Offgridburbia – Homesteading in the Suburbs

April 14, 2023

Earth Berm Cottage, Natural Building

The cottage can officially be called the Earth Berm Cottage now. Check out our latest video here: And here some […]

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April 6, 2023

Cob, Earth Berm Cottage, Natural Building

During a build I’ll inevitably get hung up on some detail that bogs me down. I just can’t wrap my […]

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March 27, 2023

Earth Berm Cottage, Natural Building, Plumbing

The cottage has finally transitioned to being the earth berm cottage. Quite a bit when into the berm so I’ll […]

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March 22, 2023

Cob, Earth Berm Cottage, Natural Building

We decided to put an earthen floor in the cottage because we wanted to minimize the amount of concrete used […]

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January 16, 2023

Cob, Doors & Windows, Earth Berm Cottage

When explaining the concept of an earth sheltered house I often resort to, “Well, it’s like a hobbit house.” The […]

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October 24, 2022

Cob, Earth Berm Cottage, Earthen Plaster, Floor, Foundation, Framing, Natural Building, Straw Light Clay

We finished infilling the interior walls of the cottage at the end of August. You typically want to give light […]

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September 1, 2022

Cob, Earth Berm Cottage, Natural Building, Straw Light Clay

The walls of the Earth Berm Cottage are infilled! We used a combination of cob and light clay straw. I […]

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August 19, 2022

Earth Berm Cottage, Straw Light Clay

A light clay straw tumbler is a tool for coating straw with clay slip to create light clay straw which […]

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August 5, 2022

Cob, Earth Berm Cottage, Framing, Straw Light Clay

The Earth Berm Cottage (EBC) is an earth sheltered tiny house. The walls are light wood framed (2×6 studs on […]

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