Foundations and heavy rains

Hello everyone,

First of all, excuse my broken english that I did learn at school 25 years ago, my mother tongue is the french.
So, if the questions I will ask here are already ask, I didn't see them. It's hard for to read all in english...

I'm living in French Guyana and I would like to make an earthbag house for my family and me.
Here, it rains a lot, almost 2000 mm a year.

1 - What should I do for the foundering to avoid moisture in the house and how should I do the floor ? Concrete, tilling, wood floor on joist ? Something else ?
2 - The field where I want to do the house is made of sand. Is it ok for filling the bag ?
3 - It rains everyday. If I use earth to fill the bag, is it a problem for the wall or should I cover them with a plastic cover everyday ? And what for the sand ?

Thank you for reading and answering.

Hi Dani,

This is a good place to start Raised-Earth-Foundations

I'm not an earth bag expert, but I don't think it is possible without dry soil.

The foundation designs and traditional methods of drainage should be of great use to you.

Bill

Hello,

Thanks for the link. I've printed it (in pdf) and I think it wil take me a little time to read carrefully those 53 pages !!!
So, I think I'll come back in some days with many more questions.

Dan