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natural building

sizing a DIY outdoor fire suppression system

3 months ago 9 replies

finishes

Mixing pure lime plaster

3 months ago 0 replies 12 2

rainwater catchment

benefits of rainfall collection

3 months ago 179 replies [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ] 11 4 40

wofati and earth berm

Electrosensitivity - Can Earth-Sheltered and/or Earthen-Walled Structures Help Us?

3 months ago 60 replies [ 1, 2 ] 1 56

roundwood and timber framing

Question about load bearing capacity of structure

3 months ago 26 replies 3 4 17

roundwood and timber framing

Building roundwood arbors - joining techniques & prep

3 months ago 1 reply 2

wofati and earth berm

Likely solution to eliminating the plastic membranes on a wofati

3 months ago 13 replies 1 5

tiny house

Emergency Dome fm 12 4x8 Plywood Sheets

3 months ago 17 replies 7 9

rainwater catchment

How long after a new roof is catching water safe?

3 months ago 12 replies 3 4

straw bale house

Give me a counter-case for strawbales so that I can be aware of all the negatives, please.

3 months ago 16 replies 1

tiny house

Incorporating a small version rocket stove thermal furnes in my Tiny House on wheel, under the floor

3 months ago 6 replies 4

roundwood and timber framing

building round wood timber frame structure, what are the reasons for removing the bark?

3 months ago 9 replies 1

natural building

Lavacrete as an alternative to Rammed earth

3 months ago 0 replies 1

finishes

Making milk paint by the gallon to paint my garage remodel!

3 months ago 15 replies 14 14

plumbing

ice damming prevention

3 months ago 7 replies

stone work

Please help, does the fireplace look like it was made with heat resistance brick?

3 months ago 3 replies 1 2

greenhouses

My green/hoop-house thingy build

3 months ago 31 replies 92 23

rainwater catchment

Keeping the snow from ripping the gutter off of my greenhouse for rainwater catchment

3 months ago 12 replies 1 1

woodworking

coopering...making wooden buckets

3 months ago 63 replies [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ] 7 44 14

greenhouses

Making a sustainable greenhouse without disposable plastic

3 months ago 52 replies [ 1, 2 ] 1 13 32

natural building

Great explanation of changes in building methods and how they are not always better

3 months ago 3 replies 1 2

natural building

Making adobe or mudbricks

3 months ago 1 reply 2 2

earth bag

Building a round timber framed structure, approx 3m x 3m into a steep slope using Earthbags

3 months ago 12 replies 4 1

tiny house

Help Get Tiny Houses on Wheels Into Building Codes!

3 months ago 4 replies

fencing

Simple fence of black locust with beans to break wind

3 months ago 11 replies 6 9

passive solar

Sundials- A Passive Solar Timekeeping Device (Why and How)

3 months ago 8 replies 7

roundwood and timber framing

How to make doll-house sized roundwood roofs?

3 months ago 2 replies 13 3

natural building

Build as you go house in Australia

3 months ago 2 replies 1

natural building

Clay rendering on exterior walls, what mix is best?

3 months ago 8 replies 1 2

aquaponics

New here! Now starting with two hydroponics systems

3 months ago 3 replies 1

greenhouses

Housing young fruiting plants (that need chill hours) in a tropical greenhouse for first few years?

3 months ago 2 replies

stone work

Irish Clochan round huts

3 months ago 1 reply 1

natural building

Looking to talk Rammed Earth?

3 months ago 5 replies

natural building

"Your Engineered House" by Rex Roberts

3 months ago 4 replies

cob

Cob That A Bank Will Finance

3 months ago 7 replies

greenhouses

Building a greenhouse out of pallet-wrap-and-stick panels

3 months ago 1 reply 1 1

greenhouses

using cooling tubes to for a green house in Texas. 2 ft down.

3 months ago 9 replies 1 2 1

tiny house

Building Domes with Flat Panels

3 months ago 9 replies 2

woodworking

Sawdust

3 months ago 20 replies 2

earthen floor

Tile covered earthen floor

3 months ago 19 replies 20 2

woodworking

Splitting/sawing fine boards from logs by hand

3 months ago 20 replies 1 4 9

rainwater catchment

Advice on Supplies for Harvesting Rain Water for Home Use in the Rainshadow on the Olympic Peninsula

3 months ago 4 replies 1

rainwater catchment

Tank vacuum cleaning system

3 months ago 0 replies 1 2

rainwater catchment

could everyone check my water treatment system please?

3 months ago 28 replies
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