JohnfrWhipple
BATHROOM DESIGN & BUILD
Yesterday I went to work and found out that the flooring guys had not finished and that they would soon be back in my section of the home I'm working on. So I booked it.
Then I heard on the radio that it was going to snow last night. So I went home and raked all the leaves up and pilled them in the driveway.
I considered heading to Vancouver for the deck job - but - it's suppose to snow this weekend. I thought about my wife's "Honey Do List" for a half second and then found the perfect thing to do with my time.
Clean the back of the truck.
Do a dump run.
Build an Igloo.
The heavier snow clouds started to roll in around 3:00 PM. The air changed - I could feel it. So I set out to make another Igloo form from random construction materials and this time used a combo of;
The Igloo I formed yesterday has an 8' diameter and a 3' entry. Five feet High. The form was simple. All my old garden stakes lashed together in the shape of an Igloo. Took about 2 hours. Then I covered the form with all my off cuts of StrataMat, Ditra and Ditra Drain.
It did not look good for snow and I headed in for supper around 5:00. At 10:00, my wife came home from girls night out and it was snowing...! Yeah. This morning I have a start to an Igloo. Far from my best work but we only got about 3/4" of snow last night.
I can see the heavier clouds coming back to the North Shore while I type this. Fingeres crossed that we get 2"-5" tonight or today.
I have made rammed snow blocks and a proper Igloo. Those can take me 8-12 hours of hard labour. Yesterday was light, easy and fun. The family that made the Igloo above invested about 150 + man hours. Not something you want to see the rain hit the next day!
Then I heard on the radio that it was going to snow last night. So I went home and raked all the leaves up and pilled them in the driveway.
I considered heading to Vancouver for the deck job - but - it's suppose to snow this weekend. I thought about my wife's "Honey Do List" for a half second and then found the perfect thing to do with my time.
Clean the back of the truck.
Do a dump run.
Build an Igloo.
The heavier snow clouds started to roll in around 3:00 PM. The air changed - I could feel it. So I set out to make another Igloo form from random construction materials and this time used a combo of;
- Laticrete StrataMat
- Ditra
- Ditra Drain
- Expanded Diamond Lath
- 2"x2" Stucco Mesh
- Garden Stakes
- Twine
- Garden Rake
- Duct tape
The Igloo I formed yesterday has an 8' diameter and a 3' entry. Five feet High. The form was simple. All my old garden stakes lashed together in the shape of an Igloo. Took about 2 hours. Then I covered the form with all my off cuts of StrataMat, Ditra and Ditra Drain.
It did not look good for snow and I headed in for supper around 5:00. At 10:00, my wife came home from girls night out and it was snowing...! Yeah. This morning I have a start to an Igloo. Far from my best work but we only got about 3/4" of snow last night.
I can see the heavier clouds coming back to the North Shore while I type this. Fingeres crossed that we get 2"-5" tonight or today.
When searching for design ideas yesterday I found this Igloo. Made from Recycled Milk Cartoons (500+) and coloured water. Talk about raising the bar.....
