The Rammed Earth House: Rediscovering the Most Ancient Building Material

by David Easton

Book Overview

The Rammed Earth House is a beautifully illustrated example of how the most dramatic innovations in home design and construction frequently have their origins in the distant past. By rediscovering the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0930031792
• ISBN13: 9780930031794
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing Company
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.0" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

This One's A Keeper

I bought this book because I'm researching wall systems, hoping to build a place of my own some day. After lots of study, I probably won't use the rammed earth system, but I think it's fascinating, and I will probably use this book for reference in the future. If you're interested in earth walls, this one is a must-have for your library.

the most comprehensive rammed earth guide on the market

this is the guide to rammed earth. David Easton's enthusiasm and expertise provide for the most informative and readable book on rammed earth on the market.

Excellent resource!

I found this book, as other books by Real Goods, to be very informative and easy for the layperson to comprehend. David presents the information in a reader friendly style, and the photos greatly enhance the script.

Excellent, lacks some detail on construction

In Venezuela, South America, there is some interest in reviving an old method of cobnstruction, called "tapial" in spanish (rammed earth). Many old building remain in South America from the time of the spaniards. The book illustrates how a modern enginee, David Easton, in California, has taken over the problem of building with rammed earth in country where there is very little "tradition", hence know how, on building with rammed earth. The book lacks detail on the rammed earth system employed by the authors. More drawings and pictures would be very useful to translate modern technology to underdevelopped countries. Best regards, Miguel A. Megias, Professor of Engineering Universidad de Carabobo Valencia, Venezuela e-mail mmegias@telcel.net.v