Ice Storm
Our area experienced a freezing rain/ice storm Wednesday with significant repercussions. Most of our neighborhood lost power for most of […]
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Homesteading in the Suburbs
Arched Front Door with Bottle Window
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
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
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
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
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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EBC: Plumbing, Electrical & Mechanical Rough-In
Drain Waste Vent (DWV) The drain, waste vent system is pretty simple. The half bath will have a composting toilet […]
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EBC: Framing and Sheathing
Wall Framing I used pressure treated 2x6s for the sill plates. I cut them them to length, drilled holes for […]
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First Chip Drop
Chip drop is a service that connects arborists who need to get rid of wood chips generated from their jobs […]
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EBC: Rubble Trench Foundation
Site Preparation While waiting for a septic inspection I spent a couple of days using the mini-excavator to remove a […]
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