Off Grid Living , Renewable Energy
I am an independent contractor building an off grid home in the national forest. This group is for folks interested in knowing more about the project, but also a place to share your own construction related stories. This group is not only for construction professionals, I would love to hear from everyone who has tried to build something naked, from a bird house in the garage and up. Lets have...
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So I converted an old 10x12 wood shed into a Cabin, I'll be staying out there on my days off to work on the House, It is 2 floors, upstairs is just a loft for a bed but I can stand in it. The main room has lots of windows, a wood stove and...
So the framing has finally begun!!! The Beam sat perfectly on the dead man I built, (the temp post to my left). The Ground floor will be done in 3 weeks. This part is taking some extra time, I need to use a laser,(a string line would work) to get...
Wow that was a long Winter, I will start back this week. My building season is only 16-18 weeks long, cant wait to start. First project is to get the thermal slab done than I can start throwing a lot of wood and make it look like the beginning of a...
I've had lots of requests about my off grid home that I am building. I hope to be able to answer questions, Please ask questions. So I'll start with the specs. Land: 30 acres Where: Roosevelt National Forest (The original deed has F....
Hi guys, I'm hoping to get started on our straw-bale house in the not too distant future, we're currently looking at various parts of France and a suitable piece of 'real estate' (around 4 hectares/10 acres) to fulfill the build and...
One of the biggest things with a Renewable Energy System is not how much you produce but what you do with what you have. Simply being aware of your power consumption will really help you go further with what you have. A good first step is to...
I participate on Thursday's at 11:00 AM PST on a Blog Talk Radio show regarding Alternative Fuels presented by the Antelope CleanCities. https://www.antelopecleancities.com/#!__clean-cities-radio Also Starting on this Friday at 10:00 Am I will...
How to 101- Raised Panel Cabinet Doors Skill Level: 2 of 5 Suggested Tools: -Miter Saw- Could use a Skill Saw and Carpenters Square -Table Saw- See Above plus Framing Square -Drill Press- Hand Drill will work -Biscuit Joiner with #20 Biscuits...
Mickey, I'm doing this as a test post to see if the photo works. If not, we can just dump it. Sorry to have to use you as my guinea pig.
Does any one know how to do this?? I tried and the pic ended up as hundreds of lines of code. Mickey