chelsey braham

I participated in raising the roof for this guest cabin which has since been finished with cob and wattle and daub.   The cuts were made with a chainsaw and all the notching was done with hand tools.  The timbers were all salvaged from a local beach.   The only cost being the transportation.

The Mudgirls often build their post and beam structures with driftwood.   Beach logs are often well-seasoned and stripped of bark already.   Driftwood post and beam construction is an extremely economical way to frame a roof and create a locally sourced and eye-catching structure.  Everything was done with hand tools for this structure which forms the roof for a guest cabin.  The walls are then built up with cob and the structure is left partially exposed.