You probably noticed in one of the last pictures of helpers that Joyce and Faith were putting up wood with motar in between. That was the cordwood front wall of the kitchen. It begins with cutting down cedar trees and peeling the bark from them. They dry for a year and then its time to cut them into the desired length (more helpers pictured) and stack them up with the papercrete motar. We have 10 inch walls with beauty and asthetics as well as good insulation and purpose. Its not hard work but it is very time intensive. NOW that its done, we really love it and are glad we choose to try this new alternative method.