After reviewing the cost analysis I am waivering on my prior decision to build the first floor about 3 feet under, i.e., day light basement type. The reason...
Wow!I better raise my prices. I have a pet complaint about most roofers, most will put on a perfectly good roof only to flash the chimney with the cheapest...
Sandman: Thanks for sending such a detailed report. Sounds like you really went for quality on your project, you'll never regret it. I'm glad you brought up...
THE PERSON I CONTACTED PRIVATELY HAD THIS TO SAY....BUT DIDN`T HAVE A SQ FT PRICE. ......HIS FOUNDATION FOR A 50'X 30'[1,500 SQ FT] HOUSE COST $1,500 ...
... I ... coil ... and ... a ... RICKSLIP.............PROFESSIONAL ROOFERS PREFER METALS THAT CAN BE SOLDERED.IN COUNTER FLASHING AND AROUND DORMER AND CHIMNEY...
... you ... I'm ... unavoidable, ... to ... price ... JELLYLORD......ANOTHER THING THAT HASN`T BEEN FACTORED IN IS THE TRUSTY PICKUP.MOST HOME BUILDERS BUY A...
... AND ... things ... if ... 3 ... JELLYLORD...........WELL IT SEEMS ALL THE AUTHORS PULLED IT OFF! FLATNO IS A TEACHER.CLIFF IS AN INSURANCE SALESMAN.JACK...
THIS WAS A POST ON UP DACREEK. BOTH ALAN SAY THAT IT DOESN`T HAVE TO BE THAT ACCURATE IN THE DOUBLE WALL.YOU JUST KEEP THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR WALLS...
This is also one of my "pet" complaints. Except, my complaint is with the mason, not the roofer. To properly flash a chimney, it has to be done while the...
-I have flashed chimney's with vinyl coated aluminum for pretty near 25 years, correction it was painted back then not vinyl coated and have never had a...
Hi Rick It's a little to difficult describe these things with a few words so I have here a link to a photo of our cordwood house roof and copper flashings. ...
Hi Cordwoodguy & J-Lo I looked into our stem wall details. I built with 14" wide stem wall & since we used a Frost Protected Shallow Foundation, I only went 3...
Good day all just to set facts straight on osb and pylwood pricing osb here is apx. $ 1.50 more per sheet and taht it made out of reused wood is also...
THEY ARE TRYING TO GET PEOPLE INVOLVED IN CORDWOOD TO JOIN THE DIRECTORY.I DO SUPPORT THE IDEA AND I TRIED TO SET ONE UP BEFORE THEIRS.BUT I WANT ALAN AND...
Wow! Sandy a beautiful place! I see what you mean about the chimney and I stand corrected. :o) ... words ... at ... for ... joints. ... are ... it, ... nice ...
Gremlin I find it humourous that you live near a OSB factory and have to pay a $1.50 per sheet more then plywood when in fact in the US osb is much cheaper...
... have ... osb ... RICKSLIP.............OSB IS MORE EXPENSIVE IN MY AREA AS WELL.I SEE IT ON ALL THE LARGER HOMES THOUGH AND IT AMAZES ME.WHY WOULD SOMEONE...
... while building osb will swell a bit when it gets wet while plywood will seperate and warp quite a lot both are annoying when they get wet but osb swells...
Thanks Rick , No problem. Just a little miscommunication. Sandy ( Sandman) ... listed ... & ... the ... vent ... in ... the ... aluminum ... most ... if ... ...
REZYN ON UP DACREEK ASKED THE QUESTION IF YOU COULD USE STRAW AS INSULATION INSTEAD OF SAWDUST AND VERMICULITE....I THINK.SOME ON THE BOARD ANSWERED IT AS IF...
HERE IS SOME OF THE STUFF I FOUND ON THE NET TODAY. [1]A HARRY DUNN IN AN ARTICLE IN CRAIG DAILY PRESS...HE IS TALKING ABOUT 500 YEAR OLD CORDWOOD HOUSE IN...
FROGGY ASKED ABOUT WEITHER IT WOULD BE GOOD TO USE STRAW BALE IN A CORDWOOD HYBRED ON UP DACREEK .FROGGY WAS THINKING ABOUT THE NORTH WALL. MY REPLY......THE...
I FOUND THIS IN A HABITAT FOR HUMANITIES BOOK.[1980] OLD STYLE CONCRETE BLOCK HOUSE....$1692 CONCRETE HOUSE/POURED WALL........$1360 SO WHERE IS THE SAVINGS IN...
Enlighten me if a cordwood foundation should be equal or wider then the wall it supports that means most cordwood walls should be at least 24" wide or more now...
None since you have to add layers such as insulation, sheet rock etcetera... Not bad if you're lookin for a bomb shelter... Lately, my mind has been going...
... then the ... 24" ... about ... block is ... wide ... to be ... cordwood ... several ... you ... so ... RICKSLIP......THE STEM WALL CAN BE BUILT WITH...
... etcetera... ... greenhouse ... CWG??? ... TERI...........I KNOW OF A FORMER MARJUANNA GROW OPERATION IN A LOCAL CORDWOOD HOME.IT WAS ON THE MARKET FOR...
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