home! It was my general contractor's birthday and someone brought him lunch. Thinly sliced deer, hot mustard, and some spicy vegetables. It was really good!

 

[bczoom]

Where does the fuel tank for the genset reside? Is it underneath the generator itself (inside the case)?

It was my general contractor's birthday and someone brought him lunch. Thinly sliced deer, hot mustard, and some spicy vegetables. It was really good!

Looks really good. Better than the salad I just ate for dinner which was actually pretty good since everything except the cheese came from the garden.

 

[squerly]

Where does the fuel tank for the genset reside? Is it underneath the generator itself (inside the case)?

Yep, there is a 18.5 gallon fuel cell underneath the generator. The built in fuel tank was a real plus with me as I didn't want an external tank to look at all the time. And the size (lack of capacity) isn't an issue for me as I always have several hundred gallons of diesel down at the barn.

Yeah, the food was really good!

 

[muleman]

Looks like things are coming together nicely. That lunch looks pretty good. Cold drinks after those spicy veggies?

 

[squerly]

More siding and started the rock today.

 

[ki0ho]

Ya gona have a fine shack up in them thar hills!!!!!!

 

[bczoom]

What's the plan on the deck supports (as seen in this picture)?

 

[squerly]

What's the plan on the deck supports...

Yeah, didn’t want posts for Trish to dodge. The supports will be stained (along with the deck posts) the same color as the cedar shake shingles that go on the front of the second story.

 

[Doc]

I like that idea for supports. Better than dodging posts for sure.

Do you have a target completion date in mind? Maybe by Turkeyday?

 

[squerly]

Do you have a target completion date in mind? Maybe by Turkeyday?

The original completion target was August 30th but the rain has killed any chance of that. At this time I'm reluctant to guess anything for fear it'll start raining again!

 

[squerly]

About 1/2 way through the stonework. Will start applying Trex on the upstairs deck next week (I hope).

 

[muleman]

When I did my Trex is used flat carpenter's pencils on edge for nice even spacing. Worked great and was easy to pull out and move to the next board. I ended up using my variable speed Makita corded drill as those screws use some power quick with cordless tools.

 

[ki0ho]

The original completion target was August 30th but the rain has killed any chance of that. At this time I'm reluctant to guess anything for fear it'll start raining again!

AWWW...go on shake your fist at the sky!!!! where is your sence of adventure??????

 

[EastTexFrank]

You know, when I built my deck many years ago, Trex came in one color ... grey. I'll be interested to see what yours looks like.

 

[squerly]

A little progress on the Trex today. More siding, a couple random pics of the view, and the stairs wired for lighting. Video here of stair lighting in action...

 

[bczoom]

Someone has to ask so here goes....

When is the housewarming/breaking in party?

 

[squerly]

Someone has to ask so here goes....

When is the housewarming/breaking in party?

Great idea BC! Let's have it at Muley's!

 

[bczoom]

Watch out for FF parties...

Anyone know where the thread is where we had a party at MelensDads house when he wasn't there? I'm thinking that had to be 5 years ago.

I don't remember a lot of that night/weekend but it was one hell of a bash.

 

[FrancSevin]

When I did my Trex is used flat carpenter's pencils on edge for nice even spacing. Worked great and was easy to pull out and move to the next board. I ended up using my variable speed Makita corded drill as those screws use some power quick with cordless tools.

The new Trex has clips which eliminate the need for screws through the planks. They are not visible and make the spacing automatically. Kinda cool.

The clips fit in the grooves on each side of the planks.

No need to cover screws with plugs and the final product is flawless.

 

[squerly]

Deck is getting closer!