Finishing Touches | Straw Bale House Build

[@ДаниилБрахловски]

Brilliant work guys, looks pretty good! Especially walls!

[@buildingroots5873]

Thank you!

[@laurencehebert4880]

I was just in the middle of watching your latest video Time lapse Phase 2, and the video disappeared!😮 I hope everything is okay at your end and it was wonderful to see you back on youtube. I hope it's just a glitch and it will be back soon. I hope you and your family have a Happy New Year.

[@bob_frazier]

Quite possibly the most wholesome family based building project ever on KZbin. I'm so glad this turned out well. Not surprised, just glad.

[@buildingroots5873]

I sure appreciate the thoughtful words, means more than you might realize ❤️❤️❤️ thank you, and thanks for your support of the channel!

[@eveadame1059]

​@@buildingroots5873💕 What wise parents, the both of you are. Exampling working together as a couple, while teaching your children confidence building life long usable skills 💕

[@Michael-rz7ic]

I cannot believe you didn’t end up with 10x the subscribers. Your dedication & perseverance to all the build processes was admirable. You are truly craftsman. And fun parents as well. How’s the house feel going into winter? Best wishes, peace.

[@buildingroots5873]

aww, thank you! Honestly, I feel I didn't give it my best shot towards making better videos/editing/and trying to get our videos out there. We were so consumed with building, husband working full time, our small business, homeschooling, learning the science and steps along the way, and taking care of the kids that it was the least priority at the time. I appreciate the kind words 🧡

[@buildingroots5873]

winter with below zero temps are still a bit chilly.. I do wish we used WHEAT straw bales. I think these flax bales are allowing too much air to pass so we do feel a little cool air through the walls. but overall, it is sounds and warm.

[@lauraunferdorfer6645]

Would love to hear how the home has performed in this extreme winter weather we’ve had this winter. Miss seeing your videos. I was almost sad to see that you were finished and I didn’t get to watch y’all anymore. Your family is so great to watch. I loved the extended family camaraderie and the way they all came together to help you through this process. Not something we see much in this day and age.

[@buildingroots5873]

thank you for your words. I personally believe it would perform better if the bales were made from wheat instead of flax. There is too much air in the flax bales so the house is a little colder than one would expect. BUT the floor heat has been amazing and keeping us much much warmer than where we were before the build.

[@markschneider2307]

😊we like it. Shine on family and home.

[@colinbrooks6290]

The staircase is coming alive again 🎉🎉🎉

[@laurencehebert4880]

Where have y'all gone? I hope all is well at your end. You're truly inspirational!

[@buildingroots5873]

thank you, completely checked out of youtube for a while (ok, a long time) but now getting back onto it. I plan to post a video in the near future of another timelapse and maybe keep going from there. thanks for watching!

[@HeidiPyke]

What a beautiful life you have.

[@LoSconosciuto57179]

I've seen practically all your videos in Italy. You have done a magnificent job: congratulations, you have been really good! You are a beautiful family and your children are beautiful and funny, you can see that they are peaceful and happy. Greetings from Milan.

[@buildingroots5873]

Thank you very much!

[@grahamwalker3819]

What? What’s in Italy? Where do I go to see that?

[@grahamwalker3819]

Haha, I’m an idiot… forget that.

[@JL-hn6hi]

Looking fabulous! So glad you captured that footage of your helper with the stairs to share with the kids in the future.

[@dalethorp3687]

Both of your projects lok fantastic and the kids brought so much joy to me. Looking forward for more episodes.

[@buildingroots5873]

thank you!

[@TinyShinyHome]

Just want to tell you guys this build has been amazing to watch. I am completely in awe of what you’ve done. It’s truly a work of art.

[@buildingroots5873]

thank you so much!

[@kaylinoldfather2587]

You have inspired and educated me so very much. I will be starting on my own farmhouse renovation next year. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@toddslichter7831]

Happy you like the Osmo-oil. Everything looks great. I use it on all of my floors, doors and trim in my homes. Love the product and love your home.

[@buildingroots5873]

thanks sooo much for the recommendations!! yes, it is a great product and I love how 'low maintenance' it seems to be!

[@brandahmessenger433]

You could stain just the top of each step dark and it would create a pretty cohesive looking wood combination. Love what you’re doing

[@buildingroots5873]

great idea! i had considered something on that end as well but wasn't sure how well I could pull it off. thank you and thanks for watching!

[@housearea]

Guys, It's been 9 months and now am catching up with the build. I was planning bale house build and I found your start of the building of the house. I AM AMAZED from the work of you both and how you are enjoying and joining the kids to the build as a game!

[@buildingroots5873]

thank you!

[@elainebusch9382]

so exciting! beautiful home almost complete!

[@aliciavalentyn5889]

Superb

[@buildingroots5873]

Thank you!

[@jennetichi9551]

Its all coming together and looking wonderful! You all have done a great job!

[@buildingroots5873]

thank you

[@leebstill]

I love your house, beautiful! Can’t wait to do mine

[@buildingroots5873]

thank you, best of luck!

[@darkisland04]

Nicely done!

[@buildingroots5873]

thank you!

[@feliciaobryan6156]

Beautiful

[@buildingroots5873]

thank you

[@DajhiraJo]

I miss you guys 😭 You inspired me to look further into straw housing. Will you update again?

[@buildingroots5873]

I will try and work on an update in the near future, thanks for watching!

[@TheWynch]

Our child just bought a straw home, one of only 225 ever built in our state. How has yours performed so far ? Have you saved money in heating and cooling bills ? What are issues she needs to be on the lookout for.? Your house is quite beautiful, I love the staircase.

[@buildingroots5873]

its been performing well. We do not know how efficient it is the winter just yet, but during the summer it was great. There is no AC in the house, and only had a few windows open at nights and the house stayed between 70-76 even during 100 degree days. It was humid during the nonstop days of rain though. She shouldn't need to be on the 'lookout' for anything different than a typical house. thank you!

[@FantailValleyHomestead]

Thank you for sharing your journey. How/where did you guys learn all of this? Is there a resource that you recommend? We are thinking about building our home like this but don't know where to start getting good information. Thanks!

[@buildingroots5873]

You are welcome.The only resource we used was www.strawbale.com - Andrew was amazing! he is retiring but it sounds and looks like the new ownership of it all is going to be great as well! Best of luck

[@FantailValleyHomestead]

@@buildingroots5873 oh that is a wonderful resource, somehow in all my researching I hadn't managed to find them, thank you!

[@buildingroots5873]

@@FantailValleyHomestead glad to be of help!

[@patrickrussell1888]

How has the exterior walls treated with hydrolic lime been holding up to the Dakota weather?

[@buildingroots5873]

we had a few hailstorms, and during one of the storms the pea sized hail actually indented into the stucco! there are also a couple cracks along corners that we should probably address, otherwise it appears to be holding up well.

[@howdychick30]

How long and wide is your living/dining/kitchen area? I have started construction on our attached barn and am about to start building our house now and your house looks so identical to our floorplan that I'm screenshoting multiple times to show my husband what my drawings will look like in real life. (I'm referring to the living, dining, kitchen area with the balcony up top with the doors. We have 4 kids too so we decided to give them their own tiny bedrooms across the top, so 4 doors) seeing your KZbin thumbnail was a holy crap moment. It was seeing what was in my head and sketchbook in real life, but I really am interested to know your dimensions. Yours may be almost the same or maybe a tiny bit more narrow and it would be nice to know the numbers to ask my husband what he thinks about size now that he can see it in a real structure. Thanks in advance!

[@buildingroots5873]

Haha that's awesome!! The main Floor exterior dimensions are 36x45... the area you asked about from south wall of windows to the post and then the entire length is 16'x42' (interior dimensions)..hope that helps!

[@pjshooter6]

Hello, I just started checking out your vids, I have a question. Were you able to get a build loan for this house or had to pay as you built? We are at the property purchase stage now and looking at barndominiums as an option. These haybale builds have been on my mind for at least 10 years though. If nothing else I will build my garage/shop like this or shipping containers. Possibly a mix of both.

[@buildingroots5873]

we did not look into a build loan. we paid as we could, and got a small personal loan just to help us through so we didn't feel stressed about money. best of luck on your upcoming projects!

[@Orikix]

Will there come more updates😢?

[@buildingroots5873]

I will try and get an update in the near future!

[@jenniferbunker2757]

How many square feet is the house ? How much did it cost in total to make this house?

[@buildingroots5873]

3,000 square feet (that is including the garage and loft/2nd floor)

[@jenniferbunker2757]

@@buildingroots5873 and how much in total?

[@alexzach429]

More videos? Please 🙏

[@buildingroots5873]

yes, I plan to get a couple more out sometime. just took a break (a long one) from youtube.

[@lisagrace6471]

Hey, is there a good email to get in contact with you? I have a few questions regarding your build. We are also a young family interested in natural, earthen building practices. Thank you!

[@buildingroots5873]

certainly - [e-mail]

[@leebstill]

What happened to you guys? Is the house ok?

[@wyleehuffman5280]

The house is just fine 👌

[@buildingroots5873]

took quite a break from youtube. thanks for checking in. The house is doing well! will need to post a new video in the near future

[@leebstill]

​@@buildingroots5873 glad y'all are good. I totally understand. It can be exhausting I know. Glad the house is good

[@RVBadlands2015]

Have you found a company to insure your house. We are looking for a insurance for our.

[@buildingroots5873]

did u check out www.strawbale.com to see what their list of insurers that allow straw bale homes is? should be able to find something.

[@GuitarAAC]

Hi, do you have contact info?

[@buildingroots5873]

Wylee is a diesel mechanic and I have a business serving ice cream plus homeschooling the kids. Neither of us were in construction. Thank you for your words and thanks for watching!

[@wernerpfeifer]

If this trend catches on, we'll soon be living in caves again!

[@jessib3339]

Do you have an Instagram! I’m watching all your videos right now. I’m obsessed, we are heading down the same path.

[@buildingroots5873]

No we don't. Best of luck to you!