Actually I was thinking of something like that sort of. We have a hot wire setup at work for cutting foam that is kind of like a table saw. It's not very portable though. I asked my boss if I could borrow it but he was reluctant. Based on your Amazon link, I just ordered one, should be here tomorrow. I never saw a portable hot wire but turns out they have them on Amazon, with prime shipping. Thanks Whsoj!
What kind of dog is that? Looks like a pug mix?
Why all the work to infill the stud cavities with XPS ? It's a lot of work and money espeically if your shopping at the HD.
I would have infilled with roxul or HD fiberglass and done an interior foam wrap. It's cheaper easier and elimiates thermal breaks.
I am not trying to critique what you have done so much as make suggestions for others.
What kind of dog is that? Looks like a pug mix?
Irrenarzt said:I was just up the street for breakfast with Greg and we saw the most ghetto walk in cooler. I'm excited to be on the right track more or less with this one. I'll take pics the next time I'm over there as I forgot my phone.
Somewhat slow start today as Greg took off at 8:30 (it's 10:30 now) but he should be back in a bit. I've just been straightening up a bit as it's a freaking mess here.
Fixing the OSB cupping a bit:
http://s49.photobucket.com/user/Smoooth69/media/null_zps7a680ba1.jpg.html
You can't really tell from the picture, but it is looking much flatter than it did before. I need to get the roof on before monsoon season kicks in.
Starting the 1" EPS population:
http://s49.photobucket.com/user/Smoooth69/media/null_zpsebe2590e.jpg.html
So after all this in fill then the cooler walls go in that you showed us earlier? If you didn't have those additional walls would you be doubling up these current walls?
Great build! I do have a recommendation for anyone that wants to duplicate it. If you are not building in an extremely dry place, like this one, you need to get the floor joists up on pear pads 6 to 8 inches off grade. If you decide to leave it on grade, I also would not suggest filing cavities with concrete mix. It will wick all available moisture from the ground to the wood.
Yesterday I was measuring 125 degrees F in the walk in so working in there was not an option. I was struggling just to keep the scratch coat wet. I was watering every 30 minutes and around 4 PM when the sun was on it the most, I would wet it and it was just drying within minutes. I'll be taking the day off just to do the same today. It is supposed to be even hotter today.
125 is Saudi Arabia kind of hot, no matter how you cut it. The ambient temperature wasn't terrible, but it was hot enough to dry out the scratch faster than you'd like.
So I headed out to lunch and so I stopped by the place with the ghetto-ass walk in. Some pics. I love how you can see the EPS foam just hanging right out the side of the roof. This gives me a little faith in what we are doing is on the right track for the most part.
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