Comments on: New Tortoise Shell Design http://tinyhouseblog.com/stick-built/new-tortoise-shell-design/ Small House Living Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:48:29 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Kent http://tinyhouseblog.com/stick-built/new-tortoise-shell-design/comment-page-1/#comment-85369 Kent Fri, 08 May 2009 04:27:44 +0000 http://tinyhouseblog.com/?p=4478#comment-85369 I passed your message on to Bill, he has been out of the office quite abit lately so may have missed your messages. I passed your message on to Bill, he has been out of the office quite abit lately so may have missed your messages.

]]> By: Paul http://tinyhouseblog.com/stick-built/new-tortoise-shell-design/comment-page-1/#comment-85305 Paul Thu, 07 May 2009 23:29:11 +0000 http://tinyhouseblog.com/?p=4478#comment-85305 Wow great house. It shows great promise. I would love to purchase one. It's to bad that Bill from Tortoise shell homes has not returned any of my phone calls..... Wow great house. It shows great promise. I would love to purchase one. It’s to bad that Bill from Tortoise shell homes has not returned any of my phone calls…..

]]> By: Name That Tortoise Shell Home http://tinyhouseblog.com/stick-built/new-tortoise-shell-design/comment-page-1/#comment-85118 Name That Tortoise Shell Home Thu, 07 May 2009 02:23:17 +0000 http://tinyhouseblog.com/?p=4478#comment-85118 [...] you a new design of a Tortoise Shell Home by Bill Kastrinos and showed you a few photographs of the prototype in progress. Bill asked me if I had any suggestions for a name for his new Tortoise and wondered if I would [...] [...] you a new design of a Tortoise Shell Home by Bill Kastrinos and showed you a few photographs of the prototype in progress. Bill asked me if I had any suggestions for a name for his new Tortoise and wondered if I would [...]

]]> By: Kent http://tinyhouseblog.com/stick-built/new-tortoise-shell-design/comment-page-1/#comment-84955 Kent Wed, 06 May 2009 16:37:54 +0000 http://tinyhouseblog.com/?p=4478#comment-84955 Hi Darrell - I passed your message on to Bill and he will look into it. It looks ok in my Firefox and Safari, so not sure what is going on...Kent Hi Darrell – I passed your message on to Bill and he will look into it. It looks ok in my Firefox and Safari, so not sure what is going on…Kent

]]> By: Darrell http://tinyhouseblog.com/stick-built/new-tortoise-shell-design/comment-page-1/#comment-84954 Darrell Wed, 06 May 2009 16:31:11 +0000 http://tinyhouseblog.com/?p=4478#comment-84954 I use Firefox, and when I go to their site, it's all scrunched up. Everything overlaps and it's impossible to read. I tried with Opera and It did the same thing. I use Firefox, and when I go to their site, it’s all scrunched up. Everything overlaps and it’s impossible to read. I tried with Opera and It did the same thing.

]]> By: Kent http://tinyhouseblog.com/stick-built/new-tortoise-shell-design/comment-page-1/#comment-84939 Kent Wed, 06 May 2009 14:53:05 +0000 http://tinyhouseblog.com/?p=4478#comment-84939 Good point EJ. I know Bill is looking at making a green product and is doing research into it and there is a fine line in what is green and what isn't, thanks for pointing this out. Good point EJ. I know Bill is looking at making a green product and is doing research into it and there is a fine line in what is green and what isn’t, thanks for pointing this out.

]]> By: EJ http://tinyhouseblog.com/stick-built/new-tortoise-shell-design/comment-page-1/#comment-84938 EJ Wed, 06 May 2009 14:35:25 +0000 http://tinyhouseblog.com/?p=4478#comment-84938 Is bamboo green? Its replacing native forests It grows fast Its not local, but shipped across oceans It needs lots of glue to hold together Its made into flooring in many steps in factories rather than in sawmill followed by planer Can bamboo flooring be recycled? Does it need irrigation? Is it invasive? I'm not certain that plain old, local, carefully harvested lumber isn't as green. or "greener". Does anyone know of a good life cycle analysis of bamboo? Is bamboo green?

Its replacing native forests
It grows fast
Its not local, but shipped across oceans
It needs lots of glue to hold together
Its made into flooring in many steps in factories rather than in sawmill followed by planer
Can bamboo flooring be recycled?
Does it need irrigation?
Is it invasive?

I’m not certain that plain old, local, carefully harvested lumber isn’t as green. or “greener”.

Does anyone know of a good life cycle analysis of bamboo?

]]> By: Benjamin http://tinyhouseblog.com/stick-built/new-tortoise-shell-design/comment-page-1/#comment-84925 Benjamin Wed, 06 May 2009 13:12:17 +0000 http://tinyhouseblog.com/?p=4478#comment-84925 I never saw a turtle that looked anything like that. I never saw a turtle that looked anything like that.

]]> By: Kent http://tinyhouseblog.com/stick-built/new-tortoise-shell-design/comment-page-1/#comment-84691 Kent Tue, 05 May 2009 20:59:04 +0000 http://tinyhouseblog.com/?p=4478#comment-84691 Hi Steph - No a flat angled roof like in the drawing at the top of the post. Really two angled roofs one going each direction...Kent Hi Steph – No a flat angled roof like in the drawing at the top of the post. Really two angled roofs one going each direction…Kent

]]> By: Stephanie Reiley http://tinyhouseblog.com/stick-built/new-tortoise-shell-design/comment-page-1/#comment-84690 Stephanie Reiley Tue, 05 May 2009 20:53:32 +0000 http://tinyhouseblog.com/?p=4478#comment-84690 Kent, by "shed-style roof" do you mean gambrel? Just curious what it's going to look like when it gets its outer shell on. Kent, by “shed-style roof” do you mean gambrel? Just curious what it’s going to look like when it gets its outer shell on.

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