20% of our hemp has been used..you gotta be kidding!

I look at how much we have done and find it hard to believe that we have only used just over 20% of our ingredients (it feels like we are making a house rather than building a house). As Grant is back at work things have slowed down a bit. Last weekend was very productive with my brother Paul and nephew Oliver helping out again on Saturday and then Grant's father Alan helping us on Sunday. It makes all the difference having help, it is not just the extra pair of hands but the encouragement of friends and family. We have nearly completed the large south wall. In fact we are getting to the stage that we need to get our MgO board so we can start joining up the ceiling hempcrete with the completed walls.

The question everyone asks is 'how long do you think it will take to finish?' It is a question we have decided not to answer. We are moving along quite happily and as long as we bite off small chunks of the build, we are making progress. Everything takes longer than you expect, doesn't it?

Alan and Grant working on the Southern wall

We built the hempcrete up to the top plate of the frame. We will have
to work out how to complete this later..

The southern wall looking fantastic

building up the hempcrete under the top plate

We have had to use a variety of buckets to get into tight spaces,
including this weaved basket. It feels like we have gone back to
the Roman times using such simple equipment to build.