Building an Off-Grid Structure
On this page you will see work being done on the roof beams (vigas).
The delivery of the strawbales in late fall! Unfortunately that means work has come to a halt. The snows have come, and the wind.... can you say wind generator?
With the addition of strawbales on the property, another badger has moved in near the stack of bales. I expect that we can co-habitate in peace and that the rodents will be enough to keep him, or her, fat and happy!
Sometimes I find 4 legged animals easier to be around... :o) When backpacking, the least of my fears are from animals... maybe by the time the strawbales are on the walls, the rodents won't have such a large playground or nursery around the bales and the badger(s) will move on too... ha!
We've also begun clearing two dense acres of land for aspen and pine trees. Plenty of wood for the stove and lots of long slender poles for some "natural" border fencing. Best of all... are the standing dead trees we will get for the roof support beams! All free, other than the time it takes to cut and haul it off. No live trees are being cut.
The vigas (beams) are here. We noticed more strange looking beetles around... pine beetles
This placement worked well for skinning.
Beam placement. The steel roof
was delivered... at left.
Jedi & Melee make a draw blade to skin the trees. It worked great!A rasp was used to finish the job.
Skinned & sealed for winter
we chose to leave the colors of the "under-bark"
Time's a wastin' and the colors are a changing'... but Jed has a new truck! :o)
Skinning logs
Things to do when
you're "tired"... and it's really wet!
Sasha keeps watch...
Sasha's new coat... it's sooo cold out there! ...and we Love cats...
Jed is da Man! He built this composting toilet from plans from The Humanure Handbook, by Joseph Jenkins. We are finding out what off-grid truly means...
in every way! Life can work very well, very simply and very affordably!! But government is the driving agent against TRUE low-income housing!
This work makes muscles!
deb, author of this site
It IS beautiful out there...
Friends help unload 220 bales
Strawbales have arrived they were wrapped up, but it didn't last long.
Cutting the drive, foundation & vigas
Framing the door,
bale raising...
Roof Roof
Framed & tarr'd
Winter Check-up
See some of the wildlife that exists in this area
We have the RIGHT to build our own home, as we see fit
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