Earthen Floor Construction | Work Begins On The Inside Of Our Earthbag Home
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- Опубліковано 21 сер 2024
- It's time to make our off-grid earthbag home livable. We start the process of making an earthen floor for our home.
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We are Jim and Jessica, a husband and wife team who made the leap from city life to an off-grid homestead in Southern Arizona. We've started this lifestyle equipped only with two Permaculture Design Certificates and a whole lot of determination.
We’d like to share our journey of starting a sustainable homestead from scratch with all its ups, downs, and lessons learned. Watch us take on the challenge of modern homesteading, off-grid life, and turning this barren piece of land into a desert oasis.
#greendreamproject #earthbag #offgrid
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Hi! Thanks for the videos. Have you thought about keeping a hiding spot in your floor for valuables?
You got a floor and an epic background score. This plays like a western movie. I'm half expecting John Wayne to ride up. Well, he'd be plenty proud of what you kids are accomplishing out there with just the dirt and the hay and water from the sky. I think you must be on my list for "Winners of the Real West". It sure makes an old man's heart proud to see you both working together and getting your Dream Project done and won: - "One Mix at a Time"!!!
Jim you need to invite some Patron friends out to help you with these projects. They will enjoy being on your show and you will enjoy getting their help.❤❤❤❤
Jim if you run out of straw just go in the field behind you and chop it down. It wouldn't hurt if you kept the grass cut around you to deter snakes anyway.❤❤❤❤
Once you clean out the floor - you could move the mixer in there to make the cob. Won't have to lug heavy cob as far when you do the walls.
The materials are already outside. A wheelbarrow and ramps worked great when we did our floor. 🙂🏜️
Sweet crew 💞 nice to see you old man.
Glad to see you back to making progress on making your home livable.
You must be afraid of heights lol Jess is always up there she’s a beast
that's why they call it the pecking order that's what they do god bless
Just thought I'd share something that I suggest to everyone (and all of the folks watching), that I follow, that does back breaking work...
Get yourself a good back brace, and wear it whenever you're working.
I'm 60 years old, and have degenerative disc disease. I've abused my back in my younger years, and have paid the price.
The only reason I'm able to still do physical labor (which I find quite satisfying), and stay somewhat pain free, is because of my back brace.
Even when my back feels fine, I put it on whenever I'm working (and of course, pay attention to how you are moving. Using your legs, instead of you back, as much as possible).
Can't stress enough the benefits of a good back brace. It's the simplest, and least expensive thing you can do to save your back.
Love y'all ❣️ hope everyone has a great weekend.
❤️🌵☀️⛈️🌈☮️🐎
Good advice Laurie!
The dome is improving all time, the chicken will settle quickly specially since you have two of them moved in. Thanks for the video.
When mixing different flocks, I have lots of perches so that they can get away from eachother. I also have a food and water pot up on the perches for at least a month so they can gain confidence and not starve and grow weak.
The cob fill was the easy part. The smooth clay finishing layer, well that's another story. My knees my back. 😒👍👍
Great progress. Snakes go where the mice go. Keep an eye out for snakes as they love warm places. Try looking for some Kingsnakes, Kingsnakes love mice and rattlesnakes.
Loved seeing cru again!
Straw! Oh how I remember the fine splinters working it into cob!🤠
Really love you guys and your dogs. I appreciate you sharing all your experiences good or bad, makes it more bearable for me and all the difficulties I’m experiencing on my off grid experience. Makes me feel like I’m not going through it alone ❤️
Wow seeing you have a level floor is so gratifying it seems like another milestone has been accomplished.
Congratulations. You nearly have a liveable winter quarters. Having a floor is a big deal.
#Congratulations on the progress! @Jim You really know how to lead by example by hanging in there with the hard tasks. You both are such a great team. #Keepupthegreatwork
I really appreciate all the videos you share. You guys are an I inspiration. I can’t wait to see things continue to come together for you two!!! Keep up the dream!!!
Good to see the floor done. Before you know it you will have it done and will be able to enjoy the fruits of your labor.
Too many unkind comments. If you can't be uplifting about this hard-working couple, don't comment at all. How many of you could do the same hard slog, day after day? Jess and Jim are are dedicated to their dream and are kind and generous to animals and people alike. Give them a break.
you Could start cutting all that standing dry grass for straw in the cob mix. Reduce fire hazard at the same time.
Congratulations 🎊 🎉
I like how Tiny Shiny Homestead did their floor in the Solar shed. They said it was smelly for awhile, but it is beautiful. I watch all of you out there in Cochise County
Linseed oil is really smelly at first, but it works great for hardening and sealing earthen floors, and the smell goes away after it dries.
The smile on Jess’s face when he said pretty soon we’ll have a livable space
congratulations. sitting in the basements watching here there is no straw or mud.
a lot of hard work.
Looking good!
Really appreciate you’re positive attitude throughout all the hardship you his experience 👍
Crew fan club says Thanks!
I like when he said "eventually"...my guess about three more years.
👏👏👏👏 Blessings ❤️
Hi guys thank you for another great video. The backing track with the guitar playing was a good choice. 👍
Good Morning....I think the Top of the Roof needs Finished....
So excited to see whsts next!
You made me almost laugh when you said, filling up this corner, lol in the round house I found it fun to find a corner. Lol
Jim your positivity, and your smile that keeps smiling amazes me. Thank you for that. You are a beast God bless
Flat stones or tile around the perimeter of the dome would look nice and functional to repel water away from the base of dome
It's evening now so good evening from Washington State
Respect. It's very hard to find earthbag structures without concrete slapped all over (worst idea ever). I love what you've done, the beautiful earthen plaster and the earth floor. I'll be sharing on.
Since teh interior subfloor is going to take a really long time to dry and cure all the way, I recommend that Jim works with Jess on the exterior. That's my two cents anyhow. Take it for what it is. Y'all are getting it done one way or another, so good on you both!
You guys got grit! Good work!
Good show! It will great! You still have time before winter. Love from NW Colorado. Thanxz
Fall in Cochise County is a great time of year there.
You're doing a great job. I like Cobb building
Have you both thought about home made fired clay tile to cover your floors? I’m sure you could find a source of good clay near you. Then make your own old from wood and over the winter make tiles.
Please make sure you put a special screen on your vents near the flooring, too so no mice or other critters get in the dome, gracias, senor.
Looks good keep at it you will be victorious
Cut up Irish Spring soap and put pieces all around inside perimeter AND the entrance. Mice hate it.
Having read through all the wonderful comments.This young couple Is quite. amazing.Yup Jess is beautiful:) And this guy what a personality:):):)!
Keep chipping away and soon you will have masterpiece!
Nice to see Crew he so beautiful
Yay👍🤛, way to go, looking forward to my earthbuild
As Ben Grimm The Thing observed "It's COBBERIN'
TIME! Great work, great video, great green dream team y'all!
That's the first time I've seen snakes playing, so cool
❤keep with work it looking good!!!
take the mixer in there and the dirt and the straw and water and mix it and pour it as you go no running back and forth with the small pan I am coming out there next summer and stay threw the summer to help you get caught up god bless
Looking great ya'll 👍, putting in some work ..... I'd want to get the outside top completed where the house can handle the weather better first ..... but that's my opinion..lol ..... it's been down into to low 40's here in Northeastern Oklahoma....
How do you plan to finish the interior walls? Will you make plaster?
Bravo 👏
Sure hope you can shelter this winter in the dome! Appears this winter is going to be brutally cold and dome will be easier to heat than trailer!
It's looking awesome! I love watching everything come together.
Wow a floor. Coming along.
Great work yall.
The hardest part of a million mile journey is the first step,Ghandi. Excellent job Jim. 👏
Interesting, "kinda turned the corner"-----in a circular dome?? Ha! Will your final flooring coat be more of a non-straw mix? Maybe give the surface a smoother feel and then some linseed oil for a binder? Just spitballing some ideas since I don't know what I'm talking about and I'm not there. Obviously, I can't wait to see what you wind up with as well as seeing the top of the dome finished in all of it's stunning glory. Looking good, folks, looking good!
WOW !!!!!! LOOKING GOOD Y'ALL, BUT THOSE SNAKES GIVE MI DA WILLIES!! GOD BLESS AND PEACE TO Y'ALL.. SSSSSSEE YA
Great job GDP
Your cement mixer sounded like CHEWBACCA when you were taping the 🦗
Thank you for letting us be a part of this. Jess gets more beautiful with each video!
Appreciated the explanation of the floor.
Your dome must look like a hot chocolate sundae to the desert critters, so many goodies to eat.
Good job on the floor looks good
No tapping down of the cob required to minimize shrinkage when dry. Any thoughts to making a temporary covered cob station near to the dome? Seems like a lot of handling and backtracking-water, hay, sand, mixing and barrowing of 2 cob pails to the dome. Sheltered area: power, water, hay, sand, mixer, wheelbarrow, totes, hose, shovel. Shorter distance to the dome.
Awesome
Yay!
Progress!
Good job!!!
I'm sure you are working on many different parts of this build, but I guess I don't understand why you aren't concentrating on the lime on the dome on the outside? I wouldn't want the outside washing away any more.
We worked on the outside in this video.
Exciting ! Wow thanks for sharing 👍 🙂 ☺️
1 corner to go in a round building .....love it
Thanks for your vid 😇💟💟💟 Love you guys.
Thanks for explaining about the straw under the cob floor! That totally makes sense that you want to keep the gravel and cob separated. 😁
Mud slinging at its finest! ❤️😃👍
DANG! Please, watch your back. It only takes a couple twists to hurt it bad! So...I'm pretty sure your beautiful wife could make a back pack so you can climb, has rollers and easy to dump the cob into tight or not areas....all out of an Umbrella Stroller. That would be a LOT of WEIGHT off your back. Over time, and you guys been at it for a bit, you can compress your vertebrae. Can you tell I just saw results from an MRI? You guys are amazing, patient, HARD working and kind. 💙
Good work Jess &Jim! Rick F is absolutely correct. So is Nicole Basse.
The cactus wrens are brassy little birds. I like them but don't leave your car windows open. I noticed the tea jugs. Very heavy duty, I use them for some serious chemicals. Your place is a replica of 1880.
Do you suppose you could tell us what you're going to do with the walls it's been driving me crazy waiting to see a video with something saying how you are doing the walls. I'm having trouble picturing it. Y'all are doing such a great job it's a beautiful place
I like the straw smell.
Great to see your progress, could you show us how the new earth works after the rain please?
Love all the videos
We got loads of ideas from your build which we have used on our build. We are doing earthbag house also here in the Philippines and now doing our earthen plaster on the outside of the house..
❤️. How did you fare this hurricane?
I'm glad y'all are getting it done. Y'all are able to get so much do e when y'all are working together to get things done.
You gotta get started on the scratch coat on the interior walls, there Jim. GET TO WORK, YA SLACKER! LOL! JKJK
Maybe once you get the floor edges filled in, Saltillo tiles on the whole floor would look super nice and be cool during the summer months!
There are lots of exciting options. Mixing blood (need a farmer to sacrifice a goat or two) with clay also makes a very groovy dark brown waterproof floor. When it dries it leaves large cracks that you fill in with a white lime, prickly pear sap, mud mixture. Another method is simply smearing the floor with fresh cow dung as is done in India.
Ann- yes - seen that (blood) used many places. Doesn’t smell or attract flies - very old method. Rock hard when dry
Nicole - Saltillo tiles are beautiful but super slick. Scarey slick. I’m wiped out several times when they’re wet.
Hard work but success is what you achieved today. 💕📯
wow thats alot of water to dry up . my advice would be leave them doors open as much as you can and turn that ceiling fan on to rotate the air in the dome .it will help it dry out alot faster . still looking at about a month or maybe more for it to dry out . could take up to a year for it to dry completely on the inside of the cob seeing how its kinda trapped in mud . but it should be usable in a couple of days as far as dry on the outside . with the layers of cob that still have to go on that door is going to be a issue again . unless you just work around it then when you take it out fill in that area .
I always assume you have a good reason for what you do and how you do it. But knowing why helps me enjoy it more and understand. Also allows me to see if in a different situation you might do something different.
Age old thought, how do you eat an Elephant? One piece, at a time. How do you build an earthen dome, one piece at a time. Thank you ALL stay safe
Love you guys! Never-ending projects!
when you finish the floor are you going to add some large gravel to make the floor more solid?❓❓❓❓
Looking forward to seeing your family grow! By the way, are those snakes poisonous? What do you do about them?