"Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience." Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

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Welcome back to DayCreek.com. Daycreek.com was originally established in 1997 to chronicle our cordwood house-building adventure here in southeast Minnesota.

For those wondering, we love our cordwood house and can’t say enough good things about the house and living out in the sticks. It’s been a blast and hope to bring many more journal entries and videos to you as we move forward in our continuing adventure!

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—Alan Stankevitz

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Running the Electric Line to the House

Running the Electric Line to the House

This has been quite an event for me the last couple of days. I officially moved my living quarters from my little cabin to the wide expanses of the house on Saturday and it sure is a heck of a lot easier heating the house instead of an uninsulated shed. Unfortunately...

Foam Installation

Foam Installation

Before I get started discussing this week's foam installation, I thought it might be wise to reflect on what our intentions have been for this house since we started dreaming about it. Our intent has been to build the house as the last house we will ever live in. Not...

Foam Prep Work

Foam Prep Work

 Another week has gone by and although the temperatures are warm today, there's a a cold front on the way that will definitely put a chill in the air by tomorrow. As typical with most autumns, it's never a gentle transition from warm to cold, but rather a battle...

Current Weather at Day Creek