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Tag Archives: mesh

Barbed Wire Details in Seismic Areas

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

An engineer of note gave us some suggestions on how to improve earthbag corners in seismic areas. The engineer is concerned the barbed wire could shift in a quake. He felt that wire mesh anchors (4- 5 with 1″ long … Continue reading →

Posted in Design, Introduction, Structural aspects | Tagged barbed wire, earthbag, earthbag building, earthbag construction, earthbag home, earthbag house, earthquake, earthquake proof, earthquake resistant, mesh, reinforce, reinforcing, sand bag, seismic, seismic resistant | Leave a reply

Raschel Mesh for Narrow Walls

Natural Building Blog Posted on May 26, 2011 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

Patti Stouter sent me this news about raschel mesh from a supplier in Canada that works perfectly for the narrow rubble walls in her Totally Tubular design. She builds hyper-wattle — tubes of lightweight insulation — on top of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bag Material, Design, Economics, Filling Bags, Insulation, Introduction, Structural aspects | Tagged earthbag, earthbag building, earthbag construction, earthbag home, earthbag house, hyper-wattle, mesh, mesh bags, mesh tubes, Patti Stouter, raschel, sand bag, tottally tubular | 6 Replies

Mesh Bags Sewn to Work Like Eternally Solar’s Bags

Natural Building Blog Posted on May 15, 2011 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

Several previous posts have already covered the basics of the Eternally Solar’s earthbag system. Today Dr. Johnny Anderton of Eternally Solar / EarthBagBuild explains how mesh bags can be sewn to work like their bags. Owen: What about sewing mesh … Continue reading →

Posted in Bag Material, Economics, Emergency Shelter, Filling Bags, Introduction, Structural aspects | Tagged earthbag, earthbag building, earthbag construction, earthbag home, earthbag house, Eternally Solar, hy[eradobe, mesh, mesh bag, mesh tube, raschel, sand bag | 5 Replies

Fine Mesh Bags

Natural Building Blog Posted on March 12, 2011 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

Patti Stouter has been busy talking to bag suppliers, and ordering and testing samples. The goal is to create a list of the best suppliers with the best products and prices. (We currently have a short list of suppliers on … Continue reading →

Posted in Bag Material, Economics, Introduction | Tagged earthbag, earthbag building, earthbag construction, earthbag home, earthbag house, fine mesh bag, mesh, mesh bag, sand bag | 8 Replies

Bag Suppliers in Australia

Natural Building Blog Posted on March 8, 2011 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

Today’s post is from Luke and Edwina in Australia. “Being in Australia, and keen to explore Earthbagging, I started scouting for suppliers of the bags. There seem to be any number of Chinese companies happy to send to me, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Bag Material, Introduction | Tagged Australia, earthbag, earthbag building, earthbag construction, earthbag home, earthbag house, hyperadobe, mesh, poly bag, poly tubing, sand bag | 17 Replies

More Hyperadobe Videos

Natural Building Blog Posted on January 21, 2011 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

I found five more hyperadobe videos on YouTube. Some of the walls are rough, some are incredibly straight. It’s interesting to watch the various techniques. They’re not in English unfortunately, but it’s still a great way to learn. Hyperadobe Part … Continue reading →

Posted in Bag Material, Building Styles, Economics, Emergency Shelter, Filling Bags, Introduction, Structural aspects | Tagged earthbag, earthbag building, earthbag construction, earthbag home, earthbag house, Hiperadobe, hyperadobe, mesh, mesh tube, sand bag | 3 Replies

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