Chief cook and web person.
Most commented posts
- A Big Gl ass Wall — 3 comments
- Chipcrete Experiment — 3 comments
- Knocking $27K off my roof — 2 comments
- The 5 Minute Tire — 2 comments
- Snow! — 1 comment
Mark Squibb
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Apr 06
Ultra Crib – Open Source Building
Just populated Ultra Crib open source building site. I listed all the building innovations I could think of there.
Mar 19
3D Model – Sketchup Download
Hi All: I’ve had a lot of requests for our 3D model. The model is very accurate and has been used as a working reference in every stage of the build so far. The square footage is about 4500. The greenhouse is about 900 sq ft, and 16,000 ft cubic foot. Click to download sketchup model …
Dec 02
A Big Gl ass Wall
Hi All: We’ve been way busy getting to dry in. All have done a super job. We have a hard windy day ahead with cold weather on heel. So pardon the terse.
Nov 05
First Electrical Inspection
This video shows how to install wiring in a flat roof that has no crawl space. There are a few requirements: Don’t staple on edge or damage wire No sharp bends, corners less than 5x wire diameter Tacks every 4.5 feet or less Put the wire where you won’t put a screw through it
Sep 02
Making News
Monday morning we awoke to our picture on top half of the front page of the newspaper. Who ever thought me smoochin’ on Linda would be newsworthy – let alone front page material. You can check out the article at the Fort Collins Coloradoan. The build is proceeding very well. We’re on the move…
Aug 13
Adapt & Prevail
Attention dumpster divers – we ran out of cardboard again. We’ve drained the Harbor Freight dumpster three times now along with the VFW in Laporte. Anyway – this time we put the sawmill on sliver mode and got it done.
Aug 03
Free Lifetime A/C – $40
We’ve just they french-drain & vent/cooling tubes. These tubes bring geo-thermally cooled fresh air to the back of the house.
Jul 30
Swingin’ in the Rain !
Over the past couple of weeks – we’ve got awesome progress. This video segment shows extreme Technologies – Watch a 7 year old swing a sledge hammer while a 27 year old resorts to power tools. Both are AWESOME ! Many thanks to the volunteers for helping us turn a pile of tires and dirt …
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