changes as we go

Just logging a few changes we've decided on:

1) We'll rotate the carport 90 degrees, moving the storage room to be between where cars park and the house. Why? I was always partial to hiding cars from the house, but it's mostly a function of just seeing the geometry on site and having a bunch of little details add up (e.g., we no longer need to have it S facing, because solar panels will go on the main house-- carport area is too shaded; this position will reduce our need to cut some cedar brush, further maintaining the nice private sense you get in the main house area; some other geometric issues related to grades that weren't clear until we really walked off the exact corners in person).


2) Attempts to collect grey water and start out with composting toilets were hindered by county code. 'Nuff said, but we'll need to plan retrofits after final approval. Bottom line: even in rural Texas, they want to know you have a septic system that works, and they're not willing to budge on alternatives. So you have to set up the conventional system and then deal...