It’s a big wall so this is part B to keep the size of the post to a reasonable amount.

Neal Shoveling.

Tamping inside the forms.

More shoveling by Peter.

More tamping, it’s a tight fit for sure! That’s Mona working inside there.

Even more shovelling!

Even more tamping! So I think you get the general idea…there was a lot of shovelling and tamping, it’s a big wall.

Zoltan tamping.

Chris tamping away.

Pouring the cap. We use a liquid rammed earth cement mixture for the cap.

Removing the forms

The slightly different shades of rammed earth wall layers are fantastic on this wall.

Using stone to cap the rammed earth wall turned out to be a great choice. A nice contrast to the wall and it ties the stone pillars together.

Wall 2 is 40′ long so it’s the little one of the 2 and brings the total of both walls to 100′ in length. That’s a lot of rammed earth!

One side of the forms are up.

The strong-backs are getting set into place. They are the vertical pieces of wood that reinforce the horizontal formwork for those who are wondering.

Ramming is under way.

Andreas, an architect who is from Columbia came to train with us on this wall.

Removing the form work.

Presenting wall 2.

This picture shows more the true color of the rammed earth.

The wall layers look quite beautiful from the road.

A view of both walls from the north west.

The stone along the cap, the color and length of the walls make for a nice treat for people as they are driving by.