by Earl Parson | Nov 1, 2018 | Building the Quompound, Clever Quonset House, Guest House
Quonset Hut House Design Evolution Way back when we started dreaming up what would become the Quompound, it all started with an idea about a Quonset Hut House. As the designs and plans grew and evolved, the Workshop and Headquarters Quonset huts were spun off from the...
by Earl Parson | Sep 23, 2017 | Building the Quompound, Clever Quonset House, Projects
Finally! We finally got our side windows installed in the Headquarters building! These side windows have probably been the biggest challenge yet of our Quonset hut build. We were at the property for a long weekend, with four full work days, just Eric and me. We must...
by Earl Parson | Aug 30, 2017 | Building the Quompound, Clever Quonset House
This post is mainly about getting the side windows installed in our Quonset hut, but there are some Other Really Great Things that happened on our most recent visit to the Quompound, as well! On our previous site visit we had installed our first of six side window...
by Earl Parson | Aug 1, 2017 | Building the Quompound, Clever Quonset House, Projects
In mid-July we had a great trip over to the property that was really fun and really productive. My sister Emily flew into Phoenix with her two eldest offspring, my niece Molly and nephew Ethan. They got a car and drove up to the Quompound to camp with us and help with...
by Earl Parson | Jul 7, 2017 | Building the Quompound, Clever Quonset House
The most natural place for windows in a Quonset hut house is in the end walls. After all, the whole building is just metal arch after metal arch after metal arch. Often though, people want windows along the sides. This has come up a few times in our Facebook group, so...
by Earl Parson | Jul 6, 2017 | Building the Quompound, Clever Quonset House, Projects
We’ve been trying to get back to the Quompound for our next big push to finish the building shells, but various schedule conflicts keep getting in the way. It looks like it will be later this month before we can get back there, but the good news is that some...
