The First Legal Mud House In British Columbia Canada

[@alejinoo8920]

In 🇲🇽 MEXICO we have these homes, most of the old haciendas houses were built from Adobe! Keeps homes fresh in the summer and warm in the winter 🙏🏻

[@marianfrances4959]

Love Mexico! 👍😎🇨🇦

[@SS-bg6ht]

We have the same in india too.

[@allendiller]

Dang AleJinoo wish I could come to Mexico to see some

[@allendiller]

Love the Cobb home all Natural wood and Earth Mudd base Home'#$

[@alejinoo8920]

@@allendiller your one airplane ✈️ ticket away my friend 🙏🏻

[@meadmaker4525]

This home has more character than any of the million dollar homes I've seen here in Florida. It just looks so inviting and warm. And it has everything you'd need.

[@msch7620]

It’s in British Columbia, it’s probably over $1 million.

[@Kit-o-matic3000]

@@msch7620 Land has gotten crazy expensive here for sure, but this cob house was only around $100,000 to build in 1999.

[@msch7620]

@@Kit-o-matic3000 Everything was cheaper in 1999. 😞

[@coffeezombie244]

@@msch7620 I was about to type that in too. 1.15 now it's been 2 months and island land has skyrocketed.

[@coffeezombie244]

@@Kit-o-matic3000 lol

[@TheToneBender]

I love how she explains all the flaws like cracking and maintenance.

[@wollschweinriddim606]

with a pretty manly voice😱🤭

[@louisegogel7973]

Agreed! It’s really helpful to know the flaws so others can design to mitigate or eliminate them!

[@yippehanako]

​@@wollschweinriddim606 hardly?

[@OtherDalfite]

@@wollschweinriddim606 women can have deeper voices without them being manly. are you upset because hers is deeper than yours?

[@wollschweinriddim606]

@@OtherDalfite surely😂

[@jimbaillie0]

This is great! I have a mud home in Australia and I will disagree on one point and say its easy not difficult to make changes after building. If you need to put electricals in you can chisel a channel in the wall for cables, recycle the chiselled waste by remixing with water and more manure and plaster back into the channelling and then cover over again with your favourite render, mine being limewash!

[@rashie81]

Dude, that already sounds like a lot of work. Lol. And this is coming from a tradesman. XD

[@jimbaillie0]

@@rashie81 you are probably right, homes can be quickly and easy built but there is definitely a real charm that comes with a crafted home using raw materials. I'm not a tradesperson like you, so I had to learn as I went along and after nearly 30 years I still live in the home I built and I continue to enjoy the satisfaction that came with spending the extra time to complete things just the way I wanted.

[@AlanaBananaCanada]

So cool James!

[@TK2236]

@@rashie81 Hi there o7 You can do that in an instant with the right tools. It will only take some time if you do it by hand, with no electric tools.

[@Krisp138]

They really use manure ? I don't think id want to make my house with that! I've heard of the other basic cob materials though not so bad,lol.

[@JP-bv7bf]

I remember as a child visiting my aunt in New Mexico who lived in a cob home, I also just love it when people do beautiful art work with glass bottles. The wood work is just beautiful

[@LK-pc4sq]

The sad reality Climate Change is accelerating the drought cycle and 63% of the western half of the united states is in a drought.

[@radicallychill8401]

The people working together, the process, the home, it is all so beautiful!💚😌🌻

[@clovermark39]

I want a cobb house now. This is wonderful.

[@dr.s.k.jainmrs.vinodjain8764]

In India such houses have been made in villages for at least 4500 years

[@liftoffthecouch]

I love this house! It's my very first natural home, that I discovered back in high school. I just absolutely love it! It's so good to see it pop up online now and then. I hope to see it in person some day.

[@TheStreamingEnderman]

This looks nicer than a modern "super mansion" outstanding work!

[@jessegriffin9]

I simply love this home. I wanna hug the wall lol

[@JaySinghIsImmature]

You'll find that the typical grandmother from an Indian village can make these materials and structures; they use cow manure, straw, and mud to create the base materials. Pretty cool to see this in BC.

[@hemidart7]

Just don't build it on the wet coast it will melt... Lol

[@foxymacadoo]

@@hemidart7 Mayne island is on the West Coast of Vancouver Island near Victoria/Sidney area

[@cautionTosser]

that's actually the first thing I thought about when I saw this build. Know where I first saw the dung/straw homes in India? Zoboomafoo. It's a kids show that my son used to love. I learned a lot about animals and different places from that show. :)

[@monkpool]

Cow doo doo?!

[@louisegogel7973]

@@hemidart7If you have the walls well away from direct rain and snow, I believe they hold up really well… it’s the splash and constant contact that create the issues.

[@designdoctor247]

It reminds me of the beautiful snow white cottage. Love love love this home 🏡

[@crowchateau]

This is so insightful! I hope this quickens the evolution of the building code, permits, and building inspections to quickly and accurately assess what is not "in the box". Because many things are structurally safe that are not included.

[@nancer73]

Thanks for sharing. I had no idea we could live like this in BC. Hope it is holding up with the extreme weather.

[@mariahfedosov1516]

Yes I love to see this in BC as I would love to make one some day here :)

[@astutusmortuus]

This is brilliant. I have not had such good information quite as quickly provided about sustainable living as I have here. Thank you for the inspiration and the ideas. Party on 🎉

[@fretlesssmilemore8905]

This is simply wow!! Muddy,woody,cosy and home home like🌸🌻🏵

[@witchfinder77]

Beautiful dreamy house and garden. I wish i could live in a place like this.

[@billpetersen298]

A suggestion. My good friend, has a place, built with a lot of cedar and stone. Against a cliff, in Garden Bay BC. Lovely place, like this one. The stone tub/shower, was not a good idea. There is too much mass in the stone, to have a warm bath. It doesn't matter how much, hot water you put in. The heat, goes into the stone.

[@arunachulashiva]

Wow. That's a shame. No baths in such a lovely home otherwise. Thanks for the tip.

[@michellebyrom6551]

Place the tub against the back of the main fire. When I lived in a stone built house it took a week to properly warm up from a coal stove that stayed lit. Once the stone walls were warm it took them a week to fully cool down when the stove was allowed to go out for trips away. A stone tub will draw heat from the fire and then act like a radiator to warm the bathroom. It won't get hot enough to burn anyone, like a small child.

[@minerchick1258]

@@michellebyrom6551 woah that is really smart, by back to back do you mean there would be the fire place or stove behind the wall directly behind the clay wall? or does the stone have to be touching / a part of the fireplace or stove?

[@louisegogel7973]

@@minerchick1258I would think you’d have to buffer it a bit so direct flames are not heating the stones.

[@luisv7117]

Wow what an incredible and beautiful home thank you for sharing

[@ShelleyThomas777]

This is my favourite cob home! The space and layout of the home and the natural setting are perfect! :)

[@arshsingh1984]

We stayed here a few years back. It was a beautiful place and a wonderful getaway 🙂 10/10 would go back

[@maobfh]

I cannot adequately communicate just how much i like cob homes. So beautiful! Congratulations on a beautiful home and thanks for sharing!

[@AliciaHauri-x2b]

It's labor intensive and fun but there's a lot of love put into these cob houses! Absolutely stunning!

[@hope4ul]

In some south asian regions these are very common, and similarly built by the elderly (often the ladies bc the men are out farming), family, or community exactly like this, its fun to learn that this is such a sustainable way to make houses now that I live in america, i never realized they were doing eco living down there

[@brucerideout9979]

There's a funky little street near a funky little town, Comox BC, has half dozen little funky little homes. Mushroom, Mother's boot,, So adorable, can't recall the name.💝

[@charlene.elovitzChannelYT]

It's really unique, the woodwork is beautiful

[@free2bfree583]

Eye window made me feel happy too! Thank you for sharing your home and thoughts...

[@emmyborsboom6649]

Fantastic Alexis, so well explained, so interesting. It remains one of the loveliest buildings on the planet.

[@conniehusband1365]

I have been an advocate of COBB ing since first seeing the home on utube that is near Victoria, B.C. I am also an active advocate of living on Paradise Earth! Have been collecting helpers to help fill this dream, what fun! Gooooooo! COBBERS!!!!!!!

[@louisegogel7973]

Cob, straw bale if also slicked with clay to retard possible moisture issues, hempcrete, sandbag house… all such awesome natural options that can mitigate energy needs when built snd placed optimally.

[@valeriecarwithen9276]

What a lovely looking home 🏡!

[@MrsHMB410]

Thank you for explaining everything. The good, not so good and better. It truly is a step in the better durection!!!

[@louisegogel7973]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@elizabethmountain7381]

Very lovely. Love the cabinets, floors etc. Very cozy and inviting.

[@justgivemethetruth]

8:00 - that little breakfast nook looks so relaxing and cool.

[@serendipityshopnyc]

Beautiful place. I would love to rent something like this for a few days as a B&B and see how it feels to actually live in it.

[@char3679]

I’m so in Awe, with this Lovely Little piece of heaven. 🥰😊🙏❤️ what a gem.

[@hikerx9366]

Does anyone remember hearing about the housing kits you could order from the Sears Catalog? Every piece of lumber, hardware, glass, roofing and doors would come delivered by truck to the site. Just thought I'd throw that in.... Cob is nice but I love log cabins myself. Thanks for sharing.., 👍

[@y0nd3r]

Craftsman's homes.

[@Krisp138]

Me too.maybe build 1 for plants whe. I start small house living lol.

[@hikerx9366]

@@Krisp138 👍

[@louisegogel7973]

You can combine the two and have the best benefits of both. Hempcrete is another awesome option that also breathes and has great natural insulation properties, but without the need to be so careful about rain.

[@TM-px6gp]

The house is beautiful! Also no one is talking about the hilarious promotion at the end for LMNT... good job y'all, it made me laugh! 😊

[@louisegogel7973]

Made me laugh too! lol

[@vjbaby6]

This is awsome. I would love to live in a Cob Cottage.

[@JujuBerry]

I wanna live here. Such a cozy vibe oh my goodness!!

[@maryannmcnair6887]

Adorable home

[@icebearishot3347]

We can still find these kind of Houses here in South Asia..and most of them are older than my parents some are hundreds of years old..... it's amazing and pretty easy to maintain once you grasp the concept....also it feels so good man

[@louisegogel7973]

Yes, cob homes have an awesome feel to them that feels like a friendly quiet hug somehow… supportive and uplifting.

[@poorang900]

In Iran most old houses even some castles were made from mud. But there is a negative aspect to it. It is not resistance to earthshake. Generally not that resistance.

[@stiaininbeglan3844]

Oddly enough, I watched a video in which they built a small sample cob house on an earthquake simulator, gradually turned the Richter number up, and were flabbergasted at how the house stayed standing, even after cracking.

[@mswonwongo]

The resistance part may be true, but the damage is probably a lot less as well? My mom said they used to just crawl out of these buildings when it collapsed!

[@louisegogel7973]

@@mswonwongoAnd you can probably use all the materials from the broken house by softening it and rebuilding the whole structure, maybe with improvements you wanted too!

[@mikimauser]

amazing home

[@justgivemethetruth]

That is a beautiful place. It is too small, but man it looks really comfortable.

[@azrilia1]

It's beautiful house.. I kinda love it

[@OurHomesteadOfAbundance]

I am so inspired now to build a cob home. I also LOVE your Baja kimono thing.

[@mjordan812]

Chains for directing rainwater are also common on traditional Tirolean buildings in the Dolomite Alps.

[@louisegogel7973]

What happens when the snow and ice come? Do they form huge icicles from melt freeze alternations?

[@mjordan812]

@@louisegogel7973 I've only been there in the summer - but I would assume that the water on the chain would freeze, thaw and refreeze. Unless the gutter overflows, there would be nothing for an icicle to hang from as the chains go all the way down to the ground..

[@brentlines6238]

This is the way to go, helped with many alternative housing projects in OZ hopefully this will become more mainstream in my home BC

[@antonioquijas8033]

Beautiful home

[@socialjuma]

It feels familiar because it is similar to the material of a traditional Korean house with a hipped roof made of red clay.

[@vivfeltrin]

This house is simply amazing! I'm in love!

[@jampubs1]

Your home is lovely, as is your sweater/vest/shawl. I’d love that pattern!

[@jraaccounts]

what a beautiful and inspiring home! i also appreciated hearing about what worked well or not, looking back in hindsight. so many lessons to be learned. a question: i live on the west coast of north america also along the "ring of fire" :-D, and i'm curious what measures were taken to mitigate against earthquakes (i'm assuming this would be required by the building inspector). i'd really love to build an earthen structure, but building one which can withstand substantial seismic activity seems to be the tricky part (for those in earthquake zones).

[@Kit-o-matic3000]

@jra You can look up a seismic shake test on cob that was done at University of British Columbia in 2002. The shake table used in the test broke but the cob never did. A well constructed, round cob wall is an incredibly strong monolithic mass. 👍

[@chriswhinery]

It's a post and beam structure. Meaning, the posts and beams have to stand up to earthquake stress, which is easy. The cob is just infill, between the posts, and has no structural value (It actually does, but the bldg dept won't recognize it as such)

[@aishwaryasharma7811]

I want this...so beautiful and cozy home💖

[@tworebelsoffgrid]

This is awesome! We are building something similar here in SE Arizona…hyperadobe earthbag building with cob on the interior and exterior…we are just starting out, so this is very inspirational! Thanks so much for sharing :)

[@louisegogel7973]

How’s it going with the house?

[@mouse9665]

Wow that's a beautiful home 🏡

[@tammydunlop8587]

I love this cob house... I wish I could live there 😍

[@jaskyi2481]

Wonderful! Really love to stay there!

[@geeguy5492]

You can tell she loves that place man, I’d love it too especially if I built it

[@michellelivingstone904]

I love this! Beautiful.

[@iambicpentameter7177]

Beautiful house1 We once fixed a cracked window ourselves by taking it out and using stained glass supplies to add lead came where the crack was. Some smaller pieces of glass were totally replaced by coloured class, for an overall nice result.

[@louisegogel7973]

Thank you for that idea! My house has been shifting with the deep extended cold we sometimes experience in Vermont… frost heaves! I couldn’t figure out why some windows were cracked until, one cold winter day, I heard a sharp noise and saw the once whole bedroom window had a in it. Can you do the work while the windows are still in place or is it better to take them out to work on?

[@iambicpentameter7177]

​@@louisegogel7973 I took the glass out because they were sealed in wood frames with putty the old-fashioned way, it was in winter so we used a piece of plastic over the opening temporarily. Talk to someone who does stained glass, one needs to work on a flat surface. You are in good company, I believe it was in his Fallingwater project where Frank Lloyd Wright cast a large pane of window glass right into a concrete wall.

[@samijojohn1]

i love it and it is meaningful because you do it yourself

[@stardust2531]

I come from a once poor village in India , my dad became an engineer so we stay in cities but visit our village every vacation . My dad has 4 brothers , almost everyone has now shifted to a cement house . But there's a 2 room mud house that still have not been broken down ! And guess its a 70 years house now. My dad and uncle have kept it as it is in remembrance of my grandparents who used to live in that house. My eldest uncle along with his family still live in it most of the times. When I go , even I sleep there with my cousins ! Its a lot more fun , and trust me we never felt cold/hot in that room ! There are some cracks that can be seen , but the house has stood 10 or more cyclones now , the area is heavily cyclone prone ! Today we see cement house getting broken down ! Trust me we have been brainwashed to believe only poor live in these house. Infact I can see the opposite , the house doesnt affect nature , is strong and durable even after receiving so much rain , you would save a whole lot of electricity bill ,the mud acts as a temp managing agent and so on . Plus guess , a whole lot of money saved on bags of cement , toxins and shit !

[@louisegogel7973]

May the trend be for going back to the “mud” (cob) houses, rounded to allow high winds to pass easily around and with lovely strong overhangs that keep the wet off the walls.

[@juliemadden1206]

Beautiful

[@Gigimamapa5]

It’s a wonderful idea.

[@Thatsinteresting363]

Ok this is so cool! Love it so much!

[@ravent3016]

I didn't think that there could be cob houses here in the NW. What a lovely home.

[@ashleighjaimaosborne3966]

Fabulous looking home. 😊🇨🇦

[@AhJodie]

Wonderful!!!

[@kanyakorn29]

So beautiful house

[@pamelamoreira1975]

Absolutely gorgeous!

[@wandererstraining]

It's super interesting, and what a nice home. I also live in BC, and I'm looking at all kinds of different solutions to build housing on a piece of land. Cob houses are super cool. One thing that looks like it would have to be considered carefully is plumbing. Eventually, you can get leaks, and the difficulty to access leaky pipes in the walls combined with the vulnerability of those walls to water would worry me a bit.

[@paullarnce2167]

Very beautiful and artistically inspired.

[@Rae-lh7ex]

Beautiful idea and home. I love your take on life 😃

[@Fatmamafat]

charming and beautiful house :)

[@donnataylor980]

I love best home. It's so cute and beautiful

[@floraigokiterah1642]

This is how Maasais in Kenya build....i am in Toronto and looking forward to building one in Kenya too...

[@marianfrances4959]

I adore this home! 👍💜😎🇨🇦🌲🔥🌾

[@AlphonsodeBarbo]

Totally charming!

[@crickethartley9121]

the floor is gorgeous

[@TedNLouTherapy-cs8ly]

I’m in uk and my large garden is clay and I have timber with a large shed with no roof so bye bye shed hello Cobin, I might do a yt channel but I’m a little shy 🙈 lol 😂 but if I’m on fast forward I guess it won’t matter. The cob houses here in uk are very large one English guy took 10 years to build his mud mansion but stunning architect and I like to say natural cob as it nothing but sustainable so sustainable is tgat buzz word gov love to steer agendas. Can’t wait to get going we’ve had tons of rain so the clay soil is perfect to mix. Mine will be for Qigong practice 🤩😍🙏Thank you thoroughly enjoyed your blog 🙏💕🛖

[@louisegogel7973]

Keep us posted please.

[@gabriellafarella2926]

È un Capolavororo di Arte nelle Forme e Geniale nella Tecnica....✌👌👍💪💗

[@mapuanakupuna3471]

Love it!

[@irmas-music]

love it

[@momentomori5263]

Cob is the oldest, cheapest and insulating material that humanity used for thousands of years also it's eco friendly and in the summer is cooling

[@rumyanakoprinkova3295]

Is cob houses safe from mice? And can we use e mixer for mix cob materials.?Thanks!

[@shannonolivas9524]

Putting aside my family's history of in adobe houses in the American southwest, this reminds me quite a bit of the old "Wattle and Daub" homes in the UK. She's absolutely right about an unprotected earthen home returning to mud, lol. My father's home when he was a child melted in one of those torrential desert rains, it woke them all up in the middle of the night.

[@notveryrea1]

Lol like Willy Wonka

[@louisegogel7973]

Wasn’t there a wide enough overhang to prevent the rain from hitting the walls directly?

[@cindyreseck4429]

It's very neat

[@kelli3610]

Thank you so much for this in-depth real facts interview about adobe homes.

[@prandhar2282]

wow ! It's beautiful

[@elexamariachristine4141]

Cute house!

[@Vishnu159-varahi]

I loved it..

[@missycitty9478]

Wow. This is Absolutely Beautiful. Original. Calming. I want one. ❤❤❤❤

[@skygazer6898]

I don't know if there are any cob houses in the UK, but I want one. This house is awesome

[@WalentinaRomanaSacconi_nigoro1]

Thank You very much ))!

[@nandini2999]

It's beautiful

[@preciousstyles6029]

This looks like The Seeker's Notes Enigma house come to life. Would love to live in a place like this one day.

[@allisongibbons3282]

How well does cob do in the winter? Do you have snow in the winter? How do you keep warm. I know cob has thermal mass, but I'm wondering about how well they can do with freezing weather conditions?

[@louisegogel7973]

Because of their thermal mass, they really insulate well and mitigate the amount of heat one needs for comfort!

[@louisegogel7973]

Very Nice! 🤍👍🏼🧡👍🏼🤎👍🏼🪴