Posted by Irrevelant Irrevelant on March 30, 2009, 9:51 am
Anyone have any suggestions/comments
on building an earth-sheltered home
or know where I can find some good information on it?
Irrevelant1
Posted by Devo on March 30, 2009, 11:54 am
Irrevelant1@webtv.net (Irrevelant Irrevelant) wrote:
> Anyone have any suggestions/comments
> on building an earth-sheltered home
> or know where I can find some good information on it?
>
> Irrevelant1
Well, check out your area for Radon Gases.
and flooding.
and; I don't think earth covered roofs are cost effective. Too heavy and
any "insulation" qualities would be negated by saturation with water.
But, otherwise they look good, esp. in the tornado belt.
Might be a good idea to face them south.
I saw a book on "Underground Homes" I'll look for it.
--
It's amazing what you can do. If...
you put your mind to it.
Posted by Rod Speed on March 30, 2009, 3:31 pm
Devo wrote:
> Irrevelant1@webtv.net (Irrevelant Irrevelant) wrote:
>> Anyone have any suggestions/comments
>> on building an earth-sheltered home
>> or know where I can find some good information on it?
>>
>> Irrevelant1
> Well, check out your area for Radon Gases.
> and flooding.
> and; I don't think earth covered roofs are cost effective. Too heavy
> and any "insulation" qualities would be negated by saturation with water.
That last is just plain wrong.
> But, otherwise they look good, esp. in the tornado belt.
> Might be a good idea to face them south.
> I saw a book on "Underground Homes" I'll look for it.
Posted by Devo on April 1, 2009, 1:29 pm
> Devo wrote:
> > Irrevelant1@webtv.net (Irrevelant Irrevelant) wrote:
> >
> >> Anyone have any suggestions/comments
> >> on building an earth-sheltered home
> >> or know where I can find some good information on it?
> >>
> >> Irrevelant1
> >
> > Well, check out your area for Radon Gases.
> > and flooding.
> > and; I don't think earth covered roofs are cost effective. Too heavy
> > and any "insulation" qualities would be negated by saturation with water.
>
> That last is just plain wrong.
>
> > But, otherwise they look good, esp. in the tornado belt.
> > Might be a good idea to face them south.
> > I saw a book on "Underground Homes" I'll look for it.
Have you read the book "The $50 & Up Underground House Book"?
ISBN o-442-27311-8
by Mike Oehler
read about the day the Bear attacked.
--
It's amazing what you can do. If...
you put your mind to it.
Posted by Rod Speed on April 1, 2009, 3:35 pm
Devo wrote
>> Devo wrote
>>> Irrevelant1@webtv.net (Irrevelant Irrevelant) wrote
>>>> Anyone have any suggestions/comments
>>>> on building an earth-sheltered home or know
>>>> where I can find some good information on it?
>>> Well, check out your area for Radon Gases.
>>> and flooding.
>>> and; I don't think earth covered roofs are cost effective. Too heavy
>>> and any "insulation" qualities would be negated by saturation with water.
>> That last is just plain wrong.
>>> But, otherwise they look good, esp. in the tornado belt.
>>> Might be a good idea to face them south.
>>> I saw a book on "Underground Homes" I'll look for it.
> Have you read the book "The $50 & Up Underground House Book"?
> ISBN o-442-27311-8
> by Mike Oehler
Irrelevant to the claim about water saturated earth.
> read about the day the Bear attacked.
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> on building an earth-sheltered home
> or know where I can find some good information on it?
>
> Irrevelant1