Used By Permission Stuart Simmons
Tin Can Walls
The picture on the right is a close up of a can wall. You can
see how it is layered with cans and then concrete and then another
layer of cans. You can also see how the tabs of the cans all point
to the outside. This is done whenever possible due to the tab
acting as a lathe for the adobe plaster to hold onto.
In this picture you can see how some of the internal can walls
are built. In this picture the can walls are being built around
the plumbing. Another great feature of building with can walls
is that you can form your walls any way you choose. We formed
most of our walls with rounded corners instead of the traditional
square corners.
In this picture you can see the beginning of the plastering. The
plastering of the can walls starts off with a layer of concrete
and then finishes with adobe or stucco depending on the location
of your wall. Unlike the external can walls, the cans can't all
point in the same direction because you need to plaster on each
end of the cans.
This is the master bathroom. You can see the tomato plant on the
left. This tomato plant produces wonderful tomatoes year round
and has lasted three years. The bathtub in the background is shaped
to fit your body which is real nice. People have asked us if it
bothers us that people can see us through the glass, but when
you live out in nature like we do the only thing watching us are
the deer and God.
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