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Monday, December 16, 2019
A good space to be in. Again, cat/dog, fireplace, tumbler of Scotch all needed to maximize the positive vibe.
33 right now in Redding. The only thing I don't have here that I wish I had is a functional fireplace ( there's a fireplace, but it's gas - not at all the same).
I cut a lot of cedar for winter, but I'm going through it faster than is optimal. No, a gas log isn't the same and the heat doesn't feel the same. And burning cedar gives off a very pleasant odor. I have pin in the rack in the front and it's ok, I guess, but it burns at roughly twice the rate as cedar. There is juniper too, but they're not tall trees and you end up having about 1000 6" logs to make a cord. If you split them, they're essentially kindling.
Attic studies are the best, and it looks like this one even has a loft. Sure hope it's in a temperate climate though. You'd broil like a frog and then freeze, if this was in Texas (no insulation).
Funny how a man sees that there is no insulation. After looking at the books and setup my eye was drawn to the bones of the structure which looks like a "Mansford Roof" and no insulation and obvious heat/chill source. I still would live there... better man cave then I have seen.
I built an almost identical study in the attic of my last barn, with the addition of a cushy sofa and a restored 1939 Philco radio that I wired to play music of the era. Two inches of foam board insulation between each rafter and covered with beadboard looks just about like this but dramatically tempers the hot and cold swings. I am in Northern Ohio, by the way, and practically lived in that study for several years while writing a book. It was quite comfortable. Friends could hardly believe that something so fantastic could be in my barn.
It's 15 degrees outside right now at the White Wolf Mine. A good fire in the fireplace helps in addition to the above.
ReplyDelete33 right now in Redding. The only thing I don't have here that I wish I had is a functional fireplace ( there's a fireplace, but it's gas - not at all the same).
DeleteI cut a lot of cedar for winter, but I'm going through it faster than is optimal. No, a gas log isn't the same and the heat doesn't feel the same. And burning cedar gives off a very pleasant odor. I have pin in the rack in the front and it's ok, I guess, but it burns at roughly twice the rate as cedar. There is juniper too, but they're not tall trees and you end up having about 1000 6" logs to make a cord. If you split them, they're essentially kindling.
Delete"pine" in the rack in the front.
Delete"Cat/dog, fireplace, tumbler of Scotch all needed to maximize the positive vibe.
ReplyDeleteThere's still something missing.
Oh yea,
Ya think Dominos would deliver?
Attic studies are the best, and it looks like this one even has a loft. Sure hope it's in a temperate climate though. You'd broil like a frog and then freeze, if this was in Texas (no insulation).
ReplyDeleteNo insulation...
DeleteFunny how a man sees that there is no insulation. After looking at the books and setup my eye was drawn to the bones of the structure which looks like a "Mansford Roof" and no insulation and obvious heat/chill source. I still would live there... better man cave then I have seen.
DeleteLOL, no insulation was my first thought too...
ReplyDeleteI built an almost identical study in the attic of my last barn, with the addition of a cushy sofa and a restored 1939 Philco radio that I wired to play music of the era. Two inches of foam board insulation between each rafter and covered with beadboard looks just about like this but dramatically tempers the hot and cold swings. I am in Northern Ohio, by the way, and practically lived in that study for several years while writing a book. It was quite comfortable. Friends could hardly believe that something so fantastic could be in my barn.
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