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roundwood and timber framing

How long to mill enough lumber for a cabin?

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electrical

Resources for DIY electrical

3 months ago 14 replies 2 9

fencing

Hedges and hedge-laying in 1940s England

3 months ago 1 reply

toilet alternatives

earth auger style toilet

3 months ago 32 replies 2 11 4

straw bale house

Landscape wall: strawbale or rammed earth?

3 months ago 9 replies 1

toilet alternatives

WORST that could happen? Soil/water contamination risks (and remedies)

3 months ago 10 replies 6

toilet alternatives

Any test reports for pathogens re willow feeder

3 months ago 2 replies 4

stone work

Repairing a Stone Wall on a Kentucky Barn

3 months ago 3 replies 5

electrical

Advice for off-grid office electric

3 months ago 2 replies 1 1

earthen floor

Earth floor sealer... Cow urine, banana tree sap, oxblood? Alternatives to oil/solvent seal.

3 months ago 7 replies 1 2

tiny house

We have a new opening

3 months ago 1 reply

natural building

Living Sedum Roof

3 months ago 1 reply 1 2

tiny house

Skiddable Work Shack

3 months ago 26 replies 18 13

toilet alternatives

I need ideas/pictures for bucket composting toilets that might please someone used to flush toilets

4 months ago 15 replies 2 2

plumbing

Copper pipe soldering questions

4 months ago 4 replies 5

straw bale house

A new approach to *truly* affordable housing...

4 months ago 11 replies 5

earthen floor

dirt floor in a bomb shelter

4 months ago 40 replies [ 1, 2 ] 42 14

toilet alternatives

Separett Villa toilet urine line clogged

4 months ago 23 replies

tiny house

Our tiny house build

4 months ago 25 replies 13 3

toilet alternatives

Vermitoilet issue after ~3 years

4 months ago 7 replies 4 6

woodworking

Free eBook: The Art of Woodworking for Sustainable Living!

4 months ago 12 replies 1 4

grey water

ptfe-free pipe sealants, pipe dope. How to diy or product recommendations

4 months ago 3 replies 1

rainwater catchment

Waynes rainwater harvest start to finish

4 months ago 54 replies [ 1, 2 ] 29 8

greenhouses

Multilayered Seedling Greenhouse

4 months ago 3 replies 3 6

aquaponics

Can aquaponics really be permaculture?

4 months ago 66 replies [ 1, 2 ] 4 5 13

earthen floor

The beauty of earthen floors

4 months ago 7 replies 6 8

grey water

High watertable and clay soil

4 months ago 12 replies 3 4

natural building

Adobe, cob, etc. -- in engineered panels?

4 months ago 16 replies 1

greenhouses

Walipini greenhouse

4 months ago 2 replies 1

natural building

A House Built of Bottles

4 months ago 5 replies 5 1

thermal mass

looking for a geothermal valve

4 months ago 4 replies

toilet alternatives

Help me making a compost system accepted by the municipality

4 months ago 11 replies 1 2 3

greenhouses

Solar cooker / greenhouse?

4 months ago 6 replies 1 3

natural building

Concrete slabs

4 months ago 6 replies 2

natural building

Understanding how to work with strawbale, rubble trench, timber frame and living roof

4 months ago 6 replies 2 4 1

roundwood and timber framing

Wavy roundwood rafter & batten roof structure. What are my roofing options?

4 months ago 21 replies 13 10

greenhouses

My green/hoop-house thingy build

4 months ago 30 replies 90 23

natural building

Shipping container home covered with cobb/ earthen walls

4 months ago 15 replies 1 2

stone work

Not quite stonework, Bond Beams, Cinder Blocks and Slip Form Masonry

4 months ago 4 replies 3 4

straw bale house

Timber portal frame building wrapped with straw bales

4 months ago 4 replies 2 2 3

cob

Building a Cob Privy: Cobbing as Therapy

4 months ago 24 replies 5 67 11

finishes

I need the recipe for tadelakt

4 months ago 29 replies 2

roundwood and timber framing

Mold forming on roundwood timbers after stripping bark

4 months ago 6 replies 1

natural building

Small DIY backyard sauna - collecting tips and ideas

4 months ago 12 replies 6 1

stone work

How hard can it be? Rock wall repair

4 months ago 21 replies 1 1 7
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