| Call # |
TH1421 .H86 2004 |
| Phys. Description |
xii, 257 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Note |
"A Mother earth news book for wiser living"--Cover. |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. merits of earthbag building -- Ch. 2. Basic materials for earthbag building -- Ch. 3. Tools, tricks and terminology -- Ch. 4. Foundations -- Ch. 5 Structural design features for earthbag walls -- Ch. 6. Step-by-step flexible form rammed earth technique, or how to turn a bag of dirt into a precision wall building system -- Ch. 7. Electrical, plumbing, shelving, and intersecting walls : making the connection -- Ch. 8. Lintel, window, and door installation -- Ch. 9. Roof systems -- Ch. 10. Arches : putting the arc back into architecture -- Ch. 11. Dynamics of a dome -- Ch. 12. Illustrated guide to dome construction -- Ch. 13. Roofing options for domes -- Ch. 14. Exterior plasters -- Ch. 15. Interior plasters -- Ch. 16. Floors -- Ch. 17. Designing for your climate -- Ch. 18. code -- App. A. Build your own dirtbag tools -- App. B. How to figure basic earthbag construction costs, labor, and time -- App. C. Conversions and calculations -- App. D. magic of a circle. |
| Summary |
"With over seventy percent of Americans unable to afford a code-enforced, contractor-built home, there has been widespread interest in recent years in using natural and alternative material for construction. Straw, cob, and earth can all be used for building homes and other buildings that are inexpensive, and that rely largely on labor rather than high-cost, and often environmentally damaging materials from far away ... This profusely illustrated guide first discusses the many merits of earthbag construction, and then leads the reader through the key elements of an earthbag buildings."--P. [4] of cover. |
| Subject |
Earth construction.
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Earth houses -- Design and construction.
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| Alt Author |
Kiffmeyer, Donald.
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| ISBN |
0865715076 (pbk.) : $37.95 |
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9780865715073 (pbk.) |
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