Cob tiny house from start to finish

[@szebibi]

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

[@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.

[@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?

[@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

[@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!

[@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

[@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.

[@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!

[@kimbozarth2591]

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

[@liliaines507]

I loved the roof! Such a beautiful tiny house!

[@lpmoron6258]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@carlostavares6052]

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

[@williampalacio7771]

You made me cry with such a gorgeous proyect

[@eastcoastartist]

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

[@ernestodevia3994]

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

[@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

[@420newworld]

Love the sound track. Great build.

[@70wolfnipplechips41]

That's the Haunted Windchimes!

[@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.

[@andersonsds]

Great Technique, beautiful work! Congratulations from Brazil ;)

[@CORYJOHNM]

Love the way the roof is done. Post, chicken wire, hay, cob. 👍

[@indiana146]

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

[@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.

[@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?

[@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?

[@59jaguar]

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

[@-empressnaphtali]

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

[@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 😉

[@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

[@MsPoliteRants]

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?

[@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 !

[@christophergwala5531]

Bless those hands and minds. So beautiful!

[@70wolfnipplechips41]

Is that The Haunted Windchimes I hear? Awesome!

[@flechaso1695]

Love the music Does anyone know the name of it?

[@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!

[@10GOLDENWOOD20]

Beautiful! Great music. Purpose of glass in subfloor?

[@practicalsapphic1407]

Beautiful! And the music is dope 😊

[@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

[@mandragoras8695]

congratulations. What is the name of the music?

[@antonioluissilva3473]

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

[@sarawhite5376]

I love the music!!

[@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!

[@marlenecarnes4297]

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

[@MichelleSmith-lo8vs]

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

[@securityteam1697]

Explain all of the crushed glass?

[@HouseAlive]

Drainage

[@JudiChristopher]

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

[@JudiChristopher]

@@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.

[@MNZGA57]

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

[@spiritjourney7150]

I Love the music!

[@andyslideways1540]

Brilliant video... Love the music...

[@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

[@jeremykrieg2062]

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

[@cgregornik]

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

[@iksaxophone]

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

[@meru7591]

Music.. 👌👌👌.content ..superb

[@witch8794]

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

[@lisagransby301]

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

[@yltraviole]

Mute it then

[@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.

[@nictheartist]

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

[@empressjilleebe]

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).

[@clauagui1]

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

[@johnchathas3698]

love the harmonica! killing it!

[@70wolfnipplechips41]

That's The Haunted Wind chimes!

[@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.

[@EssiSings]

Thank you for this video! We really needed it!

[@ShuffleSk8Ter]

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

[@ritamachia3354]

Was eagerly waiting to c what the final roofing material was. Still not sure...

[@HouseAlive]

It's a pond liner, called EPDM

[@beccam1007]

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?

[@nancyharbison8425]

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.

[@eljenison7312]

Nancy Harbison thank you, I had wondered also.

[@johannak1983]

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?

[@ReneeandJimmyG]

joanna_k let me tell you hay isnt cheap! its $15.00 a bale here on Long Island!

[@Lioness_of_Gaia]

I don't think they used feed hay, straw is usually what is used. It's usually cheaper.

[@erwinalber4862]

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.

[@amariahg5450]

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.

[@dawnsnowangel]

@@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) :)

[@johnkirby5637]

Love your video ! Who is the artist?

[@HouseAlive]

I recorded the music. hope you like it!

[@johnkirby5637]

Love it ! When are you going to put it up somewhere so we can keep it handy?

[@HouseAlive]

I am playing the music...

[@saidberroug7671]

Conrad from House Alive u r great very sweet music love it so much

[@saidberroug7671]

Conrad from House Alive want to know the original tune

[@therehastobesomethingmoore]

we live in the mountains of Guatemala. How could we make a cob house esrthquake proof ?

[@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 🤔

[@christyeidson]

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

[@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.

[@prototype9000]

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

[@stepanovich82]

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

[@DavidOlver]

fantastic work😀

[@laurelsternberg5861]

beautiful work!

[@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.

[@lovenotes8706]

How long did this take you guys to build?

[@eljenison7312]

Danielle Rose they said 4 weeks

[@Garabella]

Lovely house, good job!

[@barbarakernes1168]

Oloooyp

[@gifyifhkhmcucyk6865]

now that REALLY is a TINY house. guest house sized...

[@savagefrito]

you should let the hay ferment, makes it smoother and stronger.

[@sugarfree1894]

Interesting, thank you, but I had to mute the music too, I found it grating.

[@aidenpowell6093]

Surely the staw bails would have been more environmentally friendly then battens? i saw that and thought it defeated the purpose somewhat

[@yonihales9133]

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.

[@KatheeDemontforte]

Broken glass can be used in place of gravel for almost all purposes.

[@certainlysoup508]

walking on…?

[@marcelopadillaopplig]

have the logs been treated?

[@gamezvv]

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

[@googlemusiconly1138]

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

[@forceBewithUs1312]

What is the name of the music please

[@rodrigolino9094]

Maravilhoso! Quanto tempo vocês gastaram na construção?

[@HouseAlive]

Rodrigo Lino 4 weeks...

[@etienneedward4449]

Beautifully done !

[@Tams107]

how much did this cost?

[@mariaestelaacosta8372]

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

[@sarahsmith-iq6fn]

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

[@nadivvv]

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

[@williampalacio7771]

Congratulations to you all

[@sashanealand8315]

what is the deal with the straw bales?