His cob house is BEAUTIFUL! Earthen home built for under $1k

[@gardyloo3093]

Wow! I absolutely loved watching that! The structures are so beautiful, but also so clever. The heating system is absolutely genius. I'm obsessed! I'm COBsessed!

[@ListedInTheSouth]

I see what you did there 😀

[@gardyloo3093]

@@ListedInTheSouth 🙂

[@cobalot9]

So Glad you are COBcessed! I use that one too...Its part of my extensive vocobulary...Yes, its pretty great to experience the heated bed, for sure!

[@gardyloo3093]

@@cobalot9 "Vocobulary!" Love it! 🥰

[@Houseds]

Beautiful like a real-life fairy tale

[@Robin-rj8vg]

I stumbled across your channel, and I'm thrilled. I'm 63 @ disabled living in a mobile home that is literally falling apart. I'm terrified it's going to burn down around me some night. Seeing this, I'm going to try and get someone to help me build a little place for me to live where I'm safe. I'm on disability, but this is very cost effective. Im very excited about this, hope for a home at last! I live in tn , hopefully our dirt works along the same way yours does. Yours looks much drier, i live on a mtn. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@juliewoodburn5216]

Hey, I've been researching cob for about a decade now (my state requires a ton of permits though - for any structure, so it's a currently unrealized dream). And I'm in the same boat as you, for the most part. But from what I've learned, most soils would have at least some amount of clay in them. But the cob mix is basically clay subsoil (no organic bits), rough gravel/sand, straw, and water. It's just a matter of making different mixes and testing them to figure out what mix works best with your soil. And yes, there are guides to help you figure that out - there are enough resources to be found if you look - here on KZbin (Miguel is one of the ones I like best), online searches, books... If you put some effort into it, especially with gathering free or cheap parts to use over time when you find them instead of waiting to buy everything you need at the last minute when it's time to build, you can really do this affordably. Good luck!

[@ramonarichardson7904]

Born, bred and raised in the Southwest. Adobe’ is my life and every Adobe’ home I’ve lived in is the best kind of building material for a living space. Cool in the heat of the summer and warm in the coldest of winters. Native cultures and ancient people had it right all along… 😊

[@janlint7434]

I loved everything about this video! Miguel is a true artist. His structures are beautiful!

[@cobalot9]

Thanks so much!

[@peace.404]

I know Miguel, he is a staple in our community. I haven been in and worked on many of these structures for learning and fun. He is def the cob guy. It’s such a delight to see him getting his beautiful structures out to more of the world. What a treat to see! 🎉 He didn’t mention that when you are inside these structures there is a distinct feeling you get, like a warm embrace from Mother Earth. I don’t know how else to describe it. Congrats Miguel! I hope people contact you to build one for them. A home for $1,000 is something most people could use now a days. They are truly something special. I’m so proud 😊.

[@debbieschoop-wilson3612]

This is one of the coolest spaces I've seen. I would love to live in one! Just beautiful and so creative.

[@cobalot9]

Nice! So glad you like!

[@SheilaYungk]

This is definitely the way to go!! I live in a condo in Florida. I can hear everything that goes on in my neighbors homes. Renovations, dogs barking and outside landscapers. One day I would like to have my own home somewhat like Miguel has created.

[@cobalot9]

Yes, I enjoy the cobin very much

[@Mickey-bd4hi]

Thank you for highlighting Miguel. I have been a huge fan of his structures.

[@cobalot9]

Awesome Mickey! So nice to hear!

[@suzannecranford6819]

All of these buildings are spiritual and of the land. So beautiful and inspiring. Thanks for the tour!

[@CraShettaThomasHolloman]

I really enjoyed watching this video. The builder is so unique and the dwelling areas are beautiful ❤

[@cobalot9]

Why, thank you so much, I really appreciate your kind words...

[@teresabarrett3266]

Dear Miguel, Your buildings are more than dignified. You are an inspiring artist. Man, i absolutely wanted to live in your spaces. So COZY. Oh man: The Sauna: Everyday: i wish. Your spacious walk in shower with removable roof is just a wonderful space to enjoy nature. Your buildings are True Living Art: inside & out BeYouTiFul. 🥰 Lovely What very clever use of heat inside outside! Man to have the sense of Hearth & Home with built in heat under the pillow and along the bed is Genius! What delightful use of glass and abalone shell, is stunningly beautiful. The living housetop is so cool. Seems like every detail has been thought of in your beautiful architecture. I just totally enjoyed this tour you gave us today. Excellent! Thank you.

[@cobalot9]

Thanks so much Teresa! I really appreciate that!

[@sharynbaccei1720]

So beautiful! Detail is gorgeous

[@VictoriaFerland-gu7rb]

Absolutely beautiful. One of the nicest cob houses I have seen

[@cmsmith3010]

I love these spaces! Hobbit Cobin with separate bath and separate kitchen spaces! LOVE! My one question is how they hold up in the rain? Do they take a lot of maintenance through the years? I don’t live far from Miguel, so I’m going to check him out!! Thank you for sharing his work!!! “Brown is the new green” ❤❤

[@cobalot9]

Hi There, Miguel here...Glad you like the Hobbit Cobin! I built this about 12 years ago now and I havent done any maintainance on it at all. The three rules to ensure the longevity of a cob structure is that it has a good pair of boots, a jacket and a hat, namely, a foundation, plaster and roof, which this does... Yes indeed, Brown is the new Green!

[@brackalack1]

​@@cobalot9 Miguel, you have great energy and enthusiasm. Your home is beautiful, thanks for sharing.

[@brandilee520]

Love the idea of using pallets, filling them with natural insulating materials and then covering them in cob. Brilliant!

[@sherriweber7105]

This is pretty nice looking well built home. He did a great job of building it. Great video! It was great seeing this home and seeing how it was built.

[@noahwan6927]

Out of the 100’s of videos I’ve watched on alternative living this is one of the best and most important.

[@VirginiaS-r2l]

Cob is fascinating as well as environmentally practical. Enjoyed the video

[@wanderlust62]

Oh, wow! I would live there, four sure and certain! Move over monolith, this is my most favorite! Jenna, these types of walk through are amazing! Nice variety in your picks!

[@TinyHouseGiantJourney]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@maryfolks9368]

This would help so many of us struggling to even buy a sticks and bricks home. Oh to be young again lol😅

[@tmckmusic8584]

That is cool that his public bench was the 1st permitted cob structure in CA. Love that.💕

[@khristamckinney2203]

This is amazing & creative!!!! What a perfect way to also help house our veterans, the homeless & help our elderly stay out of nursing homes 🤗🙌😍✝️🙏 May God bless us who want to get our hands dirty to help others!!!!

[@LDK-dt7wm]

What an industrious, brilliant and imaginative person. His furnace is absolutely ingenious. The fact that each structure took him no more than a couple of months at the most, that he created separate rooms in which to live his life, so as not to exceed the building code limits before he required permits and that he has a sauna or 'every man needs a home, every man needs a cave'... left me in awe. His creative use of materials from the Earth such as wood, straw & the earth itself plus his willingness to do manual labour shows that the accepted methods of construction & the economic exchange of goods does not have to be the only way. He also used materials we just throw away and materials we regard as inferior building products such as his use of straw for insulation, or even old clothes, shows just how much we have made 'newness' the be all and end all' of our existence. Let's not over look this man's amazing artistry. I just went along with the flow, never questioning the existing standard nor imagining that I could do things differently. It is too late for me as I am near the end of my life and am too disabled to be able to change. I admire people, such as this man, more than words can say.

[@toshikotanaka3249]

I agree with everything you say but it's going to be a long and arduous uphill battle to convince people, especially people who's livelihood depend on modern construction methods and materials, that this method of building isn't shabby, cheap and trashy.

[@aa-kh9ex]

Really great. I've always wondered about how these types of structures could be heated. Now I know.

[@cristiaolson7327]

One of my fond childhood memories was when we had just moved into our newly built house, we hadn't landscaped the back yard yet. I had read about adobe in a book, and decided to try it. I made probably 100 bricks, and stashed them in a corner of the yard to dry. The next day, they had firmed up quite a bit in the hot California sun, so I started stacking them into a fort, using more straw-filled mud as mortar. I got about 2' high before mom found me working and put a stop to my impromptu cottage construction. Building with dirt is remarkably intuitive, and I spent two happy days playing in mud during my little endeavor.

[@tammyjantzen9004]

These are just so adorable and so awesome looking!

[@chjofar]

The bench looks like the top plate of dentures. "The Denture Bencher!" 😁😁😁

[@thomcarroll5845]

Awesome man building from what god gave us truly awesome

[@JeroDeviIrisAyudha]

Housing is a human right. Not everyone is affluent. I advocate that such simple cost effective and eco-friendlier building methods become the norm as well as renewable energies like solar, wind and water. We need eco-builded cities integrated into the nature. As the economic crisis and wars have a grip on humanity currently, we have to re-thing the whole way we live and want to raise further generations. Thank you for sharing your cob house with us. A great inspiration and the building style was different from the usual earth bags, I find the structure this way more sturdy and the hay isolation can cater the colder climates.

[@AlFonso-p6p]

Someone will always come along and ruin a good thing. As long as sin exists in this world nothing will last forever. Tribes in the past had a paradise like this once with even a welfare system that fed everyone but what ended up happening? My people turned to human sacrifices and cannibalism and then blamed everyone else but themselves for their downfall and their problems while becoming a third world drug warzone... 🫤 Every place starts great and has a rich culture in history but wickedness will always rear up its ugly head no matter where you go nothing ever lasts. Even IF we all collectively tried again some punk kid will convince a lot of people to do something horrible someday while claiming it's the right thing to do 👎

[@justmere3796]

Absolute BEAUTY & Utter PERFECTION!! ❤😊❤

[@rkh7904]

This is the way for really sustainable homes and the material is at our feet. Great clip and an inspiring man.Thank you for sharing.

[@jujo2156]

The world really needs to watch this. Absolutely amazing 👍

[@ElaineFMN1978]

First time commenting on this channel and I am amazed for his work!!! It reminds me so much of “The Lord of The Rings” films, I love it!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@JustHeAndMe7733]

I love this concept! Natural, strong, environmentally healthy way of building that's also beautiful and creative. This guy has some beautiful living spaces. I love the natural process he shows. And living roofs are awesome! ❤

[@SlothsDontLie]

Thank you for showcasing this man!! He is splendid & such a breath of fresh air! This video was full of light & love in the most invigorating way

[@paulannesorensen2395]

Wonderful! I have always wanted a natural house! What could one e use in snowy areas to seal the cob??

[@cobalot9]

You can apply a lime plaster over the cob in a cold environment or an earthen plaster with a few coats of lindseed oil...

[@JaneSmith-x4x]

Interesting, creative and artistic. Love the Nature aspect and termite protection and fire proofing too. Low cost materials and time, economical.

[@jimblue39]

I lived in Petaluma most of the time I lived in California (27 years!). I loved it there, I wish I never left, but it was just too expensive after I retired. I love these Adobe houses, you did a great job, best of luck to you.😊

[@rachaelharris8611]

Loved this video! Beautiful dwellings and such a smart way to build. Miguel is precious! Thank you

[@jackiegillyard758]

I'm not sure why they would say that building with the Earth's not sound when ancient civilization did it for centuries and those building are still around

[@maggiemae7539]

They don’t make any money if you don’t do it their way

[@JesusSaves86AB]

$$$

[@jimmywhitlow2012]

Location. He's in the wrong state. California wants total control over everything and everyone. They want to milk every dime they can get out of people. By building like this they don't get as much in taxes like they would out of a home built out of overpriced materials bought from Lowes or Home Depot.

[@cattywampusmcdoogle]

because we have been brainwashed to be a throw away society

[@levelhumor2nd790]

It’s so much smarter to build with cancer causing materials or ones that are hyper flammable

[@Houseds]

The house is as beautiful as a fairy tale with environmentally friendly natural materials and very cheap prices.

[@OtherDalfite]

This guys style is amazing. Love the look and flow of his houses

[@b_uppy]

Think this is a big solution to our homeless crisis. Looks a lot better than tent cities.

[@dirtydan1861]

My grandparents house in northern Mexico was built like a country house - room by room, as money allowed for each room to be built. The first room was built when they didn't have much, out of Adobe sealed with plaster. The rooms built later from rebar and concrete are probably stronger, but they are brutal in the summer or winter without heating or cooling. The adobe room is the most liveable one in the house, by far.

[@m.frazier9952]

Wow! Just beautiful! Miguel is a truly gifted artist with a engineer's mind!

[@MBMCincy63]

Really enjoyed that tour. Thanks for the natural elements used to make a home.

[@litwin707]

Yea!! 👏🏽👏🏽 I was wondering if he would show up on your channel someday. Happy to see he put my ideas to use after I showed him my designs for a sauna. 🙂

[@cobalot9]

Nice! The design for the sauna was from my Mayan Mama in Guatemala.

[@pdq5465]

I quite enjoyed watching the building process & listening to Miguel’s explanations. I love his word plays😊. Beautiful structures. Thanks

[@rikiray3370]

Ya I been subbed to him for a cpl yrs. This guy is amazing. And it comes from within with him.

[@whitneybrown4067]

This is Gonna b so Cool🔥🔥🔥👍n Happy Tuesday😀….

[@joanneganon7157]

These structures are so beautiful when finished🎉 Nicely Done 👍! Thanks Jenna 😊. JO JO IN VT 💞

[@buddymccormack8668]

He builds with the most plentiful building material on earth, the earth itself.

[@alicerafferty9595]

Earth, grass and pallets.

[@maganalia]

That process is beautiful. What you have done with it is stunningly beautiful.

[@jodycody11]

I love it! Reminds me of the Earthship I almost built in New Mexico. Absolutely stunning!

[@Jules73572]

So awesome, and creative !!!! So cool 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🙏🏻🇺🇸🤗🥰

[@mellowyello44]

So freaking cool! 😺💗

[@robinblanc8208]

He’s amazing!!!

[@k8m883]

Love this guy is getting the exposure he deserves

[@cindyl13]

Oh what cute little buildings and I love the idea.

[@ericalampley480]

What's the difference between cob and adobe? How do you waterproof it? I had questions...

[@cobalot9]

Cob & adobe are actually the same material, sand, clay & straw, its just that adobe is made into bricks, whereas cob is sculpted in place. It is best to have a roof over a cob structure to protect it from rain, but it can also have a lime or earthen plaster with a lindseed oil sealer.

[@becorations1]

Bottlestar Gallacticob…lmao😂😂😂 It is amazing!

[@becacas5834]

This was amazing. I agree hopefully we can build more homes like those beautiful structures that are environmentally friendly and very affordable. Thank you for sharing. ❤ Happy New Year to all! Sending love, blessings, abundance, joy, health😇💙💫✨💖

[@NurseOasis]

Very cool for a pool house.

[@elavera7864]

I am so envy right now ❤❤❤😊

[@duanelawrence78]

Pretty cool thanks for sharing God bless!!✌️🇺🇲

[@NBAOHIO]

Love your work. I'm getting alot of inspiration from you now that iam starting my cob journey building on my property

[@chelu4u]

Thanks Jen and Miguel 🎉

[@miolesnevich945]

What a great idea, where I came from long long times ago use to builded house with mud, Summer kept house cool and Winter Warm, great job. Thank you.

[@feliciamarte3031]

Hola hello beautiful world what a gift God bless the mind and wisdom to succeed way to go thank you

[@marieneu264]

Wow! This is a beautiful art form that I never even knew existed. He is such a talented artist, and I’m obsessed!!! Googling more art like this immediately!!! 🏃‍♀️ 🏃‍♂️ 🏃

[@TheSushmaHomeSellingTeam]

Definitely, entertaining to watch. Beautiful and totally original home. 🥰👏🏼

[@gemsher78]

This has been my dream forever now! Under 1000$? I’ll watch:)) 😊So beautiful and grounding ♥️

[@Dr.ArielArik]

10:57 I suggest you put a metal basket or container on top of it, fill it with big stones (may look nice, for the interior, if you wish), sprinkle/pour the water on the stones, not the barrel. I suggest beer, instead of water ;) The hops' aroma is both, very "woody" and green. For a cheaper use, old bread, fermented with some spices of ur desire, can be a cheaper substitute. But there you have no hops aroma. You could even add commercial yeasts to the bread fermentation, if you don't drink it.

[@laurencecrouch3634]

Absolutely incredible ❤

[@melissarobinson5189]

I’m in!! Your Cobb structures are absolutely beautiful!! Can these be made n wheels so travel with your Cobb home would be possible??

[@honghong3153]

Need engine than.

[@michaelbessette8685]

I would love to do this with hempcrete. How well would it hold up in a humid climate is sealed well?

[@elecktrastorm9916]

It reminds of the old cartoon The Flintstones cute. :)

[@soulvoyages]

We have been out to see Miguel and his structures. Beautifully executed and inspiring man. Im Cobsessed!

[@knickiehall9149]

I'm speechless! Totally awesome and educational. Thank you

[@KARIS1961]

I just love this guy! Bottlestar galacticcob. 🤣

[@ingridhl4559]

Love love love You could end the housing crisis in Canada and around the world in a heartbeat if everyone was allowed a little piece of dirt to build in like that.

[@PatrickPrejusa]

ILL BE BUILDING MANY STRUCTURES LIKE THIS. THANKS FOR SHARING

[@margreetanceaux3906]

His bedroom is a variation of the shepherd’s bed you’ll find in historic adobe houses in New Mexico, of times when the warmth of the fireplace in which people cooked, was used for a comfortable place to sleep.

[@MrSethshapiro]

i love this! i want to build one ! what are the steps to making it ? how is the foundation? do the pallets need to be treated ? do the pallet need to built on a foundation ?

[@joseantoniomenendezdomingu1162]

GREAT AMAZING STUFF , BEAUTIFUL 👍🇲🇽

[@JaneSmith-x4x]

I like the dome shape in these eco tiny houses, as long as you have alot of Nature.

[@janettefowler1825]

Love Miguel's beautiful structures. This is the way to go.

[@marycompogno5665]

That is so beautiful! Building g with the earth's natural materials is a good thing, less polluting, and definitely good for people and also easier on the pocketbook. I wonder if these would work in colder climates like Washington state in the eastern part of the state?

[@leonawilliams6599]

Love this concept of building and with earth changes these are the way to go like the Earth Ship homes in new mexico self sustaining bio structures there is so much you can do with earth and recycles materials

[@lisasweller6711]

Very cool structures. The one bench with the drainage holes looks like a set of dentures. Lmao. Now that is a conversation piece. Tehe. I don't think he meant to make the bench look like human teeth. Either way it's a really nice bench. He arched to the curves of the human body. To take the stress off different parts of the body, feet hip lower back and neck. This guy is awesome. If I every get land he has got to come out and show me and my fiance how to build these. I can go scoure up some bottles and windows for lighting and doors etc. If I ever get to buy land that is. Great video. I really enjoyed it. It seems many people have decided to use dirt, straw and recyclables t9 build these little structures.

[@kitchencarvings4621]

I love cob buildings and Cordwood buildings. There is a local restaurant that has a cordwood building. It is magical inside with all the bottles built into the walls. I want to build a cob chicken house and a cob pizza and bread oven on my property. It's the perfect place to do it. It is high desert with very little rain or snow and consistently sunny and dry.

[@messykitchen8632]

1:12 Is it possible to build a cob house by mud in a tropical weather country like in south east asia? I want to build one, maybe with some rocks and woods too

[@belvamarshall5705]

This Is Amazing And Different In A Nice Way.

[@blairs1247]

One word to describe this video. Amazing 😍😍😍!!!.

[@baranjan4172]

Unique pieces of art. Hats off.

[@xikano8573]

I love the succulents on the roof!!! 😊 Are we harvesting rain water?

[@cobalot9]

mmm. not harvesting the rainwater on this one...

[@aaronsause6573]

This is so cool! So many great ideas, this guy is rad, and just gets my brain creative goin!

[@kathykeene2092]

I am wondering how cob is different from adobe. I liked the video.

[@ericalampley480]

Same

[@anneandrew3298]

Me too

[@cobalot9]

cob and adobe are the same material, sand, clay & straw, its just that adobe is made into bricks whereas cob is monolithic, sculpted in place. sometimes I combine the two and call it acobe...

[@francescacianutti4126]

Cobawesome interview! I just shared with Joel and friends! xxxx

[@remereme3225]

once i aquire this for my own living quaters, my life will be complete and ill be able to live out my days content in my own space