Thursday, December 26, 2024

Tag: construction

Straw Bale Gardening

Have you heard of straw bale gardening? I came across the method several years ago and it piqued my interest. It is a method that can easily utilized by urban gardeners with minimal soil depth,...

Programming An Off Grid Home

What do you do if you want a totally off grid home? Well if you are Loren Amelang, you build one! What if you are also a pioneer in C++ programming?  Well if you are...

An Inexpensive Way To Homestead

Here is an inexpensive way to homestead that I came across yesterday in my travels. One of the largest costs with getting started in trying to live a self-sufficient life is housing and one...
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Traditional Finnish Log House

For the serious DIY'er out there that wants to build a traditional Finnish log house, this video is a great place to start. It is a Log building documentary from the Finnish National Board...

Pouring A Cement Patio

Here is how you can go about pouring a cement patio. We were debating between installing a wood deck or pouring a slab because one design flaw we had with our  house was that we...