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141716 No.141716 [Reply] [Original]

how to build an efficient gnome-style house?

>> No.141718

Question....why the fuck do you want a gnome-style house?

Follow up question....nevermind.

>> No.141717

Your best bet is partial, i.e. the only open spot of the house is facing solar south and the rest can be under earth.

Completely under ground isn't a very efficient approach.

>> No.141726

>>141717

it can be even partially underground. facing solar south is a good idea

>> No.141735

>>141716
I have a set of those books. They are a bit creepy in a weird way. The nudity is....DO NOT WANT.

>> No.141747

I have the full set of these books

>> No.141759

>>141747

UPLOAD EVERYTHING

>> No.141762

>>141726

Cody Lundin set precedence for this idea. A rebar frame layered with fencing and burlap and then hosed down with gunnite, or shotcrete.

Let it harden, cover with earth, and plant some native low lying shrubs on the top.

Make efforts to regulate the thermal value of your house with very little labor and alter as needed.

Good to go.

>> No.141843

Just found out these books are worth quite a bit of money.

>> No.141887

http://www.simondale.net/house/

this is an interesting one.

>> No.143259

What books are these? Are they online? I'd like to see some more.


tldr show me some nekkid gnomes

>> No.143292

Step # 1: Be a gnome.

>> No.143297
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>>143292

>> No.143490

>>143259

http://www.4shared.com/file/XHsRrYWF/TONY_WOLF.htm

>> No.143494

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dugout_(shelter)

>> No.143498

you can't

it will leak, roots will fuck up your walls, moss grow and humidity will fucking kill you

>> No.143502

google the $50 and up underground house book
it's on mediafire

>> No.143519

I never understood why you guys were so hyped about shipping containers, because, well they are hideous, but last night, I figured one could just bury them under ground. Some sort of insolation would obviously be needed.
Is this doable tho?

>> No.143534

Two options come to mind:

Cob

http://www.cobcottage.com/

Earthship

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthships

>> No.143536
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>>143519
there was a guy who did exactly this
he buried something like 20 of them
http://www.loghomebuilders.org/cargo-containers
http://tinyhouseblog.com/tiny-house-video/shipping-container-as-an-underground-shelter/
http://tinyhouseblog.com/stick-built/underground-micro-home/
http://www.permies.com/t/5752/green-building/shipping-container-cabin-shelter
http://www.survivalandpreparednessforum.com/showthread.php?865-Buried-Shipping-Container-as-a-Root-C
ellar
http://renaissanceronin.wordpress.com/2008/09/30/like-it-or-not-shipping-container-homes-are-coming-
to-a-lot-near-you/
http://nontraditionalhousing.tribe.net/thread/5b490f77-7fe1-4ad2-90f9-c7d93bfb90c7

>> No.143537

>>143519
I saw a huge pot farm bust on TV where they buried a series of shipping containers underground and made them into hallways and long rooms, even running power and ventilation down there. So yeah, you probably can.

>> No.143538

>>143537
yeah thats the one i was thinking about
they found out the old man was buring shit in his yard and condemned it

>> No.143542

>>143536
>>143537
awesome, thanks guys :)

>> No.143544

>>143519
Before you bury a container, make sure it's strong enough and won't collapse on your head. Reinforce it if you must, this is crucial. If you're building an underground household of sorts, you still need an efficient ventilation system. And yeah, isolation so that you won't have to share your house with hordes of bugs.

>> No.143552

>Radon

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radon#Accumulation in houses

>> No.143554
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143554

>>143552
THIS will be an issue with any of these underground homes
you can reduce the levels by installing a Radon vent
which is simply a pvc pipe with an inline fan (like a bathroom fan)

>> No.143565

>>143552
>>143554

Yeah a home inspector said we had high radon in out house in PA growing up and dad laughed it off. He died of cancer, mom has had cancer, and my sisters and I have all had thyroid cancer. Like in our twenties. Don't pretend it's just an imaginary bogeyman, mmmkay?

>> No.143567

>>143565

ha ha, 'our house' not 'out house'. That would take jenkem to a whole new level.

>> No.143603

radon scare?