View from the front. The rock retaining wall is for a garden. It runs the length of the house and will be about 2.5 feet tall.
This post is from the Muddome blog:
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A Practice Earthbag Building Project
“If you are considering the cheapest simplest way of building your own home with natural materials, earthbag construction could be the best way to go. For the most part you will be filling bags with dirt and stacking them. In the August/September 2009 Mother Earth News, they ran an article on this small earthbag project which needs no building permit and would be great practice in the earthbag technique or even cob, rammed earth with tires or adobe.
The Evolution of a Canadian Earthbag Dome House
From Sierra in Canada: Here is my Youtube video on the earthbag structure I have been working on for the last 3 years. It is almost complete…just needs some windows and doors installed and some finishing touches inside and out. I thought you might be interested to see the progress.
9 Hobbit Homes Worthy of Middle-earth
“We’re not sure if J.R.R. Tolkien inspired all 9 of these abodes, but we do believe they’re all Middle-earth worthy. From sod-covered cottages to a snazzy woodland pad, all these fanciful spaces would make a hobbit feel at home. FYI, Bilbo Baggins will return to the silver screen in, “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” on Dec. 14.
Earthbag Dome Destroyed by Bulldozer Part 1
You can watch the rest of the destruction at Simon Welsh Poetry
Earthbag Dome Material Cost Calculator
“Use this free online strategic planning tool to help plan for your earthbag (superadobe) dome. This calculator will generate a row-by-row estimation of the required materials to build your dome.” Source: Terra Form Related: How Many Bags Does it Take?