SPOON: more insulation, more roadtrip

[kellan_the_tabby]

[ A big grey van, parked inside a Lowe’s lumberyard; there’s a sign that says ‘Pro Parking’ just to her left, and behind her are shelves filled with insulation. ]

My insulation finally came in! Bet it’s one of those stacks behind the van! Right? Right?

AHAHAHAHAHA no, they hadda look for it for, like, twenty minutes.

I didn’t mind, I’d brought Loiosh, so we explored the lumberyard — they have one of those AWESOME DRIVETHROUGH lumberyards — until they found it. Well, for a bit, anyways, it was kinda chilly, even though it was technically inside, so Loiosh climbed back in the van to warm up & I climbed back in to share the picture of the van all over Discord.

I mean, apparently buying a thousand bucks’ worth of insulation makes one a pro? I guess? (A couple gnomes noted that I hadda be careful about this whole ‘pro’ thing, might disqualify me for the contractor olympics, which, tbh, I’d rather skip anyways, I got shit to do.)

[ Loiosh, an orange tabby wearing a black step-in harness, stands precariously on a pile of stuff that’s been stacked on the box between the van’s front seats. He’s kinda blurry. ]

EVENTUALLY they found it (it had been tucked into A Place) & then we shoved twelve BIG bags of insulation into the van! It barely fit! More-or-less! But all the doors closed, which is the important part.

Loiosh was, of course, curious.

[ He’s standing on the box again, this time facing the back of the van; in front of him are a couple red plastic bags of insulation. He’s blurry again. ]

& then we drove home! But not before acquiring a large pizza & a really big thing of hot chocolate, because yeah, I hadda drive like three more hours.

How much insulation is that? A Lot:

[ The view in the side door of the van. Sunlight shines on everything; the picture was obviously taken the next day. The van is EXTREMELY full. A lot. ]

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Comments

[siliconshaman]

I recall a youtuber I watch saying that you always need more insulation than you think you do...

Also, that's why the Construction Olympics is only open to amateurs. The Pro's are too busy with other stuff!

[kellan_the_tabby]

it's true -- I got shit to do!

[thewayne]

Insulation is a good thing! I'd like to add another layer to our manufactured house, basically add studs to the wall, insert insulation, cover with drywall, paint. Will require electrical work.

[kellan_the_tabby]

Worth it, though. I'm definitely gonna be adding more, at least to the walls - though that'll likely be in the form of tires with rammed earth. Easy to get away with that kinda thing here, fortunately.

[thewayne]

Now you're talking Earthship!  Very good design techniques employed there.  There are books about Earthship construction that you might be able to get at the local library, if not through interlibrary loan.

[kellan_the_tabby]

Yeah! Not using the technique for primary construction, because it's the sort of labor that is gonna be REALLY slow for us -- maybe a tire a day at a good clip? -- but for slowly adding insulation as time & spines allow? oh HELL yeah

[danabren]

I should certainly HOPE that a grand of insulation is a giant pile of materiél!!

[kellan_the_tabby]

Everything is SO MUCH MORE EXPENSIEV but it's still a whole lot of thing, just LESS of a whole lot of thing, alas

[danabren]

And it's such bullshit. 5% actual inflation and supply issues, 95% greed. Fuck all those guys.

[kellan_the_tabby]

right in the NASAL PASSAGES