Take a fly-through tour of the Enviro Dome, one of my most popular earthbag plans. Please note, not every detail is shown. The loft vegas (wood poles) and wood stove, for instance, have been omitted for simplicity. But you still good a good sense of what the home looks like. Anyway, I hope you enjoy … Read more
Grub hoes and grape hoes are my favorite digging tools. Shovels work fine with loose material such as gravel and sand, but it’s rather difficult digging clayey soil such as road base with shovels. One of these hoes, however, can cut right into the soil and readily pull the material into buckets without lifting. Think … Read more
Ben Wolf with the earthbag Konbit Shelter Project in Haiti just sent me this plea for financial assistance. Apparently, there’s a glitch with their PayPal account. Here’s what Ben sent me: “Unfortunately, we are in a bit of a financial snag. We have a $4700 stuck in paypal limbo, that was because the person who … Read more
Former Uganda missionary, Mark Long, joined with Haitian workers to construct the first earthbag house for the Haiti Christian Development Project during their brief summer evaluation trip, July 8-15, 2010. This demonstration home for Pierre Charles, long-time farm worker will be his first house. Since the completion of the house, admiring neighbors have become frequent … Read more
Part 1: Earthen Plaster Summary covered the basics of clay, sand and mixing earthen plaster. This next post explains how to apply earthen plaster to earthbag walls. First, I want to say how incredibly simple this is. It’s as basic as smearing mud on the walls. But a little added know how will help everything … Read more
I am pleased to report that there are some new earthbag projects happening in Haiti. In fact, there is a small mountain community, Leogane, where two unrelated projects are under way! Both of these projects have lively blogs where you can follow their activities almost daily. At blog.konbitshelter.org you can see how this group’s first … Read more