Author Archives: Thales of Miletus

For the month March 2022

Cutting Perfect Holes for the Shower Fixtures The trick is building the rows continuing the staggering pattern as done to the other walls. When it comes time to find the center for your hole(s), first remove the row below the row your hole cut row. Temporarily dry fit the entire hole cut row and drawContinueContinue reading “For the month March 2022”

For the Month February 2022

It was like Deja Vu…all over again At the risk of sounding like an alarmist, we again had a dose of winter that looked to be like February 2021’s “SnowMageddon”. Thankfully, it wasn’t as cold and it didn’t last as long. But instead of one long 10-day stretch of single digit temperatures, with lots ofContinueContinue reading “For the Month February 2022”

For the Month January 2022

Hot Water, 6KW of solar panels and a 12KW Inverter. All we need now is a crapper! Shitter’s Full! Before you continue reading, please remember this is a Pro-Tow-Type! None of this is gonna be pretty for awhile. Current Configuration: 24 panels at 250watts each, 30amps @ 220v of grid power for working at night,ContinueContinue reading “For the Month January 2022”

For the month November 2021

Water, Supply & Drainage Water Supply Testing to the Manifold A thorough test should be done in stages. to the manifold, on each home run, on each branch and twig, etc. For now we’ll start with checking if the manifold leaks. Cold side first, since we don’t have our hot water heater yet. A temporaryContinueContinue reading “For the month November 2021”

For the month October 2021

Code, code, and more code As like anything else there’s usually a building code that needs to be followed when building a home. And there’s usually a good reason behind these codes. Even if you live in an unincorporated part of the county that doesn’t require inspections for what you’re doing AND you plan onContinueContinue reading “For the month October 2021”