Matilda
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Post by Matilda on Aug 25, 2015 14:05:22 GMT 10
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Post by Matilda on Aug 25, 2015 14:15:27 GMT 10
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Post by graynomad on Aug 25, 2015 18:13:40 GMT 10
That seems like a good idea for underground. The ones in the photos seem smaller than a container though and you need a crane to work with them so that means having people know what you're doing.
I suppose burying a container would need some outside help as well though.
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Post by Matilda on Aug 25, 2015 19:12:56 GMT 10
You could almost build a city underground Gray with those by ROCLA.
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Post by Joey on Aug 25, 2015 21:25:50 GMT 10
Yes an underground city from the culverts would be an awesome idea, if you won the lottery.
You could create easy "fatal funnels" at the entrance points to fend off intruders. You would also want it to be built on higher ground to avoid flooding. Maybe make it on ever so slightly raised ground and build it to several rows wide and then pile the dirt up on top and make a hill and plant grass on top to camouflage it in, and build some rocks up on front to hide the entrance.
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Post by Matilda on Aug 26, 2015 3:29:33 GMT 10
If you won the lottery joey.  'Prepper City'. We would love a berm house. Built into the side of a hill and windows/sliding doors across the front - and an earth roof with a veggie patch on top. The temp stays comfortable all year round. Attachments:
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Post by graynomad on Aug 26, 2015 9:06:01 GMT 10
That second one is amazing, back later, I'm off to by a Lotto ticket.
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Post by Peter on Aug 26, 2015 10:17:32 GMT 10
There's always the Hobbit Hole... I'd also be interested to see techniques behind old methods of tunnelling and underground masonry. Surely if they built such underground structures hundreds of years ago we should be able to find a way today. Possibly even without slave labour.
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Post by tyburn on Aug 26, 2015 11:11:20 GMT 10
That's the kind of design I would like too Matilda. Only problem being finding a piece of land and being able to get a building permit.
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Post by shinester on Aug 26, 2015 13:56:50 GMT 10
Whilst he takes zero care to the aesthetics, [to which is a problem for it's promotion], his structures have stood the test of time and water for many many decades. His focus is on cheap, resilience. He's got some great ideas that I hadn't considered, such as working with the slope, not against it, carefully tailoring working with water and including as much light as possible [remember it's underground!] and he puts out a book and video series that's floating around *cough* the internet to which I found incredibly interesting. I think his ideas combined with a chainsaw mill could get you something very well sheltered for little. Making it pleasing to the eye, not a big deal once you've got the main structure in place. Of course passing building inspection might be tricky as usual for your 'fire shelter' / 'wine cellar' if you went that route.
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Post by Matilda on Oct 3, 2015 5:38:22 GMT 10
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Post by graynomad on Oct 3, 2015 9:16:41 GMT 10
Probably the best design I've seen for a container house.
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Post by Frank on Oct 5, 2015 9:03:18 GMT 10
That is awesome! Thanks for posting the link Matilda
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Post by Matilda on Oct 5, 2015 12:41:53 GMT 10
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Post by graynomad on Oct 5, 2015 20:32:10 GMT 10
I'm liking that, needs more weather protection I think although it seems at least one side folds up so that would help. I'm guessing the photographer got a super-wideangle lens for Christmas. |
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