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December 28, 2009

Thin Shell Concrete Workshop by Steve Kornher

Filed under: Thin Shell Organic Form Workshop — Sylvia @ 12:40 pm

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STEVE KORNHER IS HOSTING TWO CONCRETE VAULT WORKSHOPS

WHERE:  SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE(SMA), GUANAJUATO, MEXICO

WHEN: FEBRUARY 7-13, 2010

Both workshops will focus on vaulted roofs, stair railings, terrazzo and counter tops. Also spraying and finish plaster, light weight and hard sculpture, doors and windows, stains and colors, garden benches, and anything else you specifically request. Cost is $700 with a 10% discount for couples. This Price includes:

  • Instruction and materials: We will be working on vaults, movable formwork, light weight concrete, sculpture, bucket mixers, and use of fibers. PLUS- basically whatever you want–terrazo, sand casting, stairs, and rails, FC doors, poured dirt …I have tried a lot of stuff from The Owner Built Home, so most anything from this book is possible/probable.
  • Transportation in SMA –we’ll need a van or a couple of taxis to visit sites and for daily rides from town to the ranch/work site.
  • Wonderful lunches featuring the local cuisine.

For more information please email Steve Kornher at mxsteve@gmail.com

December 12, 2009

How to Build a Stucco Fence

Filed under: How to Stucco a Fence — Sylvia @ 4:11 pm

Applying plaster is easy with the right tools!

Rodney Volkmar built this 130 foot strawbale wall.  The first coat was applied in less than six hours. The crew took turns mixing,  spraying and troweling to help the project move along quickly.

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Note that the wall was built with a layer of tar paper and chicken wire on top. This helps to shed water off to the sides instead of soaking into the bales.

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Pamela Volkmar uses the stucco sprayer to spray the straw bale stucco fence, while David trowels.

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A sakcrete mason’s mix was used to save mixing and application time with the (stucco)  plaster sprayer. A mortar mixer is the preferred machine for mixing plaster and stucco. You can recognize a mortar mixer by the rotating paddles. This will give a smoother mix with less water. A concrete mixer can also be used but will be more work and not mix as nice. You can spot a concrete mixer because the outside drum rotates.

The finished strawbale wall was stained with natural pigments to look great!

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December 11, 2009

How to Build a Straw Bale Cabin in Two Weeks

Filed under: Strawbale Construction — Sylvia @ 12:21 pm

Rodney and Pamela Volkmar designed a vaulted straw bale cabin.  It has an A-frame facade of a small stucco house.  With all the materials at the site, Rodney feels this design, even on a larger scale, could be completed in two weeks.

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This strawbale home started with a cinder block and earth bag foundation.  Next the wood frame was constructed.

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The straw bales were then stacked between the wood frame and pinned into place vertically and laterally with bamboo sticks.  This added maximum strength to the house.

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The final step was to spray earthen plaster over the structure with the stucco sprayer. According to Rodney,  the stucco sprayer saves a huge amount of time and labor.

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