My house is being "eaten"!

[irvingj]

"Do you have a OSB wood SIP roof?"

Pettrix, if the question was directed at me, yes, my roof is the same SIP as the walls. Sounds like you're building a walk-in cooler!

 

[Zork]

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[Pettrix]

"Do you have a OSB wood SIP roof?"

Pettrix, if the question was directed at me, yes, my roof is the same SIP as the walls. Sounds like you're building a walk-in cooler!

Steel SIPS were originally made for walk-in-coolers, but they make AWESOME roofs and buildings. :thumbsup: I'm doing an ICF concrete wall with a steel SIP roof.

The main problem with OSB wood SIPS is that they can rot, burn, termites, and as you know rodents gnaw through the wood. Steel SIPs are much lighter than OSB SIPs and the steel SIPs are resistant to those issues.

One doesn't need a crane to install Steel SIPs, it can actually be lifted by a few guys.

 

[irvingj]

20-20 hindsight... I bet steel SIPs are more stable than mine, too; I've had some shrinkage of the T&G pine boards on the inner surface of many of the panels (all the roof panels, some wall panels).

What started out as drum tight now shows gaps between panels, though there are styrofoam "keys" between them. Methinks they used wood that was insufficiently dried.

Oh well, maybe next time I build a house... (Like THAT's ever going to happen! I ain't movin'!:laughing

 

[Zork]

@ Irvingl- I like your radio controlled (assumed) air planes. MeThinks I'd like photos of those antique Japanese motorcycles too (aingunnahappen?)

 

[irvingj]

"I'd like photos of those antique Japanese motorcycles too "

No problem. Technically, I suppose, they're more "vintage" than "antique" Japanese motorcycles.... in NH, any vehicle over 25 yrs old is qualified as an antique, and can get special license plates to that effect, so I call 'em "antiques."

In order, from newest to oldest:
1. 1982 Yamaha Virago 750; Really nice road bike, nice sound & gobs of torque. Plenty big enough for my 135 lbs!

2. 1976 Honda CB360T; Suitable for short trips & commuting due to "numb but" syndrome, but bulletproof. Push the starter button & go. Six gears, use 'em all.

3. 1975 Honda XL250; Another bulletproof old-timer. Choke, key, start kicking, and she'll fire up every time. Far more capable off-road than I am!

4. 1971 Honda CB100 (yep, it's a "road bike"!:laughing Still a work in progress. Sat in a barn for 25+ years.

The planes: No, the Corsair is a Guillow's kit, for display. Helped an older gentleman who had done ships get into airplanes. He picked a couple of the hardest ones I know of to get started! He also recently completed a Guillow's B-17G. Very accurate scale models.

The Jenny is a scratch-built (my own plans, too) Curtiss JN-4. It's STILL not completed, but the plan was to use it in the competitions I used to go to for rubber powered free-flight. Wings are about 28" in span, for the "jumbo" or "walnut" competition category. I usually do "peanuts," with wingspans of 13". Here's a couple of shots of two of my peanuts, a Bellanca Aries T-250 (the last plane they made before going under) and an Ord-Hume O-H 7 British ultra-light homebuilt. And yes, I do have some RC planes as well. Enjoy!

WBB in NH

 

[irvingj]

Oops. Guess the O-H 7 didn't make it.... invalid file.

 

[Zork]

Thanks for sharing irvingj. That is quite a collection. My dad was big into string control all his life. I got a couple radio units and the cost of flight time was killing my wallet, lol. It seems the older bikes of yester-year have the best memories.

 

[Frankdozer]

well, trapped another one this morning. 20 so far.....................

 

[irvingj]

Frankdozer, which one of those Victor traps are you using?