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Jim Gagnepain
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FOR SALE - Our Passive Solar, Bermed Earth Home
Sadly, we are selling our beautiful Passive Solar, Bermed Earth home. My allergies are getting the better of me, so we must move. This home has been featured on our Construction video on this UA-cam channel. I thank you for your interest in Earthship-style homes, and I hope you enjoy looking at ours. The home is being sold by-owner on Zillow. www.zillow.com/homedetails/3695-Hare-Haven-Ln-Colorado-Springs-CO-80930/121238138_zpid/?view=public
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Chicken Coop Made of Tires
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This video describes the construction process for building a chicken coop out of tires. Prior to this, we had built our home out of tire bales. The video describing the construction of the home is also available on this channel. We have a number of chicken coops, but this is the favorite of the chickens.
Zero Energy Passive Solar Bermed Earth Tire Bale Home - Pseudo Earthship
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FOR SALE NOW! www.zillow.com/homedetails/3695-Hare-Haven-Ln-Colorado-Springs-CO-80930/121238138_zpid/?view=public Hello, my name is Jim Gagnepain, and I want to tell you about our zero-energy home. This video explains a lot of the construction details for this style of home. It discusses liveability and precautions, including loans, insurance, and the risks of using a large number of rubber tir...
Do you think a home like that could be built in MN, WI or 1 of the Dakotas
Dude I had the same thing happen to me when I was young! My mom left her crack pipe on the table and took a hit and she made me finish it. I haven't touched the ground since.
This content is very well made.
Basements are not cold. In canada, the basement is the warmest part of the house, even if 40° C below zero.
You could own a Netzero home with acreage. The property has established gardens and fruit trees. Beehives. Run a hobby farm - animals, chickens, etc. There are a number of sturdy structures for these critters. Make an appointment to see it now. Message me at Little Bermed House on the Prairie. Some seller financing could be available.
This incredible home on a 5.9 acre lot is now for sale. We are moving closer to family. At $795K, it is priced comparably to stick homes that have recently sold in the area. It's for sale by owner on Zillow (link below). If purchased without a Buyer's realtor, the 2-1/2% savings will be passed on to you. That's another $20K off. Also, please consider that this home has no heating or cooling costs, and there are enough renewables to power the home and most (or all) of your vehicle travel with a PHEV or EV. www.zillow.com/homedetails/3695-Hare-Haven-Ln-Colorado-Springs-CO-80930/121238138_zpid/?view=public
I’ve reduced the price of this home, along with the 5.6 acres from $850K to $795K. Also, if purchased without a realtor, I will reduce it another 2.5%. That makes the total - $775K. Come see this property. I think you’ll love it!
Please note, I have heard that windows don’t need to be angled… he mentions this in the video.
The angled front windows are not needed. Much easier. Thick curtains instead of south bdrm walls is much cheaper and practical . Love the tire bales as an easier and effective alternative to pounding dirt into individual tires . Great work my friend. ❤😂🎉
How did you secure the tire bales together?
The tire recycling center double-bound the compressed tires with thick gage galvanized cables.
@@jimgagnepain7708 do you secure to the ground or bale to bale at all or just cover with dirt and spray Crete
Great video! So informative, thank you!
It’s for sell.
Thanks Sir
i would not recommend the sloping glass! or the tires! or the greenhouse open to the living area.
Is the possibility of the wire ties corroding and bresking a concern?
No, the bales are double-bound, with thick galvaized cabling.
Dear Jim, Thank you for taking the time to make this and for the wonderful explanation. J
I call my 24x24 6/12 pitched skillion cottage a pseudo earth ship. Will add on 2 more 24x24 sections. No tires or berm using well insulated cmu block with masonry veneer on north wall. Our frost depth is 6 feet and ground temps of 48*F in summer where I am at. And can get 6 feet of snow in a weekend. So insulating under masonry floor. I have plans for a masonry stove/white oven and masonry heater old world kitchen. Post and beam square notched timber frame. I have 70 psf snow loads. Doing a Richardsonian Romanesque style. Because proper stones are local and timbers too. Have plans to build a Broch type tower to see lake Michigan. Matt and Goldie's earth ship is similar design as too what I am doing. Using 3 vertical 16 foot columns of 4x7 windows installed horizontal per 24 foot section. 4 foot raised bed and 4 foot above windows for hvac ventilation. I am using 2 inches of concrete with slate slabs over thermal break, insulation, and limestone fines for floor. Using western Delta honey comb riprap masonry veener to get megalithic look. Like Temple of Malta. Doing solar d.c. electric like a boat or R.v.
How can I get plans to build an earth ship? Thank you for awesome way of life
It depends on the type of Earthship you want to build. Designs for the traditional Earthship, using rammed-earth single tires are obtained from Earthship Biotechture out of Taos, NM. We built a tire-bale Earthship, and you can get those designs from PSE Engineering out of Klamath Falls, OR.
Who did you reach out to to obtain compressed tire bales?
Tire Recycling in Denver, CO.
Front Range Tire Recycling
Liked the Santana
Very nice build only problem I see is your grid tied only system! If the power grid goes down you are done all that power from your panels and wind turbine are also being wasted energy ! I would for sure invest in lithium batteries 🔋 to have my own power off the grid and to store and use the extra power your producing !
No doubt that a battery storage system provides that backup power. However, we have very few power outages - average of one or two a year, and most are just temporary blips. Is this worth paying tens of thousands of dollars? We are getting to the point that we'll soon be able to use our vehicle batteries as backup power, and they will carry us through most power outages.
I like the way you did things better thank you for sharing
Really enjoyed this, thank you
No guess work here. Refreshing to see somebody who did the home work before the video. I had questions at the beginning. But wow everything was answered by the end of the video.
Do you know of any resources about tropical climate homes like this? I've always wanted one, but have always been put off by the "can't build in the tropics" line.
Checkout the Earthship Biotechture website. They have built a lot of earthships in the tropics. The berming keeps the home naturally cool (basement effect). Glass faces North (assuming Northern hemisphere).
@@jimgagnepain7708 awesome, thank you!
He said they had no force air, but I didn't see where they put in cooling tubes, either. How does he cool the house off or get fresh air inside?
None of the early earthships used cooling tubes. The berming keeps the house naturally cool. Without outdoor shades over the Southern glass, the house can definitely get hot, so we use the shades extensively, even in the Spring and Fall. We sealed our earthship, and you are correct about "fresh air". Usually we have windows or doors open for fresh air, but we also have a Heat Recovery Ventilator (HRV), which we utilize when the house is closed (mostly cold winter days).
@@jimgagnepain7708 thanks for your response. I like the idea of the cooling tubes, but I would prefer them be filtered. If the tubes promote moisture in any way, I would probably not want it run through the closet like I've seen in the Encounter model.
What's going to happen when the baling wire securing the tire bales rot?
The baling wires are made out of high gage galvanized steel, which doesn't rust.
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is solar hearing also working on cloudy days. If not, does it only not work if there are more days of cloudy sky or already on the first day?
It still works, but obviously not near as well. Sometimes on slightly overcast days, you can feel a little heat buildup at the windows. Not so with heavy clouds. Hope this answers your questions.
how do you get water
We have a conventional well.
When we built our home in 2011, rainwater collection in CO was illegal.
oh thanks@@jimgagnepain7708
Very instructive. I like that you discussed and showed each of the steps and particularly enjoyed the comments about various sticking points with permits and building code concerns that one might encounter. A beautiful home! Thanks for the information!
I can vouch for the winter heating as my house outside of Santa Fe , N.M. had 65 ' of south facing windows and in January when it was 0° F outside , my house was 110° F inside and I had to open windows to keep from baking . The sun in the western states makes so many things possible .
Thank you so much for this film. What would you recommend for cold north with 4 months of no sun? Any ideas are welcome.
That's a tough one. Earthship Biotechture claims there are earthships in all 52 states. I think you would still benefit from all the days with sunshine. The berming will still hold the inside temperature to a low in 50-55 deg F range, even without external heat, assuming the home is sealed. During the sunless season, I think I would roll some batt insulation into the large window cavities, on the inside of the home, to prevent heat loss. Then whatever method conventional homes in the area use to heat (wood, natural gas, propane, etc) could be used, but a lot less of it. I would use an HRV or ERV to constantly circulate fresh air into the home, expecially if burning wood (or other) which will use the O2 in the home, and lead to high, unhealthy CO2 levels.
thank you Jim, you answer is much appreciated
Well done, hope you're enjoying re~tire~ment.
Where are the getting water ?
We have a well. In 2011, it was against the law to collect rainwater in Colorado.
Thank you for sharing your home with us!
What a beautiful home❤
those are BCi's and Versa-Lam - not "TGI's" (TJI).
Thank you for the correction - BCI = Boise Cascade I-joists. I hand carried about 40-50 of them to my carpenter on the roof, so you'd think I could get the name right 🙂
excellent information. Thank you. We will be building one eventually as well. I think we'll be using cinder blocks and insulate about 8 feet outside the walls (after 8' of dirt).
Does the 8' of dirt act as an insulation barrier? Haven't seen much info on this type of build. Can you share a link? One issue that is hard to manage with bermed homes is mice. Even though I sealed our house incredibly well, we still see an occasional visitor.
@@jimgagnepain7708 The 8' of dirt is for thermal mass. Ideally, there is no insulation around the cinder block wall (or whatever you are using for a wall), so if there is excess heat in the house, it will be stored in the dirt behind the cinder block wall. that dirt behind the wall does need to be insulated from the outside temperatures, however, so I would put insulation (and plastic to keep the insulation dry) outside of the dirt. Then, it will need to be covered with more dirt to protect it from the sun. Michael Reynolds shows how to do this in his earthships. There was one video that showed the insulation. i don't remember how to get to it. sorry.
What company sells Tire Bales?
We got ours at Tire Recyclers out of Denver.
Tire bales!!! That's so smart and it saves so much Time!!!
would love an update on this, Jim! How is it going?
We love the home. We would never desire to live in a conventional home again. One item - we would not slant the glass, if we had it to do over again. Even the Taos designs are now using vertical glass.
@@jimgagnepain7708 Thank you, really appreciate it. This video is hugely inspirational for how I'd like to live when I move into my next dwelling (whatever it may be). Really appreciate the depth of the video and just love the idea of an awesome home like it. Big fan!
What a great concept, and videos like yours are a big part of making earthship designs more mainstream and overcoming bureaucratic concerns. Thank you for making it.
great vid
Extremely well done video! Thank you for the time you put into this
maybe I missed it but did you say what the cost of a home like this could be? I love everything about this!
Without the land, and including the renewables with 2011 rebates (wind and solar), we spent about $270K. Some explanations are warranted. First, this was in 2011, on the tail-end of a recession. Contractors were eager for work, and material costs were much lower. Second, this includes the well, septic, and all permitting. Third, I general contracted the build, probably saving 50-60K. Fourth, my wife and I were on-site every day, and we did a lot of the work. Example - Our master carpenter helped us with the installation of the first two of eighteen 46"x76" glass sections, and layed the stringline for the other units. We did the other sixteen, and he checked the tolerances for us, which looked good. This is just one example which saved thousands of dollars. We did a lot of the work!
I would love to have a home like this…..
Fantastic video with great information. I can't wait to get a house like yours one day.
Beautiful home.
A beautifully well constructed designed build, love it!