tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30363094969712290132024-02-07T22:14:34.073-08:00Our House of StrawMary and Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10428804063193373936noreply@blogger.comBlogger161125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3036309496971229013.post-73133435096708784792015-02-13T12:42:00.001-08:002015-02-13T12:46:06.270-08:00Cozy Llama ShedInstead of building something out of straw, in November we built something to hold straw–well, hay mostly but also a few bales of straw for bedding. The primary purpose of this new construction is to provide shelter for our three llamas. In Logan we had such a structure, which they used on a regular basis whenever it rained or snowed, or if the wind was roaring out of the north. Here in Torrey, winter winds hail from the west, so the new building faces east. This one is at least one third better than their previous digs. I say that because, like the Logan version, it has two sections to protect the llamas, but it also has one wing to keep the hay dry and sweet under a roof. In addition, this building has a concrete floor, electricity for lights, a freeze-proof water spigot and a heated watering trough.<br />
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The floor of the llama shed is concrete, so the first step was to form the slab and put down gravel.<br />
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Tyler Torgerson's crew did the concrete work. Posts to support the roof were eventually placed on the exposed All Thread rods.<br />
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The surface of the slab has a rough texture. Our hope is that this will wear down the llamas' toe nails when they come inside to eat. This means we won't need to trim their nails when it's time to hit the trail.<br />
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Talk about the Ritz. Stegner (not pictured), Charlie and Arion don't acknowledge the improvements, but they certainly seem willing to enjoy them.<br />
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A quick Google search reveals many famous
lasts—last call, last words, last meal. And, if you play games of trivia, you might
encounter questions like, what was the last state to join the union? Hawaii. Or,
what is the last Greek letter? Omega. Or even, what was the last act to perform
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We are not on any list of famous lasts, but one might ask, what was the last room to be finish? The answer would be the office
bathroom. This sequence of completion was due to the fact that,
during the interior plaster phase, we needed a bathroom with hot water, a
toilet and a sink while we worked on the rest of the house. Even after we
received a certificate of occupancy, that little bathroom <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">was</i> a functioning bathroom in every way, unless one counted the one bare straw and three lath walls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, last July, we took our last straw bale house step by removing the fixtures and
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After applying the first two coats, we visited family for a week and then returned to continue work. Since a new plaster layer will not adhere to a dry surface, Scott used our garden sprayer to moisten the walls with water.<br />
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The plaster went on beautifully despite the restricted work space. Scott said he felt like had practiced enough on the rest of the house that he now knew how to do it.</div>
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After six years of construction, we had lots of left over materials which we used in this project, plus a few things we bought specifically for it. The mirror was purchased four years earlier from a little antique shop in Scipio, Utah.</div>
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The sink (notice the hot and cold handles) came from Habitat for Humanity's ReStore in Salt Lake. It cost a grand total of ten dollars.</div>
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The backsplash is left-over bamboo matting used earlier for the ceiling in the kitchen and sun room. The counter top is a piece of cement form used in the foundation of the house. The cement contractor didn't have any forms in the size necessary for our straw bale foundation, so we ended up with a huge stack of cement covered 5/8" plywood. We've used it for a number of things. This particular piece, after foundation work, sat under a pile of straw bales for three years. We just sanded it smooth, stained it with gel coat and applied 6 coats of Varathane.</div>
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Mary and Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10428804063193373936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3036309496971229013.post-55026734528395111842015-02-05T20:02:00.000-08:002015-02-05T20:02:07.371-08:00An End<style>
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As you might have noticed, we have been conspicuously absent
from the blogosphere since our last post about Rusty. That is because, even though he did everything we asked him to do—two surgeries, physical therapy, new feeding
regimes, medication—he didn’t make it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It may seem strange to some folks, but we have had and continue to have
a very difficult time getting beyond that.</div>
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If you are animal people, you know that you might, someday,
have one non-human family member who is that special creature you’ll never see
the likes of again. And that was Rusty. </div>
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He had this little felt mouse that was much more than a
mouthful. When Rusty wanted to play, he would carry that thing down the
hallways, yowling through the felt until Scott or I would chase him down the stairs.
(He trained us well.) There he would drop the toy and wait for us to toss it. At that point, Rusty would pounce into action, snag the mouse with his front claws and dig away at it with
his back ones. Then he’d jump up and wait for the next toss and attack. </div>
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Other times it was the “stairs game.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As one of us would head for the basement,
Rusty would dive onto his side and plunge his head between two newel posts. Our
expected response was to vigorously rub his head while he feigned ferocity by
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Each day when it was time for me to come home from work,
Scott reported that Rusty (and the other cats) waited at the top of the stairs
for me to arrive. When he heard the car pull into the driveway, he knew it was
my car. How is it that cats can tell time and recognize a particular car’s
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On cold winter evenings, I wear a hot pink, velour robe, shaped much like a
potato sack with a zipper in the front and with openings for my feet, hands and
head. This construction keeps all of my body heat contained within the robe. We
called it a “spud” and Rusty considered it his personal winter hot house…but only
when I ensconced inside it. Wherever I was sitting, if I was wearing the spud, Rusty
would climb on my lap, paw at the zipper until it opened, and then crawl
inside, snuggling into the warmest spot, usually with his nose against my neck.
We were both toasty warm, except for that little cool spot where his nose
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He was a good sleeper. If a patch of sun appeared anywhere
on the floor, that’s where you could find him. I’m sure I could compile a large
tome of photos showing him sleeping in various places in the sun. He luxuriated
in the light and the warmth.</div>
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Rusty had an amazing tail. It was the signal of his
emotional state. Whenever he was excited, for whatever reason, his tail puffed
up into that condition cats usually exhibit in fear or anger. In Rusty, it was
just excitement—for the chase, the bug on the rug, the bird at the window, the
food, the game, life…</div>
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We had Rusty for eighteen years. Every single night he slept
in the crook of my left elbow. When it was time to get up in the morning, he
stood over me and stared at my eyes until they opened. If I was a little slow
in noticing, he gently placed his right foot on my cheek to let me know he was
waiting. His face was the one I woke up to each day for all of those years,
even before I saw Scott’s face. Now, every morning, there is an empty space on
my left—instead of my Rusty boy.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rusty almost 10 years after he joined the family</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rusty sitting on the counter top in our old kitchen</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rusty and the pink robe</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rusty and family waiting at the top of the stairs for Mary to come home.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rusty sitting on top of Sten in one of the many cat beds</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rusty and Missy looking out the yurt window</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rusty sleeping on the sleeping bag</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rusty in his cuddle cup one week before he died</td></tr>
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Mary and Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10428804063193373936noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3036309496971229013.post-40675961939802257822014-07-26T17:27:00.001-07:002014-07-26T17:35:21.078-07:00An Accident<style>
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He is a flame point Siamese we sprung from Kitty Prison
seventeen years ago. At the time, he was one and half years old. The shelter
labeled him an active cat, and, over the years, he has certainly been that and
more. Now at age 18, his favorite activities are sleeping in the sun, sitting
on the porch, looking out the window, sitting on my lap and spending time with
his favorite humans, Scott and me.</div>
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Three weeks ago, he had an accident that required surgery to
repair his pelvis.<br />
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The surgery went well and so has his recovery, but he is
unable to walk or use the litter box without assistance. We’ve had several
consultations with the surgeon and the trauma veterinarian who have been
extremely helpful. Our next step is to meet with a physical therapist in Salt
Lake next week. We’re hoping for some excellent and productive advice.</div>
Mary and Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10428804063193373936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3036309496971229013.post-3830489936343481932014-07-26T16:41:00.000-07:002014-07-26T16:49:28.621-07:00An Organized Garage<style>
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Comparing first world countries to third world countries is
a regular occurrence in the media. We read these articles and think we are
lucky to live in a first world country. And, while there are many things to be
thankful for due to the fact that we were lucky enough to be born in a first world
country, we still complain. When it comes right down to it though, it seems
like the majority of complaining we read or hear about falls into the category Scott
and I refer to as first-world complaints. Those complaints include things like
the price of gasoline, the power being out for an hour, how long one waits on
the phone to reach a real person, the slow speed of the Internet. You get the
idea.</div>
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The fact that we have never had a garage is certainly
included in the category of first-world complaints. But, now that we are here
in Torrey, we have a garage. My most recent first-world complaint has been that
the garage is piled so high with our possessions (another first-world
circumstance), there is no room for our car and truck (yet another first-world
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Having admitted to fully participating in first-world
excesses, we still needed to organize our space in order to make it possible to
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Once we found a place for everything in the house, we moved
on to the task of organizing the garage. This involved filling the control
joints in the concrete floor with caulk and sealing the floor in order to keep
fluids commonly found in garages from staining the floor. (First-world
complaint)</div>
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We began by taking everything out of the garage. This was
mostly tools used in house construction. Then we cleaned the floor, caulked the
joints and sealed the floor with linseed oil. Next we grouped our things into
categories of use – project space, bicycling, llamas, hiking, canoeing, etc.
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Ten days later, the process was complete. Scott said we
would know where everything was for about two hours and then it would be lost
to our memory. Here we are, two weeks later, and we still can find what we’re
looking for.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With plenty of space all around</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Skiing, canoeing and camping gear</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Plaster equipment</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Miscellaneous</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Construction supplies</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Garden tools</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scott organizing his shop table</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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Apologies for complaining...</div>
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Mary and Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10428804063193373936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3036309496971229013.post-52568244905881750062014-07-25T15:55:00.000-07:002014-07-25T18:15:30.885-07:00Moving - Day Two<style>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The next morning, June 5<sup>th</sup>, we loaded the car and
truck with things we wanted to move ourselves and off we drove, arriving in
Torrey six hours later.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;">We introduced
the llamas to their newly-fenced pasture, released the cats to explore their
new digs, stashed the fresh food in the fridge and took a short walk in the neighborhood
before it got dark.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;">According to
the original plan, Alpha Moving would arrive on the 7<sup>th</sup> with our
belongings. However early on the morning of the 6<sup>th</sup>, they called
asking if they could deliver that afternoon rather than the next day since they
were ahead of schedule. Scott and I agreed and quickly got to work preparing
for their arrival.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">The first step of organizing the kitchen
/ living room, included staining the new pantry our friend Mel, owner of
Baker’s Cabinets, had built for us. Months earlier, while searching for just
the right thing, I came across an antique armoire in a consignment store in
Logan. It was beautiful, but it also had characteristics inherent in some
antiques: the doors wouldn’t close and the shelves could not accommodate the
items we needed to store inside. I asked Mel to look at the antique and create
something that would fit our needs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">The new pantry awaiting a finish coat.</span></div>
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Mel added to match, as closely as possible, the antique armoire at the
consignment shop.</span></div>
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a broom and cat food.</span></div>
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Mary and Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10428804063193373936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3036309496971229013.post-33484358048074127542014-07-25T07:54:00.005-07:002014-07-25T07:56:50.026-07:00Moving - Day One<style>
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For over a year, the sister of a friend had been interested
in buying our Logan house. When we announced the sale price in January, we
reached an agreement that was satisfactory to all parties and set a closing
date of May 27. On that day, we met the buyers at the title office and signed
the requisite documents, which ended our almost forty years of residence in
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Prior to May 27th, and in the ensuing week, Scott and I spent
all of our time sifting through the accumulation of those decades determining
which things would go to directly into the garbage, which would be given to the
local thrift stores and which would move with us to Torrey. As the various
piles grew, Scott suggested it might be easier to rent a dumpster, toss
everything in and make a fresh start with nothing. That may have been true, but
we’re not known to do anything simply, so, the piles grew into mountains and
everything was eventually labeled and positioned to go to a new location.</div>
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After distributing thrift store donations among various
Logan charities, we were more than ready when <a href="http://www.alphamovingnstorage.com/" target="_blank">Alpha Moving</a> arrived with their
huge semi-truck on June 4. Despite our attempts to winnow our belongings down
to a manageable mass, I couldn’t believe we still had enough stuff to
completely fill almost one fourth of the entire semi. The fellows who loaded
our things, reassured me that we really didn’t have all that much when compared
to others they had moved, but it was still hard to accept the fact that we were
still pack rats.<br />
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That afternoon, the semi drove away, leaving Scott, the
cats, our fish and me to spend one last night in our Logan house.</div>
Mary and Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10428804063193373936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3036309496971229013.post-3748002863822781992014-05-26T22:22:00.000-07:002014-05-26T22:37:33.222-07:00Even More FenceScott returned yesterday from his most recent trip to Torrey. He spent four hard days at work on, you guessed it, fencing.<br />
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The first project was to design and build a gate that would provide access to the llamas.<br />
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To construct this gate, Scott ripped 2" X 4" rails in half with the table saw making them 1" X 4" rails. He then built two frames for the gate and sandwiched woven wire between the frames. Adding the diagonal piece provided strength and support for the whole affair. There will eventually be three of these gates.<br />
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Next he strung the smooth wire on the cedar posts around the orchard and put two galvanized gates in place.<br />
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For part of the year, our neighbor keeps her horses in our big pasture. Horses can be pushy creatures. In the past, they've had more than one opportunity to spend a little up-close and personal time with us. A little too up-close for our tastes, thus the need for a fence that is a little more assertive than the electric fence that previously separated (or not) them from us.</div>
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Here it is, ready to greet them after the hay has been cut this summer.</div>
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And our newest tree ... a honey locust whose blooms will eventually perfume our summer evenings.</div>
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Mary and Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10428804063193373936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3036309496971229013.post-51779308278773937772014-05-26T21:37:00.002-07:002014-05-26T21:49:42.828-07:00More FenceOur together trip to Torrey brought big changes to the landscaping.<br />
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The first thing we completed was the installation of the remainder of
the treated posts that would be visible around the house as well as
stretching the rest of the woven fence.<br />
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Looking back at Scott's proof-of-concept photo from his previous trip, we decided two rails, one at the top and one at the bottom of the wire would be sufficient to prevent the llamas from chewing on the shrubbery. Removing the middle rail would minimize obstructions to our views.<br />
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This is the west side of the house, the side from which the prevailing wind blows. Torrey is in Wayne County. Some folks (us included) often refer to it as Wind County because the wind <i>does</i> blow – and it is strong and frequent. We planted these Big Tuna Mugo Pines to create a wind break. In a few years, they should be between eight and twelve feet tall, a good separation between us and the blast.<br />
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We needed to build another fence to screen the propane tank from view. One day, while driving through the avenues in Salt Lake, I passed a yard surrounded by a beautiful bamboo fence. Since we already were attracted to the material, and because it was so lovely, we decided that would be a perfect screen for our propane tank.<br />
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The tank...<br />
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screened from view...<br />
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and from the porch.<br />
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A third fence, on the north side of the house but out of view, will divide the orchard from the rest of the yard. This fence does not need to be beautiful because we won't see it, but it does, once again, need to keep the llamas in their place.<br />
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Cedar posts with smooth wire (not yet strung) are just the thing.<br />
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During this trip, we had just enough time to hang a bit of decoration outside Scott's office door...<br />
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before the snow storm hit.<br />
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This was probably more snow than Torrey received during the entire winter. Then it was time to head back to Logan.Mary and Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10428804063193373936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3036309496971229013.post-85181386416854934042014-05-26T20:59:00.000-07:002014-05-26T21:22:07.501-07:00FencesWhen you have livestock, you need good fences. And when your neighbors have livestock as well, you need really good fences.<br />
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We have llamas, three burly guys who haul camera and camping gear into the wilderness backcountry for us. Stegner, Arion and Charlie work hard for part of the year but basically eat and loll about when they are off duty. Llamas aren't pushy fellows when it comes to fences, but, because they do enjoy nibbling on landscape plants, we need a fence to separate their space from ours.<br />
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After considering many possibilities and weighting the costs of each, we decided the best option for us would be a fence made from treated posts and woven wire. Since our household is arriving in Torrey soon, and llamas and cats are part of "we," the fence needed to already be in place on moving day.<br />
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In late April, knowing we would both return in early May to continue the project, Scott ordered and received fence-building materials and began.<br />
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The first thing to arrive was an auger for Orangejello, our tractor. I'm sure we could have dug post holes by hand, or hired a young, strong and spry person to dig them for us, but I've learned from Scott that you can never have too many tools, and the convinced me that the auger was a new tool we absolutely needed. (He was right.)<br />
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Scott placed posts on the south side of the house.<br />
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He stretched enough woven wire to make sure the concept would work...<br />
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put three rails in place, took a photo to document the concept and returned home to Logan, looking forward to our return in two weeks to continue working together.Mary and Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10428804063193373936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3036309496971229013.post-72397485305880504202014-05-26T20:34:00.000-07:002014-05-26T20:36:00.210-07:00One More CoatWe've been told that we would know when the earthen floor had enough linseed oil. Now we know the truth of it because, during our April visit, the floor seemed dull and dry. Scott suggested that we apply one more coat of oil just before we returned to Logan. <br />
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To that end, we removed most of the furniture from the main living room, folded the rug up around the table and went to work.<br />
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To keep oil from splashing on the walls, Scott applied it around the perimeter of the room using a small brush.<br />
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He used a paint roller on a long handle for the rest of the room.<br />
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This should be the last coat it will need for a while.<br />
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When the oil dries, the floor will not be this shiny, but it will have the vibrancy it lacked.Mary and Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10428804063193373936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3036309496971229013.post-41654502319761075372014-05-26T20:00:00.000-07:002014-05-26T20:23:33.858-07:00A Small ProjectFinally, our three-year turned five-year plan is drawing to a close. Scott and I often find ourselves looking around our house of straw, wondering how it all happened. Did we really undertake the building of a home, under our own direction? And can it be possible that a moving van will arrive at our Logan house on June 4, load up the belongings we haven't yet moved and whisk everything away to meet us in Torrey? Indeed, the answer is yes, but there are still many things to be completed.<br />
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One of those things is the small bathroom in Scott’s office. We had to leave it unfinished (straw and lath walls – just a toilet and a sink) until the end because we needed the plumbing while we were completing the rest of the house. It was the only room that could provide hot water and heated restroom facilities during construction. Now, as moving time draws near, we are reminded of our large project as we repeat it on a much smaller scale in this one room.<br />
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It's comforting to begin work in this space, knowing that, this time, we actually know how it should be done.<br />
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There is a large hole in one bale, which Scott fills with cob - a thick mixture of clay and straw.<br />
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Scott applies slip by hand.<br />
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When we plastered the rest of the house, we used a stucco sprayer powered by a compressor. Due to the small size of this bathroom, hand application seemed more appropriate and not very time consuming. Plus, it was much less messy than the sprayer. We were happy with this option since the house is essentially done, and we didn't want to cover our finished walls and floors with new plaster.<br />
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Still, we covered the posts and knee braces with painter's tape and plastic to keep mud off of the wood.<br />
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Scott applied the scratch coat next, filling in holes in the straw and covering the bamboo poles as he went.<br />
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This is the section of wall you see above, but now the large hole is gone and the bamboo is covered.<br />
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Using a metal comb (which we call a plaster scratcher), Scott scarifies the finished surface of this first coat of plaster.<br />
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This texture, or key, makes it possible for the next coat of plaster to stick to the scratch coat.<br />
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We put finishing touches on the lath around the water pipe and the drain access...<br />
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The major work of this room is finished. It seems a little strange to say that the "only" things left are applying final plaster coats, painting the walls, covering ceiling with bamboo matting, building a sink cabinet and, finally, reinstalling the sink and toilet. We estimate it will take a week to ten days from this first plaster to the installation of fixtures. A small project indeed.Mary and Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10428804063193373936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3036309496971229013.post-17328565243000306472014-01-25T22:32:00.001-08:002014-01-25T22:32:54.344-08:00The Return of Doug and Shanna<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When Doug and Shanna visit, everyone is happy, not only for their great company and their wonderful help with construction, but the food really improves.<br />
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From the floor to the peak of the king post trusses, the
interior height of our house is about sixteen feet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In a living room, that creates the open feeling we wanted to
achieve with the timber frame design. However, with ceilings that high, the
proportions of smaller rooms like a bathroom or closet would have been all
wrong. Taking a shower or changing clothes in that space would have felt like
standing at the bottom of a very deep well. So, rather than leaving those rooms
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Not only have these lowered ceilings made us feel less like
trespassers in the Jolly Green Giant’s house, but they have also provided a
vast amount of storage space for things that we’ll only use once or twice a
year. That would be luggage or Christmas decorations or empty wine bottles
waiting to be refilled. Basically everything that is stored in the crawl space
under the house in Logan will eventually be above the bathroom and closet in
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Scott felt this storage loft needed a partition to screen these
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once again, employed one of our favorite materials, bamboo, which was left over
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Many years ago Scott and I traveled to the eastern Sierra Nevada, south of Mono Lake, for a
gathering of professional photographers. There we had the pleasure of meeting
<a href="http://billellzey.com/" target="_blank">Bill Ellzey</a>, a photographer based in Crestone,
Colorado. One night as we sat around the campfire telling stories, Bill
mentioned that he had built a strawbale house. Scott and I perked up our ears
at this because we had recently begun reading about strawbale construction
and wanted to know more about Bill’s experience. He had brought a photo album showing his house, so the three of us spent several hours
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Bill’s house featured in one of our strawbale books. One photo really struck a chord
with me, and that was of a bookcase Bill had built. My favorite thing about it
was the irregular spacing of the shelves. Some were long and narrow, others
short and wide - each space seemingly sized to fit a specific item, including a
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I absolutely fell in love with that bookcase and told Scott
I wanted something similar to it in our house.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ever since, I’ve been thinking about and designing our very
own "Bill Ellzey bookcase," and last weekend we finished it. Using oak plywood
and Home Depot vine trim, plus flexible LED light strips, it is better than I
ever imagined it could be, and I thank Bill for the inspiration. <br />
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Because we wanted the plaster wall to show, the bookcase does not have a back. This meant we needed to provide some means to prevent the bookcase from racking from side to side (or from falling over if the Teasdale Fault suddenly becomes active). We drilled holes through the plaster to the two by six studs, then screwed braces to the wall. These braces are aligned with the top of the bookcase and with a middle shelf. These are screwed to the braces, which prevents the bookcase from moving.<br />
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Almost everything was built on the floor to ensure the shelves were in the correct place. This made it possible to easily keep shelves parallel, and, best of all, we didn't need to work over our heads.<br />
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Next, we set the bookcase in place and screwed the top
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The oak plywood is 3/4 inch thick, which is too thin to look like the
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The trim around the adjacent door and all of the baseboards is vine trim purchased from Home Depot. We used a thinner version of the same trim on the bookcase.<br />
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During a search on the internet, we discovered these flexible LED light strips. You can cut the strip to various lengths with scissors. Peel the tape off the back and they stick to any surface you wish to illuminate.<br />
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Our very own (partially filled) "Bill Ellzey bookcase."<br />
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Here we are, five years after beginning and we are almost finished. From the outside, it doesn't look like much has happened. In reality, all of the exterior plaster and paint is done. The most apparent difference is an apron of gravel (actually a dry river) around the entire perimeter of the house. This dry river will channel rain water down the rain chains through the gravel and away to landscaping features that will need supplemental water. <br />
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Progress over the years...<br />
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By November 2014, we will be full-time Torrey residents. That makes us smile.Mary and Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10428804063193373936noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3036309496971229013.post-28448873156778204352013-11-23T00:26:00.002-08:002013-11-23T00:28:42.832-08:00Storage<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Benjamin Franklin was a wise man, his inventions many, accomplishments extensive and writings
numerous. He is also given credit for several familiar sayings including my
favorite, “A place for everything and everything in its place.” I like this one
best because it reflects the way I wish our all of our gear was organized. To
that end, Scott spent last week building shelves in his office storage room.
This is where we are determined to stash our gear in an organized fashion
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walls, we decided the shelves needed a back and sides. This will keep
backpacks, lanterns, cameras, etc. from damaging the plaster wall when they are slid into place. We also do not want the shelves so tall that items
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Here is the result of his effort.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The shelves abut the plaster wall near the curved window well.</td></tr>
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My favorite part of a creating a list is checking off the
items as they are completed. I’ve even contemplated adding “Make a list” to
each one I compile so I’m able to check off something as soon as the list is
written. It’s a thought.
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Now that our construction to-do list is getting shorter and
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each Torrey visit. Our most recent trip was fifteen days long. Here’s the list:</div>
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Completed Elfa closet</div>
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Completed dry river around house</div>
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Installed mechanical room door</div>
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Installed trim around mechanical room door</div>
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Moved all of the dirt piles away</div>
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Wrapped fruit trees</div>
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Winterized garden</div>
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Reinforced fence</div>
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Checked the yurt for holes</div>
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Removed bathroom fixtures from office bathroom in
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Finished lath in office bathroom</div>
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Checked smoke alarms</div>
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Planned bamboo fence to go around propane tank</div>
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Planned bamboo railing for bedroom</div>
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Wrapped exposed wires on solar panel<br />
Planned pantry for living room</div>
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Staked future fence line between house and pasture</div>
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Staked future driveway </div>
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Built firewood rack and kindling box</div>
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Once all of that was done, we felt justified in going on a three-day
llama trip.<br />
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We even went to our neighbors’ apple tasting party! We brought these Kerr crabapples from our trees in Logan. They were a hit!<br />
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I remember lengthy discussions related to the location of
the mechanical room for the solar hot water system and radiant floor heating. I
was worried about the amount of noise it might produce. I was worried about the
size. I was worried about the appearance. I’ve been called a worrier, and I
admit it in this situation. I was worried! When it came right down to it,
though, there was no option. There was no other place for it except in our
bedroom, right across from our bed. Like I said…I was worried.
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However, now that we’ve spent a summer sleeping with this
mechanical roommate, I realize that he is really a very quiet fellow. Now, even
though he’s 10 feet tall and three feet wide, I hardly even notice him…except
when Scott and I discuss the type of door we want to close behind him.</div>
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First we looked at an accordion door. You know, the kind
that separates classrooms in a school or that divides conference centers into
meeting rooms. We even found a fairly attractive possibility - <a href="http://woodfold.com/" target="_blank">Woodfold Doors</a>. </div>
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Then I looked into building a frame and fabric door. There
weren’t any satisfactory ideas on-line. And the size (remember that 10 foot X
three foot dimension) was a problem.</div>
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We finally realized we wanted a door built in the same style
as the other doors on the wall. But a 10-foot tall door would be a custom
order. It is possible that could have been done, and I’m sure there is hardware
that could support the weight of such a hefty guy. Still, to access the
mechanical system, moving 10 feet of wood would be unwieldy, and the cost would
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Eventually we discovered bi-fold doors at <a href="http://accentdoorsandtrim.org/" target="_blank">Accent Doors and Trim</a>. This was an
affordable choice because we could purchase solid wood doors in standard
dimensions. Keeping visual considerations in mind, one door we would hang at the
same height at the other doors on the wall by inserting a header about 80
inches above the floor. The second door, much smaller than the first, would
have been an expensive custom order. Instead we purchased another solid wood
door in standard dimensions. We would cut that door across the center panel and
hang it from the top of the mechanical room opening.<br />
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The mechanical room prior to bi-fold door installation<br />
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The mechanical room after the lower door is installed<br />
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Scott completes the upper bi-fold door<br />
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Both doors in place<br />
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As you can see, I’m now sleeping with another handsome
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In a straw bale house, a closet is a necessity that requires
planning months, even years, before clothes actually arrive on move-in day. That’s
because, unless one intends to purchase a custom-built. free-standing system,
nailers must be imbedded into the straw and plaster so there is a strong, rigid
platform to hold the screws that will eventually affix closet hardware to the walls.</div>
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Scott and I looked at several options and planned to use the
closet and shelving<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>manufactured
by <a href="http://www.rubbermaid.com/Category/Pages/Category.aspx?CatName=ClosetShelving" target="_blank">Rubbermaid</a>.
We liked their adjustable FreeSlide shelving. Unfortunately, that system required
the insertion of screws at regular intervals in the supporting verticals. This
meant we needed to be fairly certain about our closet needs in order to place
nailers in the correct places. At that point of construction, we weren’t ready to make such far-reaching decisions. Instead, we planned to use their Direct Mount product. It
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Two summers ago, Scott notched the closet bales to
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We’ve since learned that some folks embed nailers in a
fashion that leaves them exposed. This makes it easy to locate them when it’s
time to attached shelves, cupboards or other fixtures. All of our nailers are
covered by plaster, so our photographic record was absolutely necessary.</div>
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This summer, as we prepared to complete the closet, our
plans changed. While standing in our Torrey neighbors’ bedroom, we found what we had really been looking for all along. Ann and Robert used a product manufactured by <a href="http://www.elfa.com/" target="_blank">Elfa</a> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>and sold on-line by <a href="http://www.containerstore.com/welcome.htm" target="_blank">The Container Store</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After checking out the website and
reviewing the installation guidelines and videos, we knew this was the company for us. No screws or nailers are necessary except those required for the top rail. All of the other components are
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To me, the great selling points included the on-line support
for design, customizing, ordering and installation…plus their regular sales…up
to 30% off of all closet and shelving components. We placed our order and
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We’ve just returned from two weeks of work (and a little
play) in Torrey, whittling away at the several last things on our list, the
first of which was to install that Elfa closet. We allotted two days for the project, but it was so simple,
clothes were hanging the first afternoon.</div>
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To begin, we referred to our earlier photo record of nailer placement and drew a line marking the horizontal nailer that corresponded to the upper limit of the closet system.</div>
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Let me say that, after spending days, days, days and more days attempting to create beautiful plaster, seeing Scott drill a hole into this wall in order to place the upper rail of our closet was a disconcerting experience. After many gulps, deep breaths and counts to three, we overcame the emotional drama and proceeded with the project.<br />
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Screwing the upper rail into place.<br />
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The upper rail in place.<br />
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Attaching the vertical supports to the upper rail.<br />
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All four vertical supports in place.<br />
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Inserting shelf brackets<br />
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Aligning shelf brackets<br />
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Drawers and shoe racks in place<br />
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Shelf baskets, hanging rod and upper shelf in place<br />
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Scott's closet<br />
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Mary's closet <br />
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We love this closet! It seems like a perfect option for a
straw bale wall. Now that we’ve lived with it for a short time, we
plan to order a few more components during the December 24<sup>th</sup> sale.</div>
Mary and Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10428804063193373936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3036309496971229013.post-802593249767120882013-09-02T20:45:00.001-07:002013-09-02T21:09:48.266-07:00Final Inspection<style>
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We are not scofflaws by nature. However we have been living
in our house while it has been under construction. It just didn’t make any
sense to move everything back into the yurt when the water, bathroom and
sleeping quarters (all heated) were nearly finished in the house.</div>
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So, to make everything legal, we asked the inspector to come
back one more to time to give the stamp of approval and sign the
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We can now "officially" move in and continue working on the long list of things to complete.<br />
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Mary and Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10428804063193373936noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3036309496971229013.post-56505490119874851562013-09-02T20:06:00.002-07:002013-09-02T20:19:40.215-07:00A Cork Floor<style>
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In <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">A Comedy of Errors</i>,
Balthazar said, “Small cheer and great welcome makes a merry feast.” He did,
however, neglect to mention that it’s easier to be cheerful and welcoming if one
has a kitchen in which to prepare an actual feast. After working toward that
end for almost the entire summer, Scott returned to Logan from Torrey on
Saturday with a smile on his face because, at long last, our kitchen is
finished!</div>
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It was actually almost done on August 5<sup>th</sup>.
Unfortunately a series of events caused a delay. The foremost of those events
was a miscalculation on the amount of cork we needed to cover the floor. When
we decided to use cork, we looked at several products and decided to purchase
Cleopatra Chocolate Brown Floating Cork Flooring made by <a href="http://www.duro-design.com/" target="_blank">DuroDesign</a>, a Canadian
floor manufacturer whose Salt Lake City dealer is <a href="http://www.underfootfloors.net/" target="_blank">Underfoot Floors</a>.</div>
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This is a pretty pricey product, but the color was exactly
what we were looking for. In addition, according to DuroDesign’s website, “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cork is a completely renewable resource
harvested as bark from living cork trees, never harmed by the harvest. Our cork
flooring is composed of 100% post-industrial recycled content from wine-stopper
production.</i>” This was the product for us.<br />
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Unfortunately, because the
product comes from Canada, the cost of shipping was almost as much as the actual
cork. Yikes! Luckily for us, the folks at Underfoot Floors combined our order with
another client’s order, and we were able to split the cost of shipping with
them. Whew!</div>
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Everything arrived right on time. We carefully read and
re-read the directions and went to work, following the instructions step by
step.</div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“Before installing
DuroDesign Floating Floor, cover concrete floor with 6 mil polyethylene sheets,
run up the wall 3”, overlap seams 8”, and tape the sheets together. Install
plank over this moisture barrier.”</i></div>
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As we began setting the cork in place, we were careful to
follow the official instructions exactly even though the instructions were a
copy of a copy of a copy of a copy. Eventually we resorted to reading with a
magnifying glass but finally went to the internet, which yielded
easy-to-read directions.<br />
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We doggedly used the special tool provided by
DuroDesign because of this warning: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“IMPORTANT!
To do this you will need a hammer and the SPECIAL DURODESIGN TAPPING BLOCK. DO
NOT USE ANY OTHER TAPPING BLOCK. Using any other tapping block may result in
damage to the cork wear layer.”</i></div>
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This is the “special DURODESIGN TAPPING BLOCK.” Only,
because we could hardly use the special block without hammering our fingers, we
had to modify it by adding a piece of 2X4 so we could actually hold the tool. There were specific instructions
about labeling on the special DURODESIGN TAPPING BLOCK. “Using DURODESIGN
tapping block and a hammer place block FLAT on floor, with the side up that is
labeled: ‘This Side Up For Tapping On Groove’, tap on block gently until the ends
of the two planks are firmly joined.”</div>
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Not only did we need to modify the “special” tool so we
could hold it, there was no labeling to be seen. And the word “tapping” was an
understatement. We had to “tap” with a mighty heavy hammer and with an alarming
amount of force to get the pieces to click together.</div>
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As we neared the end of the project, it was apparent there were
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We made zero mistakes and this was all that was
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Unfortunately, we needed one more piece of cork to finish. The only time in
the entire five years of building this house when we left the material
estimation up to someone else and we came up short. (The folks at Underfoot had
calculated for us from a detailed drawing of our floor plan.)<br />
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A terse phone call to Underfoot Floors registered our
displeasure. Eric promised to quickly place an order to DuroDesign for three
more pieces - three because we might need an extra piece or two for future
repairs. And we left Torrey with an almost-finished cork floor.</div>
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One week ago Scott returned to Torrey. He stopped by
Underfoot Floors to pick up the new pieces. The pieces were there, on time,
with our name on them. They didn’t even ask us to pay for them. That went a
long way to make us feel better about their miscalculation.</div>
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In the course of three days Scott installed the last piece
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Applied the required four coats of polyurethane,</div>
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Made and attached all of the trim on the toe kicks,</div>
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Mary and Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10428804063193373936noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3036309496971229013.post-44252786540451157212013-08-06T07:22:00.000-07:002013-09-02T20:37:41.356-07:00Accounting for FunSince I must return to work in Logan soon, our summer building season is quickly drawing to a close. Reviewing the "to do" list last week provided great satisfaction because we were able to cross off most of our projects.<br />
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The Pretty Big Things:<br />
* grout and seal the bedroom floor<br />
* finish Scott's office: metal on counters and put trim on walls<br />
* add the facade to the entryway pony wall and install doorknob coat hangers<br />
* hang exterior lights and cover outlets<br />
* build wheelchair ramp <br />
* clean and re-wax the veranda posts <br />
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And the Really Big Ones<br />
* sand, stain and place the window seat<br />
* apply last plaster coat and aliz to exterior<br />
* paint exterior bump outs<br />
* lay veranda pavers<br />
* THE KITCHEN: oven, counter, sink and cooktop (We're in the middle of putting down the cork floor right now.)<br />
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Whew!<br />
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Riley, Scott and I had time for a trip to Blind Lake, a popular destination on Boulder Mountain.<br />
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Still, Scott and Riley couldn't resist a bit more construction.<br />
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But, despite a brief few hours spent searching for two of our llamas who got off their stake out lines, we had plenty of time for skipping stones. Mary and Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10428804063193373936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3036309496971229013.post-13380729706768884742013-08-04T22:58:00.000-07:002013-08-04T22:58:16.468-07:00An Eight-Foot VerandaUtah code requires a 3-foot by 3-foot solid landing outside each door. Compacted dirt will not meet this code requirement. It also doesn’t meet our code either. The amount of dirt that has been tracked in and then swept out of this house is phenomenal, so getting that solid landing has been the ultimate goal from the get go. By the time the inspector put this requirement on the list, we had already ordered the pavers for the entire veranda. At that point, we were just waiting for delivery of pavers and for Riley’s arrival.<br />
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In early July, the folks from Loa Builders delivered 1800 pavers on nine pallets which they strategically placed around the house.<br />
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At the same time, they used their fork lift to move Mort the Mixer from the middle of the driveway to a resting spot while he awaits repairs.<br />
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While we finished laying tile in the kitchen, Riley enjoy a few hours of removing straw and more resistant material from veranda.<br />
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Then Mary and Riley used a screed board to level the base of the veranda.<br />
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Next the boys laid black pavers around the perimeter of the veranda. This served two purposes: to hide the unsightly cement work that bounded the veranda and to raise the entire veranda 2 1/4 inches. This would help keep rain water away from the earthen walls.<br />
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It does rain in Torrey. This summer the monsoon arrived on Big Apple Day. It has rained, off and on, almost everyday since.<br />
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We needed to decide on a pattern. The choices we considered were running bond and herringbone. We chose herringbone.<br />
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Since one never knows what the future holds, we decided to build a wheelchair ramp on the west side of the house. Now we'll always be able to enter the house easily, and, if we should ever get a piano, it will be a cinch to get it inside.<br />
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Following the initial screed activity, we had to screed the area one more time, this time adding sand to fill the space. We would set the pavers in this sand.<br />
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Riley and I got right to work setting the pavers in place.<br />
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Riley swept sand into the spaces between the pavers.<br />
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Mary and Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10428804063193373936noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3036309496971229013.post-64756048296978636592013-08-04T22:15:00.000-07:002013-08-04T22:18:50.332-07:00The Window SeatThe best thing about our house is the view out the windows of the south bump out. From the beginning, we planned for a seat under those windows so we could spend many hours looking at our world in comfort. To that end, Mel Olsen, our cabinet maker in Cache Valley, built a beautiful pine window seat in four sections. We brought those sections to Torrey at the same time we brought Riley from Salt Lake. And he became the key to our ability to finish the list we had received from the inspector in June.<br />
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The south bump out is the one exterior wall that is not made of straw. We thought installing such huge windows on top of just two rows of bales was not worth the challenges. Instead of straw, this is a stud wall filled with Icynene, the castor oil-based, foam insulation we also used in the bump out ceiling. This stud wall makes the installation of our window seat very easy, especially when compared to other projects.<br />
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Riley and I sanded and stained the window seat sections.<br />
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Once the sections were in place in the south bump out, Riley screwed them securely to the stud wall.<br />
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I put the shelves in place, awaiting the day when they would be filled with books.<br />
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The finished window seat is a great spot to play the guitar, contemplate the day, or<br />
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