This is a badge bit (
BB) that is part of the
PEM curriculum. Completing this BB is part of getting the
wood badge in
Building.
While building a house may be out of reach at the moment, let's get some practice putting together medium sized structures. Making a sturdy building frame and filling it with something is a good approach to building a house. Let's make a study framed building with cordwood log chunks, mortar and sawdust as the in-fill!
Here are some pictures of what we're after:
And here's a gentleman showing us how it's done:
Minimum requirements:
- At least 100 square feet
- Maybe a coop, smithy, sugar shack, woofer house,
workshop, cabin, etc
- Fully enclosed
- At least 2 built-in outlets and a built-in light
- Walls at least 9 inches thick
- Soft wood that is split at least in half to prevent cracks in the finished wall
- Mortar does not include cement
- Mortar on inside and outside with sawdust between
- Sawdust treated with lime or other natural product to prevent mice/bugs
- Framework can be timber, roundwood or lumber
- As with all PEM badges, lesser BBs can be harvested as you complete this
project
Provide proof of the following as pictures or
video (<2 min):
- Place where the building will be built
- Mortar mixing station
- Mortar recipe you are using
- Finished framing
- Walls partially built showing beads of mortar and sawdust
- Finished walls
- Completed building showing size and electrical details