
Advice: Cleary, Wick or Morton sheds? - Homesteading Forum
Aug 17, 2009 · The Cleary, Wick, Morton sheds have signs near the roof so they are easy to identify and there are "no name" sheds as well. I have no way of knowing exactly how old these buildings are, but …
Shell Houses - Homesteading Forum
Jul 22, 2011 · The reason I gave this serious thought was the ability to start with small square foot structures to live in during the addition of a warehouse cover and other internal "buildings". In the …
pole barns | Homesteading Forum
Dec 25, 2008 · The Morton buildings look better longer, and seem to be used more by people building housing, offices, or multiuse buildings. Majority of the "farm barns" and machine buildings we saw …
Not building for taxes - Homesteading Forum
Oct 7, 2025 · Anything on a slab is an improvement. Buildings on piers are temporary. But where Mom lives, buildings are taxed only if they are over a certain size. Her produce sales area is only a few …
Are the CA Fires the Same as Building in a Flood Zone?
Jan 9, 2025 · And then there is the issue of population density- which leads to building far more houses, and other buildings, than have existed historically, and all of those new buildings are potential fuel for …
Building a house out of stone/rock--has anyone done it?
Apr 14, 2007 · I am looking for people who have experience building a house out of field stone or rock. This would not be dressed stone, but simple field stone. And stack and moarter method, NOT …
Est'd? Circa? What DO you use!? | Homesteading Forum
Aug 5, 2005 · When you put the date on your new barn, or whatever, how do YOU put the date? Is "Est'd 2005" correct? The doesn't seem to be the right abbreviation!
Are brick houses in California burning? | Homesteading Forum
Jan 9, 2025 · Building Techniques: The predominant construction method in California for residential buildings is wood-frame construction. This method is quicker, cheaper, and has been well-adapted to …
Removing ringed nails - Homesteading Forum
Jun 5, 2009 · Anyone have a sure-fire way to remove ringed nails? We're salvaging metal off some hog buildings. These people put everything together with ringed nails! We've got some of the roof metal …
UTV or golf cart? - Homesteading Forum
Jan 9, 2025 · The village board OK’ed that I buy a UTV or golf cart for my public works job. It’s kinda inefficient to drive around our F450 mini dump truck or F550 bucket truck running around our small …