Mary Burns

Is there anyone in Eastern Tennessee, or in any hardcore building codes county, who has successfully been approved for a ‘post & beam’ cordwood home?

Finding that the two counties I’m looking to buy an acreage do require plans/approval.

TIA

TY both for your responses!

Hoping someone may have an answer.

Can you become ‘Certified Organic’ when raising in raised hugelkultur beds?  Are there stipulations?

Also, can Certification be earned if using rainwater as the water source?

I agree about the toxicity and would prefer to avoid at all costs.

Ran across a site the other day that had hemp (hurd/fiber) batting available.  Still a tad expensive but worth keeping an eye out for.  A good possibility for roof insulation.

Sandy Cromwell wrote:Did some searching (just a quick search while I 'm on break from working on my goat barn) and found this site that lists several for sale by owners websites. It's at least a start:

The 5 best Tennessee flat-fee MLS companies

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That’s for those wishing to sell their properties

I’m leaving Colorado in March… no desire to remain here.  Too expensive and many other issues.

Ray Sackett wrote:Doing cob in TN. should be just fine. May want to consider 2" rigid foam panels in the middle of the cob for insulation. I've just finished building a cottage size cob house. I used 2" and 3" rigid foam panels sandwiched in the middle of the cob. Then built a small rocket mass heater inside for added warmth in winter. I cranked up the stove 3 or 4 hours before bedtime and it did just fine all night. Now getting into summer temps. and it stays 5 to 10 degrees cooler inside all day. This is middle Ga. weather. So we'll get several days in the 100's. Curious to see how it does this summer.

How did you get the cob to stick to rigid foam?  I thought about that, instead of bales, but keep figuring it would just fall away from it.  How thick were the walls on either side of the rigid?

I’m currently planning to move from Colorado in March/April  and looking into Eastern TN, close to Tri Cities area.  

Do you know of any sites (that aren’t big real estate companies) where I can look for land for sale?