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Holy cow, Dee. I'm floored. You probably have to h...

2007-02-13T19:02:00.000-08:00

Holy cow, Dee. I'm floored. You probably have to heifer put in by a contractor, no?

But then again, even high-cost houses now are having mud floors installed, because, well, they're cool. The Garden Section of the NYTimes online (subscription required but free for now) was where I found it this week, but there's a nice site that explains adobe flooring here.

With all the critters in my house, there's usually...

2007-02-13T11:00:00.000-08:00

With all the critters in my house, there's usually shit on the floor somewhere anyway, why not start out that way? And wouldn't it be a great selling point if you ever decided to sell the house? :oD "Yep, this here floor is made o' cow shite!"

I would love to live in a house built from straw b...

2007-02-13T05:12:00.000-08:00

I would love to live in a house built from straw blocks so it wouldn't bother me to walk on cow manure. :-)

They still do, John. I was fascinated to find this...

2007-02-13T01:41:00.000-08:00

They still do, John. I was fascinated to find this http://tinyurl.com/396qm
with great photos of the start to finish process. And, yes, the "daub" is, indeed, organically processed fiber. (smile)

Used to be they made whole houses out of what the ...

2007-02-13T01:06:00.000-08:00

Used to be they made whole houses out of what the cattle left behind them -- wattle and daub -- guess what the 'daub' is! :-)