Montana Cob Cottage: Sleeping loft

Thursday, June 26, 2014

RMH in place

Posted on 4:32 PM by cristile

Rocket Stove is mortared in place and the barrel's paint stripped off. The paint came off much easier after burning in it a few times.

We also got the remaining gravel into the house for the first base layer of our floor. We will need to spread 1-2 inches of road base for the second base layer to support our earthen floor.

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