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Building a Low Impact Roundhouse Paperback – Illustrated, 1 November 2023

by TONY WRENCH (Author)
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 31 ratings
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This fourth edition is fully updated with photo's and construction illustrations for one of the UK's most unique homes. Tony shares his many years of experience, skills and techniques used to build this unique and affordable low impact home. Always witty and inspiring, the author explains the process of visualising and designing a house through to the practical side of lifting the living roof, infilling the walls, laying out rooms and adding renewable, autonomous technology. Building A Low Impact Roundhouse has become a classic text sold all over the world. Tony's home and lifestyle have attracted much media interest and he and his partner continue to inspire many individuals and communities to seek out ways of living more sustainably. Now in its third edition, with a fascinating 10 year update including a major new section on the couple's marvellous strawbale den, Tony also includes sections on the physical design and he writes about the lifestyle required for living in a roundhouse. He offers advice on roofs, floors, walls, compost toilets, wood stoves, kitchens, windows and on planning permission. There are additional photographs of life in and around the dwelling and illustrations from the construction plans for one of the UK's most unique of homes. This true and captivating story covers the realising of a lifetime's dream as well as being a practical 'how to' manual for anyone who loves the idea of low impact living and wants to self-build an affordable, organic home. AUTHOR: Tony Wrench has spent many years designing and implementing both renewable energy and building projects. He lives with his mate Jane Faith in the community at Brithdir Mawr, in Pembrokeshire, Wales. Their principles are sustainability, simplicity and spirit. Tony lives luxuriously, well below the poverty line, working on things permacultural and wooden. He makes his living from wood turning, singing and playing musical instruments (some homemade) with the local circle dance and Ceilidh band, Rasalila. Full colour illustrations throughout
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  1. Print length
    160 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Permanent Publications
  4. Publication date
    1 November 2023
  5. Dimensions
    20.32 x 0.64 x 15.24 cm
  6. ISBN-10
    1856231747
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1856231749
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"The amount of extremely useful and inspirational information presented here is vast, breathtaking in fact. This is the book I have waited to see for a long time, it is, in short, invaluable. My recommendation is never to think about a seasonal festival again without at least looking at this book and seeing what advice it has to offer."--Robin Whitlock, Awen magazine



"This book is a description of the fascinating process that would lead through the design of the structure, the detailing, the construction and the fitting out. It is not a technical treatise in any sense, though the basic sketches could be used to build a similar structure. There are many good photos to back up the text, and they give a better sense of scale than the line illustrations. The book is well written with a good deal of wit and logical explanation, by a permie who is obviously in tune with living sustainably and willing to eschew much of the baggage we take for granted, but is still able to live simply and luxuriously. Highly recommended."--Micheal Guerra, author of Compact Living



"Tony Wrench's book is practical yet unfussy, written with humour and full of valuable information with lots of photographs and illustrations. He tells the story of the building very well. It is very inspiring to read because it changes your perspective on what is possible."--Martin Holme, Permaculture Magazine

About the Author

In 1993, Tony Wrench evolved the concept of 'permaculture land', a low impact sustainable way of life which included self-build with local materials, appropriate technology and food growing. In 1997, he and his partner built and moved into a low impact roundhouse.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Permanent Publications; 4th edition (1 November 2023)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 160 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1856231747
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1856231749
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 20.32 x 0.64 x 15.24 cm
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  • C. Smith
    5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 December 2023
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    A good read
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  • András
    5.0 out of 5 stars A really useful book if you want to build a low budget
    Reviewed in Canada on 10 January 2017
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    A really useful book if you want to build a low budget, low impact, off grid small house for under 10,000 dollars. The story of HOW the writer and his wife built their own round house in the woods without a building permit.
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  • Nutrition
    5.0 out of 5 stars Alles bestens.
    Reviewed in Germany on 15 May 2023
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    Alles bestens.
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  • William R. Crandall
    5.0 out of 5 stars personable discussion of the building of a wonderful traditional roundhouse with mostly modest resources in moist and ...
    Reviewed in the United States on 1 October 2014
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    Wrench gives an engaging, personable discussion of the building of a wonderful traditional roundhouse with mostly modest resources in moist and thoroughly wooded rural Britain. His design uses a traditional roof with wooden beams that would use quite a bit of wood and a fair amount of expertise. In their proper places, such have been the best of human habitation for at least several thousand years.
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  • Alec Beard
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great service
    Reviewed in the United States on 12 November 2020
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    Book was as described and delivered promptly. Will definitely order from here again.
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