cannarado
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The Rib House/ribs extrodinare in Longmont, I think its the same as the one Boulder..Not been to Llano since I was a kid...I have a few I like to hit in Texas..Dats Good in Lewisville, Davids in Arlington, Sams in Balch springs, Grady's in grandbury, Mesquite BBQ on the square in Mesquite, about 5 in downtown and oak cliff that i cant think of the name of...
You been to Coopers over in Llano, TX TK?
You'll have to be pretty well-to-do to afford to fund/own a house build w/o insurance. No bank will loan you cash in such a risky situation for a construction loan. (not many banks loaning on new construction/land as it is right now) And hey...what's this about a big grow? I thought you were goin fishin'?
Ya man wifey inherited a nice sized cattle ranch in valley spring just outside of llano so ive been hitting coopers a lot. Love that joint. Just cant beat that TX Q
riverside camp/BBQ.....car camp cooking awesome......Mmmmmm 7am and Im starvin...lol....man that sounds yummy CM....Im goin to have to get over to your side of the hill this summer for some carnivor commradery
The basic plan is to dig into the south side of a hill, build a home in the mountain and cover it with the tailings. Also known as a concrete reinforced cave. Or, think foundation two stories tall, with a very serious sod roof. Goddammit, this doesn't have to be difficult. No siding, no roofing material. Just foundation. I'll build in plenty of lightjng with the whole south facing side, since it would be all windows. Eaves and decks and setbacks will give me shade in the summer when the sun is high in the sky, and loads of Sun deep inside the structure all winter when the sun is lower in the sky.
What I'm talking about costs not one damn dime more per square foot than standard code built homes, yet the advantages are incomparable!
Sounds like what they used to call a "Contact Earth home" in the 90's if I'm readin you right. Cool stuff. Lots of info out there, for sure. I always thought this was a cool approach (rammed earth/tires). Makes my back hurt just lookin at the process though... :D
http://www.touchtheearthranch.com/rhome.htm
That's a much more labor intensive version of the same thing. I like using concrete forms and the swarthy Mexicans who know what to do with them. Finish off with a backhoe backfilling around and above the structure, and then finish the one south face and the interior. Done.
Im thinking the same thing.. Ideas for a roof? I'd really like a no maintenance grass/rubber or metal roof. The grass would be sweet as you could use the area for, whatever.. Depending on the terrain, you could dig down next to a road for the house, and then park on top of your house.
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