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Most homes have been renovated before, sometimes dozens of times over generations, so we who are fortunate enough to "own" a house will often have to deal with layers upon layers of incompatible building styles and materials. The Steen family is no different. Part of their house was adobe, part cinder block, part drywall. Then they added on, sometimes with straw bale, sometimes with cob, sometimes with 2x6s because that is what they had. In this video Athena shows us low cost simple tricks that she used to bring all the bits into harmony with each other, both structurally and with the new natural finishes she wanted. The Steen family has been teaching and pioneering natural buildings as art and science and generously sharing their work with the world for over 30 years. The physical entity of the Canelo Project is their lush homestead in the desert of southern mountains of Arizona. Dozens of hand sculpted buildings and garden walls stand tribute to the thousands of students like us who have left our handprints and heartprints here. More info at https://caneloproject.com/ Tell them Uncle Mud sent you. Thank you for your support at @ https://www.patreon.com/unclemud #cob #naturalbuilding #caneloproject #unclemud #earthenplaster #limeplastering #limewash #athenasteen #billsteen #naturalbuildingworkshops #earthenbuilding ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_I3ZQAsQeQ

Cob Sculpting by hand with clay and straw is such a sensual experience patreon.com/unclemud for more fire and mud fun ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLeLMZbDS_c

Support us @ https://www.patreon.com/unclemud I met Cat Taylor in early 2018 and visited Cob Hill, walking the land with her. A year later her Natural Building classes have netted a beautiful cob and cedar home and a beautiful bunch of friends who have come together to create it. In this video Cat gives us a tour of the house. https://www.unclemud.com/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrixblPOuAo