Posts Tagged Salvage
as i continue to explore designing around and building with salvaged materials, i continue to bump up against both the synergy and magic that can arise as well as the challenges and conundrums. now that the siding is installed on the two long walls of ps1, i feel pretty wowed by how beautiful and special [...]
i finally finished installing the salvaged barnwood siding on the two long exterior walls last week. i’m pretty pleased with the results.
the weather has turned downright chilly over the past week or two. but progress continues, and i’ve reached a couple more milestones in the construction process. the metal roofing is complete and the space is fully dried-in. i’m choosing to install the wood siding as a rain screen. basically, instead of mounting the siding boards [...]
Framing is complete and the structure is dried in. Good thing on a rainy, rainy day like today. I’ve been working on some of the details that are about to be installed such as the entry door and salvaged redwood decking. It’s finally to the point where I can get a clear sense of how [...]
Icynene insulation installed by Home Energy Partners. They’ve been very supportive and flexible of the pocket shelters project. They don’t normally do such small installs, but they’re interested in the concept and hope to collaborate more on future structures. Thanks Ryan and Tom! Subfloor is installed on top of the insulated floor, all closed up. [...]
