Ok, finally someone got a clue

XRogue · 02-18-2003, 05:43 PM

and decided living in a hobbit hole would be a cool idea. Check these sites out!

http://www.stormbear.com/bagend2/

http://www.rogerdean.com/architecture/index.htm

Ghryphen · 02-18-2003, 06:09 PM

KitZune · 02-18-2003, 07:55 PM

I wanna live in a hobbithole!

Stang · 02-18-2003, 08:50 PM

Those are pretty cool.

FaLLGuY · 02-18-2003, 08:56 PM

That does look cool.

Ambush_Bug · 02-19-2003, 12:59 PM

On Roger Dean: Really nice design on the house.. I'd certainly love to have one of those myself. Nice and round and smooth, yet functional.

On the pipe-tunnel-house: Now that is really neat. I can think of a few locations around here where one of those could be built above the water table and near the top of a rise. If it could be sealed properly, it'd be a great house for this area.

Gambit · 02-19-2003, 01:58 PM

What happens if your internal plumbing springs a leak while you're away?

Though I suppose that could be applied to ANY underground house.

Ambush_Bug · 02-19-2003, 08:14 PM

Can be applied to any house, period.

Remember the story I told you about the neighbor's water heater exploding a few weeks ago?

XRogue · 02-20-2003, 06:17 AM

Heh, very true, Bug.

Gambit · 02-20-2003, 07:12 AM

Well, underground houses have to be watertight, because you don't want groundwater seeping in when it rains. Normal above-ground houses aren't, and will generally allow the water to get out somewhere...

XMEN Ashaman DTM · 02-20-2003, 01:42 PM

Hmm...

Around here you just have to seal the concrete on the foundation. That's all they do when they build a house is seal the concrete so water doesn't seep into the crawlspace. For houses that have basements, they seal the concrete foundation and floor as well. I think they also add a vapor barrier of some sort.

Ghryphen · 02-20-2003, 03:28 PM

He is talking about internal plumbing flooding the house. Though I think drains would work.

XMEN Ashaman DTM · 02-20-2003, 10:18 PM

I know.

If you seal it, the water won't get out.

And if you seal it your structure would still be sound... Though I'd advise figuring out why the dang thing backed up in the first place.

02-18-2003, 05:43 PM	#1
XRogue Forum wh0re Join Date: May 2001 Location: Texas Age: 53 Posts: 1,097	Ok, finally someone got a clue and decided living in a hobbit hole would be a cool idea. Check these sites out! http://www.stormbear.com/bagend2/ http://www.rogerdean.com/architecture/index.htm

02-18-2003, 06:09 PM	#2
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02-18-2003, 07:55 PM	#3
KitZune Transgendered Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Burlington Ontario (Near Toronto) Age: 42 Posts: 1,079	I wanna live in a hobbithole! __________________ She's named after Judas... Not a CARROT Click here to view my artwork

02-18-2003, 08:50 PM	#4
Stang Team Captain Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Everett, WA, USA Age: 51 Posts: 3,859 Xbox Leaderboard: 1^st	Those are pretty cool. __________________

02-18-2003, 08:56 PM	#5
FaLLGuY Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Plymouth, Minnesota Age: 52 Posts: 146 Xbox Leaderboard: 3^rd	That does look cool. __________________

02-19-2003, 12:59 PM	#6
Ambush_Bug Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 2001 Age: 47 Posts: 210	On Roger Dean: Really nice design on the house.. I'd certainly love to have one of those myself. Nice and round and smooth, yet functional. On the pipe-tunnel-house: Now that is really neat. I can think of a few locations around here where one of those could be built above the water table and near the top of a rise. If it could be sealed properly, it'd be a great house for this area.

02-19-2003, 01:58 PM	#7
Gambit Forum wh0re Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DFW area, TX Posts: 744	What happens if your internal plumbing springs a leak while you're away? Though I suppose that could be applied to ANY underground house. __________________ XMEN member Card-carrying DTM OKL Fish-napper Though a program be but three lines long, someday it will have to be maintained. -The Tao of Programming

02-19-2003, 08:14 PM	#8
Ambush_Bug Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 2001 Age: 47 Posts: 210	Can be applied to any house, period. Remember the story I told you about the neighbor's water heater exploding a few weeks ago?

02-20-2003, 06:17 AM	#9
XRogue Forum wh0re Join Date: May 2001 Location: Texas Age: 53 Posts: 1,097	Heh, very true, Bug.

02-20-2003, 07:12 AM	#10
Gambit Forum wh0re Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DFW area, TX Posts: 744	Well, underground houses have to be watertight, because you don't want groundwater seeping in when it rains. Normal above-ground houses aren't, and will generally allow the water to get out somewhere... __________________ XMEN member Card-carrying DTM OKL Fish-napper Though a program be but three lines long, someday it will have to be maintained. -The Tao of Programming

02-20-2003, 01:42 PM	#11
XMEN Ashaman DTM Forum wh0re Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Age: 47 Posts: 965	Hmm... Around here you just have to seal the concrete on the foundation. That's all they do when they build a house is seal the concrete so water doesn't seep into the crawlspace. For houses that have basements, they seal the concrete foundation and floor as well. I think they also add a vapor barrier of some sort.

02-20-2003, 03:28 PM	#12
Ghryphen THZ Founder Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: WA, USA Age: 50 Posts: 3,927	He is talking about internal plumbing flooding the house. Though I think drains would work. __________________ The Hounds of Zeus \| Allied Tribal Forces

02-20-2003, 10:18 PM	#13
XMEN Ashaman DTM Forum wh0re Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Age: 47 Posts: 965	I know. If you seal it, the water won't get out. And if you seal it your structure would still be sound... Though I'd advise figuring out why the dang thing backed up in the first place.

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