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General => General Forum => Topic started by: Miggy on April 23, 2014, 05:34:22 PM

Title: Block walls for strentch and thermal mass?
Post by: Miggy on April 23, 2014, 05:34:22 PM
Hi everybody! My fiance and I are going over our various building options and I'm wondering what would be the easiest-to-maintain/safest route to take our plumbing/electrical lines if we build on a slab with block outer walls?

I remember reading (I think on here) about a guy living out of his parents' house while building in (I think) upstate NY and another about a couple in Johnson Co TN. I can't find their threads anymore though.
Title: Re: Block walls for strentch and thermal mass?
Post by: speedfunk on May 06, 2014, 05:47:18 PM
Here is a few including ours.  Each a bit unique.

http://thehomesteadingboards.com/2014/05/top-5-diy-earth-sheltered-homes/ (http://thehomesteadingboards.com/2014/05/top-5-diy-earth-sheltered-homes/)