Streb What's Lancaster Like?

[reefraff]

Originally Posted by mantisman51
http:///forum/post/3293554
Reef, I do like that ranchhouse look and that is a beautiful house, but I couldn't spend that much. Well I could, but wouldn't. What I'm building here in Az is a rammed earth house. Sounds all hippy and weirdo, but it actually is the #1 method of home building in Australia's Outback and the rich folks here in SoAz are building them by the dozen. If I can buy a lot there, I'll build another rammed earth house probably.
I bet those rammed places stay nice and cool. Up in Montana the big foo foo environmental fad was hay bail houses.

 

[stdreb27]

Originally Posted by mantisman51
http:///forum/post/3293554
Reef, I do like that ranchhouse look and that is a beautiful house, but I couldn't spend that much. Well I could, but wouldn't. What I'm building here in Az is a rammed earth house. Sounds all hippy and weirdo, but it actually is the #1 method of home building in Australia's Outback and the rich folks here in SoAz are building them by the dozen. If I can buy a lot there, I'll build another rammed earth house probably.
I dunno if you can do that in that area. The ground is clay based, and will expand and contract quite drastically...

 

[mantisman51]

You just use a standard foundation. A rammed earth house can be built anywhere a frame house can be-and alot of places frame home can't.