EBC: Rubble Trench Foundation
Site Preparation While waiting for a septic inspection I spent a couple of days using the mini-excavator to remove a […]
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Earth Berm Cottage(EBC) Design Overview
The earth berm cabin has be rechristened the earth berm cottage. I’ve also updated the design details on the project […]
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Repairs to the T-Brick Shed
We finished the T-brick shed about five years ago. To recap that construction project here are the primary parts: 1) […]
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Septic System: The Install
Note: This is part 3 of a 3 part series covering the design and install of conventional septic system for […]
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Septic System: The Design
A conventional septic system consists of a septic tank and an absorptive drain field. I’ll cover sizing and locating both […]
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Septic System: In Pursuit of a Variance
This is part 1 of a 3 part series of designing and installing our onsite sewage facility or septic system […]
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Melted Battery Terminal
Our power shut off rather abruptly around 8pm this past Wednesday. The convection oven was running so I thought perhaps […]
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Swimming Pond: Design, Concept and Initial Excavation
Last week I rented a mini-excavator under the pretense of finally installing a septic system for the timber frame cabin. […]
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Plumbing Revision/Winterization
In February 2021 central Texas experienced some extremely cold weather. There were at least five days where the temperature did […]
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Kitchen and Dining/Living Room Furnishings
With the flooring finished it was time to get started finishing the interior. Several months ago we found a giant […]
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