Karlene Shugart

Thank you, Thomas and Glenn, for your helpful responses. I will follow up with your suggestions. We're off-grid and rural with a once-a-week town trip to the library to gather information to digest and process at home. This week we were blessed with two trips in one week! We very much appreciate your help in directing us in how to best proceed. We'll post to share our progress and questions along the way.

This looks like the ideal option for our situation. Since there is apparently no plans available for this build, is there anyone willing to help guide us through this process? We've ordered and read Ernie & Erica's book, also Ivanto's (sp?). However, since we've never built one, we feel more comfortable having someone to communicate with throughout the process. Funds are our largest lacking resource and wasting money and materials is not an option. We are in Arkansas with access to local clay and sand on our property. Knowing how to mix this for mortar is something we would need help with as well. We do have a nearby friend who has built a RMH in his home and is willing to help periodically, as time may allow and this may be minimal. We certainly appreciate anyone willing to help. After our first build, we have 5 more to build in the cabins on the property. Thank you in advance.