Montana Cob Cottage: Sleeping loft

Monday, November 17, 2014

Posted on 9:27 AM by cristile

A sample of the final layer of plaster. It will be lighter.

We are putting flag stone down in the bathroom under the clawfoot tub.

The loft has a custom built, cob headboard with built in night stands!

Posted in | No comments

First layer of plaster and sub-floor.

A sample of the final layer of plaster. It will be lighter. We are putting flag stone down in the bathroom under the clawfoot tub. The lof...
Second set of rafters

Today we finally reached final wall height and were able to start the second set of rafters for the main house. Each rafter is a 4 diameter ...
(no title)

Thanks Sarah and Lexi for taking these great pictures!
RMH update

Thought I should post a video of the rocket mass heater (RMH) that will be keeping Katherine and I warm this winter. Many people are skeptic...
Roof going up.
Kaolin plaster
Cobbing the walls

The cob walls are finally starting to go up. Here you can see the small holes we push into each layer helping bind the next batch of cob to ...
Roof edging

The roof edging was very labor intensive, but totally worth it when finished. All of these boards will serve to hold our living roof from fa...
(no title)
RMH insulation

The brickwork heat riser of the RMH is wrapped in hardware cloth and filled with insulation. We decided to use perlite for the insulation an...