ISBN: 9780473099701 Year Added to Catalog: 2004 Book Format: Paperback Book Art: 155 b&w illustrations and photographs, Q&A, glossary Number of Pages: 208 pages, 8.25 x 11.625 Book Publisher: Stonefield Publishing Old ISBN: 0473099705 Release Date: February 29, 2004 Web Product ID: 110
"Like the marriage of stone and masonry, this book mixes lively narrative with practical how-to information to create something strong and beautiful. Slipform construction combines natural on-site materials with adaptable, innovative methods, and Tomm Stanley takes the state of the art one step further, offering some new techniques based on his own experience in building his home. Stone House will inspire and encourage prospective stone builders all over the world!"
--Ben Watson, Senior Editor, Chelsea Green Publishing
You won't need to be an expert stonemason or even have much construction experience to build your own house with one of the world's most traditional building materials--stone. Stone House: A Guide to Self-Building with Slipforms contains all the information you'll need to successfully build a stone home for yourself, from clearing the building site to topping the stone walls in preparation for roof framing.
While providing a wealth of information on a range of relevant subjects, Tomm Stanley uses an instructional narrative to lead readers through the process of building with stone and slipforms. This is the first book dedicated to slipform stone masonry in many years. Topics include:
Traditional stonemasonry and slipforming,
Basic geology and where to source suitable stone,
Passive solar principles,
Concrete making and techniques for molding and casting concrete, and
Methods for restoring recycled wooden windows and doors.
There's even a section on the usage of metric measurement written especially for Americans from the view of an American now living in a metric country.
Tomm Stanley is an American who has been living in New Zealand since 1995 and this is his second book on the subjects of eco-living and sustainability for the planet. His book, Stone House: A Guide to Self Building with Slipforms, highlights the efforts of he and his partner Sabrina at owner-built, passive solar construction using locally sourced materials. On his New Zealand property Tomm has created an environmentally friendly, off-the-grid lifestyle and his web-based business, www.heartbeatnursery.co.nz, assists in funding his personal mission of restoring the former hillside farm, now infested with an imported plant weed, to its ...
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