Hello- I'm selling my house & buying land to build a cabin on. I'm in loved with rammed earth walls and want to DIM (do it myself).
First, I think it's most wise and simple to only do some accent pieces, I'm not planning to do the whole home. I'll be stuck in my RV on the land through most of the winter and think I could work on sections to pass the time & experiment. I read a little on Permies about Old Himalayan rammed earth and that sounds interesting too. I need more info.
1- Has anyone created a form for sections (basically large bricks) then pieced them together? I'm thinking of creating a form that is the length I want, and creating height by stacking. 4'X 2' X ? thick.
2- If I were to do these sections, should I create holes in them for rebar, as is done with bricks? Does the answer depend on what I'm using it for?
3- I've read that in Colorado I might only want to use rammed earth as a veneer, or only on interior of the home.
I'd greatly appreciate any advice, ideas...
Thank you!