!!!! SEPP to Boot: Stephen's Experience (BEL)

Stephen B. Thomas wrote:[b]...

Meanwhile, as soon as Grey arrived, he easily noticed and then pointed out that I had actually felled a green Larch. I completely missed the clues that it was a still-living tree.

Can't win all the time, I suppose. It'll need seasoning throughout the year ahead before it's actually usable. I hope to not make that kind of mistake again. It's the kind of knowledge that comes with experience, unfortunately.

That's all for now. Thanks for reading, and enjoy your day...!

It's a pity for that Larch tree. But Larch is good quality and nice looking wood, so that is a blessing in disguise ...

Mike Haasl wrote:Where is the condensation happening?

It was against the vapor barrier, inside the building.

The plan we elected to follow was to add thicker insulation across the entire eave of the room, with the hopes that it would prevent the infiltration and then there would be no condensation in the colder months.

Inge Leonora-den Ouden wrote:It's a pity for that Larch tree. But Larch is good quality and nice looking wood, so that is a blessing in disguise ...

I feel foolish for letting it happen. It can't be helped now. I believe I've learned an important lesson.

Stephen B. Thomas wrote:

Mike Haasl wrote:Where is the condensation happening?

It was against the vapor barrier, inside the building.

The plan we elected to follow was to add thicker insulation across the entire eave of the room, with the hopes that it would prevent the infiltration and then there would be no condensation in the colder months.

By "vapor barrier" do you mean the brown kraft paper or something else?

Condensation is usually caused by humid interior air contacting something that's cold enough to be below the dew point.  The most common things I can think of are either a glass window, metal doorknob or metal roofing nail/screw.

BRK #214

...Oh, Toots.

The brakes felt kinda spongy prior to arrival at the car maintenance place. Cruising back through town, however, they completely took a dirt nap and I was forced to stop the vehicle on the side of the road with the e-brake. We'll have a prognosis by the middle of next week.



It was the kind of day I wanted to watch a spaghetti western when it was over. Here's a shot from the intro to For A Few Dollars More, the second film in the Man With No Name trilogy. Seems like it was more a set-up for the third film in the series, though it did have a much tighter narrative and dialogue was a quantum leap forward in comparison to its predecessor.



Before the close of the evening, I checked-in on my ginger. Things looked good after a week of drying in the Fisher Price House, so I pulverized it and added it to my personal tea blend.







Current blend includes licorice, burdock root, dandelion root, and now ginger. Next time I'm at the grocery I'll look for elderberries, and then it's complete. I'll never add slippery elm bark powder to it again, unless I want a gummy mess in the tea strainer.

That's all for now. Thanks for reading, and enjoy your day...!