Construction Begins

Materials including:
> mortar (lime, sand, cement mix)
> builder's film
> treated pine logs 75mm & 100mm diameter
> 70x35 pine studs
> reclaimed rough sawn timber boards

Not shown:
> Safety gloves
> Trowel
 
Total cost: $127.04

Step 1: Builder's film laid for ground protection. Construction of the basic timber wall frame comprising bottom plate, studs and top plate. Fixed together with timber screws.

 Step 2: Pine logs cut to 100mm lengths.

 Step 3: Construction of roof using reclaimed timber and builder's film used as sarking.

Step 4: Roof fixed to timber frame and "dry" layout of logs to check required quantity.

Step 5: After mixing the mortar with water, the bottom plate was used as a horizontal gauge to lay 20-30mm of mortar. The logs were 'squished' into the mortar and additional mortar used to fill the gaps. This process was repeated to build the height of the wall.

Different diameter logs were placed to vary the pattern.
The mortar/water mix was adjusted as the height grew including adding the sawdust that was created from sawing the timber.

Step 6: Window box frame placed. As the height grew, a horizontal pole was used to keep the walls plumb.

Step 7: Walls built-up around window box.

Construction finished.

 Better get inside - looks like rain...