Many of our readers use post and beam frames for their natural homes and so it’s important to know various options for setting posts. I’ve been corresponding with Zafra, one of our readers and the lady who helped translate my Earthbag Building Guide into Spanish. She and her partner Daniel are going to use bamboo poles on their natural home in Venezuela, but the method shown here will work just as well with wood or metal poles.
Owen Geiger
Eco-couple told to pull down their ‘hobbit home’ made entirely out of natural materials
“Family of three is made homeless by planning inspector’s decision. They built their home from scratch, but have been ordered to tear it down. The couple admit they built it without first getting planning permission. Their labour of love was branded ‘harmful’ to the countryside. The young couple has been left heartbroken after planners ordered their unique ‘hobbit home’ to be bulldozed, effectively leaving them homeless.”
Lammas Ecovillage Gallery
The Lammas ecovillage is near the strawbale hobbit home we featured in yesterday’s blog post. Need some home design inspiration? Take a few minutes and browse the Lammas image gallery. This sort of building is contagious. (Who doesn’t want a nice affordable home that looks great and doesn’t destroy the environment?) That explains the hardline stance of council officials against outlaw structures.
Eco ‘hobbit home’ in Pembrokeshire faces demolition
“A hobbit-style eco-home is threatened with demolition after it was built in open countryside without planning permission.
Pallet Shingles
This blog post is compiled from comments on the Straw Bale Dome Home in France blog post. It seems important enough for a separate blog post.
Wiki Natural House Proposal
Proposal for free creative commons natural home designs.
Wiki Natural Houses: free, open source, downloadable PDF and CAD files so everyone can build their own low cost home.