by Alan Stankevitz | Sep 22, 2002
Foam Update and Fun Times I’m still working on the paneling for the ceiling and I imagine I will be doing this for weeks to come. The good news is that I’m getting closer to getting the foam insulation applied to the walls, but unfortunately it will not be...
by Alan Stankevitz | Sep 13, 2002
Ceiling Prep Work The weather has finally cooled off this week after a 94 degree day on Monday. Since this is September, I would hope that the trend in cooler temperatures continues. Working in the attic space is not a lot of fun in hot weather to be sure and Monday...
by Alan Stankevitz | Sep 1, 2002
Sealing the Ceiling Now that the exterior walls are done, it’s time to start sealing up the house and insulating it for winter. The walls are still drying, so the next step is the attic space. At the Midwest Renewable Energy Fair this year, I had the pleasure of...
by Alan Stankevitz | Aug 15, 2002
Major Milestone: The Last (Outside) Wall is Completed It seems like it took years to get to this point…hmmm…I guess it did. On August 15th at 15:53 CDT, wall number 32 was completed. This is a major milestone for the project with all of the exterior walls...
by Alan Stankevitz | Aug 10, 2002
The Big Dipper was Already Taken Ed McAllen beat me to it. When Ed built his beautiful cordwood house he used glass bottles to display the Big Dipper. I really liked his idea, but I just couldn’t have another Big Dipper—it was already taken. So, instead I...
