24/ The problem I have w WoG is that the posts have more in common with female instagram vacation photos than they do with masculine domains that deal with reality. It's looks and mood, back filled with hand waving and third hand talking points, and no reality.
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25/ Read 30 books on home building. Set up some concrete forms. Tie rebar. Screed concrete. Anchor sill plates to a foundation. Frame a wall. Tilt it into position. Carry the joists up, toe-nail them in. Carry plywood up, lay the roof. Nail it down.
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26/ Carry a few thousand pounds of asphalt shingles two stories up an extension ladder, one 70 lb bundle at a time, one one shoulder. Nail a few "squares" (100 square foot exposed area) of roofing down. Don't forget the flashing Install an electrical subpanel. Run water pipe
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27/ Re-route a cast iron sewer line...by hand. Dig a new trench for it, with pick and shovel. Install a French drain. Apply asphalt water proofing with a brush to the outside of a foundation. Hang drywall. Do trim finish carpentry. Get a tile saw, and lay tile.
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28/ Take a timber framing class. Sharpen chisels and hand planes. Help carry 500 lb timbers. Knock the mortises and tenons together by hand using a massive hammer "persuader" made from a log. Tie ropes to the bents and pull them into position.
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29/ I've done all of this, and more. I've helped build conventional houses, and I've helped build an alternative (timberframe) house. Get some callouses. Get some splinters. THEN I will listen to your opinions on this stuff.
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Matt @AngryFoodie2015Good thread taking down one of the most aggressively disingenuous trad accounts on here. WoG understands building processes/materials so poorly that I suspect he couldn't build a fence that would stand 10 years. https://twitter.com/MorlockP/status/1413862918660235266 …Show this thread2 replies 0 retweets 33 likesShow this thread -
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31/ TY! Stick building optimized for industrial scale. It's almost free to cut a tree into 2x4s and then the 2x4s are easy to move. Timberframe requires much less sawing, more hand work. Results are beautiful. I like TF, would use it in this scenariohttps://twitter.com/looking5452/status/1413879869000323076 …
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32/ this sounds like a long and fascinating and ultra rewarding path! best of luck to you; you're going to love and (hate ! :) every day of it, and no other project will be as rewarding or make you as proud when you're done.https://twitter.com/looking5452/status/1413882611487870976 …
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Justin Thyme @looking5452Replying to @MorlockPThank you much for your reply! I had a feeling that was the case, synthesized from both the history and current state of building. I'm soon to embark on a decade(s?) long journey to build a small compound for my family—by myself—thanks to your inspiration and wonderful books!2 replies 0 retweets 21 likesShow this thread -
just two! good reminder; time to get #3
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