Dan's Dirt Cheap Hyper-Adobe Tiny House: The Full Story

[@katesisco]

EVERYBODY needs the safety and security of a home of thier own. Thanks!

[@NotSureJoeBauers]

Never seen the hyper adobe method. The Ninja machine is really impressive

[@danielsagepoetry]

Thanks

[@raspberryjellydoughnut5727]

Everyone deserves a place to be and what a beautiful place he designed & built

[@MagicBusandUs]

😂 the government was giving us a severance pay, saying “you don’t need us anymore” I freaking love that! The sage. Meditation. All the energetic things 😁😊

[@eddiearrington8086]

Great story! Love that you threw your hat over the systems wall and retrieved it on the outside of the matrix grid. Thank yoy

[@shaunhall960]

Second time watching this.... Much love to our off-grid community.

[@tworebelsoffgrid]

Love this! We are building with hyperadobe in Cochise County, AZ! It’s an amazingly efficient way to build, but it’s a ton of work/time. Totally worth it though! We loved the music!

[@azarelthecreator7098]

I hope you got proper permitting to do it. People are just building these on their land thinking they don't need proper permits and doing all the work for nothing once the county finds out. All plans for these need engineer signatures on them to get permit approval.

[@tworebelsoffgrid]

@@azarelthecreator7098 yes, of course we got a permit. In our county you do not need a permit if it’s under 200 square feet, has no utilities, and does not cost more than $1000 to build. In our county we have a building permit called an opt-out permit which does allow you to build residentially without inspections or very limited inspections. Every county is different, so we always advise people to always check with your county on permits before building.

[@ladonnakaylewis8653]

Well I must say I'm impressed. Handsome and smart ! The home is awsome. I am planning to build an Earthship to live in myself. Off grid living is my goal.

[@JohnGarland]

Love This! Thanks for the the plug on Adobe Ninja.

[@boardwalkbw7130]

Adore this guy...love his house...awesomesauce

[@micahmanley613]

Dopest house ever! I'm saving the last 2/3 of the video for when I need to see something awesome

[@candyapples6241]

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this house, my dream home!!!

[@driverguy7]

I dreamed of building an Adobe home when I was homeless in Arizona in 1988. Got a normal house in Ohio now, so everything worked out OK. Your house is nice, the megaphone !!....

[@jimviau327]

Admirable! Your courage and energy are inspirational. 👏

[@Sweetlyfe]

I love Daniel’s music as well as his home.

[@InJusticeAustralia]

Did local council require permits, inspections, and approval?? I’m curious as I wouldn’t think it would pass the insane regulations most councils require. Also that I’m wondering if it’s in one of the few areas that there is very few building regulations?

[@judyofthewoods]

Love the idea of super adobe. It's like rammed earth without the shuttering, and earth bags without the barbed wire.

[@TwitchingHour]

You guys are rad and everyone should consider what you’re doing here. I like to call it “getting out of the resort” and making a home for themself. I’ll be doing it soon, starting with property and moving my way up from there. You killed it on this build and I’m really thankful to get to learn from you. Cheers

[@featherwind2443]

whooooa sooo cool!!!! what a great way to build and Dan sure is a cool cat ;)

[@RJCooper2]

Extremely cool, Dan!

[@lorenlash9174]

We're totally eye-balling some land in Taos right now and keeping my fingers crossed to be able to visit Calearth to learn superadobe. Would love to cross paths with Daniel sometime in the future! Beautiful creation, my friends ✌🏼

[@azarelthecreator7098]

You are going to have to get whatever plans you come up with signed by an engineer or architect or you want be able to do one of theses. Nobody making these videos ever talks about the legal things needed before you can even begin.

[@lorenlash9174]

Just accepted into their 2 month internship@@azarelthecreator7098

[@lorenlash9174]

Also, my father is an architect@@azarelthecreator7098

[@chartingwithliv]

Beautiful video, I hope this goes viral and you and him both get traffic🎉

[@ShePlaysSixStrings]

Inspiring. Venturing on making a earth house in South Africa 🇿🇦

[@hollylaw8272]

My daughter and I are going to build one by ourselves. I wish we had a community of help! But I am thankful for this video showing me how to do it as cheap as possible, since we are so very poor.

[@DanO530.8]

Yes I totally agree with you your house is your sanctuary and you have so much peace debt free…I wish everyone on the planet could have there own house debt free so they can enjoy other things in life because there’s a lot out there to see

[@danielsagepoetry]

Thanks so much Eric!!!!

[@featherwind2443]

im so proud of you and how far you have come!!! such a joy to see you happy in your home

[@Arizona-Desert-Rat-Realty]

You have done a great job with this Vid and working with this character.

[@MelissaMalzahn]

Very unique home.

[@SandraCrockett]

Thank You, Very interesting and informative!

[@KarasCyborg]

You're ahead of the curve. Low energy use. Low property taxes. Paid For. Next up: Olive Trees, Peach Trees, Mexican Avacado, Persimons and some Vertical Grow Tower Hydroponics.

[@michaelglenning5107]

Using recycle styrofoam can insulate the exterior of your home with a product called styro Crete . Some of the benefits are free insulation and preventing going into the land dump

[@smirglvojtechskovajsa2787]

So inspiring! ❤

[@Deutschtown]

So great to see your new vid! Are you in Taos now?

[@danielsagepoetry]

Not atm

[@MA-mh1vs]

There is a family that has built one of these homes, they even built a chicken shelter with a garden/seating area around it.

[@wulfclaw4921]

My earthbag home has withstood 2 California earthquakes, and 2 fires ! Zero damage ! It exceeds any codes !

[@jordanwoitinnek2999]

Hey love your videos, love Dan too he’s a great dude! I’m in the Taos and will be in Crestone next week. Would love to connect if your around! Blessings

[@tom-ss2mn]

Very enteresting

[@raymondpeters9186]

Pumicecrete is by far the best building material on the planet Pumicecrete is a mixture of pumice cement and water mixed and poured into a set of reusable forms walls are poured from 12"to 24" thick pumicecrete is fireproof termite proof rust rot and mold proof and has a high R value and good sound attenuation solid poured walls means no critters can live in your walls Pumicecrete can be built for a fraction of the cost and time and pumice is one of the few building materials that can go directly from the mine to the job site ready to use without any additional possessing and zero waste Google all the walls of my house are made of pumicecrete Take care Ray

[@holgermessner851]

Just watched this. Not into Adobe. I’m building with concrete blocks my house in Panama. My idea was to build with aircrete a dome house. Didn’t got a building permit for that. 😢 I was told to use local materials. Still I am building a circular house. (Yes. I have to stand my ground. 😂 ) But I decided in the middle of the construction, to put another level on top. (My son lives in Germany. We had a discussion about the Russian aggression in Europe. So I just said to my son: If it gets worse in Europe, just get a ticket and come to Panama to sit it out.) Now the local people thinking that I built a castle and call it that. Last delivery papers showed as address: Calle de Castillo. Well. That’s how rumors starting…. 😂 Always looking to get some inspiration from people who thinking outside the box. Nice video.

[@AnnaBananaRepublic]

Thank you KZbin, for introducing me to this wonderful world of weirdos. GET YO BUCKETS!

[@pizzagurl4135]

how does the plumbing work?

[@danielsagepoetry]

I have a sink and a shurflo water pump It pumps from the cistern to the sink using solar power and then the black water goes to a 55-gallon drum w a lid so I can use the water if I want or let it go into the leech field which is just 1in gravel then plastic then back buried

[@bryangelb507]

Goodstuff! Very cool space.

[@ladonnakaylewis8653]

Sweet!

[@mikeycbaby]

Another technique I’d like to try.

[@arthurmaciel9893]

3 yrs to achieve his goals, some people take 30 40 years to full pay for their homes

[@ruthvalero658]

Hello this is fantastic can I get the link for the couse 101❤️ thank you so much.

[@googleaccountuser6976]

Love your channel…subscribed! ✌️

[@donnalee8699]

Love it!

[@OwnerBuildersUnite]

Hell yeah! Go Dan!

[@dennisoswalt8302]

Hello Im Dennis I've been contracting for most of my life and have built all over the country. One of the first parts of your story had to do with, ( Disappearing Tent ) That in mind Can you talk about how you attached the roof. As it appears your home is a launch pad for a big kite. I would hate to see folks one night seeing stars instead of a ceiling. THE WIND GODS CAN BE WICKED 😁

[@danielsagepoetry]

yes crazy 100 mph winds here in NM. Roof is traditional "shed" style, low slope. 2 big beams, rafters, then osb w/ h clips, then felt, then propanel/metal. Should last my lifetime.

[@litestreamer]

Very cool! What about in house running water, and plumbing set up - shower and toilet?

[@TheOffGridGuru]

As far as I know, he's roughing it with an outdoor compost toilet and outdoor shower until he can upgrade. Am I right? @danielsage91

[@danielsagepoetry]

I did a sink inside, simple grey water out. Had plans to do a shower/shed but I have knee problems.

[@kemosabe5120]

How did permitting work? Doesn't Taos have a $5,000 environmental fee in addition to the permit?

[@earthshippie]

Sweet solar 😉🌞⚡️🏡

[@josephbrantley3953]

Did you pull permits

[@Faithlovelifeafter25]

Where did he buy his bags?

[@danielsagepoetry]

maybe I should start selling bags damn....

[@melissaondrek7081]

What about power and water source? indoor bathroom or out house? You have a stove to heating, where do get your wood?

[@optoutsociety8461]

Solar, Water Catchment, Grey Water System, Composting Toilet, A Cord of Wood at $200 would heat a home like this though winter.

[@danielsagepoetry]

I live next to a forest and have a small wood stove...rain catch goes to cistern in ground, solar system for power, outhouse.

[@RainImanKhan]

The purple is my style!!!

[@peteradkins1562]

This is awesome. I'm really interested in learning more, is there an email or anyway to get in touch?

[@marykennedy3139]

Will there be a kitchen and bathroom incorporated into this project 🤔

[@jasonmgomez]

what is the song at the end?

[@johntillotson4254]

Thx for sharing

[@selispeks]

Anyone know what his website is now? The link doesn't work. This dude is awesome and I gotta find his courses!

[@TheOffGridGuru]

We are working on getting it back up ;) Thanks for checking in

[@back2basics597]

Now all Dan needs is Jesus and with all that desert, he will find the Lord one of these days. I am the voice crying in the wilderness .......

[@alexi9108]

Wow! It's old school analog 3d printing! ))

[@Eva-li2pe]

Dan what happened to your course? I wanna build tiny adobes in AZ overlooking the mountains for glamping. Traveling from Nashville to Las Vegas begining of June. Will pass near Taos on Route 66.

[@TheOffGridGuru]

We are working on getting it back up again!

[@PaganWizard]

Is it possible to buy land with a hyper-adobe home already built? I am getting close to my 60th birthday, and not in the kind of physical shape it takes to build something like this. I really like the below grade design of this home, I'd bet that it helps keep temperatures in the home cooler.

[@danielsagepoetry]

yea ill sell you this one for 1,000,000

[@PaganWizard]

@@danielsagepoetry 🤣😂🤣

[@mihaliprefti2507]

Where’s that? Which part of USA. I’d like to visit that place. Coming from Toronto.

[@danielsagepoetry]

northern NM near taos

[@MagicBusandUs]

I’ve been wanting to do this for years. It’s time after : years on our bus to find our land! Built for community❤ live this.. love Dan personality.. energy draws energy! 🎉

[@azarelthecreator7098]

Make sure you get your plans signed by an engineer or you are going to have problems with the county. These can't be just built without permits and a lot of people following KZbin think you don't need permits to do this. You surely do and these videos never mention that part of the process.

[@kentonbouman1790]

I just subscribed. I’ll have to check out you channel. I’m about to have my bud spray foamed next week. Plan is to save up and build a hyperabobe place of my own. Place all my kids want to build someday I hope

[@mr.makeit4037]

I always wondered in these leak water in the structure over time, especially if you dig below grade. If so, how can you deal with that?

[@danielsagepoetry]

spray foam is my vapor barrier, dug out 2 ft below grade

[@olhafilimonova4396]

Gudmoning ❤😂 boi siete migliori

[@redandwhitefeatheredserpen1156]

add sticky rice to the adobe, that's the secret to concretion like the mortar and sticky rice used in the great wall of china and its still standing.

[@MudandSunshine]

Are the bags you used 12” wide? Did you need to use barbed wire between the courses?

[@PanzerBuyer]

Not for the hyperadobe mesh since material can bond between layers. Yes on the white polypropylene bags.

[@danielsagepoetry]

yes, 12" wide for both the super and hyper. you need barbed wire for the solid super poly bags and transition to hyper but not the hyper once going.

[@wulfclaw4921]

Killer channel. Will have to make a vid of mine !

[@elguapo2831]

I'm trying get the mesh for a project. I see that you show a page for a 12 inch roll. Is that the size that was used?

[@TheOffGridGuru]

Check out the Q&A from this follow up video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGWtYYeEes6Kla8si=O1LDS95uUXEMzyuo

[@norahjaneeast5450]

You know what you're talkin about how it's easier when you moisten the stuff for the bags I would also say the same thing about digging it's very hard when it's dry it's a lot easier when it's wet you're in the desert of course so I would have to say digging down three feet would be quite difficult but I would say obtainable where I'm at but in the desert I would say no I do love this On the spray foam out side you were talking about how important it was to cover the bags because of UV degradation you might well want to check to make sure that purple paint actually a good ultraviolet light barrier because that's the biggest problem next to the fact that I believe that maybe ants might well like your foam from below grade all the way the rafters

[@y0nd3r]

How did you acquire the land and how much was it?

[@danielsagepoetry]

Word of mouth and $2500

[@Melicoy]

Do I have to see you on screen talking?

[@nataliegist2014]

I was thinking of using pallet strapping to hold my house together. Instead of barb wire. But could I ask where you purchased your bags?

[@danielsagepoetry]

bad idea just use barb wire. initially nm dirtbags but you can find cheaper online....they came from Indonesia....

[@foodievids5814]

Is this all powered by solar or electricity as well?

[@bindiberry6280]

Just wonder, if spraying mud into the mesh nylon hoop with a small 2-strok engine will improve the building process.

[@danielsagepoetry]

probably not

[@KvltKommando]

How much was the land? Does he rent the lot? I might've missed it

[@flatearthsubgeniussociety6249]

LIKED AND SHARED

[@Hadassah-KaquoliMReno]

Question; I noticed that you have a triangle in your house, what is it for please?

[@danielsagepoetry]

fun

[@RedandAprilOff-Grid]

😎 A black roof is an interesting decision in the desert. How much did the house cost?

[@TheOffGridGuru]

Not sure which is more interesting, the black roof or the purple exterior 😅 As for the cost, around 33k - It's in the thumbnail ;)

[@RedandAprilOff-Grid]

@@TheOffGridGuru 😄 Thanks! I guessed I was scrolling through and didn't even see the thumbnail because the video started playing. Our son is building a small hyper adobe house. He has built the walls completely by himself. We are planning to help him put a white roof on pretty soon. 🌞🏜️

[@chaosplan]

I’m a Red & April fan. They’re built a great diy off grid desert house with some neat passive features. Great channel.

[@RedandAprilOff-Grid]

@@chaosplan Thanks! 😊

[@Sweetlyfe]

New Sub, I Love the house and the community helping you and all learning together, at 57 my back is pretty ruined, by lifting disabled people in the 80’s without hoists, so it does limit me. But I currently live in a 20ft former refrigerated shipping container so it’s insulated, and I’m 100% off grid, it’s pretty rustic as I use a long drop (pit toilet) which suits me because since I was a kid we always had to conserve water due to years and years of drought so I grew up with water restrictions, I don’t run out with my 20,000 litre water tank, only had to buy water to fill it the first time 5yrs ago. I am a city boy but have always loved the bush and nature so where I am now is perfect, a few more creature comforts would be nice, but it will come it just takes a bit longer when you’re older and haven’t had the financial resources, but I own my 16 acres and anything on top of that is a benefit. A great video and Daniel Sage is obviously a really great guy, with fun energy, so you need people like that to rally the community and lift the mood when things go wrong and everyone is tired, especially with laughter and his music, I remember in my youth all the parties I went to where we would have a jam session, a fire and making music even in the city was the best kind of fun. Keep up the great video’s and courses Adobe Sage, I’m going to sub to your channel. It’s always beautiful to see younger people choosing to live simpler and to create such positive communities that make homes together. Keep the joy alive and when you make something whether it’s Art, Music, performance, houses, you make the world more positive. Well done to all of you.

[@thegreatoutdoors1000]

I'm in santa fe, doing a traditional adobe out in soccoro in the mid of nowhere on 30acrs!

[@kentonbouman1790]

I just subscribed

[@cottoncandyjaguar]

So where do you get hyperadobe bags?

[@danielsagepoetry]

friggin amazon

[@carolinecaroline2264]

I would love to see how this house holds up after a very strong thunderstorm. Hmmm.

[@danielsagepoetry]

it's been great.

[@RuRu-wn3vg]

Where's the water coming from?

[@Jiggamus]

Did he own the land? Is he squatting? I wish this was addressed.

[@danielsagepoetry]

yea I bought it

[@chuckomgyahoo]

Dudes...I wanna do this so bad on my 40 acres in Joseph city...just outside of Winslow ,Az.

[@KvltKommando]

so is he not using cement? I thought hyperadobe required like 10% cement added to the mixture

[@TheOffGridGuru]

Thats superadobe

[@nathanruben3372]

Who owns the land. What happens if someone or state comes and says get out of here...?

[@danielsagepoetry]

I own it

[@RedEyeification]

If he had no money,how did he build that house ? How did he buy the land ? Did he build it ilegally ?

[@danielsagepoetry]

when i started. i made money along the way and got lucky with pandemic unemployment

[@oakld]

I like some aspects of such building, such as financial independence (great for young people), building with your hands, or building from local materials. But the "engineering" and workmanship of this build is scary, even much more than with other earthship-like houses. It wouldn't even work, if the climate there wasn't that forgiving.

[@danielsagepoetry]

why is it scary, i used a level lol

[@d.l.r.8067]

The reality is dirt plus bags plus a ton of hard physical labor equals house.

[@GrandmaBeth2dogs]

You must get supper buffed arms.

[@puraLusa]

Bathroom? That's my question.

[@222foont]

Poop into the bags!

[@annearsenault7168]

How did he get the land with only a thousand dollars?

[@danielsagepoetry]

talking to people

[@annearsenault7168]

@@danielsagepoetry I guess I don't talk to enough people already lol

[@adventurehawksancientharmony]

In just a year, the sandbag filler funnel went up double in price from $48-$104 on Amazon

[@TheOffGridGuru]

@@adventurehawksancientharmony Interesting, I just took a look and found it for $68 on amazon and $55 on this site: www.trusupply.com/Deslauriers-sand-bag-funnel.html?feed=Froogle&_vsrefdom=adwords&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAD1v4LTgO1RhYQi5sV5NkEKyc7RZs&gclid=Cj0KCQiA0MG5BhD1ARIsAEcZtwQdEFrT8AykFuqHyea5dN_FYd4k_74z_nEZjoft07ZyH4zWEeR5hOEaAs7PEALw_wcB

[@Green_kamino]

How would I apply the pumice/scoria to the wall?

[@TheOffGridGuru]

Great Question, There are several ways to do it. Here are some techniques in no particular order of priority: #1: Double up the wall thickness from the beginning. Use one course of earthbag and one course of scoria filled bags side by side. This would ideally start from sub grade and be as high as the adobe walls, under the eves of the roof. Might be too much labor for some, I haven't seen it done, usually people go with one or the other. #2. Hire a company to come and pour scoria / pumice-crete in slip formed walls.. This could be the load bearing and insulation walls of the house, then you could skip the earthbags and just use pumice-crete as the primary material. Plaster the inside with clay, for some thermal mass. Not sure it would make sense to pour pumice crete around a hyperadobe structure... but I'd love to see the experiment. #3 There is a technique where you mix the scoria/clay balls with a binding agent and throw globs on it on the walls. It looks bumpy when cured, can't remember what it's called. But this technique would be applied to the exterior after its already built. I'll ask around and get back. #4. Double wall cavity filled with loose pumice. I've seen this done with a double can & mortar wall as an experiment at the Earthship Testing Site... Hope that gives you some ideas! I'd say all of them are experimental except the poured pumice-crete... but that's not an add-on to the exterior...rather an entirely different wall system

[@Green_kamino]

Wow, that's a lot to think about. Thank you!