Some Stuttgarter cooking onions, put aside for winter. Didn't do much harvest saving this year, an assortment of winter squash and small pumpkins, a couple of bushels of potatoes, the same for carrots, about 30lbs of spinach, frozen, and...a bushel or so of onions. … [Read more...] about Onions for winter
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And now, for some insulation…
Inside the newly roofed Milkhouse, getting set to insulate. It's kinda cold and dreary looking now, but it's sure to get cheerier once the ceiling and walls are covered! … [Read more...] about And now, for some insulation…
Galvalume!
Build a little, learn a little about building materials. Screwing on the roof took two of us about four hours. It's made of Galvalume, which was recommended by (and gotten at a bit of a deal from) a friend working in construction. I looked it up. Galvanized steel is made by … [Read more...] about Galvalume!
Walls!
The outside walls are pine tongue-and-groove from a local sawmill. A little pricey, but what isn't, and it looks pretty good. Now, the wait for the roof steel, on order and coming in a week. … [Read more...] about Walls!
Framed!
With the rafters in place, the wood framing is done, and it's on to wrapping the frame with an insulating fabric (Typar, the gray stuff leaning on the left) and closing up the outside walls with tongue-and-groove siding. We're working to get the space enclosed before any really … [Read more...] about Framed!