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Category: Roof

Porch Roof Construction Part 3 – Gutters and Metal Cladding

September 19, 2019
Roof, Timber Frame Cabin

Central Texas has been experiencing something of a dry spell for the past few months. As the heat presses on […]

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Porch Roof Construction Part 2: Rafters and Decking

August 27, 2019
Porch, Roof, Timber Frame Cabin, Timber Framing

Work continued this week on the rafters and decking for the porch roof. Cutting the rafters was the most complex […]

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Porch Roof Design and Construction Overview

August 12, 2019
Porch, Roof, Timber Frame Cabin

Construction has resumed after our mid-summer break. I finished up the porch deck a few weeks ago and have started […]

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Roof Installation

May 27, 2019
Roof, Timber Frame Cabin

Back in April we installed the 2×6 tongue and groove roof decking and put down some felt paper to provide […]

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Framing and Porch Foundation

May 19, 2019
Foundation, Framing, Roof, Timber Frame Cabin

Pouring the piers for the porch I’ve gotten a little behind with the weekly recap. Late April and early May […]

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Exposed rafters and Insulating the Roof Deck

December 27, 2018
Roof, Timber Frame Cabin

I’ll be using 4×10 rough sawn timbers for the rafters. The roof deck will be 2×6 tongue and groove cedar […]

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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.

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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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