June 18th through June 25th
This week by far has been the best workshop experience we have had so far. Our instructor Massey and Alan are great at their crafts and we not only learned a lot but sweated off a few pounds. Our first encounter was building a strawbale house. Sad thing is the structure is bigger than the tiny house.
We were able to build it in two days. Amazing the insulation value it has. I did learn that I am allergic to the straw and had to wear a long sleeve shirt while working with it. Each bale weighs about 75 pounds. We learned how to stack them correctly, install electrical and frame out the windows, doors and roof. The finale was applying the finishing coat of cobb plaster to the exterior. Basically we got to play with mud! (for those who do not know-cobb is a mixture of straw, clay and sand. The Solar Living Institute's Real Goods Store is a 5000 square foot strawbale structure and with the great insulation factor it does not need any heating or cooling. So who wants Roby and I to build you one?
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