Pictures showing the construction of a stud and mud building in Nottingham. Volunteers working on a stud and mud construction technique at Osmanthorpe Nature Reserve. This technique is a Lincolnshire variation of the wattle and daub technique that is more widely known. *****
Also, work has been done on another "eco-building" at ECOWORKS, a community garden project on the Hungerhill allotments in St. Ann's. Volunteers have been working on this exciting project since last October, and the walls up now! Straw bales are a low-impact, highly insulating and user-friendly building material. The construction process is highly inclusive, satisfying and fun.
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Volunteers working on a stud and mud construction technique at Osmanthorpe Nature Reserve. This technique is a Lincolnshire variation of the wattle and daub technique that is more widely known. The fifth picture down shows modern variations of the traditional daubing fork. The following two links have some basic info on mud and stud buildings. http://www.ecolincs.org/info/building.php http://www.heritage.co.uk/apt/millhill.html ***** Also, work has been done on another "eco-building" at ECOWORKS, a community garden project on the Hungerhill allotments in St. Ann's. Volunteers have been working on this exciting project since last October, and the walls up now! Straw bales are a low-impact, highly insulating and user-friendly building material. The construction process is highly inclusive, satisfying and fun.
But does it smell of horshit?
16.02.2006 18:49
Hey! Maybe those zany americans could make use of this. I read that they need alot of new housing in the vicinity of New Orleans. Wash & Go housing.
We know where you live.
Crabsurdist
e-mail: Crabsurdistpolice@yahoo.co.uk
Great stuff!
16.02.2006 19:19
Lovely photos, what a brilliant looking project, my friend Adrian has done something similar in a back garden right in the heart of London (Finsbury Park) see http://www.wholewoods.co.uk/page.cfm?pageid=ww-comms (its the pic next to the roundhouse, with the glass doors)
Keep up the good work!
Graham Burnett
Homepage: http://www.spiralseed.co.uk
Agree - more of this please!
18.02.2006 20:29
Pete