Time
to get ready to
start
building! We
moved the rvs
and cattery to
the other side
of the yard,
and now await
excavation! The
house itself is
from Bamboo
Living.
http://www.bambooliving.com The
Bamboo Commons
collection, 880
sq ft, plus
deck. This
is our
design This
is close to the
final actual
plans. We
can see little
things to be
done... after
the final
inspection....
Prep
Work: Building our Green Bamboo
Home
Since it has
been raining a
lot, the ground
is really
saturated.
Mike, the
excavator,
first scraped
the grass and
top mud to
where the house
will be.
The septic tank
will go in the
corner of the
hills.
Mike scraped
the driveway
and sloped it
toward the
right...
When it rains
it tends to
create a river
down the middle
and makes it
difficult to
drive through
all the
ruts.
He also put in
a slight "hill"
at the top of
the driveway
to, hopefully,
divert the
water into the
culvert.
Then a layer of
crushed
concrete was
put on top.
You wet it,
then go over
the top with a
road roller,
and it compacts
really
well!
Almost like
cement!
The raised spot
here is for the
water tank.
We are putting
in a 20,000
gallon tank for
rain
catchment.
They also force
you to put in
your own fire
hydrant!
What's another
couple thousand
dollars...
With
the digging
being done,
Mike found some
great
boulders!
Which I
immediately
claimed for
landscaping!
but we were
able to
redesign the
interior a
little to the
way we
wanted,
and added onto
the deck a
little
.
But for now, we
are really
excited!
This
is the house in
progress in
vietnam.
The house
finished and
ready to
ship!
We had them put
in some really
nice wall
bamboo
wallpaper, but
had them stop
above cat
scratch
height.
Word has it the
house is
supposed to
arrive right
around
Christmas...
So anyone who
wants to help
set it up
should be here
right around
then!!!!
BAMBOO HOUSE
2009
building
prep:
2009
Foundation
2010 Bamboo
house: Getting
it there...
2010
Bamboo House:
Putting it
together!
2010
Bamboo House
interior
2010
Bamboo House
Roof/Exterior
2010
Bamboo House...
finishing
it...
2009
Foundation
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