1000yearhouse
@1000yearhouse
First, we must make things that last.
I think it does vary by region. Southeast and southwest tracks different than the northeast. I’ve experienced quite a palpable uptick in quality work crews up in New England for instance. But yeah, the south has changed.
And honestly, as a degreed guy with a background in the humanities, it’s such a killer advantage to have compared to the competition. I can set a foot in both worlds well. I don’t mention it much, but my academic background has made the building road a great road to go down
If you look at the replies, they are saying that $25 hour is too low for absolute beginners being taught a very valuable trade, say it's too physical they would rather do dead-end retail. No one wants to deal with these type of people, they really do deserve whatever they get.
Less funny. More sad, that by and large, Americans have lost the ability to put in a solid day’s work. Esp if sweat is involved; esp if in the elements. There are exceptions of course, but a consistent 8 hr day, regardless of how productive, is becoming a new kind of commodity.
Human scale mass wall masonry vernacular is much less vulnerable to seismic activity than large bldgs. The horrific stories that capture all of the territory of explanation on this subject tend to involve the pancaking of big concrete & steel structures that were poorly built.
The biggest problem in America isn’t that powerful ppl want to ‘stay’ powerful; it’s that they want to become more powerful.
It’s beyond annoying for a woke trend to dictate changes in words and phrases I’ve used my entire life, but here’s where I’ve effortlessly landed: the pronoun police is preferable to the secret police.
share.icloud.com/photos/075Rz5J… 120 yo structural masonry bldg being raized after tornado damage in nearby town last Spring.
Did you know that Winston Churchill was a bricklayer? It was of course a "hobby" but he worked to a professional standard and did large projects. This may be the most "Anglo" thing ever.
I've not built one, but I am living in one! It was built in the 1830s. In Vermont. No insulation in the walls. It's completely fine! Modern code says it shouldn't work, but it does :)
Cooking + gathering + natural light = extraordinarily beautiful kitchen ーThe Prichard House Krebs, Oklahoma ca. 2024 #verticalprairie
The most powerful man in the world doesn’t distinguish between criminals and ppl he doesn’t like.
Making work more effortless so ppl will have time to work out is a special kind of perversion.
But as Tiffany Owens Reed, host of The Bottom-Up Revolution podcast, says, “What matters more than what you know is your willingness to care about your place, your willingness to notice, to observe, and to eventually say, ‘Hey, I think maybe we can fix this.’”
It might be intimidating to get started with this movement. There’s so much to learn, and it can quickly become overwhelming.
Christopher Alexander’s 9 Percent Parking and Small Parking Lots look a lot like this, and they’re very opportunistic in finding places for four- and two-wheel vehicles between buildings and travel ways.
SQFT is the GDP of the real estate and construction world. They both give you a rough idea of size, but are easily manipulated and don’t provide any real insight into the health of a system.