One of the best house build stories I've ever watched. Would be nice to see a short review film of how they and the house are doing now after a few years.
I personally wouldn't build my house from tyres. I don't think it's a healthy material at all :-( The taxi companies should pay you for this illegal garbage and you would have money for some better material. But I know, life isn't so easy. Well, good luck!
You have to remember that the people working there we're doing an internship. I can't believe negative people out there. Yes oh, they were blessed to have parents that gave them land. I didn't see them ever sitting back on their laurels watching everybody do the work for them. These people worked hard just as everyone else did. This home has much Blood Sweat and Tears pour it into it. It is absolutely stunning and I pray that they continue to have good luck that mold will not set in. What an absolute gift they're giving to their children that they should experience a childhood living in a home such as this one.
I don't begrudge people that have dreams, are appreciative of everyone and everything around them, find uses for man's excessive trash, find people who can afford to pay to travel, learn, share unique experiences, trust in their own power, the power of others, mankind for a higher/ larger goal to honor the earth so it can sustain itself, life in all forms and honor our creator with the same love and consideration that was given every element of our universe. Now if we could only recycle trash talk for housing, affordability, dignity and room for all we might actually get to enjoy more of what family is intended to be. Heaven help us...
If they mix lime into the cob, it will help with the mold. They can source the lime from the shells they were using for the insulation, it just needs to be powdered, and then heated. You can make a box and use a tamper to powder them, heat to 900C, burning off the calcium. then mix it in with the cob, and finally make a white wash with the lime for the exterior.
I love Earthships - I went and visited them in Taos NM when I lived in Santa Fe. They are beautiful and practical. I love that they are set up to catch water, and grow your own food inside away from chemicals,, recycle the water several times and in extreme hot or cold stay pretty steady. It was an ordeal for them to begin building them with permits and the town's people. And they won and have some wonderful homes. So happy for you folks. Many Blessings.
How awesome are the parents for gifting that wonderful piece of land, for enabling the couple to follow their dream. How cool that so many like minded people from all over this crazy world were willing and able to offer their services and enthusiasm for someone elses dream. I hope the spirit is returned so that they too can build their own homes. Well done Chris, another great show.
This is the most beautiful Earthship, I have ever seen. I am in love with the concept for natural and off grid living, but not the usual look of the finished homes. I love the way they built it into the hill and blended everything into the landscape.
An incredible house. It was great watching it being built. The people who came to work for the summer are the real "heroes " of this project. They really put their best foot forward and worked very hard.
This is a beautiful build. I'm so happy for this family, they had beautiful ppl come out and put everything they had into this build and I could see it was all made with love and whole lot of muscle. Just wonderful. Congratulations on a beautiful dream come true to Gus and Sarah.
I absolutely love the build completed by this couple and all of their helpers ... I chose an old abandoned meeting hall , installed temporary glass , built a glass wall along one side and both ends of the building ... installed solar panels , and soon adding wind turbines ... all for less than 50 k , Canadian dollars ... soon the salvaged hardwood flooring / thousands of seeds almost ready for planting / all salvaged materials ... 2.5 years in and tons left to accomplish ... converting generators to run off of hydrogen from solar energy production ... my building started out as a 60 x 30 foot building / added a 22 foot glass sun room / added a 16 foot at the other end / added a 12 x 52 foot glass walled green house on the south side facing the sun / all in all its been a good experience , learning to be 100% off grid ... go for it people ... I love the fact of not having energy bills every month / eating home grown food / and still having all modern conveniences ... I do have to say that it's been a serious venture into determination ... but I do love having no alarm clocks ... buy your equipment from auction houses / make existing equipment function for more than its original purposes .. learn / adapt / live far less stressful lives ... I have lots more to do and state , but all in all , it's a great experience ... so many options for living this type of life style are available ...
Can we see ur journey?? Have u made videos of it by any chance? I am working on my wife now as far as getting her out of the mindset that we must buy a house from the bank that 50 other families have lived in. Im of the opinion that if i buy the land i can build/create a one of a kind custom home for us & our two kids can expand off of ours as they age out of our dwelling. But its been a long 10 years we've been renting houses & apartments so i feel she is almost on board with me.
@@johnandevefoster3816 that's just good business xD It's not scam because the service they paid for is exactly what they were provided. It's brilliant ngl
WOOOWW!! It turned out so gorgeous! I looooove the light shining through those glass bottles! And I was crying a little towards the end when the interns came back to help. That was awesome! A home build with love. And in the end it turned out beautiful! Well done!! The stuff of big dreams! Persistence and positivity pays off!
The best was when he stated at the end that they we need more people like the "couple" in this world. I guess that means we need less people like the host...
That always bothered me about grand designs! All the hosts do it, whether in the UK, OZ or where ever. It's part of the show methodology I guess. My wife would then tell me to shut up about it. But yes, it is non stop, failure is around the corner!
tinopai, well done and the bro is from Kerikeri, well done, I really love the manaakiitanga (help and togetherness), to the team from all over, you guys are really giving and an excellent example of ""AROHA" awesome whare "TE TIMATANGA"!" MAURI TU!
It comes with people who have a strong sense of adventure and the willingness to pay for hands on education. It's a bit of a sacrifice but you have learned skills and developed friendships with like minded people. It's a plus all the way around.
@@freedomforever1962 Yeah, but 2000$ is a rip-off. Which is the exact opposite of "friendship". I know of these get-togethers, where a group of people together build a cob-house. They contribute a bit to accommodation and food, so the house-owner does not have to pay for everything out of his own pocket. But it's never more than 200$. THAT is a real learning experience. 2000$ is exploiting these people, because their food or accommodation costs way less.
@@anadubar4819If this kind of thing were taught in architecture classes and hands-on labs in more standard universities, the tuition would be astronomical. Tbf, they're already astronomical.
Was really impressed with the house, and their intentions Gifted land : not their fault if their parents want to help. Asking people to pay to build the house : in a way encouraging other people and providing platform to learn sustainability. Involving school kids to play a part in building the house : kids getting to learn about environment along with free labour. But then you list it on AirBnB for 700 dollars a night. It was just another money harvesting project with sustainability packaging.
Well they may also live in the home when they rent it, I'm guessing its pretty hard to make a decent living in this small remote town they live in, not much industry and NZ is not known for high paying jobs. Maybe they have to stay with Sarah's Mum and Dad with their family for a week at a time while it's rented to afford to live there, you don't know.
@Stephanie Draper what pictures are you referring to? I saw some flying birds and some folk carvings that looked like they were from Bali or Indonesia, but nothing satanic.
Wow inside it's beautiful!!!! I love it OMG 😱!!!! How gorgeous 🥰, I love the kitchen, but I would love to have an indoor greenhouse like that. I love the idea of using glass bottles for not only decoration walls but for insulation and the base of a house I have seen a lot of people do.
I smiled for 45 minutes, it's inspiring, the house, the design, the attitude. But most importantly the beautiful people, doing the right thing for the right reasons. That is how to build a proper home.
Uh, sure, it wasn't just one of their many Tom Sawyer-esque schemes to convince rubes that they're doing them a favor to build their house. Lol, c'mon, the scene before was him lamenting that it's going to take him forever to do it himself. Incidentally, they're renting this out for over $700 a night on AirBnB, so I feel like it's pretty clear that, while not being con artists per se, they were able to finesse people into building them a cheap investment property that's insanely expensive. I would bet almost anything they just used traditional materials and building methods during the months the camera crew wasn't around. They made some pretty big compromises about what materials to use, like just putting in an aluminum roof with polystyrene, and throwing some potted plants underneath to make it look natural. If you think anyone there learned how to make a house for themselves, I've got a bridge to sell you. Actually, I've got an eco bridge that you can pay me to build, I've got a buyer lined up.
Stunning stunning stunning! Kudos to them for their vision in seeing a spectacular home built with lots of love n labor! My favorite parts of the house are the bottled walls n the green house. They truly built a solid retreat to be proud of! May they all live happily ever after!!🏡👏🥰
❤ It reminds me of the time as teen's we (my siblings, cousins, parents, aunts & uncles) built my grand parents retirement home 🥰. Today, we have become adults. My grandparents decided to retire in the city & use the estate as the family vacation home.
Yes ! I'm Very Patriotic & appreciate our Soldiers & military. But, we could be doing so much better w our young men & women POWER resources at home building sustainable homes for us older, disabled & low income folks. The Elders that ned help.
astonishing! beautiful! and a gift back to the globe. well done, indeed! thank God for people like you, your family, the Earthship family, and the entire community who believe so powerfully in the importance of this type of sustainable living. may you enjoy many many years of wonder, joy, beauty, peace, and love!
this is the best kind of labor...watching on a video and living vicariously through it all the while saying "I would like to do it"...well guess what? I just did it.
Given an environment with high rain fall, it might be better to not build into the side of a hill with run off... Build on flat, with an earth thermal mass built up manually. This would allow for better drainage. Plus, the cooling tubes could run to the back of the house, reducing distance and cost.
Soooo let me get this straight: They live on her parents land in a house owned by her parents, while saving up for their own house. Their new house is going to be built on lands she got for free from her parents. They've saved up 320.000 dollars for their new home. They get people from all over the world to come help them with their project. Each helping hand has to pay 2.000 dollars for the experience. Now dont get me wrong here - the house is fucking awesome - but under these conditions even a moron with 10 thumbs like myself could manage to get this build.
If I understood correctly, the participants are more or less, paying for two months for their own food (for I guess caterers that are mentioned that supply food), with 2.000 NZ Dollars (that is 1.282 US Dollars) and experience is reward for their free hard work. That money devided by 60 days (8 weeks) is 21,3 US Dollars per day. I am not sure if that includes some kind of lodgings, but for that amount per day I do not see how that would be managed. Also as the owners have mentioned at the end, in return they also might go and help some of the participants when they build their own earth ship in the future... What I especially liked in the house concept, were a lot of light (including bottles that I did not expect to look that good) and the hallway with plants that can grow food all year round. The rest of self-sufficiency with water and elektricity also appeals to me. Not perhaps that crazy about natural materials I still find them OK, because they have some advantages like warmth from earth at winter, but the concept of the house is amazing.
Beautiful kind hearted people with a community of folks are like the Omnish Culture and their barn raising here in the United States... So happy for this young family who now have a lovely gorgeous Earth friendly home... Congratulations!
I was involved my whole life around soils, i can tell ya right now that is going to be a problem once the spores sprout they act as a natural wick for moisture, this area will need sprayed . And a very large area needs to have a curtain drain up behind the home and another moisture barrier installed on top and on the lower wall of the ditch and a collection pipe in the bottom with a barrier underneath the pipe. You need to have the pipe lower than the floor of the home. Preferably dig till you hit the imperiable layer where the tear firma begins. And pipe and drain to a daylighted area on both ends with exposed rodent proof caps. Good luck and keep a minfull eye on that wall always , molds can kill your investment in a very short period of time , i personaly would remove the organic mix you put on it and have it gunited with probably aquatic pool grout.
That is the single most beautiful earth ship home I have ever seen and I have seen far too many to count. Thank you for sharing the entire journey with all of us here online, it’s been a pure pleasure to watch!
An incredible feat from concept to finish build and the vision to even dream it is huge! My favorite part however, as an artist, is the designs and colors in the glass walls. Absolutely stunning!
What impressed me most about this couple, is how they managed to convince complete strangers to pay them $2,000 to work as free labour on their house build.
Good on them, they had a vision and regardless of the critics they followed their dream and were kind and open enough to allow strangers to come along for the journey. A lot of cynical people in the comments, that kind of attitude won't get you to where you want to be. Appreciate and be happy for your fellow man.
This video has inspired my thinking absolutely. My organization is working with a town in Ghana to build a Youth Community Center that will serve as an After-School activities center for the youths. This video of an Earthship and the entire team just inspired my thinking and I wish to know more about the technicalities so I can properly plan. Also looking for volunteers who will come along this journey to build an After-School center made from natural materials and recycled materials.
I can't help to feel a bit envious. When I lost my parents at 18 all I was left with was the debt of their funerals. I hope this family knows the blessing they have recieved from Sarah's parents. They seem like they are a beautiful couple, now with a beautiful home!
There are electric compactors to save you some labour compacting the soil in the tyres. Or you could just use earth bags that you fill up, you can do that rapidly with a digger. They need a banana palm inside.
That view from inside the green house over looking the green mountains and rolling hills is so beautiful the thought seeing that everyday from my home literally made me cry... born n raised in a city I've craved nothing more than this type of living. This video taught me alot, and I'm sold on making my own earth ship someday.
"It's a labor intensive process" ... The idea behind earthships is fandastic, but we need a more cost-efficient method if we are going to bring this concept to the general public.
Earth ships aren't meant to be ship up front. They are cheap in the long term. If you eliminate a water, electricity, and gas bill for 10 years, you're saving money. Not spending it. It is a large up front investment for savings in the long term. That's the idea anyway.
Andrew Sanders It wasn’t actually that expensive. Only $240,000 usd or £150,000 bps. That’s really cheap for a four bed. And they got people to pay to learn about how to build a house. The baby-boomers seem to forget that we have been trying to make as many as possible ideas to save the environment they ruined. And they call us lazy. (Soz that was a bit unrelated). Most of this you could make or get from a skip. You could do it by yourself but it would take longer.
@@bfbvouabeorbvoaervure963 If you look into the history properly, you'll find that all of these ideas come from baby-boomers or the generation before them.
Jack Mountain I agree it needs to be less labor intensive. I think of repurposing cargo containers and cover them with the mud. Might need to put a protective coat on it first to keep it from rusting.
Cadence James Andrew Sanders I'm a baby boomer and I totally agree with you. We should have always been doing what was best for the earth and the animals, including ourselves. I never liked the idea of making more & more buildings & all the concrete is terribly sad! Nature & natural is the way to go. Get back to basics. Save seeds for others to grow organic food, instead of throwing seeds away. Start composting. Build in an earth friendly manner using one of many techniques. Now we will get worse & worse tsunamis as we did recently, worse hurricanes & more of them, more storms. Cold climate states will become hot. Hot climate states will become cold. Shores will disappear with nearby houses. Many island will disappear. The planet will actually die without the rain forest-watch the special on the Amazon on Netflix. We must have the rain forest to provide certain things that make vital thing on the rest of the planet function. The ocean has been starting to die out. Seals won't have icebergs to escape polar bears, therefore polar bears will eventually lose their food source. Predictions from the Bible truly are coming true. Just remember that the first anti-christ whom many will believe is the true one, is not the real anti-christ. The second one will really be the guy to look out for and not trust. I am sorry to bring up such stuff on this blog but it is very important. Do not accept the mark of the beast. Do not accept a chip implant. Live each day at its fullest and each day as if it's your last, because some day it will be. Live-Love-Laugh BLESSINGS TO ALL LOVE ❤️ ONE ANOTHER
I think some of the viewers are unaware of how the earthship concept works. “Te Timatanga” was built according to Earthship Building Principles: 1. EARTHSHIP COURSE FEE - The $2,000 is what people invest in learning how to build an earthship. All Earthship building operates this way. 2. The learning involves physically helping to build another person’s Earthship so that people know how to build their own. You can enrol in one all over the world. Great way to travel. We need more in New Zealand. 3. It’s like a community project. The AMISH PEOPLE still build houses as a community. I remember in the islands that was how we built homes by rounding up the community to help and you provide refreshments as payment. 3. Of course if you get Free land, for any build, it is a bonus! But I think this couple would probably pay for land if they had to, in order to achieve their dream! I would!
In the year 2000 I was supervisor over 39 homes:- in nine months .. and the biggest problem with doing homes fast .. is that you have to get rid of all the drying moisture there is hundreds of gallons of water just stuck in the air.. moisture from mortar .. drywall ..paint ..They become an envelope of moisture .. so you have to remove it .. or in this case.. modern cob ! so therefore you must have ..window air conditioners, fans.. and tarps.. and you dry that stuff out ! The sales would’ve worked well for the tarps! ..if using air conditioners ..and box fans ..the lights are not needed .. You see.. if you’re just blowing air at it ..and dehumidifying that air ... That is the giant solution to the moisture problem.. & i saw a picture of the landscape around the house ..and it was almost foggy..100% humidity ..and it will dry out ...slow.. As you encountered .. you did a wonderful job .. amazing results..!
Wow the amount of negative cynical comments is amazing.... who cares if the land was free; work with what advantages you have. None of the workers were coerced into doing this, they all signed up for it for the experience. $2k for 2 months of free food and a place to stay isn't the worst deal. It was obviously still a very difficult and unique project despite the advantages of free land, subsidized labor, etc. Even building a normal house commonly has delays, issues due to weather, etc. I think it's an awesome project & hope the couple are fully enjoying their home. They will definitely have these memories (good and bad!) for a lifetime!
Beautiful home tho the mud brick walls dont seem to be the most practical for such an environment esp with risk of mold. Has there been any updates since?
Fantastic program. If these are some of the people who are inherenting the earth then I am more optimistic. It would be nice to hear more from the children. Can’t wait for an update.
Fascinating!!!! Much better than any modern home. What a vision. It is artistic, efficient, gorgeous, environmental ly concious!!! It take lots of courage, vision, perseverance, and love to create such a house. I would like this house over any expensive modern house. Congratulations to your work and that of the community.😘🤗🤗
There are a lot of aspects of this process that are super noteworthy - one of my favorites is: the process is labor intensive; it will be performed by volunteers who pay $2,000 to live on site and learn from experts. Presumably the experts get some of that and some goes to food costs. And the homeowners get their home built for free. I, certainly, would volunteer at a few of these to get people to volunteer for me. I suppose on average you'd have to basically build your own house, but how cool is a community working together to provide it's needs rather than all the exterior parties to a home building transaction standing on your back (financially).
One of my favourite aspects is how it brings people together. $2000 to be fed, while being with beautiful people (two of the people are good friends of mine, plus I know a few of the others. All good people) and learning from skilled international builders, is not that much. I've been to courses in different parts of the world (permaculture, sustainable building) , which cost just as much but only run for half as long, and without some of the communally driven aspects that make a project like this, so wonderful ^_^
@@organikness That's really nice too, thanks for sharing that inside / social / learning perspective. If we can't solve our problems, we're not thinking creatively. This is win win for everyone involved. And for people not involved. Usually (typically dysfunctionally) we (the modern economy) is viewing everything as competition for scarce resources - negotiate the best deal where life becomes like a chess game - everything that's good for me is bad for you and vice versa. I've got to see if I can do one of these builds or some other cool permaculture project I'm interested in - building a food forest, say. People working together are fantastic. I gotta be part of something like this.
there are communities all over the world building houses like this and making new communities that serve as examples of how to lead a more fulfilling life that is not consumerism based. Oromocto, NB, Canada is one good example. It's basically a community of structures made in good ol' barn-raising fashion. You don't have to be white Amish, green, blue, black, orange, yellow or brown to find a life where you belong because of how your rejection of a society based on accumulating possessions rather than memories. An experience like this you can't put a dollar amount on. Gratitude!
Getting people to pay $2k to help build your home. Priceless.
One of the best house build stories I've ever watched.
Would be nice to see a short review film of how they and the house are doing now after a few years.
So much love put into the aesthetics. Definitely the most beautiful earthship I have ever seen
I own a piece of land where Taxi companies have been illegally dumping tyres for years. I wanna build one of these houses out of spite.
😂😂
Dang it those taxi company they are giving you free material. Now all you need is rubbish bottle.
I want to help you!!
Does some know where can i sing up for these type of internships?
I personally wouldn't build my house from tyres. I don't think it's a healthy material at all :-( The taxi companies should pay you for this illegal garbage and you would have money for some better material. But I know, life isn't so easy. Well, good luck!
You have to remember that the people working there we're doing an internship. I can't believe negative people out there. Yes oh, they were blessed to have parents that gave them land. I didn't see them ever sitting back on their laurels watching everybody do the work for them. These people worked hard just as everyone else did. This home has much Blood Sweat and Tears pour it into it. It is absolutely stunning and I pray that they continue to have good luck that mold will not set in. What an absolute gift they're giving to their children that they should experience a childhood living in a home such as this one.
its kinda obvious that the host is salty over them having a lot of blessings..
I don't begrudge people that have dreams, are appreciative of everyone and everything around them, find uses for man's excessive trash, find people who can afford to pay to travel, learn, share unique experiences, trust in their own power, the power of others, mankind for a higher/ larger goal to honor the earth so it can sustain itself, life in all forms and honor our creator with the same love and consideration that was given every element of our universe. Now if we could only recycle trash talk for housing, affordability, dignity and room for all we might actually get to enjoy more of what family is intended to be. Heaven help us...
If they mix lime into the cob, it will help with the mold. They can source the lime from the shells they were using for the insulation, it just needs to be powdered, and then heated. You can make a box and use a tamper to powder them, heat to 900C, burning off the calcium. then mix it in with the cob, and finally make a white wash with the lime for the exterior.
First I was very confused about the northfacing front, with solar panels facing north, then I remembered this is the southern hemisphere xD
Ahh! Lol, excellent catch! Geez, why didn't I think of that?
Plus it’s a hemiplane
When the English migrated, they put they're bay windows on the wrong end too.
Yeah, when they talked about the weather getting cooler, the caption said August and I was super confused for a bit. Then it hit me.
Actually it's not. There is no north and south in space.
I love Earthships - I went and visited them in Taos NM when I lived in Santa Fe. They are beautiful and practical. I love that they are set up to catch water, and grow your own food inside away from chemicals,, recycle the water several times and in extreme hot or cold stay pretty steady. It was an ordeal for them to begin building them with permits and the town's people. And they won and have some wonderful homes. So happy for you folks. Many Blessings.
How awesome are the parents for gifting that wonderful piece of land, for enabling the couple to follow their dream. How cool that so many like minded people from all over this crazy world were willing and able to offer their services and enthusiasm for someone elses dream. I hope the spirit is returned so that they too can build their own homes. Well done Chris, another great show.
The world needs more visionary’s like them and less negative commentaries. Great job all around! Cheers mate!
This is the most beautiful Earthship, I have ever seen. I am in love with the concept for natural and off grid living, but not the usual look of the finished homes. I love the way they built it into the hill and blended everything into the landscape.
Heaseba agreed, love the concept but struggle with the aesthetic. It’s the nicest earthship I’ve ever seen.
Heaseba I wish more places would approve this type of dwellings.
So much can be recycled materials and much more efficient.
So with you
I agree! Love the concept but could not cope in a daggy splodgy walled space with no straight lines and even less class. This one is excellent.
An incredible house. It was great watching it being built. The people who came to work for the summer are the real "heroes " of this project. They really put their best foot forward and worked very hard.
This is a beautiful build. I'm so happy for this family, they had beautiful ppl come out and put everything they had into this build and I could see it was all made with love and whole lot of muscle. Just wonderful. Congratulations on a beautiful dream come true to Gus and Sarah.
I absolutely love the build completed by this couple and all of their helpers ... I chose an old abandoned meeting hall , installed temporary glass , built a glass wall along one side and both ends of the building ... installed solar panels , and soon adding wind turbines ... all for less than 50 k , Canadian dollars ... soon the salvaged hardwood flooring / thousands of seeds almost ready for planting / all salvaged materials ... 2.5 years in and tons left to accomplish ... converting generators to run off of hydrogen from solar energy production ... my building started out as a 60 x 30 foot building / added a 22 foot glass sun room / added a 16 foot at the other end / added a 12 x 52 foot glass walled green house on the south side facing the sun / all in all its been a good experience , learning to be 100% off grid ... go for it people ... I love the fact of not having energy bills every month / eating home grown food / and still having all modern conveniences ... I do have to say that it's been a serious venture into determination ... but I do love having no alarm clocks ... buy your equipment from auction houses / make existing equipment function for more than its original purposes .. learn / adapt / live far less stressful lives ... I have lots more to do and state , but all in all , it's a great experience ... so many options for living this type of life style are available ...
That sounds awesome Thomas! Do you have any photos or videos of your process? Would love to see your finished home!
wow. oh how I wish I were young again. lol
Well done 👍 I'm so happy for you
Can we see ur journey?? Have u made videos of it by any chance?
I am working on my wife now as far as getting her out of the mindset that we must buy a house from the bank that 50 other families have lived in. Im of the opinion that if i buy the land i can build/create a one of a kind custom home for us & our two kids can expand off of ours as they age out of our dwelling. But its been a long 10 years we've been renting houses & apartments so i feel she is almost on board with me.
They are lucky to have been able to live comfortably with parents while saving money and be gifted land to realise their dream.
It's not their dream, it's just an investment. And it's not a home, it's a holiday resort. They rent this out on airbnb.
@@johnandevefoster3816 that's just good business xD It's not scam because the service they paid for is exactly what they were provided. It's brilliant ngl
@@martin8313 Holy shit, they came out all black off this.
@@redmane6468 It is pretty scummy tho.
Beautiful House and it’s nice to see people working in unison for such a labor of love ❤️!
The finished product is just amazing especially the greenhouse section and walls with recycled bottles.
WOOOWW!! It turned out so gorgeous! I looooove the light shining through those glass bottles! And I was crying a little towards the end when the interns came back to help. That was awesome! A home build with love. And in the end it turned out beautiful! Well done!! The stuff of big dreams! Persistence and positivity pays off!
most cynical host everrrrrr hahaha. The couple is so happy and optimistic and every 48 seconds the main guy says "I still have my doubts" LOL
i thought the same thing, a payed shill and a douche wrapped up in a single package
The best was when he stated at the end that they we need more people like the "couple" in this world. I guess that means we need less people like the host...
@@wilhelmdekock2637 The host is just building up the suspense and tension so you won't get bored. He's just overdoing it
Truth. Have a little faith man!
That always bothered me about grand designs! All the hosts do it, whether in the UK, OZ or where ever. It's part of the show methodology I guess. My wife would then tell me to shut up about it. But yes, it is non stop, failure is around the corner!
tinopai, well done and the bro is from Kerikeri, well done, I really love the manaakiitanga (help and togetherness), to the team from all over, you guys are really giving and an excellent example of ""AROHA" awesome whare "TE TIMATANGA"!" MAURI TU!
5:40 Having people PAY YOU $2000 to build your house!! BRILLIANT!!! Smartest plan to pay for house EVER!
It comes with people who have a strong sense of adventure and the willingness to pay for hands on education. It's a bit of a sacrifice but you have learned skills and developed friendships with like minded people. It's a plus all the way around.
@@freedomforever1962 Yeah, but 2000$ is a rip-off. Which is the exact opposite of "friendship".
I know of these get-togethers, where a group of people together build a cob-house. They contribute a bit to accommodation and food, so the house-owner does not have to pay for everything out of his own pocket. But it's never more than 200$. THAT is a real learning experience.
2000$ is exploiting these people, because their food or accommodation costs way less.
Thats NZ $, though. About USD 1400
@@anadubar4819If this kind of thing were taught in architecture classes and hands-on labs in more standard universities, the tuition would be astronomical. Tbf, they're already astronomical.
Was really impressed with the house, and their intentions
Gifted land : not their fault if their parents want to help.
Asking people to pay to build the house : in a way encouraging other people and providing platform to learn sustainability.
Involving school kids to play a part in building the house : kids getting to learn about environment along with free labour.
But then you list it on AirBnB for 700 dollars a night. It was just another money harvesting project with sustainability packaging.
Exactly. They conned a bunch of hippies out of money and free labor. Lol!
Omg! Really?? They are making money off it?
This world? Smhhh
Well they may also live in the home when they rent it, I'm guessing its pretty hard to make a decent living in this small remote town they live in, not much industry and NZ is not known for high paying jobs. Maybe they have to stay with Sarah's Mum and Dad with their family for a week at a time while it's rented to afford to live there, you don't know.
@Stephanie Draper what pictures are you referring to? I saw some flying birds and some folk carvings that looked like they were from Bali or Indonesia, but nothing satanic.
Wow inside it's beautiful!!!! I love it OMG 😱!!!! How gorgeous 🥰, I love the kitchen, but I would love to have an indoor greenhouse like that. I love the idea of using glass bottles for not only decoration walls but for insulation and the base of a house I have seen a lot of people do.
Watching from Canada. Excellent plan and thank you for sharing it with us. Well done.
I smiled for 45 minutes, it's inspiring, the house, the design, the attitude. But most importantly the beautiful people, doing the right thing for the right reasons. That is how to build a proper home.
I love that they used this opportunity to get the school involved and teach the kids about alternative building and design concepts.
Yes, and to spread this knowledge is priceless!
Uh, sure, it wasn't just one of their many Tom Sawyer-esque schemes to convince rubes that they're doing them a favor to build their house. Lol, c'mon, the scene before was him lamenting that it's going to take him forever to do it himself.
Incidentally, they're renting this out for over $700 a night on AirBnB, so I feel like it's pretty clear that, while not being con artists per se, they were able to finesse people into building them a cheap investment property that's insanely expensive. I would bet almost anything they just used traditional materials and building methods during the months the camera crew wasn't around. They made some pretty big compromises about what materials to use, like just putting in an aluminum roof with polystyrene, and throwing some potted plants underneath to make it look natural. If you think anyone there learned how to make a house for themselves, I've got a bridge to sell you. Actually, I've got an eco bridge that you can pay me to build, I've got a buyer lined up.
Stunning stunning stunning! Kudos to them for their vision in seeing a spectacular home built with lots of love n labor! My favorite parts of the house are the bottled walls n the green house. They truly built a solid retreat to be proud of! May they all live happily ever after!!🏡👏🥰
Most stunning of all is Sarah's beauty.
They love each other so much. So beautiful. The house is incredible.
i was just going through the comments. not a single person appreciated the work they have done. its not cheap but still a piece of art. great work
❤ It reminds me of the time as teen's we (my siblings, cousins, parents, aunts & uncles) built my grand parents retirement home 🥰. Today, we have become adults. My grandparents decided to retire in the city & use the estate as the family vacation home.
Just imagine if all the armies on our planet spent their time created homes like this rather than destroying homes and towns.
Yes ! I'm Very Patriotic & appreciate our Soldiers & military. But, we could be doing so much better w our young men & women POWER resources at home building sustainable homes for us older, disabled & low income folks. The Elders that ned help.
Everyone would each have 3 homes
Liberals would lose their minds if more people thought and built freely.
Wow! What an ambitious project! Fantastic! Best wishes to the family.
Even cement ICF homes need a dehumidifier running for the first year ... hopefully they realize this is all that's needed here.
astonishing! beautiful! and a gift back to the globe. well done, indeed! thank God for people like you, your family, the Earthship family, and the entire community who believe so powerfully in the importance of this type of sustainable living. may you enjoy many many years of wonder, joy, beauty, peace, and love!
this is the best kind of labor...watching on a video and living vicariously through it all the while saying "I would like to do it"...well guess what? I just did it.
Given an environment with high rain fall, it might be better to not build into the side of a hill with run off... Build on flat, with an earth thermal mass built up manually. This would allow for better drainage. Plus, the cooling tubes could run to the back of the house, reducing distance and cost.
Possibly my favorite Earthship ! Hope you are all well. Thumbs up if you have watched this many times.
Cheers from the USA !
This house is spectacular !
Wsl
what a beautiful home; every hour of labour is a year of loving memories , congratulations a dream come true kind regards to you all uk
A couple that still holds hands with that kind of love is rare to see now a days. Happy for them.
Absolutely beautiful.. well done, A beautiful home for all seasons.. bless you and your family..
Soooo let me get this straight:
They live on her parents land in a house owned by her parents, while saving up for their own house.
Their new house is going to be built on lands she got for free from her parents.
They've saved up 320.000 dollars for their new home.
They get people from all over the world to come help them with their project. Each helping hand has to pay 2.000 dollars for the experience.
Now dont get me wrong here - the house is fucking awesome - but under these conditions even a moron with 10 thumbs like myself could manage to get this build.
totally agreed!!!!
Eartships are awesome in concept but the business is a fucking racket
😁😆🐱 you're right ! 😀
If I understood correctly, the participants are more or less, paying for two months for their own food (for I guess caterers that are mentioned that supply food), with 2.000 NZ Dollars (that is 1.282 US Dollars) and experience is reward for their free hard work. That money devided by 60 days (8 weeks) is 21,3 US Dollars per day. I am not sure if that includes some kind of lodgings, but for that amount per day I do not see how that would be managed. Also as the owners have mentioned at the end, in return they also might go and help some of the participants when they build their own earth ship in the future...
What I especially liked in the house concept, were a lot of light (including bottles that I did not expect to look that good) and the hallway with plants that can grow food all year round. The rest of self-sufficiency with water and elektricity also appeals to me. Not perhaps that crazy about natural materials I still find them OK, because they have some advantages like warmth from earth at winter, but the concept of the house is amazing.
thats what you assume and if they do or don't why do you hate watch the video or move on simple...
Beautiful kind hearted people with a community of folks are like the Omnish Culture and their barn raising here in the United States... So happy for this young family who now have a lovely gorgeous Earth friendly home... Congratulations!
I was involved my whole life around soils, i can tell ya right now that is going to be a problem once the spores sprout they act as a natural wick for moisture, this area will need sprayed . And a very large area needs to have a curtain drain up behind the home and another moisture barrier installed on top and on the lower wall of the ditch and a collection pipe in the bottom with a barrier underneath the pipe. You need to have the pipe lower than the floor of the home. Preferably dig till you hit the imperiable layer where the tear firma begins. And pipe and drain to a daylighted area on both ends with exposed rodent proof caps. Good luck and keep a minfull eye on that wall always , molds can kill your investment in a very short period of time , i personaly would remove the organic mix you put on it and have it gunited with probably aquatic pool grout.
The site engineer has an excellent attitude. Working with a smile.
yes I thought so too ! 🐱
I really love the glass bottles in the walls. Such a nice lighting effect.
Cheap looking
@@kennethwallace21 just like your mother
That is the single most beautiful earth ship home I have ever seen and I have seen far too many to count. Thank you for sharing the entire journey with all of us here online, it’s been a pure pleasure to watch!
Agree 100 %
This is one of the most beautiful and well thought out Earth ships I've ever seen
This woman is amazing.
Always staying positive and ... oh my
A laughing wife. WoW
An incredible feat from concept to finish build and the vision to even dream it is huge! My favorite part however, as an artist, is the designs and colors in the glass walls. Absolutely stunning!
The most beautiful earthship I've ever seen. Just wonderful.
........Noro! Lep navdih in projekt💪
Hvala Vama za prikazano!!
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Lep pozdrav
It's truly beautiful, that's the only positive thing I can say. These people are master con artists.
WOW! what a beautiful home! love the corridor with all the light and plants and specially the solar. The glass bottle walls are amazing!!
What impressed me most about this couple, is how they managed to convince complete strangers to pay them $2,000 to work as free labour on their house build.
I love Chris Moller's voice. So calming.
Wow, My best friend, I liked the video very much, thanks you for sharing, stay safe, stay blessed
Love and Respect from Pakistan
Eco friendly homes
Dream home
I love their Ideas of building this gorgeous home for the children.. I hope to do so too.
Good on them, they had a vision and regardless of the critics they followed their dream and were kind and open enough to allow strangers to come along for the journey. A lot of cynical people in the comments, that kind of attitude won't get you to where you want to be. Appreciate and be happy for your fellow man.
This video has inspired my thinking absolutely. My organization is working with a town in Ghana to build a Youth Community Center that will serve as an After-School activities center for the youths. This video of an Earthship and the entire team just inspired my thinking and I wish to know more about the technicalities so I can properly plan. Also looking for volunteers who will come along this journey to build an After-School center made from natural materials and recycled materials.
So proud of you. I built a log house in malborough sounds in the bush pretty much the same size......MUCH LABOUR!!!!( of love).
I can't help to feel a bit envious. When I lost my parents at 18 all I was left with was the debt of their funerals.
I hope this family knows the blessing they have recieved from Sarah's parents.
They seem like they are a beautiful couple, now with a beautiful home!
It's not their home, they rent this holiday resort out on airbnb.
There are electric compactors to save you some labour compacting the soil in the tyres. Or you could just use earth bags that you fill up, you can do that rapidly with a digger.
They need a banana palm inside.
Beautiful home I love the walls!! Great job to all involved!
Well done. A beautiful home in a spectacular part of the World
Wow the bottles turned out magical! and the front is brilliant, like it!
That view from inside the green house over looking the green mountains and rolling hills is so beautiful the thought seeing that everyday from my home literally made me cry... born n raised in a city I've craved nothing more than this type of living. This video taught me alot, and I'm sold on making my own earth ship someday.
This is amazing! Good for them and their hard labour! Wonderful to see all the great folks that put a hand in this home!
"It's a labor intensive process" ... The idea behind earthships is fandastic, but we need a more cost-efficient method if we are going to bring this concept to the general public.
Earth ships aren't meant to be ship up front. They are cheap in the long term. If you eliminate a water, electricity, and gas bill for 10 years, you're saving money. Not spending it. It is a large up front investment for savings in the long term. That's the idea anyway.
Andrew Sanders
It wasn’t actually that expensive. Only $240,000 usd or £150,000 bps. That’s really cheap for a four bed. And they got people to pay to learn about how to build a house. The baby-boomers seem to forget that we have been trying to make as many as possible ideas to save the environment they ruined. And they call us lazy. (Soz that was a bit unrelated).
Most of this you could make or get from a skip. You could do it by yourself but it would take longer.
@@bfbvouabeorbvoaervure963 If you look into the history properly, you'll find that all of these ideas come from baby-boomers or the generation before them.
Jack Mountain
I agree it needs to be less labor intensive. I think of repurposing cargo containers and cover them with the mud. Might need to put a protective coat on it first to keep it from rusting.
Cadence James
Andrew Sanders
I'm a baby boomer and I totally agree with you. We should have always been doing what was best for the earth and the animals, including ourselves. I never liked the idea of making more & more buildings & all the concrete is terribly sad! Nature & natural is the way to go. Get back to basics. Save seeds for others to grow organic food, instead of throwing seeds away. Start composting. Build in an earth friendly manner using one of many techniques. Now we will get worse & worse tsunamis as we did recently, worse hurricanes & more of them, more storms. Cold climate states will become hot. Hot climate states will become cold. Shores will disappear with nearby houses. Many island will disappear. The planet will actually die without the rain forest-watch the special on the Amazon on Netflix. We must have the rain forest to provide certain things that make vital thing on the rest of the planet function. The ocean has been starting to die out. Seals won't have icebergs to escape polar bears, therefore polar bears will eventually lose their food source. Predictions from the Bible truly are coming true. Just remember that the first anti-christ whom many will believe is the true one, is not the real anti-christ. The second one will really be the guy to look out for and not trust. I am sorry to bring up such stuff on this blog but it is very important. Do not accept the mark of the beast. Do not accept a chip implant. Live each day at its fullest and each day as if it's your last, because some day it will be. Live-Love-Laugh BLESSINGS TO ALL LOVE ❤️ ONE ANOTHER
Exceptionally well done build. Also very much like the process. Nice work with the bottles, too.
I think some of the viewers are unaware of how the earthship concept works. “Te Timatanga” was built according to Earthship Building Principles:
1. EARTHSHIP COURSE FEE - The $2,000 is what people invest in learning how to build an earthship. All Earthship building operates this way.
2. The learning involves physically helping to build another person’s Earthship so that people know how to build their own. You can enrol in one all over the world. Great way to travel. We need more in New Zealand.
3. It’s like a community project. The AMISH PEOPLE still build houses as a community. I remember in the islands that was how we built homes by rounding up the community to help and you provide refreshments
as payment.
3. Of course if you get Free land, for any build, it is a bonus! But I think this couple would probably pay for land if they had to, in order to achieve their dream! I would!
You seem to be the 1st to know this, everyone else was having a laugh.
@@mullergyula4174 It’s easy for people to laugh at something that they have no understanding about. So education is power!
Awesome amazing beautiful people amazing beautiful places
This is amazing! It is such a great way to build a self-sustainable home with recycled or natural materials by communal work.
It totally is the best way! It is using recycled materials that would otherwise be polluting the environment!
Y’all done a great job.
A very nice earth home. I love the windows, the plants inside. Great❤
Absolutely BEAUTIFUL!! What a fantastic home. God, I wish I could do this!
In the year 2000 I was supervisor over 39 homes:- in nine months ..
and the biggest problem with doing homes fast ..
is that you have to get rid of all the drying moisture there is hundreds of gallons of water just stuck in the air.. moisture from mortar .. drywall ..paint ..They become an envelope of moisture ..
so you have to remove it ..
or in this case.. modern cob !
so therefore you must have ..window air conditioners, fans.. and tarps..
and you dry that stuff out ! The sales would’ve worked well for the tarps!
..if using air conditioners ..and box fans ..the lights are not needed ..
You see.. if you’re just blowing air at it ..and dehumidifying that air ...
That is the giant solution to the moisture problem.. & i saw a picture of the landscape around the house ..and it was almost foggy..100% humidity ..and it will dry out ...slow.. As you encountered ..
you did a wonderful job .. amazing results..!
Wonderful natural home , congrats family , its really amazing
This is so worth the struggles and delays... man, just don't forget! When it's all over, you'll have the house of your dreams. That's just amazing.
recycling the trash is so amazing! Less trash in our beloved Oceans! I'm so proud of them!
Well done , I love it this is one of the kind. Bravo to the owners. Great documentary. Thank you for posting it and I learn a lot. 👏👏👏👏👏👍👌💖
I really love that kitchen/living room and those big windows.
How did i miss this?
Watching from India❤️
Everything from nature... Gifted
Goes back to the nature... Life cycle!!!
Wow! Amazing. Yes, none of us can accomplish so much alone as when we have caring people to share the load.
Love the Kiwis, they're all top folk....
Love from the UK
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Fantastic project; and so many great people who work together 👏👏👏👏👍✨🌿💚🌿✨
Wow the amount of negative cynical comments is amazing.... who cares if the land was free; work with what advantages you have. None of the workers were coerced into doing this, they all signed up for it for the experience. $2k for 2 months of free food and a place to stay isn't the worst deal. It was obviously still a very difficult and unique project despite the advantages of free land, subsidized labor, etc. Even building a normal house commonly has delays, issues due to weather, etc. I think it's an awesome project & hope the couple are fully enjoying their home. They will definitely have these memories (good and bad!) for a lifetime!
Beautiful home tho the mud brick walls dont seem to be the most practical for such an environment esp with risk of mold. Has there been any updates since?
Beautiful home that makes power from the Sun. Grow your favorite warm weather food crops year round. Gorgeous says this Yank from Up Over...America!!
I stumbled upon this earthships while looking at tiny houses. This is amazing.
ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC!!!!
I LOVE IT. The Experience of building for a sustainable existence is priceless.
Fantastic program.
If these are some of the people who are inherenting the earth then I am more optimistic.
It would be nice to hear more from the children.
Can’t wait for an update.
Beautiful home. Lots of hard work must make the result even more rewarding.
Truly stunning! Many blessings to you Sarah, Gus, and children.
What a world of difference it would make for the narrater/interviewer to be positive. Project is AMAZING! AMAZING people too!
Fascinating!!!!
Much better than any modern home. What a vision. It is artistic, efficient, gorgeous, environmental ly concious!!!
It take lots of courage, vision, perseverance, and love to create such a house.
I would like this house over any expensive modern house.
Congratulations to your work and that of the community.😘🤗🤗
It's called community. What a beautiful home, congratulations.
There are a lot of aspects of this process that are super noteworthy - one of my favorites is: the process is labor intensive; it will be performed by volunteers who pay $2,000 to live on site and learn from experts. Presumably the experts get some of that and some goes to food costs. And the homeowners get their home built for free. I, certainly, would volunteer at a few of these to get people to volunteer for me. I suppose on average you'd have to basically build your own house, but how cool is a community working together to provide it's needs rather than all the exterior parties to a home building transaction standing on your back (financially).
One of my favourite aspects is how it brings people together.
$2000 to be fed, while being with beautiful people (two of the people are good friends of mine, plus I know a few of the others. All good people) and learning from skilled international builders, is not that much. I've been to courses in different parts of the world (permaculture, sustainable building) , which cost just as much but only run for half as long, and without some of the communally driven aspects that make a project like this, so wonderful ^_^
@@organikness That's really nice too, thanks for sharing that inside / social / learning perspective. If we can't solve our problems, we're not thinking creatively. This is win win for everyone involved. And for people not involved. Usually (typically dysfunctionally) we (the modern economy) is viewing everything as competition for scarce resources - negotiate the best deal where life becomes like a chess game - everything that's good for me is bad for you and vice versa. I've got to see if I can do one of these builds or some other cool permaculture project I'm interested in - building a food forest, say. People working together are fantastic. I gotta be part of something like this.
there are communities all over the world building houses like this and making new communities that serve as examples of how to lead a more fulfilling life that is not consumerism based. Oromocto, NB, Canada is one good example. It's basically a community of structures made in good ol' barn-raising fashion. You don't have to be white Amish, green, blue, black, orange, yellow or brown to find a life where you belong because of how your rejection of a society based on accumulating possessions rather than memories. An experience like this you can't put a dollar amount on. Gratitude!
The bottle wall looks amazing! Then again a number of features in this home look awesome! Thumbs up!!!!! Looks great!!!!
Beautiful really it gives peace to once soul . weldon all those wonderful ppls.