Patterson Cottage
Beals, Maine
These pictures are about the building project but do not relate directly to straw bale.
The neighbor's sail boat. We'll get a couple when the house is all done!
Sunsets are wonderful. The cottage faces southeast
View frmo the upper hallway. Rose is knitting.
A scythe and rake which will be used in the bridge railing. The bridge railing will consist of straw/hay related tools. We also have one horse-drawn rake with its large tines (not pictured).
Fred - who helped build throughout June and Mary who visited over July 4th.
Sink which has gone into the first floor bathroom. It sits on the top of the vanity.
This and the next picture show the final color of the wooden parts of the house - October 2003. All three concrete decks are visible below.
The floors after refinishing.