Category Archives: Construction

Another approach

Posted on November 19, 2011 at 3:06 pm by Nori

We have snow today for the second day in a row.  I’ve got the eps-crete forms moved and the paint mixed and I’m ready to put in another layer of eps-crete but . . . yeah, snow. The picture shows … Continue reading →

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More wall

Posted on October 28, 2011 at 6:54 pm by Nori

The first pour is red and four different shades of pink/white. The second pour is a consistent bluish gray.  None of the color will be visible as it all gets a skim coat.  I’m using lime plaster inside the bedroom … Continue reading →

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Grinding EPS indoor requires a mask

Posted on October 15, 2011 at 1:27 pm by Nori

I did two things yesterday.  I ground 4 large black garbage bags of EPS and I opened old latex paint cans and combined them into a 5 gallon bucket ready for our next spate of wall building. This morning I … Continue reading →

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EPS-crete wall

Posted on October 3, 2011 at 5:16 pm by Nori

I’ve got the EPS-crete wall started.  The forms come off today and they get moved up ready for the next layer.  So far, I’m liking both the process and the result.  It’s dead easy to mix, light to shovel, doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Shredding foam

Posted on September 14, 2011 at 4:35 pm by Nori

The piece of foam I shredded was 5″ thick by 4′ long by 10″ wide.  It took about 4 minutes, much of that time spent flipping the piece over as it was thicker than the available shredding surface of my … Continue reading →

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Foam Shredder

Posted on September 11, 2011 at 7:52 pm by Nori

I’ve got the foam shredder prototype working. The roller center is a solid stainless conveyor roller from a fresh produce processing plant.  My brother was going to add short spikes to it for my shredder drum but he ran out … Continue reading →

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“Chipped” foam

Posted on August 1, 2011 at 6:27 pm by Nori

I finally got to rescreening the wood chipper to use it as an EPS grinder.  It looks like it will work okay.  The foam pieces have to be small enough to fit in the hopper, but once introduced to the … Continue reading →

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Spring? Nope, still the planning season

Posted on February 11, 2011 at 11:13 pm by Nori

I think we’re getting closer to spring.  I’ve got daffs up and my elephant garlic is poking through the dirt.  I’ve got quite a bit of pre-spring gardening to get done as weather permits. Dan (brother) is still working on … Continue reading →

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You know you’re not alone when . . .

Posted on January 25, 2011 at 2:52 pm by Nori

I occasionally do mad spates of research.  This morning I was trying to find a comfortable and supportive desk chair solution.  I spend hours at a time sitting at my desk and finding a chair that supports me properly is … Continue reading →

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Test fire

Posted on December 23, 2010 at 12:43 pm by Nori

The day before yesterday Wadly and I test fired the sawdust stove out in the yard.  It really does work exactly as acclaimed.  We used fairly damp cedar sawdust (it’s what we had).  I had a little trouble getting it … Continue reading →

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