Saturday, March 28, 2009

What I Have to Work With

These are the existing structures. The center portion of this cabin was built in 1992 or earlier. The floor in this section is sagging badly and has no foundation. The add on section on the left was built by me in 1993. It's solid yet, but the roof leaks. I plan on moving into this portion around the first of May. The carport on the right was built in 1999. This will all have to be torn down fairly soon or it will start falling down on it's own.
This is a bathroom/utility room built with straw bales in 1995. It's as solid as the day it was built. I will keep this section and add my new house to it.

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Introducing the Problem Set

I'm living in an area in Washington State with 20 inches of rain a year and temperatures that range from 100+F to -30F. I need to build my self a house so I can stop living in other peoples homes. Since I'm unemployed right now and the Economy is making a great flushing sound, I'm going to have to do this on a tight budget. At least I have some land. I think I know how to do this. I have a plan, let's see how it goes.