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Some Strawbale Wall Building Action (With Lap Steel Accompaniment)

January 14, 2021 by sarah

We couldn’t have a bale raising party due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but it is a small building. Its going to be very cozy.

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The Walls Have Arrived

January 8, 2021 by sarah

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Snapshots of a favorite recent project

January 6, 2021 by sarah

We converted the front house from a duplex to single family, then added an ADU at the back. So many fun details on this project I don’t know where to start.

First, Here is the new ADU. The landscape work is underway, so stay tuned. Note the castle post from previous blogposts.

Looking South to the private patio with painted beam

more of the beam with two more carved posts

Here are three of the kitchen

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Hand Forged Bale Needles & Antique Bale Knife

December 30, 2020 by sarah

John has been getting ready for the strawbales over the holidays. He bought a bale knife on EBay and made his own needles out of a steel rod. Pretty cool.

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North Berkeley ADU Snapshots

December 8, 2020 by sarah

The builder (McBride Construction) is working his way through the punch list. We are both proud of how this rental cottage is turning out. Here are a couple of his snapshots:

The first one is the kitchen with built-in dish drying rack over the drainboard and apple-ply cabinets. The second is the little dining nook with storage benches and salvaged fir built-in table.

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A Simple ADU to Replace a Garage

November 18, 2020 by sarah

I’ll post more about this one soon…with some interior shots. This will house the homeowners while they remodel the main house, then it will be an art studio and guest quarters. Someday it will probably house renters. It exceeds all the green building and energy efficiency codes. Construction by McBride Construction.