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Zander
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Oct 31, 2012 - 10:37pm PT
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Reilly,
Is that a attic fan bollard you are belayed to?
One time we were putting a fancy copper chimney cap on an old chimney. I had to rteach one of the guys to belay so I could go up there. ;-)
Z
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Zander
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Oct 31, 2012 - 10:39pm PT
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Sempervirens,
House is looking good!
Z
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perswig
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In a perverse way, I love my old house.
Pulling off some original plank sheathing today (one of the pieces measured 16 feet and 30" wide), I found this scrap of the primitive 'vapor barrier', newsprint from the venerable Hoard's Dairyman.
Dale
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squishy
Mountain climber
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too bad you didn't have the year on that...I love stuff like that, good find!
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Edge
Trad climber
New Durham, NH
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A friend who attended one of my drum making classes dropped by last week with a fresh deer hide. I spent an hour or two scraping fat and membrane off the inside, much to my dogs delight, and then placed it in a vat of water with garden lime. Yesterday the skin was sufficiently swollen for de-hairing.
I now have to neutralize the ph, rinse, and stretch it on a frame to make rawhide for Native American style hand drums. I just recently shipped out three drums, and have two more for sale on etsy.
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phylp
Trad climber
Millbrae, CA
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Great new stuff, peoples!
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Woo Hoo! New job!
No more piecing work together, not knowing what's next. I helped out a contractor I've known for near on twenty years on Tuesday. I was back helping him out today and was offered a job. Payroll, no 1099 like I'm used to. A few bucks less per hour, but job security is such a breath of fresh air.
The only downside? I'll be plowing snow this winter when we get it. I sold my trucks plow last year because I'm not a huge fan of it. Oh well, I'll take the bad with the good.
I accepted the offer with a caveat, I can and will still take on my own projects when they come my way.
Psyched.
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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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Nov 11, 2012 - 02:14pm PT
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Buiding cookies...
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Nov 20, 2012 - 06:00pm PT
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Those bozos sold me a door that was too big!
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OK, not by too much...
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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Nov 20, 2012 - 06:27pm PT
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[photo[photoid=274742]id=274741]radiant heat/tile project just completed.on to a new porch job.glad to see you have work ,brandon
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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Nov 20, 2012 - 06:28pm PT
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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Nov 20, 2012 - 06:28pm PT
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ruppell
climber
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Nov 20, 2012 - 06:32pm PT
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What's the source for the radiant? I see forced hot air in the floor so I'm assuming propane/oil heat and radiant fed by the domestic hot water? If you say geo we should talk.
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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Nov 20, 2012 - 06:39pm PT
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hey ruppell,propane fueled domestic hot water is the supply,via a heat exchanger.i have done geo thermal and solar also ,all these systems rock.my own system is ng fueled boiler w/indirect water heater.a very efficient system. cheers ,terence
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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Nov 20, 2012 - 06:56pm PT
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ruppell,what if i said geo?
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ruppell
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Nov 20, 2012 - 08:07pm PT
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Geo is just the best way to go with any heating/cooling system. The cost of the retrofit is high but it will usually pay off in savings within seven years(less in colder climates). Add to that the fact that the 30% tax right off until the end of 2016 and the systems make more and more sense to me.
Are you running any mixing valves off the domestic hot side?
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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Nov 20, 2012 - 09:33pm PT
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yes ,nys says you have to. i am really into geo myself,i cannot figure why it is such a hard sell.
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steveA
Trad climber
bedford,massachusetts
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Nov 21, 2012 - 08:06am PT
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I have geothermal heat in my new, 2800 sq.ft., timber frame house in N.H.
I am very happy with the system, made by Hydron.
I have ONE utility bill.
My one month electric bill averages $80. That is for everything including electric range, lights, water heater, heat etc.
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radair
Social climber
North Conway, NH
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Nov 21, 2012 - 08:34am PT
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Hi Steve A, would love to see your place!
I built this with help from some good friends over the past 3 years. Still a few minor things to finish up but I love it.
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