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Our Mud Brick House is completed. 41 degree cel outside and 31 degree inside. That was worth it!

 
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Hi all,

we finally complete our little Hobbit house, Smurf House, Baan Din and whatever the surrounding villages call it.

Sure is we made quite a story far outside our small village and people come in packs to see it with their own eyes.

The full story step by step what we did and what we do is in my post:

https://permies.com/t/50/205283/permaculture/long-dream-Thailand-Part 2

but I'll drop some pictures here  too, enjoy!

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North east wall
North east wall
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south west wall
south west wall
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south front with small windows and round so the sun can only heat up a small segment at a time inside
south front with small windows and round so the sun can only heat up a small segment at a time inside
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Living kitchen is around 40 sqm more than some "city people" have as complete apartement
Living kitchen is around 40 sqm more than some "city people" have as complete apartement
 
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It looks great, how is the roof constructed?
 
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John C Daley wrote:It looks great, how is the roof constructed?



I have posted the entire progress from start till completion here:

https://permies.com/t/50/205283/permaculture/long-dream-Thailand-Part 2

Has all the properties of historical Thai Temples and German WW2 Bunkers, hence made to last for centuries ;-)
 
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What a beautiful, beautiful home! So soulful!
 
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Annie Collins wrote:What a beautiful, beautiful home! So soulful!



Thank you Annie

I am working offshore and every time I felt lonely, missed my wife and life at home, I designed a little more or lets say I realistically put a little more heart into it.
This suppressed sadness and gave me a huge motivation push, not to give up a well paid job which was necessary in beforehand to fulfill this dream.

Now my arms are too short to hug the entire house every day because it has more soul, I ever could imagine all the time abroad.
 
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