June 8, 2009: Hobbit House - Page 2

sweetwater · 06-08-2009, 01:30 PM

We had a dome home built and really liked the shape of the spaces. Even if I could not actually hear the termites chewing and the spiders dancing in this house, I would be listening for them all the time. So perhaps a turf-covered dome, small scale, would be a good way to go. But I still like this little place. It could be a guest house.

dar512 · 06-08-2009, 01:49 PM

Looking at the floor plans, there seems to only be one bedroom. That doesn't seem practical.

Sundae · 06-08-2009, 01:56 PM

FTR - we don't really have house-eating insects in this country.
I'm sure if you research you can find some, but in general, termites and such do not feature on our radar.

However, in some parts of the country (Scotland if my memory serves me right) there are plagues of mice due to the milder winters. And then can chew through all the wiring while the owners are taking a ski-break abroad. And no shadenfreude here either - skiing is a cheap holiday.

Gravdigr · 06-08-2009, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

- skiing is a cheap holiday.

Skiing must be cheaper there than here in Merka.

DanaC · 06-08-2009, 01:59 PM

Err...we have woodworm. They'll eat a fair bit of your house.

Sundae · 06-08-2009, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by DanaC

Err...we have woodworm. They'll eat a fair bit of your house.

Yeah but not like the termites Merkins have.
I lived in a cottage that had evidence of woodworm. All gone by the time we moved in. Termites scoff whole houses. Seriously.

capnhowdy · 06-08-2009, 09:10 PM

James Bond would beg to differ.

Aliantha · 06-08-2009, 11:24 PM

Haven't the Scots and Irish been building houses with sod roofs for centuries?

Anyway, that one looks particularly cozy. I want one too.

06-08-2009, 01:30 PM	#1
sweetwater lives inside a Mobius strip Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,120	We had a dome home built and really liked the shape of the spaces. Even if I could not actually hear the termites chewing and the spiders dancing in this house, I would be listening for them all the time. So perhaps a turf-covered dome, small scale, would be a good way to go. But I still like this little place. It could be a guest house. __________________ I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque! - Bugs Bunny

06-08-2009, 01:49 PM	#2
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Looking at the floor plans, there seems to only be one bedroom. That doesn't seem practical. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

06-08-2009, 09:10 PM	#7
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	James Bond would beg to differ. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

06-08-2009, 11:24 PM	#8
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Haven't the Scots and Irish been building houses with sod roofs for centuries? Anyway, that one looks particularly cozy. I want one too. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

06-08-2009, 01:56 PM	#3
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	FTR - we don't really have house-eating insects in this country. I'm sure if you research you can find some, but in general, termites and such do not feature on our radar. However, in some parts of the country (Scotland if my memory serves me right) there are plagues of mice due to the milder winters. And then can chew through all the wiring while the owners are taking a ski-break abroad. And no shadenfreude here either - skiing is a cheap holiday.

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