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Earth-Sheltered Houses: How to Build an Affordable Underground Home (Paperback)

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Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: New Society Publishers (1 Jul 2006)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0865715211
ISBN-13: 978-0865715219
Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 19 x 2.3 cm

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

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"Earth-Sheltered Houses" is a practical guide for those who want to build their own underground home at moderate cost. It covers all of the various construction techniques involved including details on planning, excavation, footings, floor, walls, framing, roofing, waterproofing, insulation and drainage. Specific methods appropriate for the inexperienced owner-builder are a particular focus and include: pouring one's own footings and/or floor the use of dry-stacked (surface-bonded) concrete block walls post-and-beam framing plank-and-beam roofing, and drainage methods and self-adhesive waterproofing membranes. The time-tested, easy-to-learn construction techniques described in "Earth-Sheltered Houses" will enable readers to embark upon their own building projects with confidence, backed up by a comprehensive resources section that lists all the latest products such as waterproofing membranes, types of rigid insulation and drainage products that will protect the building against water damage and heat loss.

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By	Hugh Nott-bower "hugh nott" (uk) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Top book on the subject and although american based it has most of the principles and facts available for you to use the book as a manual and not just a load of pretty pictures. Recommended for those interested in the subject as well as qualifying as a coffee table piece. Good stuff.

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