Taste of Self Sufficiency

The roof consists of two halves.

First 2 photos courtesy of Harry Gaved With our walls being made from hempcrete which breathes, has thermal mass and regulates humidity, we wanted wall finishes which would compliment these features.

Insulation is key for comfort in the modern climate, both in cold winters and ferocious heat waves.

A lot of people ask us why we decided on hempcrete as a wall structure.

Things are really starting to move on our house now.

We have our foundations in place since early April and if you look at the pictures you can start to see the simplicity and eco benefits of our design.

Why grow loofahs?

On 4th March the lads finished the WET System installation and it looks just great.

We are running our self build project as a spiritual project.

We originally thought to have straw bale walls.

We’re closing in on a set of detailed construction drawings.