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Best ever topics in natural building

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Impossible dream or realistic scenario?

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Crushed glass instead of sand

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do it your self water filter

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safe efficient ways to clean used brick?

24 replies 2 3

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Glass bottle bricks: Eco friendly colour options

11 replies 1

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Bathroom Remodel/Retrofitting with Natural Materials

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Arundo donax for building

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Mono stringer stairs using the woods around me

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Critique my plan

8 replies 4

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Cutting the sidewall of tire and use for greenhouse walls

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Yurt on stone foundation (pictures of progress)

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Help me solve a layout puzzle

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gabion baskets

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How do you reconcile inevitable compromises?

15 replies 1 4

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Earthen building needs some tlc before it falls apart! Advice?

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Insulating Metal Building

33 replies

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Exchanging air from top floor ceiling to basement floor?

21 replies 3 2

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Words instead of pictures to describe my dream home

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My alternative to hempcrete:stinging nettlecrete

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Dry stacked concrete blocks

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How not to Demolish a wall - Caution injury image

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sizing a DIY outdoor fire suppression system

9 replies

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PINEHOWL PROJECT: Simple Foundations

13 replies 2 2

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Hybrid systems/understanding the placement of mass in a system

7 replies 1 3

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icebox/fridge diy

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Building my first natural house in Kenya coastal region

18 replies 2 3

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Sharing my little cobwood studio project-in-progress

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Seeking creative ideas for building upon rock and mortar cellar

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Natural counter top options?

8 replies 1 4

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Question for builders out there on budgeting for a build

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Can we talk about wood chip clay?

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Dry Stone Pebble Wall. Stone Siding for Wooden Buildings - Requires no mortar or masonry skills.

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Geopolymers

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Building on a Hillside. What do I need to Consider?

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Access road using wood chips

15 replies 5 6

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Stone masonry, roofing and ring beam advice needed for old stone house renovation in Portugal

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Lightweight, solo building

9 replies 3

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How Far to Take Natural Building?

11 replies 1 3

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Mechanized green building techniques

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Has anyone tried cardboard as insulation?

14 replies 1 1

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Floating amphibious homes....with spring flooding approaching.

24 replies 5 8

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Help! High water table, foundation type, and drainage. Almost no information for this situation!

14 replies 4 6

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Sustainable Building Without Concrete

26 replies 2 1

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Making wood rot resistant

18 replies 7

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Flooring Options

11 replies 4

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Staying Warm While Living in a Tin Can/keeping Kathleen warm this winter

22 replies 4

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No Building Codes?

35 replies

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Alternatives to concrete footer/stem wall

39 replies 2 3 5

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alternatives to gravel roads

18 replies 1

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How to soundproof a wall against the neighbors?

14 replies 3

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Chilli powder in mud bricks to discourage ants

18 replies 1 1

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Oh the stories it could tell

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Great ideas for an indoor person soaking tub

12 replies 5 1

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Small House/Cabin Build - Saying No to Tyvek, Roofing felt, Shu Sugi Ban, Keeping out critters Etc.

32 replies 8

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Insulation for bathtub cavity

6 replies 4

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Driveway necessary really??

17 replies 1 8

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Musings on Wood 'Bricks'

15 replies 1 1

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Small DIY backyard sauna - collecting tips and ideas

12 replies 6 1

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House Ideas for Hard Clay & Rock?

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Adaptations of Pit House, Earth Lodge, Hogan, Kiva

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