HavenCraft is a building firm in Bancroft and they specialize in custom built sustainable homes. Check out their web site for their speciality, timber frame, strawbale homes. The workmanship in the timber frame homes is beautiful. Our home is a Durisol Block, ICF construction which will give us a high R factor as well as passive solar gain from the heat absorbed by the concrete each day and released each night.
One thing I'm very impressed with is the crew's attention to detail. We are strapping the outside with pressure treated wood and TJ makes sure that each cut each painted and sealed for protection.
Dave inspects the equipment and makes sure it is clean and ready to work properly when needed. Even though we are off grid the guys use all the power tools available for convenience and a quality job.
I asked Pat to drop the edge of the steel siding down 2" below the floor height. This I felt would give me a better seal on that joint area where the floor meets the wall. Like wearing a coat that fits snug and looks good on you but just reaches your belt level. Every time you bend over there is a gap and you feel the cold. Yes, I know, the walls aren't going to bend over, but we did have to shim them and an extra layer of insulation can't hurt.
Double check before the final fastening.
Slowly, each job will get done and by the end of August we should be inside and out of the trailer. Yea!
Today, Mary comes home and things get back to normal.
Safe travels and see you tomorrow. Mike, you guys OK? I haven't heard from you in a while.
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