Perhaps it hasn’t been 40 days and 40 nights of deluge here in the Pacific Northwest, but it sure feels like it. All the rain and cloudy days get on peoples’ nerves. It’s slug nirvana. Weather like this makes the Jade Craftsman Builders’ motto, “Think like a drip,” seem particularly astute. Our construction schedule is delayed a week due to the soggy weather. Robert said, “For many of us whose work never takes us away from our desks, this is a reminder that there is a natural world out there.”
This week the builders are beginning to wrap my garage/apartment in a black thermal paper produced by Fortifiber. According to their Web site, Super Jumbo Tex 60 Minute is used in production, custom residential and commercial construction needing a high performance weather-resistive barrier. It delivers over six times the water protection of standard Grade "D" paper and provides optimal breathability to prevent moisture condensation within exterior walls. More, it resists tearing and puncturing on the jobsite while providing an effective air barrier to reduce energy leakage.
“Is this stuff more durable than Tyvek?” I asked the head carpenter, Chuck, yesterday morning. “Much better,” Chuck said. He thinks that Tyvek doesn’t work well against cedar.
Our new project manager, Mark Clark, plans to use electric heat to dry the interior of the building to 10% moisture content prior to enclosing the walls – an increase of at least 5% over typical standards.
This week the builders are beginning to wrap my garage/apartment in a black thermal paper produced by Fortifiber. According to their Web site, Super Jumbo Tex 60 Minute is used in production, custom residential and commercial construction needing a high performance weather-resistive barrier. It delivers over six times the water protection of standard Grade "D" paper and provides optimal breathability to prevent moisture condensation within exterior walls. More, it resists tearing and puncturing on the jobsite while providing an effective air barrier to reduce energy leakage.
“Is this stuff more durable than Tyvek?” I asked the head carpenter, Chuck, yesterday morning. “Much better,” Chuck said. He thinks that Tyvek doesn’t work well against cedar.
Our new project manager, Mark Clark, plans to use electric heat to dry the interior of the building to 10% moisture content prior to enclosing the walls – an increase of at least 5% over typical standards.
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