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Category: T-Brick Shed

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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Shed Down

March 4, 2018
T-Brick Shed

With the T-Brick shed in operation the time for the removal of  the old shed is long overdue . Over […]

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T-Brick Shed: Shelves

July 30, 2017
Natural Building, T-Brick Shed

Yes, a very exciting moment the shed’s life. We have shelves now.

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T-Brick Shed: Floor Finish

May 7, 2017
Natural Building, T-Brick Shed

After the floor dried completely I applied a thin (1/4″ – 1/2″) layer of a sand/clay mix (approximately 80/20 ratio) […]

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T-Brick Shed: Poured Adobe Floor

March 11, 2017
Natural Building, T-Brick Shed

I finished the poured adobe portion of the floor today. The section we did last week was still too wet […]

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T-Brick Shed: Sub-Floor

March 5, 2017
Natural Building, T-Brick Shed

While I have quite a list of future extensions to the T-Brick shed (including but not limited to, rain water […]

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T-Brick Shed: Wrapping up Interior Plaster

February 11, 2017
Natural Building, T-Brick Shed

I haven’t been slacking off the past few weeks. It’s just I haven’t had the most interesting pictures to post. […]

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Inaguration Day

January 20, 2017
Apartment Homesteading, T-Brick Shed

Heating wax and comfrey’lavender  infused oil In the spirit of contrarianism I thought I should try to get something useful […]

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T-Brick Shed: Exterior Shelving

December 31, 2016
Natural Building, T-Brick Shed

In case your wondering I have not finished/given up on the shed. It’s been a bit cold and rainy, weather […]

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T-Brick Shed: Wrapping up the Exterior Plaster

November 27, 2016
Natural Building, T-Brick Shed

Shredded Paper The exterior plaster work is drawing to a close. Well, for now at least. We’ll see how it […]

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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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