Wednesday, February 25, 2009

more updates

below is a window from a vw beetle. looking into the cob home


below: rare back side photo


below: front entrance. green edge on roof is the rainwater collection gutter, just put it
in yesterday. we cut a piece of 3" tubing lengthwise and slipped it around the roofing,
fast and easy and quite practical!

Thursday, February 19, 2009

porch

below is the porch going up

floors

below, hard troweling the final layer of clay/sand with flecks of straw


below, stairs and up have the final layer, notice below, the sub floor
is cracked, this is on purpose to key in the final layer


below, painting a clay slip on the dry floor to adhere the finish coat better


below, final floor with oil and wax finish