by Alan Stankevitz | Jun 22, 2003
Over the past few weeks, I’ve managed to finish two more walls. The going is a little easier compared to the outside walls since I have been placing the logs flush with the mortar. It still requires a bit of pointing with a bent butter knife, but not nearly as...
by Alan Stankevitz | Jun 6, 2003
Last week I got the green light from the state’s electrical inspector to go ahead and start mudding. I have nothing but good things to say about the cooperation and advice received by the inspector. He is thorough and quite willing to work with me on my project....
by Alan Stankevitz | May 31, 2003
Not only is it hot water, it’s solar hot water! Zeus Stark from Next Step Energy Systems came out last Tuesday afternoon and plumbed in a custom made heat exchanger for our 80 gallon tank. The exchanger is plumbed in-line with our solar heating system, so...
by Alan Stankevitz | May 24, 2003
Little did I know that when my mother would read to me the story about the Little Engine That Could, (my favorite bedtime story) she was preparing me for building a double-wall, cordwood house. As I chugged and puffed around the house installing the electric...
by Alan Stankevitz | May 17, 2003
It’s been a couple of weeks since I last wrote, so I figured I better get on the stick and post a journal entry. Things have been busy here at the house the last couple of weeks and there’s always odd jobs to be done besides building a house. It...
by Alan Stankevitz | May 4, 2003
It’s been a few years since the cistern was installed and now that I have completed the plumbing, I decided that this was a good time to clean it. It hadn’t gotten a whole lot of use as of yet considering the well has been the primary source of...
