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Let's talk about building your own home.

>> No.47838

>>47827
Pic not related, I hope. Geodesic is unlivable.

>> No.47843

>>47838
Why?

>> No.47844

there are plenty of threads about it stop flooding the board and find another thread about it which has already been made by another anon.

have a nice day.

polite sage.

>> No.47855

>>47843
The reality of building materials. One of the key problems is they leak like motherfuckers.

>> No.48135

>>47838
I live in a geodesic dome, have for 25 years.

>> No.48137

>>48135

Pics?

>> No.48138

>>47838
I helped my grandparents build one. It's fucking sweet and has held up magnificently. Choose your materials wisely and no problems should ensue?

>> No.48143
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48143

one of my ambitions in life: buy land build modest but cosy house.

would still need mains and wifi ofcourse

>> No.48150

>>47855
Choice of building material and build quality. If you make it out of paper mache with inch wide gaps of course you are going to get leaks

>> No.48154

How about yerts? Anyone here live in one of those?

>> No.48158

>>47827
I'm living in the house I built. It's still being built. I was originally a barn I built, but I needed an extra house on the property in a fast amount of time so I converted it.

My plan is to build a stone cottage with slate roof. I already have a few massive piles of stone I've collected over the years. although, my current projects are finishing the siding on my current house and adding a greenhouse made with free used patio doors attached to the house.

>> No.48161

>>48143
Now is a GREAT time to buy tax sale land or land in general. Tax sale land auctions are awesome.

>> No.48167

Since they were mentioned in another thread I've really wanted to build a tumbleweed home. Been reading up on home construction since.

>> No.48176

>>48154
This is now a yurt thread.

http://www.yurtinfo.org/yurtplans.php

>> No.48183

>>48143
at first I read
>would still need mains and wife ofcourse
But then I remembered we're on 4chan and the priorities are a little different here.

>> No.48196

>>48143
I know that feel, bro. A comfortable place to call my own and take out my decorating ideas on.

inb4 interior decorating is gay, put up beer signs

>> No.48199

I am having a hard time finding acreage for sale in texas. Houston area. Everything I find is either insanely priced or has deed restrictions. Can anyone help me out or point me to a site that may have something useful. I just want an acre or 2. Not trying to pay a fortune.

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48201

>>48196

thanks man, i just want to hang my axe on the wall and have a real wood burner...

cuddle my wife under blankets and cook with friends around the fire pit i built outside

>> No.48205

>>48201
I think ive eatin thee

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48251

>>48137

Here's an old one

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48253

I've seen fiberglass panel version you bolt together too, much easier to seal when it's up.