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Chez Cadence
2008-04-08 |
After coach td's generous offer to supply me with as much luster-board as I could possibly want, I was only about $40 short of building Chez Cadence.
I loaded up the car with 13 piecs of the Luster-board, which ended up being exactly perfect.
Each piece of Luster-board was 24" X 48". As it happens, I had 2 pieces of plywood in the garage that were exactly that size, already. These pieces were 3/4" indoor grade plywood that I picked up at Toledo Plywood's free-for-hauling a few months ago. I laid those boards down side by side and measured out the treated lumber that i would use to lift them off the ground.
 Three cuts later and I had my base ready to be screwed together.
 I moved the base up to the deck as my base of operations so that I wouldn't have to get it into the back yard after it was constructed.
 Cadence approved.
 Next, I started with construction of the walls.
 The two side walls are a bit sturdier than the back wall because they'll be supporting the roof.
 For the front wall, I just started with a cross member. I wasn't sure what I was going to do for a door at this point, so this left me with the most options. Those boards on the base aren't nailed/screwed down.
The roof was a bit more challenging.
I called BigBro and asked him what a good angle would be for the roof and he said "6 in 12." "Of course", I thought. Then I thought, "What the hell does that mean?" What actually came out of my mouth was, "Ok, but how many derees is that?" BigBro was nice enough to walk me through the correct setup using the framing square. It worked perfectly and I couldn't have done it without him.
 After it was all nailed down on the wall frame, I made sure it was lined up perfectly. Looks good, eh?
 Hmmm... it looks great. And it's as big as it's going to get, right? But, wasn't the plan to put it in the kennel? Of course it was. I had to tip it on end and twist it around to get it in the gate, but at the end of day one, it was where it needed to be and the skeleton was done, for the most part.
Now, for the skin... almost. To start day two, I decided to run to Lowes and get some insulation and while I was there, I picked up some roofing shingles and some caulk for the seams.
 That should be the last trip to the store on this project! I started with the inside of the walls which meant cutting some of the Luster-board.
 Wall one in place, it was time to work on the rest.
Next, I needed to cut and place some insulation in the back before I skinned the outside.
I decided to cut a window in the gabel area of the front and back walls. I thught it would be good for ventelation purposes.
Here, you can see the hole after I placed the skin on the frame.
More insulation.
More skins.
I had to make some custom cuts to fit around the straps that hold the roof in place.
More insulation and more exterior skins.
I decided to go with an offset door so that there would be a larger area for Cadence to lay down - away from any weaher. If needed, I can build and place an interior partition to make a more distinct barrier to the weather.
Here, you can see how clean it is starting to look when I pull off the vinyl covering the Luster-board.
The roof boards went on perfectly and everything is nice and square!
I had some old tar-paper laying around from when I put the floor in the kitchen, so I applied that, next.
The shingles went on nice and easy as well. The roof is just about 1.5 shingle-sheets wide. That made it easy to apply them.
I was running short on the light brown shingles, so I used some older and darker shingles for the last row on the top. I think it looks really nice.
Cadence seemed to really like it upon first inspection.
Now, back to the windows. Among the materials that coach td's employer provided, there were three large sheets of lexan which I cut into circles. Then, I heated the ends of some threaded rods and melted them into the lexan.
Then, I drilled holes around the window holes, for those studs.
Like this...
I can push them all the way into the holes making it sealed off - for the most part.
Or, with some spacers on the rods, I can have them allow some airflow.
In that first pic, you can see the caulking, too!
Here's what's left of the old doghouse -
And here are some pictures of the almost final product.
The inside, too -
I still have some things to do. Among them are:
Paint the roof joists where they're exposed
Add some kind of door flap to keep out the weather
Make sure she has a good wireless connection in the far corner
Paint the underside of the floor - just to be safe
Teach Cadence a command that means "Go in your doghouse." I've started that, already. The command is "Go home"
Run some electric to the garage and the kennel area so I can put a heat lamp in there during the winter
Put a blanket in there for her, and maybe a tee-shirt that smells like me
Not bad for a plan that included "Build a doghouse", right? |
 Betty Boop Sun Apr 13 01:17:14 PM
Poor guy. Doesn't she know about his memory yet? Speaking of memory, maybe he thinks he called us after all!!! 
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 BizB Sun Apr 13 01:14:45 PM
I think Froggie strung him up by his toes after he forgot to tell me that she was cooking dinner on Friday (Movie night).
When I showed up with Taco Bell, she about strangled him.
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Betty Boop Sun Apr 13 12:59:28 PM
Has anyone seen Big Bro. I talked to Mrs.Frog last Sat. and asked her to have him call us when he got in. Poor kid is still on the loose, I guess! I hope he gets home soon. I mis him too, even thou he wasn't able to make it when you other 2 did. Ma 
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 sopops Sun Apr 13 12:49:01 PM
Biz:
A fine job of construction on Chez Cadence! You can get perforated eave panels that would close the gap where the rafters go thru which would still allow air to move thru but not quite so drafty.
How was movie night? I loved the pick of two of my girls, anymore pics available?
Taz: Great job on the videos and the still pics you posted. I do have the movies of the kite session and the Indian mound trip plus the dog rider on the bike and can put them on a DISC for you if you wish.
Love Y'all and miss your company.
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sopops Fri Apr 11 07:55:56 AM
Coach TD:
I had contact with him at the Collaborative on the Art Museum job and I think he also worked for a firm with the name "Norman" in it. Virginia remembered going to your home and how your mom took great care with her LP records.
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 BigBro Thu Apr 10 11:37:13 AM
Friday at 7:30 PM duh...
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BigBro Thu Apr 10 11:36:40 AM
Movie Night in Erie... Family is invited. Has Bubbles seen "Big Fish"?
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 coach td Wed Apr 09 07:47:37 PM
Sopops, My dad work for several firms late in his career. What firm(s)were you talking about. That'd help me remember the people. My dad knew a ton of people and I met many of them. I found it interesting to listen to people talk about my dad from a occupational standpoint. Any other time he was just my dad but around co-workers it was different. He was respected and a man with experience. It took me a long time to appreciate that.
Great job on the doghouse biz. You 'da man!
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BizB Wed Apr 09 01:28:07 PM
This is primarily for when I go out of town, though, she'll probably spend more days outside while I'm at work, too. That's just a bonus.
While we were in Florida, Cadence was left in her cage way too long on at least one occasion. I know this because I have had some stunt-kites on top of her cage for months and she had never messed with them. When we got home from Florida, she had pulled two of them into the cage and chewed it apart.
Since I can't count on someone to let her outside in a timely manner and to get her out of the weather when it turns bad, I needed a place that she could go when she needs to. Somewhere that she didn't need to depend on someone else.
In the future, Taz has offered to come over and feed her when I go out of town and BigBro has offered to dog-sit her at his house.
Taking her camping isn't really a good idea.
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Betty Boop Wed Apr 09 12:38:26 PM
I just spotted my typing error but that one can't be blamed on my right hand can it? 
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Betty Boop Wed Apr 09 12:37:21 PM
Either will work to keep her cozy. Is this house for while you are at work or for all the time? It should also work for your out or town weekends. For your camping trips, couldn't she go with you? 
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BizB Wed Apr 09 07:59:30 AM
I already thought of that and I have a solution in mind! I just haven't put it in place, yet.
I was thinking I could put a ceiling in there in the winter. I could cut some ceiling-strips like a hardwood floor that could be placed across the width of the doghouse.
This would accomplish 2 things.
1) It will reduce the amount of space that needs to be heated
2) It will allow me to remove them again in the warmer months so that she'll have a cool, ventilated place to lay.
I could even put insulation on the back of them so it'll be insulated even more.
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Betty Boop Wed Apr 09 07:50:34 AM
I think your job is great but I do see one flaw - A lot of heat will escape under the eves in winter. This will be good in summer but may be a problem in winter. We are both proud of your work!
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