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Building Houses in the North

Building Houses in the North. Chris J. Building Materials. In summer, materials are transported on the barge to north. Then they are stored in a storage until it is right time to build a house. Builder.

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Building Houses in the North

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  1. Building Houses in the North Chris J

  2. Building Materials In summer, materials are transported on the barge to north. Then they are stored in a storage until it is right time to build a house.

  3. Builder Houses are build by the experienced constructors from the south since there aren’t many constructors in north. Local unskilled builders are also used for easy jobs.

  4. Windows Windows are double-glazed window with a vacuum seal. This prevents the heat from getting out of the house and keeps the cold wind from coming into the house.

  5. Drilling Drilling a five inch holes are done during spring to fall. This will be the support for the house

  6. Ground Support Base of the house is raised by a metal pole which is drilled down into the ground. The house cannot be built on the ground due to the permafrost. Permafrost makes it hard for the house to stand stable on the ground. If the house was built on the ground, heat escaping the house will melt the ice underground, and the house will collapse.

  7. Resources in the House Electricity is used for lighting the house and for other appliances. However for heating, oil is used for heating. As pipes cannot be laid underground,water is delivered by tanker as and when required: usually every second or third day. Another tankertakes away the waste water held in a small well-insulated tank under the floor.

  8. Inside the House It is so warm inside that young kids don’t necessarily have to wear clothes.The polar bear skin on the floor and the electric stove and TV  suggest a people living in two different worlds at the same time. Really cold out side of the house, but as soon as they step into the house, it is really hot like the summer we have in south.

  9. Overcrowding It is part of their tradition where many families live in a same house, because the house is big enough to support more than one family. However these days, overcrowding is an issue. Inuit live in some of the most crowded living conditions in Canada. In 2006, about 15,600, or 31% of all Inuit lived in crowded homes. This is because building a house in the north is very difficult and very expansive.

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