Getting the basics right - The Hempcrete Topic: Designing and Building with Hemp-lime - page 100

Mixing and placing hempcrete is a low-tech process.
Building with hempcrete is, at least on a building of any reasonable size, quite a labour-in-
tensive process. This means that it can often be quite a fun and sociable experience, and
since with a little training the process of casting the hempcrete itself is quite easy, pretty
much anyone can get involved with that stage. The low-tech nature of the material and the
opportunity to reduce costs by providing their own free labour makes hempcrete especially
attractive to self-builders.
Skills and experience
A range of different skills are required at the different stages of the building process, but,
on the whole, once the key principles are understood, the actual process of construction
should be well within the reach of most people. Building the foundations, wall plinth and
structural frame (see Chapters 12 and 13 ) requires skills that most general builders, car-
penters and competent DIYers already possess. The typical studwork structural frame for