Castle Construction Technique

Consider a slipform technique.

Mother Earth News is a "Green" site that can border on the far reaches of the "granola" lifestyle. Depending on your personal philosophy, it may or may not be your cup of tea, but take a look anyway. They have lots of information that really doesn't apply to castle building ( a castle made of cob is asking for disaster due to collapse...). That doesn't mean they don't have something good and useful to say that could be used by a potential castle builder. Featured in this article is a woman who built her own house using the slipform method and stone using a book from Mother Earth News as a guide. This is an alternative to the standard cement block wall or the cost of a pure stone wall.

There are lots of good and informative articles as well as videos and books for purchase on the Mother Earth News website that pertain to building with stone, various methods of construction, and how to maximize the energy efficiency of your project. I'd recommend taking a look around and checking on different methods available that you can do yourself, may reduce the initial costs of construction, or may reduce the cost of environmental impact and cost to yourself in the long run.