Casita at Playa Yankee
In October 2011, Casa de Tierra began building a casita for clients Brian and Alison on their scenic land in Playa Yankee. The small house features a rubble trench foundation, earthbag walls, natural plasters, a palm frond roof and bamboo gables, earthen floors, and a composting toilet.
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Prepping the site
Foundation laid
Preparing the pins
Several courses of earthbags are set
Earthbag walls are nearly up
Placing the lintel
Round pole roofing system
Chinking in the base plaster to plumb the wall
The palm frond roof is being laid and the walls are covered with natural plasters
The door and window are installed, and the protective outer coating is complete
Palms fronds and bamboo being installed
Earthen tinted milk paints around window
Electric is ready for exterior fixtures and painting primer is on
Natural clay paints, sealed with linseed oil
