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Arched Front Door with Bottle Window

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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EBC: Interior Finishing – Walls, Ceiling, and Trim

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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EBC: Infilling walls with cob and light clay straw

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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Building a Light Clay Straw Tumbler

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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Why put Cob in the Walls

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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Repairs to the T-Brick Shed

May 4, 2022
Natural Building, Plaster, T-Brick Shed

We finished the T-brick shed about five years ago. To recap that construction project here are the primary parts: 1) […]

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Straw Light Clay Curved Wall

January 13, 2020
Straw Light Clay, Timber Frame Cabin

In her book Light Straw Clay Construction Lydia Doleman has loads of diagrams like this one that really flesh out building […]

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Straw Light Clay Tumbler Design and Build

January 8, 2020
Straw Light Clay, Timber Frame Cabin

We’ve moved on from the straw light clay phase of the build. I’ll have some posts up soon about pulling […]

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Straw Light Clay Wrap up

December 12, 2019
Straw Light Clay, Timber Frame Cabin

We had another small work party in early November that got us to around 85% complete. Over the latter half […]

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Straw Light Clay Packing Party Part II

November 4, 2019
Straw Light Clay, Timber Frame Cabin

The walls are about 2/3rd packed at this point. We had another work party last weekend that put a significant […]

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I finally got all the pieces to install a wood sto I finally got all the pieces to install a wood stove in the cottage. However, it's back to 70 degrees in central Texas.
We finished the interior plaster of the Earth Berm We finished the interior plaster of the Earth Berm Cottage this weekend. Here's a short video. I'll post a more in depth video about earthen plaster after we finish the exterior.

#naturalbuilding #earthenplaster
We got a lot done during our first plastering part We got a lot done during our first plastering party yesterday! More to follow. 

Also I just posted a blog/video about framing and infilling the cottage interior walls, installing the ceiling and building and elevated platform for the bed (sleeping nook)

https://offgridburbia.com/ebc-interior-finishing-walls-ceiling-and-trim/
I put down the final layer of the earthen floor in I put down the final layer of the earthen floor in the Earth Berm Cottage yesterday. I'll put up a full video of the install in a few weeks.

#naturalbuilding #earthenfloor #tinyhouse
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