We’ve been busy, busy, busy this past month! One of the first projects we needed to get done to move to the new cabin was grading the driveway so we could once again drive up the bluff. Once it was graded the next step was doing something to keep it from washing out during high tides. I have been researching how to do this for a few months now, and found a technique called mechanical concrete. Continue reading “Mechanical Concrete – Recycling Old Tires”
Category: Building
A House Within A Cabin
Ah, the quirks and idiosyncrasies of old houses. And this old cabin is no different! Or, as it were, two old cabins:
Even the floorboards in the kitchen and living room areas are different. The kitchen has wide planks where the living room’s boards are much narrower. And the wall between the two rooms that we were pretty sure is load bearing seems to be the exterior of the original cabin. So the entire building was two cabins smooshed together, then had two stories, and a roof added on top! Continue reading “A House Within A Cabin”
The Beginning Of The End
2021 marks the beginning of the end for our family on this little slice of off grid Alaska. 5 years on just over 5 acres living in under 500 square feet. We’ve felled trees, built a cabin and carved out a garden. I’ve loved every minute of living out here, so why leave? Continue reading “The Beginning Of The End”
Building Off The Grid In Alaska
I swear one day we are going to start on our off grid dream home.
I guess today is not that day! Our current project is adding onto our original cabin. It’s a bit of an odd building because, like a lot of Alaskans, we’ve been building as we could afford to. Also, each addition (3 in total now) has been a different style of building while we experiment with what works building off the grid. It’s a good thing there are no building codes out here! Continue reading “Building Off The Grid In Alaska”
A Greenhouse And A Garden
We’ve been keeping ourselves busy with this gorgeous sunny weather we’ve been having here. From cutting in the driveway to where the new cabin will go and picking our building spot, to building a greenhouse and prepping the garden space. We’ve even been having hotdogs and smores over the fire as we slowly burn our slash pile in our new fire pit! Continue reading “A Greenhouse And A Garden”
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