Posts tagged 'framing'

The deck, the roof and then...

Front of house

Front from west

Back of house from header tank

Nick and Roger are amazing. In the last 4 weeks they have managed to do the deck, have the roof completed so the roofer can start and all internal walls are up as well. If you are ever considering building a straw bale house these are the guys to get …

Kurilpa bridge? Nah, these posts are straight.

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Kurilpa Bridge

Nick and Roger are making great progress with the framing (left). Lovely straight posts adorn our slab and define where our straw bale walls will be. The Kurilpa bridge (right) is a pedestrian bridge in Brisbane that looks like a steel spider web with twigs in it. Interesting engineering!

It's …

Walls not straw bale

Looking from dining to bedroom

Ensuite

In the wet areas and as thermal mass, it was decided to use timbercrete: waste sawdust, cement and sand which is formed into blocks/bricks and air dried. The beauty of this product is that it can be nailed into and cut like wood, it is lighter weight than similar …

The only way is up!

Guess where the bales go

We now have a slab with rods sticking our where the bales will go. Next week (from 9/11/09) we are going to start putting the frame up with the assistance of a local carpenter, Johan.

Timbercrete blocks (for wet areas and feature walls) have arrived and need a …