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Jimmy_Cason

#25
August 29, 2006, 09:07:07 AM Last Edit: August 29, 2006, 09:10:51 AM by Jimmy_Cason
There is always the 5 gallon poop bucket!


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Amanda_931

#26
August 29, 2006, 11:52:14 AM
Oh, yes.  Not as pretty as the ones on the humanure home page, but they work.  And they are reasonably waterproof, although not particularly insect-proof.

(Might be cheaper at Bass Pro shops?)

JRR

#27
August 30, 2006, 08:20:23 AM
$15K - $20K for a septic system installed by "certified contractor"!! ... that's a good hunk of change.

I would investigate what is required to be "certified" ... and what used digging equipment is available in the area.  The money might be better spent getting in to a profitable "second" line of work.

glenn-k

#28
August 30, 2006, 09:16:20 AM
After an engineer designs the system or special filters are bought and a licensed contractor does it it will be lucky to be that cheap around here.  County is even hard on General Contractors here unless they can demonstrate that they really know what they are doing.  I think they are going for general engineering contractors.

MB25ACRES

#29
August 30, 2006, 11:25:19 AM
I need to get my permit soon the it will only be $6000.00 then the well will be around 4-5000.00 Mike

jwv

#30
August 31, 2006, 09:51:04 AM Last Edit: August 31, 2006, 09:53:20 AM by jwv
 :o Lloyd Kahn (Handbuilt Homes, Home Works) lets lose on the septic "industry".  Check out his blog:

http://lloydkahn-ongoing.blogspot.com/

Judy

MB25ACRES

#31
August 31, 2006, 10:18:54 AM
That is exactly what is happening in Ohio.  Mike

glenn kangiser

#32
September 03, 2006, 11:53:09 AM Last Edit: September 03, 2006, 11:54:18 AM by glenn-k
QuoteThere is always the 5 gallon poop bucket!


I think I found something I like better, Jimmy.  Better get Cletus to slow the Suburban down a little if you are on this one. :-/

http://bumperdumper.com/bumper2.htm
"Always work from the general to the specific." J. Raabe

Glenn's Underground Cabin  http://countryplans.com/smf/index.php?topic=151.0

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John Raabe

#33
September 03, 2006, 05:16:49 PM
Nice design... I think I would want something to hang onto if this unit went mobile. Could be a nasty, bumpy ride!  :P
None of us are as smart as all of us.

jwv

#34
September 05, 2006, 12:02:05 PM Last Edit: September 05, 2006, 12:04:35 PM by jwv
 ;) Perhaps a more viable alternative:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kristi/22524846/in/photostream/

Judy

ADD: actually this whole stream is very interesting. Pictures of several things we've discussed previously. Outdoor kitchen, living roof, etc.  Just never know what youo might find from a simple search on something as mundane as "adobe"   J
http://strawbaleredux.blogspot.com/

"One must have chaos in one's self to give birth to the dancing star" ~Neitszche

Amanda_931

#35
September 07, 2006, 08:28:38 PM
Yes.  Gorgeous, and it--and the bottle wall--do look a lot like Hundertwasser, as one of the comments indicated.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedensreich_Hundertwasser

or a few pages of google images including both paintings that look in reproduction as if they could be made of fabric, and the houses/apartments/renovations.

http://images.google.com/images?q=hundertwasser&hl=en&lr=&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2006-29,GGLD:en&sa=X&oi=images&ct=title
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