Saltbox

This frame was raised in one day with only human power.Frosty timbers in late NovemberTimbers and bents ready to raise. Note the rebar pins along the perimeter awaiting the straw bale walls. For the raising we capped them with wood bars for safety.Raising a wall Frame left to weather at client's request. Come spring we closed it in with straw bales.

I designed this 27' x 31', two-story saltbox based on the historic Pettingill House in Freeport, Maine, for a client who lives off the grid. We used hemlock for the timbers and finished it out with a straw bale enclosure covered with straw-clay plaster.