Page 1 of 3 123 LastLast
Results 1 to 20 of 41

Thread: hobbit dwellings

  1. 09-15-2009, 04:40 PM #1
    owl_girl
    owl_girl is offline
    a bushbaby owl_girl's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2007
    Location
    I travel but was raised in Alaska
    Posts
    1,231

    Default hobbit dwellings

    This is the coolest house ever and if there was a Hobbits Living magazine it would have been featured in it
    Guests can not see images in the messages. Please register in the forum.

    Guests can not see images in the messages. Please register in the forum.

    Guests can not see images in the messages. Please register in the forum.

    Guests can not see images in the messages. Please register in the forum.

    Guests can not see images in the messages. Please register in the forum.

    http://www.simondale.net/house/index.htm

    they said it was only 5,000 $ to build. i want to do this
    Last edited by owl_girl; 09-15-2009 at 04:43 PM.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote

  2. 09-15-2009, 04:43 PM #2
    chiye tanka
    chiye tanka is offline
    Senior Member chiye tanka's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2008
    Location
    Cent Flo
    Posts
    1,419

    Default

    That's freakin' cool. I want one.
    The Earth does not belong to us, we belong to the Earth. What befalls the Earth, befalls the sons of the Earth.
    Chief Seattle

    Bear Clan
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  3. 09-15-2009, 04:44 PM #3
    doug1980
    doug1980 is offline
    Senior Member doug1980's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2008
    Location
    North Florida
    Posts
    1,653

    Default

    LOL wow straight out of the movie.
    Alaska to Florida, for how long, who knows...
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  4. 09-15-2009, 04:51 PM #4
    2dumb2kwit
    2dumb2kwit is offline
    Senior Member 2dumb2kwit's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2009
    Location
    Northeastern NC
    Posts
    8,530

    Default

    That's just plain beautiful!
    Writer of wrongs.
    Honey, just cuz I talk slow doesn't mean I'm stupid. (Jake- Sweet Home Alabama)
    "Stop Global Whining"
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  5. 09-15-2009, 05:03 PM #5
    trax
    trax is offline
    missing in action trax's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2007
    Location
    yonder
    Posts
    6,807

    Default

    that's awesome. I don't want one but I want to set some snares around one and trap me some hobbits!
    some fella confronted me the other day and asked "What's your problem?" So I told him, "I don't have a problem I am a problem"
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  6. 09-15-2009, 05:14 PM #6
    Pal334
    Pal334 is offline
    Hall Monitor Pal334's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2008
    Location
    New Jersey
    Posts
    4,431

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by trax View Post
    that's awesome. I don't want one but I want to set some snares around one and trap me some hobbits!
    Whats a "hobbit", and is it edible?
    .45 ACP Because shooting twice is silly... The avatar says it all,.45 because there isn't a.46

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTs6a...eature=related
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  7. 09-15-2009, 05:20 PM #7
    2dumb2kwit
    2dumb2kwit is offline
    Senior Member 2dumb2kwit's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2009
    Location
    Northeastern NC
    Posts
    8,530

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Pal334 View Post
    Whats a "hobbit", and is it edible?

    Ummm.....just think of a short Rick, without the Twinkie filling.
    Writer of wrongs.
    Honey, just cuz I talk slow doesn't mean I'm stupid. (Jake- Sweet Home Alabama)
    "Stop Global Whining"
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  8. 09-15-2009, 05:24 PM #8
    Winnie
    Winnie is offline
    Senior Member Winnie's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2009
    Location
    Middle England
    Posts
    5,780
    Blog Entries
    1

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by 2dumb2kwit View Post
    Ummm.....just think of a short Rick, without the Twinkie filling.
    Hey stop talkin' about me 2Dumb! I can't help it if I have Ducks disease!
    Recession; A period when you go without something your Grandparents never heard of.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  9. 09-15-2009, 05:31 PM #9
    crashdive123
    crashdive123 is offline
    Super Moderator crashdive123's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Location
    North Florida
    Posts
    44,818

    Default

    Neat house. I don't suppose they'd do well here though - termites!
    Can't Means Won't

    My Youtube Channel
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  10. 09-15-2009, 05:33 PM #10
    Winnie
    Winnie is offline
    Senior Member Winnie's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2009
    Location
    Middle England
    Posts
    5,780
    Blog Entries
    1

    Default

    They are rather nice.
    Recession; A period when you go without something your Grandparents never heard of.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  11. 09-15-2009, 05:43 PM #11
    erunkiswldrnssurvival
    erunkiswldrnssurvival is offline
    Senior Member erunkiswldrnssurvival's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2008
    Location
    Smoky Mountain National Park
    Posts
    1,651
    Blog Entries
    1

    Default

    simple design that comforms to natures designs thats awsome
    God lives in the Mountain, Serve the Master, The Mountain also serves the Master. Serve the Mountain,
    The Mountain Breaks you.
    http://www.youtube.com/trapperjacksurvival
    http://s567.photobucket.com/albums/ss113/erunkis
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  12. 09-15-2009, 06:09 PM #12
    wildWoman
    wildWoman is offline
    walk lightly on the earth wildWoman's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2007
    Location
    Yukon River Watershed, Canada
    Posts
    1,126
    Blog Entries
    1

    Default

    Cool. Is it cob? Go for it, I say!
    Actions speak louder than words
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  13. 09-15-2009, 06:32 PM #13
    SARKY
    SARKY is offline
    Senior Member SARKY's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Location
    Oakland, CA
    Posts
    2,636
    Send a message via AIM to SARKY

    Default

    A more modern version would be the monolithic dome, earth bermed. check out
    www.monolithicdomes.com
    Then just use your imagination as to how you want to dress up the outside and inside. By the way, these domes cost wise are the same as a traditionally built home of the same square footage. However they are pretty much earthquake, hurricane tornado and fire proof. They can easily be made bullet proof as well. Heating and cooling is a fraction of what a traditional building will cost you.
    I know what hunts you.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  14. 09-15-2009, 06:50 PM #14
    pocomoonskyeyes
    pocomoonskyeyes is offline
    Senior Member pocomoonskyeyes's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2009
    Posts
    2,475
    Blog Entries
    1

    Default

    Man that is really cool!! Dottie and I like it and the boys asked if we could move in!!! Of course they asked if they could bring their toys!!! LOL
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  15. 09-15-2009, 07:08 PM #15
    owl_girl
    owl_girl is offline
    a bushbaby owl_girl's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2007
    Location
    I travel but was raised in Alaska
    Posts
    1,231

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by wildWoman View Post
    Cool. Is it cob? Go for it, I say!
    yea thats cob. i love the look of cob and i love the low price you can build cob and earth bag homes for
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  16. 09-15-2009, 08:17 PM #16
    wildWoman
    wildWoman is offline
    walk lightly on the earth wildWoman's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2007
    Location
    Yukon River Watershed, Canada
    Posts
    1,126
    Blog Entries
    1

    Default

    Well keep us posted if you end up building one in Alaska...I always wondered how that method does in cold climates.
    Actions speak louder than words
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  17. 09-15-2009, 08:25 PM #17
    Rick
    Rick is offline
    Administrator Rick's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2007
    Location
    Central Indiana
    Posts
    58,806

    Default

    I'm told that an Army (?) base north of Anchorage is still there, fully intact, several feet below the surface. Building on permafrost is a killer, so they tell me.
    Tracks Across the High Plains...Death on the Bombay Line...A Touch of Death and Mayhem...Dead Rock...The Griswald Mine Boys...All On Amazon Books.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  18. 09-15-2009, 08:39 PM #18
    canid
    canid is offline
    reclinite automaton canid's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2007
    Location
    Central California/West Texas
    Posts
    6,622

    Default

    that is an outstanding cob home. i'm in love with cob these days.
    Any sufficiently advanced incompetence is indistinguishable from malice - Grey's Law.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    To see what's going on in my knife shop check out CanidArmory on Youtube or on Facebook.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  19. 09-16-2009, 04:28 AM #19
    Winnie
    Winnie is offline
    Senior Member Winnie's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2009
    Location
    Middle England
    Posts
    5,780
    Blog Entries
    1

    Default

    Just a question, do you have to have permission from the authorities to build on a peice of land and are there any safety regulations you have to follow? I'm inerested to know how our different systems work.
    Recession; A period when you go without something your Grandparents never heard of.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  20. 09-16-2009, 06:18 AM #20
    crashdive123
    crashdive123 is offline
    Super Moderator crashdive123's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Location
    North Florida
    Posts
    44,818

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Winnie View Post
    Just a question, do you have to have permission from the authorities to build on a peice of land and are there any safety regulations you have to follow? I'm inerested to know how our different systems work.
    I can't speak as to how it is everywhere, but I imagine it is similar in a lot of places. Plans, building permits, several inspections, once all of that is done - then a certificate of occupancy is issued. Doing something like that in a rural or remote location would probably involve much less, if any involvement with ordinances and officials from government.
    Can't Means Won't

    My Youtube Channel
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Forum Rules