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@maleza Like what you're building! Have you ever tried building vaults with earth? You might like this.
http://fortwalden.com/arch
@maleza I really like Nubian vaults, you making bricks? Shrinkage, cracks, and fissures are always something to keep in mind and bricks somewhat solve this. I honestly would skip the bricks and build re-usable forms to standardize your system. You skip all the brick making labor and just throw your mix on the form in thin layers, letting it dry. Notch trowel. Fill in any shrinkage cracks with the new layers. String up piano wire and trowel the outside face for a nice smooth finish. Good luck!
@maleza I would definitely embed some reinforcing. Wood, wire mess, rebar, etc.
@daniel in fact, the original plan was to build a nubian vault. Less tools, pure soil, simpler... we kind of didn't have the courage and listened too much to friends, family...
Never again.
We are stil planing to build a nubian vault, this time for tools, ferments, etc.