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I also put a bunch of garbage bag wrapped cardboard insulation panels on to the walls this evening, I wasn't done until it was too dark to take pictures though. Tomorrow!

So I read an article (https://richsoil.com/wofati.jsp) about building underground and water shed. I already knew i was going to have a bit of a water issue with the back wall, but I didn't realize how much it could affect the overall building. My building basically looked exactly like their...

Once I'm sealed up I'll toss my min/max thermometer in there. For now it's pretty cold as both ends are open to the cold.

Ya, I'm sort of on board with that line of thought too, there's a lot of open area out here. However, if I get my prescription, I'm good for 10 indoor plants and 450g stored, dried cannabis. Which is hilarious because the new laws have no limit on how much recreational marijuana you can have at...

Haha, it should be closed in and warm before Christmas. I have all the parts for a woodfire water heater and barrels, once I close in. Then I need to do some ventilation setup and we're golden. I'm cannibalizing parts from someone else's glass greenhouse that was a bit of a dud. Worst case...

It's a bit of a scam really. I have major depressive disorder and general anxiety, so my doctor was OK with me trying a prescription of marijuana because I had worked my way through all the ssri's and other prescriptions she wanted me to try and they were ineffective/impractical. I mentioned...

I made about six 4ft by 4ft panels with a pickup truck load of boxes. It took me from around noon to 5. Had nothing more profitable to do with my time so this made sense. So that's 96 square feet of R12-16 for free(9$ in hot glue). I'll need some more but I like where this is going.

We're back on the track to the 300$ walipini! I didn't like how little space was left after the straw was in, so I sold my 200$ of straw no problem and I picked up an entire truck load of flattened cardboard boxes for free. I've started making 4" thick panels (theoretical R12-R16) and I have a...

Some shots of the inside with insulation. The lowest space will be 4'x6' and get larger as you go up. Fireplace will be partially outside in a nook for simplicity sake and safety.

I stuck my hand inside the ground pipe today and it was noticeably warm :D It is capped though so there's no airflow and no real challenge to it, but it was still really neat to have a tangible amount of heat at the pipe's exit. Also, it proved to me that it works and I just need more pipes and...

4 per residence until I complete my application to grow my own medical cannabis prescription. In Ontario, 2 grams/day prescription works out to 10 plants you can grow at any one time, so that's what I'm aiming for eventually. The space will be good enough for 4 plants this winter and the sides...

By all means, ask questions and give advice as you please.

I put the windows in temporarily to stave off the upcoming snow storm. At -10 and with no insulation, the snow was melting off the inside of my windows. :) Promising. I also finished burying my ground heat pipe. Had a minor issue where a cave in crushed the pipe but it's all fixed.

Some things I noticed are that at noon my roof angle is just ever so slightly under angled for this time of year (about 12 inches of shadow on the back wall), but more or less it's OK and will be better and better as winter gets deeper. My slope was dictated partially by my patio door glass...

A few shots before and after berming the sides and putting the metal roof on. Also a shot of the trench but the lighting doesn't show the ducts sticking out. I'm awaiting the rest of the ducting from home hardware to backfill. The tube already convects slightly warmer air through it and it's...

Filled in the sides with big sticks/little trees and threw the branches on top for extra dirt catching action. Didn't want it all sifting through. Back filled with the tractor but it was too dark for pics after that. Updates tomorrow on the steel roof and the sides being bermed.

I like the idea. I even have a half completed pop can heater project. I'll see if it's necessary though, as the inside of my greenhouse will basically be doing the same thing during the day. It'll be filled with black rock and three black water barrels, with the option of heating them via...

It's clay/sand so I just hand shoveled some of the less chunky stuff until the pipes were covered and supported on all sides. The trick being to toss the sand wide and sprinkle it down lightly over a large area as opposed to plopping big shovels full. I don't mind if it gets a bit lopsided...

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