Category: Construction and Maintenance
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Solar Continues
The installation of the solar hot water system continues. The heat sink pipe is now in the ground, and it’s been fully covered. Continue reading
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Solar Hot Water System Started
We’ve decided to install a solar hot water system to provide domestic hot water and heat to the house in winter. We already use a combination hot water heater and boiler that gives us domestic hot water and in-floor radiant heat, but it’s propane-fired. We are in an excellent area for solar, and we hope… Continue reading
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Cleaning Up
We’ve been cleaning the garage in preparation for some modifications to our heating system. Here is proof that Ken is actually throwing away a computer. Of course, it doesn’t work, but still. Continue reading
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Loom Assembled and First Fleece Skirting
The big Glimakra loom was assembled in the shop on August 4th. My friend Elena Dent came to visit and got roped into not just the assembly process, but to start skirting our 2008 fleeces as well. Normally we’re done by now, but with the construction, I didn’t get started until now. Continue reading
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Crane Assembly
Ken found an additional use for the Woolevator: crane assembly assistance! Continue reading
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Shop Work
The shop floor has been sealed and painted, and the metal on the sides is up. The metal is to help prevent any fires if sparks from welding bounce around and hit the drywall. We used leftover metal roofing material from various projects, so we have a colorful shop! Continue reading
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Construction, Again!
It’s the 9th of July, and Bill McKee moved his construction trailer back on-site to finish the last of the work that the shop needs. Blog updates have been slow. I’ve had problems getting pictures uploaded, which is the reason for all the delays. We should be about caught up now, though. Continue reading
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Painting Finished and First Hay
The painting of the new shop is finished. It came out looking really nice. We have a few things left to finish on the inside, and then, we’ll finally be done. Today, we got the first of the hay for the year loaded into the barn. We received three loads of about 70 bales each.… Continue reading
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Painting
Baxter Painting is here to finish the exterior of the shop. We decided that an all-red shop would be too glaring, so instead, we’re doing a white body with red trim. It’s still bright, but it should stay nice and cool in summer, too. Continue reading
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The Woolevator
The new shop’s second story is a long way up. When we stored wool in the old Red Barn’s loft, you could toss the wool boxes up, and the person in the loft could catch them. However, the new shop is much too tall for that. While going up and down the stairs may be… Continue reading