in the woods as a kid:

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" Some key points of the design and construction: * Dug into hillside for low visual impact and shelter * Stone and mud from diggings used for retaining walls, foundations etc. * Frame of oak thinnings (spare wood) from surrounding woodland * Reciprocal roof rafters are structurally and aesthaetically fantastic and very easy to do * Straw bales in floor, walls and roof for super-insulation and easy building * Plastic sheet and mud/turf roof for low impact and ease * Lime plaster on walls is breathable and low energy to manufacture (compared to cement) * Reclaimed (scrap) wood for floors and fittings * Anything you could possibly want is in a rubbish pile somewhere (windows, burner, plumbing, wiring...) * Woodburner for heating - renewable and locally plentiful * Flue goes through big stone/plaster lump to retain and slowly release heat * Fridge is cooled by air coming underground through foundations * Skylight in roof lets in natural feeling light * Solar panels for lighting, music and computing * Water by gravity from nearby spring * Compost toilet * Roof water collects in pond for garden etc. "

2/22/2008 10:41:24 AM

because your daddy didn't love you enough

[Edited on February 22, 2008 at 10:42 AM. Reason : EPIC BURN]

2/22/2008 10:42:27 AM

that's awesome.

2/22/2008 10:43:20 AM

Aparently it took this guy about 4 months and $5000.



I'd give it a 10/10 on the awesome shit that I'll never be able to do scale.




http://www.simondale.net/house/index.htm

2/22/2008 10:43:31 AM

Fuck they even have a french drain! (noted as "land drain")

2/22/2008 10:43:39 AM

I had two tight shacks in the woods, but they both got ruined in a manner that involved police and/or ambulances. One of them had two rooms and a chimney. Alas, it was never finished.


That is pretty tight though.

[Edited on February 22, 2008 at 10:45 AM. Reason : s]

2/22/2008 10:43:59 AM

I did build a treehouse out of logs and rope when I was about 13.

2/22/2008 10:45:07 AM

my "forts" usually consisted of a couple logs in a small clearing that my cousins and I could smoke weed at without fear of parental intervention.

2/22/2008 10:45:10 AM

it's like a hobbit hole

2/22/2008 10:47:42 AM

That looks like its straight out of Lord of the Rings.

2/22/2008 10:47:48 AM

we had a pretty cool fort back in the day. one end was this massive tree that had been hollowed out by an animal. could get 2 or 3 of us in there.


on the empty lots between me and my buddy's house there was a ton of trees and land that had been bulldozed and piled on. There were two spots we could climb up in and get in like we were driving a tank. There was a bit tree trunk in the middle sticking out like a cannon. Needless to say we played a ton of war in that thing.

2/22/2008 10:48:36 AM

although I do expect shrek to live there

2/22/2008 10:50:43 AM

I WILL BUILD THIS FORT FOR MY FIRST ILLEGITIMATE SON.

2/22/2008 10:52:43 AM

2/22/2008 10:55:43 AM

i built forts out of couch cushions and sheets. if i played in the woods it was just climbing trees and throwing shit out of them.

2/22/2008 11:03:01 AM

termites can be conquered

2/22/2008 11:49:07 AM

I've seen this before. Nonetheless, it is really cool.

2/22/2008 11:57:41 AM

its really cool as long as you don't need to bathe or poop....

2/22/2008 12:02:29 PM

are you saying that people didnt bathe or poop before indoor plumbing!?!?!?!?

2/22/2008 12:04:32 PM

not in that house

2/22/2008 12:05:01 PM

I would have something built like that for my kids.

here's how they did it.
http://www.simondale.net/house/build.htm

^I didn't notice no bathtub. That would suck then if living here full-time.

2/22/2008 12:05:38 PM

i dont appreciate yall posting my fort publicly on tww...

2/22/2008 12:08:46 PM

I don't appreciate you claiming other people's homes.

2/22/2008 12:10:02 PM

oh yeah!? well women shouldnt have access to the internet...what say you now puppy!?

2/22/2008 12:11:21 PM

i don't see the big deal. people have been building homes with sticks and mud for a long time. all they're saying is "look this mud house is low impact." well no shit.

2/22/2008 12:15:31 PM

eh


I think it's more impressive that they're actually raising a family in that home. It's impressive, and admirable, to see someone choose to go without many of the technologies that cause the earth harm. They're sacrificing by choice, that's why it's a big deal.



of course humans have built houses out of mud throughout history, but they did so because they didnt have much choice.

2/22/2008 12:33:43 PM

Quote :

"* Dug into hillside for low visual impact and shelter * Stone and mud from diggings used for retaining walls, foundations etc"

Sounds more like a bunker than a fort.

2/22/2008 12:45:08 PM