Could lower beick courses be fire Hardened.to stop water entering
@junkmail33794 күн бұрын
Anyone have a USED machine for sale? I'm hoping that DIY homesteaders have a machine that they purchased, but now no longer need. So...does anyone have one that they want to sell to a DIY homesteader?
@NCGreenАй бұрын
New sub and great content. Would love to hear your story
@B30pt87Ай бұрын
40% clay, 60% sand. Thank you for mentioning that. (Also, your house looks really nice.) Good work!
@sampsonayantoye978Ай бұрын
Please what's the Laterite quantity required for a 50kg portland
@yahia.madiehАй бұрын
What are the exact proportions of your bricks? Are there any strengthening materials added to the brick mix? What is the crushing strength of these bricks?
@wfhutcjo59975gidajl2 ай бұрын
Your mud blocks look like chocolate. I want to eat it.
@jasonleroywharton2 ай бұрын
Great information. Thank you very much!
@jamesduncan5782 ай бұрын
I have studied this for a while and my first thought was poor compression, possibly an inferior compression machine. This is not a new technology, there are structures in the world that been around for hundreds of years that show less degradation than your 10% portland blocks. I also noticed that none of your blocks contained any form of binder.
@atif.akca.00332 ай бұрын
🙏👍
@Ken-pf5yl3 ай бұрын
Hike from here all the way to greer. Awesome!
@infigohortus27413 ай бұрын
DAMN FINE!
@joelelkanahtheoway92114 ай бұрын
You mean cement, right?
@gabrielmartinez37664 ай бұрын
How much it cost to buy all machinery?
@debbietucker31035 ай бұрын
Wonderful! God bless you and your family.
@charlestoniwuagwu37875 ай бұрын
Good Job
@pauld33275 ай бұрын
You can you lime instead of portland cement.
@Acqua2day5 ай бұрын
If you followed the guidelines you would know that pure compressed earth blocks need 28 days to set. Convenient that you failed to mention that, nor the PSI that you compressed the earth block.
@ET15 ай бұрын
why do other videos recommend 70-75% sand and 10% clay. I am trying to figure out what the difference is. Thanks
@ET15 ай бұрын
when you say 90% sand 10% clay is the silt counted with the clay or sand?
@terminatortsw80065 ай бұрын
You’re supposed to freeze 3 days, de thaw 1 day then refreeze 3 more days, THEN seal the Mylar bag with oxygen absorbers.
@thesixthhousedagoth94395 ай бұрын
It's not ironic that your mother knows how to hang drywall. It's unusual, perhaps even surprising, but it's not ironic. I blame Alanis Morissette for this.
@Oldguard_86 ай бұрын
Nie clip, much thanks. Love the rammed earth/earth block plan, but wonder why use an earth block - better than regular block or brick?
@PeterWest706 ай бұрын
Can one use Lime in place of Portland? And, would the % remain the same? Thanks
@salahali97936 ай бұрын
you need to replace the rollers with a conveyor belt 😎😎😎😎😎
@orionespy6 ай бұрын
Great house sir. What a good build. I was wondering, rough estimate about what did the exterior house build cost?
@opinionater93886 ай бұрын
I'm guessing it could be stabilized with other tings like oil, but I'm guessing that would have it's own problems.
@wadesmith70417 ай бұрын
I like your videos very well done I think it would be awesome if you shared your faith with everybody 🙏
@wadesmith70417 ай бұрын
Beautiful home you guys did a great job God bless🙏
@youngn4207 ай бұрын
Heavenly father lol. Hail Satan!
@mikeloki20647 ай бұрын
Why didn't CEBs work in your climate? I've seen examples of CBEs as bathroom walls that get wet without any breakdown and don't understand why your exterior walls would be eventually breaking down.
@lstcloud7 ай бұрын
8:07 I'VE GOT A JAR OF DIRT!
@daboak30187 ай бұрын
Here is my contribution to earth the Gold Brick 5000- 1200 block per hour 2 - 1200 sqft home per day at $60 of fuel. 1978-1985 geoinfo.nmt.edu/publications/monographs/bulletins/downloads/159/B159.pdf
@dylandenmore7 ай бұрын
Nice presentation!
@VenturaIT7 ай бұрын
have you tried just quicklime instead of portland?
@billiondollardan7 ай бұрын
10 scoops dirt to 1 scoop portland is a 9.09% mixture. 9 parts to 1 is a 10% mixture
@HealthSupercharger7 ай бұрын
how fine should the screening mesh be? 3/8 4/8 or 5/8 inch or 10mm 13mm or 16mm?
@HealthSupercharger7 ай бұрын
expert rammed earth guy told me to use 15% clay and 10% cement. This is for rammed earth in big forms. he says minimum 30cm but I think here in the tropics where temperature does not vary as much as in a desert a 16 to 20cm thick wall is enough.
@avinashrananaware34647 ай бұрын
Use chines or korian system to make mud.thats more sticking results for long lasting brick shaping
@lelaqualls80417 ай бұрын
very smart and beautiful plus the kids will remember this forever
@DamonHowell-o8p7 ай бұрын
That's a good test but my guess is the cement will become brittle over time and the blocks will crumble. Earth bricks have been used worldwide for centuries and none of the oldest buildings have cement in the bricks. This test is relevant for flood prone areas, in which case you probably shouldn't build with dirt. Stabilized bricks are good for the first few courses in case the floor floods. I suspect cement laced earthen blocks don't perform their water wicking duties as well as clay blocks either because once cement gets wet it doesn't dry out. That is a collapse waiting to happen. Clay breathes, cement doesn't. Just a thought.
@JoeReyes-t1q7 ай бұрын
How can I buy blocks and make sure they will pass the 10% test ?🤨✅
@OKOKOKOKOKOKOK-zn2fy7 ай бұрын
If your income from your job is stable, consider taking a mortgage on your house for the tax write-off. Over the course of the next 15 years, the tax savings from the home mortgage could save you enough to put two of your kids through college. It would also give you some capitol to invest in other assets to make you money. Leverage and debt can be beneficial if you don't go too far. Find some good books on the subject and think about it. You don't have to take all the cash out. Get a mortgage for what you can afford and reinvest the money.
@SeanKana7 ай бұрын
Nice video. I wish you would of ran them over with your car or something to show how durable it was after water. How much was your machine? I see a company selling them for around 70k. That's a little high for compressing dirt and portland, but one of these would be great to have, no doubt.
@rikiray33707 ай бұрын
Fabulous home. Loved your family
@destination...diamond38927 ай бұрын
Are these stabilized with cement or not? What did you use to compress these blocks?
@emilyrissling97038 ай бұрын
Wow ,this IS very informative, thank You so much for ur video
@anthonyburke56568 ай бұрын
Compressed Earth IS NOT ADOBE, it’s “Pise”
@luisg2118 ай бұрын
I love this video! Have you every thought of paving your driveway or back patio with earth blocks? It’s been a while since you last posted videos of your property. Would be great to see how the property (inside and out) has evolved going into 2024!
@DonCarlione9738 ай бұрын
That was a heck of a lot of work. But look what came of it, amazing people getting together to help one another. You wanted something bad enough and you went for it n got er done 👍🏼 You have some awesome friends and a beautiful family. You my friend are blessed 🙏🏻