- I prefer the latter, however, this morning I had to suffer the former. And so began my second day of liberation. After a dose of pain receptor inhibitors, the pain subsided and I was able to help Christy with planting some more seed trays. We planted a total of 109 today. We'll have to get many of these into the ground next week when we move to Floyd.
- Got a tip from a friend in New Hampshire about an alternative to drywall. It's called a strawboard panel. Here's a not so brief description:
"Strawboard building panels are a kind of structural insulated panel (SIP) designed to replace 2x4 stud and drywall construction for both interior and exterior walls, as well as provide load and non-bearing ceilings, roofing, doors, flooring, and prefabricated buildings. These environmental friendly, solid panels are made of all natural fibrous raw materials, mainly wheat and rice straw. The durable panels feature thermal and acoustic insulation as well as fire and termite resistance and are available for a variety of applications to speed up the construction processes. While these have been used in over 20 countries for more than 50 years, strawboard panels have only been introduced to the U.S. in the past few years.
Strawboard panels have a solid core of compressed wheat or rice straw. High pressure and temperatures forces the straw to release a natural resin that binds the fibers together. The compressed panels are then covered with either paper liners or OSB that is adhered to both sides with water based non-toxic glue. The standard panel measures 4 feet by 8 feet by 2-1/4 inches to 8 inches, weighing from 140 lbs. to 440 lbs. each. Custom panel sizes are available ranging from 3 feet to 12 feet long."
It's worth doing some research. I've put in a request for pricing and availability.
- Went to look at a 10' x 14' shed for sale. The guy is selling it because he found out that his HOA won't allow a shed without a privacy fence. They probably wouldn't allow laundry to be hung outside, either. It's sad but true. So, we'll make a decision in the next day or two. There are just so many pieces to this shed that it'll take a good two days to put together. And that's working on it full time.
- Started in on my assignments for the Advanced PV (photovoltaic) class today.
2 comments:
Hi Rick,
You're coming to Floyd at a great time of year for gardening. Look forward to meeting you. Say Hi to Annie and David for me.
We're very excited. Looking forward to meeting you, too. We'll have to compare our New England notes.
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