Dec 10, 2018 | Uncategorized
This is fun. Three videos. We’re stepping back in time a bit today as it took most of the summer to imagine, design and build these stairs – from the vehicle parking level down to the front entry of the house. In this first video Sven is skiing down the...
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...
Jul 3, 2017 | Uncategorized
That was a big week for us and our future home. Here are a few photos of the form work going up (in which the earth will be rammed) and a short (and mercifully silent) video of us getting the timbers planed at the local rafter making facility – Western Archrib....
May 20, 2017 | Building Project, Uncategorized
Great progress! This is what 8.1 Kilowatts of potential power looks like – enough to run a modest family home. And below are some of our neighbours helping to set it up. We’re now waiting for the batteries, inverters, etc. later this month. These...
Feb 23, 2017 | Uncategorized
Blog 18 of the Romancing our Way series. January was slow on the house building front due to the passing of our father. He taught me so much about taking on projects with gusto. There’ll be no end of projects this year. February has already been busy....
