My daughter lives in Tucson and has rerouted all her gray water to the backyard where it waters a lawn and some fruit trees and citrus and vegetable patches.. She has days when she allows visitors in and shows them what they can do by saving all the household water. She has created an impressive oasis. I think, coming from Australia her ideas were to recreate what she knew from home. As most of Australia is desert we are used to being careful with our water usage. Your son ‘s project is really creative and l look forward to following your videos. 🌈🐨
Thanks for sharing, sounds awesome! We have all of our gray water going to one tree, we may need to divert it to more plants and trees. Thanks for watching! 😊🏜️
I really admire Kyle's build and would love to hear/see more of it. Not only the process but his thoughts on the 'how and why' of his build. So much respect for anyone that builds their own home let along solo!
*Me: "Tell me why you want this job?"* *Kyle: "I built this with a hammer and a wheelbarrow"* [...shows photo of adobe home...] *Me: "Welcome to the company!"*
Much respect on this build. Having experience with hyperadobe I definitely tip my hat to him for excavating the soil himself by hand. This is NOT easy work. We have calechie as well and I got through about a ton of it before hauling material in. Again, much respect!
How interesting, I've never heard of such a thing!. I'm sure with you two helping it won't take long to complete. Can't wait to see this one come to fruition. Ann xx
Lovely video of the family working together. I love to see that in action. Red and April its good to see more videos of you . Sending love from Australia xxx
I find it heartening to know that people, living in a high-tech country, still reach back and utilise ancient technique s to build a house that has many "mod-cons". So often building statutes prevent construction using tried and tested techniques. Congratulations!
Hey Dad, I like the way you use your knee when shoveling... My Dad taught us to use a shovel like that. You are also wearing gloves, not many UA-camrs do... I like the video. You and your family inspire me.
I have watched fellow UA-camrs "My Little Homestead", who I believe are also in Arizona, build several structures using this type of material. They have had a lot of success with it. They are currently building a very large shop building using a modified skid steer bucket to fill the bags. Thanks for sharing this with us. Looking forward to watching you share your son's build.
How satisfying it would be to live in a house that you build it by your own two hands. Thickness of the wall will keep the rooms cool. A perfect way to build a house in Desert
I’ve been waiting for this! I’ve been studying/watching hyperadobe, looks like he’s doing a great job. Interesting that he does it from the freshly filled side of the filling rig, other people I’ve seen load from the wheel side. I gather they did it that way because it is easier to walk on tamped bags. They also tamp full runs at once instead of tamping while you go. However those were all team builds. Iknow how labor intensive this is and very impressed he has the gumption to do it solo.
Yes, since it was hard to move the scaffolding, or get around the dolly this is the method he came up with. We weren't sure if he could do it by himself, but he did! These walls are thick and solid. Hyperadobe is pretty cool!
This is very interesting, I have been watching the tiny shiny home working on their project which is very similar. They work on theirs slowly also because they said it was important for the rows to dry in between. I look forward to watching more videos about this process.
We do have snakes, but don't see them real often. A few diamondback rattlesnakes, some red racers, bull snakes, and gardener snakes. We also have seen a green Mojave rattlesnake! 😬
Impressive stuff, your surroundings look very familiar., once I saw the recap video I got why. Currently have family property out it the cochise/Dragoon area. Keep up the good work!
@@RedandAprilOff-Grid yeah even the empty bag layer over the doors or windows ... essentially built in plaster lath ... if he wanted to run power lines around he could have run lines along he inner side of the wall between bags and added loops for boxes and what not along the way ... now all i suggest is down the seem and seal that in with a moulding ...a little more accessible
@@RedandAprilOff-Grid from experience with a log cabin ... it is a pain in the arse fiddly after ... because you cant damage much and have to be precise with everything after ... before is honestly the time saver
This is a very interesting building process. For the past several years I have watched a "neighbor" building something similar in their yard as terracing. I haven't watched it closely and assumed they were sandbags, but this is what they are doing. I'm in PA and have no idea if they are using the earth on site, or buying sand/soil for the build. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks, it is a pretty cool process, and the walls are so impressively thick and solid! It would be different in a wet climate, and I'm sure the soil is a lot different there. 🌞🏜️
BEST tubesock building video I have ever seen over the past 20 years. I live in Luna County, SW New Mexico, probably a few hours drive from where you are located. I am hoping that Kyle will hold a workshop (with around 6 people) and let us learn as we build a small outbuilding for him over 3-4 days. I would pay up to a couple of hundred dollars to be able to learn on the job. (Retired nurse living on SS now, so funds are limited). Think about it. Karenlee
Appreciate it! We aren't planning to do any workshops. Tiny Shiny Home, channel did one recently, and I think they are planning to do more. They also have lots of videos on building with Hyperadobe. Best wishes! 🌞
Looks like he did very well laying up the Hyperadobe Walls!, Congrats. I would love to check out you place some day, and you are always welcome to come check out our build.
Consider turning the wheelbarrow around so it is directed towards the exit ramp. That way you don't have to turn around with a full load. Does K wet the walls to keep them moist. Thanks for sharing
That's definitely how I would do it. Red doesn't think much about efficiency, he just gets it done. 😄 Kyle hasn't watered the walls. It might have been helpful in a few places where the mix was a bit dry, but overall it feels like a solid and very thick brick wall.
Very good technique. What are you considering for flooring?? My grandfather did something similar in west Texas. Flooring for his house was unique??? He cut mesquite 10 inch logs out of trash limbs and removed trees from a landscape company?? He burned the bark of the logs and the heat Caramelized the sap and sugar ?? He stood them on end with the big side up like a funnel for any water would push the sap out for 6 months.. Logs standing on end ! He arranged the assorted sizes to make patterns pretty tight between logs ?? Filled the gaps between the logs with sandy soil and sanded the logs even and finished with a heavy clay mix packed down 🤔 Still looks great with wood pattern.. Take Care and enjoy your adventures 😊✌️
Thanks! Sounds like a beautiful floor! Kyle is planning on earthen floors, with concrete in a few high wear areas. It will be similar to what we did in our house. 🧡🏜️
thank you for such a well done video. I'm going to consider this type of build one day on my property in nw tucson. great videography and explanation narrative. Others should take notice of the quality and effort.
Excellent narration, a delight to watch and listen. I too am in AZ and for some time I've been interested in building from what is found in the property. This here is the first I've known about the continuous bag method. Pretty ingenious. 'Dry pack' (just enough water to hydrate (clump) the clayey soil is the best means although very labor intensive. Perhaps slather the inside of that pit with clay/wood ash to make the walls impermeable. After baking in the AZ heat, fill with water (and a bit of chlorine) for a sorely needed hot tub.
Thanks! It definitely looks like a swimming pool. We got to swim in our pond once, but it wasn't long before it was full of Sonoran Desert Toads and tadpoles. They eat the mosquitoes larvae, so it's not all bad. 😄Hope you have a great weekend! 😊🏜️
Pretty neat system, easier than mud bricks for sure. A small grain elevator would be good for lifting the dirt right into the bag hopper bucket. New sub, looking forward for the next video 👍🙂
@@gerrycooper56 Since it only has one door, it could only be added on to from the front, but it would work fine. He'd just have to add a new front door in the addition and overlap the roof.
*This is awesome!!* I've never seen such a large hyperadobe in one piece before this! However, I'm fairly new to this style of home building. There are no deserts even remotely close to where I live and we have a good 6-8 months of winter every year, so, I don't know how practical this method would be?? Edit: I think that the pit, where the sand/clay came from, would be a great spot for a small pod. Since y'all have a well, with lots of water...you could even stock it with fish with a filtration/oxygenation system. 🎣🦆
The channel, "My Little Homestead" has built a lot of structures out of earth bags and hyperadobe. You could check them out. Yeah, this type of structure works best with extreme day and night temperature variations. The walls heat up during the day and release the warmth during the night, and vise versa in the summer. It might keep you above freezing in the winter, but maybe not much more than that. A fish pond would be awesome! I'll mention it to him. 🌞
I helped someone build an earthen dome structure in Pahrump Nv. We had an ordinance that said no building permit required for storage structures under 200 SQ'. This was under that. About a year later the County made him take it out. I don't know how or why.
Bummer, maybe the outside dimension was too big. Our county is full of unconventional homes, so it shouldn't be an issue. They might change the permit system some day, but they shouldn't make anyone take down their home.
Your family’s home building journey has been interesting. I guess I stumbled on your other channel (in Texas I believe) when April was disassembling the salvaged wood into individual pieces, and you were constructing your pump house (?). Thanks for continuing your journey on this channel.
As you were describing the soil, I thought they have to be close because that's the way the soil is here too. I'm west of C.G. I thought about trying that technique but I really want to build my next home underground. Still interesting to learn, thanks
What a beautiful idea! I am amazed and impressed with you all! I enjoyed watching the video and I enjoyed listening to the way you talked through it. I want to see the completion, for sure, so I subscribed! Good luck and God bless you all for having the vision and making owning your own home (WITHOUT horrendous mortgage!) a reality!!! Kyle might need a lil chiropractic work afterwards! :) Namaste’
So interesting to watch. I’m originally from West Texas, and my folks had an adobe two story apartment building on their property. It was from adobe brick, with stucco over the outside. They had access to irrigation, and my mom was always concerned, about water getting to close to the adobe. I have not idea, if her concerns, were justified?
Maybe a dumb question, but… would excavating soil from within the structure both add height and create a cooler interior? Very interesting video, thank you for sharing.
Not at all. Some people do it that way, and it does have some temperature advantages. But it can also add moisture issues and flood concern, especially if the door is below ground level.
Looks like Kyle has a really good system. I've shied away from doing earthbag and hyperadobe because I thought it wasn't as conducive to a solo build. I really like his bag loading tool. Are those straps for tying in the roof to the structure? If so what kinds of straps did he use?
Yes, we couldn't imagine how he was going to do it by himself, but he figured it out. The thick straps were some we got from some salvaged lumber bundles. They are very heavy duty!
Hey Kyle your amazing your hard work will be a great story to tell your kids . What a beautiful home I'm so jealous. I hope to follow your example of the team work of your family. Can't wait tell your done. Best wishes to you and your family and your beautiful dog! Have you named the house?
Great progress, looking great! We are seriously considering using those beams on our building. Would you be willing to share where you acquired them, and were they cheaper than a wood option,,< were on a serious budget lol
Thanks! We bought the cee purlins from "Freeway Metals" in Phoenix. That was about 1.5 years ago, and at the time they had by far the best price we could find. They also gave us a discount at checkout! The 20 ft purlins ended up being $60 each. We were planning to use the 20 footer's for support in our aircrete walls, 😄 but didn't need them after we changed plans. The beams made everything more challenging on our build, but they definitely saved us a lot of money.
its shocking how cool and or warm an earth home is.
It is also interesting to know that ancient people already knew this and here we are lol
My daughter lives in Tucson and has rerouted all her gray water to the backyard where it waters a lawn and some fruit trees and citrus and vegetable patches.. She has days when she allows visitors in and shows them what they can do by saving all the household water. She has created an impressive oasis. I think, coming from Australia her ideas were to recreate what she knew from home. As most of Australia is desert we are used to being careful with our water usage. Your son ‘s project is really creative and l look forward to following your videos. 🌈🐨
Thanks for sharing, sounds awesome! We have all of our gray water going to one tree, we may need to divert it to more plants and trees. Thanks for watching! 😊🏜️
Thank you for sharing the progress on your son's hyper Adobe build. I enjoy watching these types of videos.
We are glad to finally get to see the process too! Thanks for watching! 😊
Where can we purchase the bags?
I really admire Kyle's build and would love to hear/see more of it. Not only the process but his thoughts on the 'how and why' of his build. So much respect for anyone that builds their own home let along solo!
Yes, we weren't sure how or if he was going to do it, but he did! Thanks!
*Me: "Tell me why you want this job?"*
*Kyle: "I built this with a hammer and a wheelbarrow"*
[...shows photo of adobe home...]
*Me: "Welcome to the company!"*
Hay when do we get to see the finished place
Kyle is doing a great job! Looking forward to following the progress.
Yes, we are so impressed he got this far by himself! Thanks for watching!
Much respect on this build. Having experience with hyperadobe I definitely tip my hat to him for excavating the soil himself by hand. This is NOT easy work. We have calechie as well and I got through about a ton of it before hauling material in.
Again, much respect!
Yes, we didn't know if he would decide to keep at it, but slow and steady he got it done! Thanks!
Love the variety of this channel. You all have done so much in a short time. Keep the videos coming. Look forward to them each week.
Thanks! We aren't posting videos every week anymore, but plan to continue posting new videos as we have the time.
How interesting, I've never heard of such a thing!. I'm sure with you two helping it won't take long to complete.
Can't wait to see this one come to fruition.
Ann xx
Thanks Ann! Hyperadobe is pretty awesome, it's been neat to see, and be a part of the process. 🙂
Awesome, I like how he did the corners without buttresses.
Thanks, it definitely saved a lot of time and labor, and these walls are so thick and solid, they aren't going anywhere!
Nice...thank you for sharing. Very wise family..no mortgage and self sufficient 😊
Appreciate it, thanks for watching! 😊🏜️
Lovely video of the family working together. I love to see that in action. Red and April its good to see more videos of you . Sending love from Australia xxx
Thanks so much! 🧡🏜️
You guys are awesome 👌
😄🤗 Thanks!
Amazing! Ingenuity, determination, courage, smarts. Love it.
Hyperadobe is pretty cool! 😊
So cool to see it all coming together after so much work! Can't wait for part 2!
Warm in winter,cool in summer,...the best house 🏠 👍
Yes, we are curious to see what the temperature range will be inside. 😎🏜️
I find it heartening to know that people, living in a high-tech country, still reach back and utilise ancient technique s to build a house that has many "mod-cons". So often building statutes prevent construction using tried and tested techniques.
Congratulations!
Yes, it's still a great way to build. Thanks! 🌞🏜️
You have a great son 🎉 keep up the great work.
The round corners are aesthetically pleasing!
They tend to be a problem for furniture.
Thank you, good job Kyle.
Bravo! Absolutely impressive build/Builder. I pray for great blessings on you and your beautiful home. Peace
Thanks!
This is cool. Fun to watch. 👍
Thanks! 🌞🏜️
Oh my what a hard working young man. This is awesome.
Thanks! Yes, it wasn't easy but he kept at it. 🙂
Hey Dad, I like the way you use your knee when shoveling... My Dad taught us to use a shovel like that. You are also wearing gloves, not many UA-camrs do... I like the video. You and your family inspire me.
That's beautiful.
I have watched fellow UA-camrs "My Little Homestead", who I believe are also in Arizona, build several structures using this type of material. They have had a lot of success with it. They are currently building a very large shop building using a modified skid steer bucket to fill the bags. Thanks for sharing this with us. Looking forward to watching you share your son's build.
Thanks! Yes, they have been building with earth bags and hyperadobe for a long time. 🙂🏜️
MLH is in NM.
@@rickcrippen5180 I don't think that is right. I think they are near Fort Huachuca where the father works.
How satisfying it would be to live in a house that you build it by your own two hands. Thickness of the wall will keep the rooms cool. A perfect way to build a house in Desert
Thanks! Yes, it's nice being able to design everything just the way he wants it. 🌞🏜️
pretty awesome!... THIS is how families should build a future together!
Hard working young man like his parents!!!
Thanks! Slow and steady gets it done. 😊
Very cool! Thanks for sharing!
I wish I could get my kids to move out here. ❤😊 That’s going to be an awesome little house.
Maybe some day! ❤️ It's coming along well, thanks!
I like how proud you are of your son................that method it is a lot of effort, imo.......bless
Thanks! Yes, we weren't sure if he would/could really do it, but he did. Hyperadobe makes such a cool structure!
It’s good exercise! This is awesome. I’ve never seen this message before too cool!
Yes, definitely some good hard work, and it makes such an awesome structure!
Glad you're posting this build, I've missed your videos since you finished your home. God bless.
Thanks for watching! We wanted to post a video this week but have a lot going on. Hopefully we can get one ready for next weekend. 🌞
Brilliant. ❤❤❤
Thanks! 🧡🏜️
Bless you Kyle.....
Seriously..... whewwww !
I’ve been waiting for this! I’ve been studying/watching hyperadobe, looks like he’s doing a great job. Interesting that he does it from the freshly filled side of the filling rig, other people I’ve seen load from the wheel side. I gather they did it that way because it is easier to walk on tamped bags. They also tamp full runs at once instead of tamping while you go. However those were all team builds. Iknow how labor intensive this is and very impressed he has the gumption to do it solo.
Yes, since it was hard to move the scaffolding, or get around the dolly this is the method he came up with. We weren't sure if he could do it by himself, but he did! These walls are thick and solid. Hyperadobe is pretty cool!
This is very interesting, I have been watching the tiny shiny home working on their project which is very similar. They work on theirs slowly also because they said it was important for the rows to dry in between. I look forward to watching more videos about this process.
Thanks! Yes, Tiny Shiny added some cement to the bottom layers, which I guess needed some time to dry. Thanks for watching!
I'm into collecting and working with snakes at around the 7:50 mark when they were talking about scrap piles a great place to hunt for snakes
We do have snakes, but don't see them real often. A few diamondback rattlesnakes, some red racers, bull snakes, and gardener snakes. We also have seen a green Mojave rattlesnake! 😬
@Red & April Off-Grid I have snakes in my personal collection 2 western diamondbacks and a western hognose currently...those mojave's venom is no joke
Fantastic job, well done. You do a great Vid.
Thanks for sharing your work!
Looking awesome 😊
Thanks! 😊
Impressive stuff, your surroundings look very familiar., once I saw the recap video I got why. Currently have family property out it the cochise/Dragoon area. Keep up the good work!
Thanks! It's a beautiful area! 🌞🏜️
3D printing with bags, I like
I'm going to be doing this type of build. I love his design as it is simple yet aesthetically pleasing.
Awesome! Best wishes on your build! 😊
Thanks for sharing this. Nice work.
Thanks!
Excellent video
Thanks!
Wonderful !
I love how the dog has both of you trained with it's ball. Mine has all of us trained also.
Yes, throwing the ball is a good way to get her out of the way for a bit, 🐶 and sometimes she finds something else to do on the way back. 😄
Very interesting!
mind blown!
nice cross between adobe proper and packed earth building ... the best of BOTH ways ...
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Yes, and also much better than sand/earth bags. 🌞
@@RedandAprilOff-Grid yeah even the empty bag layer over the doors or windows ... essentially built in plaster lath ... if he wanted to run power lines around he could have run lines along he inner side of the wall between bags and added loops for boxes and what not along the way
... now all i suggest is down the seem and seal that in with a moulding ...a little more accessible
@@kaboom-zf2bl It would have been easier to put the electric boxes and some of the wiring in as we went, but it shouldn't be too hard to do it later.
@@RedandAprilOff-Grid from experience with a log cabin ... it is a pain in the arse fiddly after ... because you cant damage much and have to be precise with everything after ... before is honestly the time saver
This is a very interesting building process. For the past several years I have watched a "neighbor" building something similar in their yard as terracing. I haven't watched it closely and assumed they were sandbags, but this is what they are doing. I'm in PA and have no idea if they are using the earth on site, or buying sand/soil for the build. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks, it is a pretty cool process, and the walls are so impressively thick and solid! It would be different in a wet climate, and I'm sure the soil is a lot different there. 🌞🏜️
Getting ready to this myself. Don't have much choice. My double wide is literally collapsing. Thank you for this video.
The house has worked out well for Kyle. Best wishes on your build! 😊
Love it
This is amazing work. It’s very hard work . 👏👏👏👏👏
Thanks, yes it is! 🤗🏜️
It's also nice that you can build the house and dig the pool at the same time.
😊
That's really cool! Need to look into this more for a small solar room I need to build.
It would take some time to build, but it would work well. Narrower bags are also available for smaller builds.
Excellent video. lot to learns
Thanks! It's a pretty neat building method.
It is great to hear someone use the "thermal mass" info. Most people have no idea how that works.
We are curious to see what the temperature range will be. 🌞
👍👍👍👍👍👌Great build very inspiring will be a sturdy structure, many hands make short work!
Thanks! Yes, these hyperadobe walls are impressively thick and solid! 🌞🏜️
This is marvelous and gives me hope that i can one day find some land and build this kind of home. Thank you from Cape Town.
Thanks! Best wishes! 😎
BEST tubesock building video I have ever seen over the past 20 years. I live in Luna County, SW New Mexico, probably a few hours drive from where you are located. I am hoping that Kyle will hold a workshop (with around 6 people) and let us learn as we build a small outbuilding for him over 3-4 days. I would pay up to a couple of hundred dollars to be able to learn on the job. (Retired nurse living on SS now, so funds are limited). Think about it. Karenlee
Appreciate it! We aren't planning to do any workshops. Tiny Shiny Home, channel did one recently, and I think they are planning to do more. They also have lots of videos on building with Hyperadobe. Best wishes! 🌞
Cool method!
Hyperadobe is pretty awesome! 😎
Looks like he did very well laying up the Hyperadobe Walls!, Congrats. I would love to check out you place some day, and you are always welcome to come check out our build.
Thanks! 🌞🏜️
Consider turning the wheelbarrow around so it is directed towards the exit ramp. That way you don't have to turn around with a full load. Does K wet the walls to keep them moist. Thanks for sharing
That's definitely how I would do it. Red doesn't think much about efficiency, he just gets it done. 😄 Kyle hasn't watered the walls. It might have been helpful in a few places where the mix was a bit dry, but overall it feels like a solid and very thick brick wall.
I hope you continue to post videos of Kyle’s hyper adobe build.
We plan to. Thanks for watching!
Neat!
Thanks!
Would love to see the end project.👍
We plan to help with the rest of the build and post more videos of the progress. 🙂🏜️
New subscriber here.
Your voice is so nice ! Really enjoyed the content.
Smart work .
Beautiful
Thanks for Joining us! Red does the narration, and I do the channel stuff, as well as the filming, & editing. 🌞🏜️
Very good technique.
What are you considering for flooring??
My grandfather did something similar in west Texas. Flooring for his house was unique???
He cut mesquite 10 inch logs out of trash limbs and removed trees from a landscape company??
He burned the bark of the logs and the heat Caramelized the sap and sugar ??
He stood them on end with the big side up like a funnel for any water would push the sap out for 6 months.. Logs standing on end !
He arranged the assorted sizes to make patterns pretty tight between logs ??
Filled the gaps between the logs with sandy soil and sanded the logs even and finished with a heavy clay mix packed down 🤔
Still looks great with wood pattern..
Take Care and enjoy your adventures 😊✌️
Thanks! Sounds like a beautiful floor! Kyle is planning on earthen floors, with concrete in a few high wear areas. It will be similar to what we did in our house. 🧡🏜️
A little trick on drilling. Use a smaller bit for a pilot hole. And it'll dig right through with the larger bit. Cool house!
well done project thanks for sharing! maybe you want to use the pit you have to make a small pond in the future
thank you for such a well done video. I'm going to consider this type of build one day on my property in nw tucson. great videography and explanation narrative. Others should take notice of the quality and effort.
Appreciate it, thanks for watching! 😊🏜️
Cool
Thanks!
This built is waaaaay much more work than we could think of. You are very courageous and thank God you're not in Canada :)
It is a lot of work, but if you have the time, and keep at it, it will eventually get done. 🌞🏜️
@@RedandAprilOff-Grid Very true! 😀
hope to see more videos
Thanks! Sorry for the delay! We are working on getting another video ready to post Saturday.
Nice build I like your narration new subscriber
Awesome, thank you!
Excellent narration, a delight to watch and listen. I too am in AZ and for some time I've been interested in building from what is found in the property. This here is the first I've known about the continuous bag method. Pretty ingenious.
'Dry pack' (just enough water to hydrate (clump) the clayey soil is the best means although very labor intensive.
Perhaps slather the inside of that pit with clay/wood ash to make the walls impermeable. After baking in the AZ heat, fill with water (and a bit of chlorine) for a sorely needed hot tub.
Thanks! Hyperadobe is a great way to go, and makes a very sturdy structure. 🌞🏜️
Parabéns
Thanks!
looks great so far and maybe a pool with the hole he has dung. take care and have a wonderful weekend
Thanks! It definitely looks like a swimming pool. We got to swim in our pond once, but it wasn't long before it was full of Sonoran Desert Toads and tadpoles. They eat the mosquitoes larvae, so it's not all bad. 😄Hope you have a great weekend! 😊🏜️
totally cool keep working love it
Thanks for watching!
Pretty neat system, easier than mud bricks for sure. A small grain elevator would be good for lifting the dirt right into the bag hopper bucket.
New sub, looking forward for the next video 👍🙂
Thanks! Yes, the bags work great, and make a nice thick wall, that is held together well. That would be nice! Thanks for watching! 😊🏜️
Wow! What an inspiration you guys are.
It's brilliant to see a close extended family working so well together.
Thanks for your detailed explanations.
Appreciate it, thanks for watching!
very interesting never seen this building method before will watch with interest on how it goes and how you finish it etc
Thanks! Yes, hyperadobe makes such amazingly strong and thick walls, it's been cool to see and work on it in person. 🙂
Kudos to Kyle on this build - sort of manual 3D printing. What is the finished internal dimensions?
Thanks! I hadn't thought about it, but it does look like 3D printing! 😄 The inside is 12.5 × 27.5 feet.
@@RedandAprilOff-Grid thanks. How easy would it be to extend, if the family grew?
@@gerrycooper56 Since it only has one door, it could only be added on to from the front, but it would work fine. He'd just have to add a new front door in the addition and overlap the roof.
@@RedandAprilOff-Grid very good.
*This is awesome!!* I've never seen such a large hyperadobe in one piece before this! However, I'm fairly new to this style of home building. There are no deserts even remotely close to where I live and we have a good 6-8 months of winter every year, so, I don't know how practical this method would be??
Edit: I think that the pit, where the sand/clay came from, would be a great spot for a small pod. Since y'all have a well, with lots of water...you could even stock it with fish with a filtration/oxygenation system. 🎣🦆
The channel, "My Little Homestead" has built a lot of structures out of earth bags and hyperadobe. You could check them out. Yeah, this type of structure works best with extreme day and night temperature variations. The walls heat up during the day and release the warmth during the night, and vise versa in the summer. It might keep you above freezing in the winter, but maybe not much more than that. A fish pond would be awesome! I'll mention it to him. 🌞
I helped someone build an earthen dome structure in Pahrump Nv. We had an ordinance that said no building permit required for storage structures under 200 SQ'. This was under that. About a year later the County made him take it out. I don't know how or why.
Bummer, maybe the outside dimension was too big. Our county is full of unconventional homes, so it shouldn't be an issue. They might change the permit system some day, but they shouldn't make anyone take down their home.
Your family’s home building journey has been interesting. I guess I stumbled on your other channel (in Texas I believe) when April was disassembling the salvaged wood into individual pieces, and you were constructing your pump house (?). Thanks for continuing your journey on this channel.
Thanks! 😊🏜️ Yes, that was at the very beginning of this adventure. That wood was a great find! We used it for so many different things out here.
As you were describing the soil, I thought they have to be close because that's the way the soil is here too. I'm west of C.G. I thought about trying that technique but I really want to build my next home underground. Still interesting to learn, thanks
What a beautiful idea! I am amazed and impressed with you all! I enjoyed watching the video and I enjoyed listening to the way you talked through it. I want to see the completion, for sure, so I subscribed! Good luck and God bless you all for having the vision and making owning your own home (WITHOUT horrendous mortgage!) a reality!!! Kyle might need a lil chiropractic work afterwards! :) Namaste’
I love how the most viewed part of this video is the 0.5s where the dog shows up :D
Wow... A house inspired by a tray Lasagne.
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@@RedandAprilOff-Grid Pretty unique just the same.
You could turn the hole into a cellar or cooling lodge when finished
So interesting to watch. I’m originally from West Texas, and my folks had an adobe two story apartment building on their property. It was from adobe brick, with stucco over the outside. They had access to irrigation, and my mom was always concerned, about water getting to close to the adobe. I have not idea, if her concerns, were justified?
Thanks! I could see the concern, but these packed walls are very solid, and rain hasn't hurt them at all.
Maybe a dumb question, but… would excavating soil from within the structure both add height and create a cooler interior?
Very interesting video, thank you for sharing.
Not at all. Some people do it that way, and it does have some temperature advantages. But it can also add moisture issues and flood concern, especially if the door is below ground level.
Looks like Kyle has a really good system. I've shied away from doing earthbag and hyperadobe because I thought it wasn't as conducive to a solo build. I really like his bag loading tool. Are those straps for tying in the roof to the structure? If so what kinds of straps did he use?
Yes, we couldn't imagine how he was going to do it by himself, but he figured it out. The thick straps were some we got from some salvaged lumber bundles. They are very heavy duty!
5:51 nice dog
Yes, she's usually around when we're out working she is our daughter and son-in-law's dog. 🐶
@@RedandAprilOff-Grid Good puppy
Hey Kyle your amazing your hard work will be a great story to tell your kids . What a beautiful home I'm so jealous. I hope to follow your example of the team work of your family. Can't wait tell your done. Best wishes to you and your family and your beautiful dog! Have you named the house?
Thanks! We'll probably call it, Kyle's house. 😄🏡
Great progress, looking great! We are seriously considering using those beams on our building. Would you be willing to share where you acquired them, and were they cheaper than a wood option,,< were on a serious budget lol
Thanks! We bought the cee purlins from "Freeway Metals" in Phoenix. That was about 1.5 years ago, and at the time they had by far the best price we could find. They also gave us a discount at checkout! The 20 ft purlins ended up being $60 each. We were planning to use the 20 footer's for support in our aircrete walls, 😄 but didn't need them after we changed plans. The beams made everything more challenging on our build, but they definitely saved us a lot of money.
@@RedandAprilOff-Grid wonderful, thank you so much! Kyle is doing a fantastic job and we can't wait to see more progress :) Cheers!
The way a house should be.