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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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Calculating the Cost of Gas Vs. Electric Heating
The trees are just starting to turn and with it my thoughts turn to figuring out how to heat the house before icicles start hanging from my nose. Panic has no t set in as of yet, but time sure does fly! If you are a follower of the journal, you are already aware...
Foam Update and Fun Times
I'm still working on the paneling for the ceiling and I imagine I will be doing this for weeks to come. The good news is that I'm getting closer to getting the foam insulation applied to the walls, but unfortunately it will not be the soy product. It appears that the...
Ceiling Prep Work
The weather has finally cooled off this week after a 94 degree day on Monday. Since this is September, I would hope that the trend in cooler temperatures continues. Working in the attic space is not a lot of fun in hot weather to be sure and Monday ended up being...