14th day

Not everything went by the plan today - the gravel was delivered in the afternoon instead of the morning, there was less of the facade paper than anticipated... but still a lot got done.

Here the facade covered with the UV resistant windbreaking paper. Later a oak facade will cover up the black areas. We got dry gravel level the terrain. The gravel will also be covered by the EPDM membrane later.

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Working hard sometimes demands a good massage!

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Others were busy trying out different mixes for the floor. The trials done yesterday were cracking too much.

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In the evening the Oak boards arrived for the facade. We will not treat the wood, the oak will become a shiny grey/silver just by aging.

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Even filling Earth bags needs the right technique, a bucket is very helpful...

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Carrying them to a big pile:

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Max after working on some details in the dome - good it's just clay!

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Sitting on the scaffolding...

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Mixing clay plaster:

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The evening meal with different spreads (and some ready made from Alfabio) and homemade bread. The cooks are doing a good job giving us healthy and tasty food:

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40 people are about the maximum we can manage in our living room :-)

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After diner the Plaster guys went back to work in the dome - the plaster has to be just wet enough to be smoothened so this could not wait for tomorrow... the dome is looking great already!

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Max putting finishing touches on the edges:

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And to give them all a good time Pierre is playing the flute in the top of the Dome :-)

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Great day!