Earthbag Building Guide: Vertical Walls Step-by-Step
By Owen Geiger
Free ebook with all house plan orders! See below.
Much has been learned about earthbag building over the last few decades through research, trial and error, and sharing of information. It is becoming increasingly clear what works best and why. And now with engineer-approved methods for building in code-enforced areas, it is time to pull the most practical ideas together and take this movement to the next level.
This builder’s guide does that by providing simple, clear explanations of each step of construction, from earthbag foundations that don’t require concrete, to complete information on tools and supplies, as well as tips, tricks and advanced earthbag techniques.
All major aspects of building earthbag houses are covered: Planning; $10/sq. ft. dirt cheap building techniques; Building code issues; Electrical and Plumbing; Cost estimating; How to build insulated earthbag houses; How to make earthbag benches, and privacy and retaining walls for next to nothing. It is profusely illustrated with about 185 color photos and detail drawings.
The Earthbag Building Guide by Owen Geiger is now available for $20 as a PDF download. The ebook is available for free with all new house plan orders through Earthbag House Plans and DreamGreenHomes.com.
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Congratulations ! So much expected…
is there a chance to get a printed version of the book (i dont like PDFs) within Thailand, when i order via amazon or others i usually have insane shipping fees, and i am very interested and live in Northern Thailand
It’s easy to print PDFs. Take the file to a print shop who has a good printer. Do a test page before deciding to print the whole book. Use thick glossy paper for the cover and it will look almost exactly like a regular book.
Insane amount of info…will take me a while to get through all this! So wonderful…Thanks!
Mr. Geiger I am interested in your book, but i don´t have a paypal account or credit card, would have the possibility to pay by Western Union, waiting for your answer to my e-mail.
best regards
Sergio Loayza
Bolivia
Sure, you can email me at strawhouses [at] yahoo.com and I will send you the Western Union details.