Archive for February, 2008

Ready for the Top Coat.

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008
Ready for the Top Coat.

The coloured external top coat is applied.

The helpers tidy up

Friday, February 22nd, 2008
The helpers tidy up

The under coat undergoes some expert fine tuning from Tony before the external coloured top coat is applied.

On goes the render.

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
On goes the render.

Render is sprayed, sealing the bales inside and out.

The Plasterers arrive

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
The Plasterers arrive

The window frames and roof are protected from the render spraying machine.

The walls go up

Thursday, February 7th, 2008
The walls go up

The walls are finished in a couple of days. Stacking the walls with whole bales was quick and easy. Blocking around the doors and windows with customized bale sections took longer.

Ready for the bales.

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008
Ready for the bales.

The roof went on and the timber boxing installed ready for the straw bale outer walls to be fixed.