This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Regarding low ceilings with nails, I have but two words to offer you: Hard Hat. Sounds like a lot of fun! Wish I were there to help. (I'll bet those last two sentences pegged the needle on your Bull-O-Meter?) "But at least out there it's a DRY heat." To which you may reply: "Yeah. So is a brick oven!" Alan R. Barnard Salem, MO -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Robert Goodale Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2003 11:08 PM To: Pianotech Subject: Shop Update Hello, it's been a while so here is the latest regarding our new rebuilding shop... We finally passed inspection for framing, electrical, gas line, etc. The stucco is complete, the roof is on, and the skylights are installed and looking good. We are now undergoing the absolute miserable experience of insulation. R-19 in the walls, and R-30 in the ceiling. Just a few adjectives to describe this experience: Itchy, Hot, Irritating, Painful, Frustrating, Messy, Dusty, Dangerous. (Did I mention itchy?) Yes, we're talking fiberglass. I don't know which is worse, breathing through a mask in the Las Vegas 100 degree heat or the itching. The walls are finished and the ceiling in the action room and office are complete, but the main shop is becoming a nightmare. Being a 10' ceiling makes it a little tricky but the skylights are hell. The sides of the chutes where the skylights drop between the trusses must be insulated all around. This has morphed into one of the most frustrating tasks in the whole project. There isn't enough room in this particular area to stand, there are deadly nails protruding in the roof from the shingles so I don't dare lift my head, I have to do a balancing act from the ladder, and I can't reach around the sides. I have eight to do and only finished one today. I even managed to drop and break the stapler. My vocabulary has been very colorful today. We had an estimator out for installing a heat pump and duct work. His figure: $9,000. Holy moly. Do we have a choice? Not much, gotta have it in Las Vegas. We were guessing maybe $5K. He says for a cheepee maybe, but not for someone who is serious about high usage, long life, and energy efficiency. More to come... Rob Goodale, RPT Las Vegas, NV --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.495 / Virus Database: 294 - Release Date: 6/30/2003 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.495 / Virus Database: 294 - Release Date: 6/30/2003 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/d7/00/1c/55/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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