I just got back from my neighbours place, who just happens to be a member of the Stewards of Terra Matter. I put my framing skills to work to help her with her tiny house build. It is an interesting build as it is a hempcrete home, on wheels! @harvardhomestead wrote a blog about her take on the morning. You can read it here!
@harvardhomestead's hempcrete home construction
Hempcrete has amazing properties and makes a very durable structure and is fire proof, mold and mildew resistant. Here is a close up of the hemcrete as it is being formed around the corner post of the skeleton structure of the building.
What we did today was frame the beam properly so that it could hold the weight of the loft floor. The middle beam was missing and as such there was only a single 2x8 holding up the loft which resulted in a 3/4 inch sag in the beem. We fixed it by sliding a 2x8 in the middle, jacking up the floor and laminating all three together. Now the beam can hold the weight and makes the loft much more sturdy. No risk of collapse now.
Yes, I actually did work this morning. :) May not look like it as I had the camera, but if you check out @harvardhomestead, she will have pictures of me doing work as well. lol
Next step is to start framing the roof, sheet it and put the tin up. That should keep the build dryer and help her with getting the walls up. So if you want to keep track of her build, just visit her blog. It is an interesting project and she will be moving it this spring to a piece of land where she will be living off grid. I hope in the next few weeks we can show you the roof going on.
I think she holds classes as well to teach people how to do hempcrete building. So if you want to help her and learn at the same time, please contact her. I suspect there will be lots of opportunities this spring. Only a few short months away!
I am very interested in hempcrete as a building option. This is an awesome project. I do have concerns about the weight, it likely will end up much heavier than a traditionally framed tiny home. I might be wrong... I look forward to more updates on the project and will follow the project lead.
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Hey there! You are quite right, weight must be watched and I would consider it semi-movable. In it's first move )at the point that you see it at in the pictures...it was a breeze to move with my truck. By the time it is completed, my 1 ton truck will be grunting a bit to move it. It is so user friendly as a material! I recommend it very much.
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Awesome! If it is only going to be moved 'once in a blue moon' it will be all good for sure. I have followed you and would love to watch more updates, or potentially make a trip up to help (I am a journeyman carpenter in Edmonton) if I can find a free day that works. I would also like to 'pick your brain' about building with hempcrete and making it more of an industry standard as I see it as such a more sustainable and superior way to build. Thanks!!!
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Yes...in fact hopefully only one more move then rooted (although it will always be on it's axle and jacked with screw jacks). It would be wonderful to have you out! I do have the Hempcrete best practices guide I can send along to you also. Lots of great information. Have you met Peter Zurdeeg? He has been helping on the build and is an incredible wealth of knowledge.
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That all sounds great! I have not met Peter (I think). I can be reached via email at [email protected] for any guides or possible build times. I look forward to it!
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Oh I am so excited to see this! I followed the build last year, it is so cool. I had never heard of hempcrete before. I can really imagine what it will look like by these pics, it looks really roomy. Love the trailer aspect of it. I cannot wait to follow it to completion. Great job @harvardhomestead!
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Thanks Karen! It's been quite the journey already. I can't wait to have it complete it and share the finishing processes also. I think you are right, it will be quite open with many windows. <3
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This is amazing! I love to see projects like this and it is great that you have such a close community and friendship that you help each other out. I will be popping over to have a read of @harvardhomestead's blog too! great work guys! :D
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We are working on it. Takes time and effort. But so far I feel it is going well. I've been looking for people who don't mind giving to one another. They are rare. But I finally find the clan forming together with time, patience and effort. I hope you enjoyed her side of the story. It was funny!
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I did enjoy it lol Especially when she referred to you as a 1 man construction army or something along those lines lol that made me chuckle xD
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Yes, she does have a great sense of humor! lol I laughed at that as well. hahaha
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yeah to the tiny house movement. Great framework there @wwf, it's so great how building like this really brings people together. I'm super interested in the hempcrete what a great alternative to concrete.
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Actually the majority of the framing was not mine. I was just there to move the project ahead. But when we get to the roof, that will be my work. :) I'm glad you enjoyed the post and the ideas presented here. Any interest to build one yourself?
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We're still putting the finishing touches to our housetruck, which has been a long process. But I love to follow other peoples builds, especially tiny houses. Anything that can be used instead of concrete is great, I done a green building course a few years ago and my final project was designing a hemp lime timber frame house. I was in Ireland at the time and you definitely want homes that can breathe.
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Very cool. Here is the tiny home we built a few years ago. Do you have a link to yours? I would love to see pictures too.
https://steemit.com/homesteading/@wwf/our-tiny-home-build
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I've just done a post on our first home which was a bus, but it only has one photo in there of the inside. . Still haven't got round to doing a post about our truck, but will get round to it. Here's the bus one.
https://steemit.com/travel/@trucklife-family/the-call-to-be-a-nomadic-family
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Wow! Well this is the best strategy to live. Make tiny homes hempcrete and say bye bye to the Feudal Lords System.
I can see the expertise of @wwf and @harvardhomestead to make this beautiful house. I am following @harvardhomestead and i did not find any blog of her in which i can find you too My Best Friend @wwf
By the way I have not seen Amulti-talented guy like you in my life
An Author, Spiritual Healer, Doctor, Architect and Offcourse A Great Mentor <3 Massive Respect to you @wwf
More strength to you My Best Friend :)
Stay Blessed, Steem On!
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She has not posted yet regarding what we did this morning. When she does, I will update the post and provide a link to her blog post. She took lots of pictures of what we were doing today. When one lives this way, we need to learn a lot of skills so that we can put it all together. This is not an area where specialists would do well. We need to be generalists. The great thing is that the internet provides us with access to the specialists which then allows us to draw upon their knowledge and experience. But being a generalist is the only way to make this type of life style work.
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Aaa i see, i will wait for the link My Friend ;-)
Yes in all these i did lot of research work & came to know one must be multi-skillfull to survive on such place
More Strength to you Great Guy :))
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Her post is up. https://steemit.com/homesteading/@harvardhomestead/progress-on-the-hempcrete-haywagon-house-thanks-to-wwf
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Oh yeah i went through and i felt you guys are so skillful in it Just Wow <3
Look here you are ;)
Great Job Guys @wwf & @harvardhomestead May the Creator shower His blessings upon you people all the time :)
Stay Blessed :)
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Thank you brother. Yup. There is a picture of me. I'm actually sitting down in front of my computer typing this right now. The picture is not me, but a snap shot in time. ;) I've changed and grown since then.
Thank you. <3
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Hahahaha You look so great in this Picture and i am sure this is you :D
Yes i can imagen that you have changed since then My Best Friend :)
You're Welcome <3
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hahahaha. Ya, I was just being very technical with my comment. When I teach a class I get somebody to hand me their drivers license and then I ask them if the DL is them. Obviously it is not them as they are sitting right in front of me. Instead the picture on the DL is a likeness of them, but it is not them. So when an authority asks you if a document is you and you say 'yes', what did you just agree too? ;)
The picture is of me doing work on the tiny house. :) hehehe
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Looks like a great build!
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If you are asking me, I don't care about the rules here. Everything I've done I did despite the rules. But that is a long story and requires one to go through my entire blog to figure out how I did that.
But for somebody who follows the rules set forth by their feudal master, one needs to have development permits to build. Here in Alberta, a builder also needs to have home building insurance, which could cost as much as the tiny house does. When people get permits for their buildings, the municipality will be looking for the insurance to be in place as well. Some municipalities don't have rules for buildings that are on wheels. But if they are on a skid plate, then the rules apply. Some counties around here don't require anything if it is under 800 square feet, while others do. It really does matter which county you live in as to what the rules are. I would recommend contacting the county and ask them what their rules are.
Beware: Some municipalities said it was okay for tiny homes but then later changed the rules. So it might be fine now, but at some point the rules can change and cause all kinds of head aches. Tiny homes really do throw the system for a loop because most people can afford to build one, which then has a huge impact on the tax base, but also for the banking industry, etc. So go in with your eyes wide open.
But for me, I build them without any regard for what they are doing.
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You are my hero!
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With some study, you can tell them to buzz off even within the rules that they follow. Knowing who you are and being strong enough not to be bullied around, it is all workable.
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Sounds right to me.
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Super cool!!! Nice work today you guys! Way to take steps to gett'er done 👍
Soon! Home sweet home 🌻 looking forward to the perspective of today by @harvardhomestead.
Cheers!!
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Thank you. I'm looking forward to her perspective too, but she has yet to post anything. I may have to give her a call and nudge her to get that post done. lol
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Yep, time for another visit! It took me about 2.5 months to do my first post! LOL. Good on you for being a supportive neighbour @wwf ☕
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Her post is up. https://steemit.com/homesteading/@harvardhomestead/progress-on-the-hempcrete-haywagon-house-thanks-to-wwf
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Right On!!!! Will save it for morn when my power is charged up!!! Appreciate the link 🏮👍
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I wish I had known about hempcrete when I was building here in the south. I don't know how I missed it. It would have made our build better.
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I've been introduced to it about a year ago. It seems like an interesting material to build with. I want to build 5-6 cabins in the back of our place, each a different style and method of construction for off-grid living. The intent is to provide an opportunity for people to try them out before they build. I would love to have a hempcrete cabin here as part of that package.
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Looks great so far!
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She is going good work. I look forward to seeing it when it is done. Her post is now up if you want to check out her take on the day. https://steemit.com/homesteading/@harvardhomestead/progress-on-the-hempcrete-haywagon-house-thanks-to-wwf
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Good sized "tiny house", and made of hemp create.. So awesome! And I am sure no one would have doubted that you was being productive in the pictures. We all see the great work you do, keep at it!
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lol. Thank you. I look forward to the day she finishes it. I've been in a completed hempcrete tiny house made in Westlock and it is fantastic. He is not on steemit, but he is on facebook and you can check out his build at https://www.facebook.com/dion.lefebvre.5
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This is truly amazing. A helping hand is always welcome, especially from a skilled person. Hempcrete looks good. Apparently it doesn't need to be much pressed as mud house mortar. I will check your friends blog.
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Wonderful work in wonderful nature. I can imagine how it will be the feeling in spring there... Good job. Well done. I am following you and I want to see it when you finished.
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It was actually a really nice day today. It was about +2C/36F which made for beautiful framing weather. Just a few days ago it was close to -40C/-40F, so the weather extremes have been a concern. But when it is nice, we have to jump on those opportunities. If you want to follow the project to completion, follow @harvardhomestead as this is her build and I'm only helping with the framing. The rest of the build will be up to her and she will be posting project pictures. Thank you for following, writing and interacting. Peace to you.
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Sure, I will follow @harvardhomestead. Here in Spain very warm days... about +20C, but sometimes I miss the hard winter, believe me, you can feel the nature.
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Oh yes. You feel it when it hits -40! Makes us appreciate 0C or even +20! :)
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:) you are right!
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