Comments for the commons

Comment on steel studs are here! by garrett

garrett — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:32:18 +0000

Reserve Steel never followed through. They took our money and ran. I can say working with them has been the worst thing to happen to us on this project. Will Speakman, the guy we dealt with and that was on the discovery channel, turns out to be a real slime ball; avoiding us and ignoring us. Put the project back a ton of money and over a months worth of time.

In regards to the steel studs, we’ve greatly reduced them in our project. We were going to use them in a double stud wall, but we’re only using them in the interior (structural) wall now. They’re great to work because of their strength and they’re always true. They’re also beneficial because of their durability and high recyclability.

The downfalls are they become a huge thermal bridge in your building so if you don’t insulate to one side (we’re putting insulation on the exterior of the studs), you’ll essentially have big holes in your insulation. The other issue is the high embodied energy (hopefully mitigated by durability).

Hope this helps.

Comment on steel studs are here! by aaron cook

aaron cook — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:10:42 +0000

what happened to reserve steel? i am considering steel studs for a project of my own and i would love to hear about your experience with reserve steel and with using them instead of wood. Aaron

Comment on Sunday! Sunday! Sundaaaayyy! Actually, Friday. by bj

bj — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 20:39:53 +0000

wowzers moon boys. dustin, i always thought you could do amazing things with your unending enthusiastic searching for what is right for you and your refusal to settle for that which is not it. your continued search and your current discoveries and adventures are quite inspiring and say such wonderful things about the human spirit. congrats you two. oh, and you’re welcome for getting you to portland and finding you a house!! (:

Comment on Sunday! Sunday! Sundaaaayyy! Actually, Friday. by Sue McKay

Sue McKay — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:56:19 +0000

Congratulations! Fame at last! We will certainly be watching, but do not have the ability to tape it for you. Hope you find somewhere to watch (and hopefully record) and good luck to Dustin for Friday’s procedure. He’ll be in our thoughts.
Sue

Comment on Sunday! Sunday! Sundaaaayyy! Actually, Friday. by George Hess

George Hess — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:12:23 +0000

Very cool! Just don’t let the fame and fortune go to your head… we all saw what happened to Bob Vila.

Comment on slow on updates due to computer issues (it’s being replaced – under warranty) – posting this from my phone. by kevin jones

kevin jones — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:25:17 +0000

goodnews

Comment on the forms have been stripped by garrett

garrett — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:05:38 +0000

Thanks Maybelle! Good luck to you and your sister with your studies.

Comment on the forms have been stripped by Maybelle

Maybelle — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:02:39 +0000

this is a great project! when i first stumbled upon The Commons i was simply amazed over how you guys have planned and execute this entire project. my sister is studying architecture and i’m an engineering student. you guy just gave me juuuust the push i needed to make me decide on the major i’ll be taking. keep it up!

Comment on the concrete process moves like “mud” or learning to wait by dustin

dustin — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:58:25 +0000

yes, movement in the right direction has transpired – and will continue to do so.

Comment on the concrete process moves like “mud” or learning to wait by kevin jones

kevin jones — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:41:10 +0000

at least it’s progress.