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2016-03-19 18:53
Mark Stephen Chenail has simple down to earth instructions for building a basic house. He makes it sound very doable. Even has a simple way of making a barn Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
A while ago I commented on how much I like concrete countertops and sinks. I just came across this Instructables where a guy described how he made his countertops.I am afraid I am not so met… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Here are two grandmothers building a house from an old trailer and papercrete on a sloping lot. I've seen trailers and modular houses on craigslist for free, so you would only have… Read More
2007-06-21 02:18
Here's an idea for building a cheap house: Use what others are throwing away. This woman is using closed cell foam. It has to be disposed of, because of an envirmonmental law passed in the O… Read More
2007-05-26 16:45
Further to my post on composting toilets, Florida Solar Cracker House has an interesting description of the actual use of a Clivus Multrum "Multrum I" toilet. They had problems at first, bu… Read More
2007-03-29 16:20
I hadn't done a post on straw bale houses, because they don't appeal to me that much. Unless I lived next to a farm where they baled straw, the expense of hawling them would not be worth it… Read More
2007-03-19 14:47
Living on a boat on a quiet inland lake has a certain appeal. Here's a simple plan for making a classic shantyboat. Here's the diary of a guy that really built one, so it can be done. Some… Read More
2007-02-08 04:05
Here's an interesting narrative of a guy building a slipform house practically all by himself. This is still my favorite form of self-building although it looks like so much work. He also p… Read More
2007-01-05 16:01
I generally don't like round houses, but this is another Welsh home that is especially cozy. And the building method I could really relate to:"Lift logs, prop up, nail together and con… Read More
2006-12-07 23:52
I've been kind of losing the dream lately. But I definitely could do this. This group makes micro houses for the homeless. It costs less than $1000, probably a lot less if you scrounged up… Read More
2006-11-04 05:49
All this heat we are experiencing this summer reminds me of something I've always wondered about. Why can't we save the summer heat for when it's cold in the winter. It seems so elementary… Read More
2006-07-19 23:19
Further to my post on missile silo homes, here's a real estate agent that specializes in missile properties and also underground communication centers. The latter are more interesting to me… Read More
2006-07-12 18:34
How's this for building material, a scrapped 747 jumbo jet. In case you missed this like I did in April, according to the article, a scrapped 747 costs about $100,000. The woman talked ab… Read More
2006-07-11 18:25
Your tax dollars at work. Here is some info on cost saving building by using 2x6's instead of 2x4's. They use a lot of specialized vocabulary which I don't understand like "drywall return" a… Read More
2006-07-06 02:47
Another I don't understand why everyone doesn't have one. A machine that washes AND dries clothes. If you have an automatic washer and an automatic dryer, why not go totally automatic and ha… Read More
2006-06-27 06:48
Forget about water saving toilets. I think no water or composting toilets are the best way to handle human waste. All that manure needs to get back to the earth. There are amazing systems th… Read More
2006-05-25 04:52
A good article from Mother Earth News on building a cabin with boards. The guy does a pretty good job of describing the process. There are just a few things I don't understand. Probably if I… Read More
2006-05-19 19:00
Here's an interesting blog about building a house. He says he is the one-man crew for his contractor, so I guess it's a self-build Read More
2006-04-05 04:58
This is an interesting place. An engineer dedicated his life to making a barren, unlivable environment into an oasis, both literally and figuratively. Wind and sun was used to provide ener… Read More
2006-03-23 02:56
OK, technically these are just forms not slipforms. But basically it's the same idea. You build the forms like legos, and then you fill them with concrete. ICF, insulated or insulating concr… Read More
2006-03-11 00:20
When I was a kid, my friends and I used to play house in the woods. We would make our homes out of an area surrounded by trees, the closer together the better. Sometimes we found nice green… Read More
2006-03-10 21:31
A little bit primitive for me--a truly low impact house, but they built it for about $7000. Interesting how they used a pond liner to make the roof waterproof. And they are growing grapes on… Read More
2006-03-04 05:10
This Socket Systems looks very doable for a little house. I always loved playing with tinkertoys when I was a kid. This way you have room for a little loft, room you wouldn't have if you us… Read More
2006-02-24 05:39
This is a great site about basic house building. I suppose the plans aren't up to code for building a habitable dwelling, but if that doesn't bother you they are nice simple plans. And there… Read More
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