HYPERADOBE Tiny Home Build #2 FINISHING the Walls & Top Plate

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  • How to build a hyperadobe house with just one or two people. Moisture content and method.
    In this episode we are finishing the hyperadobe walls, getting the walls level, and attaching the top plate.
    We are Not professionals, please do your own research and always work safely!
    This video was created using: InShot:inshotapp.page.link/YTShare
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  • @greenwolf401
    @greenwolf401 Рік тому +2

    Your narration reminds me of Carl Sagan. I really respect what you all are doing.

  • @fredk4136
    @fredk4136 Рік тому +14

    I have seen a tone of earth bag buildings on UA-cam, these videos with your explanations are the best I have seen yet.
    Great job.

  • @jamesgough11able
    @jamesgough11able Рік тому

    Ahhh. He said getting the roof plate to a nice flat plane. Just like the Earth is a flat plane. Love the work and sharing the experience with us. Great job.

  • @roadtriplover.
    @roadtriplover. Рік тому +9

    This hyperadobe build is fascinating! Thank you for sharing your process and the experience of building it.

    • @RedandAprilOff-Grid
      @RedandAprilOff-Grid  Рік тому +1

      It is a neat process, and it makes impressively thick and solid walls! Thanks for watching!

  • @thankfullyredeemedmaderigh7436

    I was not surprised how level it was. Your son is a natural.👏🏻💪🏻

    • @RedandAprilOff-Grid
      @RedandAprilOff-Grid  Рік тому

      This is the last thing we ever expected him to do, but he did it, and it looks great. Thanks!

  • @optoutsociety8461
    @optoutsociety8461 Рік тому +10

    This is such an inspiration to those of us who are still in the planning stages.

  • @2MorMor
    @2MorMor Рік тому

    GREAT WORK... and adjusting for himself! AND GREAT HELP Dad!!

  • @peggyhelblingsgardenwhatyo7920

    I think this house is incredible 👍❤👍

  • @bigbandguru
    @bigbandguru Рік тому +5

    What a great construction technique. Watching other concrete printer homes being built. The printed home was much quicker as the printer does not have to haul or lift or tamp as the production is guided by computer…. Very impressed with your work!

    • @RedandAprilOff-Grid
      @RedandAprilOff-Grid  Рік тому +1

      Thanks, yes these bags work really well, and dirt is plentiful in most areas.

  • @christinaburney5935
    @christinaburney5935 Рік тому +2

    That OSB will turn into wet cardboard very fast. You need to dig that OSB out get some steal plates and some Steal angles. Then you need to weld one of the steal angles to the steel plate and pound it in the slot that the wood was, make sure it clears the door frame and sits on the wall on both sides, then put the other steal angle on the other side and weld it together from underneath. You could have made your own concrete headers with plenty of rebar in it, but since to didn't do either you need to support the walls above the door and the window. If the wall doesn't flat out fail, the weight will break your window, and you won't be able to open your door once it fully settles.
    In the old adobe homes they use wood beams for headers above all the doors and windows. They usually will oil them and plaster around them too.
    Please support your walls.

    • @RedandAprilOff-Grid
      @RedandAprilOff-Grid  Рік тому +3

      We could have planned things out better, but it will all work out. The OSB was just a quick solution to keep the newly laid bags from sagging down. We have plans in mind to support the window and door frames better, and it should be very stable in the end, so stay tuned.

    • @christinaburney5935
      @christinaburney5935 Рік тому +1

      @@RedandAprilOff-Grid I am glad to hear it. I would hate to see all your hard work ruined or for you to get hurt.

  • @arypma
    @arypma Рік тому

    You sound like a proud father! Good work!

  • @cherylsibson2529
    @cherylsibson2529 Рік тому +2

    Makes sense to strap it down from being wind blown or with tornadoes, good luck with your build.

  • @thankfullyredeemedmaderigh7436

    In life, you find that things go WAYYY easier if it's a lil moist😎👌

  • @wulfclaw4921
    @wulfclaw4921 4 місяці тому

    Yoh raised a good son.
    I wish I had mine here helping me out.
    It's a lot of work for one prrson.
    Hreat job !

  • @MAC46802
    @MAC46802 Рік тому

    Nice, I like the way your family is thinking. Congrats on your ingenuity.

  • @jacquelinesimpson6672
    @jacquelinesimpson6672 Рік тому +1

    This is just amazing. Great solution for low cost housing.

  • @jt659
    @jt659 Рік тому +7

    This is really helpful for those of us who will also be building solo. Helps to not have to reinvent the wheel.

  • @threeriversforge1997
    @threeriversforge1997 Рік тому +3

    Can't ask for much better than that! Hard work, but fulfilling.

    • @RedandAprilOff-Grid
      @RedandAprilOff-Grid  Рік тому +1

      Yes, it's pretty cool to see the walls going up, slow and steady.

  • @SamsLiberty
    @SamsLiberty Рік тому

    Your boy is going to have an amazing place!

  • @haydenluck
    @haydenluck Рік тому +4

    Great video. I suppose it's too late now, but I recommend 2 gallon buckets. I've moved a lot of dirt in these. They are just light enough that one in each hand is very comfortable to carry and easy to lift between elevations. Kyle looks to have a good attention to detail, awesome!

    • @RedandAprilOff-Grid
      @RedandAprilOff-Grid  Рік тому +3

      Thanks!
      👍 They considered just filling the buckets half full, but they both felt comfortable with the weight of 3/4 full, so it worked out okay.
      Kyle's definitely not a perfectionist, but the walls turned out really nice!

  • @TerraformTogether
    @TerraformTogether Рік тому +9

    Congrats Ya'll. Getting the bag work done is a huge accomplishment!

  • @Verbomasbello
    @Verbomasbello 11 місяців тому

    Awesome work! Maybe a big wooden headed sledgehammer to tamp the sides? Then you're not kicking bags with side of foot or kneeling to tamp with 2x4

  • @karlchase7648
    @karlchase7648 Рік тому

    This is very cool to watch and learn and about earthbag homes. Can't wait to learn more.

    • @RedandAprilOff-Grid
      @RedandAprilOff-Grid  Рік тому

      The long hyperadobe bags make the whole process so much easier. Thanks!

  • @taliandzelda5006
    @taliandzelda5006 Рік тому +2

    Again Tiny Shiny Home had the same roof issue. You might want to check them out. I just love how natural the house is going up.

  • @___GhostRider___
    @___GhostRider___ Рік тому +1

    Turn the dig hole into a in ground pool for those hot days..👍🏾

    • @RedandAprilOff-Grid
      @RedandAprilOff-Grid  Рік тому

      That's a possibility. 🌞 It'll probably fill up with water during the monsoon rains. 🌦️

  • @lawrencelipon8673
    @lawrencelipon8673 Рік тому +3

    👍👍👍👍👍👌Very interesting project , well done work as well as the documentation , of how the project is going step by step, with detailed video, excellent project, Kyle should be very proud of the result and working with you both is a great benefit👍

  • @jeromegarcia5396
    @jeromegarcia5396 Рік тому

    You are the only build I've seen since 2012 when I did my build that are using ratchet straps for the top plate... I swore I innovated that technique vs a cement top plate but I see other creative minds at play... 👍 Sweet

    • @RedandAprilOff-Grid
      @RedandAprilOff-Grid  Рік тому +1

      We got the idea from Tiny Shiny Home. They use hurricane straps. 🌞

  • @tonyv8925
    @tonyv8925 Рік тому +1

    Fascinating video. Adobe seems to be such a natural source of building materials. You guys did a fine job, thank you for sharing.

    • @RedandAprilOff-Grid
      @RedandAprilOff-Grid  Рік тому

      Thanks! Yes, these tube bags are pretty cool and make the whole process so much easier than making adobe bricks.

  • @tworebelsoffgrid
    @tworebelsoffgrid Рік тому +2

    Great progress you guys!! Can't wait to see the next step :)

  • @joelfisher69
    @joelfisher69 Рік тому +2

    I like the building method. I had built a straw Adobe home and while a nice home, I admire the earth style you guys are building!

    • @RedandAprilOff-Grid
      @RedandAprilOff-Grid  Рік тому +1

      Awesome, yes, this is probably quite a bit easier than a more traditional adobe, but both make a great house. 😎🏜️

  • @shaynekevin
    @shaynekevin Рік тому +1

    Amazing he was able to keep it so level.

  • @numbersvibrations
    @numbersvibrations Рік тому +2

    Very exciting. I bet y’all are glad to make such great progress.

    • @RedandAprilOff-Grid
      @RedandAprilOff-Grid  Рік тому

      Thanks! Yes, it didn't take too long to finish the walls. It's coming along well.

  • @walkingwater893
    @walkingwater893 Рік тому

    Excited for Kyle! 🥳

  • @rickcrippen5180
    @rickcrippen5180 Рік тому

    I love the look. Kinda like the High Chaparral tv show house.

  • @bondpaz
    @bondpaz Рік тому +2

    Have any rodents tried to burrow up underneath his walls? We have had that happen and said some live traps just to see what it was and it was mice. Might be time for snap traps. This is looking fantastic!❤

  • @thankfullyredeemedmaderigh7436

    Thats awesome. He can lift 50 tons. You did a few tons urself, loading the buckets. Think about that!!!!

  • @gcnewd
    @gcnewd 10 місяців тому +1

    Thank you. Good info to learn from

  • @estut
    @estut Рік тому

    Thanks for the video. Very interesting. It's best that you explain in detail. That's very helpful!

  • @janetdiaz8916
    @janetdiaz8916 Рік тому

    What a feat! Glad you did not give up!!

  • @kaboom-zf2bl
    @kaboom-zf2bl Рік тому

    in future before the sill plate add one more full course of bag but only a few inches thick so the sill plate can be set into this bag to level it yu could also put a water membrane all around the roof so any water that some how manages to get that far in gets directed out to the edge of the wall ... for those bad days when rain comes from below and such ....
    .
    yeah if you laid a final light bag course to tamp the sill plate into you could have used a 12 inch wide treated bottom that sat in a tamped out level path abut half as thick as the board .... then laid and pinned like you did BUT bend the rebar over flat between the top board and bottom board ....even direct it inwards so if further tie in is required you can weld to the end of the rebar if needed ... then mortar you bottom plate to the bags and level to the bottom of the top board for a later drip strip to push water out far from the wall or channel it to one end and barrel it ...
    .
    another way one could affix windows to the bags would be with long nails in the frame .... or better very long spiral nails or screws .... so they bite in ...

  • @Cherb123456
    @Cherb123456 Рік тому

    First time I encountered this type of building, but I'm fascinated and intrigued by Hyperadobe walls/buildings, thank you for sharing!

    • @RedandAprilOff-Grid
      @RedandAprilOff-Grid  Рік тому +1

      These long bags are so much easier and more stable than sand bags. It is a really neat process and makes for a very solid and inexpensive home.

  • @Sasklahoma
    @Sasklahoma Рік тому +1

    Nice to see the work you’re doing. My wife and I are considering many different building methods. We’re also building 16 x 32 interior measurement. Keep up the great work.

    • @RedandAprilOff-Grid
      @RedandAprilOff-Grid  Рік тому +2

      Hyperadobe is a lot of work, but it is doable, and it makes a very solid structure. Thanks for watching!

  • @shaunhall960
    @shaunhall960 10 місяців тому

    Thanks a bunch! I learned a lot here.

  • @shanthih9780
    @shanthih9780 Рік тому

    A tough task beautifully accomplished..your son is a hard worker indeed. Great job ..👍

  • @SomeRandomOldGuy
    @SomeRandomOldGuy Рік тому

    Thanks for sharing this. Its really fun to watch.

  • @loucinci3922
    @loucinci3922 Рік тому

    Great teamwork. Love the progress. Thanks for sharing

  • @markbrown2296
    @markbrown2296 Рік тому

    Ooh a fresh video!

  • @jhondidiertaquinas9956
    @jhondidiertaquinas9956 10 місяців тому

    Muy interesante construcción

  • @kevinbroadway5398
    @kevinbroadway5398 10 місяців тому

    i like the trailer

  • @leslewin2821
    @leslewin2821 Рік тому

    Great job 👍🇦🇺

  • @tr3vorb438
    @tr3vorb438 Рік тому

    Great project! Looking forward to seeing more.

  • @m3xicano4ever
    @m3xicano4ever Рік тому

    Nice job! Can't wait to see the roof go up!

  • @debradoucet8847
    @debradoucet8847 Рік тому

    Looking great.

  • @kras_mazov
    @kras_mazov Рік тому

    Cute grandog!

  • @mohammedelbachiraouragh3337

    Another great video

  • @CommanderXED
    @CommanderXED Рік тому

    Great work!

  • @gillyb333
    @gillyb333 Рік тому

    Very good video and great work on the completion of the bags. I cant wait for the next video and see how Karl makes his roof. What a view all of you have wow. It must be nice having your kids live on the same land. Well done! Happy Easter from Australia xxx

  • @robinbowman2464
    @robinbowman2464 Рік тому

    Incredible dedication to the project

  • @ShadowMoonFarms
    @ShadowMoonFarms Рік тому

    This build is so interesting. Thanks for sharing

  • @yankey4
    @yankey4 Рік тому +1

    Love this man. Thanks for sharing. BTW I seen and helped build homes in this same way. One thing we did in hurricane prone areas. Was to use post hole dingers. Down into the top of the walls about 4 feet. Then put rebar and those Simpson Strong-Tie . Down in them hole. This made it so we could then nail off the top plate to them. Not that you can do this now or do I think you need it. Just making the comment so maybe if someone would like more ways of doing there top plate. Yours ROCKS !! Think yours will out live all of us LOL. Thanks so much for sharing. Been a true blessing. God Bless.. PS I hope it's clear. In NO why what so ever. Am I trying to say you way is not good or it will not work. Hope that clear..

    • @RedandAprilOff-Grid
      @RedandAprilOff-Grid  Рік тому

      Thanks, no worries! That sounds like a very strong way to attach the roof, and a great way to do it in areas that get tornadoes or hurricanes. The huge amount of mass from an earth structure should hold up very well to extreme wind and weather, but it is very important to attached the roof extremely well. Yes, we think this house will last for a very long time here. 🌞🏜️

  • @mungewell
    @mungewell Рік тому

    Great project and video explanation. On the strapping, it looks like you've placed ratchet straps. Perhaps the strapping used on shipping crates/boxes would be more cost efficient... You could even place more throughout the wall structure.

    • @RedandAprilOff-Grid
      @RedandAprilOff-Grid  Рік тому

      Thanks! The red straps are some that our son bought inexpensively on line. The thick heavy straps were free, they were holding together the salvaged wood bundles that we used on projects at our place.

  • @waynekomprood7093
    @waynekomprood7093 Рік тому

    I really liked how you used concrete to finish off the walls

  • @ilnaroliveira
    @ilnaroliveira 10 місяців тому

    Parabéns pelo excelente trabalho que estão executando 👍👏🇧🇷

  • @MJ-wz6jo
    @MJ-wz6jo Рік тому

    I was wondering about rounded corners and the top plate thanks for sharing.

  • @willardwilliams4676
    @willardwilliams4676 Рік тому

    In my humble opinion , earthbag buttresses should have been incorporated into your design every eight feet of straight wall length for added stability. After the fact, consider setting cemented and moisture protected in the ground 6x6 or 8x8 post every eight feet tight up against the straight wall for wall stability. You can tie the post into your bond beam. Your work appears neat and level. Congrats!

    • @RedandAprilOff-Grid
      @RedandAprilOff-Grid  Рік тому +1

      I know a lot of people add buttresses to hyperadobe, but I think it's somewhat of a carryover from earth bags which are MUCH less stable. Until you see and feel 18 inch walls in person, it's hard to grasp how solid they are. We thought he probably should put in some buttresses, but he decided not to. As we have seen the walls going up, we are pretty confident, that it will be just fine without them. Time will tell. 🙂🏜️

  • @williamlewis8741
    @williamlewis8741 Рік тому

    hello to everyone what a great and informative vidéo. lots of hard work, but the project is coming together nicely.

  • @backcountryboondockers
    @backcountryboondockers Рік тому

    I'm impressed. I'm to old to do this but maybe to have an auger trough or something to help and some lifting devices

    • @RedandAprilOff-Grid
      @RedandAprilOff-Grid  Рік тому +1

      Thanks! "Copperline Rattler Ranch", is a pretty cool channel. They are in their 60s and building an earthbag home. They made some kind of lift contraption for the plaster, but I couldn't find the particular video. 🙂

  • @tiwersan
    @tiwersan Рік тому

    ручной 3д принтор для строительства домов )

  • @taliandzelda5006
    @taliandzelda5006 Рік тому +1

    Tiny Shiny Home got a custom tamper one gifted to them. It works extremely well.

    • @RedandAprilOff-Grid
      @RedandAprilOff-Grid  Рік тому

      Yes, it also looks very heavy! 💪

    • @bridgwll
      @bridgwll Рік тому

      @@RedandAprilOff-Gridwow. Nasty much.

    • @kozmosis3486
      @kozmosis3486 Рік тому

      @@bridgwll That was not nasty Karen, just a simple observation.

  • @catgynt9148
    @catgynt9148 Рік тому

    Another great little structure that you are working on this week. Is the water connection outside this structure or just an external hydrant with interior plumbing yet to come? Great seeing your grand dog playing with you. Wishing you and your family a blessed week filled with gentle seasonally appropriate weather and restful evenings. Peace

    • @RedandAprilOff-Grid
      @RedandAprilOff-Grid  Рік тому

      Thanks! It's just an outside faucet. Before starting on the walls, they buried and stubbed up the water and drainage lines. We have had some spring winds, but overall the weather has been really nice! Wishing you a wonderful weekend! 😊

  • @vivalaleta
    @vivalaleta Рік тому +1

    I'm very interested in this kind of build.
    May I say all the pushing of that wheelbarrow out of a hole leaves me scratching my head about your back work pulls.

  • @martharisinger2000
    @martharisinger2000 Рік тому

  • @thomasrueter4072
    @thomasrueter4072 Рік тому

    Danke :-)

  • @helenedavis2886
    @helenedavis2886 Рік тому +1

    My question was answered

  • @honthirty_
    @honthirty_ Рік тому

    Well done! Nice to see consistent progress and stable materials. Will Kyle use the pit as subterranean green house?

    • @RedandAprilOff-Grid
      @RedandAprilOff-Grid  Рік тому +2

      Thanks! That's what I would do with it, but he doesn't seem interested. Maybe he'll think of something interesting though.

  • @sebc8938
    @sebc8938 Рік тому

    I think it would have been wise to have more doors in the structure for future possible extensions. It is difficult to cut doors in existing walls like this I think. Moreover, I think any overture means many tons of dirt less to move.

  • @saltnwaves
    @saltnwaves Рік тому +1

    Where do you get your sand tubes? Inspired by your project!

    • @RedandAprilOff-Grid
      @RedandAprilOff-Grid  Рік тому

      volmcompanies.com/products/fencing-fabrics/hyper-adobe-tube-netting The bags won't work for sand because it is a mesh type material. The soil needs to be damp and have enough clay to hold together and pack well. Cement can also be added if there isn't enough clay in the soil. Best wishes! 🌞

  • @ChiefWarrant-rb5ry
    @ChiefWarrant-rb5ry Рік тому

    Maybe you can make a nice ornamental pond out of the pit

  • @gsmtillers1396
    @gsmtillers1396 Рік тому

    where can i purchase these bags, this is awesome, wonderful job

    • @RedandAprilOff-Grid
      @RedandAprilOff-Grid  Рік тому

      volmcompanies.com/products/fencing-fabrics/hyper-adobe-tube-netting 🙂

  • @steveramirez1654
    @steveramirez1654 Рік тому

    👍

  • @mikehogan1827
    @mikehogan1827 Рік тому

    Beautiful! Two questions:
    1) why not more windows? Isn’t it going to be pretty dark inside?
    2) what kind of floor is he planning?
    Best regards / MIKE

    • @RedandAprilOff-Grid
      @RedandAprilOff-Grid  Рік тому

      Thanks! He didn't want to mess with them at the time, but wishes now that he had put more in. We will be putting a window in the door, so that will help some. His floor will probably be something like we did in our house, earthen in living areas and concrete in kitchen and bath.

    • @mikehogan1827
      @mikehogan1827 Рік тому +2

      @@RedandAprilOff-Grid given the window situation, I wonder if it might be worthwhile to do a more complicated roof, that would allow a skylight or two. Looking forward to seeing the continuation.

  • @michiganjfrog5714
    @michiganjfrog5714 Рік тому

  • @DeathxCap
    @DeathxCap Рік тому

    I wonder... what would the ambient temperature be like. Would it be similar to being in a basement mostly surrounded by earth? So then you wouldnt have to use much electricity for ac or maybe not even need to use any?

    • @RedandAprilOff-Grid
      @RedandAprilOff-Grid  Рік тому

      It should stay pretty nice. Probably a bit warm in the summer and a bit cool in the winter, but overall very livable and steady temperatures that don't vary much from day to night.

  • @erikbongnilsson246
    @erikbongnilsson246 Рік тому

    If you were going to rebuild this, would you make sure to finish of the walls with leveling of the top straight away, perhaps as each sides top layer was layed, before the cement/concrete set try to assemble the wood frame and make sure to stomp every side perfectly leveled, before it sets? Or is there a reason why you do it the way you did?

    • @RedandAprilOff-Grid
      @RedandAprilOff-Grid  Рік тому +1

      He has to walk on the bag he just filled, so it's not going to be perfectly level. It also would dry out before you can get a full course on to make final adjustments. Leveling everything at the end worked fine.
      More windows, putting in lintels, and adding the electric boxes between the layers, are the things we would have done differently.

    • @erikbongnilsson246
      @erikbongnilsson246 Рік тому +1

      @@RedandAprilOff-Grid Thank you!

  • @anttt69
    @anttt69 Рік тому

    Should have borrowed a JCB

  • @gracebrockway3020
    @gracebrockway3020 Рік тому

    Will you use the pit as a root cellar? Compost toilet?

  • @sirblingjax
    @sirblingjax Рік тому

    Question where do you find land where their is no zoning laws? I know they are doing it in New Mexico and AZ.
    How would I go about doing something like this??

    • @RedandAprilOff-Grid
      @RedandAprilOff-Grid  Рік тому

      Here in Cochise County, land that is zoned RU-4 can get what's called an opt-out permit. Counties in other states have something like it too, but it can be hard to figure out which ones do. Best wishes!

  • @dannyguerra9891
    @dannyguerra9891 7 місяців тому

    Hello. Did you need permits for these? Were they easily approved?

    • @RedandAprilOff-Grid
      @RedandAprilOff-Grid  7 місяців тому

      We have the opt-out permit. It's a permit that is available on some land in Cochise County, Arizona.

  • @fudogwhisperer3590
    @fudogwhisperer3590 Рік тому

    I'm surprised you didn't do a larger bond beam all the way around made with soda cans like a earth ship, then put on the sill plate on top of that......

  • @kurtishickman
    @kurtishickman Рік тому

    Got a pool or pond for the pit afterwards

  • @mitchwolf5038
    @mitchwolf5038 Рік тому

    Is there going to be another UA-cam movie when you finish the trusses and interior?

    • @RedandAprilOff-Grid
      @RedandAprilOff-Grid  Рік тому

      I still haven't done one for our house, but this one would be easier. So maybe. 😄

  • @littlehills739
    @littlehills739 Рік тому

    if the wall settles wont the concrete be under tension and snap ?

    • @RedandAprilOff-Grid
      @RedandAprilOff-Grid  Рік тому

      It will likely crack some, but it shouldn't be a problem. It will also be covered in stucco and sealed. The roof structure is also very rigid.

  • @kevinstewart2580
    @kevinstewart2580 Рік тому

    Where did you guys buy the continuous bags

    • @RedandAprilOff-Grid
      @RedandAprilOff-Grid  Рік тому

      volmcompanies.com/products/fencing-fabrics/hyper-adobe-tube-netting

  • @wulfclaw4921
    @wulfclaw4921 4 місяці тому

    I dont see any barbed wire in between the courses. I used 2 runs of it between each course and Drove rebar every 5 feet of wall.

    • @RedandAprilOff-Grid
      @RedandAprilOff-Grid  4 місяці тому

      Barbed wire is needed with sandbags and supper adobe because the bags are slippery. The hyperadobe bag material is grippy and has holes so it joins together very well, making an almost monolithic structure. These walls are impressively solid!

  • @robinbowman2464
    @robinbowman2464 Рік тому

    What are his plans for the pit?

    • @RedandAprilOff-Grid
      @RedandAprilOff-Grid  Рік тому

      I would make it into a green house or cellar, but he doesn't have any plans for it yet.

  • @monkeysuncle2816
    @monkeysuncle2816 11 місяців тому

    I wonder if you guys could have ran one more course of tubing around the top of the walls and then DIDN'T compact it. Then the 2x6 roof base plate could have sunk into the soft layer much easier. Just an idea.

    • @RedandAprilOff-Grid
      @RedandAprilOff-Grid  11 місяців тому

      It would take 2 days to lay another full course. The dirt doesn't stay soft for long and needs to be compacted within a couple of hours. Most people use cob to fill in the gaps, but this seems more stable.

  • @cakesmasher487
    @cakesmasher487 Рік тому

    What is the sausage bags you are using?

    • @RedandAprilOff-Grid
      @RedandAprilOff-Grid  Рік тому

      volmcompanies.com/products/fencing-fabrics/hyper-adobe-tube-netting

  • @emonsahariar9292
    @emonsahariar9292 Рік тому

    Q: How can you ensure that these bags not joined by any screw or knot will stick together when any violent storm or quake takes place?

    • @RedandAprilOff-Grid
      @RedandAprilOff-Grid  Рік тому +2

      The walls are 18 inches thick, and the bags are a mesh material with small holes, so the layers all sticks together. It's a whole lot of mass, it's not going anywhere.

  • @caseyl3631
    @caseyl3631 Рік тому

    You already have a pit dug for a swimming pool.

  • @BulentErten
    @BulentErten 8 місяців тому

    Cuvalin eni kac cm acaba