Building a Low Impact Roundhouse (Simple Living) [Paperback]

Tony Wrench (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 108 pages
• Publisher: Permanent Publications (July 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1856230198
• ISBN-13: 978-1856230193
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,367,418 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Turfs Up, September 13, 2001

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This review is from: Building a Low Impact Roundhouse (Simple Living) (Paperback)

In 1993, Tony Wrench evolved the concept of permaculture land, a low impact sustainable way of life which included self-build with local materials, appropriate technology and food growing. In 1997 he and his partner built and moved into a low impact roundhouse. This is his story, both a moving and witty account of realising a lifetime's dream, and a practical 'how to' manual for anyone who is able to 'lift a rafter'. Tony shares his skills and techniques from the process of visualising and designing a house to lifting the living roof, infilling the walls laying out rooms and adding renewable, autonomous technology. A must for anyone interested in low impact living and cordwood construction.
Highly recommended.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just awesome :), May 4, 2009

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Jennine L. Wardle (Kenmore, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Building a Low Impact Roundhouse (US 2nd Edition) (Simple Living Series) (Paperback)

If you're looking to build a low-impact, woodland, or roundhouse this is a wonderful resource. You won't find a whole bunch of complicated math or charts, just simple straight-forward "this is what we did and it works" narration. Valuable info on things that did and didn't work as expected, and ideas of what might work better. All-in-all a great read that had me laughing and gave me confidence to go out into the woods and build my own.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely wonderful!, February 13, 2009

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J. P. Jones "Lost_Philologist" (on a boat... somewhere.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Building a Low Impact Roundhouse (Simple Living) (Paperback)

Wonderful do-it-yourself book providing a good balance of practical and technical information. In short; practical, informative, great illustrations, easy to read, great conversation piece. I wish it came in hard-back.