Build an earth home. But, you might need a hill side for that.
earlier, Shane Hecker, wrote:
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>
>I'm planning to build a house in a few months. This question will likely
>invite some debate, which I think is good. If you wanted to build a house as
>energy efficient as possible, without breaking
onday, August 10, 2009 5:56 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] building a house
Build an earth home. But, you might need a hill side for that.
earlier, Shane Hecker, wrote:
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>
>I'm planning to build a house in a few months. This question will likely
>invite some debate,
will you be doing the work yourself?
Most of it. I'd be willing to let someone else do the exterior, but I want to
do the interior stuff.
Shane
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From: Peter Mikochik
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 7:15 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] building a
the budget is not relevant without knowing the size or sophistication of the
fixtures and fittings. Beyond that there are a huge number of things to
consider.
In south Texas it is cooling which will be the big cost. you want to start with
orientation of the building to things like the sun. You
You could almost say it would be
similar to taking a piece of plywood and spraying it with about 4 inches of
foam on one side.
Shane
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From: Dale Leavens
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 7:43 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan]
, 2009 8:58 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] building a house
I thought about building the exterior wals with a combination of nail base
and concrete, but this may be overkill. For those that don't know what I'm
talking about, nail base is a structural insulated panel that does
who said I was off the list? ha. ha. and if I found the perfect
piece of property and if I was to rebuilt it would be a dome home as I
have a very good friend who is tickled pink with her place which sees
many climate changes similar to what we have in the northeast..
another place I wou
Aransas Pass is where I'm building.
Shane
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From: Dale Leavens
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 8:23 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] building a house
First you must decide what properties you want the exterior to
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From: "Shane Hecker"
To:
Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 6:41 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] building a house
> I'm in south texas. There are no hills to speak of.
Sub standard. R30 at least in the walls but equally important is a contiguous
sealed air barrier.
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From: Max Robinson
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 11:10 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] building a house
Use 2 by 6
il to,
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From: "Dale Leavens"
To:
Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 11:09 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] building a house
> Sub standard. R30 at least in the walls but equally important is a
> contiguo
, straps and ties and
such. Often this is a problem with panel stiles of construction.
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From: Shane Hecker
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 10:37 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] building a house
Aransas Pass is where I&#
right into the front room. It must
be the same thing for conditioned air in most homes in south Texas.
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From: Max Robinson
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 12:22 AM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] building a house
Thin
Hmm, so many possibilities for building a house from scratch these days.
I think that radiant under floor heating and heavy walls are probably a
good start, either masonry or rammed earth walls. Air tight but with
good air exchange. There is a company in Germany, can't remember the
name, but
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 4:07 AM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] building a house
who said I was off the list? ha. ha. and if I found the perfect
piece of property and if I was to rebuilt it would be a dome home as I
have a very good friend
Aloha Shane,
Wow! What a great project.
My friend in northern California has been considering a straw bail
house. Apparently, the walls are very thick compact straw and then
coated with some sort of product like stucko. I don't know much about
it, but she said that the straw is so compact that
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>www.pianomusichouse.co.za
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>From: Lee A. Stone
>To: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
>Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 4:07 AM
>Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] building a ho
e great. It is my opinion that I'd be
a fool to not do everything I could to save energy within reason.
Shane
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From: Dan Rossi
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 9:08 AM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] building a house
Shane,
Since cooling is such a big factor for you, don't forget that landscaping
may also be very useful. Take all the advice you've gotten so far, and
add in some trees and shrubbery to shade the house. Do trees grow in
South Texas or do they just burst into flames?
One of the women on my P
is there any concern with humidity or moister with this sort of structure?
- Original Message -
From: Shane Hecker
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 6:41 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] building a house
I'm in south texas. There a
ssage -
From: Dan Rossi
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 3:09 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] building a house
Shane,
Since cooling is such a big factor for you, don't forget that landscaping
may also be very useful. Take all the advice you
The research tells me adobe is not good in humid climates.
Shane
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From: kevindoucet.com
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 3:17 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] building a house
is there any concern with humidity or
humid climates.
>
>Shane
>
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>From: kevindoucet.com
>To: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
>Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 3:17 PM
>Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] building a house
>
>is there any
Same question for an earth home.
- Original Message -
From: Shane Hecker
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 5:07 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] building a house
The research tells me adobe is not good in humid climates.
Shane
dyMan] building a house
Same question for an earth home.
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From: Shane Hecker
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 5:07 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] building a house
The research tells me adobe is not good in humid cli
400 bucks a year for electricity: Dan! Move over buddy! I'm movin' in!
Jewel
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On Behalf Of Shane Hecker
Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 2:50 PM
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] building a house
I'm looking to build a 1500 sq foot 1 story house. Here's some information
about a house I'm currently in.
It is
ch less than a custom ordered one. try to keep your
>dimensions divisible by 4, there is less waste of product, so you are buying
>a few sheets less of plywood and such.
>
>
>Michael
>
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>
>From:
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to be very sturdy and
easy to build with.
Jennifer
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From: Michael baldwin
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 12:38 AM
Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] building a house
Shane,
Actually, i wouldn't build a house righ
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> From: Michael baldwin
> To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 12:38 AM
> Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] building a house
>
>
> Shane,
> Actually, i wouldn't build a house right now. with the current
Jewel,
Actually, since I've made some changes around the house, my annual
electric bill is probably a bit less than 400 bucks a year. Closer to
$350. Yep, less than 30 bucks a month on average.
I pay very roughly 18 cents a KWH if you include generation charges,
distribution charges, taxes,
Shane,
first thing I'd do is ask local contractors and builders what they do. If
you choose some off the wall system that's unknown to local workers, you're
asking for chaos.
Depends on local conditions, supply availability etc. as well as local
knowledge.
Around here, San Francisco area, eighty
Recent program I heard about Bucky Fuller, of geodecic dome fame, says they
didn't last well because the seals around the triangular pieces didn't hold
up using practical materials.
A friend't mother had one somewhere in Texas on a river, up on stilts, which
was built from a kit. They loved it b
Da, your electric bill is the kind I'd like to see. last month we
ppaid $364 and change to National Grid. that is using natural gas to
heat hot water for 5 and electric to run three sump pumps at any given
time. I have been told when the power came here for a inspection that
my so call
Wow, I should be moving too! I always knew that our electricity was
high, but now I know that it is truly over the top at $.36 a KWH.
While it is true that I don't have to pay for air conditioning or
heating and I get to live in paradise, if our bill is less than $150
a month it is a reason for
California has a very high living expense. So that doesn't surprise me too much.
Shane
- Original Message -
From: Tom Fowle
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 11:55 AM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] building a house
Shane,
first
oops, yep i typed it wrong, that would be a huge house.
_
From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of Betsy Whitney
Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 12:48 AM
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] building a house
Whoever had a house that size would have the ultimate dream house.
Shane
- Original Message -
From: Michael baldwin
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 6:12 PM
Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] building a house
oops, yep i typed it wrong, that
] building a house
Whoever had a house that size would have the ultimate dream house.
Shane
- Original Message -
From: Michael baldwin
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 6:12 PM
Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] building a house
oops, yep i
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From: Dale Leavens
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 8:11 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] building a house
Do you really think so? That is a lot of cleaning and dusting and
maintenance and windows to wash and t
Yeah you aren't kidding.
On Aug 11, 2009, at 8:51 PM, Jewel wrote:
> 400 bucks a year for electricity: Dan! Move over buddy! I'm movin' in!
>
> Jewel
>
>
>
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I think that it was the BBC that mounted a series in which teams of highly
skilled engineers and physical scientists, using nothing but the materials that
would have been available at the time, had to figure out and then demonstrate
the methods that were probably used to build the wonders of th
Jewel,
I have seen this same series of shows where modern man attempts to
recreate ancient icons with the tools available to the proper period of
time.
Knowledge is useful, but a slave labor force and no regard for their
safety, gets you much further than does a few brains. *GRIN*
--
Blue s
Victor:
My impression, based on shelters I've seen and biographies etc. I've read, is
that people in days of youre put up and survived with a much higher level of
personal discomfort than we do today. Yes they built shelters, but they were
mostly crude affairs, and in colder climates would hav
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