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I'm new and not sure how to reply but here goes, live in AZ, and I love the earth bag homes! I have so many of my own ideas that started flowing after I watched YouTube videos. They are amazing and easy to build! This is my plan if I ever find some land.Kaye Harris wrote:We've researched cob, straw bale, and earthbags. I don't like the cost and transport involved with straw, and cob would take FOREVER. Overall, earthbags would require less imported materials than the other two methods on our site, and less time than cob.
So...at the moment, I'm considering an Oehler-style earthbag compound structure. Dug into the hillside, rubble trench foundation, sloped roof diverting rain water further down the hill, and a shady terraced garden view. We could probably put some cob on top of the earthbags to make direct contact with the roof beams, which will be slanted. If we can play well with water and shade, we may be able to put rocks and flowing water from the root cellar in the terraced area to act as a natural air conditioning. It would have to then be diverted away from the walls, though.