[TheForge] multiple questions concerning a possible project

[Jerry Frost]

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From: "terry l. ridder" <terrylr@blauedonau.com>
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Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 8:07 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] multiple questions concerning a possible project


> hello frosty;
>
> hoes goes it up there?
>

We're doing well thank you. Looks like summer will be reasonably nice and
with the house finished I'm finally getting to start on my projects. Nothing
to compare to the one you're contemplating of course but it should keep me
occupied for a couple years.

Other than this "little hobby project" <grin> you're taking on, how you guys
doing?

> if i had the time and money i would level the current house to the
> foundation and rebuild. the best i am able to do is keep the exterior
> walls and floor. the roof may need to be taken off since we are finding
> problems with parts of it.
>
> if i could convince a certain party to go visit her relatives and come
> back when the project is done, i am convinced the project would be in
> half the time. ;-)
>

Half the time if you run into more than the usual problems, probably more
like 1/3 if all goes reasonably smoothly. I've had "help" too. <grin>

> concerning a mobile home, the county will not allow it. someone else
> tried that several years ago while building their home on 40 acres near
> me. county fined them a rather large sum of money for having the mobile
> home on land zoned agriculture. ended up in the courts for several
> years. however, the county will allow tents or yurts.
>

Code can be a pain in the butt sometimes but at least you "probably" don't
have to worry about somebody "developing" the neighboring land into a mobile
home slum. Somebody already suggested a motor home, travel trailer, etc. It
sounds much more attractive to me than scratch building a yurt, etc.

> the county would also allow me to build a new house to the west on the
> land if i would guarantee to demolish the old house when the new one was
> finished. of course the county would also raise my taxes through the
> roof if i were to build a new house.
>

Don't you just love the local gvt? Same thing here; even if they're less
restrictive they're no less money hungry. But OH the services they provide .
. . Uh . . . er. . .  what was I saying again?

> actually, there is a thought, build the yurts on the west end of the
> land and demolish the current house. county taxes would drop since yurts
> are considered temporary buildings and fall into the same catagory as
> greenhouse.
>

Good idea but I'll bet the county has occupancy requirements. . . Still . .
. If it's "temporary." We're ALL here temporarily arent we? <grin>

> i still like my idea for the wall connector. if i could find something
> close all ready made that would be great. making several hundred of them
> just does not appeal to me.
>
>

Yeah, it's not a bad idea but unless you're planning on marketing them
they're not going to be efficient to make for a one time use. Finding
something close enough as an off the shelf item is (I think) the only way
they'd be practical in your case. If nothing is available lashings have been
working just fine for a couple thousand years. (please don't quote me, I
don't really know how long yurts have been around. I do know the people that
actually live in them call them something entirely different I just don't
recall what. <sigh>)

Good luck buddy.

Frosty
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