Handbook for Building Homes of Earth

Handbook for Building Homes of Earth

Paperback (20 Apr 2005)

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Publisher's Synopsis

CONTENTS: Introduction--Types of Earth Houses Soils and What Can Be Done with Them Soil Stabilizers Site Preparation Foundations Lightweight Roofs Getting the Soil Prepared Making Adobe Blocks Making Pressed Earth Blocks Making Walls of Pressed Blocks Making Walls of Rammed Earth Roofs for Earth Houses Floors for Earth Houses Surface Coatings

Book information

ISBN: 9781410222749
Publisher: Press Holdings International, Inc.
Imprint: University Press of the Pacific
Pub date:
Language: English
Number of pages: 164
Weight: 154g
Height: 203mm
Width: 127mm
Spine width: 10mm