The Complete Guide to Building Affordable Earth-Sheltered Homes: Everything You Need to Know Explained Simply (Back to Basics Building)
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| Rating | : | 4.35 (559 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1601383738 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-09 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
With the information provided in this book, you can start planning and building your own earth-sheltered home in no time so that you, too, can benefit from the natural protection of the earth. Details of construction methods are found throughout the book, including tips and advice for planning, excavation, flooring, walls, framing, waterproofing, roofing, drainage, and insulation. Earth-sheltered building has existed since the heyday of Skara Brae in Scotland 5,000 years ago, and is used today by people around the world, from the Yaodong of northwest China to the subterranean residents of Coober Pedy, Australia, and even to converted missile silos in America. If earth-sheltered building is good enough for Bill Gates $136 million mansion, then it just might be good enough for you too.. You will also learn how to pour your own footings and floor, how to dry stack concrete block walls, how to use post and beam framing, and how to waterproof the membranes. With The Complete Guide to Building Affordable Earth-Sheltered Homes , you will learn about the many different types of earth-sheltered homes and their various advantages: life span that can be two to three times longer than that of conventional housing inexpensive building materials reduced maintenance costs lower energy costs (some by as much as 80%) The book also examines the different environmental factors that you need to consider when
Later he owned and operated a marine construction company that built concrete and wood floating docks. After getting an undergraduate degree in Zoology and Oceanography from the University of Washington, he went on to manage a small homebuilding and remodeling company in the Seattle area. He has a master s degree in business and holds a teaching certificate
His wife Helen and two grown children, Andrew and Kendra, enjoy an active life in the Pacific Northwest that includes boating, scuba diving, running, and cycling." . He has a master s degree in business and holds a teaching certificate for High School level math and science. He currently teaches several online courses on e-commerce and is a published writer and poet. After getting an undergraduate degree in Zoology and Oceanography from the University of Washington, he went on to manage a small homebuilding and remodeling company in the Seattle area. Later he owned and operated a marine construction company that built concrete and wood floating docks. An active member of the Kitsap County Home Builders Association, McConkey served as a national director to the Home Builders Association in the early 1980s. Robert is still active in his marine con
"About what I'd expected, at least it's a 2011 book instead of 70's/80's" according to A. Burchfield. Recently Amazon's "recommendations" for me came up with a lot of titles in the Earth Sheltered Housing subject line. Most of them were "picture books" from the 70's & 80’s that weren't worth very much even then, let alone now. This was the most recent one I noticed so I bought it on impulse, not expecting much.I don't think the thing is enough for anyone to go out and use as a construction/ design manual but careful reading and note taking should help a person decide if one of these homes is something for them.If you've read Mother Earth News magazine for enough years you'll have come across much of what is presented and. Simon P. Pereira said "Complete Guide" is quite the overstatement and it was badly edited.. Book was very "incomplete". I picked it up because it was more recent than others, but it was badly put together. Editing was also really bad. There are paragraphs that are repeated or say the opposite of what the author probably intended, etc. Very unimpressed.. "Five Stars" according to Love His Word. Helpful