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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

tiny house

Pleasantly surprised by a Costco-bought Gorilla Shed purchase

3 months ago 1 reply 5 2

natural building

Natural insulation for walk-in cooler

3 months ago 18 replies 1

tiny house

Some lessons learned

3 months ago 0 replies 1

fencing

Ha ha fence

3 months ago 8 replies 2 3

rainwater catchment

Is non-potable water OK for washing/rinsing dishes?

3 months ago 33 replies 6

roundwood and timber framing

Has anyone used the gravel trench foundation but with piers instead of perimeter? 4 ft deep?

3 months ago 15 replies 4 2

woodworking

Joints without glue - Boiled mortises

3 months ago 2 replies 1 1

plumbing

We continue to learn from the ancients

3 months ago 4 replies 2 1

woodworking

axe handle finish

3 months ago 11 replies

toilet alternatives

If sand filters are as effective as they seem, why is poop-koolaid a problem?

3 months ago 10 replies

rainwater catchment

Something is Wrong Here...

3 months ago 1 reply 2

earth bag

What is the best plaster for earthbags and rammed earth walls in northern Idaho?

3 months ago 4 replies 2

woodworking

Questions on making woodworking connections

3 months ago 14 replies 2 2 2

greenhouses

Mike's passive solar greenhouse design/build

3 months ago 415 replies [ 1, 2, 3 < ... <9, 10, 11 ] 2 120 41

fencing

Experience growing living fences from willow?

3 months ago 42 replies [ 1, 2 ] 5 3 5

toilet alternatives

Can you use Black Soldier Fly (BSF) indoors for toilet??

3 months ago 6 replies

plumbing

Any experience with infiltration chambers for septic drainfield? (green septic subsoil infiltration)

3 months ago 10 replies

straw bale house

Seeking advice on waterproof strawbale foundation for a yurt

3 months ago 10 replies 21 2

finishes

Appropriate Technology Course treated wood with lime, how did it hold up?

3 months ago 2 replies 1

earth bag

Building an Earthbag Round House: A Step-by-Step, Illustrated Guide by Morgan Caraway--Print Edition

$24.00

3 months ago 3 replies 1 1

earthship

$25 000 for an earthship style building!

3 months ago 6 replies

natural building

Meskwaki cattail mat sewing

3 months ago 2 replies 1

woodworking

Simple wooden door with glass

3 months ago 2 replies 3 3

greenhouses

Potting/garden shed ideas and luxuries

3 months ago 5 replies 5

plumbing

My plumber just earned £2280/hour... not sure whether to be pleased or not

3 months ago 18 replies 1 9

woodworking

Screw vs Nail: Which one when?

3 months ago 23 replies 2 2 10

natural building

Buried houses ?

3 months ago 9 replies 3

passive solar

First Passive Solar Project

3 months ago 11 replies 1 3

natural building

lowest $$ driveway/parking with minimal equip.. geocells? urbanite?

3 months ago 36 replies 3 1 5

tiny house

optimal geometries in tiny houses

3 months ago 9 replies 4 3

tiny house

Shed style tiny house (not THOW) please help me avoid reinventing the wheel/tell me what you learned

3 months ago 23 replies 6 3

rainwater catchment

Rain water from tar shingled roof

3 months ago 33 replies 1

cob

How did people make foundations for wattle and daub houses? How are the vertical posts attached?

3 months ago 23 replies 3 10 29
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