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  • From: Keith Johnson <keithdj@mindspring.com>
  • To: permaculture <permaculture@franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: RFI: Earthbags
  • Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2000 19:33:58 -0500

Myk,
We haven't used "earthbags" at Earthaven ecovillage, where I live, but we
have used
gravel- filled bags for foundations. The bags are stacked on a rubble/gravel
trench and
interwoven with barbed wire then finally stuccoed. We then have a foundation
upon which
we can use strawbales, cob, or clay-straw infill. In our case we have a pole
frame
building with clay-straw. We're quite happy with it.
Keith Johnson

Myk Rushton wrote:

> Greetings Pc Ng and Pc list
>
> Anybody any knowledge or experience of using earthbags as a building
> resource? They seem they fit in somewhere with cob and strawbale building.
>
> Myk
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