Cob Building, Outdoor Shower

Outdoor Shower: Finishing Touches – Tadelakt Plaster and Fresco Mural

We completed our outdoor shower project at the end of last summer, with the Tadelakt plaster and Fresco mural. We decided to line the walls of the area that gets wet from the shower with Tadelakt. We happen to be lucky to have a subsoil made out of sharp granite sand and limestone, which is… Continue reading Outdoor Shower: Finishing Touches – Tadelakt Plaster and Fresco Mural

Cob Building, Outdoor Shower

Outdoor Shower: Walls, Plaster & Decor

While we were having a series of wonderful family visits, our friends who are living on the land with us finished cobbing the outdoor shower. I then did some trimming, and added the niches in the showering space. Tal then added her decorative touches with a mosaic that echoes the spiral structure. She is also… Continue reading Outdoor Shower: Walls, Plaster & Decor

Cob Building, Outdoor Shower

Outdoor Shower: Getting Started

We have been planning on putting in an outdoor shower, in preparation for summer volunteers. Having friends living on our land with their caravan has pushed us to expedite those plans. We decided to build a cob shower, in order to gain some experience with tadelakt water-resistant plaster. It is spiral-shaped, Fibonacci inspired.I started by… Continue reading Outdoor Shower: Getting Started