Bringing shades of green to any building project

 

Our Straw Bale Home-Summer 2006 and 2007

The beginnings of our 1000 ft. straw bale, cob, light straw/clay, and adobe hybrid home.

Thanks go out to our interns and helpers- Pearl, Catherine, B.J, Zoe, Ray, Melinda, Jim, Teesa and Babu.

 

For the summer of 2007 we could not have gotten as far as we did without the help

of our great friend Will, and Brett who gave us so much energy and kept us entertained.

Special thanks to Stephanie, Annie and Teague, Erica, Burke, Dave, Annalise-

our friends of Gemini Farms, also Eric and Shawna, Tyson and Erin.

 

 Due to our heavy work load in 2008 we were sadly not able to work on our own home.

click here for the progress we made in 2009.

 

.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summer 2006- the beginning

Our trench foundation just after the pour

The straw bale walls and cob interior walls in progress for the first floor

Part of the custom bond beam for our home which has curved walls

The straw bale walls are up

Our temporary roof in progress


Summer 2007 - onward...

The walls just before plaster prep

The last bit of the curved bond beam

Detail of the bond beam in place

Making progress on the cob wall in the sunroom

The windows which will vent warm air placed into the cob walls

The cob wall nearly completed which will serve as a "tromb wall"

The curved adobe wall begins for our masonary woodstove

The adobe wall is completed and ready for the masonary detailing

The clay slip as it is applied to the bales

The first coat of plaster applied during the Gemini Farms plastering party

Some vigas in place after two months of hand peeling-thanks to Will

Our adobe subfloor in the sunroom

A first lime coat and limewash will protect the walls for the winter

 

home  about us  project gallery  contact us resource guide