Green Recycling For Everything From Houses To Vehicles  !


  
  
We Find Ways To Reuse Waste & Bring Better Things To Peoples Lives Everyday & Now Within Certain Areas We Offer Free Removal Of Building Materials & Vehicles Too !

Georgia Adobe Can Remove Your Unwanted Motor Vehicles & Even Remove An Entire House. Running Or Not Vehicles - Or Junk,  We Even Find Good Loving Homes For The Running Vehicles & Properly Recycle The Rest Including Building Materials Into New Homes For Those In Need !

Motor Vehicles:
Cars, Pick Up Trucks, Large Trucks, Fork Lifts, Tractors, Farm Equipment, Large Amounts Of Batteries , Sheet Metal, Steel Beams & Lots More Freely Removed !
For Vehicles 1985 & Back Proof Of Ownership Required; For Vehicles 1986 And Up Vehicles Title Required In Addition.

Entire Houses:
America Throws Away Materials Everyday That Someone Else Could Use, Go Green , Save The Planet By Recycling  Building Materials.
 Brick, Block , Wood , Rafters, Sheet Lumber & Dimensional Lumber, Windows, Doors, New Roofing, Sheet Metal, Paint, Fixtures, Appliances & More ! 

Other Items As Well:
Older Generators , Stationary & Mobile Engines & Motors, Large Numbers Of Tires, Soda Drink Cans, Glass Bottles, Wire, Newspaper & More

Call 706-363-6453
To Have One Of Our Trained Recycling Reps. Help You !
Consultation Services Available For Waste To Energy Systems Also.
Georgia Adobe Rammed Earth & Renewable Energy
http://www.georgiaadobe.com

Finding A Place To Build In Counties with Few or No Building Codes

We get calls from companies & individuals alike, both looking to buy inexpensive land where they can build their new self sustainable building. Unfortunately, most places have building codes that are overly restrictive and make it difficult to build with alternative materials such as Rammed Earth , Adobe Blocks , Concrete Domes, etc or even to be off grid without any public utilities. But within some states in North America, we still have counties that don't require building permits nor building inspections what so ever. While these locations are not in downtown areas and are typically in more remote, rural areas, they are normally within the modern driving range of most metropolitan areas so , the job you may still have or wish to get , can still be gotten to.

A few locations currently do have building codes, that include Adobe & Rammed Earth Construction & You Can Find A Copy Of Those Codes,  At Our Georgia Adobe Yahoo Group Links Page. See The Contact Us Section Above , For A Link To The Groups. You may be able to use this existing code as part of your argument to allow your use as well in your area. Also ASTM has just released a study of required mixtures to get to a load bearing strength for Earthen Construction mixes. They charge about $38 for their report and you must purchase this, from ASTM directly. Search For:  ASTM Earthen Construction Minimum Standards 2010.

YOUR HELP IS NEEDED !

While responding to live, phone & email inquiries about this subject, we realized pretty quickly that it wouldn’t be very difficult to locate and perhaps map the lenient areas of the entire nation, if several volunteers worked together. One possibility is for each volunteer to take telephone the county offices in their state or a portion there of, contacting the regional building authorities and then report their findings so that info can be posted for all to use.

Most counties in this age have some kind of web site of their own and or certainly some phone numbers listed through the internet directories . Also checking through the States main web site will often give you details about contact info & persons at the county level. Highly developed counties would be a waste of volunteers time to call; for Example the City Govt. Of Atlanta GA. is about as worthless to ask a question of as calling the US federal government for advice - forget them & plan on building elsewhere. Some counties may also post their building codes or requirements online at their county web site.

What do you ask ? Sometimes you will get a No Building Permits Required But, Septic Tanks Permits & Percolation Test Are Required By State Government And That There Are Guidelines for all structures built in size ( X ) or some sq. footage amount or the # of bathrooms or bedrooms that can go on a certain size lot, as their answer. When & If So, take down that info also.

Some Other Questions To Ask :

Do they require a building permit ?

Do they require inspections ?

Inspections of what at what stages ?

Grading & Clearing Inspections ?

Foundation & Footings Inspections ?

Is there a plumbing Inspection ?

Is there a Wiring Inspection ?

Is there A Framing Inspection ?

Is There A Finish Inspection ?

What are their policies on building Underground Structures ?

Is Building with Masonry Mixes, Such As Rammed Earth Permitted ?

Is Building With Solid Masonry Adobe Blocks, Permitted ?

Is Building a Concrete Dome Permitted ?

Ask if a set of plans is required, to be submitted before building & what depth of drawings & To Which Depts. ?

Ask if a State Licensed Engineer’s Stamped plan is required to build All Structures ?

Ask, What’s the minimum house size allowed by code To Be Permitted ?

Ask, Who reports your construction to other government agencies Within The County, such as Property Tax Dept. ?

Now don't be discouraged if they answer all yes's, that there is a permit & inspection required for everything , as they may allow Experimental Construction and Non Dwelling Structures Such As Barn construction Or Storage Buildings Made From alternative materials. When this is so, you might build " A Barn " , turn on the power & wave goodbye to the Friendly Ole Inspector. Then Add On After They Leave ! Also, as Government Employee Types always like their Ego stroked, a ground breaking that is photographed By The News Paper, of a New Experimental Process, that they would get to take credit for bringing to the good people of your county , might also get you the permits you need . Never take no as the final answer, as tomorrow that person may drop dead , get promoted to garbage collector or who knows someday , you might be able to make them an offer , they couldn't refuse !

You & your family can be the test pilots for the experimental structure, for say about, a 50 year research project & your new "Bio-Building " (TM) can be well tested then.

As non invasive counties are found & can be promoted whom are open to alternative structures, you might also ask them if they know of other counties with similar policies ?

Georgia Adobe Will Post The Data on our web site & group pages for all to freely access , as it Comes In, From Volunteers. To Register as a Volunteer please contact us at
Hope@georgiaadobe.com
detail for us the area you will research.

Together - we can build a better today !

Contact Georgia Adobe Rammed Earth & Renewable Energy At 706-363-6453 for further info.

Adobe is a Earthen material block. Adobe Construction is said to be mans 2nd oldest profession. Some say, Gods Greatest Gift To Man, was the Earth as without it , we would be a drift at best. We agree with that and thinks also , with this wonderful material, we can design & build a new building for your business or large residential needs.

As that our company normally only works for Commercial clients or for larger

residential projects we offer the below Free information to those of you

interested in hiring us to design & build for you and also for those persons

doing it yourself, to build a average size, family home. Personally, We don't

think you can find a better material to choose than Earth to build with !

Adobe blocks are strong, can be designed to have openings

within them to pour with cement and rebar when needed , they are as light weight

as common cement blocks & they are portable. With the knowledge of a skilled

professional mason, the floors , the walls, the fireplace and the Roof can be

made from adobe blocks and the same earthen mixes , can provide a stucco

coating inside & out and the very mortar mix binding the blocks together,

achieving a high degree of sustainability.

The ease of construction starts with simple materials sometimes right under your

feet. Sand, Clay and some finely chopped Straw. at a 70% sand 29.5% clay and .5%

chopped straw mix one will find the traditional basic mixture, to build a block

with. The straw adds to the quality to the mix, in that it helps hold the block

together, in a non-fired block and in a fired block , one get little chimneys to

develop as heat within the block, flows where straw burns out . This makes the

block stronger or less likely to crack.

The clay acts like Portland Cement does, in that it is microscopically , a plate

like substance, that binds the Sand together, in a lightly compacted earthen

mix. The clay can be replaced in part with Portland, if one wishes a water resistant block & a

5% to 6% replacement, is what one sees in use. Hydrated Lime can also be used

but, the lime is normally required at twice the quantity, of Portland Cement.

The Block form is only designed to be temporally used to define the blocks size

and it is 4 sided, thus keeping the width & length constant while allowing the

removal & reuse of the same form to make additional blocks, in a semi continuous

manner . The form makes l block at a time and you will need many blocks to

construct a building with. The drying time varies with the weather and water

content you start with but 30 days in warm - dry weather is a common time frame

to have finished blocks.

4 inches thick 8 x 16 or 12 x 12 & some 12 x 16 inch blocks are common. To

fabricate holes just add a spacer where desired, One then lays the blocks with

or without mortar , sometimes placing the small ends running outside to inside ,

to give a thicker wall. Always keep your earthen blocks off the ground with a

stem wall of at least 6 inches , pour solid cement headers & place them or use

wooden beams with mortar to set them as well. Leave some nail blocks embedded ,

where you want to add wood work to the walls and at the top of your wall you

will want a solid concrete bond beam tying all together. For the roof made with

blocks see the drawing we include in the photos section as it details the old

world practice of arch roof construction.

When your ready, Georgia Adobe Is Also Ready.



Call Us To Start Your New Project

Today. 706-363-6453

Georgia Adobe

Rammed Earth

  This a part of our do it yourself series articles for those whom need a home but, can't afford hire anyone to build for them. It will also explain the process to those who would be interested in receiving assistance with their project. Georgia Adobe prefers to work on Commercial or Large Residential projects and give away the knowledge to those who wish to learn when possible.

RAMMED EARTH !

This is by far the best process for developing any earthen constructed structure. Why you may ask ? Because we believe , it is the most solid and if done our way hardly any code out there will turn down this design of building as it mimics the standard concrete construction already in place today.

If You Want A Modern Structure Built With Ancient Materials While Building Economically AND Without Debt : THIS IS IT:
Rammed Earth.

We are building with a natural concrete a product called Rammed Earth. It has many use possibilities but the easiest to understand is the post and beam design.

Think of this method as the post and beam construction process we all learned about in wood construction but, without the standard wooden post and or beams - And built with materials that would perhaps outlast wood.

For the smoothest looking walls without too many form lift marks, brought about by moving up your forms, the entire wall section is to be formed all at once. The Earthcrete (TM) is packed all the way to the top in 3 to 6 inch lifts & then the forms are used over again on the next section.

Tamping with long poles , weighted by heavy ends attached into tall frames ( as high as the wall )  , using a bit less intensive compaction , than short framed work will achieve, a more seamless appearance when finished, as you add more Earth to your forms.
It must be firm but each layer added, adds to that firmness as you work. The thickness of the wall is determined by the loads that will be placed upon that wall. We normally install 24 inch thick walls for single story structures and a structural engineer always makes the call of what is required as sometimes less thickness is all that is needed. The mixture of Earth added to your wall, will help them make this call .



 A key way, is formed in the 2 end sections of the wall forms, by the addition of perhaps a 6" board standing from bottom to top, at each end. This ties the two wall sections together later, as a concrete or Earthcrete (TM) post is poured in place, between the 2 finished Rammed Earth walls . This post then ties & connects all sections , to the very top bond beam , of concrete steel or wood. This is where the older wooden post and beam is alike the Rammed Earth post & beam method. It ties the wall sections together with the roof in a method that is a age old proven method. New Mexico for example, has in their building codes as section on Earthen construction specifying vertical support at 25 foot increments. This might be a tee wall or a buttress intersection or simply the end of the wall at a right angle.


E=MC2  Remember that one ? Greater Mass means Greater Strength And Greter Thermal Mass Too !

Concrete makes the strongest walls & concrete post , as your vertical structural element is still finished as a Rammed Earth wall would be. One might also add color to the concrete mix during the pour or afterwards.  Thermal mass is still the end result and the flywheel effect of temperature control is still received . Wooden post set in the ground and tied into the earth walls could also be in keeping with older historical methods of additional stabilization but, that predates concrete and though wooden post have lasted a long time they might fall victim to the ravages of Pest or Rot over Time therefore we like concrete post best.

Happy Building And Call Georgia Adobe If We Can Be Of Help Your Project
706-363-6453 !