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Tag Archives: bags

Bags with Plastic Liners

Natural Building Blog Posted on September 11, 2011 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

Question: I can only find second hand (misprinted) woven polypropylene gusseted bags that have a laminated coating on the inside (for flour and other food products). The laminated coating is actually integrated into the bag so you can’t tear it … Continue reading →

Posted in Bag Material, Economics, Introduction, Structural aspects | Tagged bags, earthbag, earthbag building, earthbag construction, earthbag home, earthbag house, poly bags, polypropylene bags, sand bag | 2 Replies

Collective Purchases of Bags

Natural Building Blog Posted on June 7, 2011 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

Prices for bags keep going up. What isn’t? Here’s one more possibility for readers who can’t find affordable or recycled bags in their area. Paula, one of our readers, sent us word of what they’re doing to cut costs in … Continue reading →

Posted in Bag Material, Economics, Introduction | Tagged bags, earthbag, earthbag building, earthbag construction, earthbag home, earthbag house, Eternally Solar, hyperadobe, mesh bags, poly bags | 5 Replies

Suppliers of Misprinted Bags

Natural Building Blog Posted on May 29, 2011 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

I think it would be a great idea to start a list of suppliers who sell misprinted bags. Suppliers sometimes sell otherwise perfectly good bags at a discount when the printing quality is not acceptable. Most people use 18”x30” bags, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bag Material, Economics, Introduction | Tagged bags, earthbag, earthbag building, earthbag construction, earthbag home, earthbag house, poly bags, sand bags | 28 Replies

UV-rated Bags

Natural Building Blog Posted on February 19, 2011 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

Earthbag projects that take more than a few weeks to build will need to be protected from the sun. You could cover walls with tarps or coat the bags or tubes with latex paint. Or you could order UV-rated bags … Continue reading →

Posted in Bag Material, Design, Economics, Introduction, Structural aspects | Tagged bags, earth, earthbag, earthbag building, earthbag construction, earthbag home, earthbag house, sand bag, sunlight, ultra violet, UV, uv-rated | 2 Replies

Fiber Options for Plaster in the Tropics

Natural Building Blog Posted on February 11, 2011 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

We have a guest post today by Owen Ingley of Plenitud Iniciativas, who has been experimenting with fibers in plaster. “Greetings from Puerto Rico. I just wanted to give you a quick update on something that we’ve tried recently. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Introduction, Plasters | Tagged bags, earthbag, earthbag building earthbag construction, earthbag home, earthbag house, fiber, Owen Ingley, plaster, plaster fiber, Plenitud Iniciativas | 1 Reply

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