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Greenhouse Homemade with Cattle Panels

Natural Building Blog Posted on February 21, 2016 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

It would be easy to strengthen this greenhouse design with rebar. The same basic idea could be used to build low cost ferrocement housing, shop space, etc. by adding rebar, small mesh and cement plaster.

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Posted in General | Tagged cattle panel, diy greenhouse, ferrocement, greenhouse, hoop house, low cost, natural building, sustainable, vault | 1 Reply

Making Ferrocement Roof Channels

Natural Building Blog Posted on February 4, 2016 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

“A team of folks in africa make some 7.3m long ferrocement roof channels for placement on top of a CSEB (cement stabized compressed earth brick) house.”

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Posted in Roofs | Tagged affordable, DIY, ferrocement, ferrocement roof, roof channel, sustainable, woodless | Leave a reply

Low Tech Ferrocement Roof Building System

Natural Building Blog Posted on March 13, 2015 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

“Total roof size 360sqm approx 1 inch wire mesh 22 gauge Days worked so far: 34 working days till last layer on last section laid. Total cost so far $2800 not including patio post rebuild. Also waterproofing and painting not … Continue reading →

Posted in Roofs | Tagged affordable, bamboo, DIY, ferrocement, ferrocement roof, low tech, natural building, roundhouse, wind resistant | 1 Reply

Earthbag Water Tank Instructable

Natural Building Blog Posted on November 15, 2014 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

Check out my new how-to article at Instructables.com on building earthbag water tanks. I pulled together content from previous blog posts, added a drawing and edited everything into one concise article. Let me know what you think. Instructables.com is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscaping | Tagged cistern, DIY, earthbag, earthbag water tank, ecofriendly, ferrocement, low cost, roofwater, roofwater storage, water tank | 9 Replies

Concrete Water Tanks Versus Earthbag Water Tanks

Natural Building Blog Posted on November 13, 2014 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

I wrote in a previous blog post how I’m loving earthbag water tanks. My fascination with these water tanks jumped up a notch after reading an article about the difficulties of building a concrete water tank. From what I’ve recently … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscaping | Tagged cistern, concrete watr tank, earthbag water tank, ferrocement, ferrocement tank, low cost, natural building, roofwater, water storage, water tank | 13 Replies

Ferrocement Ground Tank

Natural Building Blog Posted on November 12, 2014 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

What’s the best, most efficient way to build water tanks? That question has been burning in my mind since seeing the extent of water shortages firsthand on my recent trip to Vanuatu. While looking and thinking about possible solutions, I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscaping | Tagged cistern, cylindrical water tank, ferrocement, ferrocement tank, ground tank, natural building, roofwater, underground, water tank | 8 Replies

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