by Alan Stankevitz | Sep 1, 2002
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 meeting Rob and...
by Alan Stankevitz | Aug 15, 2002
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 now in place. Things went pretty much as planned this...
by Alan Stankevitz | Aug 10, 2002
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 decided to do the Orion constellation....
by Alan Stankevitz | Aug 3, 2002
Living most of my life in Illinois has left me “hill challenged” and I proved that point just this week. Here’s my tale: The weather was mighty hot until Thursday afternoon when the cold front arrived right on schedule. I knew exactly when the front...
by Alan Stankevitz | Jul 28, 2002
Another week has gone by and right on schedule wall #29 has been completed. I know now that it takes approximately 20 batches of PEM (Paper Enhanced Mortar) to complete a full wall now, so it makes it a bit easier to schedule out a days work knowing how many batches...
by Alan Stankevitz | Jul 20, 2002
I can see light at the end of the tunnel! The question is: Is it a freight train? Granted it is only the outside walls, but when they are done it will be a moral victory for sure. Work has been tough though with temperatures in the 90’s and long work days. One...
