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The Fifty Dollar and Up Underground House Book
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Manufacturer: Mole Publishing Company
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PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS:
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 690.8
EAN: 9780442273118
ISBN: 0442273118
Label: Mole Publishing Company
Manufacturer: Mole Publishing Company
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 116
Publication Date: 1981-12-01
Publisher: Mole Publishing Company
Studio: Mole Publishing Company
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CUSTOMER REVIEWS:
Wonderful book! - 




This is the best book I have read on alternative buildings. The author is very sensible about the whole project without being to much of a hippie. If my wife hadn't threatened divorce I would be building one of these houses right now. I HIGHLY recommend it!
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First off, the reason for four stars instead of five. It's because the author was very narrow minded in what he thought you would be reading the book for. The title makes it very clear that it's going to be a cheap house, but it still came as a surprise to me that it is not about making a modern house. The most modern thing in the houses described in this book is a polyethylene layer for waterproofing. He does not describe the use of anything that cannot be found on site (excluding polyethylene). This has its merits, but I quote him out of the book saying "cement has no soul" And his total refusal to see the use in a design he dubbed the "first thought design" which would easily work as well as his own "basic design" if only you use a slanted roof. (a method he chose not to consider mentioning.
Now, what this book did cover I thought it did very well at. It describes with photos and clear instructions how to make a house with natural or easily obtainable supplies at a low cost. He has some very good ideas like his uphill patio which eliminates the force of the hill pushing down on your home and puts the load on a much easier to maintain retaining wall. Also, a feature he calls clerestories (basically windows that are put in a sudden drop of ceiling height) make the interior much brighter.
All in all it's a very good book on how to make your own fallout shelter or summer cabin, but not a good manual on the finer points of making an underground home. The houses in this book exhibit many features that you would need in a modern home, but they are not a replacement for your current house.
Some good info, author is a bigot - 




I bought this book based on other reviews and was disappointed in the author's narrow mindedness and intolerance for anyone who thinks even a little different than he does. The author gives ammunition to the very people he despises to rightfully call him a "wacko". It's sad that he can't just let people see this for the beautiful idea that it is and not a political statement. Still, if you look past the seriously disturbed rantings, this is an interesting "how I did it" book with some consideration for how you can do it too.
Great Ideas Brilliant Research - 




I enjoyed this book very much and used it as a basis for designing an underground building for my plantation resort in India. Mike goes into good detail concerning how to build an inexpensive home using his techniques and there are plenty of pictures to help you understand the procedures. I haven't seen anything else out there as good as this for underground building...if you do please let me know.
Michael Skowronski
Author of Unforgettable: A Love and Spiritual Growth Story
For all home decor needs by Star City Home Decor$50.00 Underground House Book - 




If you are looking for DIY instructions to build a basic inexpensive underground structure, this should fit the bill nicely.
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