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.

Latest update on my progress on the house. Most of the walls, except in the areas where I need to build the fireplaces, are up to the tops of the door/window rough bucks (frames visible in the picture).

New update on my progress. Winter, it seems, has finally broken.

I have to admit that January has been disappointing on the house build front.

New Years Day temporary transformation to winter wonderland thanks to overnight snowfall.