Vela Creations is an in-depth resource for off grid living. The site documents our research and experiences, hoping that they might help others interested in pursuing this lifestyle. This blog is designed to document our day to day experiences as we build our new, sustainable homestead. If you are interested in seeing more photos and videos, we have a flickr account at the following url: http://flickr.com/photos/35090117@N05/collections/

Saturday, January 30, 2010

Finished Bedrooms

This week, we finished off any remaining details to the rooms, and then moved in. It was very exciting.

With the extra rooms, as well as the new book shelf on the stairs and shelf in the living room that we made, we were able to unpack the shed. We have had most of our books, clothes, nic nacs, etc. stored in boxes since we moved here over two and a half years ago. There were so many things we had forgotten we even had, which are now out and accessible. And you can now get into the shed.

Of the three of us, it is Leo that is happiest. He seems to really love his new room. He has all his toys out, and he adores the bed. He bounces on it, does roly polies, and he sleeps GREAT.




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3 comments:

  1. Hi. I've been following your blog for a while now, and I was wondering if you considered the latex concrete method for walls, rather than just roofs. Any obvious flaws with that idea?

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  2. It must have seemed like Christmas all over again when you unpacked your treasures.

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  3. The main downside to using latex concrete for walls is the cost. Walls are really one of the easiest part of a building, and latex concrete doesn't have any advantages over other, cheaper methods (a roof is a little harder to do cheaply). Furthermore, they would have neither insulation nor thermal mass, so you would have to add that and then cover it with an interior wall, increasing the cost even further.

    And yes, it was like Christmas all over again - that was our exact comment!

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