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Earthlog's Building Systems :

Standard use of Fiber Glass/Mix in our Concrete & rebar for all of Our Earth Sheltered Homes, Commercial Structures & Bomb Shelters/Safe Rooms.

Our System creates a concrete, steel reinforced structure that provides cost effective, flexible, durable and aesthetic solutions for living with the environment.

Imagine a place with delightful sun filled room designed to suit your life-style and budget as well as demonstrating your ecological commitment .

Imagine the comfort in knowing your home is providing you with unsurpassedsecurity from the elements; tornado's, storms, fires, and intrusion, as well.

The strong, durable materials used in construction means your new home is built to last generations.

Your home will provide cost and energy savings from the beginning of construction and throughout the life of your of home.

You will be saving more than enough green house gases to equal driving a medium size car over 1 million miles.

Our Homes are adaptable to style and are build able in any terrain, soil type and climate.

Construction time averages two to four days for a basic module with wall and roof.
7 to 12 days for a 3 Module depending on weather.

The energy efficiency of your new Earth Sheltered Home from Earthlog Custom Homes can save you up to 90 % in heating and cooling. add a Geothermal System , which can make all heat, cooling and all of your  hot water and you could find you have almost no utility bill.

Add a Solar Power System and you may not have a utility bill.

Make more than you need and the local utility has to by it from you by law.

In the construction, conventional rebar steel is placed within the concrete walls and dome.

Footings are poured, then forms used to create the side walls and domes are set into place and tied with steel.

Desired door and window forms are placed followed by plumbing and electrical openings within the walls and ceilings.

Concrete is then poured in one continuous, monolithic pour using a unique forming system.

After curing, these forms are removed and moved into place for the next module pour.

Each module is keyed and tied together with steel.

Electrical, plumbing an heating systems are typically placed under the floor before it is poured by your contractor.

Floor slabs and interior partition walls are placed to Blue Print requirements after the desired modules are completed.

Exterior doors and windows are framed in after floor in poured.

Waterproofing, drainage and insulation is completed to plan specifications as weather permits.

The basic structure is a 24 foot [ 675 square feet first one, there after 640 square feet because of a common shared wall ] or a 28 foot [ 900 square feet first one, there after 875square feet because of a common shared wall ] concrete module with a domed ceiling rising to  13 feet & 1/2 feet.

The Domed roof provides a load bearing capacity a much as 20 times greater than that of a flat roof.

The perimeter walls are typically 8 feet tall and made of 10 1/2” inchs thick reinforced concrete.

{ wall extensions , 20 inches and 36 inches are available as an Options}.

Openings may be placed anywhere within the ceiling and walls. Modules are joined to each other with any desired openings, including large archways.

Interior walls are usually standard wood or metal studs and moisture resistance drywall that is now available at any lowes or home depot.

We recommend using materials natural to the area such as natural stone, brick, tile, wood or plaster.

The design possibilities are limitless.

You can design your home to provide privacy and yet give it a feel of spaciousness. Any architectural preferences are possible, including Spanish, Colonial, Tudor, Craftsman, contemporary or rustic log or log siding, northern white cedar, pine, your choice, add a side or back entrance and have a screened porch.