@1f737851@bb644797 i don’t know how it happened but i bought one of the big kikkoman bottles, filled the small bottle with it, closed it and left it in the cupboard. When i went back to refill (under a year iirc) it had mold. Ever since, i try to keep it in the fridge.
@ec4a455d depends whether the gutters are clogged with wet muck or not. If they are, clear that first or you’ll be blowing tons of it all over the place. We may not have the moisture to even grow moss now, but I don’t miss that job at all.
@d0e09e5d@e5c81548 ah i see. I’d do tile then, it will be easier to do and lighter to move around. You could always lay a couple slabs of stone on the tile to add some mass if needed. Put up a pic if you have any of it built or a drawing
@d0e09e5d@e5c81548 i think the under layer will be much more important. We did electric radiant on a (uninsulated) slab and then tile over, and ended up leaving it turned off because it took forever to heat up and seemed very inefficient. Look into it, but i think your tile layer will be able to be thinner (more responsive) than the concrete would have to be, and self leveling concrete isn’t very durable if you are moving heavy pots around etc.
@d0e09e5d@e5c81548 btw if you’re more interested in the thermal mass for a greenhouse than having warm feet, it might be a lot cheaper to just heat up some tanks of water (black and in the sun ideally) and call it good
@d0e09e5d@e5c81548 i think the under layer will be much more important. We did electric radiant on a (uninsulated) slab and then tile over, and ended up leaving it turned off because it took forever to heat up and seemed very inefficient. Look into it, but i think your tile layer will be able to be thinner (more responsive) than the concrete would have to be, and self leveling concrete isn’t very durable if you are moving heavy pots around etc.
@26769ed7 this is what happens when they set a concrete water tank down on clay without putting down a compacted base, it settles over time and cracks both of the pvc male adapters. Why bother doing something right the first time when someone else can fix it over and over?
@86ee8b2c it will be hard to mount it securely and really annoying to clean the window if it’s mounted securely. You could fix these issues with a welded frame, hinge and latch to the inside, but you’re starting to get expensive.
If you’re really interested in this topic, find the book The Secure Home by skousen. Lots of fun info for the paranoid builder (i have a copy).
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