Category: Natural Building

What was used to build those about thousand year old walls in the Grand Canyon?

by Christine | Apr 27, 2024 | Cob - Adobe, Natural Building | 2

Desert Drifter’s amazing Grand Canyon exploration. How was that mud made about a thousand years ago?

Incorporating half-timber design in the new shed

by Christine | Oct 10, 2023 | Natural Building | 0

Incredibly inspiring, Matthias Burger documented his half-timber house remodel in Germany.

Tinting limewash with purple prickly pear fruit

by Christine | Oct 9, 2023 | Lime paint, Natural Building | 0

We started with lime wash and are getting ready to add some color!

Sourcing quicklime and lime putty in the US Southwest

by Christine | Sep 27, 2023 | Building materials, Lime, Natural Building | 0

I wasted MONTHS submitting web forms, emailing, calling, and even messaging our local Lhoist lime plant manager on Facebook. I contacted every building supply store in Kingman and even True Value wouldn’t special order. ...

Home Depot selling white fir instead of advertised and ordered douglas fir

by Christine | Aug 13, 2023 | Corruption, Natural Building | 5

10/10/23 UPDATE: The chargeback resulted in a voicemail from the Kingman store, requesting a...

Designing our new mushroom / hydro grow and storage shed with Punch design software

by Christine | Aug 8, 2023 | Grow and storage shed, Natural Building, Quicklime | 0

The only reason this DRAFT page is public is so I can link to the images in the Punch support forum. The new 10 ‘ x 20′ (interior dimensions) shed will include a “room” 4 – 5 ft wide on each end...