Four walls up!

Lost track of work days, since we work on it for 3-6 hour periods whenever we have the chance. Things are going slower than I had hoped, but we're still chugging along. We are taking a vacation next week so we won't be building for a little while.





Luca "helping".



This is a view from inside the house, of the "knee wall" we just put up. That will be the upstairs of the loft, and the highest point of the roof slope. Note the spaces for windows!



We started working on the two window seats as well.



These triangles of plywood on all the corners will keep the walls straight and level while we fill them in with light claw straw.

Look at this CRAZY growth on one of our pear trees!! Ash has recently mowed down all the sorghum and has seeded rye and red clover for more cover crop.



Next we finish framing the windows and doors, and move on to the rafters and remaining knee walls. Roofing materials are the next big purchase... time to pick up some extra shifts at work!!