Earthbag House in the woods

short tour of an earthbag house

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• earthbag
• cob
• papercrete
• strawbale
• natural
• building

[1wicked2008]

are the earthbags filled with papercrete ??? the place looks great sept those ugly tires they dont look right in there..

[packymck]

@1wicked2008

The earthbags are filled with a mixture of clay and sand. The woman that built this house used tire treads bolted together as a form for building the main earthen column. The treads are now plastered over with an earth/lime plaster.....

[QueenPenn02]

i want one n the woods too in okla

[packymck]

Go 4it @QueenPenn02

[gelflingfaysuzanne]

i love your house!!!!! how much did it cost to buid this?

[packymck]

@gelflingfaysuzanne

this is my neighbors house. She bought the earthbags for approx. $ 250 dollars. most everything else was scavenged, found, donated, and/or free. My guess is she has under $2K in the house.

[lorileeslove]

just suck it! someone out there sees the value in making a "green" "recycled" affordable, livable, unique home, and people just piss all over it....

your all just pissy because they did it cheaper and it's more cozy than lots of big expensive homes!

CUDOS to the imaginations that dreamed this up!

maybe if MORE people out there were content with this type of living, there would be LESS waist, LESS polution, JUST LESS... PRAISE JESUS! GLORY TO GOD!!

[packymck]

Hey @jaenadar

thanks for your comments.

The center stack isn't really tyres. The builder used recycled tyre treads to cover a center

earthen/stone column. She used what was available locally, and she already had the tyre treads.

I agree though. I don't think it was necessary to use treads to cover the earthen/stone column.

[istarianjinsama]

@lorileeslove I agree, we must be content with what we ourselves can build, and waste less. Want a house? BUILD IT. Then I can lose this waist.

[justmoiced]

This is sublime.well done

[ikambor]

@jaenadar older used tires eventually stop leaching or reduce the leaching over time,, they will finally get to a level where they are neutral,, I dont how long that takes,, I imagine a couple years at least,, they wont be a danger until heated for recycling,, I wouldn't put new tires in the building,, but then again who would,, think of a car air freshener,, they eventually stop leaching their fragrance,, same principle,,

[ikambor]

@32937isready Why ask that,, do you think that this type of home would have anymore radon than any other? it comes from the earth,, and if you build on land with high levels,, then you'll get high levels,,

[netlethe]

Wonderful Work

Thumbs UP.

Peace for all

[MonkeySpecs301]

thats really really really nice, and i thought about doing something like that, but its just too lonely. so i am looking at buying shares at an eco-village.