Building Considerations - Strengthen the Walls | Underground Earthbag Building | Weekly Peek Ep43
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- Опубліковано 16 чер 2016
- To ensure the strength of the structure we add 3 deadman, pack in backfill with caliche soil, and put the arch theory to use! We are over half way up on the lower section!
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Why do people dislike these videos its amazing seeing a family work together and have a great bond, amazing work keep up the great work
Thanks for a fun video and sorry to keep you awake...
lol :)
every friday i look forward to your vids. I wish here in kansas we could construct like you but the soil would tear apart your walls in a couple of years < high plasticity index> first rain you would have a swimming pool water coming in from the bottom
I worked on a house on top of a hill that had 3 sump pumps that ran all the time the house sat on solid rock they could never figure where the water came from
Wow, so interesting. Thanks for sharing the info :)
I don't think I've ever seen a more happy dog.
and I've never seen a crazier cat! que gato loco!
Eastern Canada, we look at between 40 to 45 inches of rain/snow a year. Many times during the winter we get 1 to 10 foot (drifts) per day or two of a bad storm, but it doesn't translate to much rain (precipitation) its really cool to see a climate like yours, right about this time a year, i'm pretty envious. We are supposed to get about a foot or two tonight, and I'm watching videos about people building in the desert. : )
+Dominique Hebert
Sorry....
***** Thanks, it's all good though, we get out and enjoy it. Ya got's to.
That dog has a great life play , play and more play LOL good life for a dog . Great video's by the way enjoying my way through them all ..
+yvonneost12
Thank you
your welcome regards from sydney , australia
You guys are awesome! Especially pops.
Subscribed, scrolls down to see another person im subscribed too , Dan lad !! ;)
thanks for the videos love them wish my family was like yours everyone has just a great vibe keep up the great work and nice job on 3d printing ice cream lip
Thanks! :)
Toward the end you say you're going to put a roof on it. Had you considered just decreasing the diameter of each additional layer so that they form a dome? Once you get a good solid dome, put a thick tarp over it and bury it. Having it completely subterranean should help keep the temperature down in the summer, and up in the winter.
Great idea. Thanks for your comment :)
thanks love your videos.
shae is awesome!
merci
👀ing good❣ love the sunglasses 😎
I've lived all my life in the arid American West. If a stream of water burst out of a hole I was digging, I'd probably have a heart attack! My well is 164 ft. deep and my neighbors, just up the hill, is over 300 ft. deep.
+Jeanette Waverly
You understand our plight.
Super
I have no doubt N my mind that Y'all know what U R doing ! ! It is going 2 B a really cool structure ! We have been having unusually hot temps. & rain here so I have been unable 2 have ours dug out 2 start our shelter. But as U said, U have 2 go by the area of the US U live N as 2 what building standards U build by ! U R blessed with an area that does not require as much preparation & that is wonderful ! ! I just really enjoy watching & learning ! ! As always ! Have a safe enjoyable weekend ! ! !
Thanks for your support Cricket. We love you! :)
I'm in Alaska, I WISH we could dig down like that lol. You'd get 3 feet and hit a boulder, you'd get six feet and hit permafrost. Further you go down the more and more harder stuff your going to hit. To even get to water, you got to get almost down about 150 feet in some areas, 250 feet at one of my in law's houses. Alaska is weird lol
Wow, that is interesting. Thanks for sharing :)
For stability you could have also set each new layer of earth bag one quarter inch back like they do with tire wall construction in an earthship.
Very true. Thanks for your comment :)
I have a question. Do you add up another material to the soil inside de bags? I noticed you just put the soil alone. It´s a great family proyect, specially the side where you spend time together building something for all of you. Greets from México.
How far up did your moisture barrier go? Does it go below the wall too? How did you do your deadmen calculations? Thanks :)
where do you purchase your earthbag material?
I wish you guys could see my project, being inspired by y’all, i made a village in my back yard. One is 8X10 has an ondura roof, red. Real windows and shutters, i made a door, put a mountain laurel handle on it, and a frog door knocker. It’s white, with lots of stained trim..oh the floor is recycled red bricks, it house’s our water pump ad all our garden tools, pressure washer, potting stuff. My husband wired it for me, otherwise i did it all by myself. It has a little porch like shae s building. My kayaks are stored on the back of it, its really cute. Then i wanted to extend a shed we had that was 8X14. Now its 16X14. Soil cement floor, real windows home made doors,and tin roof. White with shutters ad trim to match the pump house i made, my sweet husband ran electric for me i have light, plugs, headers, a donated air conditioner, a real nice work bench, art supplies, cabinets. I own lots of new tools now..nice power tools, cordless, and pneumatic, air compressor, it’s really unique, I see my husband showing off my work to everybody , i was depressed, being treated for it, but your family inspired me, i made y’all my family sort of, and for 3 months i worked and focused on my little homestead. Y’all helped me,so much, and i wanted to say thank you. Wish i could send you pictures, my husband documented the build. I don’t do facebook. I later built a deck with steps for my 91 year old father with a roof awning. Y’all inspired me and i wanted to say thanks. I am anonymous mom, because my son used to DJ AS DJANONYMOUS, now th owns a production company called a.n.d entertainment. Does all the music concerts in Jacksonville Fl. My second son is the lead field service engineer for Phillips. Doing medical machines for cancer treatment in MRIs. Traveling a lot 200 plus flights per year. My youngest son works as a server in a gourmet restaurant in Jacksonville Fl, Called BistroAix. So I’ve been a subscriber a long time, live for the Friday nights. Love the dogs, and all the animals. I had horses and a burrow when I was growing up. I wanted to not be a stranger..thanks for the hearts. If you can zoom in on my picture icon i think its my pump house..sorry about the long letter...I’m Barbara.
Wow! So much. You rock!
Why didn't you use some 6" flexible pipe around the outside of the wall to make use of the temperature of the earth to heat and cool your building?
Could you slip the chute into the bag itself an shovel in dirt? Would this be easier/quicker?
Good idea (I asked the same thing) but the guys said the pipe was too heavy :(
i just feel like commenting on ur videos today! lol please wear this dope glasses again one day, thank you.
+Dustin Bodendorfer
Maybe more....
I was curious to see if you did any additional reenforcement on the walls. Keying them into the back fill is an interesting idea. I know it adds to the cost but I'm considering soil cement to help stabilize the back fill. I'm planning to build in a wetter area and the soil isn't as dense as the desert environment you're in. Just interesting to see some one do a full on earthbag basement.
+Cary Howe
I love your idea about the soil cement. Please let us know how that goes.
Hi grayhard. I question the use of keys using earth bags. Earthbags act poor in tension. The only strength they have is that of the plastic bags bearing on the reo bars that are hammered through them to secure the anchors to the walls. This is hardly enough to react against any earth pressure applied to the back of the walls. The earth is these anchor bags aren't providing any benefit. I would consider using a different material for the anchor and strengthening the connection to the earthbag wall. The anchor is only as strong as the weakest link.
with all that clay in your soil, have you ever considered doing a video on pottery making? if you do, I highly recommend watching the Primitive Technology channel.
Kevin, you never know ... :)
Another enjoyable video. Having watched your other videos I know rainfall is limited in your region but when it occurs it can cause flooding. will you be placing a berm to divert any surface water that might inundate the buried structure?
yes, more on that later :)
Thanks for another great video guys!
Oh yeah, be careful tunneling through a dirt pile like than. More than one person has died that way. Same goes for the dog. :-)
Will do :)
you guys are inspiring, where did you buy your bags? I want to attempt a project.
We bought first set from California, "Superior Sandbags" but I think they went out of business so we purchased them from China.
Hello guys I am building on my property in Costa Rica the first of next year!
I am cautious of earthbag design in a rain forest?
Earth bag BUNKERS? I've always wondered if this is possible....!!!
+Jessica Duncan
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This looks so interesting. But question: Do you have any issues with mold or mildew with earth bag buildings where you live?
Being in the desert, I doubt this family has mold or mildew issues but I can't speak for them. I do know that earthbag construction is no more subject to mold and mildew as a traditionally built home. However I have heard that it might grow on the cob but that's something that would need to be replaced every year or two anyway. A sealing coat of lime mortar would eliminate the threat of mold or mildew.
No mold or mildew issues here.
LOL we only dream that we can dig down and hit water near the surface in the desert SW
Charlie
lol. Yes! :)
How hot are the temps getting to now where you are?
We might hit 100 :)
where can you get trucks of plastic sacks that you can use for earthbag house building
+rey Alva
Several years ago, we ordered 10 large rolls from China. It is possible to order from Cal-earth online.
Your soil sounds like a sort of natural cob.
lol! ya, I guess so :)
lovely family. it's only sand the bag. I would like to build earth house bags in Tanzania. it's raining have time of the year. do I need cement also the bag? I hope you answer thanks for videos
Ya, you might need cement.
Are the bags solid plastic do they have holes, so the walls will be able to breathe and store/release humidity?
+yxcvmk The bags are a poly weave. There is a separation between the weave layers that allows for breathing. Good question.
Thank you.
Just wondering when you made the tunnel in the dirt mound....if that collapsed on you, how much weight do you think that dirt would weigh? I'm guessing it could kill you before they were able to did you out....Be safe and think about these things
+James Mogg
No worries James. Everyone is ok.
Why a turning doorway? Straight in is easier to get stuff in.
Hi guys, you're awsome! I'm going to do something similar this spring but i need your advice and some information. I need a width of your bag because in Serbia thay have only 55 centimeters and I'm afraid that is too width for building ,or? Can you tell me diameter of downstairs and upstairs? Thanks a lot. Go go go. MAJA
Our bags are 14 inches
Where do you get your bags?
+natalie gist
We ordered the bags from China directly. We have plans for a video. Stay tuned...
Hey it would be cool to have an egg-shaped building🍙🥚
How do you fight laziness?
First, we have to eat right for a healthy mind and body. Then, it takes motivation to overcome laziness. If we are doing what we like to do, or know that it is helping someone else, it's easier to be motivated to do it :)
How do you stop tree roots from destroying the underground walls?
We have not had that problem. lucky for us that the trees nearest the buildings are Mesquite and have few roots that extend horizontally. They grow a tap root hat can extend one hundred feet below the ground straight down.
@@mylittlehomestead But if you did have that problem, what could you do about it?
How do you think this would fare in Michigan
Have more support for water abatement and foundation support, I think it would work great.
Dude, my OSHA-Instructor husband was cringing at how unsafe having your whole family milling about in a ten foot hole in the ground with no reinforcements or safety equipment...
Can you guys just adopt me already???
+Christina Chapman 😀
Why didn't u guys just put the tube off the ground a bit and then you just filled the bags their
+Tyman001
Dirt is heavy. Good suggestion though....