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Category: T-Brick Shed

T-Brick Shed: Christmas Week

December 24, 2015
Natural Building, T-Brick Shed

I had a few days off the week of Christmas so I was able to knock out the fourth and […]

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T-Brick Shed: Third Course Completed

December 5, 2015
Natural Building, T-Brick Shed

Sunny days (or weekends rather) have returned at last. I knocked out the rest of the third course and made […]

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T-Brick Shed: Revised Plans

December 3, 2015
Natural Building, T-Brick Shed

While the rain this weekend kept me from getting in any construction, it do give me the opportunity to revisit […]

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T-Brick Shed: Second Course

November 16, 2015
Natural Building, T-Brick Shed

If you can’t image molten lava cake, it looks like this While it was overcast and kind of gloomy most […]

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T-Brick Shed: Post Flood

November 7, 2015
Natural Building, T-Brick Shed

The Buda area got somewhere in the vicinity of 20 inches of rain in the past two weeks. Buda gets […]

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T-Brick Shed: First Course

October 10, 2015
Natural Building, T-Brick Shed

Laying out the forms for the first course. We have five 12″X12″ forms and one 18″X12″ form. Forms are all […]

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T-Brick Shed: Pouring the Footer

September 26, 2015
Natural Building, T-Brick Shed

Dad finished up the forms earlier in the week so we were able pour the footer today. A footer is […]

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T-Brick Shed: Finishing the Foundation

September 21, 2015
Natural Building, T-Brick Shed

The last load of gravel for a grand total of five cubic yards. There are 27 cubic feet in a […]

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T-Brick Shed: Finishing the French Drain

September 18, 2015
Natural Building, T-Brick Shed

Finished up the installation of the french drain and went through two and a half cubic yards of gravel today. […]

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T-Brick Shed: Rubble Trench French Drain Installation

September 14, 2015
Natural Building, T-Brick Shed

The last thing Jean told me before she left for the UK was that I had better finish the shed […]

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  1. Sheryl Yarbrough on Cabin Porch Extension: Interior Finishing and Light Clay Straw Wall RemovalMarch 8, 2025

    Really, really nice work. Now your cabin is bigger and still feels like a cabin! Great job, Aaron!

  2. Mudplasterer on Cabin Porch Extension: Interior Finishing and Light Clay Straw Wall RemovalMarch 8, 2025

    I remember putting that window in. Glad the screws were easy to remove.

  3. Aaron on Another go at an Earthen FloorMarch 7, 2025

    No, the cottage is more humid than our cabin but I haven't noticed any moisture at the grade beam/floor connection.

  4. Jemi on Another go at an Earthen FloorMarch 6, 2025

    Hey great stuff and thanks for sharing this. I'd love to know if you've noticed any moisture getting trapped between…

  5. Mudplasterer on Timberframe Cabin Porch Conversion – The “Dry-In”February 26, 2025

    As I say every time - you can't have too much insulation. Looking forward to experiencing the enlarged room very…

  6. Adding on to the Timberframe Cabin – The “Dry-In” - Offgridburbia on Timberframe Cabin 2024 Remodel plansFebruary 22, 2025

    […] covered the rationale behind the expansion here and made a post about building the subfloor months ago. Due some…

  7. Adding on to the Timberframe Cabin – The “Dry-In” - Offgridburbia on A Tale of Thermal Bridging and Raised FloorsFebruary 22, 2025

    […] covered the rationale behind the expansion here and made a post about building the subfloor months ago. Due some…

  8. Mudplasterer on A Tale of Thermal Bridging and Raised FloorsOctober 25, 2024

    Ingenious. I might not be keeping up with current affairs, But to put the insulation on to the bottom of…

  9. Sheryl Yarbrough on A Tale of Thermal Bridging and Raised FloorsOctober 22, 2024

    Wow! Good solution! You are braver than I to crawl under your house!

  10. A Tale of Thermal Bridging and Raised Floors - Offgridburbia on Timberframe Cabin 2024 Remodel plansOctober 22, 2024

    […] week I started Phase 2 to the Timberframe cabin expansion. Here is the plan overview if you haven’t seen…

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