The Bailey Berm House
Books Purchased
December 15, 2003

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This time chart does not include time developing this site, time spent reading books (I am a very slow reader) or the 12 hour trip I must make to get to the property when ever I do something. This will probably take a long time.

Description Amount Total
Roy, Rob The Complete Book of Underground Houses, How to Build a Low-Cost Home New York: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. 1994

Review

Barnes and Noble.com
Price $ 12.78		 $ 12.78
Boyer, Lester L. ,Grondzik, Walter T. Earth Shelter Technology College Station: Texas A & M University Press 1987

Review

Barnes and Noble.com
Price $ 18.95		 $ 31.73

Wampler, Louis Underground Home Gretna, Louisiana: Pelican Publishing Company, 2003

Review

Amazon.com
Price $ 14.95
S & H 3.99
Total  $18.94

 $ 50.67

Wade, Herb Building Underground; The Design and Construction Handbook for Earth-Sheltered Houses Emmaus, Pa: Rodale Press, 1983

Review

 Amazon.com (used)
Price $ 9.00
S & H 3.49
Total $ 12.49		 $ 63.16

Mitchell, James The Craft of Modular Post & Beam; Building Log & Timber Homes Affordably Vancouver, BC: Hartley & Marks Publishing 1997

Review

 Half Price Books (used)
Price $ 14.95
Tax $ 1.31
Total $ 16.26		 $ 79.42

----- How to Plan and Build Fireplaces Menlo Park, California: Lane Books 1974

Review

 Half Price Books (used)
Price $ 2.98
Tax $ .26
Total $ 3.24		 $ 82.66
Anderson, Bruce The Solar Home Book; Heating, Cooling and Designing with the Sun Harrisville, New Hampshire: Cheshire Books 1976 Half Price Books (used)
Price $ 3.75
Tax $ .33
Total $ 4.08		 $ 86.74

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Berm House # 1:
Property Layout (10-17-2003)
Index of Sketches (11-30-2003)
Exterior of the Home (12-02-2003)
The Lot (12-04-2004)
Tree Sizes (12-05-2003)
Cut Stone (12-07-2003)
The Floor Plan (12-04-2003)
A Look Inside (12-04-2003)		 Rafters and Beams (12-05-2003)
The Fireplace (12-06-2003)
The Trap Door (12-06-2003)
The Sifter (12-12-2003)
Solar Water Heater (12-19-2003)		 Berm House # 2:
Sketch of the Hallway (10-20-2003)
Hall Dimensions (10-20-2003)
Room Dimensions (10-20-2003)
Floor Plan (10-20-2003)
Sketch of the Front View placement of rooms (10-20-2003)
Sketch of the Back view placement of rooms (10-20-2003)
Solar lighting (11-09-2003)
Frozen Pipe problems (11-15-2003)

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The first place: (or The Yurt)
 Photos of the Progress (11-29-2004)
 Yurt? What is a Yurt? (09-27-2004)
 The Front View (09-28-2004)
Building Process - Part 1 (06-29-2005)
Building Process - Part 2 (06-29-2005)
Building Process - Part 3 (09-28-2004)
How Much is that Cabin? (03-12-2007)

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