Chapter 78: Building a Constant Temperature Room
"Sun Kunpeng told me about your situation," Liu Beibei said, "You want to build a constant temperature room as big as a basketball court, right?
I suggest you just build one as big as half a basketball court. The price is not much more expensive. If you choose the top-end version, including labor and materials, one room will cost about 120,000 to 130,000 yuan, and two rooms will cost about 250,000 yuan.
I can’t offer discounts on other prices, but I can pick out ready-made designs for you, which can save you a few hundred points.”
Xu Xinxin had learned about these in advance. Given the price, she didn't hesitate and nodded, saying, "I want to build two constant temperature rooms, one for growing vegetables and breeding, and one for breeding. In addition to this, I also want to add a layer to my house, add a layer of constant temperature material, and then build an ice cellar near the house."
After hearing this, Liu Beibei picked up a computer and said while pressing it, "The ice cellar is easy to build. It will cost about 40,000 to 50,000 credits to build a standard-sized ice cellar. As for adding a house and constant temperature materials, we will have to discuss the price after an on-site inspection.
But Sun Kunpeng mentioned your house to me. If you add the constant temperature materials, it will cost about 60,000 to 70,000 yuan. If you add another floor, it will cost about 130,000 to 140,000 yuan. "
Calculated this way, it’s more than 400,000.
"Okay," Xu Xinxin nodded and said, "Then just build this much for now. When is the earliest you can get there?"
In just over half a month, she will be taking the exam, so the constant temperature room and other things must be built before that.
Liu Beibei said, "We can go there as early as today. You pay a deposit of 50,000 first, and I will bring people to your house for an on-site inspection."
Xu Xinxin now has more than 500,000 points in her hands. She paid a deposit of 50,000 and returned to site 333 with Liu Beibei, a man who was "drawing" in front of a computer, and Sun Kunpeng.
The man who was "drawing" was called Yan Tu, and he was responsible for land surveying and drawing design drawings.
Yan Tu took a bunch of professional instruments and wandered around Xu Xinxin's house, then confirmed with Xu Xinxin: "You want to add a floor directly, or add another room on the first floor?"
"Hey, can the first floor be expanded?"
This was something Xu Xinxin had not thought of in advance.
Her original idea was to add another floor so that it could not only be used for living but also as a warehouse.
Since the first floor can be expanded, it must be built. It would be best to add two rooms, one for my mother as a bedroom and the other as a living room.
As for the added second floor, you can divide it into a few more rooms and use it as a warehouse.
Her space is not very breathable, so some things are better left at home.
After listening to Xu Xinxin's request, Yan Tu immediately drew a simple blueprint for her.
"Just next to your bedroom, add two rooms, and then build another floor. The stairs should be built outside the house, in a square shape. This is the most cost-effective. Do you think it's feasible?"
Xu Xinxin nodded repeatedly: "No problem."
When building a house nowadays, the first thing to consider is the cost-effectiveness; whether the house looks good or not is secondary.
"How much does this cost?" she asked.
Yan Tu roughly calculated the area, and then said, "If you want the best insulation material, it will cost about 150,000 or 160,000 yuan."
This is still within the budget. Xu Xinxin asked again: "What if we add a toilet? How much will it cost?"
Yan Tu didn't even need to calculate this, and said directly: "There's no rush. Once your house and the constant temperature room are built, there will probably be some insulation materials left. Then we can build you a heat-insulated toilet, which should be no problem."
That's great.
It doesn’t matter if there is not enough insulation material in the end, as long as there is a decent toilet.
Xu Xinxin is not picky at all.
After determining the building location and drawings, Xu Xinxin paid a deposit of 100,000 yuan, and the construction team officially started work.
The entire construction team consists of seven or eight people, including two earth-related mutants, and some ordinary surveyors and bricklayers.
The first thing everyone built was an ice cellar, and the entrance to the ice cellar was built directly next to Xu Xinxin's house.
The earth-type mutant dug out the underground soil while building underground load-bearing walls, and then added a layer of insulation material. Soon, an ice cellar as big as a classroom was built.
Finally, the construction team built a small house at the entrance of the ice cellar, which was as big as a tent and was fully insulated to prevent the cold air from escaping when entering and exiting the ice cellar.
After the ice cellar is built, the soil dug out from the ground will still be useful.
The construction team used soil and various materials to build a foundation next to Xu Xinxin's house, then built two rooms and added another floor.
Xu Xinxin put all the things in the house into the space, and the construction team began to add insulation materials to her house.
It only took one day to complete the construction of the house.
Furthermore, the house was made of evolved materials, so it dried out on the same day and could be reoccupied.
That night, Xu Xinxin made her bed again and felt that the room was indeed a little warmer at night.
The ice cellar and the house were repaired, but building the constant temperature room was much more troublesome.
Because a constant temperature room is not just about building a house, it also has to take into account the lighting and ventilation needs of animals and plants, so all walls, including the roof, need to first have a layer of "glass layer" that is thermally insulating, breathable and light-transmitting, and then add a layer of wall that can shrink freely and has better thermal insulation.
This is the most expensive one.
The construction team first built a steel frame on the ground, and then used the evolved materials to build the frame.
After the framework is set up, everyone will install the "glass wall" between the frames. Finally, the earth-type mutant will be needed to take action.
The earth-type mutant mixed an evolved material that could expand and contract freely with a material with the best thermal insulation and breathability, and used his earth-type ability to mix them together perfectly. He then attached them to the frame of the constant temperature room to form a new layer of wall.
This step is a particular test for those with earth-related abilities. If they make a mistake, they will have to crush the materials and start over again.
The construction team worked on it for four or five days before they finally built the two constant temperature rooms.
When Xu Xinxin did the final inspection, she stood next to the door of the constant temperature room and pressed the switch.
The originally tightly fitted outer wall suddenly began to shrink, revealing the "glass layer" inside.
As for the shrinking exterior walls, they were all shrunk into the steel frame. From a distance, it looked as if there was only one frame.
Immediately afterwards, Xu Xinxin pressed another button.
The "glass wall" that was originally tightly closed, like the previous exterior wall, began to slowly "shrink".
Until all the "glass walls" were "rolled up", the entire constant temperature room was left with only a frame.
This is good.
In spring or autumn, when it is neither too cold nor too hot, or when a long drought is followed by a downpour, Xu Xinxin can open the walls to allow ventilation, allowing animals and plants to enjoy natural wind and rain, which is also beneficial for breeding.
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