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    Essential earthbag construction : the complete step-by-step guide / Kelly Hart.

    • Title:Essential earthbag construction : the complete step-by-step guide / Kelly Hart.
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    • Variant Title:Earthbag construction
    • Author/Creator:Hart, Kelly, 1943- author.
    • Published/Created:Gabriola Island, BC : New Society Publishers, [2018]
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Earth houses--Design and construction.
      Earth construction.
      PiseĢ.
    • Description:xvi, 111 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
    • Series:Sustainable building essentials.
    • Summary:"Earthbag construction -- building with polypropylene bags usually filled with earthen materials -- is a versatile, easy-to-master, low-impact, and highly durable form of building, suitable for structures from houses to root cellars. Containing over 75 photos and illustrations, Essential Earthbag Construction is a practical guide to this affordable method of building. Going well beyond the scope of other sources, this indispensable manual is packed with all the information you need to determine if it's the right choice for your project, and to start building."--provided by Amazon.com.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:9780865718647 (paperback)
      0865718644 (paperback)
    • Contents:Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Brief History of Earthbag Building
      ch. 2 Appropriate Uses for Earthbags
      ch. 3 Building Science Notes
      ch. 4 Material Specifications
      Bags
      Fill material
      Barbed wire and other types of reinforcement
      Plaster
      ch. 5 Tools
      ch. 6 Foundations
      ch. 7 Building Walls
      Locate source of fill material
      Filling bags
      Placing barbed wire and twine
      Laying bags in a pattern
      Closing the top of the bag
      Using a metal slider
      Tamping the bags
      Placing vertical reinforcement rods
      Building domes
      ch. 8 Design Considerations and Constraints
      Vertical walls
      Domes
      Vaults
      Buttresses
      Bond beams
      Door and window openings
      Door and window bucks
      Arches and other shapes
      Spacing openings
      Vertical reinforcement for openings
      Lintels
      Wall thickness
      More than one story
      Below-grade construction
      ch. 9 Plastering the Walls
      ch. 10 Floor and Roof Options
      Slab on grade
      Masonry floors
      Adobe floors
      Suspended floors
      Roofs
      ch. 11 How to Include Utilities
      Plumbing
      Electrical
      Heating
      Ventilation
      Cabinetry
      ch. 12 Strategies for Seismic Reinforcement
      ch. 13 General Budgeting Information
      ch. 14 Maintenance and Renovation
      ch. 15 Building Codes
      ch. 16 Other Uses for Earthbags
      Retaining walls
      Cisterns
      Dams
      Root cellars and pantries
      Sculpture and art
      Resources
      Author's websites
      Other websites
      Books
      DVDs
      Workshops
      Bag supplies online.
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