Building a Home From Dirt | Compressed Earth Block House
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- Опубліковано 10 вер 2022
- Combining primitive technology with modern day advances to create a disaster-proof home.
We started on the walls back in November (2021). Lots of learning along the way and it's really cool to see a structure come to life. - Розваги
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Love this ! Way to go guys !
Great video
Lime plaster the exterior and make sure it’s at LEAST 3/4 of an inch for the interior you can do a 3/8 inch base coat of lime plaster and finish it with American clay finish plaster
That's the plan! We are thinking of doing a light wash for the exterior lime plaster but we'll see how that holds up/works against the elements and bugs.
Good luck
I’d like to try something similar but with adobe…maybe in Guatemala or Argentina…
Casa de adobe. 😉
Mas videos del proyecto 😊🏠
Did you purchase the blocks? What are the dimensions?
Yes we purchased them, they are 10x14
How much did they charge per block?
sir is this cost effective?
There is a lot of information that would need to be understood to answer this question. For us, it is marginally cost effective. We are lucky and got blocks made and were relatively cheap to get them on site. All other materials cost are the same as any other house so that is even. Our foundation was cheaper than a normal slab on grade or pier and beam. The real savings we are experiencing are that first, we are doing the work and not hiring out. Labor is what makes prices go up. If we would hire out the work and compared it to a normal build in the USA. It would come out more expensive. BUT like most "green" buildings, you save more with efficiency on energy savings. The walls should limit heat gain. Being off grid and harvesting rainwater. We limit our utility bills.
@@woodsovertexas thank you, sir. But want to know its strengths and durability and make the process of step. if you make some videos on this topic, it will be helpful to me.
What kind of cement are you using to lay the bricks?
It is the same consistency as the block just with more water. Sand silt clay and p cement
The lessons to learn here .is make interlocking blocks and thick interior walls are just a waste of materials
Ah man, couldn't disagree more. We have learned many lessons and will not regret this choice nor think it's a waste of materials. There are schools of thought for both methods. We had been to several CEB homes and really loved the feel of all the walls being earthen. We feel we would have been wasting materials by using drywall and wanted as much of the home to be earthen. Great thing about everybody doing their own thing: they get to do their own thing. Cheers!
your foundation was poured with concrete i imagine?
The foundation is a rubble trench but really a mix of materials for stability and longevity -- we dug it out, added liner, flowable fill, then the 1/2-dust gravel material. Once that was compacted at ground level, we then built the forms and created the concrete footer to raise the house a foot off the ground to protect the blocks and floor from moisture.
did you really have a concrete blade on the miter saw to cut wood? approx at 8:15.
yep, and no one died 😅
Hi,nice vedio ,you used lime and sand for bricks laying mortar?
Portland cement, lime can be a replacement. From what I've seen it's just best to keep it all the same. We have Portland stabilized blocks, so Portland in the slurry. Vice-versa if we had stabilized lime blocks
@Woods Over Texas thnks for replying,cement and sand bricks or blocks and plastering is not eco freindly ,its become cool in cold and hot in hot weather,lime plastering and sand or clay is dco fondly but how can made it waterproof and strengthen like cement ,if you have experience sale with lime bricks and lime plastering then plz you advise how much ratio sand and lime used for bricks blocks and lime plastering wall,
One day we will cover the walls with lime plaster or similar. With the most friendly plaster we can find
@@woodsovertexas ofcourse
1 50lb bag of lime and 6 lbs of pozzolan to 6-8 5 gal buckets of sand depending on the size of the sand for lime plaster.