Earthship Can Walls

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The picture on the right is

a close up of a can wall.
You can see how it is
layered with cans and then
concrete and then another
layer of cans. You can also
see how the tabs of the cans all point to the outside. This is done whenever
possible due to the tab acting as a lathe for the adobe plaster to hold onto.

In this picture you can see how some of the internal

can walls are built. In this picture the can walls are
being built around the plumbing. Another great
feature of building with can walls is that you can form
your walls any way you choose. We formed most of our
walls with rounded corners instead of the traditional
square corners.

In this picture you can see the beginning of the

plastering. The plastering of the can walls starts off
with a layer of concrete and then finishes with
adobe or stucco depending on the location of your
wall. Unlike the external can walls, the cans can't
all point in the same direction because you need to
plaster on each end of the cans.

This is the master bathroom. You can see the tomato plant on the left. This
tomato plant produces wonderful tomatoes year round and has lasted three
years. The bathtub in the background is shaped to fit your body which is real
nice. People have asked us if it bothers us that people can see us through the
glass, but when you live out
in nature like we do the only
thing watching us are the
deer and God.

Finished Earthship

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