I have a relative working for NTT, in Europe. Hmmm...
Also, does anyone know how I can turn my home into a faraday cage? I'm close to building my own home and I want to make it radio-free by design. No wireless, no radio, no mobile phones.
Anything that can point me in the right direction will be appreciated.
Other than building a straight-up bunker the only thing that I can think of that would be vaguely practical (using that term lightly) would be to build something like a geodesic dome and cover it with 1 inch wire mesh (kinda like this chicken coupe)
I think that's narrow enough for 5g, the holes have to be narrower than the peak-to-peak amplitude of the broadcast to block it (you're essentially building an inverted satellite dish)
If you're phone doesn't get reception inside of it, congrats you've done it.
laying the same wire mesh under the floor and using metal doors would seal off your faraday-house.
Also any windows would need a similar mesh (think the window to a microwave)
Almost might as well build the bunker at that point though... the geodesic dome and mesh would make a good frame for spray-crete.
You can always build an earthbag house and stucco the outside? The wire from the stucco and 2 foot thick earthen walls would go a long way to blocking microwave radiation.
Probably would be nicely insulated too, it'd basically be an "above ground" bunker.
Might almost be worth it to dig a couple foot deep hole to excavate your bagfill material, build a half wall so the structure is partially underground, then doing the stucco thing like you mentioned...
I think I'd almost want a concrete dome at that point though. Maybe the earthbags for thermal mass/insulation...
I've made a geodesic dome out of conduit before and it was pretty strong... would just need one with smaller vertices and better metal, maybe steel pipe or even sucker rod...
Weld it together, cover with mesh and bags... maybe another layer of mesh... Personally I'd almost try to plant some stuff on it. Not just grass because then you'd end up with the teletubbies house
Whatever extra you spent on materials you'd eventually make back in never needing AC.
A huge house would be a challenge but a studio-apartment sized one could almost be built solo.
Depends on your water table. My place is actually elevated a bit. As I am in a mild flood zone. I have lived in 310 sq feet with my wife and sun for a year. Off grid. All solar/ wood. Earthbag is fucking amazing. 1 cord of wood heats the little cabin ALL YEAR.
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Cuttwood ago
I have a relative working for NTT, in Europe. Hmmm...
Also, does anyone know how I can turn my home into a faraday cage? I'm close to building my own home and I want to make it radio-free by design. No wireless, no radio, no mobile phones.
Anything that can point me in the right direction will be appreciated.
TinLegionnaire ago
Other than building a straight-up bunker the only thing that I can think of that would be vaguely practical (using that term lightly) would be to build something like a geodesic dome and cover it with 1 inch wire mesh (kinda like this chicken coupe)
I think that's narrow enough for 5g, the holes have to be narrower than the peak-to-peak amplitude of the broadcast to block it (you're essentially building an inverted satellite dish)
If you're phone doesn't get reception inside of it, congrats you've done it.
laying the same wire mesh under the floor and using metal doors would seal off your faraday-house.
Also any windows would need a similar mesh (think the window to a microwave)
Almost might as well build the bunker at that point though... the geodesic dome and mesh would make a good frame for spray-crete.
Just a thought.
Ialwayssaythis ago
You can always build an earthbag house and stucco the outside? The wire from the stucco and 2 foot thick earthen walls would go a long way to blocking microwave radiation.
TinLegionnaire ago
Probably would be nicely insulated too, it'd basically be an "above ground" bunker.
Might almost be worth it to dig a couple foot deep hole to excavate your bagfill material, build a half wall so the structure is partially underground, then doing the stucco thing like you mentioned...
I think I'd almost want a concrete dome at that point though. Maybe the earthbags for thermal mass/insulation...
I've made a geodesic dome out of conduit before and it was pretty strong... would just need one with smaller vertices and better metal, maybe steel pipe or even sucker rod...
Weld it together, cover with mesh and bags... maybe another layer of mesh... Personally I'd almost try to plant some stuff on it. Not just grass because then you'd end up with the teletubbies house
Whatever extra you spent on materials you'd eventually make back in never needing AC.
A huge house would be a challenge but a studio-apartment sized one could almost be built solo.
Ialwayssaythis ago
Depends on your water table. My place is actually elevated a bit. As I am in a mild flood zone. I have lived in 310 sq feet with my wife and sun for a year. Off grid. All solar/ wood. Earthbag is fucking amazing. 1 cord of wood heats the little cabin ALL YEAR.
DishingShitLikeA ago
Heating it for a year with a cord of wood and your sun in there is cheating I think.