44.1, North-Wall Insulation, waterproofing and scratch stucco

[@TheVineyardFarmhouse]

I have watched all your videos. You have inspired me to start my own channel. It’s been slow moving but I am enjoying the journey. Thank you very much.

[@SimonHomeintheEarth]

Great, I see you already have a few videos up there. I just subscribed and will check it out when I get a chance.

[@YvonneLarsen]

go YOU!!! This house is amazeballs ya'll. thanks for all the great ideas and how tos!

[@TheVineyardFarmhouse]

Thank you very much for your reply and your encouragement on my new KZbin channel.

[@1grandpappy684]

At 1:50 your son stops long enough so that he can have a good picture of himself. I'm now watching for that in every video. Awesome 🤠👍

[@SimonHomeintheEarth]

Yea, Michael likes to do that. The Radial Vault Forms video has the best examples of that... kzbin.info/www/bejne/qaGWfq1_mtSKd9k

[@oldskooljules]

I really appreciate your calm and softly spoken approach. Very pleasing to listen to :) Thanks for sharing your journey with everyone.

[@brianpeterson5559]

Waiting for the final result, hope an update is coming 👍

[@fintan3563]

Great reuse of the old billboard vinyl that would otherwise go to some landfill! 👍👍👍

[@toddfriley9373]

Love the videos.....you definitely need more subscribers. 😊

[@fransiskaapple5026]

I enjoyed the fogging up at 6:00, it gave the video an artistic touch :)

[@jordanrelkey]

Besides appreciation, comments help with the YT algorithm, I'm told.

[@SimonHomeintheEarth]

Thanks, I guess the idea is that comments show interaction rather than apathy. This gives the algorithm the idea that others might also not be apathetic, so it starts to recommend this out. Like a rolling snow ball, it either gathers weight or just disappears into the snow.

[@chas2can124]

Yes!!!!!

[@TheMarathonMama]

love it.

[@Markus314159]

Thank you for your videos.

[@1grandpappy684]

A new phrase added to my vocabulary "Hydro paranoia" 🤣🤣🤣

[@RobertWiggers]

Simon is back!

[@inokehemaloto9832]

Thank you!

[@howdyahworkthisthing1520]

Great project man. 🍻

[@kevinwilliams8662]

Enjoying your build

[@TheKajunkat]

thanks for the update

[@rafibenavi4772]

Have to tell you bro, building a house like yours, Hydrophobia is a Well Placed Issue...Don't lose it!! Lol...Great 👍 job, well done...

[@SimonHomeintheEarth]

You got that right!

[@rafibenavi4772]

@@SimonHomeintheEarth ...😆 lol...👍👍

[@juliemell2959]

Looks great

[@ihateoutube]

Great update, so much work goes into stucco

[@Mrcaffinebean]

Adding that scratch coat really starts to make things look finished, nice work!

[@mattminahan7376]

This build is awesome. Im going to build a cabin in the earth. Your videos are giving me much needed imput. Thanks

[@SimonHomeintheEarth]

Underground with wood (cabins underground) have been done (Laura Ingram's little house on the prairie was actually one of these), but most don't last 20 years. There is a book called "The 50$ (& up) underground house book" by Mike Oehler, but he admits the house didn't survive through his book tour. But that was all back before we had such good rubber linings, treated wood, etc.

[@mattminahan7376]

@@SimonHomeintheEarththanks for the info. I was planning on doing icf walls. Big timber framed trusses. Decking/sheathing. Metal roof. Then pour concrete over that? I probably should have it engineered... That's expensive but safety is nice...

[@nickhubbard3671]

I like your hydrophobia! Very sound.

[@dvdadaudits7500]

Great video. I am excited to see this project come together

[@toddincabo]

lookin' good

[@bigbraincontent]

Tremendous

[@raynman67]

I just ripped my EIFS system off my earth Berm. It got about 35-40 years before needing to replace

[@caputto1000]

Fantastical!

[@toddgilbert8719]

Telling me not to look at something just makes me want to look at it. Could not help myself...

[@SimonHomeintheEarth]

Well, when I make the inverse video, I'll say it again and you'll pay attention to what you missed this time... It all takes care of its self.

[@garyofnyc]

Updates please!?!!???

[@keimo2007]

Please do video where you perform various tasks with Kubota... i always wondered why you didn't buy skid steer etc., even you had so much earth moving work to be done.

[@SimonHomeintheEarth]

I did have a skid steer for the first few years. It was a 65 HP john deer and it was awesome. Much much stronger than the Kubota. But it tore up the ground when it moved around, even with tracks. I only sold it once we were in the phase where cleaning up the landscaping every time I took it out was too much hassle.

[@keimo2007]

@@SimonHomeintheEarth That makes sense, thanks for clearing it up!

[@namAehT]

Can't wait for the exterior to be done so you can start doing interior work. Any idea what the timeline is for move-in day? You're kids will be out of college by the time you move in at this rate lol

[@SimonHomeintheEarth]

These vids are quite behind real time. We have the inside mostly done now and have even ordered the kitchen cabinets. Hopefully we'll move in before spring, assuming life doesn't throw us any curve balls. If you want to see pics of the current state of things, check us out on Facebook. facebook.com/HomeintheEarth/

[@1STGeneral]

Seems all I've been hearing pay no attention to the right just focus on the left😁

[@janis1981]

Thanks for the great video, though i must say: i would appreciate some normal speed work videos. Now it is all time laps, gets a bit in my head.

[@SimonHomeintheEarth]

We are pretty boring to watch work in real time ;) Actually, lately I have been doing more recording at regular speed and will work those in to future vids.

[@dhamma58]

As a retired remodeler I can say very safely, there is no such thing as too much paranoia about waterproofing windows and doors. One little bastard pinhole can ruin your year....and these days the necessary infinite R value requirements just increase the difficulty and paranoia. Good for you not going the sheet metal will fix everything route...

[@nonyabuisness]

Fyi... A angle grinder with a cutting wheel goes through lathe like a hot knife through butter.

[@SimonHomeintheEarth]

We found the snips to be better than the grinder in most cases (faster, easier and much less dangerous). The exception is if the lath is already screwed down and we need to trim off something too close to the screws. We also found that some shaped snips work better than others. We have about 5 pairs of snips, each a bit different, and everyone wants to use the same pair.

[@TheMidnightModder]

How long do you expect this home to last? 100 years? 200 years? 300 years? My amateur guess is about 200 years but honestly it wouldn't surprise me if the structure lasts 500+ years

[@SimonHomeintheEarth]

The structure is very strong and durable, so a very long time. The harder question is how long the systems will last. For instance the pex tubing in the floors... They are made of plastic and not in the sunshine, but no one really knows how long PEX tubes last. Or maybe the tubes will be fine, but the the metal crimp rings or brass connectors will fail. Or maybe the first failure will be the screws that hold the lath and stucco to the outside of this wall. They are triple coated outdoor deck screws in treated wood, but they won't last forever. At some point, maintenance will need to be done on those systems. However, Europe has homes that are much more difficult to retrofit for modern living and they still manage, so whoever has this place when the systems start to fail will probably manage also.

[@DadBuilds]

I cant imagine how many cuts your arms and hands must endure! Lol

[@SimonHomeintheEarth]

I am a simulation engineer, so I was usually sitting by a computer all the time. At the start of this project my hands were pretty soft and my biggest muscle was my mouse clicking muscle (on my right hand, just to the right of my thumb). Now my hands are pretty tough and nicked up. I lost 2 inches of my waste and gained >20 lb and feel healthier than I have ever been. I'll occasionally get a nick from the lath, but I have petty much learned to avoid it. ;)

[@mikenotta7079]

Did you guys finish the house?

[@SimonHomeintheEarth]

Yup, we are living in it, but we got super distracted and I don't have much time for KZbin. This is actually my first time checking comments in 15 months. Facebook take me less time and I occasionally update over there if you want to skip to (almost) current. facebook.com/HomeintheEarth/

[@gobbluth6910]

Is it finished?

[@SimonHomeintheEarth]

Almost... We are about a month from moving in. I have just been much too busy to do a video for a while, but I do force myself to update a few pics on facebook every week. You can see more up-to-date progress here. facebook.com/HomeintheEarth

[@ferky123]

Don't think about pink elephants.

[@sn99cobra]

Love the update but I was a tad worried by your mom's choice of seating when she sat in the window opening to the tower with just a piece of plastic behind her.

[@SimonHomeintheEarth]

Work sites are dangerous places and she has actually had a few close calls. One time, one of the boys dropped a Jig saw on her head from 10 ft up, gashed her pretty bad. Another time she tripped on some uneven ground and nearly impaled herself on a piece of rebar. I don't think she came close to falling in the window though, so that's good ;).

[@sn99cobra]

@@SimonHomeintheEarth guess she did not grow up around many machinists, construction workers or farmers with names like stumpy, 4 finger Bob or digits. :)

[@mramanya]

Do you think the job will be finished before the boys go to college? 🤣🤣

[@elmerfudd7202]

Labor intensive. Just watching makes me tired.