23 Sept 2015
Day two of Rowan's time: we dropped the tarpaulins and sailcloth that have covered the west wall for the last two years. It's a long time since we've seen this part of the house!
This is the wall that we intended to build with the light straw-clay method, when we didn't think we would be able to get any build-quality bales in Greece. That method required shuttering, so we built the internal walls to the entry, bathroom and bedroom out of lath and plaster (the green-treated laths are the stripes above). One section was plastered on the outside, as plasterboard for tiling round the shower went inside - that's the bright white section, lower left.
Day two of Rowan's time: we dropped the tarpaulins and sailcloth that have covered the west wall for the last two years. It's a long time since we've seen this part of the house!
Rowan precariously trimmed down one of the jutting ceiling joists, balanced on our trial bales, testing the base frame for fit.
Then Dave and Rowan constructed a big ladder frame to stabilize the wall between upper and lower floors. This is partly just an extended lintel for the ground floor window, and is probably much more than is needed, but the bales aren't brilliant quality, and it helps our earthquake stability, doing it this way.
Dave hanging onto the rope holding up one end of the frame, while Rowan prepares the upright for that end.
Paris, still in action, getting round the music room at full speed
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