Quote Originally Posted by DYork
One of my uncles (now deceased) once built a stone house on the side of a hill in NE Texas, with about 1/2 the home "inside" an excavation in the hillside. I was only in it on a few occassions, but I do remember them saying it was cool in the summer, but difficult to keep warm in the winter, and as the hill's geology was porous, they had problems with water leaking into the walls.
It could be they just didn't do it right tho. I kinda think he just built it on a whim--sort of 'just because I can' type thing.
Hi DYork,
I wonder if there is any difference between using concrete and having natural stone as far as heating and cooling effects? We don't have many mountains here in the midwest altho we might have a cliff or two looking over the Miss River. I doubt we'd buy land there though. More likely in a wooded area maybe with a pond or something like that. Maybe on a small hill? There are a few earth homes around here....and some log ones too!
Guess I want the cake and the icing! LOL
grannyk