Comments on: An Earthbag Round House For Less Than $5,000

By: Rob Ford

Rob Ford — Thu, 02 May 2019 17:33:51 +0000

Building codes were made so that the rich got richer and the poor stay in their 25 to 30 year jail sentence embedded to the bank.
Your argument that coded were made for a reason makes zero sense.
In Nepal during 8.8 earthquake the only buildings that withstood the earthquake were earthbag buildings. Every single one.

By: EugeneW

EugeneW — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 17:28:28 +0000

Looks great. If in a 50 years the bags (concrete) do fail (doubt it), they are easily buttressed..but by then, everyone will be retired to florida…doing crazy florida stuff.

By: Ginnee

Ginnee — Fri, 01 Dec 2017 18:19:57 +0000

In reply to Clarke. Most folks put a plaster or cobb finish on their homes, inside and out. You want a big roof of any shape to protect your walls. No need to use sacks of cement but you can add cement to your mud, clay, dirt mixtore. It is called Super Adobe. There are many videos and books on this subject.

By: Morgan Caraway

Morgan Caraway — Thu, 26 Oct 2017 23:41:31 +0000

You can contact me through sustainablelifeschool.com if you wish.

By: Dionne

Dionne — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 04:23:30 +0000

In reply to John O Brien. Hi there, folks! We lay barbed wire in between each of the rows of bags, which are NOT concrete. They are recycled bags filled with clay rich soil. For more information go to earthbagbuilding.com.

By: Donna

Donna — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 09:36:48 +0000

Why wasn’t the center of the roof raised causing a pitch instead of flat?

By: Al Malave

Al Malave — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 14:10:54 +0000

In reply to windeva.

Yeah, but he has a point…there is too much left to randomness 1. counting on the air moisture to harden the bags…and 2. the bags are not integral or attached to one another… there is a distant 3rd… that is a lot of cement …enough to build 2 houses with some other structural framework which can be as nature-friendly as this…sturdier…

By: Pamela

Pamela — Fri, 05 May 2017 14:41:52 +0000

Is there any kind of cement bags that have toxic materials and should not be used ?
I have heard of cement eating skin away,concrete burn, is that just when mixing it or could it become toxic while living in it until every inch has cured ?

By: Todd

Todd — Mon, 01 May 2017 13:14:50 +0000

In reply to Brian Morrison. The wall are thick and the outside is stucco for a water and bug proof. It would be simple to pour a concrete floor. Make a bathroom with shower & toilets. Great idea!