Installed first skylight
Posted by Chris in Construction, Earthship, roof, sky lights on 04. Jul, 2011 | 0 Comments
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 been summer for a couple of weeks) was to finish some of the roofing details that we did not get … Read More →
Front Flashing For the Earthship Roof
Posted by Chris in Construction, Earthship, Plans, roof on 04. Jun, 2011 | 0 Comments
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 summer. The trim anchors the membrane along its south edge and does not permit the wind to ‘get … Read More →
Spring, The Earthship and the Fossil-Free Garden
Posted by Chris in Earthship, Gardening, roof on 28. May, 2011 | 0 Comments
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. We visited the aquarium and managed to go cycling around Stanley Park. Thank you Tom and Stephanie … Read More →
Working on the house again…
Posted by Sandra in Construction, Family, Front Wall on 19. Apr, 2011 | 3 Comments
The flashing for the front part of our roof (and about 10 feet along each side) has been ordered. Through winter and early spring the rubber roofing has flapped around a bit and ripping was becoming a concern. We had to design our own flashing, since our roof is not standard. Chris also ordered the … Read More →
Permits for our Earthship
Posted by Chris in Construction, Earthship, mailbag on 08. Apr, 2011 | 3 Comments
On a fairly regular basis we are asked something along the lines of …
My husband and I are in love with Earthships…both of us for different reasons. His being the money and mine being the environment. That being said we were wondering how hard and how long you waited for permits to … Read More →
Pulled Our Deep Well Submersible Pump
Posted by Chris in Earthship, Plumbing on 31. Mar, 2011 | 0 Comments
Towards the end of February we headed to Sun Peaks for 3 days of cross country and one day of down hill skiing. Everybody was quite excited and the day before found us running all over; getting packed, preparing the animals for temporary caretakers and winterizing the buildings for four days with … Read More →
