felixandrews

Comfortable, healthy, durable, low-impact, and delightful living space.

Good boots: hold up the walls, keep out surface water, and don’t lose too much heat.

Walls and roof framed with timber. Some recycled, some engineered. Straight enough.

Hemp hurds mixed with lime packed into walls and roof. A continuous shell 250mm thick.

A good hat: keep out rain and summer sun; don’t trap humidity.

A traditional lime & sand mix on both the outside (render) and inside (plaster).

Insulated limecrete with slate tiles

An insulated door and a uPVC window. Thrifted luxury.

Schedule of materials with costing.

The best space is made with love and care, of natural materials, by you. Here is the story of a tiny hemp-lime hut. Built in 2025 at a cost of $11,000.

A disappointingly common story in Australia: ceiling insulation tossed aside by electricians, plumbers, or HVAC installers.