Davey Jones

Glenn Herbert wrote:Is your wagon intended to be mobile, or will it stay where it is now? If it doesn't have to stand the vibration of moving, I would think cob would be a fine material to bed the hearth bricks in. Depending on how high the stove is from its base, you might really want to use some spacers to support a piece of cement board an inch off the floor before bedding the bricks, so air can circulate below it and carry excess heat away to avoid any possibility of overheating the floorboards.
You will also need a metal shield with airspace behind it to protect the wall(s) near the stove.

The wagon might well be moved at some point in the future, but it shall mainly be stood up for the majority of its life with me.

There is a 6cm gap from the base and inside the stove, is a grate so the fire won't sit directly on the bottom of the stove. I'm thinking that the bricks and cob should be enough to keep the heat away from the floor.

Thanks for your input Glenn

Here it is:)
Bricks all cut and placed out. Laminate flooring can be seen in the lower part of the image.

I believe it is possible to do a job properly on a limited budget. It's all about being resourceful and doing the correct research, plus a little bit of creative thinking

Cheers all!

Davey

Hi Permies

After a bit of advice regarding a stove installation for my wagon.

The wagon is an old German bauwagon built around 60 years ago. I need to get it ready for winter so I'm going to stick with the trusted wood burner as I have been given one for free, plus all the pipe work.

My question is regarding the hearth. The floor has been covered in laminate over the original wooden planks and I want to know if I can just go ahead and build my brick hearth right on top of the laminate.

I had planned to set the bricks on an inch of sandy cob mix to level them out, and secure them in place.

Would it be better to use a different product to bed them in rather than cob? Say cement for example. I want to keep the costs of materials down to a minimum, but also want to do a proper job we have tons of clay on-site that was once the render for the brick barn, so it would be great to reuse some of it!

Thank you in advance for any insights.

Davey.  

Yes many good points made.

I found a great post on here about the technique of setting posts on natural stones that have been bedded into crushed hardcore...so I think this would be far longer lasting...or maybe I just dig the 13 post holes into the earth, and back fill with crushed stone?

As for having an earthen floor, I would need to build up a plinth wall to raise up out of the slope, as I would like to use strawbales, and as we all know, straw and damp dont mix well. Plus I dont have access to much stone, but the timber is in surplus, so makes sense to utilise the materials closest to the site.

Although, it would be best to stay low, rather than building up on stilts for stealth reasons...

soooo...how does one go about building a round plinth wall to take me out of the earth without using stone? Earth bags maybe?

Hi Permies people.

Im based In South West Wales and have been offered a small woodland to build my own tiny house in...

So Im currently in the planning, throwing ideas around stage. I would like to build a round timber framed round house, about 3-4 meters in diameter, with strawbale infill and a green roof.

I have access to most of the natural materials I might need, and I really want to keep this a pure ecological build, respecting the trees and wildlife that has already inhabited the land.

Im currently pondering how to set the house within the woodland without disturbing any root systems and as the site is on a gradual slope, I figured the best option would be to build up on stilts places on the earth...

but I need some info about how to keep everything in its place, with out digging down.

Would it be enough to place 50-60cm logs on end so they all level up, and then build the frame ontop? Bearing in mind it will be pretty heavy with a green roof and round larch frame, so should stay anchored in place okay.

Any pictures or advice would be awesome..

Thanks y'all One love