In the grand tradition of labor guild battles Josh Bigger has entered sacred ground with claims made before god. We call upon our lord to observe dutifully and take notes.
Having fun with Knucklehead Josh Bigger
No good deeds
In a rare moment of grace and mercy, I let the pleadings of a man influence the Trad list. Ray Haas cried like a baby when I critiqued his work and asked questions any peer would ask, about process with one another. He did make some honest critiques about the site, it was true that i rarely updated my masterpiece with over 260 essays and how-to guides spanning 18 years on trad roofing and preservation… I was busy Ray, sorry for letting you down. In the process of being more online while editing this old tome, i ran across ray’s recent metalwork company advertisements, and well…
I took Ray’s advice and updated the site including the Trad List. Now I’m regretting it.
Size your vessel by performing stereotomy first.
Nope. This will flood >
Brand new tailor… and it shows
There is no need to generate all this man hours… You really have to be creative to invent seam plans. It’s all about designing for the least amount of effort, unless you’re Ray.
Should Ray Hass
remain on The Trad List?
Example of the detail done correct:
Article from KIR blog 2009
I been cooking for a long timeโฆ
Stimulus bill offers incentives to cheapen buildings in the name of energy efficiency.
The energy star website was updated March 6, 2009 to include federal tax credits for energy efficiency. These are only for existing homes, not for new construction. What’s at the top of the list?
Windows and doors.
Insulation.
Roofs (metal and asphalt).
We are going to see a lot of needless work done to our stock of traditionally constructed, pre-war homes in the coming years. This is very disappointing because the systems these new products replace are often superior to the new units. If you account for embodied energy, operational energy, and life-cycle energy most traditional forms of construction come out on top over newer systems. Especially systems that are already in-place. Think twice before jumping on the bandwagon. Remember the words: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Replacing a perfectly good system in the name of reduction in energy isn’t really a net reduction. You can’t consume your way to sustainability.
Now remember the architectural equivalent of this mantra:
Maintain before repair.
Repair before restore.
Restore before replace.
Replace only as a last resort.
Live it.
Posted 6th April 2009 by Kurtis
Donโt make me assume my ultimate form
Trad Building 
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