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Panel after panel of fiber-cement siding

Thursday

We arrived Thursday evening so we could get an early start Friday. It was really warm out; maybe 78F at almost midnight. Good weather for sitting around taking pictures of the sky. An almost-full moon made an interesting contrast with the stars.



Friday

The rental place sent us a bigger lift than we asked for, but Eliot maneuvered it without destroying the house. (One of our sawhorses got sent to the sawglue factory, though.)


On Friday we managed to finish up the east wall. It's not beautiful, but at least it's on the back of the house.

Saturday


Getting started on the north wall, measuring out & chalk-lining where the panels belong. Unfortunately, the stud pattern on the lower wall (that we built) starts on the left side, and on the upper wall (that the framers built) it starts on the right side. We added some vertical blocking inside so we could have all the exterior panels align top to bottom.

 
Our "lawn" (cheat grass and other mountain foliage) was getting out of hand, so Christina went after it with the 24" weedwacker. Eliot's favorite weed is now a foot taller than he is.

Getting started on the first row of panels.

Eliot brought really big bread to ensure that his lunch sandwich was big enough.


Wildflower bouquet.



Siggy and Eliot flashed over the first row of panels.


Then we installed the lower head casing, a single 23-foot long piece of lumber.

Sunday


We installed and flashed in pretty blocks for the bathroom vents.


Now the second row of panels can go on.


Siggy drove the lift from the lower console.

 

Siggy did a little weedwacking with a machete, and built this fine furniture including an Adirondack chair.




This simple panel got deformed when we installed it because the wall wasn't flat. A bunch of sawdust from cutting out the window had fallen between the housewrap and the sheathing. Eliot had to rip the panel off the wall, cut out the sawdust, detail the housewrap, and start over.


Two rows of the north wall are done!

That lower-right panel isn't installed yet because of the green ground wire snaking out of the sheathing. It provides a ground for the temporary electric service. The permanent panels are grounded to the other end of the foundation from inside. Once that panel is turned on and the temp pole removed, we'll cut the exterior ground and install that last panel.

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  1. druryAugust 7, 2020 at 7:59 AM

    Wow! Looks like things are moving along. Love seeing the pics, Jon! This will be a great place to isolate yourselves when the next novel virus hits, right?!? 😉

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