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Example of $2,000 DIY Hybrid Natural Home

Natural Building Blog Posted on March 9, 2017 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

A key aspect of natural building is learning out how to best utilize minimally processed, locally available natural materials and salvaged materials to meet your needs. This includes using good site and climate building techniques in the design of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Design | Tagged affordable housing, dirt cheap, DIY, ecofriendly, green building, low tech, natural building, natural building design, natural materials, sustainable housing | 6 Replies

T-bricks – the easy way to make an adobe home

Natural Building Blog Posted on March 3, 2017 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

“Here’s an explanation of our adobe T-brick building method. It’s simple, easy, and can be done by just about anyone: https://naturalbuildingblog.com/cast-in-situ-adobe-t-bricks

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Posted in General | Tagged adobe building, adobe construction, adobe house, casti in situ, dirt cheap, DIY, in situ, low cost, natural building, t bricks | 6 Replies

Lowest Cost Earthbag Building Methods

Natural Building Blog Posted on August 1, 2015 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

This blog post describes super low cost earthbag building methods that do not have to meet code. These dirt cheap building methods are primarily for those in mild climates (minimal freezing) and low or non-code areas.

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Posted in Earthbag Building | Tagged affordable, dirt cheap, DIY, earth house, earthbag, earthbag house, ecofriendly, low cost, natural materials, sustainable | 3 Replies

DIY Ferrocement Domes and Vaults

Natural Building Blog Posted on April 24, 2014 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

“The “Green” movement has its roots in the late 60’s with the “back-to-the land” movement—-when people really started to think not just about alternative life styles but different methods of building—-including sustainability. It could easily be argued that the father … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged dirt cheap, DIY, ferrocement, low cost, natural building, passive solar, self sufficient, solar design, sustainable, vault | 3 Replies

Update on Rex’s Pallet House in Texas

Natural Building Blog Posted on September 15, 2012 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

This is an update on the pallet house in Texas that we reported on earlier. The ultra-low cost is what really caught my attention and kept me following their progress. The latest cost estimate is around $4/sq. ft. Now that … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged dirt cheap, DIY, green building, low cost, natural building, pallet building, pallet house, pallet wood, pole building, Texas | 9 Replies

Sapling Roof Framing

Natural Building Blog Posted on August 20, 2012 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

For ultra low-cost small roofs with no building codes. The Slide Collection of Butser Ancient Farm “There is still an intention to store all the many slides in the Reynolds’ collection on this website. The size of this presentation indicates … Continue reading →

Posted in Roofs | Tagged coppice, coppiced wood, dirt cheap, DIY, green building, low cost, natural building, roundhouse, roundhouse roof, sustainable | Leave a reply

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