By Kyle Holzhueter Traditional Japanese earthen floors are called Tataki. The pronunciation is similar to the Japanese verb to pound, tataku, as these floors are pounded similar to traditional earthen…
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Category Archives: Floors
In this issue:
- BuildWell Library Launch
- Building Monitoring for Straw Bale Walls
- Adobe Floors – Part 2
- Polished Tosa Shikkui
- Choosing a Plaster System
- Tape vs. Mesh
- Book Reviews
- …and more.
The first article in a two-set series about adobe floors. Sigi Koko begins with why we want them and in the next issue will walk us through how to install them
We review the first comprehensive how-to guide covering the topic of earthen floors. Find out why you should have it in your natural building library.
By Kyle Holzhueter Editors Note – This article is a feature length pictorial look at the various aspects of natural building in Korea. The full-length article will be in the…
This article was originally printed in Issue #52, 2005 by Tom Lander – New Mexico, USA We have by no means mastered Earthen floors but have gained enough experience to…
This is the second of a two-part article on creating a poured adobe or earth floor. See Earth Floor, TLS#52, for the first article describing how to prepare for and…
