Mark Harry
MAISON DESIGN
Architectural Design Consultancy
25 Caldicot Road
Rogiet
Caldicot
Monmouthshire
NP26 3SE
Tel 01291 422712
email mark@maisondesign.biz
This timber frame building with inset walls from hemp and lime is being built by myself outside my office. This will give myself an insight working with hemp and lime and the process will be monitored and evaluated. Clients can see for themselves this type of sustainable building. Other ECO friendly features will also be incorporated |
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| A simple 3m x 3m Hemp and Lime Building | |
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| Just spent half a day cleaning the reclaimed imperial bricks. These bricks were off a chimney on the 'Eco Cottage Refurbishment' job. The bricks originated from Little Mill, Pontypool brick works. I will crush the rubble off the bricks to make concrete on a base for a light post on another project. | Laid out the bricks to get the best faces to the front and to get a feel for the bulding before I lay them down on Compo. My office is just to the left |
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| I have just finished laying the base bricks. The external dimensions are 3000mm x 3000mm. I used 92 reclaimed imperial bricks and no cuts were necessary. The right hand rear corner was 60mm lower than the other corners and more compo was used to bring the top brick face up level. I am no bricklayer and it has taken me all day with a scorching hot day for extra measure. I had the shade of an apple tree which was much appreciated. | Timber frame wall went up in what seems minutes |
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| Rafters almost complete. Gables ladders next. | Carcassing now complete. Just fascia and verge left and then its onto the next stage which is the casting of the hemp and lime |
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| With the heavy rain coming down I have 50mm of water within the building. A bit more and I can have a free swimming pool. Now is the time to order the Hemp and Lime | |
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| Under construction | |
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