How To Build A COB HOUSE | Introduction & Building Design

[@velvetvideo]

We need more of these communities everywhere. If there is a west coast community, please share it. This is the future I want.

[@turiyapanama]

Nothing like living in a natural space! We moved into the one I built about 9 months ago. Never slept better! I did lime tadelakt on the exterior walls to protect it from the tropical rain/winds we get here, but love your style as well!

[@naturalbuildings]

🙏🙏🙏

[@angelhopeshaktiathena1429]

💜❤️💚

[@emilyguerrero4454]

My husband and I have been dreaming of making a home like this and I can’t stop watching the videos !!!! Thank you for your inspiration

[@naturalbuildings]

Thanks for enjoying the series :) I’m glad it’s helpful!!

[@tinyfarmlab]

Cob is the ultimate building material and we loved building our hand-sculpted mud house over the Ganges. We also built a mud house with a reciprocal living roof but it is not a round house. We chose cob to build because it's fun to build. We thought we were building a house but we ended up making great memories and friendships for life. What you guys do in 5 weeks is super optimized

[@brunodunshee8937]

- I"m building my second bioconstrutive house! Is a very empowering experiênce. People show up from every where to help ... It is magical. 👏👏👏👏👏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@frankytrevor7]

really?! where do you live? How you do it? Thank you

[@brunodunshee8937]

@@frankytrevor7 I Live in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil!

[@iahelcathartesaura3887]

Building this would be therapy. I would build it to do this by myself at times, with people at times, and to take a picture of it and say look what I did! Even if it took a whole season or a year or years. Building this or anything even smaller and resembling this, would change your life forever on the inside and out ❤ YES in order to build community. Greetings from Asheville from a generational western North Carolina native!

[@sweetchestnut]

That house is the epitome of my dream. Looks solid & beautiful 🥰❤

[@SamuelStevens-ff7wn]

I love this. My dream is to buy a piece of land and build a cob house of my own to live in. I'm in the UK and the rules and regulations overwhelm me but seeing people accomplish their dreams in this way gives me hope

[@SuerteDelMolinoFarm]

Greetings from the LooseNatural farm in Andalusia Spain where we currently live through a drought and we are creating swales in the clay soil.

[@somethingstupid699]

Glory to Humanity! There is no greater purpose than devoting our lives to it!

[@ToshiSanglir-qx3cn]

Out of this world! I love how you can take some clay and sand and turn it into a paradise!

[@fizzedupslade4082]

This looks like a great collective experience and obviously the benefit of giving and taking with grace. Well done to you, I wish you well and hope the team or future teams can do similar elsewhere and offer a relief from homelessness and offering of opportunities for financial and emotional security.

[@richlijacanacua]

Awesome! This is a very effective and eco-friendly alternative way of Architecture! Good for our health and environment!

[@Mlango_Farm]

This is stunning! We started building with cob in Central Kenya, but what you are doing is amazing!

[@MARIALUIZA-vu3no]

Congratulations to all these young people who think and work with their heart and soul. Life on Earth gives you much thanks.🎉❤❤🌏🌍🌎👏👏👏💖💖💖🌿🌿🌿🌿

[@darcyroyce]

We have been building them in Hungary for hundred of years, and you can find whole villages, they're square houses usually, but they're amazing. I want to build a retirement one myself in some years.

[@ValerieOstvik]

Look at those awesome builders!

[@funkydave100]

greetings from Mexico the house is really something special congrats to the hosts as well as the workers involved superb job!

[@yisraelselassie4179]

Greetings from Florida. Thank You for your works and for sharing this knowledge.

[@alinastobinska-chrapkiewic8327]

Podoba mi się Wasz projekt,kreatywność,entuzjazm,,,gratuluję :)

[@matthewwilliams3827]

This hut reminds me when I play MYST IV. Really cool aesthetic, love it.

[@netanovaes461]

Wow Paulinha e todo o povo presente! Parabéns e gratidão por esse presente fantástico nesse registro desse projeto!! Beautiful, maravilhoso!! Beijos desde Sapucaí-Mirim não longe da casa da Naia... Haverá de ter um projeto COB breve, já desenhando em sonho, lá no meu pedaço!!! Beijo enorme, saudade querida. Axé Aho Congrats!!!

[@randiclark1]

Beautiful - Lots of love to all the artist and Earth!

[@lauramays5362]

So beautiful in so many ways ❤❤❤❤

[@julietardos5044]

What do you do if one of the windows breaks and you need to replace it? Especially that oval window.

[@naturalbuildings]

You can wet the cob down and chip it away, replace the window and sculpt it back. It’s time consuming and labor intensive but I’ve seen it done.

[@1Shelter]

coat it with a layer of lime and you can make it pretty much water resistant on the surface level atleast. if there was lime introduced into the cob mixture, then the whole wall could have become waterproof.

[@illummise8436]

Some do that too! I think it's a great idea

[@jewelianst]

thank you!

[@tbedit]

CONGRATS ❣ Its beautiful 🥰 I ❤ it

[@OzkAltBldgCo-bv8tt]

As somebody who's built a couple Cob structures I love it but I'm excited that soon adobe mills will be regular thing in rural America Like rock and bamboo mills.

[@robertwagner2079]

Cob is art and architecture in the hands of a craft person.

[@vivahansen]

Nice work Cooper!

[@gibransanchez5753]

Nice people, great vibes!

[@rubybarreto6633]

Me encanta haverles descubierto, llá que Ami me encantan todo lo organico Pues mis mejores experiencias fuero con mis abuelos en un pueblito en Mexico y mi abuelo sembraba y mientras El tenia que quedarce en El monte donde sembraba y cultibaba, y me gustaria fincar una casita asi en un acre que tengo en tres puntas en Tucson Arizona, pero como soy una señora de casi 60 años y con muchas enfermedades, me llebaria muchos años hacerla y claro no tan bonita y ni tan segura como las que ustedes hacen, perome inspiraron y por lo menos tratare 😂 gracias por inpirar a uno con sus bellos Y creativos proyectos 🤩 Saludos desde Tucson Arizona 👋 BENDICIONES 🙏

[@mariocerrilloavila8068]

Es una obra de arte hecha casa.

[@surajghagare1667]

I just loved this mini sustainable 💚 house, enough for a family of two or tree... Unknowingly you built yourself a shield to protect from the Global warming🌎📛 causing Climate Change/Crisis... Incredible... 💖✨🫂

[@TheBasskult]

Awesome! One question please.. What element is used to make the outside walls waterproofed??

[@erikaprentovitch2508]

Moving off grid and want to build natural. I Love this space you've created. However the area I'm building is in a cold climate, winters can see -30 temperatures. Do you have any suggestions?

[@happycook6737]

Pioneers on the prairie often built sod homes that were partially dug into the ground. Those areas were extremely hot/cold depending on the season.

[@Robin-rj8vg]

Im 63 yrs old @ disabled. I have a mobile home on 2 @ 1/ 2 acres on a mtn in Tennessee. My mobile is falling apart and i even fear fire in here. I'd give anything if i could build one of these for myself, but i can barely walk. The soil here isn't suited for this as it's rich dark earth. Lots of oak trees. So, if i could figure a way to try building one of these, wouldn't i have to purchase the sand? If so, to build one that would be living room/ dining combo, maybe a small galley kit. @ bath, then put what the old timers called a dig run , which is basically a hall between 2 bldgings that joins them together @ have my bedroom on the other side... I've heard of ppl building several small ones beside each other or joined by walkways to avoid having to follow building codes. I think a combustible toilet would do fine, and perhaps solar panels in roof for electricity @'built in fireplaces/ oven to allow alternate heat source. The thicker the walls are the better insulated against heat or cold. So, one issue would be how many tons of sand.... i find these homes beautiful @ most practical. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, skills @ dreams with everyone....❤❤❤❤

[@naturalbuildings]

If you can send me a message on Instagram @naturalbuildings we can talk about the possibility of building on your land. Thanks for your kind words. If emailing is easier my email is [e-mail] -Cooper

[@ktsnguyenquocdat]

It make very beautiful. Thank all.

[@peacockLife]

how amazing is that.. close to earth.. goat.. yay

[@theresajordan7235]

All natural ❤

[@OrganicAlumination]

This is absolutely amazing 🌌🌌🌌✨✨✨✨💖💖💖

[@seyfbettaieb7876]

Thanks guys this is really helpful

[@eperson02]

Thanks for sharing 🎉

[@comovidro]

this is beautiful content, thank you

[@naturalbuildings]

🙏🫶

[@dudeman5812]

This is everything I want to see happening in the world

[@naturalbuildings]

🙏🫶

[@globalcitizen1138]

Really ??? But what a primitive way of living ...don't you think ?

[@theurbanthirdhomestead]

​@@globalcitizen1138 So what? Some of us don't think all the advancements are worth it. You know, giving up our eternal soul for temporary comfort...

[@gabrielleyadav3661]

I love this so much ❤❤

[@nononnomonohjghdgdshrsrhsjgd]

Really very nice

[@carolinagutierrez-lira1278]

Hermosa y perfecta....casa

[@nicoleyazdzik4031]

I’d love to attend your classes! Can snakes, critters & bugs enter through the foundation?

[@naturalbuildings]

We plugged all the gaps we could with a cement mortar in the foundation but it’s also possible to build in a way where your interior cob walls/plaster come all the way down to meet your earthen floor and there is no gaps/stone showing inside of the cob house.

[@naturalbuildings]

Be sure to follow us @naturalbuildings. We’ll be hosting workshops next year :)

[@NellGeisslingerOfficial]

Beautiful.

[@wildbouquet]

Can you also make this with a flat roof where you can stand/sit/chill on?

[@followthe_whispers]

So amazing 🤩

[@Mikhaylyuk.Y.U]

Дуже гарний домік.

[@benderbender1233]

🖖 this is the way!!

[@peterhenc3159]

It looks nice.But would it stand like for years??First big Flod and house is gone.

[@globalcitizen1138]

Africans have been doing this for centuries and their houses have stood the test of time. Anyway, what do they know, they are so primitive in their ways.

[@peterhenc3159]

@globalcitizen1138 No rain in Africa,Np frost in Afrika!! THIS IS ONLY EXPERIMENTAL BUILDING. MOUSE AND OTHER ANIMALS WILL EAT IT SOON OR LATER,AND SO MUCH WORK WITH IT,TO KEEP IN GOOD SCHAPE,.JUST NO GO FOR me!!

[@yippehanako]

​@peterhenc3159 1. It does rain in Africa? 2. This type of building was also used by natives of the American southwest and many structures still stand to this day. It monsoons there and can freeze at night. 3. There are dirt buildings that have been standing for hundreds of years in England that are stilstanding. It DEFINITELY rains and freezes there.

[@libbibunni]

​@peterhenc3159 if it comforts you any, this type of building has been done for centuries in the UK. There is even a specific name for a similar building type called Waddle and Daub. Homes built with these same materials have lasted hundreds of years in the wettest climates of the UK. Finishing the building with a lime plaster adds an extra layer of waterproofing and makes it extremely durable. No need to fret if you live in a wet area, cob is perfectly possible for you!

[@karmendrsingh6890]

Beautiful ❤️ Beautiful

[@bibliusz777]

How energy efficient are they? Will they work well with water ground heating system?

[@naturalbuildings]

Thermal mass is different than insulation but can still perform well if used correctly. We’ll be talking more about this in the following episodes

[@unicornbaby8588]

Yes they will work well with both or Nothing at All Cobb homes awesome I've grown up in Santa Fe New Mexico as well as taos n.m. I've been around them for as long as I can remember

[@nadlyn7570]

Hi 👋🏾, my goal is to build a home like this in Jamaica 🇯🇲. I don't know how to do this but would like to use the natural/recycled resources in Jamaica to build my house. How do I get in touch with people could teach me? Thanks

[@issacpowell1309]

I would recommend putting in a wood floor just to add some safety especially if you live somewhere it has lightning

[@jamesemrick7604]

This by far is my favorite. I’d like to come and learn how to do this?

[@jamesemrick7604]

I’m trying to find out where I go to get the information

[@naturalbuildings]

Follow us on Instagram and DM me 😃 will try to help you find opportunity based on where you live

[@oliviamarques3506]

Parabéns a todos 😊❤❤❤❤❤

[@zephyrmj]

How does the drainage work on the roof? I didn't see any down/drainage pipes.

[@naturalbuildings]

There is drainage pipes. I’ll be doing a whole episode on the roof so stay tuned :)

[@MarcoVilla-j3l]

I love it❤soo cool

[@desertsolidude]

Beautiful work. Trying to learn how to cob over a little pallet structure I made. This is very helpful! Just need a roof first😂

[@twigandroot]

Right on!

[@kricketkitty]

So basically it will take me about 300 years to build a tiny cob house by myself...Off grid is also a mental, emotional process..."See the world evolving into this place you don't want it to be..." Yep...Toxicity and lack of soul in conventional building." That says a lot. It's so true.

[@efrenmoreno7706]

That's so Freaking AWESOME

[@naturalbuildings]

🙏🙏🫶🫶

[@tracelee7332]

And achievable and cheap and sustainable and naturally insulating 😊❤

[@Xionlux]

awesome job !

[@gabrielvdenton]

Amazing!

[@naturalbuildings]

Thank you 🙏

[@Dr.ArielArik]

Hibiscus tea?? As a wall? For nice, winter surprises?

[@romancetips365]

Yeah in the winter that glass bottle filled with tea is going to break open when it freezes.

[@Dr.ArielArik]

And what good isolation will it be even if it didn't break open ;) @@romancetips365

[@tasaneesomintr871]

So beautiful

[@renan3916]

muito top galera! otimo trabalho

[@JacobH-xo1nk]

Is this freely open and offered to anyone interested?

[@justsomenobody889]

@@GlockPeace 😮

[@tanyamadgwik7482]

Hi , how do you keep the walls even as u go up? ❤️

[@naturalbuildings]

We’ll be covering this in episode 5 :)

[@Yeshua73732]

Coolest small houses there is

[@kwentongangdud2044]

I want to build this on my farm.. we have a lot of straws.. im not sure though if the kind of soil present in my farm is suitable for this kind of construction. Quite concern as well as Philippines is prone to typhoon.

[@HugoandGoya]

Wow this is amazing, do you think it is an appropriate way to build in thailand with the rainning season?

[@DreamseedVR]

Likely not

[@HugoandGoya]

@@DreamseedVR Sad because we have tones of good clay on our land

[@rogeriolisto]

Sure you can. With a nice hat and good boots you can do it. 😊

[@HugoandGoya]

@@rogeriolisto what about bare feet and flip flop?

[@muhamadhelmi7949]

2:19 they use tarp to cover and protect from rain.

[@AE-hb6hr]

Nice

[@loktstar-kongotronix]

💥Working Naked would have completed the Natural theme 🤩

[@Beherenow-p5e]

I sure hope you all made it safely through this recent disaster 🙏

[@tracelee7332]

❤💫 💪

[@louisegogel7973]

❤❤❤

[@sean13]

How could one elevate these for areas with monsoon seasons? Thanks!

[@darshackful]

Sincères félicitations

[@damarisjimenez9987]

Fantástico Fantastic

[@adventurelife_]

Damn you inspired me.

[@Minptahhathor]

We african have been building mud huts for ages bruh, now its trendy 😂😂.

[@Dragenl]

Rather than trendy, I think the rest of the world is finally waking up little by little Africa has always been incredibly wise =)

[@ajayasir5272]

This is the way houses were built in the southeast areas of North America before European contact as well.

[@gasmoneyindustry]

Yeah we find tons of megalithic structures all over our the southwest . These kinds of structures can last hundreds of years. Better than sticks and stucco

[@Lyy554]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Warrenneiva]

Hello FROM Colombia

[@JimmyCapricorn77]

What I want to know is how they add all these cool shapes in the exterior of the cob house. I built chicken coops out of cob and couldn’t get my cob to do any of that. It takes some talented artists to do this. Also, my cob cracks when it dries despite using a 3 part sand to 1 part clay ratio. I guess I have no talent with cob lol.

[@naturalbuildings]

I’d try making test bricks of different ratios before building. We’ll be going into more detail in the following episodes. 🙏

[@JimmyCapricorn77]

@@naturalbuildings I’ll definitely be watching those videos.

[@ChiqueChiing]

Me too. Pretty sandy where I live, gonna practice something small on my grannies farm lol was thinking sum cute lil water way to look nice on the property

[@szabolcsnagy7638]

Will that roof hold 4 feet of snow??

[@ingridwalker2360]

Can you come to south Africa please and tech me. Free state we have natural black clay on my farm🤔

[@greeneyes2480]

❤❤❤

[@masterflava4270]

beautifull, but why you didnt peal the bark from the timber ? It gonna be much faster eated by the insects :(

[@yasmeenmichelle5661]

this was very beautiful but do yall travel to Ohio?

[@ClintonSmith-op5gb]

Yall should have debarked the logs. It prevents rot and infestation

[@BNJA5M1N3]

With this cob house how is the water system in it?

[@stevengray8663]

What do you about rain while building?

[@honest1966]

That so great to see that blacks thought you guys how to build naturally! I am curious to know if they get a profit out of this accomplishment. Thank you for your video!

[@naturalbuildings]

All human beings used to build their homes out of local natural materials…

[@nicolefish9285]

thank you