Is it possible/recommended to use earthbag construction for interior walls?
You can certainly use earthbags for interior walls, but bear in mind that they do take up that extra space, and that if there is going to be much plumbing in the wall it is often easier to use conventional wood framing. Electrical Comment (Owen): Here’s an easy way for mounting outlets. You can add just one piece of plywood to the side and place it at a butt joint. Nail or pin it into the end of a bag. Response from Kelly: When I was ready to install electrical boxes in my house in Crestone, I simply drove some long pointed wooden stakes into the bags where I wanted them and left enough sticking out to screw the boxes to. With the scoria this was easy to do and they were plenty firm. This may be harder to do with some soils, especially if stabilized. Once the stakes were driven in they were amazingly firm and did not wobble, and of course the plaster holds them even firmer. Your method and Kaki and Doni’s are likely more certainly secure, but the stakes have the advantage that they can
