Day 69: More metal roofing and tree pruning

The folks from Wildcat Metals were back again today. They completed installation of almost all of the main home roof panels.

I took this video of the seamer used to make the mechanical connection between panels.

Here is a pic of the underside of the seamer.

This was the last day we had the telehandler, so we used it to assist with pruning the trees next to the north side of the home. There were many dead branches that must be removed to help maintain defensible space against a wildfire. We also removed a small tree that was very strained from nearby construction trenches over the past 2 years. I am always sad when a tree is cut down, but the 2 neighboring trees will be healthier. All of the smaller branches will be run through a woodchipper and turned into garden mulch. The larger branches will make heat in Justin's woodburning stove. Here is a pic from the west at the end of the day.

Other tasks from day 69:

• Trevor completed installation of the level spreader
  
• Justin and I completed installation of the trim board under the eaves
  
• Coady continued routing vent pipes for the sewer lines and began installing the rough valves for the fixtures
  

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Day 68: Metal roofing

The folks from Wildcat Metals were back again today. They completed installation of almost half of the main home roof panels.

Other tasks from day 68:

• Justin, Trevor, Georg and I installed the last window
• Justin, Trevor and I installed a trim board under the eaves around ¾ of the main home
• Coady the plumber routed vent pipes for the sewer lines

Here is a pic from the southeast at the end of the day. Thanks for reading. I enjoy reading your comments.

Day 12: Plumbing started

Coady Barnum and Adam White showed up to begin plumbing. They made measurements and planned the positions of drains and vents. The finish floor is a concrete slab, so it is very important to get all of these positions correct. There is no opportunity to make changes after the slab is poured. Coady used a laser level to establish the finish floor position. This allowed the drain for the most important seat in the house (the toilet) to be positioned – see the pic below. The big open tube pointing up is the toilet drain. The smaller tube heading off to the left is the vent, which will eventually go all the way up through the roof.

In the next picture you can see the utility room sink, washing machine and floor drains.

Besides this plumbing work, Granite Rock delivered 2 truckloads of drainage rock that will eventually be spread out evenly on the subgrade.


Green comment for today:
Building a home with one bathroom minimizes plumbing materials and complexity. This works for us because there are only two living in the home.

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