The Owner Built Home and Homestead: Stone Masonry

By Ken Kern
Published on September 1, 1970
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Next to plain dirt, stone (or rock) is the least exploited of all materials for building construction. And like earth—which has been used for centuries in building walls, floors and roofs—rock is most readily available at little or no money cost.
Next to plain dirt, stone (or rock) is the least exploited of all materials for building construction. And like earth—which has been used for centuries in building walls, floors and roofs—rock is most readily available at little or no money cost.
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Chart of construction properties of building rock.
Chart of construction properties of building rock.
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Stone-faced circular slip form construction illustration.
Stone-faced circular slip form construction illustration.
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Polyfunctional endo-space homestead floor plans.
Polyfunctional endo-space homestead floor plans.
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Stone wall and stone wall-panel illustration.
Stone wall and stone wall-panel illustration.
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John Johansen's Thin-Shelled house project plans.
John Johansen's Thin-Shelled house project plans.
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Ken Kern homestead plans.
Ken Kern homestead plans.
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An inside view of Ken Kern's Sierra Homestead.
An inside view of Ken Kern's Sierra Homestead.
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Ken Kern's Sierra Homestead built by himself and family from native materials.
Ken Kern's Sierra Homestead built by himself and family from native materials.

Stone Masonry

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