“This Instructable explains each main step of construction for building vertical earthbag walls.
For those who don’t know, earthbag building uses polypropylene rice bags or feed bags filled with soil or insulation that are stacked like masonry and tamped flat.
Barbed wire between courses keeps bags from slipping and adds tensile strength. The final plastered walls look just like adobe structures.
Thousands of people are now building with bags to create their dream homes, home offices, shops, resorts, root cellars, storm cellars and survival shelters. Non-profit organizations are building schools, orphanages, emergency shelters and other structures…”
