5 August 2014

Sean, Luther, Ian, Fred (after his dentist appointment), and Perry today.  The crew put on the sub-fascia, rafter tails, and outlooks on the west side of the house, then built the south and east Sun Room walls.  Goodro’s delivered another expensive load of lumber needed for building the Sun Room walls and roof structure.  Dennis Senesac arrived at 8:30 for a couple of hours discussion of heating / cooling system options.  An under the driveway closed-loop geothermal system is still on the table, as is a cold-climate heat pump.  Dennis took away many questions to be answered before a final decision is made.  Kate Valade from Sun Common came at 11 for the preliminary photovoltaic system site-assessment visit.  MOST unfortunately, the sun-tracker device (a really nifty piece of technology) she used to assess our access to the sun’s rays indicated that there is too much shade for solar panels to be viable… even if we basically clear-cut all the trees near the house to the southeast, south, and southwest of the Garage.  Rats!  I towed the log splitter to Taylor Rental for repair under warranty while Chree did a load of laundry over at Lynne & Perry’s, then ran errands in Brandon.