Submitted by Ana White on Tue, 2011-06-21 19:05
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Momplex Stats
Money Spent So Far:
$3000 + Cost of Property
Time Spent So Far:
160 Hours
It really is more of a snort than a thingamajigger . . .
Book "Are You My Mother" by PD Eastman
But whatever you want to call it, the Ram insisting it's a Excavator with a Thumb, we think it's well worth the $400 a day rental fee. You are going to think so to.
But whatever you want to call it, the Ram insisting it's a Excavator with a Thumb, we think it's well worth the $400 a day rental fee. You are going to think so to.
While hauling the last of the trees off was certainly a luxury, it's not why we rented the snort.
And it's not why we rented a loader for another $500 a day.
Sounds like a lot of money for the boys to play on the sand hill for a day . . . right?
It IS a ton of money.
But somehow, we have to figure out how to get to this view, on a hill with clay dirt.
I grew up on a bad road in Alaska, and regularly, we would have to park our car at the nearest state maintained road about a mile away and walk home. If the wind blew drifts in, when the snow melts, or after heavy rains the road became undriveable. And that's the last thing we wanted for our moms. But to have this road built for us, it would have cost upward of $10,000.
Snort to the rescue. As you will soon see, building anything starts with a big hole in the ground to construct the foundation. And that gravel has to go somewhere.
Why not the road?
And that's what we did.
Estimated Contractor Cost with Labor: $13,000
Approximate DIY Cost: $3,000
That'll earn our DIY crew a day of fishing in Alaska in June . . . bring your cold weather gear.
Even though I suspect they didn't mind too much a day of playing trucks on the sand hill.
NOTE: Only use heavy equipment if you are properly trained and certified according to the laws and regulations of your local area. We did take necessary steps to ensure the activities done on our land met local regulations.
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Cold?
The cold weather gear cracks me up. It's 100+ here again today. Welcome to summer in Texas.
"Are You My Mother" is by P D
"Are You My Mother" is by P D Eastman, not FernieKMMI.
I'd be happier if it read 'adapted by FernieKMMI'
I know you can't change how the vid site attributes things.
I think FernieKMMI should have put a title/intro on the piece.
Why yes, I am a bit obsessed over copyright issues on the internet. I wish people would be more careful.
You're not the only one! Most
You're not the only one! Most people are clueless about copyright issues. It's a complex issue.
Thanks for the correction Ana.
Love the view. And lots of
Love the view. And lots of space to load off the snow. Looks good!
Things sure are different in Alaska!
Things sure are different in Alaska! You get to put soil where ever you want to?! Not possible around my neck of the woods.
you guys are really getting
you guys are really getting it started!
I totally want to move to
I totally want to move to Alaska and build my own place!! You are so inspiring. Thank you for the updates and the plans for furniture.
In love
It is so weird to want to stare at your view through my monitor for hours on end. Maybe. :)
Progress
I love to see the progress. We built our own home 18 years ago. There isn't much that I would change even now. I am enjoying watching your build. Keep up the good work.
I love watching your
I love watching your progress, but honey! When do you ever sleep!!!
Thank you for showing your
Thank you for showing your progress. I was so excited when I read that you were going to be building. We hope to start building here and I'd love to see the process from a DIY-ers point of view.
Ahhhh....Sweet View of Progress!
I'm pretty new to your site and this is such an awesome idea and incredible undertaking... breath-stealing view...you rock! Someday I hope to visit Alaska...I'm in Connecticut. Cousins lived in Bethel, but never got up there!
Question
I'm loving reading along with your build - I've already learned a lot. That said, I have a question. I notice that you've mentioned several times that you are dealing with clay. With that in mind, what type of foundation are you going to use for the Momplex? I only ask because my house is on a slab and beneath that is clay and it has caused some problems - but I'm not sure if those problems are indigenous to my region. TIA!
the house build
I'm so excited to watch you doing this. We're hoping to buy some land and build our own home. It hopes that my husband is in excavating. I'm planning to join the Women's Build division of Habitat for Humanity in our new town so I can become more familiar with the home building process. Please keep us updated.
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