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Plum Wall 1 – Part A

November 14, 2010 by admin

This project consists of 2 rammed earth walls that total 100′ in length. Chris and Melissa wanted to have a sound wall to shield them from the road and also to have the aesthetic beauty of rammed earth to do so. They are planning to have a gate in between the walls in the near future.
It turned out to be a great project, we worked with great people, the walls look fantastic and everyone is happy!

 

 

footing

We start at the footing in between 2 existing stone walls.

 

 

<neal

Neal is using a spacer to place a board that will backstop the plywood for our formwork.

 

 

forms

The forms are starting to take shape.

 

 

plywood

Placing sheets of plywood.

 

 

setting up tarps

Setting up the tarps to provide shade.

 

 

hoses ready

The hoses are hooked into our tampers and we are ready to go.

 

 

<mixing

Mixing is under way.

 

 

Plum Wall 1 – Part B

November 14, 2010 by admin

It’s a big wall so this is part B to keep the size of the post to a reasonable amount.

 

 

shoveling

Neal Shoveling.

 

 

tamping inside forms

Tamping inside the forms.

 

 

more shoveling

More shoveling by Peter.

 

 

more tamping

More tamping, it’s a tight fit for sure! That’s Mona working inside there.

 

 

even more shoveling

Even more shoveling!

 

 

Tamping rammed earth wall

Even more tamping! So I think you get the general idea…there was a lot of shoveling and tamping, it’s a big wall.

 

 

Zoltan tamping

Zoltan tamping.

 

 

Chris tamping

Chris tamping away.

 

 

pouring the cap

Pouring the cap. We use a liquid rammed earth cement mixture for the cap.

 

 

removing the forms

Removing the forms

 

 

rammed earth wall layers

The slightly different shades of rammed earth wall layers are fantastic on this wall.

 

rammed earth wall cap stone

Using stone to cap the rammed earth wall turned out to be a great choice. A nice contrast to the wall and it ties the stone pillars together.

 

Plum wall 2 – Building it

November 14, 2010 by admin

Wall 2 is 40′ long so it’s the little one of the 2 and brings the total of both walls to 100′ in length. That’s a lot of rammed earth!

 

forms

One side of the forms are up.

 

 

strong-backs

The strong-backs are getting set into place. They are the vertical pieces of wood that reinforce the horizontal formwork for those who are wondering.

 

ramming earth

Ramming is under way.

 

 

andreas

Andreas, an architect who is from Columbia came to train with us on this wall.

 

 

removing form work

Removing the form work.

 

 

wall 2

Presenting wall 2.

 

 

rammed earth color

This picture shows more the true color of the rammed earth.

 

 

wall layers

The wall layers look quite beautiful from the road.

 

 

both walls

A view of both walls from the north west.

 

 

beautiful walls

The stone along the cap, the color and length of the walls make for a nice treat for people as they are driving by.

 

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