12-03-08, 03:29 PM | #1 |
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Hand-Build an Earth Sheltered House For $5,000
I can't even imagine building a house for $5k. Pretty cool.
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12-04-08, 09:11 AM | #2 |
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Very cool!
However, my first thought was, "what about termites?" Here in Texas, I've left a scrap of wood on the ground for a week and it had termites already. Maybe that's not a problem in Wales. |
12-04-08, 11:34 AM | #3 |
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That's pretty cool. It's like a hobbit's home. I wonder how that would hold up in the northern climates.
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12-07-08, 05:56 AM | #4 |
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I think you would want more windows and light in Wales. Same here in NZ. Not having a roof usually makes the collection of water more difficult.
I have friends who live in a similar home, its has more windows. Some just wall panels of bottles set in cement, which makes it seem futuristic as well as olde. |
12-07-08, 10:50 AM | #5 |
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That would be neat to see. Do you have any pictures of it Blue?
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12-10-08, 02:13 PM | #6 |
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Would be a cool idea for additional space for your already existing house - say a detached garage built into the hillside - with Garden area above..
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12-15-08, 06:24 AM | #7 |
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No photo sorry Higgy, the house had only the back(shady) wall into the hillside, but had soil and a garden on the roof.
Great thermal design made it cool in summer and warm in winter. Lots of broken tiles and glass made it really colorful. |
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