Guest Bean Sprite Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 We are now building the permaculture home!(yay!!!!!!) I am now working on the floor joist made from reclaimed American chestnut wood, from a 2 story house we tore down. We have been insulating the floor with straw bailed on our farm.After that is done, I will be raising the walls made from Raw Locust Posts cleared from the bottom land, insulating with straw, then lime mortaring the walls. The floors are reclaimed oak tounge and groove.There will be a passive condensation cooled refridgerator and home cooling, Biomass heating stove that burns forest mulch, hulls, twigs, etc. along with a solar heater, A gravity feed sweet water spring for water in which the run-off will be used to produce hydro electric and water the animals. We have wind turbines ready to be mounted, and solar panels that will be put on the southward facing roof. The roof is a reclaimed 1800's roofing tin. We wanted to do a living roof, but that's a project for futher down the road.We also have dry composting toilets, and grey water will be recycled to the garden and orchard. We are papercreteing the undersides of the house and the outside walls.We will also have a walk-in storage cellar for food, a smoke house made from a 1800's outhouse (house only, hehe...), and a sun and plant room made from reclaimed poured glass windows.All in all we are looking at about $500 dollars in total for the complete construction supplies we don't have.The 2 story permaculture home's dimensions are 30 wide x 75 long x 27 tall.(not bad huh?)I'll post pictures as we progress, now got to get back to work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Landieth Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Very nice BS! And I'm gonna google living roof.. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Landieth Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Hey living roofs are cool!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bansheekisses Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 This sort of reminds me of COB cottages. I love the idea. Don't know how warm they really are ( I have never been into one before) but think the idea behind your house and the COB cottages are great. ( http://www.greenhomebuilding.com/cob.htm ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lela Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Wow! Now that's a project! Please do post pictures as you progress. I'm really interested to see how it turns out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tana Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 I am so impressed!! Pictures are a must!! :twisted_witch: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfjan1 Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Sounds like you have been studying hard to make that work! How rewarding that must be! I cannot wait to see the pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tiger Lady Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 I'm very excited for you. I need to get my ass over there and help you out. It might be what I need to get me out of this funk. :) Love ya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyrd Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 What a great way to live Bean Sprite, please keep us posted and do put up pics when you can. It would also be interesting to learn which aspects worked and which did not (assuming some may not) Did you ever see the mini series "It's not easy being green" http://www.sundancechannel.com/thegreen/#/inebg:overview Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rebie Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 How exciting. Pictures are definatly desired in here. I am so interested in seeing this. Rebie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bean Sprite Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Sorting reclaimed wood is a frigin nightmare!TL came to help me through the piles which looked like giant beaver huts on the farm and it is a slow progress, but I am pleased to say that I think we made good progress overall.I can't wait until I am back to building instead of sorting.Thanxs for all the much needed help TL.Love ya!:bunny: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bean Sprite Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Forgot to say that the first day we worked, we kept being followed by my inlaws geriatric dog with horrible gas!The event was less than pleasant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tiger Lady Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Forgot to say that the first day we worked, we kept being followed by my inlaws geriatric dog with horrible gas!The event was less than pleasant. She's really not kidding. I kept checking the bottom of my shoes to make sure I didn't step in dog shit. It took a while before I realized it was JJ breaking wind. Ugh! lol! Bean is not kidding, she has a lot of work ahead of her and I'm hoping I can add my helping hand here and there. She does have a lot of beautiful wood to work with that she inherited from the 1800's farm house. She has both oak and American chestnut. Not only is it beautiful wood but heavy, oh so heavy, wood. The only bad part is that she has to wade through a lot of junk wood (paneling from the old house, etc...) to get to it. But in the end I think it will all be worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bean Sprite Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Finally! Got the wood cleaned up and am racking it up for use now.We are back to building (Yay!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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