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[VAN DELL JORDAN <vdjor AT yahoo.com>]

I too have a need for space, but my preference is for
perhaps a thousand square foot house with a thousand
sq ft storage room.
  Kind of grew up like that in an old farmhouse that
had been added on to every time the original family
had a baby.  Since there were only three of us we used
most as storage or work space.
  The house I am moving to my land now fits that, even
though it is to be my son's house.  960 sq ft. with a
full half story that can be storage/utility or
finished later on.  We are having stem walls poured
down to 8' so that we can excavate for a basement when
the time is right for that.
  Just a bit about that project which I think I have
mentioned before.  I bought the house that would have
been torn down, and in the process of moving.  We tore
the roof off, to allow it to get under power lines,
and will have that rebuilt to better standards. 
Original roof structure was 2x4s at 24" spanning 30'. 

  The house is now sitting at the side of the county
road, with tarps covering the roof, waiting for a
truck to pull it.  The mover is Amish who of course
does not own his own truck but has to hire that done. 

  Now I'm trying to contact the owners of a currently
vacant house that I've always admired, hoping I can
buy that and have it moved onto the land that will be
house for wife and I.
  Van Dell


  

--- rayzentz AT aim.com wrote:

> You know, I have spent a great deal of time
> pondering why I, personally, like big houses.   I am
> the oldest of a large family, and because of this,
> had little to no privacy, and was always cramped for
> space while growing up.   I like, nay, I need room. 
>  I need space to stretch out.   I suppose if I owned
> a parcel of land of any size, or had a large barn to
> work in that my "need" may be satisfied.   In lieu
> of that, I have a relatively large house.   We have,
> when necessitated by circumstance, lived in small
> apartments and houses, and it about drove me
> nuts...actually got claustrophobic at times.  
> Anyway, I guess I will always have a big house.  
> However, we constantly are finding ways of being
> efficient with our power and fuel usage.   For
> example, we use only the newer flourescent bulbs,
> and only have them lit in rooms that are actually
> occupied (constantly reminding the yard-apes, of
> course).   We also keep our winter temps low, and
> have the thermostat programmed to refle
>  ct our occupancy patterns.   Not perfect, but at
> least an attempt.
>  
> Ray
>  
>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: don.bowen AT earthlink.net
> To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Sent: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 10:32 AM
> Subject: [Homestead] Recent reading
> 
> 
> My recent reading has included some books that are
> addressing many of the 
> things we do on this list.
> 
> "Little House on a Small Planet" by Shay Salomon. 
> This book explores the 
> problems with large houses.  The social, economic,
> environmental, energy, 
> etc problems of ever larger houses in an era of ever
> shrinking families and 
> resources.  Several examples of small houses are
> shown along with 
> discussions with the owners.  Some are owner built,
> some are restorations, 
> remodels, contractor built,  etc.  My only fault
> with the book is that it 
> spends many pages on co and group housing.  Good
> ideas in their own right 
> but not one of my interests.
> 
> "A Handmade Life" by Wm. S. Coperwaith.  A small
> book with mostly rambling 
> about how we can cure many of the world's problems. 
> Most of the ideas are 
> very idealistic but worth thinking about none the
> less.  He dows have some 
> plans for a small Adz and what he calls a
> "Democratic Chair"  His idea of 
> democratic furniture os furniture that anyone can
> make, use, and feel proud 
> of.
> 
> "The Party's Over" and "Power Down" by Richard
> Heinberg.  Both books 
> discuss Peak Oil and its possible affects.  Heinberg
> talks with 
> Climatologists and oil Geologists to get a picture
> of the approximate 
> timing of Peak Oil and the consequences of our cheap
> oil society.  In 
> "Power Down" he discusses some options we have to
> survive Peak Oil but 
> points out that we are not doing anything and it
> will probably be too late 
> when we do.  His "Last man standing" scenario.  Both
> well worth the read.
> 
> 
> Don Bowen              Awl Knotted Up               
>        KI6DIU
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> I am omnivagant.  
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