Sustainable Building Day 5

Bohio Day 5

Palm Roof & Bamboo Walls

2/6/09

Well yesterday we harvested palm leaves from The Palms Resort in christiansted, and then enjoyed a a nice sunset at Cane Bay.

I would love to check out carambola resort it looks lush with vegitation and a great beach.

Well with the palms we collected we began to thatch the roof. It scomplicated to explain, but i have pictures, and video yet, blogger is not letting me add videos and pictures right now. Sorry abou that.

We also started to construct the bamboo walls. Let me just start out by saying I love working with bamboo, I just love bamboo, its look, they way it sounds when wind blows through it and how it creaks. Its one of teh strongst natural materials, yet flexable in the wind.

So we had some bamboo that was harvested by Kyle, and then with a machete we cleaned up the notches on the nods. Then with this bamboo spliter we split the bamboo into 8 pieces, from there we cleanded it up a little more then with cordage that we made tied up each slate in order, to provide a beautiful mosic of color and texture, that created a roll up bamboo wall, that lets some sunlight and air through, Perfect for this tropical climate.

I give thanks for the hands on education, the abundont resorce and positive unity that surrounds and creates thi scommunity.

Bless