Thursday June 23, on the Gulf Island Earthship Build:
We’re rounding Third Base and heading for a Home Run… we have 2 days left on this Earthship build, and that includes today! So today is all about the Finishing Touches. Here the Landscaping Rock Wall is being built up at the front of the smaller Studio Earthship.
Inside the Greenhouse Hallway is getting hosed down (left), and now we can see how handy and effective those tapered and slightly sloped cement slabs really are … I mean, how nice would it be to simply ‘Hose Down’ a floor inside our house… especially after a Big Party!
Over at the Main House Earthship the Bathroom is in a race for completion (right).
The ‘U-Shaped’ Bedrooms are simplified in design when it comes to Closet Space. They aren’t ‘Walk In’, but rather ‘Walk Around’. They’re a nice open concept with some decorative carpentry at the top (left). The Closet itself is also open (right), with simply a shelf and a clothes hanger rod in front.
The Airlock Bottle Wall looks great with the smoothness of the ‘Floating Wall’ finish. There’s also a nice contrast between the regular cement colour of the Bottle Wall, and the beveled lip of the Brown Coat Plaster finish over the double Can Wall below.
The inner joy of a successful build nearing completion is infectious. It’s either that, or the anticipation of returning to the world of luxury like sleeping in a real bed, getting dressed in non cramped quarters, electricity, and running water!
The ‘Velox’ venting front windows are getting roll down screens (left), while indoor Vent Windows are shimmed into place (right), and installed between the Greenhouse Hallway and the Living Space.
As the build winds down, so do our supplies, however we’ve gotten rather good at improvising (pat on back). We’ve run out of regular sized cans, and are left with some oversized beer cans. It takes some practice, but you make a slight twist, and the trick is to make sure that when you place the cans in the wall, that the end facing out, is flush and matches the curve of the wall. Here you can see the progression from the close-up on the left, to the final result in the wall (right).
Speaking of Beer and improvising… it’s ‘Beer :30′, and quitten’ time on another workday (don’t ask, it’s in the contract). We’ve all come to realize what a big incentive like a little bit of Beer at the end of a workday can be. Besides, it makes the Build Mascot jump for joy too. One day left… ONE DAY!
Image Credits: Monica Holy
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