First, blocks were laid out around the frame, atop the concrete/ICF "beam" supported by the rubble filled trench.
Ace McArleton, of New Frameworks Natural Building, mixes mortar for the block wall.
Ben Graham, of Natural Design Build, sets blocks to create a bale supporting stem wall. Deva Racusin at left, and Nick and Nick prepare the wood framed chaseway.
Each block is checked and trued up before progressing to the next one. The stem wall will be covered with a parge coat of a fiber cement that will hold all the blocks together. More about the structure of the stem wall in a few days.
Here I'm checking out the rafters and the shed extension framing on the north side. The old rafters were 3 x 5 and were sistered up with new 2 x 12's to create a cavity about 16.5" thick. The north shed extension is framed with "I-beam" rafters of OSB and solid wood. This will be sheathed with 1/2" plywood and filled with high density cellulose,eventually creating a roof cap of about R-65.
Work continued on the stem wall. It's composed of two courses of concrete block capped with 3" patio blocks. The cavities are filled with Vermiculite and Pearlite to offer a little more insulation than the concrete would. Sheet foam and dense pack cellulose will insulate the wood framed portion of the stem wall, bringing it up to around R-32, about the same as the bale walls.
Everyone's working like crazy, inside and out, to get ready for the bales, which are due to arrive soon.
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