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Stone House: A Guide to Self-Building Slipforms Tomm Stanley
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing

I have read some interesting books on stone home building, Stone House, A Guide to Slip Form buildiing by Tomm Stanley, The Stone Builders Primer by Charles Long (my personal favorite), as well as just about any brick, or stone layers book I could find to fill my need for information on old techniques of building. Slipform construction is a method for building large towers or bridges from concrete. Stone House: A Guide to Self-Building with Slipforms has been the leading resource for people interested in building with stone and slipforms since it was first released in 2003. The name refers to the moving form the concrete is poured into, which moves along the project as the previously poured concrete hardens behind it. This guide provides readers with all the information needed to self-build a stone home, covering all aspects of the process from clearing the building site to topping the stone walls in preparation for roof framing. Underhill House is a being built as a kind of laboratory to try and demonstrate a number of alternative building techniques and materials, and slip-form stone masonry is something that our construction manager, Bryan Dalstrom, has been very eager to explore. Elpel guides you through the nuts and bolts of construction for slipform stone masonry, tilt-up stone walls, log home construction, building with strawbales, making your own terra tile floors, concrete While the author is a knowledgeable on the subject, if you are looking for a book that covers the topic in greater detail then check out Tomm Stanley's book “Stone House: A Guide to Self-Building With Slipforms”. Find 0 Sale, Discount and Low Cost items for Guide to Self Improvement Mental DevelopmentCool Sites - prices as low as $6.95. I would also recommend Tomm Stanley's book, Stone House: A Guide to Self-building with Slipforms. Then, from the footings on up to the roof, author Thomas J. With lots of pictures, is Heartbeat Nursery's site in New Zealand at: www.heartbeatnursery.co.nz/stonehouse/index.html. A blog about my experiences on self-reliance, sustainability, and green ways to live in limited spaces. Christchurch, New Zealand : Stonefield Publishing. Why would I even read these books? Stone House: A Guide to Self-Building with Slipforms. Any way i my self are planing to build a complete slipform stone house here in ethiopia i'm researching on the method of slip forming for now im collecting stone from near by farm land. North Adams, Ma.: Storey Publishing, LLC.