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Last Residents Hold On in Tunisian Underground Houses

Natural Building Blog Posted on April 3, 2018 by Kelly HartApril 3, 2018

In the arid valleys of southern Tunisia’s Djebel Dahar region, people have lived for centuries in underground houses whose earthen casing provides protection against searing summer heat and winter winds. But in recent decades, rural depopulation has meant fewer people … Continue reading →

Posted in General, History | Tagged dirt cheap housing, diy underground houses, earth house, natural building, nontoxic housing, safe natural house, safe toxic free housing, underground architecture, underground house tunisia, underground houses | 3 Replies

Foxhole Homes

Natural Building Blog Posted on January 6, 2018 by Kelly HartJanuary 6, 2018

Sustainable Housing and Community for Veterans in Need. These homes will be made with large bales of compressed recycled tires.

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Posted in General | Tagged affordable housing, dirt cheap housing, low cost housing, tire bale house | 4 Replies

DIY Low Cost Insulated Earthbag Scoria Blocks

Natural Building Blog Posted on December 23, 2017 by Kelly HartDecember 23, 2017

I realized it would be easy to make giant earthbag scoria blocks with raschel mesh bags, scoria (lightweight lava rock) and quick setting cement mortar or glue. The basic block making process involves forming the scoria blocks in simple wooden … Continue reading →

Posted in Domes, Insulation | Tagged cold climate domes, dirt cheap dome, dirt cheap housing, diy low cost housing, insulated domes, lightweight dome, low cost house, natural building, scoria dome, stone dome | 3 Replies

Near Zero Cost Off-Grid Cabin Upgrades: Gas Refrigerator and Gravity Feed Water

Natural Building Blog Posted on December 7, 2017 by Kelly HartDecember 7, 2017

Most people go out and buy everything new. The Boss of the Swamp (popular YouTube channel) shows how he fixed up a gas refrigerator and water tank that he salvaged from an old Shasta camper.

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Posted in General | Tagged cheap remodeling, dirt cheap housing, dirt cheap remodeling, low cost diy cabin, low cost diy cabin upgrade, low cost diy remodeling, reclaimed camper parts, recycled cabin, salvaged camper parts, salvaged camper parts remodeling | Leave a reply

Fast, Easy, Low Cost Soil Cement Floors

Natural Building Blog Posted on December 3, 2017 by Kelly HartDecember 3, 2017

My Little Homestead has a new video series that documents each step of construction of Shea’s new earthbag bedroom. At the beginning of this particular episode they explain their favorite soil cement floor method.

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Posted in General | Tagged dirt cheap housing, diy soil cement floor, earth building, earth floor, low cost floor, low cost soil cement floor, natural building, soil cement floor | 2 Replies

Earthbag/Scoria Bag Building Online Workshop

Natural Building Blog Posted on August 7, 2017 by Kelly HartAugust 7, 2017

I woke up the other day with a new idea for online training to help people build their own small sustainable homes. If five or more couples/households sign up for this training program then I could guide them through the … Continue reading →

Posted in Earthbag Building, Workshops | Tagged building with scoria, dirt cheap housing, earthbag house, earthbag workshop, few or no codes, natural building, natural building workshop, online workshop, scoria, scoria bags | 10 Replies

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