[TheForge] Crush proof mailbox

sos at frii.com sos at frii.com
Mon Jan 5 09:01:47 EST 2009


Definitely. We have a high water table--the house is being built a little
above grade, to be buried after.
Plus waterproofing, crushed rock drainage. Our contractor is very focused
on this issue.

Water in the basement (conventional) is one thing...water in the living
room is another.

Steve

> Steve;
> Be redundant and fastidious about your drainage and waterproofing.
> Earth sheltered houses are prone to those problems and they are almost
> impossible to fix after the fact. Uninhabitable wet...pf
>
> sos at frii.com wrote:
>> Moving cross country was a pretty serious trauma, we had no idea. I'm
>> just
>> this past year getting back in to metalwork in any significant amount.
>>
>> We're moving maybe 20 miles, having contractors build an earth sheltered
>> house in Lovell, Maine.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>>> You're moving again Steve? I hope it's just a local
>>> relocation to better digs and not another cross
>>> continent move.
>>>
>>> Frosty
>>> -------------------------------
>>> If it ain't forged
>>> it ain't real.
>>> Wrought iron is.
>>> The FrostWorks
>>>
>>> Meadow Lakes, AK.
>>>
>>>
>>> From: <sos at frii.com>
>>>
>>>> A couple of ideas for you. Let me know what you end
>>>> up with--we're moving
>>>> next year and will need a box.
>>>>
>>>> Steve Smith
>>>>
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