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Farmerbob
05-13-2010, 06:20 PM
Sod homes are what a very large number of US pioneers built for their initial homes in the prarie. I'm not sure if the Lake Tahoe area has appropriate tough grasses for stable sod home building though.

sicarius
05-13-2010, 06:28 PM
Farmerbob wrote:

Sod homes are what a very large number of US pioneers built for their initial homes in the prarie. I'm not sure if the Lake Tahoe area has appropriate tough grasses for stable sod home building though.

Wouldn't hurt to slap it in, couldn't be much different that just adding a different skin.

Sabina
05-13-2010, 07:12 PM
I want a log cabin, like Little House on the Prairie.

Relandi
05-13-2010, 07:34 PM
Sabina wrote:

I want a log cabin, like Little House on the Prairie.

aha, jesus. I don't think I've heard that TV show name since I was a youngin'

Farmerbob
05-13-2010, 07:37 PM
Sabina wrote:

I want a log cabin, like Little House on the Prairie.

Heh, the Ingalls built in a couple places, the first couple homesteads they had were sod homes. But yes log cabins would be cool too :)

http://hoover.archives.gov/LIW/DeSmet/desmet_ingallsclaim-soddy.html