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Keeping a flexible schedule…
We were ready to hop in my father’s truck this morning for Surrey to pick up all the materials we need to complete the roof. We found a supplier who had everything we needed, in stock. Turns out he...
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The Berming begins…
After a few delays, including our three days without water and the early ripening of his wheat, Alvin arrived with his excavator last night. This morning, after a short discussion on procedure-mostly...
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Fetching the roof…
Bright and early this morning Dad met us and we left for Surrey; he in his big red dodge pick up with Mike and Linda’s 20 foot trailer, and Chris and I in our little Frontier. It was smoky all the...
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Roofing, Rain and and a Popcan Wall
Getting the roofing material on site lit a fire under us; yesterday we placed the 30# roofing felt on top of the 2×6 decking, and we started placing rigid insulation. Tom and Stephanie stopped by...
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We have a Facebook page, called The Darfield Earthship. There will be quick updates there, but we still plan on blogging here. Just finished the bulk of the work on the roof with friend Mike S., and...
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The Roof, the Whole Roof, and Nothing but the Roof …
Finishing the roof has seemed like an exhausting and never-ending experience … the good news is that it is raining tonight (very good because BC is tinder dry), and the inside of the building is still...
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The Roof Is Bermed!
Alvin came back today and bermed for the final time around the back of the building! This event feels like a real milestone as we will FINALLY move off of the roof and start working on the front wall...
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Spring, The Earthship and the Fossil-Free Garden
It seems like only yesterday we were finishing the rocket stove in January … and now it is almost June! As you might have guessed from the above picture we were in Vancouver for four days a week ago....
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Front Flashing For the Earthship Roof
We FINALLY got around to installing flashing along the south edge of the roof. I’ve been worrying about the roof membrane coming off in a heavy wind storm for almost a year … since we installed it last...
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Installed first skylight
I have not posted about earthship construction since we installed the flashing along the south edge of the roof … we have been doing some work since then. Our goal this spring (it has now officially...
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