Judith | April 9, 2011
It’s been so windy this week that working outside is just too unpleasant, so rather than waste time I started on my interior plaster. I have learned an important lesson about setting forms for slip forming. The more irregular they are the more work you will have when it comes time to plaster. What I [...]
Judith | April 1, 2011
I could have inserted some sort of J bolts into the wall as I was going up with the papercrete but I didn’t want to commit myself to their locations. As it turned out I decided to put a door in the north wall and moved the location of the kitchen which meant moving the [...]
Judith | March 9, 2011
Sorry I can’t find our conversation but I just ran across something for you on another site. You were saying you thought the climate where you are is too damp for papercrete but there are people doing it successfully. Here is an exerpt: Bob Merrill has been having great success with papercrete in wet weather. [...]
Judith | March 8, 2011
I tried to install a plugin that will automatically post to Facebook when I post to the blog but it isn’t working. If anyone knows how to do this I could use some advice.
Judith | March 8, 2011
I have to admit that I wasn’t quite done with the fireplace when the cold weather set in and I had to quit. I had wanted to shape the opening so the top of it came down lower. When I lit a small fire and checked the draft it was acceptable but I thought if [...]
Judith | January 28, 2011
When building with papercrete there are two basic methods of construction. One is similar to building with concrete blocks. You mix the papercrete and form it into blocks. The other way is to make forms right where the walls will go and pour the slurry into them. As I’ve shown before I am using a [...]
Judith | January 8, 2011
We lit our first fire today. at first it seemed like the draft would have to be adjusted but after everything heated up it was fine.
Judith | January 6, 2011
I know that my little buildings will be easy to heat because they are so small and well insulated. The sun coming in the south and east facing windows should be enough to warm the interior surfaces. A good earthen floor will provide enough mass to hold the heat until night when it will be [...]
Judith | November 11, 2010
Yes I know it’s been along time since I posted to this blog. At this time of year all the energy is focused on what it will take to get the buildings ready for winter, then the writing can resume. When I wrote last time I was working on the roof of #1 and getting [...]
Judith | August 23, 2010
This weekend we finally finished getting the roof on building #1. Of course I always underestimate the time it will take to get something accomplished but this time I really outdid myself. It was one thing after another with equipment breakdowns, dead battery, company for 10 days, and workers not able to show up. Well [...]
