Tag Archive: earthen floor

[ October 3, 2011 to October 7, 2011. ]

Building Cob Walls
Sculptural Cob & Furniture
Natural Plaster / Lime Plaster
A Simple Poured Earthen Floor
$379 – 30 day advance price.
$599 – Couples 30 day advance,
Or Later…
$479 includes registration for five
days, camping, breakfast & lunch

BUILDING COB WALLS
During this part of the workshop we will learn how to build cob walls, and ‘learn by [...]

[ July 14, 2011 to July 17, 2011. ]
Experience the full moon in a high desert setting overlooking the Taos valley while learning all you ever wanted to know about clay plasters and paints, sculpting, casein washes and fresco, plus a review of wall building options, restoration techniques, and the laying of an adobe floor finish coat.

Camping and all meals will be provided. [...]

[ June 4, 2011 to June 8, 2011. ] We will install a beautiful and durable adobe floor during our second weekend workshop to build “Querencia”, a strawbale/cob artist studio at Taproot Farm. The earthen floor will be beautiful and serve as a large thermal mass for the passive solar design. Querencia is a whimsical, earth-friendly oasis designed to nurture the inner “creative”.Adobe Floor [...]

[ April 17, 2011 to April 21, 2011. ]

This workshop is a great introduction to earthen constructions. It demonstrates natural building techniques that can be used to transform your world. Locally sourced earth has been used for millennia to house humanity in healthy, effective, long lasting and beautiful structures. During this intensive workshop, we will focus on building with cob, lime and [...]

[ October 23, 2010; ] Pouring the Floor
Come learn how to pour an adobe floor in a cob building (begun last Spring). We will cover the mixing technique as well as techniques for application. The subfloor was poured in June, and has been drying since, so the hands-on portion of the workshop will cover the final two layers. A presentation [...]

[ October 23, 2010; ] Earthen floors are beautiful, non-toxic, durable, and can be installed almost anywhere. Whether you’re a home-owner or a contractor, this course will teach you what you need to know to get started.

[ May 28, 2010 to May 30, 2010. ] Learn about all the layers of an earthen floor, and how to apply them. Students will get hands-on experience in laying the first two (of three) layers of the floor – how to make the mix, and how to pour/level it.

Because the sub-floor then needs to dry for a number of weeks, we will not [...]