Comments on: The House

By: admin

admin — Mon, 30 Dec 2013 02:41:36 +0000

Hello, We did the design, Formworks Building in Colorado, (formworksbuilding.com) did the engineering, formal blueprints and shipped all the engineered steel. RK Concrete did the footings and monolithic slab.(After we laid out most of the forms) We (and some friends) put up all the steel and rebar and the forms for the shell. We had the shotcrete done by a Eugene company.

By: Clarke

Clarke — Sat, 28 Dec 2013 20:42:10 +0000

What company did you work with for the shell?

By: Janet

Janet — Wed, 09 Oct 2013 21:05:04 +0000

Wow! Looks like a lot of work but I am sure it will be amazing when it is finished. My husband and I want to build a bermed home as well but are not sure where to start. We know exactly what we want, where we want it, etc. but as far as hiring someone to do it… we are clueless. None of the homebuilders we know would ever consider building an underground home. How did you find your contractor? We are in the Salem, Oregon area.

By: admin

admin — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 00:37:02 +0000

We used steel rebar in our shell and a combination of fiberglass rebar and basalt roving in the East & West retaining wall. Had I known about it, I would have tried to go with Basalt rebar for the structure. There is a guy in Salem, Oregon who will be using Basalt rebar in his Formworks earth sheltered home. I think he is buying a container load directly from China.
Cheers, Steve

By: steve

steve — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 18:12:07 +0000

Did the company use steel rebar in your homes shell? I am interested in using basalt rebar for a similar project using a barrel vault. Seems like using basalt would work great for thin shell stuff but I haven’t found a engineer that will spec it.