Yes I did build my own house..all by myself at that.
An engine hoist and winch did most of the heavy lifting. [I only weigh 150 pounds]
I've known people and have been one for years and years, who built and lived in alternative housing of all sorts, used solar, wind and water mostly based on junk recycled into useful machinery.
..a few experiences with the making of swimming holes including some adventure [and misadventure] with dynamite and AMFO as the Earth mover. [Make the swimming hole 'before' you build the house? ;-)]
Shipping crates may not meet code. You might have to deal with building inspectors.
One thing to look into is straw bale houses. They are slowly gaining approvals.
This should go on the off topic list.
Ode
At 10:32 AM 11/13/2005 EST, you wrote:
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Ode did I hear that you built your own house? Are you in the US?<<<<
My husband and I are thinking of moving at the first of the year and rather than buying an existing house we are throwing around the idea of building one out of used/retired Chinese shipping crates.
We need a pool because of his paralysis and I want to use ozone water rather than chlorine.
The people on this list are Oh! so wise! any ideas and words of wisdom for solar panels vs. wind generators, water purifiers, well water and cisterns etc?
We also toyed with the idea of buying a retired ATT underground facility or NIKE site but they are hard to find and are often prone to flooding and government use restrictions. We may end up inheriting one. In this case we will build a shipping crate house on top. Any input on house buildin is appreciated.
Harper
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