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Published: 2012-02-21 00:37:45 +0000 UTC; Views: 9540; Favourites: 722; Downloads: 0
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It is always amazing to me, that these houses used stones from the surrounding fields as the basic building material.Prints available at The Untapped Source [link]
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lol... I think the million would work.
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it looks soo nice
this might be a self answering question, but people use to live in that place eh??
you dont' have to answer it but the house looks amazing, i wish there were houses like that here where i am.
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yup... people used to live in it.Β It was a farm yard, with a circular stone barn.Β To me, it just all speaks of home and peace.
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well i think it'd be awesome to have seen it when people lived in the house : )
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I've longed to find places like this... so thank you for sharing your wonderful accomplishments.
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I find that they are few, far between and disappearingΒ
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You're welcome
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Thank you very much Ryan
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You're welcome! Thank you for being an inspiration!
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Hate to see cool old houses like this going to pot. Especially with solid masonry walls- this house could potentially stand longer than the typical platform-framed house built today, even in the condition it is in now.
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me too, but it is quite understandable, these houses are so inefficient in this climate and quite expensive to retrofit. I have always wanted to own and live in a stone house but the realities in this climate have always prevented me from going forward.
There are though some really great examples still in use, here were I live, but especially in a town called Virden, Manitoba. I think more than half the homes n the town are stone or brick, and they are all in good condition. This particular house is in that area, and just north of the town proper in farm land. When the owners sold the land, it went to another farmer who already had a house, and so had no use for this one. So it has just been left to decay. Like you say it is sad, but unfortunately a reality of rural communities on the Prairie.
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Why inefficient? Stone masonry typically has enough R-value and (more importantly) thermal mass to self-regulate quite well. Of course, other factors such as orientation according to sun and wind patterns and windbreaks also play a factor.
Have you ever spoke to anyone who has lived in such a house personally and found one to be very uncomfortable? My educated guess is, you wouldn't need to do a lot of modernization as far as climate control goes (utilities and interior finish, though, may be another story).
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engineers talk a lot about thermal mass... in my experience it does not make sense because heat loss is heat loss. I know some people people who were frozen out of their house because the heat went out and they could never warm it up again that winter, they lived with family until spring. At temperatures of -40C heat loss is a major issue and the constant wind increases the losses.
I have a number of friends who have lived in stone houses over the years. In virtually ever case they have said the same thing, that the houses are not energy efficient. Many years ago, some friends of mine retrofitted a stone house to be efficient. It was a massive job. So from my perspective, the costs of keeping that mass warm in this climate and just more than is reasonable.
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Hmm... with some money and elbow grease, that could be a very livable house once again. How I wish it could be mine. Beautiful picture, these places inspire me.
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I am not sure how long the house has been vacant Anna, but with enough work, it probably could be made livable again. It is very beautiful and I love the "L" shaped design. It was common on the prairies, and a porch would have been constructed in the "L". And just to make things even better... this is the south west facing side, so it would be warm in winter and beautiful on spring and fall days.
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Ohhh, it must have been magnificent. It has always been my dream to fix up some old, beautiful farmhouse. They just have so much history and character. This one is just lovely... I can only dream though...
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we have had the same dream I suppose. About 12 years ago, my work took me out of the city and into the country. When we were looking at houses, we checked out a number of older brick homes, some that needed work. Unfortunately there were no stone houses available at that time. In the end though, moving to a farm yard with two teenage boys was not a reality, so we settled on the edge of town. Out the back door is field, and the front is town. A compromise, but a necessary one.
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I would be fine with that compromise.... as long as it's not in the 'burbs. I'm a country gal at heart.
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me too, but my boys grew up in a city because that is where I worked at the time. So they are now grown up and live in a large city, and we.. in the country.
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Stunning! Incredible detail, such amazing colours and great composition. I love how much sky you left in it too! Great work!
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We do the same in Cyprus, so when you visit the different villages, you will see that the homes are built from the village Stones. Great shot!
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I think this is more common in Europe and in North America. Perhaps that is why we North Americans find European countries so fascinating
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That is an unusual - and very perceptive comment - if I may say so!!!
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It's a lovely composition with a lovely subject. That house still looks very usable. Just needs some repairs and TLC.
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thanks for your comments and visit. There are a number of homes out here that i wish could be restored.
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That is really cool that they did that. I wish it were still a common practice, but we compromise the environment with our technology now.
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beautiful picture, there is a sad sweetness to it.
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yes, I feel that way too. This picture is part of a collection called "Voice of the Pioneer" that is currently on tour.
thanks for your visit and comment.
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it's a beautiful photo, did you go inside?
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Not on this trip, I was with my class, and this was part of the field trip.
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Me too.
thanks for the visit and comment.
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And that anyone would want to live out in that area to begin with..
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I would, it is beautiful.
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Very nicely composed Wayne. I should tell you that some of my best friends are Canadian, though I would never let my daughter marry one!
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thanks peter. Oh I am going to hate myself..... WHY??? lol
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You're welcome.
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This must have been quite an impressive home in its day!
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it sure looks that way to me
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