{"id":739,"date":"2009-07-28T13:04:07","date_gmt":"2009-07-28T20:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kbtechworks.com\/kbranch\/blog\/?p=739"},"modified":"2009-07-28T13:05:23","modified_gmt":"2009-07-28T20:05:23","slug":"yes-we-have-a-parapet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kbtechworks.com\/kbranch\/blog\/archives\/739","title":{"rendered":"Yes, we have a parapet!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We got the first part of the parapet up today.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kbtechworks.com\/kbranch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/parapet.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-746\" title=\"parapet\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kbtechworks.com\/kbranch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/parapet-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kbtechworks.com\/kbranch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/karen_working.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-747\" title=\"karen_working\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kbtechworks.com\/kbranch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/karen_working-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kbtechworks.com\/kbranch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/front_view.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-748\" title=\"front_view\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kbtechworks.com\/kbranch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/front_view-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Looking kind of like an old west saloon facade right now, but it will look great once it&#8217;s all stucco&#8217;d.<\/p>\n<p>After the other two walls are up, we&#8217;ll cover the whole thing with OSB.<\/p>\n<p>Today, we also got trenches dug for plumbing and electrical to the house and greenhouse.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kbtechworks.com\/kbranch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ditch.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-742\" title=\"ditch\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kbtechworks.com\/kbranch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ditch-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kbtechworks.com\/kbranch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ditch-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.kbtechworks.com\/kbranch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ditch.jpg 1502w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kbtechworks.com\/kbranch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ditch2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-743\" title=\"ditch2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kbtechworks.com\/kbranch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ditch2-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kbtechworks.com\/kbranch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ditch2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.kbtechworks.com\/kbranch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ditch2.jpg 1446w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thankfully this was done with a trench digger not by hand. :)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kbtechworks.com\/kbranch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ditch_witch.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-744\" title=\"ditch_witch\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kbtechworks.com\/kbranch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ditch_witch-300x222.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kbtechworks.com\/kbranch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ditch_witch-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kbtechworks.com\/kbranch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ditch_witch.jpg 1618w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kbtechworks.com\/kbranch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/digging.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-745\" title=\"digging\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kbtechworks.com\/kbranch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/digging-279x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"279\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kbtechworks.com\/kbranch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/digging-279x300.jpg 279w, https:\/\/www.kbtechworks.com\/kbranch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/digging.jpg 1704w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 279px) 100vw, 279px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We have also been looking for &#8220;green&#8221; alternatives to traditional formaldahyde-processed fiberglass insulation (which, as Brad tells me, every house we&#8217;ve ever lived in has had). We found a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bondedlogic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">cotton insulation<\/a> that is well reviewed and carried by <a href=\"http:\/\/materialgood.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">our favorite green building product store<\/a>, but it is several times more expensive than regular insulation (and there don&#8217;t seem to be other similar products). Another alternative is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jm.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Johns Manville<\/a>, which is fiberglass but is not processed with formaldahyde. We&#8217;re checking on pricing and availability. If anyone has any experience or advice, let us know.<\/p>\n<p>By the way, this is our 100th post on this blog. Wow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We got the first part of the parapet up today. Looking kind of like an old west saloon facade right now, but it will look great once it&#8217;s all stucco&#8217;d. After the other two walls are up, we&#8217;ll cover the whole thing with OSB. 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