Posts tagged 'timbercrete'

Firewall

While Mark kept working on the ceilings, I set to work on the fire wall that will surround my wood stove. Mark is working on the bathroom ceiling so no tiling until he's finished. Blocks I am using are timbercrete blocks leftover from building. These blocks are made from waste …

The Yin and Yang of Building

Carpentry progress: en-suite and walk-in-robe framing

Just before Christmas, a wild storm swept through Conondale. I arrived just after it had ended. I hadn't seen the carpenters' progress for over a week so I went around marvelling at the progress they had made. En-suite, walk-in-robe and the rafters though half the house. It was amazing what …

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 …