Last week I showed you what our house looked like when we started. As the men started working, the house held a few other surprises, like insulation along the back wall and under the earthen roof where we weren’t expecting it. Some of the early earthwork was done by a very gutsy driver.
But Nathaniel had his men dig by hand all the way around the edges to protect the insulation. It was still hot while this work was going on. Those guys have my sincere sympathy, but I never heard a single complaint.
Once they got down to the tops of the original walls, they had to pour a new concrete stem wall to provide a footing for the roof structure. It had to rise high enough to clear the earth covering we wanted to leave in place. Maybe you’re beginning to get a feel for how weird this project was. I’m pretty sure I have the only house like this in the country. Maybe in the world.
Next week you get to see the new roof start to take shape. I’m so excited!
