We started our first pop can wall today. We decided to make the bond beam form on the front wall out of pop cans, a traditional method according to Michael Reynolds. We opted for cans because the front wall will be most susceptible to moisture, … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]