Comments for Kits and Mortar http://kitsandmortar.com writing our home into existence Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:20:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on GDL08: Building with green oak by Kits and Mortar » Blog Review: Carpenter Oak and Woodland http://kitsandmortar.com/2008/05/14/gdl08-building-with-green-oak/#comment-115 Kits and Mortar » Blog Review: Carpenter Oak and Woodland Sun, 29 Jun 2008 11:42:58 +0000 http://kitsandmortar.com/2008/05/14/gdl08-building-with-green-oak-house/#comment-115 [...] of Carpenter Oak and Carpenter Oak & Woodland, who built the Argyll timber-framed house. I met Carpenter Oak at Grand Designs Live, and was delighted to later discover that their sister company, Carpenter Oak & Woodland (yes, [...] [...] of Carpenter Oak and Carpenter Oak & Woodland, who built the Argyll timber-framed house. I met Carpenter Oak at Grand Designs Live, and was delighted to later discover that their sister company, Carpenter Oak & Woodland (yes, [...]

]]> Comment on GDL08: Container living by ER http://kitsandmortar.com/2008/05/19/gdl08-container-living/#comment-100 ER Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:41:20 +0000 http://kitsandmortar.com/2008/05/19/gdl08-container-living/#comment-100 Heck, a container might actually be a perfect low-cost basic low to zero maintenance summer house or cottage. In addition to the DIY approach, there seem to be ones made to be offices or temporary homes. I also wonder whether one could landscape a container with some sort of a hedge or plants that would cover the surface mostly. Now if I could only find a place by a river or a lake and get permits from my missus and the local municipality. I also found some interesting websites: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shipping_container_architecture http://fabprefab.com/fabfiles/containerbayhome.htm http://www.containercity.com/cove-park.html Erkki Heck, a container might actually be a perfect low-cost basic low to zero maintenance summer house or cottage. In addition to the DIY approach, there seem to be ones made to be offices or temporary homes. I also wonder whether one could landscape a container with some sort of a hedge or plants that would cover the surface mostly. Now if I could only find a place by a river or a lake and get permits from my missus and the local municipality.

I also found some interesting websites:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shipping_container_architecture
http://fabprefab.com/fabfiles/containerbayhome.htm
http://www.containercity.com/cove-park.html

Erkki

]]> Comment on GDL08: Facit and the House That Kevin Built by Kits and Mortar » GDL08: The House That Kevin Built - Up to the apex http://kitsandmortar.com/2008/05/09/gdl08-facit-and-the-house-that-kevin-built/#comment-98 Kits and Mortar » GDL08: The House That Kevin Built - Up to the apex Sun, 01 Jun 2008 08:33:27 +0000 http://kitsandmortar.com/2008/05/09/gdl08-facit-and-the-house-that-kevin-built/#comment-98 [...] Village, with ModCell’s straw bales panels and vertical thatch on the ground floor, and the Facit building system used for the first floor and roof. Although I missed the very first stages of building, I kept as [...] [...] Village, with ModCell’s straw bales panels and vertical thatch on the ground floor, and the Facit building system used for the first floor and roof. Although I missed the very first stages of building, I kept as [...]

]]> Comment on GDL08: Container living by jonp http://kitsandmortar.com/2008/05/19/gdl08-container-living/#comment-87 jonp Tue, 27 May 2008 10:58:59 +0000 http://kitsandmortar.com/2008/05/19/gdl08-container-living/#comment-87 The first time I saw containers as housing they were in the arctic, and considerably more basic - windows and doors cut out with a welding torch, and lined in chipboard. They were the standard material for summer camps for local fur trappers and fishermen. Obviously things have come a long way since then! The first time I saw containers as housing they were in the arctic, and considerably more basic - windows and doors cut out with a welding torch, and lined in chipboard. They were the standard material for summer camps for local fur trappers and fishermen. Obviously things have come a long way since then!

]]> Comment on GDL08: Container living by Bright Meadow » Sunday Roast: Is a Bugatti a Rover? http://kitsandmortar.com/2008/05/19/gdl08-container-living/#comment-84 Bright Meadow » Sunday Roast: Is a Bugatti a Rover? Sun, 25 May 2008 13:52:01 +0000 http://kitsandmortar.com/2008/05/19/gdl08-container-living/#comment-84 [...] one of those sad people who has the designs to their dream home already in their head, but Still, this blog is whetting my appetite again. Damn it. Really, the only option left to me is to marry an [...] [...] one of those sad people who has the designs to their dream home already in their head, but Still, this blog is whetting my appetite again. Damn it. Really, the only option left to me is to marry an [...]

]]> Comment on How long does a dream last? by Suw http://kitsandmortar.com/2008/05/23/how-long-does-a-dream-last/#comment-80 Suw Fri, 23 May 2008 17:13:25 +0000 http://kitsandmortar.com/2008/05/23/how-long-does-a-dream-last/#comment-80 Oh, that is a shame. That would have been lovely. I'm sure there's a lot of opportunity in the area though. If I can just get my career to go non-geographic...!! Oh, that is a shame. That would have been lovely. I’m sure there’s a lot of opportunity in the area though. If I can just get my career to go non-geographic…!!

]]> Comment on How long does a dream last? by debs http://kitsandmortar.com/2008/05/23/how-long-does-a-dream-last/#comment-79 debs Fri, 23 May 2008 17:11:30 +0000 http://kitsandmortar.com/2008/05/23/how-long-does-a-dream-last/#comment-79 You've just missed buying Trefor Chapel - just been sold (well, STC) for a mere £85k... http://www.vebra.com/home/search/vdetails.asp?src=agent&fd=30179&bd=1&db=1&cl=8191&pid=14339128 Now that would've made a gorgeous conversion... You’ve just missed buying Trefor Chapel - just been sold (well, STC) for a mere £85k…

http://www.vebra.com/home/search/vdetails.asp?src=agent&fd=30179&bd=1&db=1&cl=8191&pid=14339128

Now that would’ve made a gorgeous conversion…

]]> Comment on links for 2008-05-20 by Suw http://kitsandmortar.com/2008/05/20/links-for-2008-05-20/#comment-78 Suw Fri, 23 May 2008 14:59:57 +0000 http://kitsandmortar.com/2008/05/20/links-for-2008-05-20/#comment-78 I know, isn't it awful? I don't know how he copes without the constant sirens and traffic noise that I'm blessed with. And all that fresh air - how does his nose cope without the wonderful, smothering blanket of pollution that I enjoy here in London? Some people. The decisions they make defy all sense. *goes away and has a little cry* I know, isn’t it awful? I don’t know how he copes without the constant sirens and traffic noise that I’m blessed with. And all that fresh air - how does his nose cope without the wonderful, smothering blanket of pollution that I enjoy here in London?

Some people. The decisions they make defy all sense.

*goes away and has a little cry*

]]> Comment on links for 2008-05-20 by alex@shedworking http://kitsandmortar.com/2008/05/20/links-for-2008-05-20/#comment-77 alex@shedworking Fri, 23 May 2008 14:55:41 +0000 http://kitsandmortar.com/2008/05/20/links-for-2008-05-20/#comment-77 Nice build, but what awful views. You can't see any concrete towerblocks or traffic anywhere. I bet all you can hear is birdsong too, no planes or police sirens. Nice build, but what awful views. You can’t see any concrete towerblocks or traffic anywhere. I bet all you can hear is birdsong too, no planes or police sirens.

]]> Comment on GDL08: Container living by Suw http://kitsandmortar.com/2008/05/19/gdl08-container-living/#comment-76 Suw Fri, 23 May 2008 10:20:52 +0000 http://kitsandmortar.com/2008/05/19/gdl08-container-living/#comment-76 I thought about burying one as well, although then you have to think about how you stop it flooding when it rains. But I think you could easily clad a container with cedar and put a living roof on it, and you'd actually end up with a very nice, if a bit oblong, looking shed. I thought about burying one as well, although then you have to think about how you stop it flooding when it rains. But I think you could easily clad a container with cedar and put a living roof on it, and you’d actually end up with a very nice, if a bit oblong, looking shed.

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