Blue Rock Station,
1190 Virginia Ridge Rd.
Philo Ohio 43771 USA
+1-740-674-4300 (phone)
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Philo Ohio 43771 USA
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Finishing the thing...
It seems that the finish work takes forever. One thing to remember in any building project is that it will take twice as long as you think it will and cost twice as much.
In keeping with the concepts of an Earthship, we have tried our best to use what is available locally. We happen to live in rural Appalachia and so there is plenty of old barn wood (local farmers seem to like to burn them down), slate and assorted other bits and bobs.
We have made our own cabinets and shelves from the barn wood. Each winter I sign up for a cabinet making class at our local high school - which gives me access to their workshop that would make Norm Abrams green with envy.
The roof is slate, as will be the floors (we have constructed slate floors on other projects and they are absolutely beautiful. In one of the rooms we also put in a recycled barn wood floor (see right).
We managed to buy heavy industrial stainless steel counters for our kitchen at auction (when they tore down a local school - we do a lot of tearing down around here and not much building up).
Other sinks and materials we bought at various auctions and a habitat store in Columbus, Ohio.
We also managed to find some old pressed tin for the ceilings - bought for almost nothing from a guy who raided a demolition site 30 years ago - salvaging the tin but then never using it.
If you wander the web looking at Earthships, you will find that most are located in the western US and reflect that building style. Our home is quite different - reflecting our locale. You will also find that many of these homes cost a bundle. Ours was constructed on the “cheap” using mostly scrounged or salvaged materials (as it should be, he added smugly).
It seems that the finish work takes forever. One thing to remember in any building project is that it will take twice as long as you think it will and cost twice as much.
In keeping with the concepts of an Earthship, we have tried our best to use what is available locally. We happen to live in rural Appalachia and so there is plenty of old barn wood (local farmers seem to like to burn them down), slate and assorted other bits and bobs.
We have made our own cabinets and shelves from the barn wood. Each winter I sign up for a cabinet making class at our local high school -
The roof is slate, as will be the floors (we have constructed slate floors on other projects and they are absolutely beautiful. In one of the rooms we also put in a recycled barn wood floor (see right).
We managed to buy heavy industrial stainless steel counters for our kitchen at auction (when they tore down a local school -
Other sinks and materials we bought at various auctions and a habitat store in Columbus, Ohio.
We also managed to find some old pressed tin for the ceilings -
If you wander the web looking at Earthships, you will find that most are located in the western US and reflect that building style. Our home is quite different -
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