Earth-Sheltered Home on Twenty Acres
  • Home
  • Exterior
  • Interior
  • Garden
  • Systems
  • Building Process
  • Home
  • Exterior
  • Interior
  • Garden
  • Systems
  • Building Process

Building Process

Picture
​
​Click an image below for its full view.
Four foot wide footings to carry the weight
Footing with hydronic heating tubes visible
Tying off second layer of rebar
Tying rebar together.
Tying off third layer of rebar
Rebar almost ready for spraying concrete.
Fourth and final layer of rebar almost completed
Shotcrete nearly complete
Freshly sprayed concrete.
Fresh concrete
Applying closed-cell foam insulation which is also waterproofing
Earth-covered tire bales added as fill, retaining walls, and insulation. Gray color is additional waterproofing.
Bobcat burying the domes. The domes supported the full weight of the Bobcat and earth loads. These domes are strong!
Earth covering nearly completed
Hydroseeding is next
If you have questions or suggestions go here.
Contact Us
Confidential Info