Water is everywhere when you’re working on the coast, and that’s we’re talking about on Episode 5 of SAWDUST.

We start with a visit to Site Superintendent Garrett Kirwin at a waterfront build in Matunuck, Rhode Island where we have a classic coastal building situation. There’s a second story deck in an area well known for wind-driven rain, and our client wants to make the most of the space below with a furnished 3-season room. Applying years of experience in the business. Garrett has developed a custom drainage system for the rooftop deck that has us rethinking best approaches!

Next, we meet up with framing crew leader Ryan Sweenor for a “My Toolbelt” segment that will not disappoint.

Our final stop is back at the historic grist mill where we’re talking water, but this time, the name of the game is how to harness it to power the mill. Jon Zeyl and his team Landscape Creations have teamed up with us to give back to the South Kingstown Land Trust and our local community. They’re donating services to improve the sluice way that feeds the Samuel E. Perry Grist Mill and strengthen the weir at its water source, aptly named Mill Pond. Tune in as Jon explains the construction repairs that will give 300-year-old hydro-power technology a new future.

TIME STAMPS
0:00 Introduction
0:50 The Problem with Rooftop Decks
2:45 Garret’s Big Idea
6:45 My Toolbelt with Ryan Sweenor
9:10 Landscaping for Waterpower at the Grist Mill

IN THIS EPISODE
Jeff Sweenor, @JeffSweenor on Instagram
Garrett Kirwin
Ryan Sweenor, @rsweenor on Instagram
Jon Zeyl, @LandscapeCreationsRI on Instagram

DIRECTED by Thomas Draudt, @actualsizeproductions on Instagram

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