House building ideas

[Russell Kanning]

the more I think about it .... I don't know why I would have brought it home. I didn't want to build an underground house and since you wanted it back .... I didn't want to take it.

[Lex]

Alright I will look around for it at home some more.

[Russell Kanning]

Maybe it went home with someone else at that party.

[Quantrill]

I may need to pick up a copy of this.  There's a possibility I may be building when I get there.  A temporary/humble home until I can save money for something more permanent. 

Yeah yeah. 

An RV.  ready-made house on wheels.  That's what I'd like to have... 

[Incrementalist]

I imagine the cost skyrockets.

Cathleen

The site claims you can build a modest 1BR 1Bath for $100K.

[eques]

FirstDay, wow...

I'm actually impressed.  I was thinking about the dome home angle for a while, but the relatively low cost and kit-work of the FirstDay offerings makes me reconsider my position.

I could end up building a house for about as much as it would take to buy an acre of property up here.

And it can go up in 15 weekends, too?  Really?

Also... free shipping!  Woot. 

Oy, it's late--I'm going to be tired tomorrow!

[Incrementalist]

FirstDay, wow...

I'm actually impressed.  I was thinking about the dome home angle for a while, but the relatively low cost and kit-work of the FirstDay offerings makes me reconsider my position.

I could end up building a house for about as much as it would take to buy an acre of property up here.

And it can go up in 15 weekends, too?  Really?

Also... free shipping!  Woot. 

Oy, it's late--I'm going to be tired tomorrow!

I don't know if you saw on the site, but by "weekend" they mean putting in a few hours Friday evening, then working full days Saturday and Sunday.  It's nothing to be trifled with.  They even used the term "eating lunch with a hammer in your hand", so I doubt they're taking into account any sizable breaks.

[eques]

I don't know if you saw on the site, but by "weekend" they mean putting in a few hours Friday evening, then working full days Saturday and Sunday.  It's nothing to be trifled with.  They even used the term "eating lunch with a hammer in your hand", so I doubt they're taking into account any sizable breaks.

So would 30-45ish full days of working be the minimum for building most simple houses?  I didn't see that part on the website and confess to knowing little about putting houses up. 

[Russell Kanning]

The important thing about those simple houses you are talking about is .... you can build it yourself and with help. It will take a while, but you can actually do it without big or fancy equipment.

A dome takes all kinds of equipment and skills. Also one of those houses would look good to the neighbors when you are done.

[MaineShark]

A dome takes all kinds of equipment and skills.

Uh, rent a small crane for a single day.  That would pretty much do it.

Joe

[Lloyd Danforth]

The important thing about those simple houses you are talking about is .... you can build it yourself and with help. It will take a while, but you can actually do it without big or fancy equipment.

A dome takes all kinds of equipment and skills. Also one of those houses would look good to the neighbors when you are done.

And, it would be easier to sell than a Dome, although a Dome shouldn't take any special equipment to build.  If you stay away from tricky roof lines you can build almost any wood framed house yourself.

[Russell Kanning]

A dome takes all kinds of equipment and skills.

Uh, rent a small crane for a single day.  That would pretty much do it.

Joe

The domes they make down in texas seem to need all kinds of special stuff to spray on all the different layers. What kind are you talking about?

[MaineShark]

A dome takes all kinds of equipment and skills.

Uh, rent a small crane for a single day.  That would pretty much do it.

The domes they make down in texas seem to need all kinds of special stuff to spray on all the different layers. What kind are you talking about?

Wood-framed geodesic domes don't involve concrete (except for the foundations).

Build the triangular panels, then bolt them together to form hexagons.  Prop up and bolt together the hexagons in a ring and lift the top hexagon on with a crane.

Joe

[Russell Kanning]

I read a good article from a guy in California that said those triangle panel jobs are too much trouble. He had build more than one and always had complications.
But you are right ... they are hand buildable.

[eques]

Honestly?  I think a traditional home will probably sit better with me... easier to sell, less expensive, too...

And I know who to go to for my heating and hot water solutions!