Bristol Winslow

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Buy one or two, five gallon buckets or a 50 gallon blue, plastic barrel, a fish tank air pump with two ports, tubing long enough for your set-up and four air stones (use two and because they break easily, two for back-up), fill buckets or barrel with clean water (I use pure Maine lake water), purchase veg or flower guano that goes out of its way to claim that it was harvested using sustainable methods, a gallon of food-grade molasses and mix guano well with molasses according to labels and brew for a minimum of 24 hours at ambient temperatures that are warm enough to support biotic growth and then after brewing, I add OMRI listed humic/fulvic acid and then drench soil.

1 year ago
Just happened to see this and thought that I would add...

The ground, regardless of whether it's covered or not (if the surrounding ground is saturated, do you think that the relatively dry earth beneath the structure would not wick that moisture ?) contains a lot of moisture and often-times, that moisture travels in one direction - up.

Concrete is in no way a vapor barrier.

Darkness and moisture = mold.

Clear, 10 mil plastic = bits of recycled plastic that has been re-heated/re-formed into a sheet that also is not an effective vapor barrier and degrades over a period of time.

I read your distaste for plastic, but I would not hesitate to possibly jack the dwelling up give you some working room, install a true vapor barrier (Stego 15 mil) that has been tested for vapor transmission, possibly add a venting system similar to a radon mitigation system and then install a frost apron around the structure, using environmentally unfriendly 4x8 sheets of two inch thick foam insulation - to direct rain water away from the structure.

I personally feel that your air quality could have an effect upon your health.

And...

if you are using natural gas or propane cooking appliances, rip them out immediately and replace with electric.

I apologize in-advance for advocating the use of plastic.

On my dwelling in Maine, which has a shallow, frost-protected slab on grade, I installed a Stego vapor barrier (to keep the slab dry and retard vapor transmission into the structure), a frost apron and applied a water-proof coating on the sides of the concrete (a dry slab = a warm slab) and the entire slab was poured on top of 2 inches of foam board insulation and I affixed the same 2 inch foam to the vertical sides of the slab.

The above processes were gleaned from university and Department of Energy standards for this type of slab and as well, I installed a radon mitigation system to be building code compliant, but never actually installed a fan or activated the system.

1 year ago
Not entirely sure how to navigate this forum/unsure how to reply to people who replied to my post - hope this works as intended.

Thank you very much for the wonderful and thoughtful replies to my post.

I am presently building a garage and I am beat, bruised and bloodied as I retreat into my house, in the evening - hands cramping shut.

Hopefully, the roof will be done next weekend and I will have the capacity to then reply individually to everyone.



2 years ago
Hi,

My name is Bristol and I am a middle-aged boy with an open heart exploring the possibility of making a connection with a middle-aged girl (40s – 50s) who might be open to living in one of the most beautiful and rich places on this earth – coastal Maine.

I am progressive, professional, green, educated, financially secure, five-feet nine inches tall and have all of my hair.

I have land and a beautiful, modern, energy-efficient house that I want to share with a partner – the canvass is mostly blank and awaiting your divine touch.

I am a recovering gentleman farmer but open to limited endeavors.

I do not want to be tied to the homestead again, however; it’s impossible to find someone to farm sit when there are animals and production high tunnels – I want to be able to go places and do things in the summer.

I am mostly vegetarian and could, go, all, the, way...

but never vegan.

I believe in science – no anti-vaxxers.

My life:

Music
Music
Music
Birds
The ocean and it’s creatures
Sailboats
Organic gardening
Physical connection/touch
Being physically active


2 years ago