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Archive for October, 2009

Small House Floor Plan – 350 sq. ft.

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

This design by Joseph Sandy brings a lot of Wright’s work into it.

Usonian

Beautiful design, flow and simplicity. I can’t wait to see the finished plan! This has really gotten me thinking!

At just under 350 sq. ft. this design is compact, yet still provides all of the necessary spaces. The kitchen is not small for a 350 sq. ft. house, and the table can easily be used for extra space when cooking. The half-booth dining table provides space for up to seven people. A queen size bed fits in the sleeping nook. There is a 25 sq. ft. closet for clothing and storage needs. The 5 ft. desk is a good place for studying and computer use. The living area has an L shaped couch that provides plenty of comfortable seating.

Interesting site on “Earth Tube” methods

Monday, October 26th, 2009

http://mb-soft.com/solar/saving.html

Imagine if you happened to live directly over Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. Down below you, on a 95ºF hot summer day, there was all kinds of 56ºF air down in the cave! So imagine that you bored two large holes down from your house into the ceiling of the cave. You would then be able to use a standard furnace blower to draw air up one, to push it into the house through your existing heating/air conditioning ducts and registers. The second duct would be to allow your hot house air to go back down into the cave to replace the cool air you removed. Presto! You have awesome air conditioning!

Vardo – Album

Monday, October 26th, 2009

The photos are out of order. When I get some time I’ll put them in order.

Latest (FUN!) Project – Part III

Sunday, October 18th, 2009

A mix of images. We didn’t get any of the regular glue blocks but we did get a couple of the embossed one above the door on the inside.

All the glue blocks and spars are in place, screwed and glued. Next week it’s on to the vertical bows.

Vardo Build Video

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

(Not Ours!)

Some *really* cool ideas for a bigger one, although Dayna wants a Reading Wagon (on modern running gear of course).

Latest (FUN!) Project – Part II

Monday, October 12th, 2009

Got some more done this weekend. Sorry for the crappy cellphone images!

Tomato Problem Solver

Monday, October 12th, 2009

DING DING!

http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/publications/tomatoproblemsolver/