We finished installing the ceiling finish this past weekend. The material is a tongue and groove pine siding called chink siding. It was a fairly simple and straight-forward process. Next up will be the drywall.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Mother's Beauty
Havoc and beauty coexisting
After a serious ice storm last night, the morning found numerous downed trees, and the ones left standing were enveloped in ice. We lost power momentarily during the early morning hours.
This afternoon we passed our rough plumbing and insulation inspection - we're 4 for 4! Next up is finishing the ceiling and interior walls.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Winter Wonderland
This past Saturday we got 5" of snow - the first of the season. I wasn't at home to experience it but Christy said it was beautiful. This is what I saw when I got home on Monday
Ben and I finished up the rough plumbing on Friday. Below is the drain system beneath the cabin.
From left to right: bathroom sink, toilet, shower, kitchen sink
While in Durham this past weekend, Adrian and I went to the Restore where I found a used bathroom sink with pedestal for only $65.
Air admittance valve. This precludes us from having to vent through the roof.
Tomorrow is the rough plumbing and insulation inspection - keep your fingers crossed.
Ben and I finished up the rough plumbing on Friday. Below is the drain system beneath the cabin.
From left to right: bathroom sink, toilet, shower, kitchen sink
While in Durham this past weekend, Adrian and I went to the Restore where I found a used bathroom sink with pedestal for only $65.
Air admittance valve. This precludes us from having to vent through the roof.
Tomorrow is the rough plumbing and insulation inspection - keep your fingers crossed.
Friday, December 4, 2009
Onsite Sewage Disposal System...
...also known as the glorious Septic System[sic]. We've been on hold for the last two weeks while we worked out the logistics and planned the design of the plumbing system and waited for the septic tank to be installed. This week we got finally got started. The septic tank installation has begun and Ben and I got going on the plumbing.
Septic tank with line in (foreground), inspection/pumping line (top),
line out with clean-out in background.
Leach field chambers
When Christy and I were planning our homestead we wanted to implement a grey water system and composting toilet. Because of the county health department code we weren't able to do either. Although the county does allow composting toilets, they do have to meet certain requirements. Unfortunately our sawdust toilet doesn't qualify. So, our only realistic option was to install the septic system. We do plan on incorporating the sawdust toilet and, at a later time, circumvent the septic system by diverting our gray water to a, you guessed it - gray water system! Something similar to this:
Septic tank with line in (foreground), inspection/pumping line (top),
line out with clean-out in background.
Leach field chambers
When Christy and I were planning our homestead we wanted to implement a grey water system and composting toilet. Because of the county health department code we weren't able to do either. Although the county does allow composting toilets, they do have to meet certain requirements. Unfortunately our sawdust toilet doesn't qualify. So, our only realistic option was to install the septic system. We do plan on incorporating the sawdust toilet and, at a later time, circumvent the septic system by diverting our gray water to a, you guessed it - gray water system! Something similar to this:
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