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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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MREA Solar Space Heating Workshop
For those of you who live in the Midwest, I cannot stress enough how fortunate we are to have the MREA (Midwest Renewable Energy Association) in our own backyard. I've been a member for four years now and I look forward to the Energy Fair each and every year. Besides...
Window Shopping is a Pane
Following in tradition with other cordwood builders, last week I journeyed into the unknown searching for the ultimate deal on windows. The goal was to find some good quality windows that were mis-sized for one reason or another and to design the cordwood walls around...
Electrical Design
Before any of the walls go up and even before the slab is poured, the utility designs must be completed. Over the last week, I've been tackling the electrical diagrams for the house. I would love to tell you that our house is totally self-sufficient, but it is not....
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