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...
by Alan Stankevitz | Aug 3, 2002
Tales From a Flatlander 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...
by Alan Stankevitz | Jul 28, 2002
Soy Insulation Update – 3 Walls Left 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...
by Alan Stankevitz | Jul 20, 2002
T-Minus 4 Walls and Counting 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...
