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4 Mar ’12
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I built a small curved flower bed out of cinder blocks once. Covered to outside with stucco. Got the idea from an old how to book I had from the 60's. Part of my mom's library. Project came out good. The book above is more detailed.
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27 Aug ’14
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gw99, thank you for for the warm welcome! That sounds like the approach I will end up taking. How did you maintain the curvature? I know that with a straight wall you can just have a taught piece of string but the only thing that I could come up with was calculating the center of the radius and tying a string to it, and then using the end of the string to check the joints of the cinder blocks.
KVR, is the new book that you are referring to "Earth-Sheltered Houses"? I will likely have to order it as I do not know if B&N will have a copy. Right now I am working on the calculations for thermal mass vs windows on south facing wall vs overhang distance. However, I will discuss this in another thread as it deviates from the original topic of curved-wall building. As I encounter more issues with the curved-wall approach I will enter them here.
4 Mar ’12
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icanreachit, sorry it took me so long to respond. I was away for a few days.
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 I put a stake in the ground and got a string a drew my circle. Since it was just a flower bed, I didnt have to worry too much if it wasnt perfect. I like the book that KVR posted above and may get a copy of it myself.
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 good luck on your project.
15 Feb ’12
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icanreachit said
gw99, thank you for for the warm welcome! That sounds like the approach I will end up taking. How did you maintain the curvature? I know that with a straight wall you can just have a taught piece of string but the only thing that I could come up with was calculating the center of the radius and tying a string to it, and then using the end of the string to check the joints of the cinder blocks.KVR, is the new book that you are referring to "Earth-Sheltered Houses"? I will likely have to order it as I do not know if B&N will have a copy. Right now I am working on the calculations for thermal mass vs windows on south facing wall vs overhang distance. However, I will discuss this in another thread as it deviates from the original topic of curved-wall building. As I encounter more issues with the curved-wall approach I will enter them here.
yes, it would be this one
these 2 are pretty good as well
they cross reference each other quite a bit
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