SB: Re:sb time frame

[strawboss94@juno.com]

> Susan said:
> > We started construction in summer of '99 and I'm only 
> just now getting the feeling that we may be "finished" in a couple 
> of more 
> months
> 
Qeustion.
 Does it normally take so long to do a strawbale house?

Reply:
I suspect most folks are like us in that we have a real life other than
building a sb house.  Time frames are extremly personal.  We paid as we
went so that took a time.  We got into rainy season.  Delays.  Figuring
out how to do this or that took a lot of time (remember we built mostly
in '95) and didn't even know about this list.  Physical and mental
fatigue sometimes meant weekends we didn't even work on it.  We were not
living on site when we built so just going was a major thing. Time frames
for our volunteer friends had to be worked around. Building inspections
had to be waited for.  Septic tank guy was backed up (no pun intended).

If you are on site 24/7, got the money, ALL materials (like trusses),
know-how, have subs coming on what ever day you call, perfect weather,
physically strength, focused mindset, someone to do your meals and
nothing else to do... you can get a small simple house built in a month. 
Plaster/stucco takes the most time with drying between each coat.

happy to be back,
strawboss

 
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