Register / Login

New Topic

permaculture forums growies critters building homesteading energy monies kitchen purity ungarbage community wilderness fiber arts art permaculture artisans regional education skip experiences global resources cider press projects digital market permies.com private forums all forums

this forum made possible by our volunteer staff, including ...

master stewards:

Anne Miller
Pearl Sutton
r ranson
Nicole Alderman
Mike Haasl

stewards:

paul wheaton
Joseph Lofthouse
James Freyr

master gardeners:

Carla Burke
John F Dean
jordan barton

gardeners:

Jay Angler
Greg Martin
Leigh Tate

natural building

Best ever

natural building

Making a paper clay dollhouse/castle

67 replies 7 76 107

french drain pipe - not for water from above?

86 replies 24 2

natural building

double chamber cob oven plans - download

24 replies 12 5

natural building

The $50 and Up Underground House Book by Mike Oehler - digital download

8 8 9

natural building

Solar Dehydrator Plans - Combo Package download

39 replies 6 11 2

natural building

I built a Cinva-Ram CEB press, and I made it easier for you to build one too!

101 replies 2 40 7

Preliminary ideas for housing 6 Boots

85 replies 8 47 33

natural building

Design: Solarium at Wheaton Labs: Design Conversation

140 replies 77 28

My shipping container cabin/shelter

170 replies 1 79 17

natural building

Mike Oehler's Low-Cost Underground House Workshop & Survival Shelter Seminar - 3 DVD+2 Books Deal

16 3

natural building

the ultimate skiddable bee hut

65 replies 2 61 11

natural building

Cheapest earthbags you know of?

55 replies 1

natural building

Alone in the Wilderness - The Story of Dick Proenneke

56 replies 3 2

natural building

Tiny house build in Hokkaido

135 replies 166 35

natural building

balecob home on earthbag foundation--building progress

50 replies 1 96 34

natural building

Raised Earth Foundations

124 replies 2 18 16

natural building

porta-cabin - love shack

66 replies 4 48 12

natural building

Any love for mobile homes ? (trailer homes)

78 replies 1

natural building

Natural Swimming Pool

86 replies 3 4 1

Photos Of Alternative Buildings & Structures

65 replies 63

More »
Best this year

Preliminary ideas for housing 6 Boots

85 replies 8 47 33

natural building

Tiny house build in Hokkaido

135 replies 166 35

Scandanavian pine tree preservation technique

24 replies 4 4

Natural air sealing material for stick built cabin

35 replies 10

natural building

Solar Station Construction Plans by Ben Peterson -- ebook

21 14

natural building

Solid hardwood floors following the natural curve of the wood

32 replies 2 7

Small House/Cabin Build - Saying No to Tyvek, Roofing felt, Shu Sugi Ban, Keeping out critters Etc.

32 replies 5

natural building

best way to insulate vaulted ceiling?

20 replies 1 4

Driveway necessary really??

15 replies 1 7

natural building

Owner's Manual for odd lives

5 replies 8

natural building

need ideas for non toxic finishes for pine board and batten siding on our home

11 replies 6 3

Living willow

17 replies 4 8

working with a large boulder to create a tiny cabin / shelter

22 replies 2 2 7

natural building

Winter preparation for living in a trailer!

20 replies 4

safe efficient ways to clean used brick?

10 replies 3

natural building

Strong Handmade Bridge from Wood

8 replies 1 1 6

Stone masonry, roofing and ring beam advice needed for old stone house renovation in Portugal

7 replies 9 8

natural building

Complete set of Living Woods Magazine Issues!

14 2

Natural Air Conditioning

15 replies 7 5

Microhome Addition

19 replies 17 3

More »
natural building Forum at permies

Roofing

1 hour ago 6 replies

What to do with a big surplus of arborist-sourced hardwood logs?

18 hours ago 10 replies 1

Draft cabinet / fridge

2 days ago 29 replies

What to do with 8"-10" slash pine trees?

2 days ago 0 replies

natural building

Do I actually need to put a drain pipe in my rubble trench?

2 days ago 5 replies 2

Will Sand Gravel Suffice For French Drain?

2 days ago 9 replies 1 2 3

Anyone have experience or opinions about "EZ Log" type buildings?

3 days ago 12 replies 4 1

woodland

what makes black locust last so long? Is it safe for gardens?

4 days ago 21 replies 1

natural building

Raised Earth Foundations

4 days ago 124 replies [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ] 2 18 16

food preservation

Characteristics of root cellar or above-ground food storage structures in Rainy, wet, soggy climates

6 days ago 4 replies 1

ponds

Organic pool in subtropics- need some help identifying the best plants for keeping the pool clean?

1 week ago 3 replies

Asphalt Millings on established dirt lane

1 week ago 12 replies

pep round woodworking

Club style mallet - PEP BB roundwood.sand.club

BB 2 weeks ago [ 1, 2, 3 < ... <6, 7, 8 ] 10 162 56

natural building

My quest for yurt love

2 weeks ago 11 replies

Biochar as thermal insulation

2 weeks ago 32 replies 1 3 3

natural building

Animal Shelter & Hostel Eco Project

2 weeks ago 0 replies

Pizza Oven

2 weeks ago 2 replies

Uncle Mud Tour: Brian's Cool Place

3 weeks ago 1 reply 2 1

How Vile is Concrete?

3 weeks ago 35 replies 5 1 12

Roof structure without wood?

3 weeks ago 6 replies

Earth plaster questions -- The Mix, and using over tires...?

3 weeks ago 15 replies 10

Uncle Mud Tour of James Juczak's Cordwood house at Woodhenge Intentional community

3 weeks ago 0 replies 1 1

ebooks

Solar Station Construction Plans by Ben Peterson -- ebook

$9.50

3 weeks ago [ 1, 2 ] 21 14

Living willow

4 weeks ago 17 replies 4 8

natural building

Light Clay Straw and Slipform stone house

4 weeks ago 2 replies

natural building

balecob home on earthbag foundation--building progress

4 weeks ago 50 replies [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ] 1 96 34

cob

I built a Cinva-Ram CEB press, and I made it easier for you to build one too!

1 month ago 101 replies [ 1, 2, 3 ] 2 40 7

tiny house

Tiny house build in Hokkaido

1 month ago 135 replies [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ] 166 35

finishes

Lime plaster questions

1 month ago 3 replies

natural building

Seeking to build an entire community of green homes

1 month ago 3 replies 1 2

A Special Discount on Owen Geiger's Earthbag House Plans

1 month ago 0 replies 1 6

Hempcrete shiv processor

1 month ago 3 replies

Hempcrete, amount of hemp?

1 month ago 3 replies 1

Who wants these books (for free)?

1 month ago 4 replies 1

Ferro Cement

1 month ago 51 replies [ 1, 2 ] 3

Innovations in natural building

1 month ago 1 reply 1

natural building

Bee House - how to keep bees healthy?

1 month ago 3 replies 2

Lime plaster questions

1 month ago 3 replies

safe efficient ways to clean used brick?

1 month ago 10 replies 3

How would you use a dome frame?

1 month ago 9 replies 2 2

Creating NHL Natural Hydraulic Lime from Hydrated Lime.

1 month ago 1 reply

natural building

septic permit question ( VT ) - how to keep cost down

1 month ago 17 replies

Alternative greywater systems

5 months ago 12 replies 4 2

natural building

Indoor Air Quality

4 years ago 10 replies 3
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- ...
- 43
- ►
Forum leaders: John F Dean
building
- roundwood and timber framing 4650
- wofati and earth berm 6197
- natural building 19307
- greenhouses 8315
- cob 5243
- straw bale house 2479
- tiny house 3535
- composting toilet 4478
- rainwater catchment 3738
- woodworking 3856
- passive solar 2594
- grey water 3160
- plumbing 1054
- electrical 771
- finishes 1270
- fencing 2719
- stone work 1434
- earthen floor 1073
- earthship 1486
- nomadic housing 1140
- aquaponics 2384
- earth bag 2726

What do the icons mean:

= Topic with 1 to 5 flags
= Topic with 5 or more flags
= Topic with 10 or more flags
= Topic with unread post(s)