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Posted by Dave on July 18, 2007, 7:35 pm
Just curious. Seems more logical to put the earth home in the side of the
hill to utilize the earth removed on top. Instead, you have to tote new
soil up the top of the hill. Makes no sense to me.
Dave
> My wife and I are finally building our house (an earth home), as we
> had planned ever since we got married. I've been planning this house
> for over 20 years. We're finally doing it. Check out the website on
> progress. I update photos and progress reports every week or so, so
> keep checking back
>
> Make sure to sign in on the guest book so that I know you've seen it.
> Thanx.
>
> http://www.freewebs.com/stocktonunderground/index.htm
>
> Where I work, this site is filtered out, so it might be filtered where
> you work, but you should be able to view it from home.
>
>
> PS. The webcam is best viewed by Internet Explorer (although it
> sometimes crashes explorer and you have to try a second time; I'm
> working on a fix for this).
>
> Also note that the house is built on the top of a hill, and we will
> berm up afterwards. Ultimately, the house will have 3 feet of dirt on
> the roof. It should be fairly tornado proof (except for doors and
> windows).
>
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