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[@chantalgardner3157]

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.

[@kashiliachumi4456]

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

[@erwinalber4862]

How about posting a video?

[@col2959]

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

[@solatiumz]

@Aramis3737 White people have also done this for a LONG time. Check out the wiki page for cob houses in the UK.

[@CMO0002]

@@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.

[@leinahtan6731]

@@solatiumz wHiTe PeOpLe

[@JohnWhite-gd4tx]

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.

[@eljenison7312]

John White how big & how’s it going?

[@taniadaveysmith1229]

The music is awesome.. who is the artist?

[@solatiumz]

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.

[@mugwortexpresshomestead1878]

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

[@zephyrstarsand4373]

the harpman just kicks it!!! love that sound!! lap drummed along right through ...you're my kind of folks, thanx for the video👍💖

[@70wolfnipplechips41]

Haunted Wind chimes!

[@nealperry5258]

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!

[@liliaines507]

I loved the roof! Such a beautiful tiny house!

[@kimbozarth2591]

Absolutely beautiful craftsmanship! Another excellent project from House Alive. Thanks so much for posting. Kick ass tune, too, Conrad.

[@ernestodevia3994]

always amazing what a community of people can achieve. Beautiful functional and what dreams are made of.

[@carlostavares6052]

Thank you for the video. Great job, lots of fun, wonderful comforting space. Very well done.

[@jbhann]

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?

[@Drdoombrain]

Did you find any

[@MissKrisgonzo805]

Im building one right now. [e-mail]

[@lovenotes8706]

This I want to do too. I plan on investing in a concrete mixer to help mix it faster.. Less labor

[@landomilknhoney]

Really cool, I am prepping for mine now, too!

[@slartybardfarst52]

look at the hobbit chapel project , looks like a self build

[@maxwellcoddiwomple2281]

Nice video and really dig the tunes.

[@FeenixRyzeen]

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?

[@andersonsds]

Great Technique, beautiful work! Congratulations from Brazil ;)

[@peterdarling4208]

came for the video, stayed for the music, sooooo good

[@70wolfnipplechips41]

That's the Haunted Windchimes!

[@col2959]

I like it aswell. Heaps people criticised it... probably dubsteppers

[@herbstzeitlose1616]

Me too!😃😍

[@thoughtsfromathenasreality]

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.

[@dk6317]

Me too, 4 yrs later 😉

[@eastcoastartist]

Fascinating. I love how ancient techniques are still relevant. Also pleas help me understand the hay bail and cob mix.

[@miker8527]

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.

[@TPLlocs]

entitled much?

[@mpgallogly]

lol

[@charlesmartin7347]

@@TPLlocs Yoda one speaks truthfully

[@kevintsosie2780]

Just experiment...

[@abdullahnizamani7266]

They want us to pay for step by step go to their website

[@williampalacio7771]

You made me cry with such a gorgeous proyect

[@lizaaguirre3320]

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.

[@MNZGA57]

Thankyou. This is the most informative cob building video Ive seen.

[@sarawhite5376]

I love the music!!

[@59jaguar]

Great job. Very creative and yet very practical. Love it

[@ErikCoons]

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.

[@bluetara4420]

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]

Haunted Windchimes!

[@m4a4c4]

@@70wolfnipplechips41 Haunted Windchimes by Whom?

[@70wolfnipplechips41]

@@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!

[@m4a4c4]

@@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?

[@70wolfnipplechips41]

@@m4a4c4 Old Number Seven is a song by The Devil Makes Three, based out of Pittsburgh, I think.

[@indiana146]

We live in a 270 yr old weavers cottage no foundations and straw in the plaster 24 inch thick walls front and rear

[@sherripowell7285]

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?

[@420newworld]

Love the sound track. Great build.

[@70wolfnipplechips41]

That's the Haunted Windchimes!

[@lovethyneighborasthyself]

very cool, thanks for posting!

[@clauagui1]

excelente...me encanto...que hermoso proyecto de vivienda Tiny House..!! felicitaciones!!

[@lpmoron6258]

Love the build. Love the tune. Love that there was no dialog that was not loud enough to hear even with ear buds.

[@christophergwala5531]

Bless those hands and minds. So beautiful!

[@-empressnaphtali]

I love that music, its very unique....

[@etienneedward4449]

Beautifully done !

[@szebibi]

I love your house and love the tune. I had to stand up and dance to it :) (I'm 65 lol)

[@70wolfnipplechips41]

Is that The Haunted Windchimes I hear? Awesome!

[@jeremykrieg2062]

Nice cob house ! ... I think the music I cool :) ahah

[@laurelsternberg5861]

beautiful work!

[@practicalsapphic1407]

Beautiful! And the music is dope 😊

[@marlenecarnes4297]

I'm looking to build one something creative and life long lasting, great job

[@EssiSings]

Thank you for this video! We really needed it!

[@andyslideways1540]

Brilliant video... Love the music...

[@stanjarmolowicz]

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

[@sjr7822]

I was searching for 400 sq ft with one person building, I've yet to find

[@unclereeko8447]

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!

[@HouseAlive]

thank you!

[@mcdee56]

Wonderful everything! Many thanks!

[@cgregornik]

What growing zone is this in? And what are the wires coming up through the roof, they look blue in the video? Thanks

[@MichelleSmith-lo8vs]

so was this a straw bale house with cob on the outside or the walls were made entirely of cob?

[@witch8794]

Thank you kindly👁💜👁Love and healing light to all!

[@johnchathas3698]

love the harmonica! killing it!

[@70wolfnipplechips41]

That's The Haunted Wind chimes!

[@landomilknhoney]

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!

[@TheJakefolger]

Very nice. How long did it take to build?

[@flechaso1695]

Love the music Does anyone know the name of it?

[@williampalacio7771]

Congratulations to you all

[@angeldeluz1398]

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

[@HouseAlive]

the broken glass is for drainage.

[@anijohnson8082]

I wondered what this is for

[@HouseAlive]

it was for my home

[@ReneeandJimmyG]

Conrad from House Alive. that a horrible choice. Just use stones.

[@carlossilva3918]

Conrad from House Alive que

[@buffalobenno6256]

That I belief ,not the drainage !

[@iksaxophone]

What's in those white bags that were tamped on top of the rubble foundation?

[@gamezvv]

muy bonita la casa y ecologica ,,,,,tambien la musica es muy buena

[@Garabella]

Lovely house, good job!

[@barbarakernes1168]

Oloooyp

[@sarahsmith-iq6fn]

hi came across this video if it rained would it not wash the mud away? just wondering

[@antonioluissilva3473]

Cool. And the music too. Somebody knows the name of this music????

[@ernestokonskiy4044]

Класна музика 👍 і будинок теж 👍

[@DavidOlver]

fantastic work😀

[@marcelopadillaopplig]

have the logs been treated?

[@pla4825]

gorgeous thanks for posting ; - )

[@MarkBH70]

I think it's great; just seems destructible. What about the rain? Beautiful!

[@MarkBH70]

Krazy0ManMan Thank you! I know cob houses can last for years...I was just wondering about particular situations. Like heavy rain.

[@MarkBH70]

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!

[@MarkBH70]

Great! That's a good quality to have.

[@susangoodman4925]

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.

[@10GOLDENWOOD20]

Beautiful! Great music. Purpose of glass in subfloor?

[@Tams107]

how much did this cost?

[@chefboyrdanbh]

Was the trench liner that weed control membrane or rubber?

[@davidreed9916]

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.

[@prototype9000]

how long did it take before you moved into it after you were finished

[@ShuffleSk8Ter]

how can i get people like this to come help build my cob house?

[@christophercannon5068]

What's the purpose of the crushed glass under the dirt packed flier floor? Beautiful house.

[@garygilbert4996]

im hoping to see an answer myself... perhaps Conrad from House Alive will provide one :)

[@juliaparr8168]

still no answer? i want to know too

[@stepanovich82]

well done! very sincerely! what kind of nice melody is playing?

[@northcountryhermit5057]

longest 12 minutes of my life! .. seems like a LOT of work for a shed.

[@kevinrussell6530]

James Marshall -- I was thinking the same thing.

[@babeabang]

I love the cobb house👍What is the wire for at 8:44?

[@misswright9900]

I wish I could play a musical instrument. The spoons would be fun to start.

[@suzzymujong3531]

What was placed in the bags

[@christyeidson]

So are the hay bales just covered in mud as opposed to mixing the straw into the mud?

[@kylejames4570]

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

[@securityteam1697]

Explain all of the crushed glass?

[@HouseAlive]

Drainage

[@judichristopher4604]

This turned out so Cute... I just don't know why it is so small.

[@svetlanikolova7673]

because some people are not in to large spaces filled with crap

[@judichristopher4604]

@@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.

[@nictheartist]

Is this proper cob or straw bales covered in mud? whatever it is, looking great!

[@empressjillybe]

Which is it?

[@Nativegirl1985]

Looks like straw bales covered in mud 🤔

[@GlenfinnanForge]

It is a mixed materials building. Looks like straw bale on the North side for insulation, with cob everywhere else.

[@stopthatmikey]

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).

[@googlemusiconly1138]

I need this track please can you tell me who it is??

[@rodrigolino9094]

Maravilhoso! Quanto tempo vocês gastaram na construção?

[@HouseAlive]

Rodrigo Lino 4 weeks...

[@lisagransby301]

The harmonics music I could've done without....

[@yltraviole]

Mute it then

[@donsmith3028]

I would love to know how long this took with how many people.

[@eljenison7312]

Don Smith I think he told someone 4 weeks, didn’t say how many.

[@alexcootieart2210]

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...

[@TheMrlister72]

It’s a cob house ...... the earth bags are the foundations ...... i think 🤔

[@mariaestelaacosta8372]

Una pregunta.. para que es la capa de botellas picadas abajo?

[@KenziBabenzi]

hi there, i would like to build my own house. where do you get plans? I have never done wood working but I'm extremely interested. what instructions did you follow? Do I need to do a "workshop"?is it really that difficult that I need to do that? Also I don't think I'm going to have much help, maybe NONE. is this possible?

[@liraziyad5806]

This is Cob building not wood working. Those are 2 different things. I know there are classes and a school in Oregon and I believe California too. You might have to look online for Cob building or Earthen ware homes.

[@KenziBabenzi]

+Lira Ziyad yup, i did not say it was wood working I'm in complete understanding that this is Cobb building. yup, That's what I'm looking into actually. thanks

[@liraziyad5806]

I understand that but I was replying to what you wrote. You said "I have never done wood working" So I was just trying to clarify what you were looking for. No worries, you can look into schools online.

[@KenziBabenzi]

Lira Ziyad I'm sorry I was rude to you that was uncalled for. I apologize

[@caniican]

shut yo piehole

[@Ieatstopsigns]

beautiful house :) why is everyone such a critic on here?

[@bantamdude]

@Seraph909 "we"?!

[@judichristopher4604]

Right... I don't understand that either.

[@judichristopher4604]

@Seraph909 Please tell me you're not serious.

[@retireorbust]

Well, maybe we don't want 3rd world housing in the U.S. Crazy home prices? Politicians don't want you to know it doesn't have to be this way. There are policies that can be put in place that will make housing affordable again. Its a sad day when we take a doobie and build a house of mud just to avoid the Frick n tax man and the insatiable appetite of government.

[@mariarizzo6834]

Majestuoso

[@mandragoras8695]

congratulations. What is the name of the music?

[@nadivvv]

What's the difference between mud and cob? Or are they same?? 😅😅

[@chadweissert6858]

that's a phat tune. Now I really want to play the harmonica.

[@70wolfnipplechips41]

That's the Haunted Windchimes!

[@user-wl7lm8er2w]

спасибо за интересное видео

[@lovenotes8706]

How long did this take you guys to build?

[@eljenison7312]

Danielle Rose they said 4 weeks

[@HouseAlive]

To my youtube subscribers: I will towards the end of the month post a link with the music that you hear in the background of most the videos. Than you all for commenting on it. I am also planning on recording some different tunes This coming winter. The percussion you hear in the music is a Pandiero. This is a skin drum, which is very popular in Brazil...

[@thebunnyfoofoo]

Conrad from House Alive please do a vinyl release too!

[@marcoantoniogranillochapa]

Actually, I liked the music. I was looking for the title.

[@ExpectMiracles55]

Conrad, this music is bewitching! I play this particular video a lot when taking breaks, it takes me to places that's for sure. I'm Brazilian so, the correct spelling of the instrument is actually 'pandeiro'. I played it a lot in my youth, especially during carnival. Superb music aside, I enjoy immensely all your videos. I learned a lot from you since I discovered cob construction. It's been a year since you last posted a video. Please keep them rolling! Thanks!

[@carl_tuckerson9701]

Why?

[@dappledcam9599]

I loved the music and look forward to the link. Great tiny house!

[@kyledemontigny6153]

Is the crushed glass for rodent control?

[@angeldeluz1398]

what bottles are for????

[@aubreygoebel3513]

Can you please tell me what the song is?

[@chachisha]

does it hold up OK on a rainy area?, thinking about building small cozy huts using this technique but i'm afraid it will be no good for the south of Chile

[@susangoodman4925]

There are articles on using it in rainy areas.

[@erwinalber4862]

Love the south of Chile! I worked on a farm in Osorno for four years in the 1960s. Cob should be fine as long as you organise good drainage and have wide roof overhangs, and perhaps protective walls or screens made from bamboo or some other material to stop the rain hitting the walls. A lime wash supposedly also helps with waterproofing. Viva Chile mierda!