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Hello ,I was wondering as to the life of regular black construction plastic,when burried . I am concidering building a pit house . I want it to be dry but would like to build it on the cheap .pond liner is expensive so is house wrap . thanks greggd
 
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"The Low-Cost Underground House Workshop by Mike Oehler" is a video that shows how to build underground and use poly sheets to make it water proof. It's a great video that should help you waterproof your dwelling - I bet it will give you a bunch of good ideas.

Mike Oehler also authors a book called "The $50 and up underground house" :

http://www.amazon.com/Fifty-Dollar-Underground-House-Book/dp/0442273118

http://www.undergroundhousing.com/

This forum's owner has a video with the author on youtube too :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hV8Teiskfo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVAF-JjuYc4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19zzIvVhQls

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTL0dkadocQ

Cheers,
Craig
 
                              
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Thank you very much ! I will study up  ! Greggd
 
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