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What does a water softener for well water do?

Private wells regularly produce drinking water that contains hard minerals, also called hard water.  While there’s nothing wrong with drinking hard water, pumping lots of mineral-rich water into your home from a well can create issues. For example, hard water causes stains, prevents detergents from working properly, and leaves deposits inside hot water appliances, which […]

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Japanese Tea House- Press Release & Pictures

Download press release + pictures of the Japanese Tea House: PICTURES + PRESS RELEASE Design: Joshua Woodsman – Pin-Up Houses External Dimensions: 2,9m x 2,9 mm / 9’-6” x 9’-6”  Construction time: 3 months Material: construction timbers, tatami, shingles, plywood, wooden foundations Location: New Zealand’s North Island Builder: Andrew Keywords: japanese tea house, zen-budhism, traditional architecture, […]

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A 76-year-old psychologist fulfilled his dream, building a tea house

Your Tea-House looks very well and detailed built, are you a carpenter or did you have professional help? I am not a carpenter or in any way, a general builder. I have no previous building experience. My background is in Psychology, Education, and Theology. I have always wanted to attempt a building project. I had […]

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“The most challenging part was drilling the pilings,” Jessica says

Where did you build this cabin? (a type of building site- sloping/forest/meadow, not address, just country if you want) We built my house in my backyard in Middletown Rhode Island USA. The land is quite wet so we put it up on 12 pilings.  For what purpose did you build this cabin? We built it to live […]

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Building Off-Grid House out of 20’ Shipping Container

Laying out a foundation with concrete bricks and gravel & stone backfill First, I outlined the location of the raised foundations using a spirit level and a string. The corners must be at right angles. Subsequently, I dug holes in the places of the future foundations and filled them with stones and sand. I stacked […]

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Absolutely Breathtaking Pin-Up Tea House

In today’s article, we will introduce you to the build of a tea pavilion, whose construction plans are available on our website. This project is viral among self-help builders worldwide, and its various variations certainly stand in many parts of the world. Recently, however, we received photos of the finished tea pavilion, which took our […]

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Things To Bear in Mind When Building a Tiny Home

Tiny homes are very popular today. No wonder: they’re cheap, easy to build, almost effortless to maintain, and they look adorable. If you’ve had enough of big house responsibilities, consider building your own tiny house – just be prepared for several challenges. Even though they’re not very large, these places still should be thought out […]