Off-grid: disconnected from utilities
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World’s water supply and demand
While we constantly worry about getting enough fuel and energy (we’re quite aware of the Peak Oil and other energy crises), the more important matter for most of manking is getting access to clean, potable water. In developed countries we have clean tap water easily available, and not worry much about getting it. We only […]
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Straw bale house: rain gutters
This weekend we installed rain gutters to the straw bale building. Since I don’t have any water source on my property, I want to collect the rainwater in order to have the some water for clay plaster. I carry all the potable water and water used for showers in my RV (camper), but I don’t […]
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Straw bale house: covering roof with boards continued
This weekend we continued covering the roof with wood boards. I tried to cut the overlapping boards with a hand saw, but to no luck. It was possible, but required a lof of effort. I was glad I brought along a chainsaw, that allowed me to finish the same work in a couple of minutes. […]
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Straw bale house: wood on the roof
Last time we worked on the wood frame construction of the straw bale building. Now we had to add 6 beams that will support the roof, and a lot of boards (4 cm / 1.57 in thick). The distance between the beams is 1.5 m / 5 ft, so I had to choose very thick […]
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Straw bale house: roofing felt
The work we conducted this week was probably the hardest and the least pleasant so far. We had to work in hot weather, using significant heat source (the flaming torch), and carry heavy loads (one roll of roofing felt weights about 30 kgs / 66 lbs). But now the roof is waterproof and I can […]
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