Building our dwelling

Site updated on 19 Dec 2005



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Leveling the floor by the temp stairs.

First floor joist.

No contact to the trailer here.

The other end.

Bits and pieces.

Bamboo plastic support.

My cedar tree.

Attached.

Joists and some decking in.

A better view of the tree.

And its top.

Finished plastering the inside. For now anyway.

Most of the second floor decking in place

Temp supports.

Going up.

Stove base. No pix of the base but this is beer bottles stood on the neck as closely packed as I could get them then cement mixed and poured over then wire and more cement.

This wall will come out when the enclosure is done. The part seen here is in what will be the greenhouse.

Rock from the dry lake bed and cedar thicket.

More materials.

Second floor starting to go up. Back wall winterized on first floor.

Our new kitchen drawers.

Growing right into the door frame.

wire overlaping block. will fill holes with cans and broken glass and cement.

Filling the holes.

Big limestone rock. Sucker was heavy.

Added 4 feet to the flue to get the smoke higher than the new roof line.

Time has passed and the rain is done for a short while. Walls and roof are starting to go up.

Sawzall and wood mizer blade make short work of cutting this stuff.

South wall.

South west corner

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