30 April 2012

YAY!!! The North Wall is DONE! and a Panel Problem Surfaces





On the panel progress, you can see in the following picture where they meet (or don't meet) at the top.  We apparently overlapped them more than the house manufacturer 'specified' in their manual, and have replied to our problem quoting from that manual “As you work your way toward the top of the dome, be sure that the next higher panel overlaps the one below by 6 inches.”  They meant EXACTLY 6 inches. 

Well, the garage and the 24 ft West Annex and the tunnel were assembled with a 12 inch overlap.  No problem.  The 40 ft main structure was not manufactured with the same extra overlap.  

We have figured out that we can turn the last set of panels 90 degrees and cut some other 'extra' panels they did send originally. We have bought some burlap and glue as a lot of the burlap has rotted in having the panels sit thru the winter weather. A lot of extra work, but we hope to have all of the panels in place by Thursday.

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