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Cordwood shelter

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a log structure in two minutes

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How do I patch chips in my concrete retaining wall--cob, lime mortar, or something else?

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From Nomad to Earthbag Home

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DIY roof tiles

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Drinking water

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Vertical plunger wood splitter converts to Compressed Earth Block press

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Building permits/zoning for earthhomes

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Floor for outdoor shower?

7 replies

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Our Mud Brick House is completed. 41 degree cel outside and 31 degree inside. That was worth it!

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New Home Design Challenge(d)

42 replies [ 1, 2 ] 1 18 1

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Breathable buildings in wet climates

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Have you ever used an outhouse?

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DIY Permazyme recipe/alternative?

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Root re-enforced earthen structures.

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Make your own mattress?

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Alternatives to petroleum based insulation for basements

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Is there a quick natural building?

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Adding thermal mass to lightly framed stud walls

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HUGE Food Drying Rack or Dehydrator Above the Wood Cook Stove

4 replies 4 1 6

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wattle and daub in old Portuguese building

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Permanent freezer

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Form Blocks from Australia

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Pykrete: What Could Be Done With It

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Looking for opinions on my insulation idea

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apartment solar air heater

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Scaffold tent for material storage and first shelter at a new building site.

16 replies 5 1

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earthbag building using bags of qwikrete

7 replies 2

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using guadua bamboo

1 reply 1

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Cabin Porn -excellent interactive gallery of cabins in the woods

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First barn - need some advise

11 replies 3 1

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How to convert existing home in 6a Appalachia to passive heating/cooling configuration?

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Cheap earthbag house foundation?

15 replies 1 1

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What else can you do with cob?

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Rammed Earth construction cost (semi DIY)

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Building By Yourself

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(Large) Improvised/expedient Cement Mixer design/ideas ???

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Seeking advice Limecrete, Lime putty mortar and Slipform Masonry

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Seeking Advice: Best Roofing Material for High Wind Areas?

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Shou Sugi Ban boards for raised garden beds--how well would they work?

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Unconventional "Wrapping" of travel trailer (Unconventional)

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Storing lumber at an off grid site

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Draft cabinet / fridge

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Natural Building in the Appalachians, info resources needed

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Dreams VS. Reality

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Wood Yurt Observatory?

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Green quonset hut insulation ideas

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Circular roof woes

7 replies 1 3

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Sustainable dehumidification for a "dry room"

23 replies 1 3

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Insulation issues

4 replies 1

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If you had a Quonset hut...

9 replies 2

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Bamboo house build

12 replies 8

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Natural Home vs Mainstream Home Cost

24 replies 27 3

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back fill converted garage concrete slab with natural methods?

6 replies 1

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Dale's chimney removal.

6 replies 21 1

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alternatives to mortar for brick

7 replies

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Really. Really. Overwhelmed.

13 replies 1 1

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Building Material/Technique for South Carolina (zero-energy or efficient as possible, and cheap)

16 replies 4

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Air flow design for house

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Best ever topics in natural building

Cordwood shelter

Clay as a medium for walls in the PNW

a log structure in two minutes

How do I patch chips in my concrete retaining wall--cob, lime mortar, or something else?

From Nomad to Earthbag Home

DIY roof tiles

Drinking water

Vertical plunger wood splitter converts to Compressed Earth Block press

Building permits/zoning for earthhomes

Floor for outdoor shower?

Our Mud Brick House is completed. 41 degree cel outside and 31 degree inside. That was worth it!

New Home Design Challenge(d)

Breathable buildings in wet climates

Have you ever used an outhouse?

DIY Permazyme recipe/alternative?

Root re-enforced earthen structures.

Make your own mattress?

Alternatives to petroleum based insulation for basements

Is there a quick natural building?

Adding thermal mass to lightly framed stud walls

HUGE Food Drying Rack or Dehydrator Above the Wood Cook Stove

wattle and daub in old Portuguese building

Permanent freezer

Form Blocks from Australia

Pykrete: What Could Be Done With It

Looking for opinions on my insulation idea

apartment solar air heater

Scaffold tent for material storage and first shelter at a new building site.

earthbag building using bags of qwikrete

using guadua bamboo

Cabin Porn -excellent interactive gallery of cabins in the woods

First barn - need some advise

How to convert existing home in 6a Appalachia to passive heating/cooling configuration?

Cheap earthbag house foundation?

What else can you do with cob?

Rammed Earth construction cost (semi DIY)

Building By Yourself

(Large) Improvised/expedient Cement Mixer design/ideas ???

Seeking advice Limecrete, Lime putty mortar and Slipform Masonry

Seeking Advice: Best Roofing Material for High Wind Areas?

Shou Sugi Ban boards for raised garden beds--how well would they work?

Unconventional "Wrapping" of travel trailer (Unconventional)

Storing lumber at an off grid site

Draft cabinet / fridge

Natural Building in the Appalachians, info resources needed

Dreams VS. Reality

Wood Yurt Observatory?

Green quonset hut insulation ideas

Circular roof woes

Sustainable dehumidification for a "dry room"

Insulation issues

If you had a Quonset hut...

Bamboo house build

Natural Home vs Mainstream Home Cost

back fill converted garage concrete slab with natural methods?

Dale's chimney removal.

alternatives to mortar for brick

Really. Really. Overwhelmed.

Building Material/Technique for South Carolina (zero-energy or efficient as possible, and cheap)

Air flow design for house

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