I've been researching cob for about 6 years, and I have been actively building my Cob Barndominium for almost 2 years, and this is one of my favorite videos. It's a very fun video, and also its a very informative sequence. Great music as well.
Thank you for the short and straight to the point video. Love the small housing project too. Keep up the good work and know that every single critic on this comment section is still living in 40 hour America.
I wish there were more pics of the finished house.Im moving to the Philippines soon and if the dirt there will work Zim going to build one of these only much larger for my bride and her son and I to live in because it will be so much easier to cool.AWESOME!
Beautiful work on the house. I like the layer of insulation you put in the roof, I hadn't seen that done yet and I will use the idea. Living up in the north east we have to think about the extreme cold, so our cob buildings may be limited but I'll try and keep the shape! Thanks for the video
come to North East india..we use bamboo, wood, reeds ,mud, cow dung & sacks to make cute huts..they are cool in summer .warm in winter. some add bit of cement
I saw a programme on tv in the UK, it was either The Edwardian Farm or The Victorian Farm and they used either bottles or glass jars for insulation, but they didn't break them, they just lay them on their sides and then used a lime cement to cover them, it was for a pig sty.
In these cob and earthbag building videos, there’s always a bunch of people doing the work, and curious if there’s been a home built by just one person?
I was looking to check The video of The cob house being built but then I was so taken with The cool music I sort of drifted off nicely and never came back to It...
@@70wolfnipplechips41 I really enjoyed it. Someone said it was a loose interpretation of "old number7". I have never heard of it .By whom? Where can I find it?
This could have been the perfect project to document the steps for planning and construction of a cob. But instead we were left with another montage of frustrating questions.
Thanks for the vid. It looks like you had trouble getting the back wall plumb. I like the drainage idea with the glass. More of a hybrid though isn't it? Earthbag foundation, cob wall, strawbale where needed. How old is the place now? Have you had any trouble with deterioration near the roof.
Great project. It doesn't seem to me to be enough sand in it and too much straw. What I learned is to mix 3 parts sand to 1 part clay with just a small amount of chopped straw in it.
Thank you for sharing. Love the Natural Idea. I believe we need to get back to basics. I love the music as well. May I have the Music title or Playlist.
How have the strawbales held up? I'm assuming they were baled on highest compression setting. Any shifting in structure, due to shrinkage/compression of bales?
Ah! Only in a matter of time you will become an expert...if you love it! I've become an expert in Portuguese, at least compared to most gringos, and can teach it to Americans. I love it, so I have become an expert. Now I'm working on Swahili. Do what you love!
Really cool, man! I like the roof. I wish you would have used some of those bottles to make a really great mural-like window, though!whatever, man, live it!
@@svetlanikolova7673 Excuse me!!!! I live in a 17 foot Vintage Travel Trailer!!! I know SMALL... BUT... when someone is Making something from scratch for it to be sooooo small. They could have made it a little bigger... because they have the right for size... just saying.
Hmm earthen bags plus hay bales... but was it plumbed/wired? I don’t see any evidence of that... i want to build with cob without forsaking electricity and running water lol. Did I miss it? I mean I see an outlet at 5:42 but..... how were the wires put in the wall to start?
I just have one question: where do you find all this hay and mud? If I wanted to build a house like this, is it possible to find these materials for free?
Location matters with pricing. If you're far away from heavy farming and agricultural areas, it'll cost way more than if you lived next to a farmer that sells it.
Judging from the photos, it's a hybrid structure: earth bag base, with strawbales and cob on top. Strawbales were put in along the more linear "straight" wall areas and is also is a good time saver as it fills in large areas quickly (since cob is very time-consuming to make), and then you have the cob which is good for the curved walls areas (since you can sculpt cob in any shape you like).
My understanding is, cob walls can only be built about 2 feet at a time and then left to dry. That's to keep the wet cob from bowing the walls out from the weight. When they come back to start the next row, the wet cob gets pressed into the holes so the walls mesh together.
Matthew Bair your atool.....turn the volume down then dipshattt !@##$ ...thats like saying I can't eat the burger because the bun ruined it for you....what an imbacil
Pinche Pendejo said, "the broken glass is an old Pendejo Tradition to keep rats from burrowing under the floors, after getting sliced a few times they soon learn to stay away , nice to see the old ways not forgotten . _ _ T4S"
I love your house and love the tune. I had to stand up and dance to it :) (I'm 65 lol)
I've been researching cob for about 6 years, and I have been actively building my Cob Barndominium for almost 2 years, and this is one of my favorite videos. It's a very fun video, and also its a very informative sequence. Great music as well.
John White how big & how’s it going?
The music is awesome.. who is the artist?
Thank you for the short and straight to the point video. Love the small housing project too. Keep up the good work and know that every single critic on this comment section is still living in 40 hour America.
the harpman just kicks it!!! love that sound!! lap drummed along right through ...you're my kind of folks, thanx for the video👍💖
Haunted Wind chimes!
Love the way the roof is done. Post, chicken wire, hay, cob. 👍
I wish there were more pics of the finished house.Im moving to the Philippines soon and if the dirt there will work Zim going to build one of these only much larger for my bride and her son and I to live in because it will be so much easier to cool.AWESOME!
Beautiful work on the house. I like the layer of insulation you put in the roof, I hadn't seen that done yet and I will use the idea. Living up in the north east we have to think about the extreme cold, so our cob buildings may be limited but I'll try and keep the shape!
Thanks for the video
Nice video and really dig the tunes.
come to North East india..we use bamboo, wood, reeds ,mud, cow dung & sacks to make cute huts..they are cool in summer .warm in winter. some add bit of cement
How about posting a video?
Sounds good. I am going to make a house out of shells. Shells and wood and corks. My theme will be message in a bottlr
@Aramis3737 White people have also done this for a LONG time. Check out the wiki page for cob houses in the UK.
@@col2959 Just a suggestion to maybe not do shells. Aquatic ecosystems need them more than people do and it'll be nice to leave the shells be.
@@solatiumz wHiTe PeOpLe
I saw a programme on tv in the UK, it was either The Edwardian Farm or The Victorian Farm and they used either bottles or glass jars for insulation, but they didn't break them, they just lay them on their sides and then used a lime cement to cover them, it was for a pig sty.
Love the build. Love the tune. Love that there was no dialog that was not loud enough to hear even with ear buds.
In these cob and earthbag building videos, there’s always a bunch of people doing the work, and curious if there’s been a home built by just one person?
Did you find any
Im building one right now. Kgonzo805@gmail.com
This I want to do too. I plan on investing in a concrete mixer to help mix it faster.. Less labor
Really cool, I am prepping for mine now, too!
look at the hobbit chapel project , looks like a self build
Absolutely beautiful craftsmanship! Another excellent project from House Alive. Thanks so much for posting. Kick ass tune, too, Conrad.
I loved the roof! Such a beautiful tiny house!
Thank you for the video. Great job, lots of fun, wonderful comforting space. Very well done.
I was looking to check The video of The cob house being built but then I was so taken with The cool music I sort of drifted off nicely and never came back to It...
Haunted Windchimes!
@@70wolfnipplechips41 Haunted Windchimes by Whom?
@@m4a4c4 The Haunted Windchimes is a band. But I was wrong! It's Conrad, who made this video. Isn't he great? I love it! He's multi talented!
@@70wolfnipplechips41 I really enjoyed it. Someone said it was a loose interpretation of "old number7". I have never heard of it .By whom? Where can I find it?
@@m4a4c4 Old Number Seven is a song by The Devil Makes Three, based out of Pittsburgh, I think.
Fascinating. I love how ancient techniques are still relevant. Also pleas help me understand the hay bail and cob mix.
This could have been the perfect project to document the steps for planning and construction of a cob.
But instead we were left with another montage of frustrating questions.
entitled much?
lol
@@TPLlocs Yoda one speaks truthfully
Just experiment...
They want us to pay for step by step go to their website
Thanks for the vid. It looks like you had trouble getting the back wall plumb. I like the drainage idea with the glass. More of a hybrid though isn't it? Earthbag foundation, cob wall, strawbale where needed. How old is the place now? Have you had any trouble with deterioration near the roof.
came for the video, stayed for the music, sooooo good
That's the Haunted Windchimes!
I like it aswell. Heaps people criticised it... probably dubsteppers
Me too!😃😍
Great project. It doesn't seem to me to be enough sand in it and too much straw. What I learned is to mix 3 parts sand to 1 part clay with just a small amount of chopped straw in it.
Me too, 4 yrs later 😉
You made me cry with such a gorgeous proyect
always amazing what a community of people can achieve. Beautiful functional and what dreams are made of.
Thank you for sharing. Love the Natural Idea. I believe we need to get back to basics. I love
the music as well. May I have the Music title or Playlist.
Great Technique, beautiful work!
Congratulations from Brazil ;)
How have the strawbales held up? I'm assuming they were baled on highest compression setting. Any shifting in structure, due to shrinkage/compression of bales?
Love the sound track. Great build.
That's the Haunted Windchimes!
I would like to know how long it took with how many people, what was the cost, and how has it functioned since the build?
We live in a 270 yr old weavers cottage no foundations and straw in the plaster 24 inch thick walls front and rear
Great job. Very creative and yet very practical. Love it
Bless those hands and minds. So beautiful!
I think it's great; just seems destructible. What about the rain?
Beautiful!
Krazy0ManMan Thank you!
I know cob houses can last for years...I was just wondering about particular situations. Like heavy rain.
Ah! Only in a matter of time you will become an expert...if you love it! I've become an expert in Portuguese, at least compared to most gringos, and can teach it to Americans. I love it, so I have become an expert. Now I'm working on Swahili. Do what you love!
Great! That's a good quality to have.
I understand that you use stones at the bottom to start the cob up higher from splashing, and then a wide roof overhang to keep water off.
Thankyou.
This is the most informative cob building video Ive seen.
Is that The Haunted Windchimes I hear? Awesome!
You got me! I didn't realise, until the very end, that it was just a video clip for that amazing tune!!!!! just joking. great work to all involved!
thank you!
I love the music!!
love the harmonica! killing it!
That's The Haunted Wind chimes!
What's the purpose of the crushed glass under the dirt packed flier floor? Beautiful house.
im hoping to see an answer myself... perhaps Conrad from House Alive will provide one :)
still no answer? i want to know too
i'm just curious how many people was working on that project and how many days took from start to finish raw building ?
Thanks
Stan
I was searching for 400 sq ft with one person building, I've yet to find
Beautiful! And the music is dope 😊
I love that music, its very unique....
Love the music
Does anyone know the name of it?
Really cool, man! I like the roof. I wish you would have used some of those bottles to make a really great mural-like window, though!whatever, man, live it!
Beautiful! Great music. Purpose of glass in subfloor?
congratulations. What is the name of the music?
the broken glass is for drainage.
I wondered what this is for
it was for my home
Conrad from House Alive. that a horrible choice. Just use stones.
Conrad from House Alive que
That I belief ,not the drainage !
Nice cob house ! ... I think the music I cool :) ahah
Cool. And the music too. Somebody knows the name of this music????
so was this a straw bale house with cob on the outside or the walls were made entirely of cob?
I'm looking to build one something creative and life long lasting, great job
Explain all of the crushed glass?
Drainage
What growing zone is this in? And what are the wires coming up through the roof, they look blue in the video? Thanks
Brilliant video... Love the music...
and if I build a kind of cement-free stone slab a meter high on the entire surface of the house, will it work ??? as a foundation
I Love the music!
This turned out so Cute... I just don't know why it is so small.
because some people are not in to large spaces filled with crap
@@svetlanikolova7673
Excuse me!!!!
I live in a 17 foot Vintage Travel Trailer!!!
I know SMALL...
BUT... when someone is Making something from scratch for it to be sooooo small. They could have made it a little bigger... because they have the right for size... just saying.
excelente...me encanto...que hermoso proyecto de vivienda Tiny House..!! felicitaciones!!
Thank you for this video! We really needed it!
Is this cob or an earth bag home? I want to build a cob home here but having a hard time finding help to do it...
It’s a cob house ...... the earth bags are the foundations ...... i think 🤔
Was the trench liner that weed control membrane or rubber?
more than likely regular garden felt, they point is to allow water to percolate
and go away, a rubber liner would allow it to stay.
What's in those white bags that were tamped on top of the rubble foundation?
Was eagerly waiting to c what the final roofing material was. Still not sure...
It's a pond liner, called EPDM
how can i get people like this to come help build my cob house?
The harmonics music I could've done without....
Mute it then
well done! very sincerely! what kind of nice melody is playing?
Hmm earthen bags plus hay bales... but was it plumbed/wired? I don’t see any evidence of that... i want to build with cob without forsaking electricity and running water lol. Did I miss it? I mean I see an outlet at 5:42 but..... how were the wires put in the wall to start?
I would love to know how long this took with how many people.
Don Smith I think he told someone 4 weeks, didn’t say how many.
longest 12 minutes of my life!
.. seems like a LOT of work for a shed.
James Marshall -- I was thinking the same thing.
fantastic work😀
Music..
👌👌👌.content ..superb
I just have one question: where do you find all this hay and mud?
If I wanted to build a house like this, is it possible to find these materials for free?
joanna_k let me tell you hay isnt cheap! its $15.00 a bale here on Long Island!
I don't think they used feed hay, straw is usually what is used. It's usually cheaper.
Correct! Use straw - NOT hay! Straw is what is baled after wheat or other grain is harvested, while hay is dried grass, in case someone did not know.
Location matters with pricing. If you're far away from heavy farming and agricultural areas, it'll cost way more than if you lived next to a farmer that sells it.
@@Lioness_of_Gaia Yes maybe cheaper ... but the main reason they use STRAW NOT hay is because of the structure of the straw vs hay (hay molds) :)
I wish I could play a musical instrument. The spoons would be fun to start.
Is this proper cob or straw bales covered in mud? whatever it is, looking great!
Which is it?
Looks like straw bales covered in mud 🤔
It is a mixed materials building. Looks like straw bale on the North side for insulation, with cob everywhere else.
Judging from the photos, it's a hybrid structure: earth bag base, with strawbales and cob on top. Strawbales were put in along the more linear "straight" wall areas and is also is a good time saver as it fills in large areas quickly (since cob is very time-consuming to make), and then you have the cob which is good for the curved walls areas (since you can sculpt cob in any shape you like).
So are the hay bales just covered in mud as opposed to mixing the straw into the mud?
Lovely house, good job!
Oloooyp
Surely the staw bails would have been more environmentally friendly then battens? i saw that and thought it defeated the purpose somewhat
that's a phat tune. Now I really want to play the harmonica.
That's the Haunted Windchimes!
as quaint as this is a cement mixer would make short work of mixing cob, you would need to tilt the mixer sideways while mixing the hay.
beautiful work!
how long did it take before you moved into it after you were finished
Thank you kindly👁💜👁Love and healing light to all!
Love your video ! Who is the artist?
I recorded the music. hope you like it!
Love it ! When are you going to put it up somewhere so we can keep it handy?
I am playing the music...
Conrad from House Alive
u r great
very sweet music love it so much
Conrad from House Alive
want to know the original tune
At 3:44 I see a lot of holes in the wall, what are the holes for and do they go all the way through?
My understanding is, cob walls can only be built about 2 feet at a time and then left to dry. That's to keep the wet cob from bowing the walls out from the weight. When they come back to start the next row, the wet cob gets pressed into the holes so the walls mesh together.
Nancy Harbison thank you, I had wondered also.
Interesting, thank you, but I had to mute the music too, I found it grating.
How long did this take you guys to build?
Danielle Rose they said 4 weeks
for the love of god, the name of this music. please... nice video
it's me playing. recorded it at home. it's a loose interpretation of "old number 7" by the Devil Makes Three.
nice nice nice, congrats e ty a lot :), i really like. again congrats.
Great music
+Conrad from House Alive Love the music.
Andrea Wisner
the music made it impossible to watch
You can try to change the speed settings to 1.5 or 2 and it might turns a lot better.
Matthew Bair your atool.....turn the volume down then dipshattt !@##$
...thats like saying I can't eat the burger because the bun ruined it for you....what an imbacil
I did not know you watch video with your ears.
@@caniican wrote imbacil 😂👌
the video made it impossible to listen to the music
now that REALLY is a TINY house. guest house sized...
I need this track please can you tell me who it is??
have the logs been treated?
you should let the hay ferment, makes it smoother and stronger.
What is the name of the music please
Una pregunta.. para que es la capa de botellas picadas abajo?
very cool, thanks for posting!
hi came across this video if it rained would it not wash the mud away? just wondering
love the music playing
went to the original tune it is a great tune but i prefer your version
is there any where i can download it from ???
I'll work on making the music a download. it's on the list!
plz let me know when i can download it
Why the broken glass? I'm just curious.
Pinche Pendejo said, "the broken glass is an old Pendejo Tradition to keep rats from burrowing under the floors, after getting sliced a few times they soon learn to stay away , nice to see the old ways not forgotten . _ _ T4S"
I love the cobb house👍What is the wire for at 8:44?
Maravilhoso!
Quanto tempo vocês gastaram na construção?
Rodrigo Lino 4 weeks...
Everyone says haunted wind chimes but I can’t seem to find the song can someone post a link to it in the comments please
Broken glass can be used in place of gravel for almost all purposes.
walking on…?