tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-516147879960334586.post8647042481025192969..comments2023-10-10T08:18:56.243-07:00Comments on Labor Limae: First post: things changed and changing thingsSebastian Gonzalezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04217512990715648095noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-516147879960334586.post-63793516818205767102015-05-30T17:15:54.999-07:002015-05-30T17:15:54.999-07:00After visiting Don's house I find concrete rea...After visiting Don's house I find concrete really dead. Clay kinds of breathe good air into you, I feel here inside a metal box. <br /><br />I'm slowly convincing myself that this is a house only good for summer and maybe we make the winter vacation in Bolivia for 3 months a reality. I don't feel like investing so much energy into something I won't be living for long. Santiago became a really crazy city, with pollution a la beijin and more cars than NY. <br /><br />And the wood has other properties: http://tokunagafurniture.com/blog/2015/5/6/presence-of-japanese-cedar-sugi-prevents-formation-of-fungi<br /><br />I was reading somewhere about cutting boards that wood develops this antibacterial/antifungal properties to survive so adding it to your house seems a multifunctional idea (again, staking functions as in permaculture).<br /><br />Please do so, bring the saws and the family and come to enjoy a dry hot summer. And we could do a trip to the south of Chile, where the forest are, real beautiful.Sebastian Gonzalezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04217512990715648095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-516147879960334586.post-26671230404541113142015-05-29T22:42:52.792-07:002015-05-29T22:42:52.792-07:00The new digs look fantastic! I see so much opportu...The new digs look fantastic! I see so much opportunity here, and solidly built ( or at the very least there has been a use of " real" materials). Compared to the flimsy, termite riddled shacks here in Hawaii, you have the makings or a very real home. Get the water draining away from the foundation and many of the those moisture issues will be gone forever.<br /><br />While on the subject of moisture and peeling paint......<br /><br />Around here on the wet side of Hawaii (obviously I am talking about warm'ish temps and high humidity), the old timers talk of the need to AVOID paint, as it encourages mold and the growth of mold. Unpainted wood wil absorb excess moisture to a degree, starving the mold bacteria of one of the necessity ingredients for optimal growth. Painted wood here feels "wet" all of the time, perfect conditions for mold. I think that philosophy might extend to concrete and masonry as well. All things must breath, right? could unfinished surfaces be the next "new/old" wisdom?<br /><br />Also, love your approach towards improving your environment using the design philosophy of permaculture. This serves to break the projects into more manageable segments, something that I am sorely in need of myself. Start close, then expand outward and each days accomplishments cascade into becoming an integrated whole. <br /><br />Great stuff! We want to visit ( and I'll bring an armload of old saws,haha)!<br /><br />Jason Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06740185043053833321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-516147879960334586.post-37544907581197236842015-05-28T09:39:33.048-07:002015-05-28T09:39:33.048-07:00While I'm thinking about it and since you ask,...While I'm thinking about it and since you ask, you got problems coming trying to insulate that kind of construction from what I can tell. In short I would stay away from the walls, fix the window situation shutting them up good with shutters outside and in the winter heavy curtains, insulate the roof from the outside with cellulose, the floors, also a big problem, I would break them out short of that maybe wood, but it's going to get mould beneath, not the end of the world though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com