Rastra

I keep getting asked what the heck is Rastra block anyway? Well, it looks like this.

It's essentially ground up recycled styrofoam cups and cement. It makes a very sturdy, green, high insulated block. Normally this wouldn't really be an option for us up here in Washington since they are made in Arizona and the shipping makes them very expensive. But in another green move by my scavenger of a husband, we found all our ours on.....ready.....Craigslist. Right here in Bellingham. One job had ordered to many and another job had been cancelled, so we scored big time and got them for pretty much half price!

Here is a link for those of you that want to know more.http://www.rastra.com/

Once you build the walls up you have to put rebar in them. It looks like this when done. This is taken from the top of the wall. Once you get all the rebar in and any of the electrical boxes and conduit in them.

Then you fill the holes with concrete. That is happening this Saturday! I'll get some good pictures of that too.