
Here are his pictures:
And http://www.buildsomethingbeautiful.co.uk/gallery/24/
Here is a documentary on it from Grand Designs
curious why?Earthbag I would not go near.
Plastic bags? Nah. Maybe it's just a personal taste thing....curious why?
Recently the first house had the thatch roof burn down. he has replace with slate. I dont think this one is finished yet.http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-27500268.html
His old house is up for sale now, so maybe it's finished. It's only about 10 miles from me, but I've never seen it.
I have similar thing for the bags, except if i was to use empty cement and lime bags on certain projects.Plastic bags? Nah. Maybe it's just a personal taste thing....
Fundi, nice video and very interesting, but I would think it would be buggy. The guy is obsessed for shure...he's overwhelming himself.I have similar thing for the bags, except if i was to use empty cement and lime bags on certain projects.
I like rectangle buildings (and vaulted roofs) so i am leaning towards rammed earth as i dont like the straw thing.
In the second post of that thread I attempted to explain the cause. Basically it was wrong pattern and some substandard brick in the bottom of the groin. built two more big groined vaults since then, both are okay after 2 years.On another note, did you ever figure out what caused the vaulted roof to fail?