Monthly Archives: September 2016

The past few days were fairly slow….one group is graduating soon and is prepping for their final exam and documentation, one group is moving toward the end of their module and so is practicing for their examinations, another group is … Continue reading →

Well another couple of busy days, and it is going to be a bit of a list of actions and solutions. But first, I have to report that we had a visit from our designer and engineer for the Our … Continue reading →

Well, these “diaries” are turning into a bit of a list of accomplishments, which I suppose is a good thing in that it means that we are accomplishing somethings! Originally, I had hoped that I would be pontificating on some … Continue reading →

Second post of the day….there is a lot happening, and if I don’t keep ahead of the wave, I will get submerged in the story. Today, an entire class joined the build….perhaps a bit of foolishness on my part, because … Continue reading →

By popular request, I took a few screenshots of the some of the plans for you to look at. Front elevation: Rear elevation: The two sides: And the floor plans: It’s a basic house! I hope that helps….but ask if … Continue reading →

Yesterday, we completed the insulation of the roof of module 1 and the sheathing of the trusses and started the wall framing for the exterior walls of modules 2 and 3. Busy day!! We added another layer of R-28 Roxul … Continue reading →

Today we finished installing the 2″ Roxul “Comfort Board” on the ceiling of the module and then moved on to the roof to install the “Comfort Batts”. Here is how it looked at the beginning of the day: And then … Continue reading →

On Friday, we started to insulate the ceiling/roof of the 1st unit and we finished the framing of the trusses at the same time. Because the roof is fairly low-sloped, we were not able to realize the R-value of the … Continue reading →

In keeping you up to date, here is the Our House latest. The past few days have been really satisfying as the work is moving on: construction problems are being resolved (squaring a unit 16′ x 60′ is no easy … Continue reading →

For those of you not having access to the “Huntingdon Gleaner”, our local newspaper, there is a great little article about the Our House project. Check out this link: http://www.the-gleaner.ca/actualites/societe/2016/9/6/chateauguay-valley-career-education-centre-begins-collaboration-.html On another note, some of you have asked for some … Continue reading →