{"id":1262,"date":"2024-09-03T09:08:03","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T07:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moulindesetrebieres.com\/?p=1262"},"modified":"2026-05-06T21:05:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T19:05:25","slug":"community-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moulindesetrebieres.com\/en\/chantier-participatif\/","title":{"rendered":"Community project: lime-hemp"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"brz brz-root__container brz-reset-all brz-root__container-page\">\n<section id=\"sURiWkclvnmZ_sURiWkclvnmZ\" class=\"brz-section brz-css-d-section brz-css-1fsdk6j\">\n<div class=\"brz-section__content brz-section--boxed brz-css-d-sectionitem-bg brz-css-znhfgq\" data-brz-custom-id=\"qg3lhzO5gKN2\">\n<div class=\"brz-bg\">\n<div class=\"brz-bg-image\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"brz-container brz-css-d-sectionitem-container brz-css-12ivzvl\">\n<div id=\"\" class=\"brz-css-d-wrapper brz-css-12lbz0v brz-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"brz-rich-text brz-rich-text__custom brz-css-d-richtext brz-css-55afce\" data-brz-custom-id=\"kut1lWgBXy7M\">\n<div data-brz-translate-text=\"1\">\n<h1 class=\"brz-text-lg-center brz-ff-glory brz-tp-lg-empty brz-ft-google brz-fs-lg-70 brz-fss-lg-px brz-fw-lg-400 brz-lh-lg-1_7 brz-ls-lg-1 brz-vfw-lg-400 brz-fwdth-lg-100 brz-fsft-lg-0 brz-bcp-empty brz-tp-xs-empty brz-fs-xs-70 brz-fss-xs-px brz-fw-xs-400 brz-ls-xs-1 brz-lh-xs-1 brz-vfw-xs-400 brz-fwdth-xs-100 brz-fsft-xs-0 brz-css-lwYUm\" data-uniq-id=\"qaNIR\" data-generated-css=\"brz-css-coFgL\"><span class=\"brz-cp-color8 brz-scp-color1\">Community project <\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"brz-css-d-wrapper brz-css-514fml brz-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"brz-rich-text brz-rich-text__custom brz-css-d-richtext brz-css-wr2p8\" data-brz-custom-id=\"lQhUVArpdvp4\">\n<div data-brz-translate-text=\"1\">\n<h2 class=\"brz-fsft-lg-0 brz-fwdth-lg-100 brz-vfw-lg-400 brz-lh-lg-1_7 brz-ls-lg-1 brz-fw-lg-400 brz-fss-lg-px brz-fs-lg-42 brz-ft-google brz-ff-glory brz-tp-lg-empty brz-bcp-empty brz-text-lg-center brz-tp-xs-empty brz-fs-xs-42 brz-fss-xs-px brz-fw-xs-400 brz-ls-xs-1 brz-lh-xs-1 brz-vfw-xs-400 brz-fwdth-xs-100 brz-fsft-xs-0 brz-css-eR5Lo\" data-generated-css=\"brz-css-lhNyc\" data-uniq-id=\"tHsef\"><span class=\"brz-scp-color1 brz-cp-color8\">Lime-hemp insulation<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"v3WkP2K4ufFI_v3WkP2K4ufFI\" class=\"brz-section brz-css-d-section brz-css-1sjxpvk\">\n<div class=\"brz-section__content brz-section--boxed brz-css-d-sectionitem-bg brz-css-ynqbgl\" data-brz-custom-id=\"xLtJ2AQHlyUo\">\n<div class=\"brz-bg\">\n<div class=\"brz-bg-color\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"brz-container brz-css-d-sectionitem-container brz-css-1v4pqlw\">\n<div id=\"\" class=\"brz-css-d-wrapper brz-css-r7zpqt brz-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"brz-wp__postinfo brz-wp__postinfo__disabled-time brz-wp__postinfo__disabled-comments brz-css-d-wppostinfo brz-css-1w10cgs\" data-brz-custom-id=\"kZcTjAo6ED_A\">\n<div style=\"min-height:20px\">\n<div class=\"brz-wp__postinfo\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"brz-li\">\n<p>            Moulin des Etrebi\u00e8res        <\/li>\n<li class=\"brz-li\">\n<p>\t        3 September 2024        <\/li>\n<li class=\"brz-li\">\n<p>\t        9h08        <\/li>\n<li class=\"brz-li\">\n<p>\t        0 comment        <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"brz-css-d-wrapper brz-css-7dwjb brz-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"brz-rich-text brz-rich-text__custom brz-css-d-richtext brz-css-1w210uk\" data-brz-custom-id=\"raFLnD0dTIhy\">\n<div data-brz-translate-text=\"1\">\n<h2 class=\"brz-fsft-lg-0 brz-fwdth-lg-100 brz-vfw-lg-400 brz-lh-lg-1_7 brz-ls-lg-0 brz-fw-lg-400 brz-fss-lg-px brz-fs-lg-24 brz-ft-google brz-ff-lato brz-tp-lg-empty brz-css-lyX4K\" data-uniq-id=\"dFoJE\" data-generated-css=\"brz-css-oBK3i\"><span class=\"brz-cp-color7\">Novices renovate an ancient wall with hemp lime<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"brz-css-d-wrapper brz-css-1ohxxnr brz-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"brz-rich-text brz-rich-text__custom brz-css-d-richtext brz-css-1tzaopy\" data-brz-custom-id=\"jhXS9wL5_JU4\">\n<div data-brz-translate-text=\"1\">\n<p class=\"brz-mb-lg-10 brz-tp-lg-paragraph brz-css-uABVX\" data-uniq-id=\"bOLOZ\" data-generated-css=\"brz-css-pILjD\"><span class=\"brz-cp-color7\">In five minutes, six strangers are going to arrive at my house. They've come to learn a technique I hardly know. They're complete novices, yet I am going to entrust them with an entire wall of the large holiday rental I am renovating, which is due to open in the spring. The aim of the project is to insulate a 16-feet high wall with hemp and lime, to bring comfort and aesthetics to the spacious living area.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"brz-fsft-lg-0 brz-fwdth-lg-100 brz-vfw-lg-400 brz-lh-lg-1_7 brz-ls-lg-0 brz-fw-lg-300 brz-fss-lg-px brz-fs-lg-18 brz-ft-google brz-ff-lato brz-tp-lg-empty brz-css-i3iEa\" data-uniq-id=\"xRK_Y\" data-generated-css=\"brz-css-q1_F8\"><span class=\"brz-cp-color7\">I'm both worried and impatient for the work to start. I've been preparing for this day for several weeks with Corinne and Thierry from the Echo des Logis association. They have the know-how, having used the technique themselves in their home at the<\/span><a class=\"link--external brz-cp-color4 brz-underline-true\" href=\"https:\/\/ecolieu-la-gataudiere-gite-vendee.fr\/\" data-brz-link-type=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>Ecolieu de la Gataudi\u00e8re<\/u><\/a><span class=\"brz-cp-color7\">&nbsp;and they have agreed to be my technical coaches for the community project. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"brz-css-d-wrapper brz-css-zilsv7 brz-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"brz-image__gallery\" data-brz-custom-id=\"vt0yVcGJ8Vuu\">\n<div class=\"brz-image__gallery-container\">\n<div class=\"brz-image__gallery-wrapper brz-d-xs-flex brz-flex-xs-wrap brz-image__gallery-masonry brz-image__gallery-lightbox brz-css-d-imagegallery-gallery brz-css-1qk5tc3\" data-settings=\"%7B%22type%22%3A%22masonry%22%2C%22settings%22%3A%7B%22itemSelector%22%3A%22.brz-image__gallery-item%22%2C%22masonry%22%3A%7B%22columnWidth%22%3A%22.brz-image__gallery-item%22%7D%7D%7D\">\n<div class=\"brz-image__gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"brz-image brz-css-d-image-awpl6fldqizm-parent brz-css-11d8mr8\" data-brz-custom-id=\"aWPL6FldqiZM\"><a class=\"brz-a\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.moulindesetrebieres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_2203-scaled-1.jpg\" data-brz-link-type=\"lightBox\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"brz-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.moulindesetrebieres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/brizy\/imgs\/IMG_2203-scaled-1-383x287x0x0x383x287x1732893575.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lime-hemp project\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"brz-image__gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"brz-image brz-css-d-image-xmyznsa8jsx3-parent brz-css-a3mwz9\" data-brz-custom-id=\"xmyZnsa8Jsx3\"><a class=\"brz-a\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.moulindesetrebieres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_2213-scaled-1.jpg\" data-brz-link-type=\"lightBox\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"brz-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.moulindesetrebieres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/brizy\/imgs\/IMG_2213-scaled-1-383x287x0x0x383x287x1732893574.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lime-hemp project\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"brz-image__gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"brz-image brz-css-d-image-pfy64h80kl1w-parent brz-css-th2ar2\" data-brz-custom-id=\"pFy64H80kl1w\"><a class=\"brz-a\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.moulindesetrebieres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/77e63ae4-c305-4289-9f78-5082fd00829b.jpg\" data-brz-link-type=\"lightBox\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"brz-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.moulindesetrebieres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/brizy\/imgs\/77e63ae4-c305-4289-9f78-5082fd00829b-383x287x0x0x383x287x1732971863.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lime-hemp project\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"brz-row__container brz-css-d-row-row brz-css-4vqmbm\" data-brz-custom-id=\"o7CX3kwXYtz0\">\n<div class=\"brz-row brz-css-d-row-container brz-css-r-row-container brz-css-1wnfr6j\">\n<div class=\"brz-columns brz-css-d-column-column brz-css-4rth4\" data-brz-custom-id=\"f5ggjhSpvADz\">\n<div class=\"brz-column__items brz-css-d-column-bg brz-css-frb75m\">\n<div id=\"\" class=\"brz-css-d-wrapper brz-css-zo4xuy brz-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"brz-rich-text brz-rich-text__custom brz-css-d-richtext brz-css-1uv8tg0\" data-brz-custom-id=\"fRlDS5cwuDrP\">\n<div data-brz-translate-text=\"1\">\n<h3 class=\"brz-fsft-lg-0 brz-fwdth-lg-100 brz-vfw-lg-400 brz-lh-lg-1_7 brz-ls-lg-0 brz-fw-lg-400 brz-fss-lg-px brz-fs-lg-24 brz-ft-google brz-ff-lato brz-tp-lg-empty brz-css-k1mzU\" data-uniq-id=\"fV_Qb\" data-generated-css=\"brz-css-jd4jD\"><span class=\"brz-cp-color7\">The site<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"brz-css-d-wrapper brz-css-6w7dd4 brz-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"brz-rich-text brz-rich-text__custom brz-css-d-richtext brz-css-1fct1c\" data-brz-custom-id=\"vD6B8Zy0qOwA\">\n<div data-brz-translate-text=\"1\">\n<p class=\"brz-tp-lg-paragraph,empty brz-mb-lg-10 brz-css-o_DnX\" data-uniq-id=\"z5zij\" data-generated-css=\"brz-css-u3HVY\">The renovation of the Moulin des Etrebi\u00e8res in Cheffois (Pays de la Ch\u00e2taigneraie) follows ecological guidelines, including rainwater recovery to flush toilets, a wood furnace and reed filter sanitation. Solar panels are also planned on the barn roof.<\/p>\n<p class=\"brz-fsft-lg-0 brz-fwdth-lg-100 brz-vfw-lg-400 brz-lh-lg-1_7 brz-ls-lg-0 brz-fw-lg-300 brz-fss-lg-px brz-fs-lg-18 brz-ft-google brz-ff-lato brz-tp-lg-empty brz-css-bDPBF\" data-uniq-id=\"fTXr8\" data-generated-css=\"brz-css-xG4Pk\">The house can comfortably accommodate 15 to 19 people in an enchanting location in the heart of the Vend\u00e9e bocage. Guests will come to get together with family and friends, to recharge their batteries in a natural setting and to re-discover the joy of handmaking. Skills workshops (DIY, gardening, cooking, sewing, etc.) will empower you with doing things with your own hands.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"brz-columns brz-css-d-column-column brz-css-patq0e\" data-brz-custom-id=\"mrQsPiu1Yaq4\">\n<div class=\"brz-column__items brz-css-d-column-bg brz-css-1q76f7x\">\n<div id=\"\" class=\"brz-css-d-wrapper brz-css-u3rc7r brz-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"brz-image brz-css-d-image-yqktvluzlqtz-parent brz-css-1obuxj0\" data-brz-custom-id=\"yqKtVLuZlQtZ\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"brz-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.moulindesetrebieres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Birds-eye-view-projet-scaled-e1702667623457.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Watercolour bird&#039;s eye\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"brz-css-d-wrapper brz-css-3ljzz0 brz-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"brz-rich-text brz-rich-text__custom brz-css-d-richtext brz-css-11u22my\" data-brz-custom-id=\"sBL6oQTdCHXf\">\n<div data-brz-translate-text=\"1\">\n<h3 class=\"brz-fsft-lg-0 brz-fwdth-lg-100 brz-vfw-lg-400 brz-lh-lg-1_7 brz-ls-lg-0 brz-fw-lg-400 brz-fss-lg-px brz-fs-lg-24 brz-ft-google brz-ff-lato brz-tp-lg-empty brz-css-ykPv9\" data-uniq-id=\"zCg83\" data-generated-css=\"brz-css-tu3Yw\"><span class=\"brz-cp-color7\">Lime and hemp<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"brz-css-d-wrapper brz-css-1fn8tgl brz-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"brz-rich-text brz-rich-text__custom brz-css-d-richtext brz-css-ia9olw\" data-brz-custom-id=\"heuTvVh1rrV3\">\n<div data-brz-translate-text=\"1\">\n<p class=\"brz-tp-lg-paragraph brz-mb-lg-10 brz-css-gf2em\" data-generated-css=\"brz-css-mKxiP\" data-uniq-id=\"mqRl3\"><span class=\"brz-cp-color7\">So what could be more appropriate than a community project for this lime-hemp insulation at Moulin des Etrebi\u00e8res? The principle is simple: volunteers get together to build something, learn a new skill and share a friendly moment. It sounds simple, but it requires a certain amount of planning and organisation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"brz-tp-lg-paragraph brz-css-r5_8i\" data-generated-css=\"brz-css-qJ1et\" data-uniq-id=\"oSTrh\"><span class=\"brz-cp-color7\">Several weeks beforehand, Corinne and Thierry came to see the wall, confirm the feasibility of the project and decide on the technique to adopt. We opted for the formwork technique, which involves packing the insulating mix between the wall and a board parallel to the wall to create a formwork. In order for the mixture to hold against the wall over a substantial height, we first had to make a wooden frame slightly offset from the wall to serve as a framework for the hemp-lime mix, whose consistency upon laying is too soft to stand the height.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"brz-css-d-wrapper brz-css-6uaus6 brz-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"brz-image brz-css-d-image-rg04ri_gnlcx-parent brz-css-8csbsb\" data-brz-custom-id=\"rg04ri_gNLcx\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"brz-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.moulindesetrebieres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/brizy\/imgs\/IMG_2143-scaled-1-772x579x0x2x772x576x1732893571.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lime-hemp project\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"brz-row__container brz-css-d-row-row brz-css-k6iiry\" data-brz-custom-id=\"dvXTO3cGjtXq\">\n<div class=\"brz-row brz-css-d-row-container brz-css-gia2bv\">\n<div class=\"brz-columns brz-css-d-column-column brz-css-1dd4fjb\" data-brz-custom-id=\"sDPfA6G8NwMs\">\n<div class=\"brz-column__items brz-css-d-column-bg brz-css-1g64i4u\">\n<div id=\"\" class=\"brz-css-d-wrapper brz-css-tfxtb brz-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"brz-image brz-css-d-image-qqug8k18jrny-parent brz-css-1qjkn3e\" data-brz-custom-id=\"qqUg8k18JRny\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"brz-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.moulindesetrebieres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/brizy\/imgs\/vis-laser-cropped-167x236x0x38x167x161x1732893575.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"site chaux chanvre vis laser\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"brz-columns brz-css-d-column-column brz-css-aj7eij\" data-brz-custom-id=\"bM23KSvM2jVa\">\n<div class=\"brz-column__items brz-css-d-column-bg brz-css-155s0uk\">\n<div id=\"\" class=\"brz-css-d-wrapper brz-css-118dprb brz-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"brz-rich-text brz-rich-text__custom brz-css-d-richtext brz-css-19oih2o\" data-brz-custom-id=\"uLsoGuDghhuO\">\n<div data-brz-translate-text=\"1\">\n<p class=\"brz-tp-lg-paragraph brz-css-eIFd4\" data-uniq-id=\"z03P4\" data-generated-css=\"brz-css-h4s_q\"><span class=\"brz-cp-color7\">The mixture is compacted around the timber frame, with the wall on one side and the panel on the other. To ensure that the formwork is perfectly straight, screws are fixed to the timber frame every 12cm, and the screw depth is adjusted by laser so that the screw heads are all on the same plane, which will match the surface of the future wall.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"brz-row__container brz-css-d-row-row brz-css-ag20fy\" data-brz-custom-id=\"nNg9q3wwHbVs\">\n<div class=\"brz-row brz-css-d-row-container brz-css-12523ng\">\n<div class=\"brz-columns brz-css-d-column-column brz-css-yzoioy\" data-brz-custom-id=\"yy5_0UsRklji\">\n<div class=\"brz-column__items brz-css-d-column-bg brz-css-1irdnw\">\n<div id=\"\" class=\"brz-css-d-wrapper brz-css-tkkabq brz-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"brz-rich-text brz-rich-text__custom brz-css-d-richtext brz-css-1py6dl8\" data-brz-custom-id=\"uKO0oxrDeoNX\">\n<div data-brz-translate-text=\"1\">\n<p class=\"brz-tp-lg-paragraph brz-css-sbLva\" data-generated-css=\"brz-css-c2fNv\" data-uniq-id=\"tF6VB\"><span class=\"brz-cp-color7\">Corinne and Thierry and I agreed on a date for the job and made a list of all the equipment we would need. In particular, we needed scaffolding to work safely at height, a concrete mixer to make the mix and wheelbarrows to transport it to the living room wall. We were lucky enough to have professional workers on site who kindly lent us their equipment.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"brz-columns brz-css-d-column-column brz-css-1iay65n\" data-brz-custom-id=\"nvv79lvT8fFF\">\n<div class=\"brz-column__items brz-css-d-column-bg brz-css-1vnewzg\">\n<div id=\"\" class=\"brz-css-d-wrapper brz-css-gbznmt brz-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"brz-image brz-css-d-image-tnwtz9esivi9-parent brz-css-1valvqb\" data-brz-custom-id=\"tnWtZ9EsIvI9\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"brz-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.moulindesetrebieres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/brizy\/imgs\/betonniere-166x221x0x40x166x163x1732972046.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lime and hemp concrete worksite\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"brz-row__container brz-css-d-row-row brz-css-n8j7zn\" data-brz-custom-id=\"s8gOf3sRAFC2\">\n<div class=\"brz-row brz-css-d-row-container brz-css-2zefcx\">\n<div class=\"brz-columns brz-css-d-column-column brz-css-1eghz37\" data-brz-custom-id=\"pRPiprrUdqp7\">\n<div class=\"brz-column__items brz-css-d-column-bg brz-css-1klhgls\">\n<div id=\"\" class=\"brz-css-d-wrapper brz-css-1rad4yg brz-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"brz-image brz-css-d-image-ggrniofovkbg-parent brz-css-1ijbosp\" data-brz-custom-id=\"gGrniOFovKbG\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"brz-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.moulindesetrebieres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/brizy\/imgs\/IMG_2182-scaled-1-166x221x0x22x166x177x1732893574.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lime-hemp project\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"brz-columns brz-css-d-column-column brz-css-kfkio\" data-brz-custom-id=\"tjEEQdZ_6xAm\">\n<div class=\"brz-column__items brz-css-d-column-bg brz-css-1g199po\">\n<div id=\"\" class=\"brz-css-d-wrapper brz-css-7s7qq4 brz-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"brz-rich-text brz-rich-text__custom brz-css-d-richtext brz-css-1nahva6\" data-brz-custom-id=\"sLoIiIsIEk8n\">\n<div data-brz-translate-text=\"1\">\n<p class=\"brz-tp-lg-paragraph brz-css-fyKGs\" data-uniq-id=\"uGc8V\" data-generated-css=\"brz-css-dnu9u\"><span class=\"brz-cp-color7\">We also had to estimate the quantities of lime and hemp needed for the job. We calculated the surface area to be covered, multiplied it by the average thickness of insulation required to obtain a volume of finished lime-hemp mix and, following the recipe recommended by the manufacturer, deducted the number of bags to be purchased. Corinne and Thierry supplied the buckets, trowels, sledgehammers and other trowels.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"brz-css-d-wrapper brz-css-an8cwc brz-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"brz-rich-text brz-rich-text__custom brz-css-d-richtext brz-css-1zfyj8\" data-brz-custom-id=\"pOOq4bDH9zDs\">\n<div data-brz-translate-text=\"1\">\n<h3 class=\"brz-fsft-lg-0 brz-fwdth-lg-100 brz-vfw-lg-400 brz-lh-lg-1_7 brz-ls-lg-0 brz-fw-lg-400 brz-fss-lg-px brz-fs-lg-24 brz-ft-google brz-ff-lato brz-tp-lg-empty brz-css-ciPsI\" data-uniq-id=\"vQKiu\" data-generated-css=\"brz-css-rLtSo\"><span class=\"brz-cp-color7\">Lime and hemp insulation community project<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"brz-css-d-wrapper brz-css-19pohtb brz-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"brz-rich-text brz-rich-text__custom brz-css-d-richtext brz-css-vsnqgj\" data-brz-custom-id=\"wBWMNytbIyeK\">\n<div data-brz-translate-text=\"1\">\n<p class=\"brz-tp-lg-paragraph brz-css-tTdm_\" data-uniq-id=\"pvVeC\" data-generated-css=\"brz-css-av0Ul\"><span class=\"brz-cp-color7\">With all that said, the most important thing was still missing: the volunteers! An advert shared on social networks and with local associations (Maisons Paysannes, l'Echo des Logis) quickly led to the recruitment of 6 participants. They volunteered to learn the technique and then apply it to their own renovation project.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"brz-row__container brz-css-d-row-row brz-css-17jnbvk\" data-brz-custom-id=\"v_T3WCyAGxrd\">\n<div class=\"brz-row brz-css-d-row-container brz-css-xe568\">\n<div class=\"brz-columns brz-css-d-column-column brz-css-dn3bmp\" data-brz-custom-id=\"kphsJiECw9q_\">\n<div class=\"brz-column__items brz-css-d-column-bg brz-css-lnv2za\">\n<div id=\"\" class=\"brz-css-d-wrapper brz-css-1hk1gq5 brz-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"brz-rich-text brz-rich-text__custom brz-css-d-richtext brz-css-db8cj0\" data-brz-custom-id=\"hrl5L36HI03U\">\n<div data-brz-translate-text=\"1\">\n<p class=\"brz-tp-lg-paragraph brz-css-cAjJh\" data-uniq-id=\"dUv7T\" data-generated-css=\"brz-css-t5LAW\"><span class=\"brz-cp-color7\">The project had been estimated to take three days, but thanks to everyone's motivation, Thierry's sound advice, Corinne's sympathetic guidance and a faultless organisation, we finished in two days, despite unforeseen circumstances. Because the wall wasn't perfectly vertical, I had underestimated the average thickness of the insulation, and I had to go and get supplies of lime and hemp before the second day's work started so that we didn't run out.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"brz-columns brz-css-d-column-column brz-css-wi8yqi\" data-brz-custom-id=\"obEK5d_3ltEm\">\n<div class=\"brz-column__items brz-css-d-column-bg brz-css-1981gv5\">\n<div id=\"\" class=\"brz-css-d-wrapper brz-css-1lab1vr brz-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"brz-image brz-css-d-image-wthhfxoiuck0-parent brz-css-gq11rr\" data-brz-custom-id=\"wTHhfxOiucK0\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"brz-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.moulindesetrebieres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tableau-quantite2s.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Chantier chaux-chanvre tableau\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"brz-css-d-wrapper brz-css-tgxmrz brz-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"brz-rich-text brz-rich-text__custom brz-css-d-richtext brz-css-1e5amsr\" data-brz-custom-id=\"b6EHeooHgHhC\">\n<div data-brz-translate-text=\"1\">\n<p class=\"brz-tp-lg-paragraph brz-mb-lg-10 brz-css-wZTLz\" data-uniq-id=\"rFU5C\" data-generated-css=\"brz-css-ys9NB\"><span class=\"brz-cp-color7\">On the big day, the participants arrive and we get to know each other over coffee and the traditional Vend\u00e9e brioche. Everyone has their own renovation project and is keen to try their hand at the insulation method. We quickly get down to work and organise ourselves into teams. One team is responsible for mixing the lime and hemp in the cement mixer and supplying the site with wheelbarrows full of the mix. Two other teams start attaching the formwork and tamping down the mixture.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"brz-tp-lg-paragraph brz-css-cPbzB\" data-uniq-id=\"qJJTa\" data-generated-css=\"brz-css-dvCzk\"><span class=\"brz-cp-color7\">You start at the bottom of the wall with the first formwork panel resting on the ground. When this first formwork has been filled, the second panel is fixed on top of the first and you continue to fill, packing it in. Next, carefully slide the first panel sideways to detach it and place it on top of the second panel. Repeat until you reach the top of the wall, where you finish by tamping the hemp-lime against the wall by hand.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"brz-css-d-wrapper brz-css-vwrb02 brz-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"brz-rich-text brz-rich-text__custom brz-css-d-richtext brz-css-12l98y4\" data-brz-custom-id=\"iBXp6X2y0Lcm\">\n<div data-brz-translate-text=\"1\">\n<h3 class=\"brz-tp-lg-empty brz-ff-lato brz-ft-google brz-fs-lg-24 brz-fss-lg-px brz-fw-lg-400 brz-ls-lg-0 brz-lh-lg-1_7 brz-vfw-lg-400 brz-fwdth-lg-100 brz-fsft-lg-0 brz-css-wnjmP\" data-generated-css=\"brz-css-v62Y1\" data-uniq-id=\"pJmUM\"><span class=\"brz-cp-color7\">A friendly time<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"brz-row__container brz-css-d-row-row brz-css-1rkajm7\" data-brz-custom-id=\"udula3ddVB6o\">\n<div class=\"brz-row brz-css-d-row-container brz-css-r-row-container brz-css-1g6bwdw\">\n<div class=\"brz-columns brz-css-d-column-column brz-css-i48cns\" data-brz-custom-id=\"dwL22ADAxhzG\">\n<div class=\"brz-column__items brz-css-d-column-bg brz-css-p035hg\">\n<div id=\"\" class=\"brz-css-d-wrapper brz-css-gk083q brz-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"brz-rich-text brz-rich-text__custom brz-css-d-richtext brz-css-1tub8p5\" data-brz-custom-id=\"lkYfpS_bFHVw\">\n<div data-brz-translate-text=\"1\">\n<p class=\"brz-tp-lg-paragraph brz-css-yzV6l\" data-generated-css=\"brz-css-foiKU\" data-uniq-id=\"a13Qp\"><span class=\"brz-cp-color7\">The work is done happily, while chatting about our respective projects. The participants ask our technical guides many questions. During the  pot-luck lunch break, I suggest a tour of the house. Then it's back to work. At the end of the day, all volunteers expressed their pride in the work they had accomplished and their desire to take part in the rest of the project. Next step is the lime-hemp-sand coating on 23 October!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"brz-columns brz-css-d-column-column brz-css-17ed5d5\" data-brz-custom-id=\"sQjCJNBx6Ap3\">\n<div class=\"brz-column__items brz-css-d-column-bg brz-css-g1foqq\">\n<div id=\"\" class=\"brz-css-d-wrapper brz-css-1nptxkw brz-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"brz-image brz-css-d-image-mhreqhdroa3g-parent brz-css-7s3iie\" data-brz-custom-id=\"mHREqhDroA3G\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"brz-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.moulindesetrebieres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/logo-l-echo-des-logis.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"logo l&#039;echo des logis\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"brz-row__container brz-css-d-row-row brz-css-dww1uf\" data-brz-custom-id=\"lXdKRKweFy_t\">\n<div class=\"brz-row brz-css-d-row-container brz-css-r-row-container brz-css-4fi4qb\">\n<div class=\"brz-columns brz-css-d-column-column brz-css-2qyjjy\" data-brz-custom-id=\"dnlzDay8pwtL\">\n<div class=\"brz-column__items brz-css-d-column-bg brz-css-1uiyxwc\">\n<div id=\"\" class=\"brz-css-d-wrapper brz-css-hdoerg brz-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"brz-image brz-css-d-image-cy2istwec0rj-parent brz-css-1yiuyh6\" data-brz-custom-id=\"cy2istwEC0rJ\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"brz-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.moulindesetrebieres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/77e63ae4-c305-4289-9f78-5082fd00829b.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lime-hemp project\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<p><!-- version:1770370635 --><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chantier participatif Lime and hemp insulation Moulin des Etrebi\u00e8res 3 September 2024 9h08 0 comment Novices restore old buildings with lime and hemp In five minutes, six strangers will arrive at my house. They've come to learn a technique I hardly know. 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