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She also helped by taking all the photos and videos in this post (except this one). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1546796117419-3AUZ5Z8QD95QV1GBW5SI/sniff_board.png Frugal Happy - We've Got a Floor on Our Ceiling Chris “sniff sorting” the wood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1546817944188-VY11B7H8W4XNRYTT7G73/chris_tng_weighing.png Frugal Happy - We've Got a Floor on Our Ceiling Chris weighing a bundle of flooring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1546797796607-2YJXUFN265NOCPPBBQQT/tng_rows.png Frugal Happy - We've Got a Floor on Our Ceiling Our living space became increasingly filled with flooring. Each piece of tape represents 25 pounds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1546801481625-HD9UBM01RBAEQLXSFY4H/planing_tng.png Frugal Happy - We've Got a Floor on Our Ceiling We just fed the brown wood in one end of the planer and it magically came out a light natural oak color from the other. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1546817223316-EHLYY1NLEE04SCNNN4P1/tng_planing_closeup.png Frugal Happy - We've Got a Floor on Our Ceiling A piece of flooring before and after planing. A handheld power planer is being used in this photo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1546805660217-E5WMAHC0LU0SO3WJ443C/bin_varnish_tng.png Frugal Happy - We've Got a Floor on Our Ceiling Bin brushes varnish onto planed panels on a sunny day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1546818373713-UTECTKHHB38XPNPOEPO7/chris_tng_tap.png Frugal Happy - We've Got a Floor on Our Ceiling Chris taps a piece of paneling into place with a rubber mallet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1546818511845-7G1GO4XNXTAURNZOWSA7/chris_tng_nail.png Frugal Happy - We've Got a Floor on Our Ceiling Chris blind nails the paneling into a furring strip using a 16-guage pneumatic brad nailer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1548616686350-0Z90GT7G0G210XVQI73P/TG_explained.png Frugal Happy - We've Got a Floor on Our Ceiling How each of these pieces was categorized (top, bottom, etc.) depended on its end conditions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1548611223328-1IOQ5BSACH7DWSQNS41O/ladder_gnome.png Frugal Happy - We've Got a Floor on Our Ceiling The sloped ceiling required that sometimes we get creative with the laddering. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1548463408652-OVSTYEPGF5DFX35XIHEX/ceiling+installation.jpg Frugal Happy - We've Got a Floor on Our Ceiling Dual ladders and scaffolding made working across the sloped ceiling feasible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1548611692665-8D58GTYVSDY3WTZPIJLU/TG_jbox.png Frugal Happy - We've Got a Floor on Our Ceiling Detail of cut-out for electrical junction box for suspended lighting fixtures. Note gaps and depth variation in the pieces. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1546805407997-DWNRSUFQLGR8IIEW4TQV/sang_chris_finish_ceiling.png Frugal Happy - We've Got a Floor on Our Ceiling Sang and Chris install the final piece of paneling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1548699322098-NPS5GA6DSCBUSF2S484L/IMG_2766.jpg Frugal Happy - We've Got a Floor on Our Ceiling The ceiling just after it was finished. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1548658271050-U6AF2JKWBDRYLQHB3N73/ceiling.jpg Frugal Happy - We've Got a Floor on Our Ceiling The common area space starting to come together as of early 2019. https://www.frugalhappy.org/blog/2018/9/8/frugal-happy-tips monthly 0.5 2019-02-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1536457543123-GUT9P8Y6FY18EKDJSKEQ/frugal+tips+banner.jpg Frugal Happy - 10 Frugal Happy Tips https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1536472209246-59RBU9AEAMN3ULAW4ZJY/wedding.jpg Frugal Happy - 10 Frugal Happy Tips https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1536453457187-XD2QYRBHEMT1AXFBLHIA/IMG_2903.JPG Frugal Happy - 10 Frugal Happy Tips https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1536454937937-VA4D6GF100FBCG3NEB41/jeffbread+chris+3.JPG Frugal Happy - 10 Frugal Happy Tips https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1536453923853-SST8HXRAM4PWMDC60VV7/cookie.jpg Frugal Happy - 10 Frugal Happy Tips https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1536454119295-J62KBX7WJI33KU10V89L/boba+party.JPG Frugal Happy - 10 Frugal Happy Tips https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1536454688737-HG2Q81IAYXVZHZRHF52W/wine.jpg Frugal Happy - 10 Frugal Happy Tips https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1536455499938-P1OUQMRW4O98KH49Y6IV/carrot.jpg Frugal Happy - 10 Frugal Happy Tips https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1536455845854-K2W77FRDZ2NGBP2QHPKI/IMG_5573.JPG Frugal Happy - 10 Frugal Happy Tips https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1536456349389-EE2SW1490UHMUMJ0UOZP/driving+log.jpg Frugal Happy - 10 Frugal Happy Tips https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1536456456046-9SBJFZ41MRCTH8UU3NSF/movie+night.JPG Frugal Happy - 10 Frugal Happy Tips We may not have cable TV, but we can still have movie nights (via Netflix, a projector, and a blank wall). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1536476372557-1PLSWUGFCRS9106Z6BW6/expense+tracker.jpg Frugal Happy - 10 Frugal Happy Tips https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1536468314529-BTYYD1IFBIXM2MCH64BT/cake.jpg Frugal Happy - 10 Frugal Happy Tips Eating out is a special treat! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1536467744842-465HW18CNGL84T64N09O/sce.jpg Frugal Happy - 10 Frugal Happy Tips You can see what time we started cooking dinner and turning on lights! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1536467169716-NZ7Q4I589Y6W9ROEENCC/sense+fridge.jpg Frugal Happy - 10 Frugal Happy Tips https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1536466151186-7LED2SRS1X9ZSXL8JUCB/haircut.jpg Frugal Happy - 10 Frugal Happy Tips https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1536465817180-YJJBX6V695M9Z34GQEI5/neighbors.jpg Frugal Happy - 10 Frugal Happy Tips https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1536466646453-1VD3ST1DO5CKLUA4NDQS/IMG_2906.JPG Frugal Happy - 10 Frugal Happy Tips Water you looking at? https://www.frugalhappy.org/blog/2018/7/11/vaulting-ceiling-construction monthly 0.5 2019-06-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1531551017843-ZITRKQFHE9JWAEYKN5CR/IMG_1695+banner.jpg Frugal Happy - Vaulting the Ceiling, Part II — Construction https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1531457414164-9GA3UXPY351L1QT5BU9Y/IMG_0566+copy.jpg Frugal Happy - Vaulting the Ceiling, Part II — Construction Demolition not quite finished, but I decided to start on the vaulted ceiling anyway. In retrospect I should have just gone down to the studs all 'round for the sake of simplicity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1528070860413-EEOJG2BZBW2IJ02UXIK4/IMG_0858.jpg Frugal Happy - Vaulting the Ceiling, Part II — Construction Michael's foot visible from the crawl space hatch. He is quite alive, but after countless hours of jack-hammering he may be wishing that were not the case. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1531457537214-GWBNBAVVUGPAKZPBPU9N/IMG_0865+copy.jpg Frugal Happy - Vaulting the Ceiling, Part II — Construction Few things invoke a sense of urgency quite like a trailer full of wet concrete sitting in your garage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1528073509291-AIS8RYLHFR4HNWG1ZNNJ/IMG_0872.jpg Frugal Happy - Vaulting the Ceiling, Part II — Construction https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1528075106604-ET4INM00CKUJOXKVAFF3/IMG_0927.JPG Frugal Happy - Vaulting the Ceiling, Part II — Construction https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1531457872764-D5DRUUK2KLOAHZ9L6VSK/IMG_0914+copy.jpg Frugal Happy - Vaulting the Ceiling, Part II — Construction Ceiling joists removed, exposing the roof structure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1531458025918-GLZ51ETOF5WCR2OFI2YK/IMG_0951+copy.jpg Frugal Happy - Vaulting the Ceiling, Part II — Construction This beam supports the center post. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1531458200090-TUMVODI733B3SBK31JDI/IMG_0958+copy.jpg Frugal Happy - Vaulting the Ceiling, Part II — Construction This beam over the hallway supports the south end post. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1531459517372-V2FMMT5U1HAFH3GPPGQN/IMG_1645+copy.jpg Frugal Happy - Vaulting the Ceiling, Part II — Construction The three of us hefting the new ridge beam into place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1531460168623-GAZF8RKY79PMKR4AB9FH/IMG_1731+copy.jpg Frugal Happy - Vaulting the Ceiling, Part II — Construction We installed temporary supports to hold the ridge beam in place while we prepared the permanent supports. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1531460473671-975ZIW8EGBGX2K8831FW/IMG_0948+copy.jpg Frugal Happy - Vaulting the Ceiling, Part II — Construction The wood for the new 2x12 rafters just barely fit in the garage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1531460577387-DDIPHE7GABB940EZAKTU/IMG_1719+copy.jpg Frugal Happy - Vaulting the Ceiling, Part II — Construction Christian notched the end of each new rafter to fit snugly against both the old ridge board and the new ridge beam. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1531544889645-JLCGITRCBECERDN9V476/IMG_1705+copy.jpg Frugal Happy - Vaulting the Ceiling, Part II — Construction Each new rafter had to be meticulously — and laboriously — slid into its new home next to the existing rafter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1528650228569-OCDF3041SVSO4D0X1L6S/IMG_1727.JPG Frugal Happy - Vaulting the Ceiling, Part II — Construction The improvised workaround for the complicated wall assembly required a tenuous two-inch gap between the bearing wall and the lower face of the rafter end. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1531544991160-IWWQVW0J0FSNZ4U1MCZ4/IMG_1729+copy.jpg Frugal Happy - Vaulting the Ceiling, Part II — Construction https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1531545156561-GBY3O7JK16412AZ3CA17/IMG_1994+copy.jpg Frugal Happy - Vaulting the Ceiling, Part II — Construction Pneumatic palm nailers helped us get the requisite nails into the brackets in tight quarters. 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The bottom: utter chaos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1531549085049-DKESBVXUHU8T961EUHP2/gif_test2.gif Frugal Happy - Vaulting the Ceiling, Part II — Construction https://www.frugalhappy.org/blog/2018/3/22/vaulting-ceiling-design monthly 0.5 2018-07-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1531551293259-V22ZRXEFFABSTCUJNGQM/5508_existing_roof_structure_banner.jpg Frugal Happy - Vaulting the Ceiling, Part I — Plans and Permits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1527977123488-G4AI7ACV0UAS8WJUL8WT/common+area+diagram.png Frugal Happy - Vaulting the Ceiling, Part I — Plans and Permits We decided to vault the ceiling in the common area, outlined in the floor plan above. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1527868969885-IDGOSTVXNRY9DPCIR2C0/DSC_0038.jpg Frugal Happy - Vaulting the Ceiling, Part I — Plans and Permits Before the renovation, the dining area was very dark, with lots of glare from the kitchen. The space was hard on the eyes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1528071586609-JWD36ZCHPM7VXBCLJ5LT/pre+living+dining+room.jpg Frugal Happy - Vaulting the Ceiling, Part I — Plans and Permits Half walls with latticed screens separated the dining area from the living area and the entry area. I think semi-transparent screens can be done well. But this isn't that. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1528068540565-FRIKDLBVV7GG9QINJK9V/DSC_0021+%282%29.jpg Frugal Happy - Vaulting the Ceiling, Part I — Plans and Permits View of the existing attic over the common area, looking northeast. The 6x13 beam runs across the bottom of the photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1527979607363-UZ2EQMC918JPN0ZM7DIB/5508_existing_roof_structure_perspective_2016_05_16.jpg Frugal Happy - Vaulting the Ceiling, Part I — Plans and Permits Drawing of the existing ceiling and roof structure, looking north. Note the purlins supporting the 2x6 rafters mid-span. I think I left out some supports for the purlins in this drawing. There were regularly spaced supports resting on bearing walls or that giant 6x13 beam shown in the center-right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1527979796130-7IZIAEM02NO6ICUM9RJV/5508_existing_roof_structure_sectional_perspective_2016_05_16.jpg Frugal Happy - Vaulting the Ceiling, Part I — Plans and Permits Sectional perspective (looking north) showing the pre-renovation roof structure of the common area. The purlins and all the ceiling joists would need to be removed in order to vault the ceiling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1531450034813-3B5UYYGRSN60KG4YPP33/DSC_0056.png Frugal Happy - Vaulting the Ceiling, Part I — Plans and Permits My wife said this block of text is too long, so I broke it up with this picture of her. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1527983433157-PMLJ76YMNB1R22D85DWG/5508+Harker+Temple+City+STRCT+PLANS_section.png Frugal Happy - Vaulting the Ceiling, Part I — Plans and Permits A cross section of the common area from the structural engineer's construction drawings, specifying how the new vaulted ceiling would be supported. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1528064257302-IDXI8EXR2Q7WC6W3WW7V/Screen+Shot+2018-06-03+at+3.11.52+PM.png Frugal Happy - Vaulting the Ceiling, Part I — Plans and Permits Three 4x4 posts support the new ridge beam. 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Introducing the Share Shed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1505003192310-L0WQ2AU596COBHMO5QPV/IMG_5333+resized.jpg Frugal Happy - Introducing the Share Shed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1505003264893-KAZMPZKSUG006024VLSI/IMG_6790+resized.jpg Frugal Happy - Introducing the Share Shed Photo: Matthew Escobar/Temple City Connect https://www.frugalhappy.org/blog/2017/3/12/our-first-year-with-solar-panels monthly 0.5 2018-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1504578656833-9SPH5ZVYC6EEGNG4T10E/IMG_0271.JPG Frugal Happy - Our First Year with Solar Panels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1496019606860-ES0ID75FXLJU4ZWMPIJ5/image-asset.jpeg Frugal Happy - Our First Year with Solar Panels A local solar company putting supports for PV panels on our roof. No that's not a tiny man on the ladder. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1504470303330-KL16VD5K6908SGJPWM8H/DSC_0042.jpg Frugal Happy - Our First Year with Solar Panels This is Carlos, who runs the company that installed our panels. He's a badass. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1504469968953-CE66FV4YEV3GXELQ7M91/electrical+panel.jpg Frugal Happy - Our First Year with Solar Panels As part of the PV installation, our old Zinsco electrical service panel got replaced with a new 200-amp one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1504470571046-SDGOOYY95TTASZ2P8GGZ/DSC_0001.jpg Frugal Happy - Our First Year with Solar Panels Here's what the new inverter and service panel look like after installation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1541404147723-YC3MCJWHU0YBSNTD8G2I/5508+net+consumption.jpg Frugal Happy - Our First Year with Solar Panels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1541404181358-2O245DJWSFYF12970QUA/5508+net+consumption+monthly.jpg Frugal Happy - Our First Year with Solar Panels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1504576678893-MMUQXFZ9OATR3DNG98JD/IMG_0178.JPG Frugal Happy - Our First Year with Solar Panels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1541403609460-RC5N3POILJP97OO3CXI0/Footnote Frugal Happy - Our First Year with Solar Panels * Turns out I had been reading my electricity bill incorrectly — I presumed the consumption and generation numbers on the bill were gross amounts, but discovered recently that these numbers represent the cumulative net amounts (e.g. If the bill says we used 76 kWh of electricity in a month, this number includes the amount offset by the solar panels, so our consumption was actually higher than 76kWh). Likewise, when we were exporting energy, the exported number on the bill has already had the consumption subtracted from it. In short, the utility bill is good for keeping track of how much money we owe for energy and how much they owe us, but incredibly there’s apparently no way to determine from the bill how much total energy we’ve consumed and generated. To retroactively determine the actual consumption and generation, I found a way to download the raw generation data from our PV meter and used these with the bill figures to calculate our actual consumption and generation data (seriously, why is this so hard?). I’m embarrassed to report that we had overstated our conservation badassery in the first version of this post (our energy use is low, but not as insanely low as previously reported). I’m also happy to announce that our solar panels generate more than we previously thought (and more in line with their predicted generation). In the end the net consumption number is about the same. In the spirit of accuracy and integrity, I wanted to make sure to update this post with the revised numbers and charts. Apologies for the confusion and thanks for putting up with science in motion. 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The good news is that once you've put in the considerable effort to create all this, you can use the template for every subsequent project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1489298574882-X7WXMGXGM1PAD8ZX0XJA/image-asset.png Frugal Happy - An Overdue House Update: Permit Me to Explain Once you have everything set up, you can do fancy things like choose a style that colors all objects by layer, like in this image. There's clearly something not quite right about the groupings shown here, but you get the gist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1489336317613-OWME5D3I2I3VNYO0E5WJ/image-asset.jpeg Frugal Happy - An Overdue House Update: Permit Me to Explain Wen documented the magic moment at City Hall when the permit was issued. Not terribly picturesque I'm afraid, but significant nonetheless! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1489299078821-YIJQ00A6ATYOB6BCTA6J/DSC_0017.jpg Frugal Happy - An Overdue House Update: Permit Me to Explain Attic existing condition: ceiling joist bays filled with 33-year-old cellulose insulation, as well as lots of other stuff. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1489332743902-0QCM2NA55PD60RBIHJDO/IMG_0092.jpg Frugal Happy - An Overdue House Update: Permit Me to Explain I found this tattered certificate hanging from one of the rafters. It says in 1983 the attic was insulated to R-19, but the walls and floors are uninsulated. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1489329945668-G0FCSGSUXXUFYYSHFG4L/image-asset.jpeg Frugal Happy - An Overdue House Update: Permit Me to Explain Our Noodle Noser in action. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1489336185292-Y5SITF7EYX1SF02NACMR/image-asset.jpeg Frugal Happy - An Overdue House Update: Permit Me to Explain Our friend Danny was a huge help in getting the insulation out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5565e96ee4b032025ebab985/1489331227177-AV23G96EQB21LP7UFHEM/IMG_5293.jpg Frugal Happy - An Overdue House Update: Permit Me to Explain At first I had the Noodle Noser in one of the bedrooms. 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