Hi All
What a difference from last year.
Last year at this time we had wet snow,our trench for underground lines didn't get finished in good weather,all because of unreliable foam contractors.Our yard was a mess,rain/snow and clay don't play well together.Boiler building was just a closed shell,boiler system was just an idea,tanks were pressure tested.House was just a shell.
This year we have over 10 cord split and stacked,boiler system up and running,will fire the wood one up for the winter later today.Boiler building 95% complete,even painted inside.No snow yet,was supposed to get some today,Finished up the yard sculpting yesterday,all smooth with a cap of crushed gravel over the clay.Yard all tidied up.House is closed to weather R80 insulation finished in roof,man what a job that was,working off 4 sections of scaffolding at the ridge pole.Quad pane windows installed,just waiting for the new doors to arrive,then i turn on the temp heat on upstairs,have a 4'x6' heat exchanger,may add a fan to it,this will heat until everything is finished in the house then we will install cast iron rads throughout.
Looks like a warm and cosy winter ahead,lots of finishing work on the house,but it's mostly inside work.
Need to tweak the boiler system with some more controls and temp gauges,but it will come in time.
Thanks to this site i'm way further ahead then i would be if i hadn't found you guys and gals.
Haven't felt this ready for winter in a long time.Even my shop is ready,i use waste oil to heat it and i have lots,furnace serviced and running as well.Have to switch to winter tires on the rigs,but they are all mounted and ready for the white stuff.
So Thanks for the great site.
Winter,bring it on
Thomas
What a difference from last year.
Last year at this time we had wet snow,our trench for underground lines didn't get finished in good weather,all because of unreliable foam contractors.Our yard was a mess,rain/snow and clay don't play well together.Boiler building was just a closed shell,boiler system was just an idea,tanks were pressure tested.House was just a shell.
This year we have over 10 cord split and stacked,boiler system up and running,will fire the wood one up for the winter later today.Boiler building 95% complete,even painted inside.No snow yet,was supposed to get some today,Finished up the yard sculpting yesterday,all smooth with a cap of crushed gravel over the clay.Yard all tidied up.House is closed to weather R80 insulation finished in roof,man what a job that was,working off 4 sections of scaffolding at the ridge pole.Quad pane windows installed,just waiting for the new doors to arrive,then i turn on the temp heat on upstairs,have a 4'x6' heat exchanger,may add a fan to it,this will heat until everything is finished in the house then we will install cast iron rads throughout.
Looks like a warm and cosy winter ahead,lots of finishing work on the house,but it's mostly inside work.
Need to tweak the boiler system with some more controls and temp gauges,but it will come in time.
Thanks to this site i'm way further ahead then i would be if i hadn't found you guys and gals.
Haven't felt this ready for winter in a long time.Even my shop is ready,i use waste oil to heat it and i have lots,furnace serviced and running as well.Have to switch to winter tires on the rigs,but they are all mounted and ready for the white stuff.
So Thanks for the great site.
Winter,bring it on
Thomas
