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RE: Helping @harvardhomestead with her hempcrete tiny house
I am very interested in hempcrete as a building option. This is an awesome project. I do have concerns about the weight, it likely will end up much heavier than a traditionally framed tiny home. I might be wrong... I look forward to more updates on the project and will follow the project lead.
Hey there! You are quite right, weight must be watched and I would consider it semi-movable. In it's first move )at the point that you see it at in the pictures...it was a breeze to move with my truck. By the time it is completed, my 1 ton truck will be grunting a bit to move it. It is so user friendly as a material! I recommend it very much.
Awesome! If it is only going to be moved 'once in a blue moon' it will be all good for sure. I have followed you and would love to watch more updates, or potentially make a trip up to help (I am a journeyman carpenter in Edmonton) if I can find a free day that works. I would also like to 'pick your brain' about building with hempcrete and making it more of an industry standard as I see it as such a more sustainable and superior way to build. Thanks!!!
Yes...in fact hopefully only one more move then rooted (although it will always be on it's axle and jacked with screw jacks). It would be wonderful to have you out! I do have the Hempcrete best practices guide I can send along to you also. Lots of great information. Have you met Peter Zurdeeg? He has been helping on the build and is an incredible wealth of knowledge.
That all sounds great! I have not met Peter (I think). I can be reached via email at [email protected] for any guides or possible build times. I look forward to it!