It’s 11 degrees in downtown Wayzata and according to my thermometer its only 7. I started saturday morning at 7 and worked 13 hours. Today I rolled out at 8 and just came in. 23 hours and I have one and a half panels to show for my efforts. The last of the dormers are up (except for minor trim on the inside). I hustled every moment and these are the easiest panels to install. Five more major panels and the big stuff is done.
I should feel proud, I managed to put the last dormer up in just two hours. (the first took me 40 to frame) but you’d think that after 7 dormers I could cut a little time off the process.
I’ve been lucky so far, one heavy snow storm would shred the tarp and though a tarp has an R value of less than .5 it at least slows down the breeze a little.
What should I do with the panel cutoffs? Probably make someone a very warm ice house although stitching together a house from end cuts etc. might make a frankenstien looking hut…frightening !
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I'd be making an igloo out of them over your bed if you're sleeping in a house with no roof and it's 7 outside. Shivver...
Actually I have most of a roof now! There is only an area about 20 feet x 20 feet that is covered by tarp.
Of course the dormers aren't insulated yet, nor are the windows installed but what the heck!
Sounds like things are looking up so to speak now. So are you going to be shingling on ice soon?
scrapping ice off probably took me a good hour this weekend. I try to keep things under tarps but with the wicked wind the tarps boycotted me and decided to picket in the bushes.. Reason just didn't seem to work and in spite of a cooling off period they choose to leave....