Sep 11, 2017 | Building Project
Yeah, I guess we’re each the centre of the universe, but this week has been pivotal in our building universe. Svenn, a friend from Clearwater/Harvest Moon world, pictured below, was pondering how to get the four oak posts to stand in the middle of the house,...
Aug 20, 2017 | Building Project
We got going this week framing up the double south wall. The idea is to minimize thermal bridging -heat moving through the wall. The studs on most houses touch both the outside and inside sidings – allowing hot and cold to travel through. Here Maggie is trying...
Aug 13, 2017 | Building Project
The ramming ended a couple weeks ago, we covered the wall with a large plastic sheet, but venture in behind now and again to admire the story left behind. Here’s a shot taken by Maggie. Unfortunately the story the wall tells isn’t without it’s sadder...
Aug 2, 2017 | Uncategorized
Yay! The forms are off. The wall is revealed (and now is curing under cover). We’ve learned a lot about rammed earth building – and love. Here’s the tear-down time lapse taken by Jonah. It features good friends Mitch, Alex and Daniel – with...
Jul 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
Here’s a short video of the rammed earth process – thanks to Jonah. The earth comes right from the site, we sieve it and then mix it with 5% cement and enough water to make sure it packs well. It’s a bit of shoveling and lifting, but we can build 16...
