Building the Round House in Crescent City California

[TheScottybp]

not many people leave the sound in. i like it.

[80spopQueen]

ever wonder why eroupeans are the only race that actually uses more trees to make houses when they are more alternatives?

[lindamermaid]

@80spopQueen Funny you should make that comment. I just watched a documentary on why europeans were so much more advanced than most other cultures. The answer is simple: resources. Arable land for grazing and crops, metals and minerals close to the surface (easy mining), fresh water, moderate climate.

What building material is more renewable than wood?

[80spopQueen]

@lindamermaid not neccesarally! eroupeans back then were actually pretty stupid! while italy and spain were having the rennasance becomming advanced in technology (along ith the mongolian empire) the english people were dying from black plegue because they didn't wash their hands.. yeah that's really smart! Even back in the BC error the egyptians were far advance in medicine, theory ,astronomy ,spirituality (they were the first to mintion the gods) acutecture and culture and soceity FARE more

[80spopQueen]

@lindamermaid ahead then the romans, Miyan empire, and even the greeks! and they were CLEARLY not white (The egpyptians siad they came from ethopia AFRICA!) . Whites have only been most powerful for the last 300 years! the explorers durring the exploration error were portugese, Chinese, and spainish. The irish people wer known for being drunkin simple-minded people not smart. GET YOUR FACTS RIGHT

[80spopQueen]

@lindamermaid wood houses are extremely flamible and igh mantance! clay houses made by other anceint cultures (egypt india , south america) lasted for over thousands and thousands of years and are still very hard to tar down. how is this less advance then the eroupian tree house wich attracts mold termites and animals? with no one taking care of the home the house could be demolised by nature in about 20 years. 20 compared to 8000? which home is more advanced? so no your wrong!

[80spopQueen]

@80spopQueen but there is a really inespensive raw material that is a no brainer and has been used for 1000s of years mudd and straw. look up the word "cobb homes" and you'll be amazed at what you can make with such simple materials

[WorkingMermaid]

@80spopQueen Another thought - I spent several weeks in Vigo, Spain and was amazed at the number of simple buildings, houses, fence posts, storage sheds that were made of granite. Of course, that's what they have the most of rather than wood. There were several granite quarries in that area. I'd much rather have a solid granite home than a flimsy (relatively speaking) wooden structure. But there isn't much granite being quarried in Northern California.

[rexman92]

lol king of the hill theme be perfact

[terriesales]

We are looking at both. So, any helpful info is greatful. How energy efficient is your Yutwork? And, we are curious about the cost of foundation.

[lindamermaid]

@terriesales The foundation was a total of about $20k which includes the cost of the concrete, any equipment, the guy who did the work etc. We could have put it on pillars but we wanted a garage under the house so we paid more. The guy who did our concrete was recommended by Yurtworks and he didn't do a very good job. Some measurements were off a bit - not enough to make a huge difference, but not very accurate. email me at lindamermaid@aol.com and I'll write a bit more.

[lindamermaid]

@terriesales We haven't insulated the shell yet (ran out of money a while back, just getting caught back up on plumbing and heating). However, even uninsulated, the house is very comfortable on cold days when we are working on it. People who have toured it say it feels very comfortable, not just temperature-wise, but that the house 'feels good'. I'm not sure how to describe that. It's a very pleasant house. It feels like home - even unfinished.

[terriesales]

Is this a Deltec? If so, how much did it cost you for the foundation and contractors?

Very interested on Deltec, but we too are in California.

[lindamermaid]

@terriesales Not Deltec, they were too far away. This is from Oregon Yurtworks although they may have changed their name since we built. If you build, write back, we have a long list of "things to watch out for" regardless of who you buy from.

[littlemermaidx2]

i'm probably wrong, but are you allowed to build a house in the middle of the woods?

[lindamermaid]

@littlemermaidx2 It does look like we are in the middle of the woods, doesn't it? We really aren't though. We just have trees all around the property giving us the feeling that we are in the middle of a forrest. And you CAN build houses in the woods if you are willing to live without things like electricity, internet and phones - and you pay the county enough money for permits.

[littlemermaidx2]

@lindamermaid I was asking because I thought (I'm not sure though) that it's illegal to build houses wherever in the woods you want.....I mean what if everyone just woke up one day and said: "Great, I feel like living in the woods, lets go cut down some woods and build a house!" Please don't misunderstand me I'm just asking to learn :)

[hotapplepie2009]

thanks for that!

[99cachorro]

looks expensive to build