The Freeville Earthship: The calm before the storm...

Saturday, August 11, 2012

The calm before the storm...

We are ready.

Cabin for the crew

Cabin kitchen for the crew

Barn loft for the crew

Earthship partly bermed

11 pallets of portland cement

Cement station

2 comments :

UnknownAugust 12, 2012 at 5:13 PM
Absolutely amazing! I'm sorry my weekends didn't jive enough to come back before the crew came. The kids have asked about coming back; they had a great time. Will it be OK to pop over and visit during the big construction time?
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Chad DeVoeAugust 12, 2012 at 8:49 PM
Sure Michael...any time.
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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!