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Septic System: The Install

April 11, 2022

OSSF, Plumbing, Timber Frame Cabin, Water

Note: This is part 3 of a 3 part series covering the design and install of conventional septic system for […]

Septic System: The Design

March 28, 2022

OSSF, Plumbing, Timber Frame Cabin, Water

A conventional septic system consists of a septic tank and an absorptive drain field. I’ll cover sizing and locating both […]

Septic System: In Pursuit of a Variance

March 22, 2022

OSSF, Plumbing, Timber Frame Cabin, Water

This is part 1 of a 3 part series of designing and installing our onsite sewage facility or septic system […]

Water Collection System

May 17, 2020

Plumbing, Timber Frame Cabin, Water

Here’s the plan for our water collection system. Red circles are down spouts. The blue circles are rain tanks. We […]

Water Tank Pad Preparation and Tank Install

October 7, 2019

Rain water collection, Timber Frame Cabin, Water

Well, we’re on our way to rain water collection. In late August we ordered a couple of 1680 gallon water […]

Water Usage Calculator

November 30, 2018

Timber Frame Cabin, Water

This week I’ve been studying water usage to determine rain water collection tank sizing. Texas A&M Agrilife Extension has a […]

Mudplasterer on Off-grid Living during a Texas Heat WaveSeptember 22, 2023
Oops got that wrong. In June we averaged 25 Kwh per day.
Mudplasterer on Off-grid Living during a Texas Heat WaveSeptember 21, 2023
Certainly agree with enhancing your Solar panels. During June we averaged 16KWh per day from our 14 panels. We had…
Mudplasterer on Off-grid Living during a Texas Heat WaveSeptember 19, 2023
Loved the comment that the pipe to your neighbours was "with permission". Just in case anyone was thinking of litigation???
Aaron on Building a Light Clay Straw TumblerSeptember 13, 2023
Thanks! My inspiration to build a tumbler came from a video made by a Canadian. It is a huge labor…
Aaron on It’s only a model: Planning Framing DaySeptember 13, 2023
Sure, here's a link to the SketchUp model: app.sketchup.com/app?3dwid=5d943b20-0c6a-48dd-a98e-66cf848d8f6e The roof has an 18 degree pitch and ~18 feet from…
Aaron on Off-grid Living during a Texas Heat WaveSeptember 13, 2023
Oh! highs in the low to mid-nineties would be glorious.
Aaron on “Living” Roof InstallSeptember 13, 2023
That's a 275 Gallon IBC tote. I have four that I eventually use to collect rain water from the cottage…
Sheryl Yarbrough on Off-grid Living during a Texas Heat WaveSeptember 12, 2023
We are all dreaming of that day! Looking forward to a fair chance of rain in a few days and…
Mudplasterer on “Living” Roof InstallAugust 31, 2023
Is that a water container I see by the side of the cottage? Does it take outflow from the roof?…
Mudplasterer on “Living” Roof InstallAugust 31, 2023
Great project. Such success. Great idea about the perforated pipe and gravel along the edge. Has anybody else done that?…