{"id":1649,"date":"2015-08-12T09:21:25","date_gmt":"2015-08-12T14:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ywwg.com\/wordpress\/?p=1649"},"modified":"2015-08-12T09:21:25","modified_gmt":"2015-08-12T14:21:25","slug":"burning-down-the-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ywwg.com\/wordpress\/archives\/1649","title":{"rendered":"Burning down the house"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>No, not really.<\/p>\n<p>One early decision we made was not to use the typical shingled cedar siding that most tiny houses employ. \u00a0Instead I wanted the siding to be smooth by using shiplapped or tongue and groove siding. \u00a0We also decided to get\u00a0reclaimed wood for our siding, which is a very hip thing to do but darn if it doesn&#8217;t look fantastic. \u00a0We were unable to find affordable ((It turns out, reclaimed wood is relatively\u00a0expensive.)) reclaimed boards that could be used for exterior siding without treatment, so we decided to save some money and spend the time to treat them.<\/p>\n<p>Our reclaimed wood dealer, J from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jarmakwood.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jarmak Corporation<\/a>, suggested we try a Japanese method of treatment called shou-sugi-ban. \u00a0This involves briefly torching the wood, giving it a slightly charred surface. \u00a0This technique has also been used by tiny house builders:<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OOIbWOtHi-c\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>In our case we are also applying a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rockler.com\/outdoor-oil\">special exterior-grade oil<\/a> on the wood to further protect it from the elements and insects.\u00a0 Although it&#8217;s expensive, our speciality hardware store said it&#8217;s the right stuff for the job.<\/p>\n<p>After a little practice the treatment process was fairly straightforward.\u00a0 First, friend of the house David put his knowledge of flame management to work and did the actual singeing, achieving a very lovely even finish. \u00a0The boards, being reclaimed, responded very individually to the flame. \u00a0Some singed easily, others really didn&#8217;t want to blacken. \u00a0Although you can&#8217;t see the flame, the heat coming out of the torch was intense. \u00a0Occasionally the dry grass would catch fire and we&#8217;d stamp it out. \u00a0We also had a fire extinguisher nearby in case it got out of hand.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1643\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1643\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ywwg.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/wpid-wp-1439225316205.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1643\" src=\"http:\/\/ywwg.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/wpid-wp-1439225316205-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"wpid-wp-1439225316205.jpeg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ywwg.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/wpid-wp-1439225316205-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ywwg.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/wpid-wp-1439225316205-300x225.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1643\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">David singes the boards<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Next, I took a stiff steel brush to the boards and removed the loose soot.\u00a0 You can see this more easily in the youtube video above.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1646\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1646\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ywwg.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/wpid-wp-1439225393707-e1439324755662.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1646\" src=\"http:\/\/ywwg.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/wpid-wp-1439225393707-e1439324755662-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"wpid-wp-1439225393707.jpeg\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ywwg.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/wpid-wp-1439225393707-e1439324755662-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ywwg.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/wpid-wp-1439225393707-e1439324755662-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1646\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I&#8217;m in the back working on recently-singed boards<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lastly, Char applied the oil to the boards.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1655\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1655\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ywwg.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_20150812_083134.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1655\" src=\"http:\/\/ywwg.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_20150812_083134-1024x758.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150812_083134\" width=\"800\" height=\"592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ywwg.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_20150812_083134-1024x758.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ywwg.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_20150812_083134-300x222.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1655\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Char applies the oil<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The final result is some very nice blackened boards, and a man absolutely covered in soot.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ywwg.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/wpid-wp-1439225356042-e1439324741970.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1645\" src=\"http:\/\/ywwg.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/wpid-wp-1439225356042-e1439324741970-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"wpid-wp-1439225356042.jpeg\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ywwg.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/wpid-wp-1439225356042-e1439324741970-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ywwg.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/wpid-wp-1439225356042-e1439324741970-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No, not really. One early decision we made was not to use the typical shingled cedar siding that most tiny houses employ. \u00a0Instead I wanted the siding to be smooth by using shiplapped or tongue and groove siding. \u00a0We also decided to get\u00a0reclaimed wood for our siding, which is a very hip thing to do &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/ywwg.com\/wordpress\/archives\/1649\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Burning down the house&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ywwg.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1649"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ywwg.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ywwg.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ywwg.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ywwg.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1649"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/ywwg.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1649\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1661,"href":"https:\/\/ywwg.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1649\/revisions\/1661"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ywwg.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ywwg.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ywwg.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}