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The Mudhouse

Natural Building Blog Posted on September 27, 2016 by Kelly HartSeptember 27, 2016

“It breathes, it smells good and offers harmony with nature. If broken down 90% of it will go back to Mother Earth. It’s about sustainable living!

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Posted in General | Tagged adobe building, adobe house, DIY, earth house, low cost, natural, natural building, nontoxic, safe, sustainable | Leave a reply

Gravel Bag Walls

Natural Building Blog Posted on September 23, 2014 by Kelly HartSeptember 23, 2014

Question from a reader: “Owen, I have started an Earthbag storage area 19×17 as a test project for using earthbags, and I have finished the gravel section about two feet high and I have moved on to using road base, … Continue reading →

Posted in Earthbag Building | Tagged affordable, DIY, earthbag, gravel bag, low cost, natural building, natural materials, nontoxic, rubble house, sustainable | Leave a reply

Natural building: a water-resistant earthen floor

Natural Building Blog Posted on December 20, 2013 by Kelly HartDecember 20, 2013

“Natural building expert Michael G. Smith from the Emerald Earth Institute shows us the first layer of an earthen floor (clay soil, sand, chopped straw and road base, or crushed rock): just one layer of the 3 layers they eventually … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged DIY, earth floor, easy, low cost, natural building, nontoxic, poured earth, simple, sustainable, water resistant | 11 Replies

Homemade Earthen/Cob Floor Video

Natural Building Blog Posted on September 2, 2012 by Kelly HartSeptember 3, 2012

Visit MyLittleHomestead.com MyLittleHomstead.com YouTube channel Related: Eleven Earth Floor Methods

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Posted in General | Tagged adobe floor, cob floor, DIY, earth floor, eco friendly, green building, low cost, natural building, nontoxic, sustainable | Leave a reply

Blue Vinyl Video

Natural Building Blog Posted on April 25, 2012 by Kelly HartApril 25, 2012

“A critics’ darling at film festivals across the globe and Winner of the Excellence in Cinematography Award at Sundance, BLUE VINYL is a deeply personal and frighteningly vital exposé that has been applauded as “funny and irreverent…one of Sundance’s best … Continue reading →

Posted in Design, Introduction | Tagged affordable, DIY, green building, natural, natural building, nontoxic, owner builder, safe, sustainable, sustainable building | 4 Replies

Untreated Burlap Tubes

Natural Building Blog Posted on March 10, 2011 by Kelly HartMarch 10, 2011

I stumbled on a website – Central Ohio Bag and Burlap, Inc. — that sells “plain” (presumably untreated) burlap in rolls. This opens the possibility of buying or making burlap tubes. This company carries the right size. (Try to find … Continue reading →

Posted in Bag Material, Introduction | Tagged burlap, burlap tube, earthbag, earthbag building, earthbag construction, earthbag home, earthbag house, natural, nontoxic, sand bag, tube | 7 Replies

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