The Freeville Earthship: Entryways

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Entryways

This week we've been spending a little more time on the tire walls near the 2 entryway/exits of the house. We also needed to search around for a few rare tires we needed more of! (235-70or75-R15... have any laying around? Please let us know!)

Today, one of Chad's previous students stopped over to check out the site and help pound tires. Quinn has traveled to Taos to see the original earthships himself and is very interested in them. Thanks for your help Quinn!

Quinn pounding tires on the western entryway

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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!