tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57178642985500350122024-02-20T07:37:19.412-08:00Doctor Dirtbag's BlogJKLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15114658355064113307noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5717864298550035012.post-7887037097743889962010-07-18T20:48:00.000-07:002010-07-18T20:52:03.480-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYDE90UDiiqWrKyPur0N0pyuEi_qj58T7fMxj5lAuHHwtKWyqezR2B4oIs7H0pwHYxNzBwz4XRZXy8qoQmuxbmHwaMOh-G_guZozD39OVPE8VdUyMhUifY79fJeEULioV1TlsPYaucsdI/s1600/100_7173.JPG"><br /></a>JKLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15114658355064113307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5717864298550035012.post-8606967472936259772010-07-15T21:53:00.000-07:002010-07-15T23:24:34.092-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTahLphWreThCwpoiGA1WFgkFVcls20FhZhl-FCRG0fvWKKn7sBO7rzjT-OVFb6u1i8qBQiT4DwEIxZh5cevgu9IDcKxITYZ_QS5MUYqEJUPEhaGfiIu_esqrS10v5-as3-vSo1vQxsVw/s1600/FloorPlan.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTahLphWreThCwpoiGA1WFgkFVcls20FhZhl-FCRG0fvWKKn7sBO7rzjT-OVFb6u1i8qBQiT4DwEIxZh5cevgu9IDcKxITYZ_QS5MUYqEJUPEhaGfiIu_esqrS10v5-as3-vSo1vQxsVw/s400/FloorPlan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494369464836643858" border="0"></a><br />Here's the closest I came to a floor plan for our new house. The shape is correct and to scale, but the inner rooms are less than accurate as far as scale goes.<br />I drew up several designs for our house, but after going through the process enough times, most were counted out after failing to meet one or more of the following criteria.<br /><ul><li>Doable with one person and a backhoe/loader (at least the majority of it)</li><li>shape had to be easily reproducible when transferred to actual size (I needed to be able to accurately draw it in life-size scale)<br /></li><li>no roof span over 18'</li><li>incorporate curved walls</li><li>compatible with/for barrel vault roof</li><li>compatible shape for (simple) rain catchment</li><li>compatible with surrounding landscape</li><li>distances needed to stay in check for gray water plumbing</li></ul>There are other things that dictated the shape of the house, but those are some of the main targets I had for the structure. I was originally looking to build "small and cozy" but that obviously didn't pan out. Let's just say, there are two types of people in the world - those that like to live in Smurf houses, and those who don't. I myself would gladly live in one, but I'm married to an anti-smurfite, so...<br />JKLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15114658355064113307noreply@blogger.com1