Saturday, May 2, 2015

It's a bit of a lonely desolate place but beautiful nonetheless. Not so long ago...

It’s a bit of a lonely desolate place but beautiful nonetheless. Not so long ago the roof of leaked. It wasn’t fixed with tar paper or plastic sheets but rather a thick bed of clay and turf.


Smailholm Tower, Scotland.
naturalhomes.org
4 tonnes of clay and a bed of living plants completely cured its leaking roof and reduced the rainwater running onto the walls.
from Home Services Blog http://www.facebook.com/naturalhomes/posts/825543507498715


from Tumblr http://msalexandrakpierson.tumblr.com/post/117959945523

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