As you browse through this 212-page guide on how to build an underground home, you must be asking yourself, "What how to build an underground homemakes this guide any different from the other guides on underground homes?"

The answer is simple - like many subjects that are surrounded by good old yankee ingenuity, improvements and advancements are constantly being made. This illustrated guide includes the pertinent information that has come to light since 1978 in the field of earth-sheltered living.

Today, earth-sheltered homes are being built more for a preferred architectural style than for the energy-savings factor. Underground homes are now being accepted as a modern style of homes as compared to the sideshow they once were. This complete guide will show you that earth-sheltered living is an idea whose time has come. This guide on how to build an underground home will indeed show you that it also makes a lot of sense.

Topics Covered

  • Definition and Objectives
  • Design and Land Must Work Together
  • How to Get Work Done
  • When to Hire a Professional
  • Codes and Regulations
  • Site Preparation
  • Preparing and Pouring the Footers
  • Walls
  • Roof Design and Preparation
  • Alternate Design
  • Waterproofing and Insulation
  • What About Moisture?
  • Backfilling and Grading
  • Utilities
  • Woodworking
  • Adding Trim and Fixtures
  • Heating and Ventilation
  • Domes and Skylights
  • Underground Home Ceiling
  • About the Basics
  • Would I Do It Again?
  • Alternate Sources of Energy
  • Underground Home Publicity
  • Years Later
  • "The Day After"