User:Dorkmo/Ideas/Microhouse Earth Lodge

small house utilizing a CEB arch covered with dirt.

sand would be used to build on top of and is then removed.

Process

• short outer vertical CEB walls are put in place
• plastic water barrier placed on the outside
• sand is put in between the walls
• dirt is put on the outside of the walls
• sand is added above the height of the walls
• brick arch is begun, sand is added as needed under bricks to support
• plastic water barrier placed over the arch
• dirt placed over arch
• sand pumped out with air?

Potential Advantages

• only uses onsite building materials
• utilizes lifetrac and ceb press

Inspirations

native american earth lodges

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