by Alan Stankevitz | Jul 15, 2000
Before filling the trench or laying down the radiant floor tubing, the under-floor drains must be carefully placed. Much time was devoted to measuring and re-measuring the placement of the toilet, shower, vanity, washtubs and kitchen sink drains. There’s only...
by Alan Stankevitz | Jun 25, 2000
Pondering the Potential Possibility of Papercrete Mortar During my visit to this year’s Midwest Renewable Energy Fair, I moseyed on over to Rob Roy’s booth to see what was new and interesting. Rob showed me a hunk of papercrete mortar that James Juczak...
by Alan Stankevitz | Jun 11, 2000
Before pouring in the sand and laying down the tubing, the bottom and the sides of the trench need to be insulated. This prevents most of the heat from escaping into the ground and allowing the majority of the heat to finds its way into the house through the concrete...
by Alan Stankevitz | May 29, 2000
IDig Memorial Day And that about sums up my Memorial Day weekend. I spent the weekend digging a trench inside of the house that will eventually be filled with sand and used to store heat from the solar heating system. You are probably asking yourself by now,...
by Alan Stankevitz | May 20, 2000
This week was highlighted by a visit from Cliff Shockey. I first started talking to Cliff when I became interested in his double wall building technique. Cliff’s method prevents air infiltration and greatly enhances the wall’s R value by sandwiching...
by Alan Stankevitz | May 7, 2000
This winter and spring have been exceptionally dry (so far). This is quite a contrast to last year’s weather. It seemed that while I was building the frame of the house it did nothing but rain, but now that the roof is up it hasn’t rained hardly at all....
