List of different Natural Building Techniques that can be used in a Natural Building.
All photos from the buildings and courses at Keela Yoga Farm. Join us for a Natural Building course.
Straw Bale
Kirsty helping for the day with the straw bale wall
Cordwood
Stuffing the cordwood wall with some wool insulation from our sheep in the cordwood Barn. To be completed in 2021
Wattle and Daub Single
Wattle and daub in construction
Wattle and Daub Double
Smoothing out the clay on the wattle and daub wall
Stone
Our friend Danny built us a stone wall behind our house consisting of seats and a BBQ
Timber
Our buildings are made of stone, wattle n daub, straw bale, clay and earth bags. Come and get your hands dirty with us.
Earthbags
Barbra from mount of oaks ran a course here. The first item was an earthbag foundation
Sheep Wood Insulation
Light Earth Insulation or infill
We built up stone walls with stones from around the land, insulated it with leftover roof mate and filled any gaps with light earth (straw and clay)
Hemp
Bamboo
Rammed Earth
Earth Bricks (Adobe)
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