Construction of the front wall is proceeding quickly ... we are now on our third (and hopefully final) row of tires! We have packed 75 out of a total of about 100 tires for this wall. Over the weekend the kids helped, and we moved along quickly! … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2010
Brown bottles for pop cans
We are now about half way done the front tire wall. It seems to go faster in a straight line, and working close to the ground helps a lot. We have decided to do the bond beam in pop cans, rather than wood. At this point in the building, there will … [Read more...]
Filling tires for the front wall of the earthship
I spent the morning figuring out what needed to go out through the front wall of our building; pipes for the sewage system (required by the building code) and overflow pipes for the planters. We have also elected to put water and electrical lines … [Read more...]