Octagon Documentation - Revision history

Nicola vm at 17:11, 7 March 2021

2021-03-07T17:11:53Z

Nicola vm at 17:09, 7 March 2021

2021-03-07T17:09:36Z

Nicola vm: Changing Typos

2021-01-25T18:58:16Z

Changing Typos

Nicola vm at 18:27, 19 January 2021

2021-01-19T18:27:59Z

Nicola vm: I clearly dont know how to spell octagon. Im not changing the file names though... Im sorry

2021-01-17T04:59:39Z

I clearly dont know how to spell octagon. Im not changing the file names though... Im sorry

Nicola vm at 04:57, 17 January 2021

2021-01-17T04:57:33Z

Nicola vm: Adding Loft Pictures and Window Text

2021-01-17T04:56:36Z

Adding Loft Pictures and Window Text

Nicola vm: Adding Loft Construction Details and Editing Future Steps

2021-01-17T04:22:55Z

Adding Loft Construction Details and Editing Future Steps

Nicola vm at 03:56, 17 January 2021

2021-01-17T03:56:57Z

Nicola vm at 03:53, 17 January 2021

2021-01-17T03:53:33Z

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 ##Future Steps
-As of 12/16/2021, the octagon was Tyveked to be waterproof for the winter. In the spring or future, the octagon will need plaster on the walls to protect the light straw clay insulation. In addition to the plaster, a few other projects have to be completed to fill gaps in the walls. One window still needs to be framed and installed in the top of the southeast wall, and a front door needs to be installed. The sections left open for bottle walls need to be completed or filled with light straw clay. A bump-out needs to be constructed or something needs to be installed to cover the whole to it to leave it as a deck, and the section above the bump-out, between the northeast Wall and the roof, needs to be covered with boards. To complete the roof, a hole needs to be cut for a chimney pipe from the woodstove. It would also be good to add some kind of waterproofing or filler between the ridge cap and the roofing to prevent water from being blown upward and leaking through the ridgeline of the roof. For the stability of the building, 2x6s need to be added to the outside of the floor joist triangles. Flashing should be added over the outside of the rim boards to the bottom of the walls.
+As of 12/16/2021, the octagon was Tyveked to be waterproof for the winter. In the spring or future, the octagon will need plaster on the walls to protect the light straw clay insulation. In addition to the plaster, a few other projects have to be completed to fill gaps in the walls. One window still needs to be framed and installed in the top of the southeast wall, and a front door needs to be installed. The sections left open for bottle walls need to be completed or filled with light straw clay. A bump-out needs to be constructed or something needs to be installed to cover the hole to it to leave it as a deck, and the section above the bump-out, between the northeast Wall and the roof, needs to be covered with boards. To complete the roof, a hole needs to be cut for a chimney pipe from the woodstove. It would also be good to add some kind of waterproofing or filler between the ridge cap and the roofing to prevent water from being blown upward and leaking through the and ridgeline of the roof. For the stability of the building, 2x6s need to be added to the outside of the floor joist triangles. Finally, flashing should be added over the outside of the rim boards to the bottom of the walls.
 <gallery class="center" mode=packed heights=150px>
 File:FrontOctogon.jpg|Front of the Octagon

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 ##Installing Windows
-We nailed and screwed the pre-cased windows into the holes for them in the wall frames. For some windows, we build frames and attached them to the outside of the windows so the window could be attached to the wall.
+We nailed and screwed the pre-cased windows into the holes for them in the wall frames. For some windows, we built frames and attached them to the outside of the windows so the window could be attached to the wall.
 ##Loft Construction

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 <gallery class="center" mode=packed heights=150px>
 File:HandDrawnTrianglePlan.JPG|Initial Plan for the Triangular Floor Joists
-File:OctogonFloorJoistAbove.jpg|Compleated Joist System
+File:OctogonFloorJoistAbove.jpg|Completed Joist System
 File:UncutSubfloor.JPG|Nailed Subfloor Boards
 File:CuttingSubflooring.jpg|Cutting Subflooring Perimeter with Circular Saw
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 <gallery class="center" mode=packed heights=150px>
 File:NorthWallPlan.jpg|North Wall
-File:NorthWestWallPlan.jpeg|North-West Wall
+File:NorthWestWallPlan.jpeg|Northwest Wall
 File:WestWallPlan.jpeg|West Wall
-File:SouthWestWallPlan.jpg|South-West Wall
+File:SouthWestWallPlan.jpg|Southwest Wall
 File:SouthWallPlan.jpg|South Wall
-File:SouthEastWallPlan.jpg|South-East Wall
+File:SouthEastWallPlan.jpg|Southeast Wall
 File:EastWallPlan.jpg|East Wall
-File:NorthEastWallPlan.jpeg|North East Wall
+File:NorthEastWallPlan.jpeg|Northeast Wall
 </gallery>
 <gallery class="center" mode=packed heights=150px>
 File:NorthWallPicture.jpg|North Wall
-File:NorthWestWallPicture.jpg|North-West Wall
+File:NorthWestWallPicture.jpg|Northwest Wall
 File:WestWallPicture.jpg|West Wall
-File:SouthWestWallPicture.jpg|South-West Wall
+File:SouthWestWallPicture.jpg|Southwest Wall
 File:SouthWallPicture.jpg|South Wall
-File:SouthEastWallPicture.jpg|South-East Wall
+File:SouthEastWallPicture.jpg|Southeast Wall
 File:EastWallPicture.jpg|East Wall
-File:NorthEastWallPicture.jpg|North East Wall
+File:NorthEastWallPicture.jpg|Northeast Wall
 </gallery>
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 <gallery class="center" mode=packed heights=150px>
-File:BeginingFraming.jpg|Begining Framing
+File:BeginingFraming.jpg|Beginning Framing
 File:WorkingOnWall.jpg|Assembling Frame
 File:NailingFrame.jpg|Nailing Frame Together
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 ##Insulation
-The octagon insulation is made up of sections of light straw clay and bottle walls. Both required a multi-step process. For the light straw clay, we sifted clay harvested on the land, mixed it with water to make a clay slip, then tossed it with local straw and packed it into the walls. We tried stomping at first, then pushed it in with our hands, then started just pushing the edges of each section down with sticks to keep the centerless packed. For every two feet we went up we put in a piece of wire to give it support. For the bottle walls, we cut four inches off the bottom of wine bottles and then taped two pieces together to make an 8-inch long section to put into the 5.5-inch thick walls. The taped-together bottles were packed into the wall with cobb between them.
+The octagon insulation is made up of sections of light straw clay and bottle walls. Both required a multi-step process. For the light straw clay, we sifted clay harvested on the land, mixed it with water to make a clay slip, then tossed it with local straw and packed it into the walls. We tried stomping at first, then pushed it in with our hands, then started just pushing the edges of each section down with sticks to keep the center less packed. For every two feet we went up we put in a piece of wire to give it support. For the bottle walls, we cut four inches off the bottom of wine bottles and then taped two pieces together to make an 8-inch long section to put into the 5.5-inch thick walls. The taped-together bottles were packed into the wall with cobb between them.
 <gallery class="center" mode=packed heights=150px>
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 File:RidgeBeam.jpg|Installing Ridge Beam
 File:InstallingNorthBeam.jpg|Bolting North Beam
-File:InstallingRafters.jpg|Attatching Rafters
+File:InstallingRafters.jpg|Attaching Rafters
-File:NailingCeilingBoards.jpg|Compleated Rafters
+File:NailingCeilingBoards.jpg|Completed Rafters
 File:SlantedRafters.jpg|Angled Rafters from Ridge to North Beam
 File:CeilingBoardsOn.jpg|Roof with Ceiling Boards
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 File:RoofPreTrim.jpg|Nailing on Corrugated Roofing
 File:CaulkingRoof.jpg|Caulking Holes in Roofing
-File:CompleatedRoof.jpg|Compleated Roof
+File:CompleatedRoof.jpg|Completed Roof
 </gallery>
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 ##Loft Construction
-The loft is supported by the East wall, the South-East wall, and the center poplar post. It is built with 2x6 girders and 2x3 joists.
+The loft is supported by the east wall, the southeast wall, and the center poplar post. It is built with 2x6 girders and 2x3 joists.
 <gallery class="center" mode=packed heights=150px>
 File:Loft.jpg|Finished Loft
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 ##Future Steps
-As of 12/16/2021, the octagon was Tyvecked to be waterproof for the winter. In the spring or future, the octagon will need plaster on the walls to protect the light straw clay insulation. In addition to the plaster, a few other projects have to be completed to fill gaps in the walls. One window still needs to be framed and installed in the top of the South-East wall, and a front door needs to be installed. The sections left open for bottle walls need to be completed or filled with light straw clay. A bump-out needs to be constructed or something needs to be installed to cover the whole to it to leave it as a deck, and the section above the bump-out, between the North-East Wall and the roof, needs to be covered with boards. To complete the roof, a hole needs to be cut for a chimney pipe from the woodstove. It would also be good to add some kind of waterproofing or filler between the ridge cap and the roofing to prevent water from being blown upward and leaking through the ridgeline of the roof. For the stability of the building, 2x6s need to be added to the outside of the floor joist triangles. Flashing should be added over the outside of the rim boards to the bottom of the walls.
+As of 12/16/2021, the octagon was Tyveked to be waterproof for the winter. In the spring or future, the octagon will need plaster on the walls to protect the light straw clay insulation. In addition to the plaster, a few other projects have to be completed to fill gaps in the walls. One window still needs to be framed and installed in the top of the southeast wall, and a front door needs to be installed. The sections left open for bottle walls need to be completed or filled with light straw clay. A bump-out needs to be constructed or something needs to be installed to cover the whole to it to leave it as a deck, and the section above the bump-out, between the northeast Wall and the roof, needs to be covered with boards. To complete the roof, a hole needs to be cut for a chimney pipe from the woodstove. It would also be good to add some kind of waterproofing or filler between the ridge cap and the roofing to prevent water from being blown upward and leaking through the ridgeline of the roof. For the stability of the building, 2x6s need to be added to the outside of the floor joist triangles. Flashing should be added over the outside of the rim boards to the bottom of the walls.
 <gallery class="center" mode=packed heights=150px>
 File:FrontOctogon.jpg|Front of the Octagon

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 File:NightPackingLSC.jpg|Packing Light Straw Clay at Night
 File:PackingLSC.jpg|Packed Light Straw Clay
-File:InsulationCloseUp.jpg|Packed Light Straw Clay Close Up
+File:InsulationCloseUp.jpg|Packed Light Straw Clay Up Close
 </gallery>

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 File:NailingFrame.jpg|Nailing Frame Together
 File:RaisingWall.JPG|Raising the Last Wall Frame
-File:OctogonFraming.jpg|Framed Octogon
+File:OctogonFraming.jpg|Framed Octagon
 </gallery>
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 As of 12/16/2021, the octagon was Tyvecked to be waterproof for the winter. In the spring or future, the octagon will need plaster on the walls to protect the light straw clay insulation. In addition to the plaster, a few other projects have to be completed to fill gaps in the walls. One window still needs to be framed and installed in the top of the South-East wall, and a front door needs to be installed. The sections left open for bottle walls need to be completed or filled with light straw clay. A bump-out needs to be constructed or something needs to be installed to cover the whole to it to leave it as a deck, and the section above the bump-out, between the North-East Wall and the roof, needs to be covered with boards. To complete the roof, a hole needs to be cut for a chimney pipe from the woodstove. It would also be good to add some kind of waterproofing or filler between the ridge cap and the roofing to prevent water from being blown upward and leaking through the ridgeline of the roof. For the stability of the building, 2x6s need to be added to the outside of the floor joist triangles. Flashing should be added over the outside of the rim boards to the bottom of the walls.
 <gallery class="center" mode=packed heights=150px>
-FileOctogonFront.jpg|Front of the Octogon
+File:FrontOctogon.jpg|Front of the Octagon
-File:OctogonBack.jpg|Back of the Octogon
+File:BackOctogon.jpg|Back of the Octagon
-File:OctogonRight.jpg|Side of the Octogon
+File:RightOctogon.jpg|Side of the Octagon
 </gallery>

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-Insert lots of pictures
+##Foundation
-##Foundation
+[[File:OctogonPosts.jpg|Digging Post Holes and Tamping in Posts|thumb]]
 The octagon cabin rests on nine main posts and two extra for the bump out. The posts are mainly locust trees that were felled on the land. The center post is a power line post taken down from when Lisa and Elizabeth went off-grid. The post holes were dug to go below the frost line so that they wouldn't rise out of the ground when it freezes during the winter. The posts were then debarked and put in the ground. To make them stable we tamped dirt and rocks into the hole slowly with sticks.

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		+	<gallery class="center" mode=packed heights=150px>
		+	File:OctogonPosts.jpg\|Digging Post Holes and Tamping in Posts
		+	</gallery>

	The octagon cabin rests on nine main posts and two extra for the bump out. The posts are mainly locust trees that were felled on the land. The center post is a power line post taken down from when Lisa and Elizabeth went off-grid. The post holes were dug to go below the frost line so that they wouldn't rise out of the ground when it freezes during the winter. The posts were then debarked and put in the ground. To make them stable we tamped dirt and rocks into the hole slowly with sticks.		The octagon cabin rests on nine main posts and two extra for the bump out. The posts are mainly locust trees that were felled on the land. The center post is a power line post taken down from when Lisa and Elizabeth went off-grid. The post holes were dug to go below the frost line so that they wouldn't rise out of the ground when it freezes during the winter. The posts were then debarked and put in the ground. To make them stable we tamped dirt and rocks into the hole slowly with sticks.