This storm out of the Southeast is supposed to bring 3 to 7 inches of rain. Wind gusts up to 55 mph! The storm should roll in this evening. It will be gone on Wednesday.
We quickly tarped the most vulnerable wall.
The house only has the "scratch coat" on the straw bales. It won't be impermeable to water until we do the third coat. So what to do? Let it be, we decided. If too much of the mud is washed off, we will quickly attempt to wrap the house in plastic.
A cloudy sky. We haven't seen that in months...
We moved the chickens inside the addition. An old kennel will do for now...
So we wait. Anxiously. This will be a real test for this homemade addition. Will it be able to handle the 50 plus mile an hour wind gusts? Will it topple over? Will all the mud wash off? Will all our work be ruined? A cliff hanger, for sure....
2 comments:
Good luck out there; hope you're not getting washed away. I missed the season's first snow back in Duluth this weekend. Rain here overnight but nothing major.
A coyote ate a couple of my friend's chickens Friday night. Big night out after working all week I guess.
--greentangle
Please let us know how you and the house are doing. Glad to know you protected the chickens!
Good luck!
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