I make a lot more progress on the mudroom in this video. It’s amazing how much of a difference giving form to walls can have on the impact of a structure. This video goes into more detail on how I turn reclaimed pallet wood into decorative siding.
Category: Natural Building
Using Pallet Wood to Build My Walls: Mudroom Pt 4
At Dancing Rabbit we try to build our houses out of reclaimed and natural materials as much as we possibly can, so I’m siding my new mudroom with reclaimed pallet wood. We’re fortunate enough to have a guy nearby who reclaims good boards from deconstructed shipping pallets. I was able to get some of the better boards for doing the exterior siding on my new addition.
Mudroom Addition Pt 3: Lime Plaster Pigment
Now that I’ve got the scratch coat of repair lime plaster on the addition, I’m returning the earth pigmenting to its former glory. This is a fun process and not as hard as you might think considering how good it looks. Fresco is a method of applying earth pigments to still wet lime plaster. It gives a deeper color than pigmented limewash, and is a natural way to color your lime plastered house. In this video, I walk you through the process.
Mudroom Addition Pt 2: Lime Plaster Repair
In this video, I continue with my mudroom addition, this time demonstrating the repair of the lime plaster around the mudroom’s connection to the existing house. To connect the mudroom framing directly into the house framing I had to chip off some of the lime plaster on that north facing wall. Fortunately, lime plaster is easy enough to work with and I was able to chip off the exact amount that I wanted to, meaning the repair is covering a fairly small area. Still, it’s probably the most complicated part of this mudroom project. I love working with lime, and this video is a good taste of what it’s like to apply it on strawbale construction.
Kyle’s Wall of a Hundred Houses
Continuing the tour of Kyle’s house, we check out his Seussian wall just built this year and made from earthen mortar and reclaimed bricks and lumber. This wall is just fun to look at, and I can’t imagine what it would be like to have it in your own home to look at every day. Continue reading
Kyle’s Crazy House: Earthen Plaster on the Gnestle
Dancing Rabbit is the best place to see many examples of natural building first hand. We have over 30 natural buildings in one place built from mostly local, natural, and reclaimed materials. In this video, and the next few I post, I will be showcasing the buildings of Kyle Yoder, who’s lived at DR for several years and is known for the organic forms of his design. One of the great things about natural building is the freedom it gives builders to think beyond the 90 degree angle. Kyle’s just begun the finish plaster of his own home, the Gnestle, and we’re going to get a peek at his work and a little explanation from the builder himself.
Using Pallet Wood to Build My Walls: Mudroom Pt 4
At Dancing Rabbit we try to build our houses out of reclaimed and natural materials as much as we possibly can, so I’m siding my new mudroom with reclaimed pallet wood. We’re fortunate enough to have a guy nearby who reclaims good boards from deconstructed shipping pallets. I was able to get some of the better boards for doing the exterior siding on my new addition.
Mudroom Addition Pt 3: Lime Plaster Pigment
Now that I’ve got the scratch coat of repair lime plaster on the addition, I’m returning the earth pigmenting to its former glory. This is a fun process and not as hard as you might think considering how good it looks. Fresco is a method of applying earth pigments to still wet lime plaster. It gives a deeper color than pigmented limewash, and is a natural way to color your lime plastered house. In this video, I walk you through the process.
Mudroom Addition Pt 2: Lime Plaster Repair
In this video, I continue with my mudroom addition, this time demonstrating the repair of the lime plaster around the mudroom’s connection to the existing house. To connect the mudroom framing directly into the house framing I had to chip off some of the lime plaster on that north facing wall. Fortunately, lime plaster is easy enough to work with and I was able to chip off the exact amount that I wanted to, meaning the repair is covering a fairly small area. Still, it’s probably the most complicated part of this mudroom project. I love working with lime, and this video is a good taste of what it’s like to apply it on strawbale construction.
Kyle’s Wall of a Hundred Houses
Continuing the tour of Kyle’s house, we check out his Seussian wall just built this year and made from earthen mortar and reclaimed bricks and lumber. This wall is just fun to look at, and I can’t imagine what it would be like to have it in your own home to look at every day. Continue reading
Kyle’s Crazy House: Earthen Plaster on the Gnestle
Dancing Rabbit is the best place to see many examples of natural building first hand. We have over 30 natural buildings in one place built from mostly local, natural, and reclaimed materials. In this video, and the next few I post, I will be showcasing the buildings of Kyle Yoder, who’s lived at DR for several years and is known for the organic forms of his design. One of the great things about natural building is the freedom it gives builders to think beyond the 90 degree angle. Kyle’s just begun the finish plaster of his own home, the Gnestle, and we’re going to get a peek at his work and a little explanation from the builder himself.