Filling the walls with rammed straw, installing the windows, starting the plastering
Attaching the pallets between the posts and filling them with straw. We screw temporary ply boards onto the pallets while we ram the straw into the pallet cavity, so it is compressed and held in place by the boards, which we then remove.
A workshop day with local people coming to help and learn the straw filling technique.
Marc after filling the first full wall up to the ceiling! We are making a simple frame with mimosa wood in these last bays, as there is not enough space for a pallet because of the diagonal supports.
Filling the pallets gaps with cob - mix of clay, earth and straw.
Installing the windows with mimosa wood frames.
Windows in, some frames to finish and areas to fill with straw around and above the windows.
Starting the plastering. Testing out a second hand wood-fired water heater I bought to have a warm bath!
A temporary sitting area
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