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Summary of Advantages

Natural Building Blog Posted on August 30, 2009 by Kelly HartAugust 30, 2009

Why earthbag building is one of the best building methods. Sometimes we delve into esoteric aspects of earthbag building. For those new to building with bags, here is a summary of advantages. • Low cost (if you build simply and … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Introduction | Tagged advantages, earthbag building, earthbag homes, earthbag houses, sandbag, sandbag building, sandbag houses, summary, why earthbag is the best | Leave a reply

Pallet Roofs

Natural Building Blog Posted on July 31, 2009 by Kelly HartJuly 31, 2009

I found another great way to build gable and vaulted roofs — with pallets: Pallet Pavilions The site referenced above shows how pallets can be used for walls and roofs. This is exciting because free pallets are usually quite easy … Continue reading →

Posted in Building Styles, Ceilings, Domes, Economics, Introduction | Tagged building, corbel, dirt cheap, earthbag, earthbag building, earthbag houses, gable, pallet houses, pallet roofs, pallets, sandbag building, sandbag houses, unique, vault | 3 Replies

Low-cost Multipurpose Minibuilding Made With Earthbags

Natural Building Blog Posted on July 15, 2009 by Kelly HartJuly 15, 2009

One of the most practical structures on a small farmstead is a multi-purpose garden structure that can serve as a storage shed or cool pantry above ground, or as a root cellar or storm shelter below ground. You can build … Continue reading →

Posted in Arches, Building Styles, Domes, Economics, Emergency Shelter, Filling Bags, Forms, Foundations, Introduction, Landscaping, Tools | Tagged earth dome, earthbag, earthbag building, earthbag construction, earthbag dome, earthbag root cellar, earthbag rootcellar, earthbag shelter, sandbag, sandbag building, sandbag dome, sandbag shelter | 18 Replies

Earthbag Rootcellar

Natural Building Blog Posted on July 11, 2009 by Kelly HartJuly 11, 2009

Here’s a real nice earthbag/ferrocement rootcellar plan from Karl in the Missouri Ozarks. It is 8’ across, has 2’ of soil on top and beautiful stonework in front. Great job Karl! Karl describes his rootcellar in more detail: The U-shape … Continue reading →

Posted in Arches, Building Styles, Economics, Forms, Introduction | Tagged earthbag, earthbag building, earthbag rootcellar, root cellar, rootcellar, sandbag, sandbag building, sandbag rootcellar | 5 Replies

Earthbag Building Expands Worldwide

Natural Building Blog Posted on June 22, 2009 by Kelly HartJune 22, 2009

Earthbag building (sometimes called sandbag building) started about one hundred years ago providing safe, bulletproof and bomb resistant shelters for the military. They proved to be fast, simple to construct and durable. The same qualities that make earthbags useful for … Continue reading →

Posted in Introduction | Tagged earth homes, earthbag, earthbag building, earthbag houses, sandbag, sandbag building, sandbag homes, sustainable homes, sustainable houses | Leave a reply

Bottle Walls

Natural Building Blog Posted on May 22, 2009 by Kelly HartMay 22, 2009

Embedding bottles in a wall creates a really stunning effect, especially when sunlight shines through bottles of different colors. However, many bottle walls are thin walls. Here are some suggestions for using bottles in wide earthbag walls: – Buy a … Continue reading →

Posted in Arches, Building Styles, Economics, Introduction | Tagged bottle walls, earthbag building, earthbag construction, earthbag houses, embed bottles in earthbags, sandbag, sandbag building, sandbag homes, sandbag houses | 9 Replies

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