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Zurn - Ecovantage High Efficiency Toilets Two Piece Toilets Commercial Fixtures. Home Safety & Security. Turbine Vents for Commercial Venting & Residential Venting by Luxury Metals. Heavy Duty Commercial Grade Spinning Turbine Vents Not Available in Retail Stores Use Wind Power to Ventilate Your Residential, Commercial or Industrial Stucture Energy Saving Hot Air Extraction Without Electric Powered Fans Sizes 4" to 20" Online - Email or Call 206-406-7346 for Larger Sizes to 48" & Quantity Quotes Turbine Vent Benefits & Details Efficient Wind Powered Ventilation No Electrical Operating or Wiring Costs Heavy Gauge Metal and Design Lasts Longer Internal or External Braced Turbine Design Active and Passive Ventilation Low Maintenance and Low Structural Impact.

Turbine Vents for Commercial Venting & Residential Venting by Luxury Metals

Propane and Natural Gas Appliances for sale at Warehouse Appliance - The off-grid living experts! Scratch and Dent. Human Touch Perfect Chair - The Back Store. RV related, technical and not so technical information. EZ Freeze Brand Propane Refrigerators for Sale at Warehouse Appliance. EZ Freeze brand Propane Refrigerators are made in the U.S.A. by a small Amish company committed to the highest performance and highest quality in the industry.

EZ Freeze Brand Propane Refrigerators for Sale at Warehouse Appliance

EZ Freeze offers 5 sizes and 13 models of high quality refrigerators. Lime Plastering of Straw Bale Walls (Both Hand Applied and Professionally Shot) Clogging Somewhat more water than is used for traditional cement stucco was needed in order to keep the pumper/mixer and supply hose from clogging up.

Lime Plastering of Straw Bale Walls (Both Hand Applied and Professionally Shot)

Picture below -- grumbling stucco crew getting their pumper unclogged. Cracking We had some cracking as the stucco started to cure. This was easily repaired with a wet float sponge before the plaster was dry. A warm (but not hot) and humid environment is best to allow the stucco to cure slowly and not dry out too quickly. Adobe Building Liza Macrae John Corcoran: In Praise of Walnut Oil as a Finish for Earthen Adobe Floors. Last January, after laying down an earthen floor in the adobe home we were living in, the question of what to finish the floor with arose.

Adobe Building Liza Macrae John Corcoran: In Praise of Walnut Oil as a Finish for Earthen Adobe Floors

In New Mexico adobe floors were traditionally sealed with ox blood. Today, the choice both here in New Mexico and in contemporary cob building in England, is to seal the floors with several coats of boiled linseed oil diluted with a thinner such as turpentine or, the more natural alternative, citrus solvent. To this is added a final waterproofing coat, a polish made from a mixture of beeswax and linseed oil. Linseed oil is a gummy derivative of the flax plant which must be thinned to help it penetrate the earthen floor it is being applied to as well as to speed up its drying time. The area we were working on was about 300 square feet. ∞ Earthen Floor Start to Finish. The process of this floor has long been in the works.

∞ Earthen Floor Start to Finish

I first tamped the earth beneath the building. Then added a layer of cut polypropylene bags. Then 6 inches of red pumice ( otherwise known as scoria ). The scoria has insulating properties and also acts as a capillary break from moisture of the earth. Down to Earth Design - online articles on natural building & sustainable design. Lime putty increases plasticity and workability the longer it is mixed.

Down to Earth Design - online articles on natural building & sustainable design

I recommend mixing in a mortar mixer (not a cement mixer!) For at least 20-30 minutes. Alternate the addition of sand and putty so your ingredients mix thoroughly. You can add a small amount of water if your mix is extremely thick. The plaster should be stiff but should spread easily, like cream cheese. Note that lime is highly alkaline, and can severely burn your skin. Apearance of Adobe Questions and Answers. Quentin Wilson and Associates, specializes in solar adobe design and construction.

Apearance of Adobe Questions and Answers

He grew up in the South Valley of Albuquerque, New Mexico where he watched adobe bricks being made. In the fifth grade, he made miniature adobes on cookie sheets in his mother’s oven in order to construct house models for a class assignment. By age thirteen he made full-sized adobes in the back yard and ruined the grass. Later, he traveled a bit, went through the Army, and graduated eventually from the University of New Mexico with a major in physics, minors in math, chemistry, and education in 1970. After teaching high school two years and community college math for three more, Quentin moved into professional solar adobe construction in 1976 as the Project Manager and Instructor for the Sundwellings Demonstration Project at Ghost Ranch, Abiquiu, NM. Low Flow Toilets and Accessories. Garden Winds. Loomis Tank RH 4IN 1ST FLUSH DIVERTER - First Flush. EZ-15W EZ Freeze 15 Cu. Ft. White Gas Refrigerator For Sale. EZ-15W propane gas refrigerator 15 cubic foot in White color The full size gas fridge for smaller families or vacation homes Inside look at the EZ-15 gas fridge The EZ-15 is the smallest of the full size gas refrigerators in the EZ Freeze line up The inside of the EZ-15W has ample room Many features of a modern refrigerator with a European styling on the exterior Absorption refrigerator cooling unit.

EZ-15W EZ Freeze 15 Cu. Ft. White Gas Refrigerator For Sale

How to Age Galvanized Pipe. Geeks On Home: What Kind of Paint Do I Use to Paint Galvanized Metal? What Kind of Paint Do I Use to Paint Galvanized Metal?.

Geeks On Home: What Kind of Paint Do I Use to Paint Galvanized Metal?

Galvanization involves coating metal, usually steel or iron, with a thin layer of zinc to protect it from premature corrosion or weathering. The process is usually performed on metal fixtures built exclusively for the outdoors such as drainage gutters, downspouts or chain-link-fence support posts. Application of the zinc coating often leaves the metal oily or waxy, and thus resistant to paint adhesion.

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Staber Washing Machines

Also the machine has a new wiring harness and circuit board. We own one of each - old style and new style. SPECIAL price is $1249 plus actual shipping cost - call or email and request a quote. Survival Unlimited .com - Emergency Preparedness Renewable Energy, Survival Supplies. Introducing The New PREMIER CORD. Features and Benefits There is absolutely no AC power required to run these cordless ranges, making these low-energy, highly efficient ranges perfect for solar "off-grid" homes. The complete electronic ignition system will, of course, operate during power failures, running off 8 AA batteries.