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- 14. We get the barley straw on the hottest day of the year.
- 18. We have yet to pour the footings, the plastic bottles are to keep the site safe, impaling an eyeball is not in the budget.
- 19. Suddenly, the forms are poured and dry, the plastic bottles are still in place to protect us.
- 20. We are now ready to put insulation and vapor barrier on the ground.
- 25. As if by magic the foundation walls are in place.
- 26. The pony walls will hold up the TJI’s , and that is what holds up the floor.
- 28. 5000 screws and no squeaks. If possible everything is on wheels, umbrella, plywood and us.
- 37. It might look like I’m resting, but we stacked ‘em to the rafters.
- 41. There were many of these moments, measuring and cutting took up to one and a half hours per bale.
- 43. The house is held up by post and beams, with many diagonals preventing the whole thing from falling over.
- 45. We have four 45 degree angles in this house, it is not recommended but we did it anyway.
- 54. Once the mesh is done, the second huge jobs begins……….plastering.
- 56. As my hat says, I unleashed my creativity and it escaped.
- 58. Notice the boxes above the windows, these we designed to help light travel up as it comes through the windows.
- 61. Laying out the interior walls before plastering, it’s too cold to plaster anyway.
- 119. This photo was taken in the summer 2009 after the windows and plaster were finished.