Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #898470 in Books
• Published on: 2002-06-30
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 304 pages

From Library Journal
Many people dream of getting back to nature and living self-sufficiently in a house built with their own hands. The Ewings show readers how to do just that in this account of how they built a log house and then powered it using sun and wind. For most people, this would be a monumental undertaking, and so it was for the Ewings. In one case, their logs were delivered a mile from their homesite, and they had to move them the rest of the way themselves. Using a combination of brains and hard work, they solved this problem and many others. The Ewings take a clear, step-by-step approach to log building-a project one obviously should not undertake without considerable building experience. Fully a third of the text is devoted to explaining how to run one's home completely off the power grid. Readers are offered a wealth of hard-to-find information about solar photovoltaic modules, wind generators, charge controllers, batteries, inverters-all fully explained in the Ewings' easygoing, pragmatic manner with an emphasis on safety (had this material been offered during the Y2K mania, the authors would have made a mint). This section makes their work stand out from other log-building books. Purchase where there is strong reader interest in building construction or in rural living.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author
Rex and LaVonne Ewing currently live and work from their solar- and wind-powered log home overlooking Colorado’s expansive front range. After handcrafting two log homes in the 1980’s, Rex spent several years as CEO of a well-respected equine nutrition firm, where he formulated and marketed numerous nutrition products worldwide. In 1997, he wrote a best-selling book on horse nutrition: "Beyond the Hay Days: A Refreshingly Simple Guide to Effective Horse Nutrition", and has been published by several equine publications. Since leaving the corporate world, Rex has been hard at work building their dream home, and writing novels. LaVonne is owner of Image Resource, a graphic design firm that specializes in book design, art catalogs, and corporate identities.