Rotten luck
Sleep will not come. I lie awake listening to the rain falling. Rain as heavy as my heart. Yesterday evening I watched the rain running...
Getting plastered
The plasterers have started on the external lime plastering. They are using ready mixed fibrechalk, a flexible plaster made without sand,...
Reaching the summit
With the tarps off Mark and Lew were able to get up on the roof to secure the final straw bales; fill the gaps along the ridge with...
A close shave
The inner and outer surfaces of the bales get a trim before being plastered. It makes the task easier and reduces the amount of lime...
Odour Cologne
We were advised to use Peppermint oil in the house to repel rats. Apparently rats dislike the strong smell and stay away. It seems worth...
Total eclipse
We have inserted all the straw bales from the interior that we can. The bales meet at the ridge and now eclipse the sky. The final bale...
The Awakening
Now that the weather is improving we are able to get out and work on the house once more. The first task is to finish inserting those...
The patter of, not so, tiny feet
We are plagued by rats. We first noticed their calling cards early last month since when we have been trying, and failing, to get rid of...
Wurzel Woodlands
Straw bale building is dusty work! #strawbalehouse #strawbalewoodlands #strawbales
What goes up must come down
These video clips show the raising of the last few bales needed on the first floor before we dismantle the dumb waiter. The dumb waiter...
