Two More Walls Completed and The MREA Fair

by | Jun 22, 2003

Two More Walls Completed and The MREA Fair 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...

I Get By With A Little Help From Richard Flatau

by | Jun 6, 2003

I Get By With A Little Help From Richard Flatau 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...

In A Bunch of Hot Water

by | May 31, 2003

In A Bunch of Hot Water   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...

I Think I Conduit

by | May 24, 2003

I Think I Conduit   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...

Interior Cordwood Wall Framing

by | May 17, 2003

Interior Cordwood Wall Framing   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...

Cistern Cleaning

by | May 4, 2003

Cistern Cleaning   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...