Southern Kentucky Hemp House

09/20/2025

8 ft Porches framed up!

Super happy the Sassafras 6x6 posts are up

Plastering happening soon!

08/21/2025

Got the roof framed!

08/19/2025

Sorry to have not posted in a while. More progress updates coming soon!
Been very busy making selections!!

07/30/2025

Latest progress: phase 2 of framing has begun. Going vertical after h**pcrete!

07/03/2025

A lot of people don't know the history of the special relationship h**p has in Kentucky and why **pcrete is a very appropriate building material for this state!

Kentucky has a long-standing history with h**p cultivation. A couple years ago, I stumbled upon a Wikipedia page dedicated to this very topic

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H**p_in_Kentucky

In the 1800s and early 1900s, Kentucky was the #1 producer of industrial h**p.

It apparently grows really well in our soils and climate! We should bring it back

**phistory

Kentucky was the greatest producer of h**p in the United States during the 19th and 20th centuries, when it was the source of three fourths of U.S. h**p fiber. Production started to decline after World War I due to the rise of to***co as the cash crop in Kentucky and the foreign competition of h**p....

07/01/2025

Might sound silly, but this is how my 🧠 is sometimes

It's all too common to get what's called a "barked edge" on a 2x4. This is the only one I've seen in the whole wall assembly, so Homeland H**pcrete did a great job at selecting quality lumber!

And I was impressed at how the formed h**pcrete was perfectly contoured to the barked edge 😎

That doesn't happen with insulation batts.

I know, I know, it's such an insignificant detail, but I just thought it was cool! No gap left unfilled!

**pcrete

06/23/2025

We got it done, folks!

In 1 weekend, we put up these wall panels with the dream team of 7 people - the number of perfection

Message me if you want to see it this month before plastering!

Homeland H**pcrete did an amazing job and they were a pleasure to work with!

**pcrete **phouse

06/18/2025

The panels are here! Going up this weekend!

06/12/2025

Walls are going up soon!

Unless we get rained out, we are set to have a h**pcrete raising party not this weekend - but next weekend! The weekend of summer solstice

We also need volunteers for this process, so if you are interested, please message me.

06/11/2025

For those of you who may not be familiar with h**pcrete, what is it and why build with it?

H**pcrete is an insulating biocomposite made of a dried mix of h**p fiber, lime binder, and water.

It is traditionally mixed on site and cast in forms where it encases the house framing. But there are block/masonry applications as well as prefabricated wall panels and even spray-on applications!

H**pcrete is:
- termite resistant
- fire resistant
- mold resistant
- carbon negative
- breathable and able to dry if (when) water ever gets in
- air-purifying
- highly insulating for natural materials (compared to timbers, stone, and other masonry)
- humidity regulating

It adds body and shear strength to a building when put between framing

It can also receive plaster directly Just like traditional masonry, so for most builds the cladding of choice is lime plaster. No drywall. No v***r barrier. Or House wrap. Just h**pcrete and plaster on both sides

For this post I wanted to highlight one of the first H**pcrete homes in America so people can see what a h**pcrete home can look like:

https://www.vrbo.com/1646802

06/09/2025

We are building Southern Kentucky's first H**pcrete house. It's also the first in the greater Nashville area.

This page is going to promote h**pcrete, natural building, and share progress with the online community