Comments for 1004 Central

Comment on Exterior Finishes by Whitney

Whitney — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:21:50 +0000

Hi Jeanne!

I will email you with the info.

Whitney

Comment on Exterior Finishes by Jeanne Koenings

Jeanne Koenings — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:23:20 +0000

Can you share the name of the fellow doing your decking? I’ve got some work on the back porch he may be able to do for me. Thanks.

Jeanne
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Comment on Roofing by luke

luke — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 04:21:36 +0000

Thank you Shawn – another project for the summer when the roof is dry and a little less terrifying.

Thanks!

Comment on Roofing by Shawn

Shawn — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:32:31 +0000

Just a note on the Metal roof. Most installers do not do this, but you should have put a dab of 50 year silicon over the screw heads. When metal roofs leak, its because the rubber backed washers failed and they typically do this at the 20 – 25 year mark.

Comment on Roofing by Whitney

Whitney — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:37:00 +0000

Hi Lynn! Thanks for checking out the project and the blog. We are enjoying both, and learning a ton!

Comment on Roofing by lynntaylor

lynntaylor — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 20:09:43 +0000

Hi, I just happened upon your house when walking my dog the other day. Thanks for sharing your project and everything your learning as you go along. I’ll continue to stay connected.

Comment on The Building Envelope Begins! by Exterior Insulation – 1004 Central

Exterior Insulation – 1004 Central — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:21:11 +0000

[...] On the exterior of the foundation 2″ extruded polystyrene was installed on the foundation walls (more on the foundation insulation). [...]

Comment on Demolition by Waste Management During Construction – 1004 Central

Waste Management During Construction – 1004 Central — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 04:17:08 +0000

[...] that we should do the separation and/or salvage of our C&D waste on site. As discussed on the Demolition page, a load of obvious C&D debris that ends up at the Thurston County Waste and Recovery [...]

Comment on The Deed is Done by Waste Management During Construction – 1004 Central

Waste Management During Construction – 1004 Central — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 04:16:02 +0000

[...] have written a bit about waste management before, primarily in reference to the demolition of the existing 1004 Central. Demo was a bummer in this regard, to say the least. The original house was ridden with lead and [...]

Comment on The Building Envelope Begins! by Whitney

Whitney — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:41:19 +0000

Hi Cynthia! Yes, we are putting a sump pump inside the basement. The hope is that there is enough drainage outside the foundation to take care of things. But, just in case water does make it inside it will be pumped out through the sump. We were not required to do this, we did a lot of things that we not required but that we believe to be good ideas, particularly given the flooding we have experienced at our current place. It’s Washington, and the soil in our neighborhood is terrible, a thick clay that simply does not drain!

We are putting in radiant heat but have not yet decided what is going to run the system. We had to get the pipe in the basement floor before the concrete was poured, of course, but we have a little bit of time to decide exactly how to heat the water for those pipes. Probably something natural gas. Electric heat is not so feasible right now, it ends up being much more expensive. Regardless, it should be a pretty efficient system with the radiant and the amount of insulation in the house!

Framing will pick up again tomorrow after a couple of days of no framing. They should be done in around a week, then they will do the siding and roofing. We are still hoping to have it closed in around the end of the month!