The Bailey Berm House
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September 27, 2004 - We have spent the past 8 months growing our business of Web Hosting and Web site design. This projuect has been worked on, but we have not updated the site in a while. It has been decided that we need to build a conventional 'cabin' so that we have a place to stay while the boys and I work on the berm house(s). We settled on the eight-sided octogon shape for the small cabin. It will serve as headquarters for the building of the underground structures and a place to cool off or get a shower. Jennifer insists on a place that she would be comfortable in. Since that does not include tents, a wooden structure will be build. In the future, we hope that it will attract our families to visit us and stay in this guest cabin when they come. |
| December 1, 2003 - I spent the Thanksgiving vacation measuring the property and the trees on the property that will need to be removed for the first building project. I have been drawing plans for the past month and making myself a general pest about it. I am just very excited!! Tonight, I redesign this site to include the progress of the new berm house and its plans. You can even see the detailed plans that I have drawn to date. I want to get enough information together to run by a structural engineer to make sure it will work. The hobbit house will be set aside with minor improvements over time. I will be focusing on the first cottage indefintely, or at least until it is done. |
| November 18, 2003 - Since we first looked into buying this property, I have refrained from starting with a bermed house on the property because Jen was uncomfortable with the thought. I planned to build a small conventional cabin, then from there, build my berm home. We will not be living in the home on a full time basis, so I expect it to take a long time to build. Over the past several weeks, she has learned about bermed homes and has now agreed to build the first cabin as a berm home. Next week, I will be breaking ground! |
| October 17, 2003 - The Bailey berm house is a pipe dream as of October 17, 2003. I have been researching and designing it for the last few months. It all began with the possible purchase of a peice of property in northwest Arkansas. 2 acres for a sweet price. Feel free to browse around the site and see the progress of the Dream or construction. The construction is due to begin in the spring of 2006, though that is part of the pipe dream. |
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