Earthbag home

Over the past few years the cost to rent an apartment or home has dramatically increased while wages have remained… by brandonv111

The Aseseeso earthbag chalet under construction. Note how it’s built on sloping ground.

(strawbales using an expensive conventional foundation and roof making not alot of sense for me and not even saving money much of the time by what I hear) Heck you could almost put stick built walls up to save time (as earthbags are a big cost in time and hassle per cubic foot filled whereas the walls are the cheapest by comparison to roof/foundation) and things like that is almost what i'm now thinking. Why aren't we already doing this?

5 metre high earthbag dome. The structure has a front door & back door, 3 windows, a floating staircase and a platform floor.

Earthbags have proven to be incredibly versatile. Check out these stairs - cement over them for a lovely effect.

What can you get with a huge mound of dirt, a bunch of bags and some barbed wire? An earthbag home. Building one of these eco-friendly, beehive-shaped dwellings isn't as hard as you think.

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​If you’re only going to read one post on roofing for earthbag, make it this one. Remember our brave and successful earthbag lovers in Costa Rica ? Here’s how they constructed their roof, step...

Looking to build underground because of the hot temperatures in our country Cyprus. Im looking at any construction design as long as its cheap to build, sustainable, keeps a constant temperature in summer and winter.