Negative Reveal Plywood Ceiling in our Hyperadobe Earthbag Solar Shed Office 

Thanks! We love how it turned out.

Nice Work, I used 5mm finished birch ply on my ceiling, its very nice and no finish work to do.

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How does the lime wash work on plywood?

Yes! That’s what it’s all about:)

It’s all up in my head. Things I’ve seen around over the years. Pulling inspiration from all sorts of places.

Can you continue your idea of a negative reveal between the ceiling panel and the wall?

It is a special finish plywood with birch. For this look it is well worth the money. I think they said it had been in the store for a long time so they got a good deal on it. Plywood is running about $90 a sheet so I hope they didn't have to pay that!

Ha. I’m sure the kids will be in there often:)

Do you know if there’s a poly that goes on more like a wax? Don’t really want to do brush work over my head with that stuff dripping down. And the sanding between coats doesn’t sound like fun

@@TinyShinyHome we’ve used poly on a rag before. Get a decent piece of white cloth that doesn’t shed like a t shirt. Bundle / fold it up into a ball about the size of two hands. Dip one side the the cloth into the poly so that a few layers get saturated. Lightly wipe the excess off the surface.The goal is to have poly in the cloth at a relatively saturated first/second layer. Wipe it on the ceiling in 2-3 foot rubs. I’d wear a hair covering and goggles against the errant drip. You’ll have to judge how often you need to recharge your cloth as you go. I used this approach when I stained and poly coated our beams in the great room. I used satin poly which did not give a high sheen, but looked more oiled without changing the color. Two warnings - we finished our beams before they went up, and ideally you want to do this before it gets too hot otherwise the poly can congeal. Based on our temps up here, that means EARLY in the morning like half an hour before the sun comes up. If you’d like to chat in the phone, you can email us from the ABOUT page on our channel and we’ll give you our a home number.

Thank you! So sweet of you.

I heard about you from mylittlehomestead too!

YES

These kittens are so fun. So neat to see how the older cat babies them.

Yes, they said the ceiling went so well because dad had lined up the roof joists so well! Good going dad!

Well, not so sure that’s fair. He works just as hard if not harder than I do most days. Couldn’t do this without each other. We make a great team between us and the kids. Works out just great:)

No stucco. Only earthen plaster.

I actually do miss the daily videos. It was easier somehow. Shorter to edit and easier to get all the content together.

@@TinyShinyHome ok you twisted my arm. If you make em I will watch em. Love y'all a ton! It makes sense that small chunks would be more manageable.

alternatively you can just leave a gap at the top (use a spacer to ensure a consistent gap). When the cob is dry, stuff some backer rod into the gap and fill with flexible expanding foam, trim to recess and use the black sealant. I’m not certain how you feel about expanding foam VOCs, but if you let it outgas a bit and then seal it you’ll minimize any exposure.

Thanks for watching!

Ha. That makes sense.

Nah we want that organic meets modern thing happening. It’s going to be cool :)

We charge them in our Airstream. Night before any big project we try to get all batteries charged up.

@@TinyShinyHome thanks. I enjoy vicariously learning from your experiences...

We will catch water eventually- the cost to store that much water is tremendous though so it’ll be a while before we get to it. Also we need roofs to catch it 😂

My one regret on the video. But we were in such a hurry to get back for our live on Sunday. Next time. For sure

That’s what we’ll be experimenting with first cause we have it on hand.