The Freeville Earthship: Time-Lapse of Viga Placement

Sunday, August 19, 2012

Thanks to Rob who set his camera to take pictures every 2 seconds of our 2-hour viga (roof log) placements! Cool video!

Freeville Earthship Viga Roof Installation (Timelapse) from Robert Bezrutczyk on Vimeo.

FAQs:

How many tires, cans, and bottles did you use?

We have estimated about 800 tires; 15,000 cans; and 3,000 glass bottles.
Did you have any issues with the town or your community?

Luckily, no! Our town was wonderful with this process. We really didn't face any roadblocks with our build, besides the state law of having this giant conventional septic system. Since most of the water is used and contained in the house the 330-gallon-a-day tank we had to install is overkill. Our neighbors and community members appear to like us and our earthship!

Why did you do this?

Because it's a neat concept, very rewarding, and just makes a lot of sense. It is self-sustaining and we want to feel safe and independent. We are young, don't have a family yet, have summers off both being teachers, and just decided to go for it!

The Freeville Earthship

Sunday, August 19, 2012

Time-Lapse of Viga Placement

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