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Write down morning work done, lunch time, and afternoon work done.

Fri Nov 28, 2025

Morning: 10:00am-1:00pm

• Removed unnecessary electric box from old position

• Installed additional wall studs in bathroom 1 and 2 to mount future divider walls/pocket doors

• Helped Ethan with some electric work

Afternoon: 2:55pm-5:20pm

• Helped James move heavy items out of storage

Wed Nov 26, 2025

Afternoon: 2:30pm-3:30pm

• Cleaned out leftover insulation & tools to prepare for drywall installation

• Started preparing installation of Minisplit heat pump

Tue Nov 25, 2025

Morning: 10:20am-12:05pm

• Installed ceiling supports for drywall on short walls

Afternoon: 1:25pm-4:30pm

• Installed ceiling supports for drywall on interior walls

• Finished all the insulation we aren't blocked on (by minisplit, breaker panel install)

• Installed vanity light blocking

Mon Nov 24, 2025

Morning: 10:30am-1:25pm

• Installed some electric boxes in ceiling

• Installed ceiling supports for drywall on short walls

Afternoon: 2:05pm-5:30pm

• Finished bio digester cabin roof

• Finished ceiling insulation

• Continued on wall insulation

Fri Nov 21, 2025

Morning: 10:15am-12:20pm

• Tried settling bio digester cabin walls with ratchet straps

• Installed remaining ceiling insulation

Afternoon: 1:15pm-5pm

• Installed wall insulation

Thu Nov 20, 2025

Morning: 10:50am-1:00pm

• Built & installed roof gutter mesh lath

Afternoon: 2:00pm-5:20pm

• Continued bio digester cabin build

Wed Nov 19, 2025

Morning: 10:00am-1:18pm

• Built bio digester cabin foundation

• Transported tools to FeF

Afternoon: 2:35pm-6:00pm

• Put up bio digester cabin (70% complete?)

Tue Nov 18, 2025

Morning: 10:00am-12:05pm

• Finished shingle install! Hallelujah!

• Cleaned up & organized build site

Afternoon: 1:30pm-5:15pm

• Installed drip cap L-bracket on front veranda

• Installed 1x8 white trim over front veranda

• Installed vertical 1x6 white trim on front veranda sides

Mon Nov 17, 2025

Morning: 10:00am-1:20pm

• Cut & installed remaining T1-11 on front porch inside walls

T1 11

• Replaced split front porch plank

Plank replaced

Afternoon: 2:35pm-5:20pm

• Trimmed shingles to fit cedar trim

• Installed cedar shingle trim

Shingle cedar trim

• Installed even more shingles

Fri Nov 14, 2025

Morning: 10:10pm-1:20pm

• Installed more shingles (1 week of shingles now!)

Afternoon: 2:25pm-5:50pm

• Installed even more shingles

• Installed missing rear porch plank

Shingles

Thu Nov 13, 2025

Morning: 10:10am-1:20pm

• Installed more shingles

Shingles

Afternoon: 2:30pm-5:40pm

• Installed yet more shingles

• Added some more screws to sheet metal siding

• Took T1-11 siding off back porch walls (exterior) to make room for treated plywood

• Installed window trim spacer

• Started cutting J-channel for window

Evening: 8:15pm-11:10pm

• Drove to Menards to pick up materials

Wed Nov 12, 2025

Morning: 10:00am-12:00pm

• Drove to FeF to get more materials (gravel, trim boards, interior doors)

Afternoon: 12:00pm-5:40pm

• Spread more gravel on roof

• Installed more shingles

Tue Nov 11, 2025

Morning: -

Afternoon: 12:45pm-5:45pm

• Installed some more shingles

• Spread some more gravel on the roof

Mon Nov 10, 2025

Morning: 10:20am-1:40pm

• Installed front porch shingles

Afternoon: 2:55pm-5:15pm

• Continued installing front porch shingles (1/3 done)

Shingles

• Spread gravel on roof (1/2 done)

Gravel

Fri Nov 7, 2025

Morning: -

Afternoon: 1:00pm-5:50pm

• Installed back & front porch trim spacers

Front deck trim spacers

• Started installing cedar shingles on front porch wall

Thu Nov 6, 2025

Morning: 10:20am-1:10pm

• Installed 6x6 posts on front porch

Front deck posts

Afternoon: 2:30pm-5:50pm

• Installed sheet metal roofing on front porch

Front deck roof metal

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Wed Nov 5, 2025

Morning: 10:00am-12:45pm

• Carried gravel bags onto roof

• Shimmed & squared french door

French door shim

Lunch: 12:45pm-2:50pm

Afternoon: 2:50pm-5:50pm

• Replaced front porch boards under french door

• Lifted up all 3 front porch roof modules

• Fixed rear of all 3 front porch roof modules to house wall

Front deck roof modules installed

Tue Nov 4, 2025

Morning: 10:30am-12:40pm

• Added more screws to back porch sheet metal roof, was flapping in the wind

• Started on french door installation

• Installed tar flashing tape in french door frame

French door tar flashing tape

Lunch: 12:40pm-1:35pm

Afternoon: 1:35pm-5:05pm

• Installed french door

French door installed

• Leveled part of front porch a bit better to fit front porch wall

• Installed second front porch wall

• Carried all 3 front porch roof modules to front of building for installation

Mon Nov 3, 2025

Morning: 10:25am-2:40pm

• Installed back porch walls

• Built back porch 2nd roof module

Lunch: 2:40pm-3:55pm

Afternoon: 3:55pm-6:00pm

• Installed back porch roof modules

• Installed back porch 4x4 post

• Installed back porch metal roofing

Rear deck

Sat Nov 1, 2025

Morning: 10:00am-12:00pm

• Installed flashing tape on both sliding doors

Sliding door flashing tape

• Built back veranda walls

Back veranda wall frames

Back veranda with wall siding installed

Lunch: -

Afternoon: 12:00pm-4:30pm

• Leveled, positioned, and fixed front porch beneath sliding doors

Back veranda installed

Fri Oct 31, 2025

Morning: 10:25am-2pm

• Finished 2nd window installation

Window sealed with tar tape

• Build back veranda frame and installed planks

Back porch frame

Back veranda frame with planks installed

Lunch: 2pm-3:35pm

Afternoon: 3:35pm-7pm

• Finished back veranda deck

• Started back veranda wall frames

• Screwed in 2nd rear veranda door frame

Thu Oct 30, 2025

Morning: 10:00am-12:00pm

• Trimmed PV runners

PV runners flush with cap

• Fixed up PV runner cap 2x4 on the 3rd module

• Folded up roof membrane at the south side to fit with PV runner cap 2x4s

Wrapped & taped up end caps between modules

• Installed some 1x6 roof trim

1x6 trim board on roof

Lunch: -

Afternoon: 12:00pm-6:45pm

• Installed siding

Metal siding

• Cut opening for east side windows

Cut window holes

• Installed flashing tar tape on both window frames

Window flashing tape

• Installed first window

• Started installation of second window

Wed Oct 29, 2025

Morning: 10:10am-12:15pm

• Installed PV panels

Solar panels closeup

First row of solar panels installed

Lunch: 12:15pm-1:40pm

Afternoon: 1:40pm-7pm

• Finished installing PV panels

Solar panel installation nearly complete

Solar panel installation complete

• Trimmed roof membrane on east side of building to fit trim boards

• Started installing trim boards on roof

Tue Oct 28, 2025

Morning: 10:05am-12:45pm

• Installed 2nd sliding door handle/lock and adjusted roller (~5min total)

• Put up R38 fiberglass insulation into the ceiling, covered about 5 rows

Lunch: 12:45pm-1:45pm

Afternoon: 1:45pm-5:15pm

• Sealed cracks & gaps between wall modules & rafters/taper with spray foam

• Finished ceiling insulation in the first 2 house modules

Ceiling insulation

• Started insulating wall modules in house module 1 with R19 fiberglass

Wall insulation

• Started taking off some of the floor level OSB strips to fill in gaps behind them with spray foam (in house module 3)

Mon Oct 27, 2025

Morning: 10:05am-2:30pm

• Helped attach roof rafter braces

• Started attaching some PV panels

Lunch: 2:30pm-3:30pm

Afternoon: 3:30pm-6:20pm

• Measured out PV spacing on most runners

• Attached front PV mounts on most runners

• Finished installing first row of PV panels

Evening (non-work):

• Spent 2h after work learning/trying out FreeCAD 1.0