We have now finalised details for a four-day strawbale wall raising working bee in our our house in Razorback, near Picton, NSW, approximately 80 kilometres southwest of Sydney CBD. It will be facilitated by Frank Thomas from
Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow, Strawbale Construction.
Please join us from Thursday the 27th to Sunday the 30th of October 2011. Times: 08:00am to 05:00pm
The project: A 4 bedroom strawbale family home measuring approx. 225 square metres plus Rumpus in loft. The house is made up of two distinct wings, a bedroom wing and an open plan living/dining/kitchen wing. Main features of the project (will) include: Passive solar design, double glazed FSC timber windows, A&A worm farm septic system, grid connected solar electricity, in-ground rain water tanks for entire water supply. Selection & purchase of the land, planning of the house, and restoration of the land (5 acres) all incorporate Permaculture principles.
The working bee: This working bee is free of charge for participants, morning & afternoon tea and light lunches will be provided. In exchange for your labour you will be able to gain hands-on experience raising the strawbale walls for this project, making custom sized bales & installing and fixing compressing plate. The slab, frame, roof and bottom plate system will be completed prior to the working bee – ready to commence stacking of bales.
Rendering will possibly commence on the last day of the working bee, or on Monday the 31st of October, if you are interested in learning some basic rendering skills you are welcome to stay on and help us with this, please let us know about any possible extra days you like/would be able to stay when you register.
What to bring for work: Please bring closed (work) shoes, gloves, long sleeve shirts, long trousers, some warm clothes for chilly mornings & evenings, a hat, sunscreen, insect repellent and a water bottle.
Camping on site is possible. BYO tent, sleeping gear, torch, other necessary camping gear and breakfast and dinner. Basic toilet & shower and BBQ facilities are available.
Please register with us via email, phone or some commenting here. We will advise of directions to site, advise of local accommodation options and any other necessary details at that stage.
Please book as soon as possible as places are limited.
We hope you can join us for this exciting event! Thanks again for your interest,
Tim and Liz.