Big progress happening on the house build. The trusses are on the house.

Spring update on the house build. I finally got the trusses for the roof delivered, and then this happened.

The weather has finally improved after a snowy and cold winter, and I’ve started to make real progress on the house again.

Well, the crane truck came today and accomplished one of the few things I could not actually do myself- put the vigas on the house.

A lot of people associate the phrase “earthen construction” with the material used to build walls- adobe, rammed earth, CEB.

New Year’s update on my house build. Just before the holidays, I had the concrete bond beam poured.

Well, it’s been a challenging and rewarding year on my house build.

Lots of progress on my house build. I poured the “finished” floor layer inside.

After many delays and questions about how to proceed with certain parts of the plan, I am nearing completion of the walls of the house.

I got the septic tank installed. I need to add the risers off the access ports, but otherwise it’s looking good.