Coffee anyone ?

[Baymule]

I'm so glad she is back @Baymule !

For the splinter have you tried soaking your hand in an epsom salt bath? That sometimes helps.

Hey thanks, I’ll try the Epsom salts. I’ve put the drawing salve on it several times today. That splinter is way up under my finger nail.

 

[Baymule]

What's this ^^^ SMART ^^^ that's what it is.

I Love the USA and all but it's with a heavy heart I have to say, now is the time to hunker down.

There is a season for reaping and for sowing. Now is the time to reap what you have sown.

It should be an obvious decision when a freaking 2x4-8' is over $6.00 each. Just image the cost of building a new house, right now...

I wasn't going to say anything to you Bay about moving and all. Because I already know your one of the sharpest tacks in the box.

2x4s are SIX DOLLARS? It’s been a couple years since I bought any lumber. I scrap things anyway. A friend of a friend tore down their chicken coop and was going to burn it. Our friend called me and of course I said I wanted it. So I have this lovely pile of lumber waiting on me to get in high gear and build my new coop. LOL LOL

Look up cordwood homes. That’s what I want. God provides. A neighbor and friend just bought a saw mill, we have pine trees.

 

[Larsen Poultry Ranch]

If you think the 2x4s are pricey, check out the cost of plywood or osb. We picked a bad time to be repairing our house.

 

[Baymule]

And just WHY is lumber so high? Oh wait, I know! COVID. Blame everything on Covid. Vaccinate the trees.

 

[Baymule]

OSB. OhSh!tBoard.

 

[Baymule]

Creal did you look up cordwood homes?

 

[Baymule]

What I am studying says to use soft wood because the air cells are larger. The dense oak wood will swell and shrink to the wet/dry weather, causing cracks in the mortar if shrinking and busting the mortar if swelling.

I want to build a post and beam frame with cordwood infill. I figure 2 years dry time.

 

[promiseacres]

Good morning , Happy Good Friday
Coffee is on. High 46, but better than yesterday which was mid 30s and windy and snow flurries. Currently 19.
Have a couple more does that should have their kits today/tomorrow. One I suspect lost her kits, one has been nesting for 2 weeks. Then we have 4 due next week.

Are you guys trying to depress me with all this talk of insane building material prices?? Oh well, we'll figure it out.

 

[Mini Horses]

PA those crazy high prices will be hard to swallow for your refurbishing! At least it's not frame up! I'm like Bay, use and reuse for things that you can. It's scary to walk into a store now to shop.

We're cooler here today with north winds....not as bad as they thought. I'm bordering some areas with low 30s but actually 43 on my porch! Cruel weather impact after 70- 80 most all last week. Just not nice! Of course I'm not planting yet but would be concerned for those who did....hustle to cover tender plant starts.

SO GLAD that Sheba is home!!! Being so tired, you wonder where she was, travel to get home, etc. Strange she'd be out of fence and leaving her buddies! Makes me wonder if she was picked up and escaped. Well never know! Just glad she's back and ok!

 

[Baymule]

Thanks for the coffee. Going to work the sheep today. Separate the ram lambs, separate the ewes that go to auction tomorrow. Russell will be back today to finish cutting up the old oak tree that was lightening struck last summer. I've got to move another pile of tin from under the pathway of where he's going to fell the lightening struck pine tree. It's still living, despite getting frozen during Snowmeggedon and is putting out new green growth. But it is damaged and close enough to fall on the diesel tank and carport. At some point, it may die from it's injury and I want it down. Busy day.

@Crealcritter I haven't decided on mortar type. I'm open for suggestions. The most popular seems to be a mix of portland cement, sand and sawdust, then lime putty and even cob. Cob would melt away, plus bees would burrow into it to lay their eggs. Got any other suggestions? I want to build a house that will stand 200 years or longer. My plans rotating around in my head include a porch all the way around it, to protect the cordwood infill. I'm going to start collecting bottles to make bottle logs too. I know nothing about mortar and welcome any light you can shed on it.