CropStop – Page 5

The Devil’s in the Details

on April 24, 2014April 24, 2014 By nrishclem 1 Comment

It's really satisfying to see the Crop Stop coming together. We have all put in a lot of time to make sure the Crop Stop is of the highest quality, and it is really evident no matter where you observe it from. I hate to have to toot our own horns, but when you get [...]

Day and Night

on April 24, 2014April 24, 2014 By jcrusse

The CropStop's farm style character is starting to become evident, now that the metal siding, the roof, and the window panels can finally be seen together. The dogtrot and screen porch are also starting to take shape with most of the walls and ceiling boards in place. Although the deck boards for the dogtrot and screen [...]

All Hands On Deck.

on April 23, 2014April 23, 2014 By nicholascaro

While the last week of classes continue and Studio V’s semester review is this Friday, April 25th, the Crop Stop is quickly coming together. Currently we have finished applying the metal exterior siding to the two end wall, half of the metal roofing is also up, and the north wall is being started. As a [...]

Nickel on a string

on April 16, 2014April 16, 2014 By jcsmith224

Do you find yourself dropping your nickels? We did, and so we came up with this really ingenious idea. By drilling a hole in the nickel and tying it to a string so that you can fasten it to your belt. Silly? I think not. So after another long day of work, we were able to [...]

Soffit up, Roof almost on

on April 16, 2014April 16, 2014 By pmosherclemson 1 Comment

The soffit on the roof is all up and ready to go. The way that the boards run the entire length of the structure and run out from the walls on either end really help to create a separate plane for the roof. This was a detail that was suggested by Marlon Blackwell when he [...]

Git ‘Er Done

on April 15, 2014April 15, 2014 By jcrusse

With about ten days left, before our final review, we've really started to kick things into high gear. We're now beginning to see the full scope of our project and what it's going to take to finish the CropStop. Over the past week, we've been applying extra structural supports, weather proofing materials, and we're now staining [...]

Soffit Up Some Things

on April 14, 2014April 14, 2014 By nicholascaro

Over the weekend Studio V made a lot of strides forward in the project. It started with getting all of the cypress wood, metal dip edge on the roof, and treated 2x4 for the furring strips. The roof was papered on Thursday and furring strips were being applied on Friday. Over the weekend much time [...]

Thumbs up!

on April 11, 2014April 11, 2014 By nrishclem

Thursday, Charleston County Buildings Inspector Director Carl Simmons came by the shop to inspect studio v's crop stop kitchen. Unfortunately, none of us could be there because we all had class, but professor Pastre reported to us afterwards that Mr. Simmons gave us a thumbs up on all of our framing and the go ahead [...]

Hard Work Does Pay Off

on April 9, 2014April 9, 2014 By jaover19

As we continue to push ourselves everyday with the Cropstop, the results can really be seen as you step back and look. One of the biggest realizations is...how big it really is! 60' by 12' looked ok on paper, and some areas even seemed small. But now that it is built up with walls [...]

We have a roof!

on April 8, 2014April 8, 2014 By pmosherclemson

We made a good amount of progress over the weekend on the kitchen. We finished installing all of the roof trusses, added our flying trusses off the ends of the building, and put our sheathing on the roof. The rain stayed away just long enough for us to finish. Nolan and I were [...]