Montana Cob Cottage: Sleeping loft

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Sunday, August 31, 2014

Sleeping loft

Posted on 8:08 PM by cristile


The loft is in meaning we are more than halfway done with our walls! Also this means we have a place for our bed when the house is done.


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Sunday, August 24, 2014

Windows finished

Posted on 6:14 PM by cristile

All of the windows are cobbed completely in and the wall is averaging around 6' tall. The loft will most definitely be going in this week.



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Friday, August 22, 2014

Kitchen windows

Posted on 7:25 AM by cristile

These are the final windows that will go in on this level of the house. More windows will go above the lofted area to shed some light into the house from above.

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Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Bookshelves

Posted on 5:02 AM by cristile


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Thursday, August 7, 2014

Windows

Posted on 9:05 AM by cristile

 Finally have cobbed high enough to put in a few windows. As we continue to cob up the sides of the windows we can round them out to make oval windows.
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Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Kitchen sink

Posted on 7:27 PM by cristile

Cut out the hole for the kitchen sink (measured about ten times before I took the jigsaw to our counter) and threw in the sink to see how it looked. Now we just need a faucet and the rest of our walls.


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Monday, August 4, 2014

Composting

Posted on 6:21 PM by cristile
 

Took a break from cobbing to make this little garden composting bin. Spins like a charm and I can't wait to garden next year.
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Saturday, August 2, 2014

Walls still climbing and shelves going in

Posted on 6:57 PM by cristile

The walls are getting quite tall now. Still a lot of cobbing to go, but next step are the windows!!!



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Kitchen counter going in

Posted on 6:55 PM by cristile



Our walls are finally tall enough to put in our kitchen counters. After much contemplation--aka looking at our budget-- we decided doing earthen counters were our best option. (Check out this link for a sample of cob counters). Total cost of our kitchen counter will be $9 for the lumber and $30 for our sink (photos coming soon).


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