I like the way you experimented with proportions to find the best blend for your soil. Here in new SC we have pure red clay. I find blending river sand and quarry dust is necessary to make a stronger concrete. Regular concrete just looks 'blue and artificial.' Earth cement blends in and looks more 'natural.' Pleasant to the eye.
that's exactly why i got into this. i think it looks perfect for walkways and driveways. ohhh also your bathtubs, sinks and shower area can all be made with it and fit in perfectly with surroundings.
Awesome video, very helpful. Just curious hows your slab holding up after this long while driving a car over it all of this time? Im thinking of making a driveway using the dry pour method but cant find enough info on the subject. Thanks for the very inspirational video :-)
What an amazing informative video. In a country where cash is a problem, but Workers are easier to get, this method could really be used and as you say the world will have less piles of concrete. I admire your hard work and the Hudson looks great in it's new place. Great video
@originalquizmoe If it cracks, and there is moisture and sunlight then yes. But it is minimal . What I do is to keep an eye on the cracks, and kill the weed with boiling hot water or pull it out as soon as it emerges .
Hi, Useful video, thanks for posting it. After spreading the cement , I would assume you mixed it with the prepared layer of soil? I didn't see that step? In our case, near Hopefield in the Western Cape, the in-situ soil is a very fine single sized non-plastic sand , so we propose to use crusher dust. Unfortunately that increases the cost, but the sand doesn't give good results. It's for a carport like yours but for less impressive antique cars.
Hi great video but didn't see the one year update. I see you kept it moist for 5 days but how long did you cure it before riding the car up on it? Thanks!!
love the video great job what was the size of your floor and how many bags of cement did you use lm a bee keeper in fla and it would make my life much better than kicking around in sand thank you
Hi Mary. Thanks for the comment! My floor is 6x6 meters- I used 6 bags. ( one bag for every 4m2) The formula is in the description of the video: It turned out that the soil I used was 3 cubic meters (or roughly 3000kg). To add a 10% mixture of cement, required 300kg of cement. Which translates to 6 x 50kg bags. Formula = for every 10 parts of soil, add 1 part cement.
Sir, just adding this because of your energy projects. Poured Concrete has a piezoelectric quality, especially with the proper crystalline components added to it. Like quartz and many others crystals.
Hi Josiah. Start investigating by making a small square area of about 6’x6’ . For this you will only need one bag of Portland cement. Then test for a few months it and see how it holds up. Because it is not under roof, you might have to seal it with liseed oil or paint it with a latex paint or something so water wouldn’t penetrate the floor. Also consider to do something in your preparation to avoid grass and weeds from growing in the cracks ( like some kind of membrane under or weed killer mixed into the soil.) What I do with my floor when I see a hole develops I clean it out snd patch it up with a new mixture of soil cement- adding a bit of latex into the mix. So, if you add a latex binder into your mix from the start, it might solve a few of the above problems. Latex would make it more flexible, - less cracks and more waterproof. Hope this helps.
The earten floors mixed with Portland cement are called “ soil cement “ or “ earth cement” . In stead of using expensive sand and stones to make concrete, you just add Portland cement to ordinary soil. It does save a lot of money as the cement itself is not so expensive, and the floor is less permanent. I changed the title to : How to make a cheap floor using earth and cement… Hope this is more accurate…
What exactly did you expect? it's not like you can find cement in nature, you obviously have to buy it. If you're interested in something more environmentally friendly, check out earth/earthen floors (mix of soil, sand and straw).
Love this video, thank you! Going to try this is my greenhouse.
Thank you!! Been looking everywhere for an explanation like this all around the internet. glad i found it
Best detailed video on this technique!
Thank you for the compliment Jimmy!
Thank you. My path is very nice. No more sand blowing in my windows and little pebbles getting in my sandals. Appreciate your time!
what are the proportions? soil to cement?
Will be good to see how it holds up after a year. Covered and uncovered will certainly wear differently.
Hi Frank. I am planning a follow-up video, (a year later…. ) Great idea to have uncovered vs covered… Thanks for the comment! C
great demonstration thanks
I like the way you experimented with proportions to find the best blend for your soil. Here in new SC we have pure red clay. I find blending river sand and quarry dust is necessary to make a stronger concrete. Regular concrete just looks 'blue and artificial.' Earth cement blends in and looks more 'natural.' Pleasant to the eye.
that's exactly why i got into this. i think it looks perfect for walkways and driveways. ohhh also your bathtubs, sinks and shower area can all be made with it and fit in perfectly with surroundings.
Thank you , so much for sharing this . I thought of this before that this could be possible.
You are so welcome!
I’m considering using this for building a cordwood wall… thanks.
Wish you all the best with your wall -:) Thanks for the comment!
Thanks very much, I gave it a shot and now have the beginning of my garden path...I'll do a bit each day.
what are the proportions? soil to cement?
90 percent soil
10 percent cement
Amazing
Awesome video, very helpful. Just curious hows your slab holding up after this long while driving a car over it all of this time? Im thinking of making a driveway using the dry pour method but cant find enough info on the subject. Thanks for the very inspirational video :-)
Excellent
I love your tester.
What an amazing informative video.
In a country where cash is a problem, but
Workers are easier to get, this method could really be used and as you say the world will have less piles of concrete.
I admire your hard work and the Hudson looks great in it's new place.
Great video
Thank you so much for the encouraging and well written comment Anita!
Workers and cash are getting hard to get here in USA’
Danki vir die video, nice job
Thanks Tiaan!
Can this work with clay soil?
Thanks
Is earth cement susceptible to weeds growing out of it?
@originalquizmoe If it cracks, and there is moisture and sunlight then yes. But it is minimal . What I do is to keep an eye on the cracks, and kill the weed with boiling hot water or pull it out as soon as it emerges .
@@thequixotryworkshop2424 brick and concrete blocks have weeds and trees growing out of it too if there are cracks in it
Add lime type s 😉
Very good question. Not that it would be a bad thing all together.
You just wanted to show off the car didn't you what is it it's gorgeous.
See the floor a year later: ua-cam.com/users/shortsdTn5RVguz_k?feature=share
Hi, Useful video, thanks for posting it. After spreading the cement , I would assume you mixed it with the prepared layer of soil? I didn't see that step? In our case, near Hopefield in the Western Cape, the in-situ soil is a very fine single sized non-plastic sand , so we propose to use crusher dust. Unfortunately that increases the cost, but the sand doesn't give good results. It's for a carport like yours but for less impressive antique cars.
Hi. Thanks for the comment! Yes, I did mix the cement into the prepared layer of soil.
Hi great video but didn't see the one year update. I see you kept it moist for 5 days but how long did you cure it before riding the car up on it? Thanks!!
Hi. It was about a week after I made it, 2 days after the 5 days wetting it.
love the video great job what was the size of your floor and how many bags of cement did you use lm a bee keeper in fla and it would make my life much better than kicking around in sand thank you
Hi Mary. Thanks for the comment! My floor is 6x6 meters- I used 6 bags. ( one bag for every 4m2)
The formula is in the description of the video:
It turned out that the soil I used was 3 cubic meters (or roughly 3000kg). To add a 10% mixture of cement, required 300kg of cement. Which translates to 6 x 50kg bags.
Formula = for every 10 parts of soil, add 1 part cement.
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Very noice.
Sir, just adding this because of your energy projects. Poured Concrete has a piezoelectric quality, especially with the proper crystalline components added to it. Like quartz and many others crystals.
Grat idea! Thanks!
im considering this for a basketball area i wonder if it will work
Hi Josiah. Start investigating by making a small square area of about 6’x6’ . For this you will only need one bag of Portland cement. Then test for a few months it and see how it holds up. Because it is not under roof, you might have to seal it with liseed oil or paint it with a latex paint or something so water wouldn’t penetrate the floor.
Also consider to do something in your preparation to avoid grass and weeds from growing in the cracks ( like some kind of membrane under or weed killer mixed into the soil.)
What I do with my floor when I see a hole develops I clean it out snd patch it up with a new mixture of soil cement- adding a bit of latex into the mix.
So, if you add a latex binder into your mix from the start, it might solve a few of the above problems. Latex would make it more flexible, - less cracks and more waterproof.
Hope this helps.
@@thequixotryworkshop2424 thank you i will defenitley try this
what are the proportions? soil to cement?
Read the description in my video. Everything is there:-)
would be wise to make yourself a hydraulic press save lots of time and money
Gave me some workout though. Good for my heart:-)
Love die vloer. En ek love jou ❤️🥰
Quixotry your accent sounds South African.
Yip. You are spot on:-)
Even 2x speed is slow! Pick up the pace mate! 😁
Otherwise, great video.
Thanks for the advice and compliment! My more recent videos I use x8 speed😁
ua-cam.com/users/shortsPfFvuif5sR0?feature=share
So to make earth cement you need to buy cement and mix it with earth? Not what I wanted to hear.
Sorry you were disappointed.
@@thequixotryworkshop2424 No need to apologise, just it would be better to title the video :" how to make your cement go further by mixing with earth"
The earten floors mixed with Portland cement are called “ soil cement “ or “ earth cement” . In stead of using expensive sand and stones to make concrete, you just add Portland cement to ordinary soil. It does save a lot of money as the cement itself is not so expensive, and the floor is less permanent. I changed the title to : How to make a cheap floor using earth and cement…
Hope this is more accurate…
What exactly did you expect? it's not like you can find cement in nature, you obviously have to buy it.
If you're interested in something more environmentally friendly, check out earth/earthen floors (mix of soil, sand and straw).