There are a great many disadvantages that could arise by having a sod house. Your house might crumble for example.
it was mud dirt n grass
Minor Sod House was created in 1907.
Pioneer Sod House was created in 1886.
The Alaskan sod house has a wood frame that is covered in sod. The Alaskan sod house is often a round shape to make it easier to heat. The roof is usually made of plywood that is covered in sod. The entire house looks like a sod hill with a door and one or two windows.
Jackson-Einspahr Sod House was created in 1881.
mostly sod,wood, and cheeseburgers
Wallace W. Waterman Sod House was created in 1886.
yes I think
That would be a sod house. Sod is a block of grass, roots and soil. Early homes on the US prairie.
They didn't cost much to build
The sod house was warm in the winter and cool in the summer. The workers will be here in the morning to sod the yard. (slang) He was a cantankerous old sod and seldom had a good word for anyone.
Sod houses were built where there were no trees for logs or lumber. A typical sod house was about four meters wide by five and a half meters long. The sod house could have one room or two. The floor is hard packed clay earth. Stack the strips of sod on top of each other like bricks for the walls. The roof is usually flat without a tilt cover the roof with poles or sticks (ice cream sticks) and pile sod on top. Use oiled paper for the windows. Put it outside and the sun will dry it into a hard clay texture.
A house that is dug into a hill (like a cave) that is covered in sod to insulate the inside. The opening to it is usually surrounded by split logs. here is a picture! :)