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The $50 and Up
Underground House Book
By Mike Oehler
Illustrations by Chris Royer
MOLE PANY
ISBN 0-442-27311-8
© Copyright 1978,1979,1981,1992,1997 by Mike Oehler
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 81-70112
ISBN 0-442-27311-8
All rights reserved. No part of this work covered by the
copyright hereon may be reproduced or used in any
form or by any means — graphic, electronic, or mechan•
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information storage and retrieval systems — without
written permission of the publisher.
Printed in the United Stated of America
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Published by Mole pany
Readers are invited to use the design or construction
methods and features described in this book. For per-
mission to build from any specific plans write:
Mike Oehler
Rt. 4 Box 618
Bonners Ferry, Idaho 83805
Please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope with
all correspondence.
Printed on Recycled Paper
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction 5
Chapter 1 What An Underground House Is Not 9
Chapter 2 What An Underground House Is; 23 Advantages 10
Chapter 3 Histories of the $50 and $500 Underground Houses 15
Chapter 4 The PSP System 24
Earth/Carpet Floor 26
Chapter 5 Design 28
The First Thought House 28
The Basic Design 30
Posts 32
Elevation Changes 33
Special Features 34
Mini-levels 35
Views, Light, Ventilation 36
Five Approved Methods of Design 36
Uphill Patio 36
Offset Room 41
The Royer Foyer 42
Clerestories 44
Gables 46
Four Eastern Methods 47
First Thought Design 47
Atriums 47
Skylights 49
Lightwells 50
Drainage: The French Drain 50
Special Designs .51
The Ridge House 51
Flat Land Designs .55
The Round House 55
The Bowed Roof House 55
The Peaked Roof House 56
Clerestory Flatland Design 57
Shed Roof House 60
Subdivisions 62
Special Effects ...63
Windows with Restricted Patio Area 63
Mirrors