by Earl | Aug 2, 2018 | Building the Quompound, Loft House
The crew came out yesterday and excavated for our Quonset Loft House footings. We’ve finally officially broken ground! Of course I had to fly the drone around and get some aerial shots. It took over halfway into the year to get to the point of starting our...
by Earl | Jan 20, 2018 | Building the Quompound, Headquarters Hut, Tutorials
Who doesn’t want LED lighting in their Quonset hut house project? The benefits of LED lighting are many: It is small, so it’s easy to tuck out of the way or fit into a small space. It is amazingly energy efficient, using only a fraction of the power of...
by Earl | Dec 22, 2017 | Building the Quompound, Headquarters Hut, Workshop Hut
The other week we made our last trip over to the property for the year. What a year it was! But I can’t wax poetic on 2017 just yet. I need to update y’all on our latest progress, and save all the “year in review” stuff for a future post. This...
by Earl | Dec 18, 2017 | Tutorials
I get asked this a lot, or something similar, such as, “Where can I buy land that they will allow me to build a house out of a Quonset hut?” Sadly, there are many places where local restrictions and requirements control what a new house can and can’t look...
by Earl | Dec 6, 2017 | Book Reviews
Subtitled Metal Living for a Modern Age, this charming Quonset hut history edited by Julie Decker and Chris Chiei belongs in every Quonset lover’s library. A series of individual essays, the book focuses on various aspects of the creation of the Quonset hut...
