DIY Projects from Mother Earth News

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August 13, 2005
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Archome 
Build a home in the shape of the classic arch: an elegant, economical, and empowering way to build. This 1989 plan includes diagrams and instructions for the design, as well as planning for construction. Blue prints not included. Plan # 790 

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Budget Vacation House
A charming, shed-roofed, 8-by-16-foot cabin with a loft. It includes two 4-by-8-foot additions on opposite ends of the cabin, one for use as a dining nook and the other as an entry porch. Blue prints not included. Plan # 792 

Bi-pad Solar Earth-sheltered House
Sketches and preliminary ideas for an earth-sheltered house with a passive-solar heating system. Blue prints not included.
Plan # 793 

The Plains Indian Tipi 
Construct your own Plains Indian tipi for weekend getaways. Plans include instructions and scaled patterns for a canvas cover. Illustrations show how to put up the poles and securely lash them. Plan # 2070

A Blueprint for Better Building
Advice on how to build the most efficient and well-crafted buildings possible, including information on creating a workshop or garage with Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs).

The Hardy Cabin
A lovely 25-by-30-foot log house, this article shows the floor plan and gives advice on foundations, plus how to design and install the roof trusses and beams.

My Mother's House
Mother Earth News offers a step-by-step lesson in building a 1,500-square-foot earth-sheltered house. Outside measurements are 25 feet by 60 feet, and include a passive solar design with the entire south-facing front of slanted windows. This house was built in 1981 at the Mother Earth News Eco-village.
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