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@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid

29 күн бұрын

Thank you!

Rich is very talented.

@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid

Ай бұрын

Thank you.....we learn more and more every day how talented he is!!

Nooice! 😎 STOC

Looks like house is working out great. 😊

@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid

Ай бұрын

So far so good! We are very pleased

My suggestion is you consider adding an outdoor shower at your homestead. It would help keep the moisture out of your dome in the summer and you have the privacy to enjoy it.

@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid

23 күн бұрын

Yes, thank you! Would definitely help a lot!

Looks like the temperature and humidity inside of the dome is very stable. Totally awesome! Your probably going to need one of those insulated hose bib covers for your cold winters. If the bib freezes in the winter, they do make hose bibs that have the handle outside but the actual valve is on the inside. I think they are called frost free hose bib or a sillcock. This will keep the water deep in your insulated wall and allow the water to drain freely from the valve to the outside preventing freeze ups. They are available with the valve at different depths from 2"-12". Or you can do like someone else mentioned with a valve upstairs and drain the lower section of pex to the bib. At this point its probably easier to install a valve upstairs in the floor with an access panel. I hope the elephant ears are doing better after all the rain. Good luck my friends and congratulations again grandma and grandpa.

@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid

Ай бұрын

Thank you! And yes, we have plans to put a valve in on the second floor so we can drain it all before winter. Elephant ears are getting huge after all this rain! LOL Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Congratulations on your new grand❤ baby. The house is maintaining stable temps and humidity. Nice! Will you be piling on some extra dirt? Here in N.S., we had 2 days of high heat and humidity. There will surely be more to come. I still have to get the window a/c put pack in. The house is small, thank God, so I don't really have to run it continuously. It's also wrap the towel around the toilet season. So much condensation drops off that thing. 🙂👍👍🇨🇦

@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid

Ай бұрын

Thank you. And yes, we will be adding more dirt in the fall after we trample it all to finish the backs of the parapet walls and roof. And I hope you get the ac fixed. A smaller house is definitely easier to keep comfortable!

When you turn dehumidifiers off they work twice as hard when turned on as they're playing catch up. Glad you're doing well and getting to vacation. Peace.

@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid

Ай бұрын

True, but with the house closed up all night it really doesn't increase so much and it's nice to give the motors in them a break sometimes and not waste our battery energy overnight. During the day they just work off the sun or sometimes we can even open the windows and get a breeze instead. During the heat wave we were emptying it once a day and all we would need is for it to fill up while we are sleeping and be woken up by the alarm on the machine telling us to empty it LOL

Love your videos!! I witnessed that heat first hand and an truly impressed how stable and comfortable it is inside your dome....great choice! Keep the videos coming, very inspirational.

@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid

Ай бұрын

Thanks so much Bob!

Looks like the dome performed admirably under harsh conditions. Excellent! A really big storm cell hit at North Creek with over 200 lightning strikes. It was raining so hard, I couldn't drive home from the store. Had to wait it out. It did drop the temperature 15 degrees, though. Sill rainy today, so no flyin' or paddlin' for now...

@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid

Ай бұрын

Thanks. And yes, the storms were crazy! I can't believe you guys had 200 strikes!!! It was nice to have the temp drop though. Fly safe and hope to see you soon!

OMG Rich! You are braver than I am drilling so close to wiring! Great job on the hose bibb project. What a pain. So happy to see the dome is performing well in this heat/humidity. We've been running our AC almost non-stop through this last week. Let's hope this is the last of the heat waves. Kathie -- congrats on your plane ride. So wonderful you were able to see your family and your new grandbaby. Hope we see you two soon!

@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid

Ай бұрын

Thanks, he was really nervous about doing drilling so close. LOL. But he is AMAZING! Hope all is well with you and we hope to see you both soon!!

I'm not surprised on how your home performed during the heat wave. We lived in an underground home a few miles south of Amsterdam, NY, which was completely buried, and had similar results. What I loved most was how quiet it was inside. Like being inside a space capsule or something. This project looked like it should have drawn blood somewhere during it's completion. Lol

@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid

Ай бұрын

Oh wow!!! Just curious if you all had an issue with humidity in that home as well? And yes, the quiet is sooo nice!

@dougtravins9624

Ай бұрын

@@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid We were completely buried with just the front all glassed in, like a 40' wall. I don't recall any humidity issues. That was over 35 years ago when we were young and nothing bothered us.

@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid

Ай бұрын

@@dougtravins9624 Ah the good ole' days! :-) Thanks for getting back to us!

Hey Rich Please consider a shut off ball valve wi a bleeder upstairs. Even with those i have had close calls down here in CT 😊

@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid

Ай бұрын

Oh yes, it is definitely in the plans before winter. Had my own issues once upon a time...not fun!

Next I see a HUGE 30X60 concrete patio in front of the house. A open wood fire pit. With everyone in your family eating at a potluck dinner. And, later exchanging recipes 😊

@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid

Ай бұрын

We can't wait!!! The dream is always progressing :-)

New subby here! I watched several of you videos to get a gud understanding of the benfits of earth bermed homes, my wife and i are interested in doing a similar home though only berming the rear wall onto the roof here in S.C. Are winter are mild but summers are rough to say the least from june to august we can see 90° + and to 100° on a few weeks! It great the see the difference the earth helps regulate the in door temp! Thanks for sharing!

@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid

15 күн бұрын

Awesome! Thank you! These types of houses whether bermed or covered are very worthwhile!

your high temperature is our night time summer temperature here in Australia. 97 is a lovely day here in central QUEENSLAND

@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid

28 күн бұрын

Hello central Queensland!! Oh my gosh!! This type of house would be great over there with temperatures like that. What’s a daytime temp?

Great report? We have had massive rains too. The temps are finally down with the rains but we are still staying about 78 inside but overnight we went down to 73 with the windows open. With 3 days of little to no sun our batteries went down to 67%. We thought about running the generator but the sun came out today so we will monitor things for a bit. We also had forgotten about water on the upstairs patio and back patio so we will likely remedy this before we frame in the upstairs.

@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid

Ай бұрын

Wow, didn't think you guys get much rain there but it is definitely an issue. One piece of advice that we learned here.....we found that painting the floor with dry lock under our flooring really helps a lot. We also went up the concrete walls about a foot with it too. Maybe you all won't need it though because your climate is a lot dryer.

@keppypaul

Ай бұрын

@@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid The rains caught us by surprise too. Been an odd year out here. We rarely go over 95 in our location but we had 3 days of 103 and actually got up to 106 on two days. We also had 3 days in a row of heavy monsoon rains in the afternoon and cloudy all day too. Very odd weather for us. I was going to install our stereo/ camera system but that requires us to remove the roof so that is on hold for now with all the rain. all next week we have a 50% chance of rain.

@keppypaul

Ай бұрын

@@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid We have not had any moisture intrusion yet and hope it stays that way. The rain was so heavy yesterday we could not see the mountains around us. Very unusual for sure

@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid

Ай бұрын

@@keppypaul The rain definitely puts a hold on a lot of projects....

Think about a trap door in the wall to allow access to that hose bib as freezing is a real possibility. Did you install a water shut-off valve on the second floor to allow for draining that water line in the fall?

@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid

Ай бұрын

Thank you. That is definitely in the plans before winter!

Got that spigot project done just in time for a huge downpour! I wonder whether some of your indoor humidity is due to concrete, which will continue to lose moisture over years. It would be useful to know that so you don't go too far controlling humidity that will not persist.

@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid

Ай бұрын

Yes, some is due to the concrete. Only time will tell how much but we’re making plans anyway just in case.

Lol couple 90degree day, come to NC EVERYDAY is 90 No rain for weeks here, the ground has cracks in it from the dryness Cut a few swals to direct the rain away from dome

@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid

Ай бұрын

Ugh, I don't know how you stand it!!! We moved here for cooler weather! LOL In fact, we barely have school close in the winter, but for the heat wave they let them out for an emergency half day! LOL. And yes, swales are in our future! Work never ends :-)

@techguy9023

Ай бұрын

yes but the mountains had about 12 straight days of rain at the end of May first of June. I remember a few years back having 21 days of rain in the spring. Very dry now,

@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid

Ай бұрын

Oh boy. That’s a huge difference. Hope you get some rain soon

So i haven't read all the comments but. Rich pls do yourself a favour, and put a valve up stairs with some sort of tee to be able to drain that line that runs in that wall during the winter months ($30 dollar well spent). Next thing are you still operating your ERV? If you are what are the settings you have it at. You could be bring in some of that humid air inside

@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid

Ай бұрын

Yes, definitely planning to put a valve in before winter. And yes, we’re using erv but only when we know we won’t bring in the humidity. Learning the tricks😊👍

Well I must say that is one way to wash a car's floor mats. With all that family visiting especially the strength of the youth I thought you would have gotten the dome finished :) Also why didnt you put a frost free bib on ? It doesnt look like a frost free bib at least not the style we have here

@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid

Ай бұрын

We wish they were here to help but they all live so far away. And We’re planning on adding a valve before winter for draining.

So if you add a ballvalve upstairs to that water line you could drain that line for the winter. I am sure you isolated it some how to install it so no need to point that out, It's who I am. Retired with time on my hands.

@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid

Ай бұрын

Lol, no worries. We appreciate the input! And yes, it’s in the plans to add a valve before winter.