We spent last week trying to get ready to move into BaanRimNaam. Over the upcoming weekend, we will start living there to identify and fix any outstanding issues. We got a bed and mattress in: And installed a mosquito screen: We need to get sawdust for the composting toilet to be ready to use: (We…
BaanRimNaam: Composting toilet and sink in place
The composting toilet is done and ready for testing. The toilet seat is attached as well as the urine diverter. The chamber down below is completed. We will probably start out testing the toilet in a traditional composting capacity and we will wait to try vermicomposting until we move into the house. (The worms will…
BaanRimNaam update: composting toilet chamber under the house is completed
We’ve made quite a bit of progress in this last week regarding the composting toilet for BaanRimNaam. First, the toilet itself is taking shape: The bathroom has been tiled, and is mostly ready for the toilet also: But most interesting, I think, is the construction of the chamber under the house to keep the composting…
Composting toilet progress
We’ve made some progress on the composting toilet on BaanRimNaam. This is the wooden frame: While many of the composting toilet designs you find on the internet are basically just boxes, you’ll notice that ours tapers inwards at the bottom. This is to allow you to put your feet closer together and further back so…
Painting the balcony at BaanRimNaam
The workers started painting the fiber cement boards of the balcony at BaanRimNaam last week. Here are a few pictures. Praew and I are really looking forward to moving in here while BaanLoiNaam is under construction.
Finding space for a composting toilet system
I wrote recently about ordering the vermicomposting toilet plans from Biorealis.com. I’ve read through the plans and they are well thought through and use very easily sourced parts. The funny part is that so much of what he wrote about and considered in the design is targeted toward Alaskan weather, so things like heat retention…
The finishing touches on the alternating tread ladder
The workers put the finishing touches on the alternating tread ladder last week. The wooden hand rails are now added. I found that when climbing up, it is easier just to ignore the rails and grab the side of the stairs. But when climbing down, the rails really make it easier to climb down as…
Adding hand rails to the ladder
The hand rails have been added to the alternating tread ladder in BaanRimNaam. You can see it here as its metal structure: The plan is to add a wood rail to wrap around the metal for aesthetics. They’ve finished these rails, but are just waiting for the paint on the metal to dry before mounting…
New plans for a vermicomposting toilet
Back to everyone’s favorite topic… toilet sewage! I have previously written about exploring options for a composting toilet in BaanRimNaam. But rather than go with a totally modern (“normal”) looking composting toilet, we’ve decided to build our own. In exploring the Internet, we came across biorealis.com, which has some well explained and thought out designs….
Climbing on up the ladder
So, the ladder that we started building to climb up to the loft area in BaanRimNaam is nearly complete. It is more heavy duty than I expected. Maybe a little over-engineered. But it is still removable. And it is as sturdy as you can possibly imagine. But most importantly, it is incredibly functional and fun,…
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