Shelter II
Table of Contents

Preface

1

Introduction

3

Indigenous Builders

Authored by

4

Ghana

Paul Marchant

6

Rendille

Anders Grum

10

East Africa

Jack Fulton

12

Disaster Housing

Ian Davis

14

New Guinea

Ajiit Mangar

18

Urus

James Warfield

20

Pacific Isalnds

D. Staford Woolard

22

Menorca

Regan Bice & Josep Mascaro'

28

Turkish Yurts

Suha Ozkan

30

Mongolian Yurts

33

Tents

Suha Ozkan

34

Greece

Aris Konstantinidis

36

Plains Towns of Northwest Italy

John Hamilton Doyle

40

Celtic Dwelling

M. Pierre Gac

42

Les Maisons Paysannes Francaises

Roger Fischer

44

English Cottages

46

Ireland

48

Gypsy Van

Dennis E. Harvey

49

Kickapoo

Peter Nabokov

50

North American Houses and Barns

54

Sod

Roger Welsch

54

Old Texas Buildings

Burton Wilson

56

Country Buildings

60

Nova Scotia

62

Mississippi

63

California

64

Barns

65

Bungalows

70

Design

74

Climate, Site, Planning

76

Design checklist

78

Flows

80

Toilets

81

Alternative Energy

82

Local Energy

83

Cold Climate

Ned Cherry

84

Thermal Mass

Michael Gaspers

86

Building costs

86

Small Buildings

87

Flat Roof

88

Shed Roof

90

Low Gable

92

High Gable

94

Saltbox

96

Gambrel

98

Hip Roof

100

Gambrel Barn

102

Greenhouses

104

The Building Codes

105

Building Inspector

108

Construction

111

Foundations

112

Floor Framing

119

Wall Framing

120

Roof Framing

122

Roofing

125

Windows

126

Doors

127

Siding

128

Insulation/Vapor Barrier

129

Sheetrock

130

Stairs

131

Plumbing, Wiring

132

Metal Chimney/ Safety

133

Nailing

134

Glossary

134

Working

135

High School Carpenters

136

Earthquake

138

Materials

140

Basic Adobe

P. G. McHenry

140

Bamboo

142

Rigid Frame

Ole Wik

144

Log Octogon

Don Gesinger

146

Idaho Log Cabin

148

West Virginia Log Cabin

Pete Lundell

149

Building with Stone

Lewis & Sharon Watson

150

Homes

152

Orkney Islands

Ruth Wheeler

156

Hoedad Yurts

Charles Crawford

158

Sod Roof

Robert Stowell

160

Vermont Cabin

Robert Stowell

161

Starting Over

Ian Ingersol

162

Color

164

Tent Top

Ole Wik

166

Back to the City

George Abernathy

170

Interiors

172

Cities

174

Homeowner's Rehab

176

Homesteaders in the Bronx

Ned Cherry

182

Amsterdam Houseboats

Paul de Leenbeer

188

Norfolk Street

190

Victorians

192

Ohmega Salvage

Vito San Joaquin

194

House Inspection

George Hoffman

196

Termites

George Hoffman

198

Industrialized Housing

200

Domes

200

Dome Letters

202

Foam Domes

204

Polyurethane Foam

206

Sunbeams from Cucumbers

207

Space Colonies

208

Letters

214

Bibliography

220

Credits

222

Index

224