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Title: unique house for sale ebay....
Post by: Alp on February 20, 2009, 10:46:03 PM
http://cgi.ebay.com/Unique-Cave-Home-over-15-000-sf-Beautiful-setting_W0QQitemZ330306913609QQcmdZViewItemQQptZResidential?hash=item330306913609&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50
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Post by: Bruce on February 21, 2009, 01:19:33 AM
15k sqft and no garage??  What a moron.
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Post by: Alp on February 21, 2009, 06:39:03 AM
to bad the tunnel isn't accessible for a garage!
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Post by: egspot on February 21, 2009, 09:04:20 AM
My own Bat cage and all I have to do is finish the basement and the garage.



Must be a quiet neighborhood. ;D
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Post by: Trevor P on February 21, 2009, 09:12:58 AM
What exactly is the "R value" on rock anyways?? ???
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Post by: Batan on February 21, 2009, 01:37:59 PM
Watch Osama bid on it. ;D
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Post by: blarneyman on February 21, 2009, 03:47:15 PM
What exactly is the "R value" on rock anyways?? ???
Don't know the R value but once it gets to the temp of your house, it will hold it for a very long time. Cave homes are one of the most efficient methods of home construction. Your entire house is a geothermal mass. Very easy to maintain a constant temp year-round. The big drawback is there is only one source of natural light and one way out in the event of a fire.
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Post by: Trevor P on February 21, 2009, 06:23:27 PM
What exactly is the "R value" on rock anyways?? ???
Don't know the R value but once it gets to the temp of your house, it will hold it for a very long time. Cave homes are one of the most efficient methods of home construction. Your entire house is a geothermal mass. Very easy to maintain a constant temp year-round. The big drawback is there is only one source of natural light and one way out in the event of a fire.
Kinda what I thought. Def. no need for A/C in the summer.
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Post by: Alp on February 21, 2009, 10:03:49 PM
there is neither heat nor A/C.  Constant temp. because of the walls, ceiling and floor being rock.  I would worry more about moisture.
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Post by: Bruce on February 22, 2009, 09:53:54 AM
You would still need heat.  In the winter, the deeper you go, the warmer it gets.  But 500+ ft down it's only 50-55
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Post by: blueberry on February 22, 2009, 03:49:52 PM
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