Julie Gahn

Hello,
I haven't been on permies.com in awhile, but just read this thread as fast as I can. Sorry if I've missed it, but was the question about insurance answered? As in, has anyone had trouble getting house insurance when they've installed a diy rocket mass heater? Or conversely, has anyone successfully received insurance -- an would you be willing to share the name of the company?

I had to provide all kinds of info on our manufactured wood stove when we changed insurance companies.

Thanks!

Thanks for taking the time to share all of this information!  Just curious if you remain as happy with this saw and the hedge trimmer 1 year later?
Many thanks.
Julie

Awesome! As I just said in another post, I don't get to permies as often as I'd like, but I've been here enough to know this is great for all of us! Your bone sauce videos were so helpful to us. "Mother Tree" is perfect.

Congratulations!

Julie

Hi everyone,

I never make it over to premies as often as I'd like, but I'm always glad when I do. Thanks for sharing all this great information.

I'm curious what breeds of egg-layers you've had success with the fermented feeds and with the rabbit poo.

Many thanks,
Julie

Holistic Management by Allan Savory with Jody Butterfield. You can search for Allan's posts here on premies.com to get an idea of what he's about. I think understanding his work is important, no matter what your environment, but especially if you're in a brittle environment.
Best wishes!

Thank you for being here.
Sincerely,
Julie

Thanks for all the great info, Rob! Just curious; has anyone ever done any type of "life cycle analysis" to compare various building methods? I'd love to know how cordwood with the Portland cement mortar compares to other building methods using regionally sourced materials. Even knowing of an example somewhere else would proved insight on how we might do such an analysis here. Thanks! -J

Thank you. I think I need to convince my kids they want a cordwood playhouse so that we can test how the local Eastern Redcedar performs.
Julie

Would those with experience touch on mortar options? I think Rob Roy did a cordwood project with Ianto Evans where cob was used as mortar vice a cement mortar. How has that project held up/how does cob compare to a cement mortar?

Many thanks,
Julie in NE Oklahoma

Oklahoma considers Eastern Redcedar an "invasive" species, and I was wondering if using it for cordwood building would be one way to turn that problem into a profit. A lot of my books are in storage right now, but as I recall, Redcedar was not on the list of Rob Roy's preferred woods. However, as you noted it is rot resistant, and, I'm wondering if it would be a suitable local resource in Oklahoma. Curious if anyone has used it. I'd "start small and chunk" and probably build a kids' playhouse or the face on a dugout root cellar first, but if folks have had success with it, I'd would consider it for a permanent dwelling also.

Thanks!
Julie