i can't seem to locate a lot of photos of our house on the computer
but i actually keep another blog that i update almost daily...so you'll have to do some searching but if you are at all interested here is the address:
http://thegreengate.blogspot.com/
if you click in the archives you can see gorgeous photos of the snow!
and lots of garden and house pics and chickens in there too =)
our house house is not yet finished...we sort of stopped working about 2 years ago after my husband broke his neck (all better now!)
anywho...you'll see we are still going to finish tile and siding before we move!
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
our homestead for sale! alas!
so, my husband josh is applying for firefighting jobs ...
and asheville seems very probable...we'll know next week
so we are probably moving!
it is so hard to imagine after all we have put into our little spot of land...
but i know it will be an adventure..a good one...even as it is still going to be hard to leave.
we just had a surprise party for our friend faye in the cob...
i am glad of the timing bc it helped me to really get it all cleaned up...and i would not have liked to leave it in disarray...
so, if you are interested in buying a little homestead outside of athens, georgia, let me know!
claredms@yahoo.com
we have 89 acres...almost all wooded with 2 streams...very hilly
2 bottom "pastures" which would have to be cleared...about 30 acres of the 89...right now it is just a haven for deer and birds =)
our regular house josh built when our son jack was born and then we added on when esme was born...
it has 4 bedrooms...plus one office/playroom which could be another playroom
the kitchen is cozy and we don't have central heat or air...we use a wood burning stove
tile and wooden floors
we have a large chicken coop with 20 chickens and turkeys
about a 1/4 acre fenced in for sammie our sheep and a little sheep house
a fenced in garden area to protect our veggies from hungry roaming chickens
the cob house which is 1200 square feet...great for a homeschool house (my dream) or a studio or carpenter workshop...or it wouldn't take a lot of finish it...a floor, insulation and ceiling...power and water...well, ok, yes, it would take quite a bit =) but we had thought of finishing it and living it and renting out the big house...i'll get some photos on here of our regular house
a 10' x 12' pump house...made from cob with a little loft...we moved a whole small storage unit of stuff when we moved up to the loft...
and that's about it
we cut a trail through the land bc we do benefit 5k's out here....the trail is almost 2 miles...
we then added another trail but haven't connected them yet...
we used to just start them up the dirt road a bit to make the 3.2 miles =)
we are asking $420,000 and would leave our tractor (not worth that much...about $3,000.00)
we are 20 minutes from downtown athens and situated in oglethorpe county
and hilarious that i have the first pic of a toilet!
THAT will sell a home for sure!
=)
and asheville seems very probable...we'll know next week
so we are probably moving!
it is so hard to imagine after all we have put into our little spot of land...
but i know it will be an adventure..a good one...even as it is still going to be hard to leave.
we just had a surprise party for our friend faye in the cob...
i am glad of the timing bc it helped me to really get it all cleaned up...and i would not have liked to leave it in disarray...
so, if you are interested in buying a little homestead outside of athens, georgia, let me know!
claredms@yahoo.com
we have 89 acres...almost all wooded with 2 streams...very hilly
2 bottom "pastures" which would have to be cleared...about 30 acres of the 89...right now it is just a haven for deer and birds =)
our regular house josh built when our son jack was born and then we added on when esme was born...
it has 4 bedrooms...plus one office/playroom which could be another playroom
the kitchen is cozy and we don't have central heat or air...we use a wood burning stove
tile and wooden floors
we have a large chicken coop with 20 chickens and turkeys
about a 1/4 acre fenced in for sammie our sheep and a little sheep house
a fenced in garden area to protect our veggies from hungry roaming chickens
the cob house which is 1200 square feet...great for a homeschool house (my dream) or a studio or carpenter workshop...or it wouldn't take a lot of finish it...a floor, insulation and ceiling...power and water...well, ok, yes, it would take quite a bit =) but we had thought of finishing it and living it and renting out the big house...i'll get some photos on here of our regular house
a 10' x 12' pump house...made from cob with a little loft...we moved a whole small storage unit of stuff when we moved up to the loft...
and that's about it
we cut a trail through the land bc we do benefit 5k's out here....the trail is almost 2 miles...
we then added another trail but haven't connected them yet...
we used to just start them up the dirt road a bit to make the 3.2 miles =)
we are asking $420,000 and would leave our tractor (not worth that much...about $3,000.00)
we are 20 minutes from downtown athens and situated in oglethorpe county
and hilarious that i have the first pic of a toilet!
THAT will sell a home for sure!
=)
Friday, July 23, 2010
how to....
so, i was a little skeptical about laying tile onto cob....i just wondered if it would really stick or not!
but it definitely did with no problems!
i used the $25 a bag stuff and it took me 2 bags bc i had to be liberal ....bc the floor had dips and bumps...
i wet the floor a bit and then wet the back of each tile with a sponge (well, actually an old glove...but in a perfect world, a sponge =))
plonked down some thin-set (or had it plonked by my husband's friend korry who unknowing stopped by and became quickly roped into mixing and plonking mortar) pushed the tile down pretty hard to make sure it was suctioned all around...and moved on to the next
didn't use spacers...should have i know
next day i mixed some grout and filled it in...
cleaned it up and voila!
o, i should say that under the tile in about a 4 inch layer of packed cob...and under that is about 6-8 inches gravel....i just did the gravel so long ago, i don't think of it as part of the process...but it is an important one i think.
i plan to try some earthen finish layers in the hallway just outside the loo....it isn't a big space and i want to practice...i feel like it will accept my dips and bumps a lot better....i am just not a perfectionist..alas...so i accept there will be dips and bumps =)
and then the composting toilet
i read a book called the humanure handbook...
wonderful stuff
and just made the simple 5 gallon bucket toilet...
here is the link to the humanure chapter....that will be better than my description anyway =)
but it definitely did with no problems!
i used the $25 a bag stuff and it took me 2 bags bc i had to be liberal ....bc the floor had dips and bumps...
i wet the floor a bit and then wet the back of each tile with a sponge (well, actually an old glove...but in a perfect world, a sponge =))
plonked down some thin-set (or had it plonked by my husband's friend korry who unknowing stopped by and became quickly roped into mixing and plonking mortar) pushed the tile down pretty hard to make sure it was suctioned all around...and moved on to the next
didn't use spacers...should have i know
next day i mixed some grout and filled it in...
cleaned it up and voila!
o, i should say that under the tile in about a 4 inch layer of packed cob...and under that is about 6-8 inches gravel....i just did the gravel so long ago, i don't think of it as part of the process...but it is an important one i think.
i plan to try some earthen finish layers in the hallway just outside the loo....it isn't a big space and i want to practice...i feel like it will accept my dips and bumps a lot better....i am just not a perfectionist..alas...so i accept there will be dips and bumps =)
and then the composting toilet
i read a book called the humanure handbook...
wonderful stuff
and just made the simple 5 gallon bucket toilet...
here is the link to the humanure chapter....that will be better than my description anyway =)
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