In a wealthy society such as we have in the US, the amount of usable building material that gets thrown away is almost criminal. Using gleaning methods, one can build a safe, sanitary, and healthy house at a fraction of the cost of a 'conventional build'. This blog shows you one such journey.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Hey Spaz, You're On Your Way!
We finally got the 'gang' together today for a meeting to discuss the house build for my sister at the property.
The contractor, his sister (who runs the business part of the thing), my sister, her husband and I met for the first time all together after much back and forth and phone conver- sations.
For our part, my sister and her husband were mightily impressed; they realized that A.) these guys knew what they were talking about, and 2.) they had found people they felt comfortable with going forward with the build.
The next step, according to the contractors, is for my sister to get a set of 'stamped' plans together so the 'concrete' (no pun intended) bids can be made.
Then, as that is being done, I will be in Middle Tennessee to start scrounging around for firms or individuals who can level the building site and complete the drive-way into the property.
All of this leads us to the actual build in the spring.
Meanwhile, my personal house build (the 24'x14' slip form stone house) can begin!
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