UMMM. There's a little confusion HAHA! 🤣😂 🤣 😂 😂 😄 😄 We are Steve + Naz (We interviewed Ryan on the earth bricks. We are not the builders of this house). We are VAN LIFERS and TRAVEL in our self-converted camper van. Join along us for travel adventures across the world through VAN LIFE, TINY LIVING and MINIMALIST LIVING. Watch our other videos from Namibia, South Africa, Brazil and Canada. Please note that Ryan was interviewed by us for our UA-cam channel. He kindly agreed to show us his house a tell us a bit about his business. If you wish to contact him, you can do so through this link 👉🏻 aectearthblock.com/ or go to his UA-cam channel at: www.youtube.com/@advancedearthenconstructio5103/videos
I love working with river rock, especially outdoor fireplaces and walls but these earthen bricks are quite another thing especially with a little cement added.@@AlphaOmegaSigma07
I seen this type brick used in Bangladesh. They call mud house and the Englishman calls it shantis.They have beating the soil with big wooden mallet to compress in a jig. The Great architecture Luis Kahn visited their. So he designed their Sangsad Bavan there. Very beautiful and in summer it stays cool. Old way is not compressed like yours. Good thing technology makes everything fast but about the better. Maybe!!!
@@tylerdavault9604Rammed earth buildings have survived thousands of years. Clay, lime, or even a small amount of cement bind them very effectively. Did you watch the video?
@@tylerdavault9604lime plaster would work. People use that on cob houses too. Having a decent overhang can also protect the walls. That's aside from the possibility of adding stabilizer.
I am looking at properties and one has 2 homes built on the land . One is a fire hardened strawbail house and the other is a earth bag house . They both are beautiful with thick walls and two stories with balconies etc . These building materials and techniques are very intriguing .
I saw this home on the show on netflix. I knew there had to be more video of it out there. It's such a beautiful home and the compressed earth blocks is a really interesting idea. Little did I know, a process like this has been used for thousands of years.
We were so excited when Ryan agreed to give us a tour of this amazing home! It's one of a kind and it amazed us that this technology was around for ages and most of us didn't know anything about it. We learned a lot from him. Thanks for taking the time to comment! ☺️
I too am right now watching your pitch on the Netflix show. I’m in Australia and we have earth for days. Beautiful rich red earth. My house was actually built on the edge of a volcano, which we use as a Reservoir now. So I know all about clay earth. I’m excited when I hear about new technologies that combat climate control. When I build my next home I’m thinking this is a wonderful opportunity. I’m staying tuned to you guys. Thank you for your contribution to the Saving The Earth movement 🌼🥰
I found you bc I knew earthen blocks were used for centuries, but didn't know if anyone was making anything like this here in the US. I'm glad I found yall- best part is that I live 4.5 hours away. I will definitely be hitting you up soon.
Wow, Things like this make building / owning a home seem more possible! The BP714 is on my list for when I buy a lot to built my family a home on in CA :)
Roman cement and concrete used volcanic sand and pozzolanic ash. If you don’t have access to pozzolanic ash, flyash is a pretty good modern substitute and offers the same chemical reaction. It is relatively cheap since it’s a waste byproduct and allows to further reduce the amount of Portland cement used. Pozzolans are considered a supplementally cementitous material (SCM) and may already be used to produce Portland cement in some areas, reducing the cost of production by 50 or more. Also pozzolans fill the pores in volcanic sand causing decreased permeability and can react with any free lime in the resulting concrete where if microscopic cracks form, water ingress at the crack causes the chemical reaction that initially formed the concrete to restart at the location of the crack and repairing the fissure. In a rammed earth or compressed earth block application, flyash reduces the permeability, adds compression strength and further reduces any Portland used. Instead of 10% Portland in some cases as little as 3% could be used.
Oi, gostaria muito de saber quanto custa cada máquina. Vou me aposentar em breve e relocar para o norte do estado da Florida onde tenho família. Busco uma maneira econômica e saudável para construir minha futura casa. Adoro hammed earth mas acho que com esses tijolos o projeto e muito mais rápido já não sou tão jovem e tempo e preciso. Muito obrigado. Sofia
I saw a video about this compressed earth bricks being made in Morocco and other places in Africa and have been fascinated. I thought there has to be somewhere in America where they make things like this this can't just be African Building Technology. And to find a company that makes the machines to do this right here in Texas really makes my heart Happy. When I purchased my land I want to build a house with these bricks because honestly it just doesn't make sense not to. Just needs to be more widespread but I'm pretty sure the reason why it's not is because so many companies destroying the Earth with their bullshit wants to suppress this type of product. But I'm so glad to have found it. Imagining that brick with some limewash paster or something like that would be so freaking amazing.
We wouldn’t think twice before living in a house made of compressed earth blocks! When we visited Ryan for this filming, it was so nice and cool in inside while it was quite hot outside. We also love the rough look of it! We absolutely love this way of building!
Have you thought to use two of those, run it through once without compacting, use water to find the heavier minerals like gold, mix the rest into whatever's necessary to bind and come out with a stronger block when all is said and done?
Has anyone experimented with using lithification agents on CEBs? They're used to make stable roads out of soil. The Air Force uses them to quickly make runways in remote locations. Is that an alternative to lime or cement?
Huge thing, great video ! Would stabilizing with congregants like crushed rocks be an option ? I mean for those machines ? To me as a house builder it would add to the sustainability of the building in a calculated way.
Stabilizers like lime or cement don’t make the CEBs stronger…they make them more water proof. Small aggregate might make the blocks a little stronger but won’t help with water-proofing.
Yes, there are several beautiful CEB homes on the beach in Baja California Sur, Mexico. There are also 230 hurricane-proof and earthquake-proof CEB homes built by "Welcome Home Haiti" in Cap Haitien, Haiti.
Im sure the blocks would still hold up pretty well but sitting in water won't really erode them. It needs to be flowing water to erode, like a river smoothing out stones, rain hitting a wall
You can affix insulation to the outside, inside, or even do a double CEB wall system that allows you to put insulation in between...if thermal mass is good, then thermal mass plus insulation is even better!
Yes, the idea is that you would build 1,000 houses using one machine. Our customer in Haiti...Welcome Home Haiti...has built 230 homes so far using one AECT BP714 machine...and they're continuing to finish one home every week.
Thank you. Where is the cement measured in? Do you have any in the US? We are in Mt and have a layer of dirt that makes nice handmade adobe-type blocks. Thank you!
Great job: I am interested. Please send me some information about the compress block machine. I like to have one to build low-cost housing in West Africa.
G'day. Am curious about a few things with the manufacturing of the blocks. I am looking to make the perforated blocks, with a tongue and groove on the ends. With the mixture, am looking to get pure clay from the quarry, along with washed concrete / bio sand, gravel (1.6 to 5 mm) and portland cement. If the ratio am planning on using is 1 part gravel, 5 parts sand, 3 parts clay and 1 part cement, should that work? The press that is going to be made for it will produce 4 blocks at a time, using a 20 tonne jack on a 4 or 5 to 1 lever system. Am looking to make a 12 inch square, a 12 * 6 * 4 inch block and a few specialty shapes. Am not a fan of the over the cam press, as they are restricted to how much pressure can be applied to the block in the compression. Am going to allow a 28 day curing time, so the cement can set and the brick can gain strength. The other thing that am curious about: Can off white and pure white cement be used in the mix?
Hello there! We are not sure how to help you with the information you need, but you can contact Ryan directly through his website here 👉🏻 aectearthblock.com/ Cheers!
v dont need rcc column beams with this blocks? what about slab? i mean if we build house with this blocks than can we build slab of RCC on top of it as roof?
does it handle northern climates? Would you have to water seal to prevent moisture absorption and cracking due to freezing? And lastly, does it provide any insulation against the cold or is it similar to concrete blocks?
Cement or lime-stabilized CEB walls perform well anywhere on this planet. There are several CEB homes in Colorado. The best thing to do is apply a traditional lime-plaster to the exterior of the wall...or even better, incorporate a wrap-around porch on your home. CEBs boast a much better thermal performance than concrete blocks because of the clay content.
We want a house made with CEB in Arizona, but being middle aged and both of us having physical limitations, we cannot build it ourselves. Are there builders who will do this for us? Do you know of any in Arizona? Thank you!
Hi! Thanks for your comment! This was an interview that we had with Ryan for our channel. If you want to know more about building an earth house, please, contact him through his website here 👉🏻 aectearthblock.com/ Cheers! 😄
This is an amazing concept! More people need to build with these blocks/bricks, the tongue and groove design seems to be the most efficient that I've seen so far, but I would take the holes out of the brick and just make it solid, and what if you could shift the mortar from in between the brick to the inside of the brick? The weakest point of a brick wall is the mortar joint that is holding the bricks together, I've seen brick walls that fell (after standing for hundreds of years of course) because of water and wind erosion, but if you could shift the mortar to the "inside" of the brick, i e on the top of the male tongue sticking up from the top of the brick, it would still make contact with the female part of the groove on the bottom of another brick, thus protecting it from wind and water erosion. From my research I think the best design is the Kenyan or African design, its a simple tongue on the left and top side of the brick and a groove on the right and bottom side // the "bottom" or base level bricks have no bottom groove, the machine is customizable with plates and you can take the bottom, top and side plates off // I'm thinking about making one of these machines and experimenting with this configuration, but you should leave a thin channel for mortar at the top tongue, i e make the tongue slightly shorter than the bottom groove to leave space for the mortar // the building process could also be sped up with the use of plastic or composite fittings for the brick, you put a base level of bricks down to your specifications, put this plastic or composite fitting over the brick, then put a layer of mortar in the fitting and smooth it with a trowel then put another layer of bricks on top of that, then repeat until you finish the wall // You may even be able to make it look like a regular brick wall by leaving the same small channel where the bricks fit together(normally the modular bricks wouldnt have mortar here) and putting mortar there
Around what would be the cost for to build with this if you buy the soil in a local quarry? Considering using this for a future personal house project in Chicago, hope their building codes will allow!
Thanks for your comment! We are are a UA-camr couple and we produce videos for this channel. In this case, Ryan kindly agreed to show us his business and the house he's built. We shared his contact details in the first pinned comment, as well as in the description, for anyone who wishes to get in contact with him. Unfortunately we don't have the answers to your questions but Ryan certainly does 😉
I'm looking to acquire land for an outdoor retreat. I'm wondering if the soil In Appalachia (West Virginia or Tennessee) would be suitable for this technology
I’m sorry we won’t be able to answer to your question. We (Steve and Naz) host this channel where document alternative types of living as well as our travels. We met the builder of this house in one of our trips. Its quite easy to find his website on Google, tho.
I wish we could answer your question. Ryan, builder of this house, gladly let us film his house and gave us a tour of his business. He would be the person to ask 😅 We left his website pinned on the first comment and video description. I hope it helps 😊
Hi Hanna! We added Ryan’s contact details on the first pinned comment and description of this video. I hope it helps. Ps: He doesn’t own this channel… He kindly agreed to let us film his house and business ☺️
We don’t see why not, but it’s always good to Google it :) Unfortunately, we are not the builders of this house, Ryan kindly agreed to give us a tour… he would be the one to ask 😆
Hi, Bryan! We posted Ryan's website in the description and pinned comment for those who wish to contact him 😁 We are only the makers of this video but not the house 😅
How does someone go about this? If in the next few years I plan to learn how to and build a house, is there a way I can do this smaller scale myself? Or is it affordable enough for me to buy the bricks as I go?
Hello! This channel is about alternative living and we only interviewed Ryan’s amazing business and the beautiful house he built 😁. You can contact him directly through his website here 👉🏻 aectearthblock.com/
Hello, there! If you wish to contact Ryan, you can do so by checking out his contact info on the first pinned comment of this section :) My husband Steve and I are the hosts of this channel and we interviewed Ryan, who kindly agreed to show us his business and house. I hope this helps!
Hi there! Unfortunately we don't know, but Ryan has his own UA-cam channel - the Link to it is in our first pinned comment - he might explain that there, or else you could ask him. I'm sure he would be more than happy to tell you 🙂
So many questions. How much ground and micro plastics can you put in them? We need to start building with recycled plastic. There’s too much of it and we keep making more. Even products made with recycled plastic contains new plastic. Not to mention the amount of energy and pollution from recycling plastic. So, can it be added to earth blocks, bricks, etc? Are these machines rentable? Also, do use rebar like you do for brick? Is it cheaper than using common building brick? Can you bake them and make them more stone-like? What kind of foundation do they sit on? I was born in a mud shack. It would’ve full circle to built a mud house 😅.
Hii! If you world like to contact Ryan, the owner of the business featured on our channel, we left his contact details in the first pinned comment of this section.
We left a disclaimer in the first pinned comment saying that this person was interviewed by us for our channel. You can contact Ryan through the contact details left on the comment 🙂
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UMMM. There's a little confusion HAHA! 🤣😂 🤣 😂 😂 😄 😄
We are Steve + Naz (We interviewed Ryan on the earth bricks. We are not the builders of this house). We are VAN LIFERS and TRAVEL in our self-converted camper van.
Join along us for travel adventures across the world through VAN LIFE, TINY LIVING and MINIMALIST LIVING. Watch our other videos from Namibia, South Africa, Brazil and Canada.
Please note that Ryan was interviewed by us for our UA-cam channel. He kindly agreed to show us his house a tell us a bit about his business. If you wish to contact him, you can do so through this link 👉🏻 aectearthblock.com/ or go to his UA-cam channel at: www.youtube.com/@advancedearthenconstructio5103/videos
Finally a building technique that doesn't use flammable wood and is easy and cheap to use. I can really get behind this.
I love working with river rock, especially outdoor fireplaces and walls but these earthen bricks are quite another thing especially with a little cement added.@@AlphaOmegaSigma07
I seen this type brick used in Bangladesh. They call mud house and the Englishman calls it shantis.They have beating the soil with big wooden mallet to compress in a jig. The Great architecture Luis Kahn visited their. So he designed their Sangsad Bavan there. Very beautiful and in summer it stays cool. Old way is not compressed like yours. Good thing technology makes everything fast but about the better. Maybe!!!
Affordable, highly insulating, fireproof, non-toxic. What's not to love?
Right? 😍😍😍
Rain? Unless some sort of sealant
Is used
@@tylerdavault9604Rammed earth buildings have survived thousands of years. Clay, lime, or even a small amount of cement bind them very effectively. Did you watch the video?
Not insulating, but they have a lot of thermal mass which is a different way to moderate temperature.
@@tylerdavault9604lime plaster would work. People use that on cob houses too. Having a decent overhang can also protect the walls. That's aside from the possibility of adding stabilizer.
Dang Ryan.. this is really cool. Pun intended. 👍😎✊
I am looking at properties and one has 2 homes built on the land . One is a fire hardened strawbail house and the other is a earth bag house . They both are beautiful with thick walls and two stories with balconies etc . These building materials and techniques are very intriguing .
I saw this home on the show on netflix. I knew there had to be more video of it out there. It's such a beautiful home and the compressed earth blocks is a really interesting idea. Little did I know, a process like this has been used for thousands of years.
We were so excited when Ryan agreed to give us a tour of this amazing home! It's one of a kind and it amazed us that this technology was around for ages and most of us didn't know anything about it. We learned a lot from him.
Thanks for taking the time to comment! ☺️
Great work, just makes sense! 👍
I too am right now watching your pitch on the Netflix show. I’m in Australia and we have earth for days. Beautiful rich red earth. My house was actually built on the edge of a volcano, which we use as a Reservoir now. So I know all about clay earth. I’m excited when I hear about new technologies that combat climate control. When I build my next home I’m thinking this is a wonderful opportunity. I’m staying tuned to you guys. Thank you for your contribution to the Saving The Earth movement 🌼🥰
Which Netflix show
“Buy My House” on Netflix - Episode 4
I found you bc I knew earthen blocks were used for centuries, but didn't know if anyone was making anything like this here in the US. I'm glad I found yall- best part is that I live 4.5 hours away. I will definitely be hitting you up soon.
Awesome to hear that you liked the video we filmed. Ryans link is in the description. All the best!
Wow, Things like this make building / owning a home seem more possible! The BP714 is on my list for when I buy a lot to built my family a home on in CA :)
love the tongue and groove design ❤❤
Such cool workmanship, isn't it?!
This is big, this is incredible.
Bravo 👍 👍
Excellent. Been looking for these machines
Cool! Thanks for the idea.
I would put fly ash I. Their to make it waterproof
Fly ash?!
Roman cement and concrete used volcanic sand and pozzolanic ash. If you don’t have access to pozzolanic ash, flyash is a pretty good modern substitute and offers the same chemical reaction. It is relatively cheap since it’s a waste byproduct and allows to further reduce the amount of Portland cement used. Pozzolans are considered a supplementally cementitous material (SCM) and may already be used to produce Portland cement in some areas, reducing the cost of production by 50 or more. Also pozzolans fill the pores in volcanic sand causing decreased permeability and can react with any free lime in the resulting concrete where if microscopic cracks form, water ingress at the crack causes the chemical reaction that initially formed the concrete to restart at the location of the crack and repairing the fissure.
In a rammed earth or compressed earth block application, flyash reduces the permeability, adds compression strength and further reduces any Portland used. Instead of 10% Portland in some cases as little as 3% could be used.
awesome, 👍 thats very interesting
Great video. This guy is building the future.
Awesomeness
I love earth houses thank you so much for your input can't wait to build my own earth house
Glad you liked the video! We have other videos on different houses on our channel, if you’re interested. All the best with your build!
Very cool. Thanks for showing this. I might condider this building material.
Glad you liked it :-)
Looks great, wish you were available in Spain. Do you perhaps know of one available for rental here? Thanks!
nice.
Thank you!
I would be very interested in this as a retaining wall system... Either a standard dry stack block wall, or a part of stucco/carved face wall..
hmmm... interesting idea!
Gostei muito
Obrigado!
Oi, gostaria muito de saber quanto custa cada máquina. Vou me aposentar em breve e relocar para o norte do estado da Florida onde tenho família. Busco uma maneira econômica e saudável para construir minha futura casa. Adoro hammed earth mas acho que com esses tijolos o projeto e muito mais rápido já não sou tão jovem e tempo e preciso. Muito obrigado. Sofia
I saw a video about this compressed earth bricks being made in Morocco and other places in Africa and have been fascinated. I thought there has to be somewhere in America where they make things like this this can't just be African Building Technology. And to find a company that makes the machines to do this right here in Texas really makes my heart Happy. When I purchased my land I want to build a house with these bricks because honestly it just doesn't make sense not to. Just needs to be more widespread but I'm pretty sure the reason why it's not is because so many companies destroying the Earth with their bullshit wants to suppress this type of product. But I'm so glad to have found it. Imagining that brick with some limewash paster or something like that would be so freaking amazing.
We wouldn’t think twice before living in a house made of compressed earth blocks! When we visited Ryan for this filming, it was so nice and cool in inside while it was quite hot outside. We also love the rough look of it! We absolutely love this way of building!
Have you thought to use two of those, run it through once without compacting, use water to find the heavier minerals like gold, mix the rest into whatever's necessary to bind and come out with a stronger block when all is said and done?
Has anyone experimented with using lithification agents on CEBs? They're used to make stable roads out of soil. The Air Force uses them to quickly make runways in remote locations. Is that an alternative to lime or cement?
Wow… sounds really interesting. Best to contact Ryan and ask about that. Link in description. We filmed him. Gos bless
Huge thing, great video ! Would stabilizing with congregants like crushed rocks be an option ?
I mean for those machines ? To me as a house builder it would add to the sustainability of the building in a calculated way.
Stabilizers like lime or cement don’t make the CEBs stronger…they make them more water proof. Small aggregate might make the blocks a little stronger but won’t help with water-proofing.
Leggo for men. Cool 😎
Heavy lego :-D
This technology is good for the ocean front
Yes, there are several beautiful CEB homes on the beach in Baja California Sur, Mexico. There are also 230 hurricane-proof and earthquake-proof CEB homes built by "Welcome Home Haiti" in Cap Haitien, Haiti.
Im sure the blocks would still hold up pretty well but sitting in water won't really erode them. It needs to be flowing water to erode, like a river smoothing out stones, rain hitting a wall
Thanks for the feedback. We filmed Ryan but his link is in the description if you want to contact him. God bless
good for warm dry climate but not cold wet. r value would not pass code without modification.
You can affix insulation to the outside, inside, or even do a double CEB wall system that allows you to put insulation in between...if thermal mass is good, then thermal mass plus insulation is even better!
That's insanely amazing how much does the smaller one cost?
Not sure - please reach out to Ryan for more details.
It's all about price per machine!
Yes, the idea is that you would build 1,000 houses using one machine. Our customer in Haiti...Welcome Home Haiti...has built 230 homes so far using one AECT BP714 machine...and they're continuing to finish one home every week.
Thank you. Where is the cement measured in? Do you have any in the US?
We are in Mt and have a layer of dirt that makes nice handmade adobe-type blocks.
Thank you!
Great question! Thanks for the feedback. We filmed Ryan but his link is in the description if you want to contact him. God bless
Building code monopoly and the lack of homesteading legality are the core of more of America’s problems than most people realize
Thanks for sharing!
Do you have any information about building with earth blocks in the cold Canadian climate?
Thanks for the feedback. We filmed Ryan but his link is in the description if you want to contact him. God bless
There are several CEB homes in Colorado, including one atop a mountain at 9,500' elevation, that gets exposed to 50" of snow per year.
Is it stronger than the brick backed in fire?
Great job: I am interested. Please send me some information about the compress block machine. I like to have one to build low-cost housing in West Africa.
Thanks for commenting. Please contact Ryan with the lnk in description.
How does your Brick fare in high humidity area like south east asia? Interest in your machine.
Hi can you use this type of construction and do a 2 story home with a concrete basement ?
How does it perform in wet climate with freezing and thawing?
I mean you just plaster them and it's pretty much impenetrable
They have performed very well atop mountains in Colorado as well as on the beach in Baja, Mexico!
G'day. Am curious about a few things with the manufacturing of the blocks. I am looking to make the perforated blocks, with a tongue and groove on the ends. With the mixture, am looking to get pure clay from the quarry, along with washed concrete / bio sand, gravel (1.6 to 5 mm) and portland cement. If the ratio am planning on using is 1 part gravel, 5 parts sand, 3 parts clay and 1 part cement, should that work? The press that is going to be made for it will produce 4 blocks at a time, using a 20 tonne jack on a 4 or 5 to 1 lever system. Am looking to make a 12 inch square, a 12 * 6 * 4 inch block and a few specialty shapes. Am not a fan of the over the cam press, as they are restricted to how much pressure can be applied to the block in the compression. Am going to allow a 28 day curing time, so the cement can set and the brick can gain strength.
The other thing that am curious about: Can off white and pure white cement be used in the mix?
Hello there! We are not sure how to help you with the information you need, but you can contact Ryan directly through his website here 👉🏻 aectearthblock.com/
Cheers!
Hi,its been a while you commented have you started making bricks already?
How do these hold up to crazy NY winters? Can they make them with NY soil?
Hi! You can contact Ryan though the links in the first pinned comment in this section or else through the description of the video 🙂
How does it do with ice in areas that experience freezing temps?
CEBs have done very well in Colorado
v dont need rcc column beams with this blocks? what about slab? i mean if we build house with this blocks than can we build slab of RCC on top of it as roof?
Do they need mortar? If yes, what do you recommend to stay in the theme (of earth house)?
Earth slurry to a mortar consistency in the same amounts. Just add a bit more water.
Great question! We filmed Ryan but his link is in the description if you want to contact him. God bless
👏👏👏👏👏👏
How realistic high can these be stacked? I'm assuming 2 stories at Max with a binding beam or two.
@@IbnsinaArsalan-lo1uz do you know how tall it is, and how thick the walls were?
not sure… good question
We filmed Ryan but his link is in the description if you want to contact him. God bless
does it handle northern climates? Would you have to water seal to prevent moisture absorption and cracking due to freezing? And lastly, does it provide any insulation against the cold or is it similar to concrete blocks?
Cement or lime-stabilized CEB walls perform well anywhere on this planet. There are several CEB homes in Colorado. The best thing to do is apply a traditional lime-plaster to the exterior of the wall...or even better, incorporate a wrap-around porch on your home. CEBs boast a much better thermal performance than concrete blocks because of the clay content.
Great questions!
We want a house made with CEB in Arizona, but being middle aged and both of us having physical limitations, we cannot build it ourselves. Are there builders who will do this for us? Do you know of any in Arizona? Thank you!
Hi! Thanks for your comment! This was an interview that we had with Ryan for our channel. If you want to know more about building an earth house, please, contact him through his website here 👉🏻 aectearthblock.com/
Cheers! 😄
This is an amazing concept! More people need to build with these blocks/bricks, the tongue and groove design seems to be the most efficient that I've seen so far, but I would take the holes out of the brick and just make it solid, and what if you could shift the mortar from in between the brick to the inside of the brick? The weakest point of a brick wall is the mortar joint that is holding the bricks together, I've seen brick walls that fell (after standing for hundreds of years of course) because of water and wind erosion, but if you could shift the mortar to the "inside" of the brick, i e on the top of the male tongue sticking up from the top of the brick, it would still make contact with the female part of the groove on the bottom of another brick, thus protecting it from wind and water erosion. From my research I think the best design is the Kenyan or African design, its a simple tongue on the left and top side of the brick and a groove on the right and bottom side // the "bottom" or base level bricks have no bottom groove, the machine is customizable with plates and you can take the bottom, top and side plates off // I'm thinking about making one of these machines and experimenting with this configuration, but you should leave a thin channel for mortar at the top tongue, i e make the tongue slightly shorter than the bottom groove to leave space for the mortar // the building process could also be sped up with the use of plastic or composite fittings for the brick, you put a base level of bricks down to your specifications, put this plastic or composite fitting over the brick, then put a layer of mortar in the fitting and smooth it with a trowel then put another layer of bricks on top of that, then repeat until you finish the wall // You may even be able to make it look like a regular brick wall by leaving the same small channel where the bricks fit together(normally the modular bricks wouldnt have mortar here) and putting mortar there
what is the cost of the machines pls.?
thanks
Can you use it for foundations and can you go more than 1 story with this method ?
yes and yes!
Around what would be the cost for to build with this if you buy the soil in a local quarry? Considering using this for a future personal house project in Chicago, hope their building codes will allow!
Thanks for your comment!
We are are a UA-camr couple and we produce videos for this channel. In this case, Ryan kindly agreed to show us his business and the house he's built. We shared his contact details in the first pinned comment, as well as in the description, for anyone who wishes to get in contact with him. Unfortunately we don't have the answers to your questions but Ryan certainly does 😉
How would these hold up against a hurricane in Florida?
Best to contact Ryan about that as we filmed him … but I don’t think much building materials would be hurricane proof 😂😂 have an awesome evening.
I'm looking to acquire land for an outdoor retreat. I'm wondering if the soil In Appalachia (West Virginia or Tennessee) would be suitable for this technology
I’m sorry we won’t be able to answer to your question. We (Steve and Naz) host this channel where document alternative types of living as well as our travels. We met the builder of this house in one of our trips. Its quite easy to find his website on Google, tho.
How often do folks from Tennessee buy the machine? Do you live on the day to day in one of those homes?
I wish we could answer your question. Ryan, builder of this house, gladly let us film his house and gave us a tour of his business. He would be the person to ask 😅 We left his website pinned on the first comment and video description. I hope it helps 😊
Such super heavy bricks must require very strong foundations. How is that dealt with?
Hi Best, to contact Ryan directly. Link is in the pin comments. Thanks.
How does that machine work with caliché soil?
That's limestone. Which can be one of the stabalizers if fired. But you need clayn in it.
I like to use this method to build a school in Ethiopia. How can I get the machine
Hi Hanna! We added Ryan’s contact details on the first pinned comment and description of this video.
I hope it helps.
Ps: He doesn’t own this channel… He kindly agreed to let us film his house and business ☺️
Send some of these to Demolition Ranch to test fire on!!!!
Haha… interesting idea…
@@AltLiving doooooo iiiiiittttt hahaha great exposure and QA. HAHA
how do these blocks hold up in the snow?
This is my question too. Can you use these in a snowy northern climate?
Hi! You can contact Ryan though the links in the first pinned comment in this section or else through the description of the video 🙂
Can it work in a not so dry climate?
We don’t see why not, but it’s always good to Google it :) Unfortunately, we are not the builders of this house, Ryan kindly agreed to give us a tour… he would be the one to ask 😆
You know what I was thinking of this for is actually landscaping
Great idea!
does the structure need to have a frame? do you build the frame and then use these earth blocks in place of clay bricks?
Thanks for the question... Best to contact Ryan directly with your question! We were the ones that filmed it.
Any fiber or straw in the mix?
Hi Patrick. Thanks for the question... Best to contact Ryan directly with your question! Thanks!
A better way…✌️
Glad you like it!!
Could I please have the contact for the organization in Haiti working with compressed earth block?
Hi, Bryan!
We posted Ryan's website in the description and pinned comment for those who wish to contact him 😁
We are only the makers of this video but not the house 😅
Is there any concern of radium exposure from being surrounded by all that earthen materials?
Hmmm... not sure. we filmed this, but best to query it with Ryan directly.
What do u think of diasen which is a mixture of hemp lime Diatmetriousearth perlite clay?
How tall can you go? Two story? How is sheet rock incorporated? Nailing surfaces? What are the dimensions, who are they modified?
No sheet rock. Plaster.
Hi, where can I get some of these machines to buy?
Hi there! You can find Ryan's contact information in the description of this video. He kindly agreed to give us a tour for our channel
How does someone go about this? If in the next few years I plan to learn how to and build a house, is there a way I can do this smaller scale myself? Or is it affordable enough for me to buy the bricks as I go?
We filmed this video, but best to contact Ryan directly. I believe he rents out machines too.
How can I get one of your brick making machine
Hello! This channel is about alternative living and we only interviewed Ryan’s amazing business and the beautiful house he built 😁. You can contact him directly through his website here 👉🏻 aectearthblock.com/
wooot
Thanks for the comment!
1. I never knew about this technology until today
2. Why isn't EVERYBODY doing this??
How much is the BP-714 machine?
Hi, thanks for your comment! You can contact Ryan through his website on this link 👉🏻 aectearthblock.com/
$60k
I wish I could afford this
Only in America would they make people think they couldn't afford a dirt house. Only in America.
I am very interested in buying one of your machine whats the cost
Hello, there! If you wish to contact Ryan, you can do so by checking out his contact info on the first pinned comment of this section :) My husband Steve and I are the hosts of this channel and we interviewed Ryan, who kindly agreed to show us his business and house. I hope this helps!
how could i get this machine from Ghana and the price
Try messaging the Ryan, the guy we interviewed on the video. His contact details are in the first pinned comment and video description.
@@AltLiving thank you
My question is how they would hold up in frigid -40 temperatures
If they are susceptible to absorbing moisture, surely the freezing would cause them to crack and break apart.
Where can I buy this machine??
You can find the details on the first pinned comment of this video
What's the insulation r-value?
Hi there! Unfortunately we don't know, but Ryan has his own UA-cam channel - the Link to it is in our first pinned comment - he might explain that there, or else you could ask him. I'm sure he would be more than happy to tell you 🙂
So many questions. How much ground and micro plastics can you put in them? We need to start building with recycled plastic. There’s too much of it and we keep making more. Even products made with recycled plastic contains new plastic. Not to mention the amount of energy and pollution from recycling plastic. So, can it be added to earth blocks, bricks, etc? Are these machines rentable? Also, do use rebar like you do for brick? Is it cheaper than using common building brick? Can you bake them and make them more stone-like? What kind of foundation do they sit on? I was born in a mud shack. It would’ve full circle to built a mud house 😅.
standard bricks don't have rebar in them
@@Automedon2 No, they don’t-rebar is used in the vertical supports.
Huge that you do not have to Fire these Bricks.
I s there no way to bring that machine to Sri Lanka?
Thanks for the comment. I believe they do sell overseas. Best to contact them directly. All the best!!
I’m surprised more peppers and off grid folk don’t use compressed earth brick Certainly saves on wood use.
We were highly impressed with this technology! Being inside this house was an experience we cannot explain!
Can you guys build in usa?
You can, but you need to check what the city/county allows.
How much is the small machine?
Hey! We filmed the vid, but best to ask Ryan directly. Thanks!
How may I purchase the Machine? Thank you
You can contact Ryan through the contact details in the first pinned comment in this section 😁
“Structure, insulation, internal finish, external finish.” What's the R value?
It would be interesting to know! Maybe try contacting Ryan? We left his contact details in the video description.
Can you rent the equipment?
Hi we filmed the video but best to contact Ryan link is in the pinned comments. Thanks.
Did you say South Africa, how much are the machines?
Hii! If you world like to contact Ryan, the owner of the business featured on our channel, we left his contact details in the first pinned comment of this section.
@@AltLiving thank you
Pleasure! God bless and have a great day!
I know it would be hard to bring the price down on machines. But is has to be a way to make them more affordable 🤔
It's a good question... we just filmed the video... but I believe Ryan also rents out equipment.
Can't quite afford one of them machines but I'll be getting a manual ceb machine here soon
I'd be worried about longevity of an unfired brick. Why wouldn't they crumble after a few years, maybe if there's moisture?
How can I buy a machine from you?
We left a disclaimer in the first pinned comment saying that this person was interviewed by us for our channel. You can contact Ryan through the contact details left on the comment 🙂