by Earl | Nov 8, 2019 | Building the Quompound, Insulation, Loft House
I wanted to post this separately from the HQ hut, because the Loft House is a little bit of a different animal in some ways, versus the Headquarters Hut. For the writeup of the HQ Hut insulation, with pictures, see this post. The Loft House is finally insulated! Read...
by Earl | Nov 5, 2019 | Building the Quompound, Headquarters, Insulation
After all the framing prep we had done, there were just a few things left to do to get the Headquarters Hut ready to insulate. Final Prep for Insulation One thing we almost forgot to do was take down the lights! I got a last minute picture before we started this...
by Earl | Oct 19, 2019 | Building the Quompound
About the Quonset Project Start-up Guide I’m more excited than ever about the Quonset Project Start-up Guide! I’ve been compiling it over the past few months, but really it’s been something I’ve wanted to do ever since we started building our...
by Earl | Oct 8, 2019 | Building the Quompound
Over the past several weeks we’ve made great progress on interior framing in the Headquarters Hut! If you follow me on Instagram or are a member of my DIY Quonset Dwellers group on Facebook (both of which I highly recommend, btw) you have probably seen some...
by Earl | Sep 10, 2019 | Building the Quompound
Heating the Quonset Hut with Radiant Floor Heating Radiant floor heat is going to be one of the creature comforts we’re building into the house and we’re really excited about it. Any time you have open, lofty space in a home, the most efficient way to heat...
by Earl | Aug 18, 2019 | Building the Quompound
We’d been trying for months – basically all spring and summer – to get the main waste line for the Loft House connected to the septic system. There are a couple of crews that we have used for grading and excavating at the property and everyone was...
