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Does diy think it would be possible to build a hobbit hole from LOTR and have it as a place to chill?
How much would something like this cost?
Pic is about headache relief

>> No.337622

I don't know much about building, but I do know that any kind of underground dwelling is rife with mold/water/drainage problems.

Seems like a lot of trouble for some place to "chill".

>> No.337624

>>337622
Any alternatives that you could think about?
This is just a dream, but diy could make me go through with it.

>> No.337633

Bury a shipping container or six next to each other. Cut doorways and furnish them all as you like. Good luck with the aforementioned problems.

>> No.337637

>>337621
As I was watching the film I was thinking about the actual construction too. I guess the hard thing about it is the circular shape. As for the aforementioned problems they wouldn't be so severe as the structure isn't actually underground just covered in earth.

>> No.337638

I'm no architect, but if you put a quality seal between the living space wall and the dirt composing the surrounding ground, won't that eliminate most of the mold and drainage issues? I mean, if you can keep the water out of a properly sealed bathroom, shouldn't you be able to scale that up to a house?

>> No.337644

>>337637
> the structure isn't actually underground just covered in earth.
Please reread this and realize how silly it sounds.

>> No.337643

I do want the hole to be a little further in the ground than what is portrayed in the movie's, so far the most likely idea for me to apply is the shipping container, as they are 200 dollars near my place.

>> No.337649

>>337644
I think he means that it isn't constructed by digging a tunnel and excavating a space underground, but by building a structure on the ground or only slightly sunken in and then covering that with earth.

>> No.337660

>>337649
>>337644
Yeah there are actual structures built that way. They're akin to a type of rooftop garden/green roof these days. The underground portion is just technically a basement. The home is pretty standard, with the only major difference is that it's fantasy-themed.

>> No.337663

>>337660
If you did it right, I have a feeling the foliage and soil on top would take care of a lot of the water issues you'd face.

>> No.337669

It just needs to fit 2 people at most, a bed or couch, and maybe a fridge or something. How hard is electrical wiring ?

>> No.337672

>>337669
I also am planning on doing this next summer so I can save up some money.

>> No.337675

>>337669
Depending on what you make the superstructure - the macroscopic dome - out of, it could vary. In normal houses they just hide all the wires behind drywall and snake it through thin allies of drywall and wood - both easily cut materials. If you made the dome out of something like concrete, you'd have to have a layer of molding around the point where the walls meet the floor so you can keep all the electrical components contained. Not to mention you'd need to go through the wall to get all the lines - electric, phone, water, whatever you wanna include that needs to be brought from somewhere else - to connect a source. This opens up the possibility of leaks and/or animal and insect invaders. You could do it, but it'd probably more expensive and difficult than you're expecting.

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>>337633
>Bury a shipping container

Why do idiots keep posting this? Shipping containers can not withstand hydrostatic pressure from being buried. They are very strong at having weight stacked on top of them, but weak at the sides and will collapse without some form of reinforcement like large amounts of concrete or a retaining wall.

>>337637
>isn't actually underground just covered in earth

What you are describing is called a bermed earth structure.

>> No.337681

>>337675
OP here
I would need one outlet just for my laptop charger and a space heater.
I am assuming this structure wouldn't reach above 85 in the summer if the average is 90-100

>> No.337686

google search 'the 50 dollar and up underground house book pdf' and open first link
here is example of this type of house http://www.countryplans.com/underground.html
as you can tell from the name they are cheap to build, a bit more than 50 dollars now but that example cost under 5000
if you want to learn more here is a podcast on it
http://www.richsoil.com/permaculture/2036-glenn-kangiser-oehler-structures/

>> No.337687

>>337686
Thank you so much for that, it looks like it will be very helpful

>> No.337688

>>337687
n problem, i also plan on building severa; underground building

>> No.337689

>>337688
Good luck on your builds

>> No.337692

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ph3RaGa_IHQ

>> No.337702

Anymore advice?

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

All of them I've seen pictures of are a bit smaller than an actual house, but this is pretty cool.

>> No.337748

>>337621
http://www.richsoil.com/wofati.jsp
This is what you want. Warm in the winter, cool in the summer, dry all year round.

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>> No.337815

>>337772
Google Simon Dale, he's some Welsh guy that built this, with a chainsaw, a chisel and a hammer. Lived there with wife and kids, awesome dude. He explains how he didn't have any knowledge nor experience about building houses, there's a nice step-by-step on his website and you can always contact him/
('A Low Impact Woodland Home')

>> No.337926

Thanks diyers, this is all really helpful.

>> No.338203

OP here, this is ideally what I want, maybe adding a foot to the length & width. I will start measuring in my yard tomorrow.
9' Length and Width
6' 5'' for my height

One chair, One Bed, Built in Storage.

>> No.338211

>>338203

The height should probably be at least a foot more than your height. Average ceiling height is around 8 feet, anything less than that starts to feel a bit cramped and doesn't a lot of room for air to move.

>> No.338212

>>338211

doesn't allow, that is

>> No.338280

>>338212
I am 5'7''

Working with foots instead of halves would be easier so I'll make it 7