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For a nice hard smooth floor...of dirt - tamp it down with a heavy object, then rub it with something acidic, like citri-solve. | For a nice hard smooth floor...of dirt - tamp it down with a heavy object, then rub it with something acidic, like citri-solve. | ||
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From ''[[Media:The_$50_and_up_Underground_House_Book.pdf|The $50 and Up Underground Housing Book]]'' by Mike Oehler (link is to a 115 page pdf file) - | |||
<blockquote>''"Some folks in the southwest | |||
sweep linseed oil into their floors, wait a | |||
day or so, and repeat the process. Though | |||
still allowing "give" this sets the earth nearly | |||
like concrete; you can wipe up a dropped egg | |||
without getting any earth on the rag."''</blockquote> | |||
[[Category:Construction]] | [[Category:Construction]] | ||
Revision as of 02:23, 8 November 2010
For a nice hard smooth floor...of dirt - tamp it down with a heavy object, then rub it with something acidic, like citri-solve.
From The $50 and Up Underground Housing Book by Mike Oehler (link is to a 115 page pdf file) -
"Some folks in the southwest
sweep linseed oil into their floors, wait a day or so, and repeat the process. Though still allowing "give" this sets the earth nearly like concrete; you can wipe up a dropped egg
without getting any earth on the rag."