My dream home, built myself in the country - someday.

[Mad_Cabbie]

I am first going to purchase about 40 - 50 acres in the state of either Arkansas, Tennessee or Kentucky. Looking for something can put 4 or 5 fish ponds on.

I will pour the concrete slab myself, but this home will not have a septic system - I'll get to that latter.

The main frame of the house will be about four old shipping containers. Doing this to save money and I like the idea of using steel instead of termite food.

Here is what they look like when you buy them.

Here is what I hope that it looks when I'm finished.

Or:

This style of housing gives you a lot of flexibility to be creative and to build your home to suit your lifestyle.

http://www.mnn.com/your-home/remode...hing-shipping-container-homes/container-house


Since I'm kind of handy with home improvements, I will probably do the plumbing and electrical myself. I'll pour the slab as well and gladly pay someone else to do the drywall, which I seem to lack the talent for.

For the bathroom, I'm big on tile and I prefer a sink made from an old dresser or some other interesting antique piece.

I've done a few of these and I really like them.

Composting toilet:

Shower - no bath. I hate taking baths.

I like the overhead spray that comes down like rain.


For the kitchen, I plain on making excessive use of stainless steal.

As I mentioned before, this home will use composting toilets, so there is no need for a septic system - only french drains.

Water will be well and rain barrels.

Well will be dug myself using a converted post-digger.



They make a lot of different kinds, you get the picture though.


Going to use a geothermal heat and air system.

This uses the ambient temperature of the earth to heat or cool your house.



I'm a cheap bastard and I am not going to pay a lot of money for my solar panels. I will buy broken ones from the highway sign people for a fraction of what the cost and repair them myself.

Yup - these things - they have a solar panel and they get damaged and need to be replaced.

A little work turns them into this -

The property will have several fish ponds that I will dig myself with what they call a terramite backhoe - easier and cheaper.

Dam will be a stone-earth combination.

Fish will be northern snakehead, yellow perch, flat-head catfish, hybrid bream, and freshwater gar.


Outside shed will be made of stone.

I love stone - lots of stone walls and stones lying around.

I would also like to build an outdoor place of worship with a fire circle, primitive camping and a roofless church.

Thanks for stopping by!

 

[Mr. H.]

A noble endeavor.

You might consider sinking the containers into a south east facing hill side, and also cover the tops with soil. Use lots of windows.

 

[Mad_Cabbie]

A noble endeavor.

You might consider sinking the containers into a south east facing hill side, and also cover the tops with soil. Use lots of windows.

Thank you! Very good advice; I do like lots of windows.

 

[SallyWilliams]

Interesting idea! I like the second house the most. Also, you have great taste for the shower, the overhead spray would be perfect. I hope you are now enjoying your dream house!

 

[jon_berzerk]

you should make it a earth home

with a heat pump and south western glass

my father in law built his years before it was "cool" or "green"


more like "cheapskate"

--LOL

maybe but he sold it off this year for a butt load of cashola

--LOL

 

[eagle1462010]