Ross House Construction Photos

outside in · Post by **outside in** » Thu Aug 12, 2010 12:54 pm

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Roderick Grant · Post by **Roderick Grant** » Thu Aug 12, 2010 2:10 pm

Hallelujah!

Wrightgeek · Post by **Wrightgeek** » Thu Aug 12, 2010 2:14 pm

Hail! Hail! The Wicked Purple Entry Box is dead!

Looking good, John. Although much remains to done, you must feel great about the amount of progress you have made so far.

outside in · Post by **outside in** » Thu Aug 12, 2010 2:28 pm

"the destruction of the (purple) box"

Wrighter · Post by **Wrighter** » Thu Aug 12, 2010 2:29 pm

Rousing applause for an excellent beginning! The very definition of addition by subtraction.

DRN · Post by **DRN** » Thu Aug 12, 2010 2:50 pm

Ah selective demolition....simple pleasures are the best.
Thanks to outside in for removing the purple carbuncle that had grown on that pretty face.

DavidC · Post by **DavidC** » Thu Aug 12, 2010 3:19 pm

Congratulations, John. You are working miracles with the home. Have you made a decision yet on how you are going to handle the sinking/tilting porch on the opposite side?

Thanks for keeping us updated on the progress.

David

SDR · Post by **SDR** » Thu Aug 12, 2010 3:27 pm

Yay ! Tell it goodbye. . .

Stephen

Deke · Post by **Deke** » Thu Aug 12, 2010 6:53 pm

I drove by the house when I was in town for the Wright Plus weekend. Nice to see that purple tumor removed.
Deke

outside in · Post by **outside in** » Fri Aug 13, 2010 10:22 am

4 inches of rigid insulation have been added to the roof. With additional attic insulation the roof should be R50.

peterm · Post by **peterm** » Fri Aug 13, 2010 10:51 am

Thanks for keeping us posted. You are doing an excellent job!

Will the extra 4" change what is seen from the exterior?

outside in · Post by **outside in** » Fri Aug 13, 2010 11:07 am

The 4 inch rigid insulation fits in behind the fascia board and will not be noticeable - there will also be a continuous custom-shaped gutter around the perimeter for the rain water harvesting system feeding the cistern. The edge condition will not appear exactly as built, but a small alteration for a big return in energy savings.

peterm · Post by **peterm** » Fri Aug 13, 2010 11:49 am

Makes good sense to me...

So, I take it you needed to make the fascia board a bit wider (taller...) than the original?

outside in · Post by **outside in** » Sun Aug 15, 2010 8:04 am

no, the fascia board will remain the same = the 4 inches of rigid fits behind the existing fascia in the space that was originally created by an integral gutter. Unfortunately, they always have a tendency to fail, so new gutters will be installed on the outside of the fascia for rainwater harvesting for landscape maintenance.

pharding · Post by **pharding** » Sun Aug 15, 2010 8:40 am

That is a fine project. What is the benefit of adding insulation on top of the roof sheathing when extremely high R-Values can be obtained with a combination of polyisocyanurate insulation between the rafters in tight areas at the perimeter of the house and lay in batt insulation every where else?