Artist Studio, Warkworth, ON.
Designed
by Deirdre to be hobbit-house like in appearance and low-impact in it's footprint, this studio was built by Deirdre and Jen
from foundation through to barrel-vault roof. In the Spring of '08 we will plaster a 3rd coloured coat and complete the project.
Features: pier foundation, blown-in cellulose insulation
in the floor and ceiling joist cavities, straw bale walls with lime plaster (2nd exterior coat cement-lime), galvanized steel
roof, milk paint and hemp oil finishes.
| North/West view in December |
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| Interior ready to plaster |
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| Hobbit door built by Deirdre |
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| Jen and Dale plastering with lime |
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| A frame designed for bale insulation |
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| Cellulose insultaion in floor joist cavities |
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| North View in December |
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| Jen and Deirdre installing steel roof |
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House, Consecon, ON.
Jen
and Deirdre built all the window and doors bucks on this project and worked with other contractors doing general carpentry,
bale installation, plaster prep. and tarp wrestling--there is a lot of wind in Prince Edward County. In the Spring of '08
we will resume the bale work and plaster the building. Features:
modified post-beam framing, straw bale infill, house built on existing foundation,
cement/lime plaster.
| Deirdre installing lath over plywood sheathing |
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| North/East View |
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| Baling gable ends is always fun |
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Shed Workshop, Stirling, ON.
In June, Deirdre ran a weekend workshop with Jackie and Owen Harder on their farm. Friday night Deirdre gave a presentation
on straw bale construction along with a slide show. Saturday and Sunday the 16 participants did the bale work and plastering
on a small straw bale generator shed being built for the Harder's off-grid home.
| Workshop Bale Work |
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| Bales go in with the help of a beater |
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| Phil stitching mesh around bottle |
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| Deirdre demonstrating plastering |
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Addition, Bobcaygeon, ON.
Built
by Havencraft Natural Homes of Bancroft, ON, Deirdre worked as a contractor for 8 weeks doing ICF foundation work, post &
beam framing, bale carpentry, bale work and headed-up the plastering crew. Features: post-beam-framing, straw bale infill, tree cut down on site used as interior post, cement-lime plaster.
| South view taken just before bales go in |
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| Bale delivery. Dan's ready! |
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| Taken day interior was plastered |
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House, Caledonia, NS.
This house used to be a church. It's timber frame, built in the 1880s, was purchased by
Jon and Amanda and raised on a foundation they had built. Straw bale walls were then wrapped around the frame and plastered
using local clay. Deirdre travelled to Nova Scotia twice to work on this project, first in '06 to do bale carpentry and again
in '07 for over a month to be part of the earthen plastering crew.
| Bale carpentry after frame goes up |
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| Earthen plaster around window |
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| East view with bales installed |
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