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317 Doug
dougy@... Send Email
May 6, 2001
6:05 pm
Hi, Can I suggest that complaints about spam do not qoute the entire offending post? At he moment Spam and complaints geerated by spam is really the small...
318 ibxeri@... Send Email May 8, 2001
4:23 pm
Hello all, I have an older mobile home and am thinking about trying to salvage part of it to make a small cabin.The floors are useless pretty much since they...
319 Will Branch
nc_homesteader@... Send Email
May 9, 2001
3:34 pm
Hello, This is my first post as a new list member... I think rebuilding it on the frame is the best / safest solution if you want to keep the wall framing as...
320 Doug
dougy@... Send Email
May 9, 2001
4:55 pm
Hello; Keep in mind if you plan to rebuild on an existing frame, keep in mind the frames capacity if you build "sturdier and with lots more insulatio> and...
321 ibxeri@... Send Email May 16, 2001
11:08 pm
... keep ... more ... good advice,thanks.The model is one year after the upgrades were mandated so it is legal for parks. The Frame is in excellent...
322 Robinson
robinson@... Send Email
May 17, 2001
1:51 pm
... From: <ibxeri@...> There is a market ... There is also a big market here (central Indiana) for affordable housing of any kind. Unfortunately the...
323 gonegoats@... Send Email May 24, 2001
4:28 pm
wondering if anyone knows anything about concrete houses? They are supposed to be a better insulator, about 30% less expensive than the traditional houses, and...
324 zig@... Send Email May 31, 2001
8:58 pm
New Free List that gives away $100 per Newsletter! Covering General Life Topics! something for everyone! ...
325 cordwoodguy@... Send Email Jun 5, 2001
1:11 pm
... GONEGOATS....CONCRETE ISN`T A GOOD INSULATOR ON ITS OWN.IT HAS AN R=0.10 PER INCH.[WOOD HAS AN R=1.50 PER INCH.FIBERGLASS R=3.7 PER INCH,EXPANDED...
326 gonegoats@... Send Email Jun 7, 2001
4:39 pm
... gonegoats ... UP ... ]. ... SUBBING ... Thanks for the input, something to think about....
327 dougy@... Send Email Jun 9, 2001
12:10 am
Hello, Where my mobile home residence was rendered uninhabitable by a tornado in April, I have given concrete construction some consideration. Two of my ...
328 jmygann@... Send Email Jun 15, 2001
7:50 pm
... georgia I'm looking at building an earth tempered building, have observed some being built, but am now looking at steel with exterior insulation. Anyone...
329 jmygann@... Send Email Jun 17, 2001
11:37 pm
Anyone have experience with lightweght steel framing???? Once the frame is completed you could in fill with strawbale ,cob ,osb ,plywood, ferrocement. adobe ,...
330 kelpguy
kelpguy@... Send Email
Jun 18, 2001
8:05 pm
hello- i am seeking any information about used yurts for sale. ideally, i am looking for a 12' yurt or one not much bigger. cost is an issue of course, so...
331 dougy@... Send Email Jun 18, 2001
10:32 pm
Hello??, I haven't any experience with steel framing but would also like to hear from those who do. Can you direct us to more information on the Lightweight ...
332 j. gann
jmygann@... Send Email
Jun 18, 2001
10:43 pm
For starters check out www. roofmeadow.com , hydrotechusa.com , greenroofs.com Im still trying to figure out my frame (approx 28x60'), want to get it ...
333 steve
madman1819@... Send Email
Jun 21, 2001
4:58 am
Hi guys! I was wondering if you would check out my chatroom We can chat with each other there. Please email me with you opinion of it :) ...
334 Rob
becidaa@... Send Email
Jun 21, 2001
11:17 am
A guy on another list said this was an x rated site... Rob becidaa@... ... with each other there. ... friends to see my chatroom. ... a great tool...
335 Robinson
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Jun 21, 2001
3:23 pm
For what little good it does this guy is now removed and banned for the moment... farmer Central Indiana USA robinson@... ... From: "Rob"...
336 jmygann@... Send Email Jun 21, 2001
11:07 pm
How about a shelter out of t-bar and osb (oriantated strand board) ?? Easily purchased anywhere....
337 dougy@... Send Email Jun 22, 2001
2:52 am
The off topic, I assume off topic because of the words included in the chat URL, prompts a question. Yahoo groups provides a chat feature, is the chat ...
338 jmygann@... Send Email Jun 24, 2001
12:27 am
need help...suggestions on constructing an insulated building envelope (shell) and introducing thermal mass elements...24&#39;x60'x8'...
339 Katou
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Jun 24, 2001
11:06 pm
Sure, I've read a bit, what do you want to know exactly? Katou...
340 jmygann@... Send Email Jun 24, 2001
11:32 pm
-anyone in n. cal. doing lightweight concrete walls?...
341 Jet
ladyjet@... Send Email
Jun 25, 2001
8:36 pm
You know, NOT all the people on this list are men... and many of us of both sexes do not appreciate this at all... This is also inappropriate according to the...
342 Jet
ladyjet@... Send Email
Jun 25, 2001
8:45 pm
Hello-- I've been on the list for about 2-3 weeks, but there hasn't been much happening, so I thought I'd introduce myself. I'm Jet, and my husband is Lance,...
343 Katou
katou@... Send Email
Jun 26, 2001
1:37 am
What's a SIP? Gordon...
344 j. gann
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Jun 26, 2001
2:13 am
structural insulated panel Usually styrofoam and osb, like an oreo cookie. I'm trying to figure out how to build your own... jimmy ... ...
345 Katou
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Jun 26, 2001
11:35 am
I built a hovercraft out of 1/4 plywood top and bottom, with Styrofoam in the middle of the sandwich. The whole thing was glued with epoxy. I would have used...
346 archiTRENT@... Send Email Jun 26, 2001
3:55 pm
I don't have the website handy at the moment, but the latest government testing reveals an R-value for straw bale walls to be 1.45 per inch, meaning that a 10...
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