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 →
We have permission to land!!!!
Posted by Sandra in Earthship, Plans on 04. Apr, 2009 | 5 Comments
The Earthship is cleared for landing! We received word today that the permit is all ready for us. We are quite excited and I know that Chris has been sorting shovels, starting equipment up and worrying about our tire count.
We do have to pay an additional $904 for our permit. The building … Read More →
Still waiting…
Posted by Sandra in Earthship, Plans on 02. Apr, 2009 | 0 Comments
Yesterday we submitted the last two documents that our building authority requested. Unfortunately the building inspector who is plan checking our project is not in the office until Friday but will look at it then. We are assuming that the final check is simply routine as both documents we submitted were sealed by … Read More →
One document down, one more to go for the permit!
Posted by Sandra in Earthship, Plans on 31. Mar, 2009 | 0 Comments
The certified onsite wastewater specialist came today and it looks like our septic passed muster! Although we will not use it, it satisfies the requirements of a three bedroom home that would have a traditional waste water system. I still shake my head at the requirement of a traditional septic system for an … Read More →
Meeting With Building Authority
Posted by Chris in Earthship, Plans on 29. Mar, 2009 | 0 Comments
Its been about three weeks since we submitted the plans and Sandra phoned mid-week to get an update of where we are at in the approval process. When we submitted the plans we were told that it was taking about three weeks to get a set of plans approved …
Sandra talked over the phone … Read More →
Waiting on Permit Approval, reading and septic thoughts …
Posted by Chris in Earthship, Plans on 14. Mar, 2009 | 0 Comments
We thought spring was right around the corner last week when we submitted our building plans, but the last week has been bone chillingly cold. We were down to -20 degrees Celcius on a couple of evenings and the snow is just not melting. The driveway is a skating rink and unfortunately it … Read More →
