LOGGING our LAND - Was it worth it?
We decided to selectively log our land and today we are going to answer why we chose, how we chose our loggers, what we learned, and if it was worth it!
CHAPTERS:
Intro 00:00 - 01:04
Why we decided to log our land 01:05 - 02:58
How we chose our loggers 02:29 - 04:27
What we agreed to 04:28 - 04:54
Ten things we learned about logging our land 04:55 - 26:32
Was it worth it 26:33 - 27:42
Eclipse 2024 27:43 - 28:03
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We are Rich & Kathie, a retired husband and wife team who decided to make the leap from the suburbs of Long Island to an off-grid homestead in the Adirondacks. We are both creative, but DIY contracting and building this super energy efficient underground concrete dome is our biggest (and some would say craziest) project ever!
Join us on our journey to creating a simpler, healthier, and happier life, but remember, simple doesn't mean easy!
#logging #selective #skidder #forest #landowner
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SHELTER LOGIC 12 X 20 X 8 Round Top GARAGE in A Box FINAL REVIEW
Our ShelterLogic final met it's end this past winter so today we do a final review and share some of the modifications we had made to it, how long it actually lasted, and if we think it was worth the cost.
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â–¬ ABOUT US â–¬
We are Rich & Kathie, a retired husband and wife team who decided to make the leap from the suburbs of Long Island to an off-grid homestead in the Adirondacks. We are both creative, but DIY contracting and building this super energy efficient underground concrete dome is our biggest (and some would say craziest) project ever!
Join us on our journey to creating a simpler, healthier, and happier life, but remember, simple doesn't mean easy!
#shelterlogic #garageinabox #offgrid #adirondackpark #buildingahomesteadfromscratch #modernhomesteading #simpleliving #sustainableliving
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The BRUTALLY HONEST TRUTH about what it means to LIVE OFF-THE-GRID!
Today we are going to share the brutally honest truth about what it means to live off the grid! We will answer questions such as:
03:19 What does off-grid really mean?
06:09 Is it legal to live off-grid?
07:11 How hard is it to live off grid?
09:25 Is it expensive to live off the grid?
PLEASE be sure to like and subscribe! It really helps our channel and we appreciate all your support!
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â–¬ ABOUT US â–¬
We are Rich & Kathie, a retired husband and wife team who decided to make the leap from the suburbs of Long Island to an off-grid homestead in the Adirondacks. We are both creative, but DIY contracting and building this super energy efficient underground concrete dome is our biggest (and some would say craziest) project ever!
Join us on our journey to creating a simpler, healthier, and happier life, but remember, simple doesn't mean easy!
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From Metal Rim Sink to Top Mount! FREE Cast Iron Sink Restoration
Restoring and modifying a FREE vintage metal rimmed cast iron sink into a beautiful top mount sink that looks beautiful on our DIY butcher block counter!
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â–¬ ABOUT US â–¬
We are Rich & Kathie, a retired couple building our dream home: A SUPER ENERGY EFFICIENT OFF GRID earth sheltered home in the Adirondacks!
The house will be covered with about 30" of soil which helps to maintain an internal temperature between 45 and 75 degrees Fahrenheit in winter & summer respectively. This means that in the winter we will only need minimal heat that we plan to provide with a small wood burning stove and we shouldn't need any air conditioning in the summer at all!
With inflation right now, the energy efficiency of this house is a HUGE Plus! But, it also means that we have a super tight budget that is getting tighter by the day. For this reason we DIY everything we reasonably can and find creative ways to save money such as repurposing.
Please subscribe and join us to see how we manage the challenges of staying in budget and exactly how energy efficient this house actually is when it is done!
We appreciate all your support :-)
#budgetkitchen #castironsink #restoration #offgrid #livingoffthegrid #buildingahomesteadfromscratch #concretehouse #offgridhomestead #earthshelteredhouse #greenroof
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DIY Butcher Block Island COUNTERTOP on A BUDGET
We like nice things but we can't afford them unless we make them! And this time we make a beautiful butcher block eat at island counter top for under $500. So far we are still under our total kitchen budget of $5,000 :-)
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â–¬ ABOUT US â–¬
We are Rich & Kathie, a retired couple building our dream home: A SUPER ENERGY EFFICIENT OFF GRID earth sheltered home in the Adirondacks!
The house will be covered with about 30" of soil which helps to maintain an internal temperature between 45 and 75 degrees Fahrenheit in winter & summer respectively. This means that in the winter we will only need minimal heat that we plan to provide with a small wood burning stove and we shouldn't need any air conditioning in the summer at all!
With inflation right now, the energy efficiency of this house is a HUGE Plus! But, it also means that we have a super tight budget that is getting tighter by the day. For this reason we DIY everything we reasonably can and find creative ways to save money such as repurposing.
Please subscribe and join us to see how we manage the challenges of staying in budget and exactly how energy efficient this house actually is when it is done!
We appreciate all your support :-)
#counter #butcherblock #diykitchens
#offgrid #livingoffthegrid #offgridlife #custombuilt
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Relocating Stove Hood SWITCHES
Today we are relocating the light and fan switches on our range hood so we can easily reach them in the DIY custom wood hood we built from repurposed cabinets! This is NOT a how to video, but instead a 'how we did it' video. Total cost for everything: $107
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We are Rich & Kathie, a retired couple building our dream home: A SUPER ENERGY EFFICIENT OFF GRID earth sheltered home in the Adirondacks!
The house will be covered with about 30" of soil which helps to maintain an internal temperature between 45 and 75 degrees Fahrenheit in winter & summer respectively. This means that in the winter we will only need minimal heat that we plan to provide with a small wood burning stove and we shouldn't need any air conditioning in the summer at all!
With inflation right now, the energy efficiency of this house is a HUGE Plus! But, it also means that we have a super tight budget that is getting tighter by the day. For this reason we DIY everything we reasonably can and find creative ways to save money such as repurposing.
Please subscribe and join us to see how we manage the challenges of staying in budget and exactly how energy efficient this house actually is when it is done!
We appreciate all your support :-)
#rangehood #stovehood #switches
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Kohler 14 kW STANDBY Generator OFF-GRID Review | Oil Change
A quick review of our Kohler 14kW standby/backup generator after 355 hours and 14 months of off-grid use!
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We are Rich & Kathie, a retired couple building our dream home: A SUPER ENERGY EFFICIENT OFF GRID earth sheltered home in the Adirondacks!
The house will be covered with about 30" of soil which helps to maintain an internal temperature between 45 and 75 degrees Fahrenheit in winter & summer respectively. This means that in the winter we will only need minimal heat that we plan to provide with a small wood burning stove and we shouldn't need any air conditioning in the summer at all!
With inflation right now, the energy efficiency of this house is a HUGE Plus! But, it also means that we have a super tight budget that is getting tighter by the day. For this reason we DIY everything we reasonably can and find creative ways to save money such as repurposing.
Please subscribe and join us to see how we manage the challenges of staying in budget and exactly how energy efficient this house actually is when it is done!
We appreciate all your support :-)
#offgrid #kohler #generator #review
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KUBOTA B2782B SNOWBLOWER Installation & Maintenance | New CHAINS for the TIRES
I finally got a chance to install the snowblower on my Kubota tractor and do some well needed maintenance including the auger drive gear oil change. I also put chains on the tires and boy was that a game changer!
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â–¬ ABOUT US â–¬
We are Rich & Kathie, a retired couple building our dream home: A SUPER ENERGY EFFICIENT OFF GRID earth sheltered home in the Adirondacks!
The house will be covered with about 30" of soil which helps to maintain an internal temperature between 45 and 75 degrees Fahrenheit in winter & summer respectively. This means that in the winter we will only need minimal heat that we plan to provide with a small wood burning stove and we shouldn't need any air conditioning in the summer at all!
With inflation right now, the energy efficiency of this house is a HUGE Plus! But, it also means that we have a super tight budget that is getting tighter by the day. For this reason we DIY everything we reasonably can and find creative ways to save money such as repurposing.
Please subscribe and join us to see how we manage the challenges of staying in budget and exactly how energy efficient this house actually is when it is done!
We appreciate all your support :-)
#kubota #kubotatractor #snowblower #snowblowing
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Customizing USED CABINETS to fit Our Kitchen
We are on a tight budget to finish our house and buying used kitchen cabinets was a way to not only save a lot of money, but to make it possible to have quality wood cabinets! We feel very blessed to have been able to find and purchase these cabinets.
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â–¬ ABOUT US â–¬
We are Rich & Kathie, a retired couple building our dream home: A SUPER ENERGY EFFICIENT OFF GRID earth sheltered home in the Adirondacks!
The house will be covered with about 30" of soil which helps to maintain an internal temperature between 45 and 75 degrees Fahrenheit in winter & summer respectively. This means that in the winter we will only need minimal heat that we plan to provide with a small wood burning stove and we shouldn't need any air conditioning in the summer at all!
With inflation right now, the energy efficiency of this house is a HUGE Plus! But, it also means that we have a super tight budget that is getting tighter by the day. For this reason we DIY everything we reasonably can and find creative ways to save money such as repurposing.
Please subscribe and join us to see how we manage the challenges of staying in budget and exactly how energy efficient this house actually is when it is done!
We appreciate all your support :-)
#kitchencabinet #diykitchens
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How's the INTERIOR CLIMATE now that we are BURIED?
How is the interior climate (temperature and humidity) in the dome now that we are buried? Is it as energy efficient as we expected? Can the smallest Vermont Castings stove (Aspen C3) heat our 1500 square foot home? Are we able to keep the indoor humidity levels low enough?
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â–¬ ABOUT US â–¬
We are Rich & Kathie, a retired couple building our dream home: A SUPER ENERGY EFFICIENT OFF GRID earth sheltered home in the Adirondacks!
The house will be covered with about 30" of soil which helps to maintain an internal temperature between 45 and 75 degrees Fahrenheit in winter & summer respectively. This means that in the winter we will only need minimal heat that we plan to provide with a small wood burning stove and we shouldn't need any air conditioning in the summer at all!
With inflation right now, the energy efficiency of this house is a HUGE Plus! But, it also means that we have a super tight budget that is getting tighter by the day. For this reason we DIY everything we reasonably can and find creative ways to save money such as repurposing.
Please subscribe and join us to see how we manage the challenges of staying in budget and exactly how energy efficient this house actually is when it is done!
We appreciate all your support :-)
#woodburning #undergroundhouse #offgrid #concretehouse #earthshelteredhouse #greenroof
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Why We BUILT our UNDERGROUND Home ABOVE GROUND
Everything happens for a reason and today we are answering the question "Why did we build our underground dome home above ground?"
PS The flooding was so bad that our county declared a state of emergency!
PSS Those boots in the mud are the best boots EVER!! See our affiliate link below :-)
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â–¬ ABOUT US â–¬
We are Rich & Kathie, a retired couple building our dream home: A SUPER ENERGY EFFICIENT OFF GRID earth sheltered home in the Adirondacks!
The house will be covered with about 30" of soil which helps to maintain an internal temperature between 45 and 75 degrees Fahrenheit in winter & summer respectively. This means that in the winter we will only need minimal heat that we plan to provide with a small wood burning stove and we shouldn't need any air conditioning in the summer at all!
With inflation right now, the energy efficiency of this house is a HUGE Plus! But, it also means that we have a super tight budget that is getting tighter by the day. For this reason we DIY everything we reasonably can and find creative ways to save money such as repurposing.
Please subscribe and join us to see how we manage the challenges of staying in budget and exactly how energy efficient this house actually is when it is done!
We appreciate all your support :-)
#undergroundhouse #undergroundhome #flooding
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Custom Built Walk-in Closet UNDER $500!
Custom built walk-in closet with built in furniture and cabinets from start to finish with costs! We are on a tight budget and this custom built walk-in closet cost us less than $500 to build using repurposed wood, furniture pulled from the garbage, leftover materials, and discounted building materials!
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â–¬ ABOUT US â–¬
We are Rich & Kathie, a retired couple building our dream home: A SUPER ENERGY EFFICIENT OFF GRID earth sheltered home in the Adirondacks!
The house will be covered with about 30" of soil which helps to maintain an internal temperature between 45 and 75 degrees Fahrenheit in winter & summer respectively. This means that in the winter we will only need minimal heat that we plan to provide with a small wood burning stove and we shouldn't need any air conditioning in the summer at all!
With inflation right now, the energy efficiency of this house is a HUGE Plus! But, it also means that we have a super tight budget that is getting tighter by the day. For this reason we DIY everything we reasonably can and find creative ways to save money such as repurposing.
Please subscribe and join us to see how we manage the challenges of staying in budget and exactly how energy efficient this house actually is when it is done!
We appreciate all your support :-)
#custombuilt #walkincloset #repurposing #frugalliving #budgetbuild
*A Note About Affiliates: This video and description may contain affiliate links to various products. If you click through and make a purchase, we will receive a small commission. It does not affect the price you pay in any way and we thank you in advance for your support :-)
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â–¬ ABOUT US â–¬
We are Rich & Kathie, a retired couple building our dream home: A SUPER ENERGY EFFICIENT OFF GRID earth sheltered home in the Adirondacks!
The house will be covered with about 30" of soil which helps to maintain an internal temperature between 45 and 75 degrees Fahrenheit in winter & summer respectively. This means that in the winter we will only need minimal heat that we plan to provide with a small wood burning stove and we shouldn't need any air conditioning in the summer at all!
With inflation right now, the energy efficiency of this house is a HUGE Plus! But, it also means that we have a super tight budget that is getting tighter by the day. For this reason we DIY everything we reasonably can and find creative ways to save money such as repurposing.
Please subscribe and join us to see how we manage the challenges of staying in budget and exactly how energy efficient this house actually is when it is done!
We appreciate all your support :-)
#custombuilt #walkincloset #repurposing #frugalliving #budgetbuild
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TRESPASSERS Messed With Our TRAIL Cameras!
We monitor our land with multiple Browning trail cameras and we were surprised to find several of them pointed down the last time we checked them. Did trespassers mess with them?
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We are Rich & Kathie, a retired couple building our dream home: A SUPER ENERGY EFFICIENT OFF GRID earth sheltered home in the Adirondacks!
The house will be covered with about 30" of soil which helps to maintain an internal temperature between 45 and 75 degrees Fahrenheit in winter & summer respectively. This means that in the winter we will only need minimal heat that we plan to provide with a small wood burning stove and we shouldn't need any air conditioning in the summer at all!
With inflation right now, the energy efficiency of this house is a HUGE Plus! But, it also means that we have a super tight budget that is getting tighter by the day. For this reason we DIY everything we reasonably can and find creative ways to save money such as repurposing.
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Burying UNDERGROUND Dome Home Start to Finish - Music & Drone Shots ONLY!
Burying our underground monolithic concrete dome home from start to finish with music and drone footage only.
It has been quite a journey from summer, to fall, and now to winter but we did it! We are insulated and buried and look forward to a cozy warm winter :-)
If you are interested in seeing all the burial videos in order to understand our house check out this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmsbph0gu2uxbneVO3VwUiaTnABDPEZr1
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We are Rich & Kathie, a retired couple building our dream home: A SUPER ENERGY EFFICIENT OFF GRID earth sheltered home in the Adirondacks!
The house will be covered with about 30" of soil which helps to maintain an internal temperature between 45 and 75 degrees Fahrenheit in winter & summer respectively. This means that in the winter we will only need minimal heat that we plan to provide with a small wood burning stove and we shouldn't need any air conditioning in the summer at all!
With inflation right now, the energy efficiency of this house is a HUGE Plus! But, it also means that we have a super tight budget that is getting tighter by the day. For this reason we DIY everything we reasonably can and find creative ways to save money such as repurposing.
Please subscribe and join us to see how we manage the challenges of staying in budget and exactly how energy efficient this house actually is when it is done!
We appreciate all your support :-)
#burial #offgrid #concretehouse #earthshelteredhouse #greenroof
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A FINAL Home for the BLACK WALNUT Trees - 6 Moves in 4 Years!
We grew these Eastern American Black Walnut Trees from nuts 4 years ago and they have been moved 6 times since then. This is the last time we have to move them, but it's been a tough few months and we are hoping they survive this final move and the long cold winter to come.
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We are Rich & Kathie, a retired couple building our dream home: A SUPER ENERGY EFFICIENT OFF GRID earth sheltered home in the Adirondacks!
The house will be covered with about 30" of soil which helps to maintain an internal temperature between 45 and 75 degrees Fahrenheit in winter & summer respectively. This means that in the winter we will only need minimal heat that we plan to provide with a small wood burning stove and we shouldn't need any air conditioning in the summer at all!
With inflation right now, the energy efficiency of this house is a HUGE Plus! But, it also means that we have a super tight budget that is getting tighter by the day. For this reason we DIY everything we reasonably can and find creative ways to save money such as repurposing.
Please subscribe and join us to see how we manage the challenges of staying in budget and exactly how energy efficient this house actually is when it is done!
We appreciate all your support :-)
#blackwalnut #livingoffthegrid #buildingahomesteadfromscratch #offgridhomestead
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Mud-Free Gravel Parking Areas
Today we are building a two car gravel parking pad and a taking care of a few other things to get ready for winter and decrease the mud that we bring into the house!
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We are Rich & Kathie, a retired couple building our dream home: A SUPER ENERGY EFFICIENT OFF GRID earth sheltered home in the Adirondacks!
The house will be covered with about 30" of soil which helps to maintain an internal temperature between 45 and 75 degrees Fahrenheit in winter & summer respectively. This means that in the winter we will only need minimal heat that we plan to provide with a small wood burning stove and we shouldn't need any air conditioning in the summer at all!
With inflation right now, the energy efficiency of this house is a HUGE Plus! But, it also means that we have a super tight budget that is getting tighter by the day. For this reason we DIY everything we reasonably can and find creative ways to save money such as repurposing.
Please subscribe and join us to see how we manage the challenges of staying in budget and exactly how energy efficient this house actually is when it is done!
We appreciate all your support :-)
#parkingsolution #offgrid #livingoffthegrid #buildingahomesteadfromscratch #concretehouse #offgridhomestead #earthshelteredhouse #greenroof
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CLEANING our STEEL Chimney for the FIRST TIME
We never cleaned a chimney before this, so today we are sharing our experience. We did not want the overaggressiveness of the brushes that work with a drill so we chose this 6" brush with four 6' long rods to clean our stainless steel Selkirk triple wall chimney pipe by hand. Winter is coming and it is time to start using the wood stove!
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We are Rich & Kathie, a retired couple building our dream home: A SUPER ENERGY EFFICIENT OFF GRID earth sheltered home in the Adirondacks!
The house will be covered with about 30" of soil which helps to maintain an internal temperature between 45 and 75 degrees Fahrenheit in winter & summer respectively. This means that in the winter we will only need minimal heat that we plan to provide with a small wood burning stove and we shouldn't need any air conditioning in the summer at all!
With inflation right now, the energy efficiency of this house is a HUGE Plus! But, it also means that we have a super tight budget that is getting tighter by the day. For this reason we DIY everything we reasonably can and find creative ways to save money such as repurposing.
Please subscribe and join us to see how we manage the challenges of staying in budget and exactly how energy efficient this house actually is when it is done!
We appreciate all your support :-)
#chimneycleaning #chimney #woodstove
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LOOK WHAT HAPPENED while we were away!
We finished burying our underground concrete dome home right before we left for the weekend to visit family and we were both surprised and excited at what we came home to!
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â–¬ ABOUT US â–¬
We are Rich & Kathie, a retired couple building our dream home: A SUPER ENERGY EFFICIENT OFF GRID earth sheltered home in the Adirondacks!
The house will be covered with about 30" of soil which helps to maintain an internal temperature between 45 and 75 degrees Fahrenheit in winter & summer respectively. This means that in the winter we will only need minimal heat that we plan to provide with a small wood burning stove and we shouldn't need any air conditioning in the summer at all!
With inflation right now, the energy efficiency of this house is a HUGE Plus! But, it also means that we have a super tight budget that is getting tighter by the day. For this reason we DIY everything we reasonably can and find creative ways to save money such as repurposing.
Please subscribe and join us to see how we manage the challenges of staying in budget and exactly how energy efficient this house actually is when it is done!
We appreciate all your support :-)
#greenroof #clover #concretehouse #earthshelteredhouse #undergroundhouse
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Final Grade & Finish Work
Rain put our erosion control methods to the test, the excavator gets repaired, and we finish up the final grading around our buried dome home!
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â–¬ ABOUT US â–¬
We are Rich & Kathie, a retired couple building our dream home: A SUPER ENERGY EFFICIENT OFF GRID earth sheltered home in the Adirondacks!
The house will be covered with about 30" of soil which helps to maintain an internal temperature between 45 and 75 degrees Fahrenheit in winter & summer respectively. This means that in the winter we will only need minimal heat that we plan to provide with a small wood burning stove and we shouldn't need any air conditioning in the summer at all!
With inflation right now, the energy efficiency of this house is a HUGE Plus! But, it also means that we have a super tight budget that is getting tighter by the day. For this reason we DIY everything we reasonably can and find creative ways to save money such as repurposing.
Please subscribe and join us to see how we manage the challenges of staying in budget and exactly how energy efficient this house actually is when it is done!
We appreciate all your support :-)
#offgrid #grading #concretehouse #earthshelteredhouse #greenroof
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Final Burial & Steep Slope Erosion Control
The final layer of soil goes on top of the dome and different methods of runoff and erosion control are put in place to help stabilize the steep slopes including retaining walls, footer drains, curtain drains, rip rap rock, check dams, vegetation, mulching, and more!
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â–¬ ABOUT US â–¬
We are Rich & Kathie, a retired couple building our dream home: A SUPER ENERGY EFFICIENT OFF GRID earth sheltered home in the Adirondacks!
The house will be covered with about 30" of soil which helps to maintain an internal temperature between 45 and 75 degrees Fahrenheit in winter & summer respectively. This means that in the winter we will only need minimal heat that we plan to provide with a small wood burning stove and we shouldn't need any air conditioning in the summer at all!
With inflation right now, the energy efficiency of this house is a HUGE Plus! But, it also means that we have a super tight budget that is getting tighter by the day. For this reason we DIY everything we reasonably can and find creative ways to save money such as repurposing.
Please subscribe and join us to see how we manage the challenges of staying in budget and exactly how energy efficient this house actually is when it is done!
We appreciate all your support :-)
#erosion #erosioncontrol #runoff #drainage #hillside
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Burying the DOME Part V - Why are we doing this?
We are adding a layer of foam insulation and a drain mat on top of the 12" of dirt and the question everyone is asking is..... WHY? Today we are sharing the answer!
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â–¬ ABOUT US â–¬
We are Rich & Kathie, a retired couple building our dream home: A SUPER ENERGY EFFICIENT OFF GRID earth sheltered home in the Adirondacks!
The house will be covered with about 30" of soil which helps to maintain an internal temperature between 45 and 75 degrees Fahrenheit in winter & summer respectively. This means that in the winter we will only need minimal heat that we plan to provide with a small wood burning stove and we shouldn't need any air conditioning in the summer at all!
With inflation right now, the energy efficiency of this house is a HUGE Plus! But, it also means that we have a super tight budget that is getting tighter by the day. For this reason we DIY everything we reasonably can and find creative ways to save money such as repurposing.
Please subscribe and join us to see how we manage the challenges of staying in budget and exactly how energy efficient this house actually is when it is done!
We appreciate all your support :-)
#burial #offgrid #concretehouse #earthshelteredhouse #greenroof
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Dome Home Burial Par IV - Taking it to the top!
This week we continue to bury our underground concrete dome home and despite several challenges, we make it all the way to the top....but wait, there's still more!
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â–¬ ABOUT US â–¬
We are Rich & Kathie, a retired couple building our dream home: A SUPER ENERGY EFFICIENT OFF GRID earth sheltered home in the Adirondacks!
The house will be covered with about 30" of soil which helps to maintain an internal temperature between 45 and 75 degrees Fahrenheit in winter & summer respectively. This means that in the winter we will only need minimal heat that we plan to provide with a small wood burning stove and we shouldn't need any air conditioning in the summer at all!
With inflation right now, the energy efficiency of this house is a HUGE Plus! But, it also means that we have a super tight budget that is getting tighter by the day. For this reason we DIY everything we reasonably can and find creative ways to save money such as repurposing.
Please subscribe and join us to see how we manage the challenges of staying in budget and exactly how energy efficient this house actually is when it is done!
We appreciate all your support :-)
#burial #offgrid #concretehouse #earthshelteredhouse #greenroof
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Concrete Dome Home BURIAL Part III - Rip Rap ROCK!
We are headed into our third week burying our concrete dome home and we are expecting major rainstorms at the end of the week. Will we be able to make it to the top before the rain begins?
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â–¬ ABOUT US â–¬
We are Rich & Kathie, a retired couple building our dream home: A SUPER ENERGY EFFICIENT OFF GRID earth sheltered home in the Adirondacks!
The house will be covered with about 30" of soil which helps to maintain an internal temperature between 45 and 75 degrees Fahrenheit in winter & summer respectively. This means that in the winter we will only need minimal heat that we plan to provide with a small wood burning stove and we shouldn't need any air conditioning in the summer at all!
With inflation right now, the energy efficiency of this house is a HUGE Plus! But, it also means that we have a super tight budget that is getting tighter by the day. For this reason we DIY everything we reasonably can and find creative ways to save money such as repurposing.
Please subscribe and join us to see how we manage the challenges of staying in budget and exactly how energy efficient this house actually is when it is done!
We appreciate all your support :-)
#undergroundhouse #offgrid #livingoffthegrid #buildingahomesteadfromscratch #concretehouse #earthshelteredhouse #greenroof
*A Note About Affiliates: This video and description may contain affiliate links to various products. If you click through and make a purchase, we will receive a small commission. It does not affect the price you pay in any way and we thank you in advance for your support :-)
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BURYING Our UNDERGROUND Dome Part II - TAKING it to the NEXT LEVEL!
The burial of our underground concrete dome continues and this week we are taking it to the next level! From taking down trees to building rock walls, we are getting closer and closer to the top every day L
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â–¬ ABOUT US â–¬
We are Rich & Kathie, a retired couple building our dream home: A SUPER ENERGY EFFICIENT OFF GRID earth sheltered home in the Adirondacks!
The house will be covered with about 30" of soil which helps to maintain an internal temperature between 45 and 75 degrees Fahrenheit in winter & summer respectively. This means that in the winter we will only need minimal heat that we plan to provide with a small wood burning stove and we shouldn't need any air conditioning in the summer at all!
With inflation right now, the energy efficiency of this house is a HUGE Plus! But, it also means that we have a super tight budget that is getting tighter by the day. For this reason we DIY everything we reasonably can and find creative ways to save money such as repurposing.
Please subscribe and join us to see how we manage the challenges of staying in budget and exactly how energy efficient this house actually is when it is done!
We appreciate all your support :-)
#burial #offgrid #concretehouse #earthshelteredhouse #greenroof
*A Note About Affiliates: This video and description may contain affiliate links to various products. If you click through and make a purchase, we will receive a small commission. It does not affect the price you pay in any way and we thank you in advance for your support :-)
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BURYING our UNDERGROUND Concrete Dome Home
We have finally begun the burial of our underground off-grid concrete dome home! We finished the waterproofing membrane, foam, and drainage and the burial of the dome has officially started! Now we just need to finish before winter sets in :-)
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â–¬ ABOUT US â–¬
We are Rich & Kathie, a retired couple building our dream home: A SUPER ENERGY EFFICIENT OFF GRID earth sheltered home in the Adirondacks!
The house will be covered with about 30" of soil which helps to maintain an internal temperature between 45 and 75 degrees Fahrenheit in winter & summer respectively. This means that in the winter we will only need minimal heat that we plan to provide with a small wood burning stove and we shouldn't need any air conditioning in the summer at all!
With inflation right now, the energy efficiency of this house is a HUGE Plus! But, it also means that we have a super tight budget that is getting tighter by the day. For this reason we DIY everything we reasonably can and find creative ways to save money such as repurposing.
Please subscribe and join us to see how we manage the challenges of staying in budget and exactly how energy efficient this house actually is when it is done!
We appreciate all your support :-)
#burial #offgrid #concretehouse #earthshelteredhouse #greenroof
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