Pix of the round house construction.
If you are thinking conventional construction check elsewhere. This is old style mixed with some new stuff. I use a tractor and chain saw. But I also have T augers to make big holes and use an axe and hatchet a lot in my building. A lot of things get put together with sheetrock screws but a lot of things get wood peg fasteners too. Some of my joints are mortise and tenion held together with rock screws. Tis whatever works easiest and best at the time.
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Looks good. The design seems quite like Iron Age houses in Britain that I have seen reconstructions of. Any inspiration from there?
Of course, a round house is a round house, the world around.
Absolutely! Wales and Scotland as well as England used the basic design as did quite a few American indian tribes.
This one is being built using the rod or stick method. I got a stick 6 feet long and have used that to make the 12 foot and 6 foot measurements. That’s about all the measurement I plan to do other than stepping off the rafters and uprights. Everything else will be fitted by hand.
I am looking at several different roofing systems. The only problem I have with thatch is the flamability. This one, I suspect, will have a straw/hay insulating layer with plastic on top then 4 to 6 inches of dirt then carpet that I will plant grass in. Figure the carpet will hold the dirt in place till the grass can put roots in. Time will tell… 😉