I have been distracted by earthbag housing..

This weekend. I saw one of the houses being built on line, and  it looks like something even I could manage. I’m seriously considering using the technique in the garden to built the kids a play house. Could you lay a patio with it? There’s a thought. Walls?

It’s also known as superadobe. The basic method is laying a coil of earth filled bag in a circle, eventually building it up into a dome or a pointed dome. Barbed wire is used to grip the layers together. An arched room can also be achieved. Apparently it’s ludicrously cheap to build. I’ve seen a build cost of $950 for one 4m dome. So, I’ve bought a book from Amazon on the subject.

Isn’t this just as cute as a button. Even if it looks a bit like a teapot. And here it is being built.

 My eldest child now wants me to build her a little house just like it in the garden.

I’ve already designed my new dream superadobe house on paper. Will it support a turf roof, I wonder?

I’ve also got a major crush on this house, cost about £60 per msq.

 I just love that roof and ceiling.