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Learning about insulation

Draginol — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 1:04:07 PM -0400

Future house continues to move along and we’re using a material called “SEALECTION 500” for the insulation.

Basically, it’s like having your house filled with styrofoam (at least, that’s how it tastes..).

Here’s the FAQ on it.

http://www.advancedinsulationla.com/faq.html

Once in, it looks like this:

The “green” construction continues

Draginol — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 2:56:21 AM -0500

My wife and I are trying to have our cake and eat it too. A large house that relies largely on renewable energy. The house is jammed full of both open and closed cell foam insulation. Every wall and ceiling is filled with this stuff. Even with the house unfinished, it’s had a major effect on keeping the place warm this winter. This turned out to be a pretty significant investment because of the space involved. But the long-term cost savings will be enormous ...

I’m not that evil…okay…yes, yes I am.

Draginol — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 1:58:35 PM -0500

I sometimes wonder what the various greenie sites I visit would think when they realized that I was using their info on how to build a green home to construct a 22,000 square foot house that is, technically green.

I have a son

Spc Nobody Special — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 2:13:26 AM -0400

Born March 17th, seven lbs, 10 oz. Hi ya'll!

Salmon Enderby Real Estate Fulfills your Dream Home Criteria

realestate — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 6:34:44 AM -0400

Salmon Enderby is an idyllic riverfront community of the picturesque Shuswap Lake region. Nestled just below the steep volcanic Enderby cliffs, this region is a nature's paradise. Conveniently located on south of Mara lake on the banks of the Shuswap river, Enderby attracts many tourists throughout the year. This small community town has seen a large influx of tourists in the last couple of years which indirectly has resulted in growth of Salmon Enderby Real Estate . Today it’s a burge...

Discover the Pleasure of Vacation at Shuswap Vacation Homes

realestate — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 6:34:28 AM -0400

Shuswap Lake region is the perfect place for your family vacation in any time of the year. Shuswap, one of the largest lakes in British Columbia, is growing with its popularity as one of the tourist hotspots. The place offers breathtaking views and other recreational activities for the locals as well as tourists to this place. Hence, the Shuswap vacation homes are most sought-after accommodation among the visitors. Halfway between Calgary and Vancouver, Shuswap area is an ideal location to...

Enjoy Your Vacation in Shuswap Cabins For Rent

realestate — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 6:33:59 AM -0400

Have you thought of having an accommodation in a place surrounded with natural beauty? Well, it is a dream of every individual to spend there vacation with luxury and forget their boring routine life. You might have also thought of planning your next vacation in an exotic tourist hotspot. Well, Shuswap, one of the popular tourist destinations of British Columbia, can be the perfect choice for you. If you are wondering of getting accommodation, you will get abundance of that with Shuswap cabin...

The house moves along

Draginol — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 9:19:43 PM -0500

The basement is about to get covered up…

Changing lifestyles

BrianPole — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 1:35:48 AM -0500

The population of Kerala in general has started getting accustomed to living in a community through apartment living. Certainly there are positives and negatives to any type of living quarters and lifestyle and apartment living is no different. With Builders Kochi literally luring customers with all kinds of apartments, the key is to understand what your budget is and what your priorities are as far as your lifestyle and amenities are concerned. Be sure to take your time and look at more t...

Future House: Construction begins

Frogboy — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:33:25 AM -0500

Future house begins construction!

Draginol — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 9:30:16 PM -0400

Backof house (future back yard) Where the house will eventually be (rocks)

It's not easy going green

Draginol — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 9:03:11 AM -0400

Okay, yesterday I whined about how hard it is to go green. So let me give you a bit more info... So I'm building a new house for our family. I decided early on that I wanted to go green. I happen to be in the fortunate position to go all out here. So let's go over the techs: Wind generation Geothermal power solar power So there you go, the three main renewal energy sources you can use on a new house. So what's the problem? Let's start with ...

It's not easy being green

Draginol — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 2:55:45 AM -0400

So we're building a new house, I've got 13 acres of land. I'm looking into all kinds of different ways to be green. Geothermal, solar, and wind power. It's not going very well so far. I think a lot of these people who are saying we need to use renewable energy haven't actually seriously looked into this.

Exploring...

Draginol — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 4:04:45 AM -0400

My wife and I just purchased 10 acres of land. Today we're going to go explore. Yippee!

Future House: The plot plan

Draginol — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 12:36:00 PM -0400

Well friends and family who are keeping up on "Future House". The plot plan has been largely completed. Click to enlarge We have the plot of land. It's a little strangely shaped. It's about 3 acres overall. We've settled where the house is going to sit on the property. Here is a closer up view. Click to enlarge. The driveway is subject to change as I am trying to avoid cutting down trees (though, sadly, we've cut down a lot of tr...

Future House Series: Goals

Draginol — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 9:44:22 AM -0400

As seen here, our future house is under construction. Some of the general goals were in that first article but to quickly summarize what we are looking to do: This will be our "last" house until old folks home. Needs to be completed while our children are young so that this will be their "home" when they go away to college or sugar mines or whatever they are going to do. Needs to be "green". I.e. I am willing to spend extra to make the hous...

The new house project is about to begin

Draginol — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 8:07:51 PM -0400

One of the most exciting things going on in our household is what we call "Future House". While most people who know me personally know that silliness is the core of my being (by contrast, on-line my persona is stuck as crutchety stereo type authority figure), I do take major life plans serious to the point of insanity. When my wife and I got married, nearly 15 years ago, we had a plan. We would have 3 houses in our "effective lifetime" (only an engineer comes up with a term like that)....