Make your own Aircrete bricks by yourself!!!

[@StrayKat2010]

Y'all I have seen this structure Nato has built and video does not do it justice at all. This is one of the coolest DIY builds I have ever seen. The building is very structurally sound and solid. I recognized the Air crete the moment I walked up to it having already done some research on it. The bricks are super light and easy to work with obviously. Nice work Nato

[@NordicRick]

Hey man where in Texas are you?

[@AflacMan13]

To help with straightness and efficiency, instead of having to eyeball the strings to the other end while starting the pull to cut the blocks with the strings, just leave a tail on the pull end long enough to be taken to the string start end BEFORE beginning to pull them, and THEN once you're down there, line it up with the start point anchor, and pull. It should then simply straighten itself as you pull it across that spot, as it will already be completely straight. :-)

[@weejohnbb]

Yes. That was my first thought when I watched him walk the string pull.

[@KeithOlson]

I would also put an eyebolts on the far side from where each string comes up, so you can pull the string in pretty much any direction and the eyebolt will keep the cut perfectly straight.

[@goodcitizen3780]

​@@KeithOlson Exactly. I'd have little eyes all over the place. It'd be super sweet

[@Babycutes]

I was thinking to have the strings secured to the frame on one side, and have the other side of the strings secured to a dowel... When ready to cut, just turn the dowel until the strings raise above the concrete mixture. Then it makes all the cuts at the same time and no chance to miss any.

[@NdxtremePro]

@@Babycutes And hear I was thinking about just using a winch to pull the strings up.

[@Adnancorner]

I dont know you bring smile to my face. every time I see you explaining and smiling I just smile. I wish you were my mate. I find your positive altitude and calm nature really beautiful. Good luck mate. I hope you made this house.

[@hmax1591]

Just tell me you're gay without telling me you're gay.

[@johncruiser6365]

Thank you so much for showing how to bulk create these blocks!!! REALLY reignited my interest in this type of building blocks. Take care and have nice day.

[@paulgarza4616]

I woul love to see how you made the forms and place the strings.

[@KaliShabazz]

The work for most novice would be challenging to say the least but the projection of that Source energy that projects via ur consciousness is electrifying, loving U2, great work. Bro keepon trucking, lol in love

[@mytyhwh]

Freaking cool !!!! really liked that . I already built a house in my imagination . a pleasure to watch THX

[@rafaelellis-rech6950]

Haven’t seen the string method I like it! A 1 ft pour is impressive without anything collapsing

[@natotomato4509]

Thank you, I’ve learned on forms with metal separators but I like the string method the best

[@johnhamilton9098]

Is there any particular string you use such as mason line,fishing line,thick or thin,etc.?

[@EEzrah100]

hi, Great looking dome house! Where in Texas are you? Also, it's been a year, are you finished with the home? Taking a break? When is the next video?

[@bikingmomma524]

Can you save the unusable bricks to make raised garden or flower beds, a patio area?

[@1943L]

That is a great idea. Nice end product.

[@emariaenterprises]

Thanks. You are my introduction to this material.

[@Qwickset]

Great tutorial. I love seeing ingenuity and DIY'ness. One suggestion on getting straighter wire pulls if you are open to try -- if you put hooks (one for each wire) on the top lip of one short side of the frame and one long side of the frame, then attach washers to the wire ends on those sides, it might help. When you go to pull wires, you'd first pull each of the washer wire ends up to the hook on the top lip on their respective side. Then, when pulling the wires to cut the bricks, you'd go to the non-washer ends and pull them up and slightly away (instead of in the direction of the other end as in your video). This should cause the wires to remain taught and relatively straight. This seems like it would work given what I could see in your video but possibly the setup isn't conducive....regardless, wanted to share the idea. Subbed and looking forward to checking out your other videos.

[@robertmoriarty925]

Very cool! But, please wear a mask when mixing or cutting concrete. The silica dust can cause silicosis which is no joke! Stay safe, great work.

[@billpar]

you are totally awesome God Bless you Nate

[@johnlong7504]

Pretty slick - thanks a lot & good luck with your project!

[@SuperPN1]

Place a 2x4 or 2x8 over your concrete when you want to make your cut, i guess it still depends where the string lays in the bottom though

[@MaryAnnNytowl]

It will at least assure a straighter pull, though.

[@alexandregoncalves4414]

Great job! God bless you!

[@CaptBill69]

Wow 🙂✔️ ... Easiesy looking way I have come across to date. Thanks for great DIY lesson/ time saver model 🎶🌠

[@othername1000]

Maybe there are other videos, does anyone know what’s going on here? Are they using a farming agent? Just compressed air? And how strong are these things if they’re cuttable with the hand saw ?

[@othername1000]

Foaming agent Auto “corrected”

[@realpeopleoftheinternet]

Love you bro.. Peace Great job

[@Ludifant]

That is a very cool method to get some interesting looking bricks :) With Only 7 bags of cement, that is very impressive, sir..

[@hafsalinda]

Have you seen dust crete construction demonstrations here on the tube? 2x4 stud wall on 24" extra dustcrete infill capping studs inside and out. Basic clayslip- straw setup. Super efficient build. 1 8x8 wall in 6 hours. Lime plaster inside and out. Dissolve tubes of silicone in what ever the manufacturer recommends for cleanup to liquid, then spray or paint on heavy canvas to create a ground skirt that deflects water splash, keeping the build material dry underneath. Dude who did that made beadsheets super hydrophobic. Water would not stick. Be well and enjoy!

[@johnwoods6751]

How much would you charge per brick to manufacture these for a builder or private party to make their own project?

[@C-M-E]

That string trick is genius! Simple and effective. Timing is everything, as usual. 👍

[@dariogonzalez6249]

Hello there, how do you suppose he was able to keep in place? to maintain mean measurements I need help with that I just build the box.Thanks

How are crooked bricks effective?

[@C-M-E]

@ In the event that's not a facetious comment, the brick shape is almost irrelevant other than being handy to stack and adding mortar. You could arguably do the same thing with improvised cookie cutters for the sake of argument and accomplish the same idea with a bit more work involved. Fieldstone houses and defensible walls were done this way for hundreds if not thousands of years with nary a flat side to stack anything on.

[@oakld]

​@@C-M-ENormal commercial aircrete blocks here in Europe are fine polished to 0,25 mm and it's an important feature. You want to keep the binding as little as possible to minimize heat bridges. So normally you'd want to add some flattening and polishIng process (which should be reasonably simple, it's very easy-to-work-with materia). But I don't know what follows and how it is used and definitely admire the DIY effort. It's been most popular building material in this part of Europe for decades now, but we have many products and brands readily available everywhere. I became to understand it's difficult to get it in the US (?). I believe aircrete aircret shell must be cheaper to build than stick shell, considering how much effort goes into a stick building...

[@C-M-E]

@@oakld Believe me, I'm a stickler for accuracy, but the ambiguous shape comment was more to the relevancy of building freestanding improvised aircrete in the woods versus a commercial structure. Here in the US, a lot of the building industry revolves around what code will allow, which currently aircrete is viewed as experimental unfortunately. You can make it work for code to a degree with exceptionally thick walls that conform to earth-built houses, also depending on location and how persnickety the local code office wants to be on enforcing materials and fitting within certain boundaries for a certain structure size. I'm actually building a dome-based workshop in my backyard as a sort of materials test for my graphene products and everything is pushed right to the very edge of tipping into the next code bracket that requires a lot of commercial this that and the other. By all calculations though, it should weight less than half of our current 10x13 shed and be at least 300% stronger. Amazing stuff!

[@Semmster]

The house must be seriously sweet to be in, both summer and winter!

[@Bromiumsplash]

Amazing. Have you got a website with the stats? Where did you discover this method? Could this replace concrete for pouring non load bearing walls and structures in formwork with reinforcement steel?

[@anneerickson6447]

Nato, you're Awesome!

[@thesquatchdoctor3356]

I have done homemade aircrete before, for a small structure this is probably the best technique I have seen as the smallish bricks will crack much less. I ended up using corrugated ferrocement on my first small home build instead due to the crumbliness Do be careful relying on this material above your head! Domes are strong, but please do stick to small structures when using non-engineered materials. A layer of polymer-enriched chicken wire ferrocement will hold those blocks together through any earthquakes, as well as waterproofing the surface. I truly wish commercial autoclaved aircrete were a thing in the USA like it is all over Europe, the bricks are just so big

[@wrojasiek]

I live in Europe and my house is built out of the commercial autoclaved aircrete that you mentioned. It boggles the mind that it is not available in the US.

[@matthewmosier8439]

​​​@@wrojasiekWe tend to use different materials in the U.S. U.S. homes are designed for better efficency due to our weather being harsher throughout the year and air conditioning and heating being important. We also have a great supply of trees due to Canada being located close by

[@MrEazyE357]

So are you using concrete mix or just Portland cement? If it's the latter, where does the strength come from?

[@leifseed]

This guy is TORQUED. Good on you sir.

[@stephenmesser4196]

hey , just a thought , if you start with a longer string ,you 'll be able to line it up with the other side and pull it straight from there getting much straighter cuts.

[@doncryptotheelite8693]

did you ever finish the build?

[@veronicabeat5709]

Is Genial!!!! Now I understand why you're so happy!!!

[@chriscmoor]

Very interesting. I am toying with the idea of casting geodesic dome panels with all the included angles cast in during production. Alternatively, I might try cutting in the angles using a method similar to your string cutting.

[@HankHill757]

AI Domes in Florida used to sell concrete dome kits. They made the panels with concrete, wire mesh for strength, and drywall on the inside of the panel. The wire mesh extended past the edges of the panels. You tie all the wire mesh together as you assemble the dome, the fill in the wire mesh joints with concrete. They went out of business a few years ago. I like the concept and am interested in building a dome home using a similar method.

[@goodcitizen3780]

​@@HankHill757 Hey that's really interesting

[@ladybeekeeper7777]

Super cool work …thanks for sharing

[@klauszinser]

Initially I thought its a large brick. Good that I watched to the end :-)

[@jimviau327]

You spread an aura of peace. Inspiring 🎉

[@katrinasiracusa7623]

Nice build

[@victorytipsnews7053]

Amazing, thank you. Now is there a way to make the bricks more exact? Maybe with plywood sides? As in, slot the pieces of plywood top and bottom so they fit into the mold.

[@natotomato4509]

There is plenty of room to improve the method. I plan on rebuilding the box in the future so hopefully I will come up with new ways to make a more perfect block

[@jasonjackson6055]

MDF??

[@MaryAnnNytowl]

​@@natotomato4509it should be a whole lot easier to have a straighter pull on that string if you lay a nice, straight 2×4 or a piece of angle iron, etc., across the outside boards then pull the string through up against the straight edge. Would help a ton with thickness, I'd say. Question: what's the durability of this mixture compared to just mixing the quikrete up the standard way?

[@carthagely122]

Great job sir... Can u please explain about foam how to make it

[@natotomato4509]

The soap I use is 7th generation 16 Oz to 5 gallons of water. If you can’t find 7th gen then add one Oz of glycerin to any 15 Oz of dish soap

[@williamaguilar7255]

Great video, excellent work. Thanks

[@mbooth3900]

Can you provide more detail on the placement of the 80# fishing line for cutting the blocks?

[@zendean5207]

You didn't really show how to set it all up. I didn't notice any mention of strings until later in the video for example. Is there another video that shows how to do the form and strings before the pour? What kind of string?

[@worldclassish]

Looks like a fun and creative way to build.

[@RagtimeAnnie]

Love the Music, Friend.

[@stephenowens5375]

Love it 👍 what a great way of manufacture, hoping to combine a few processes from several videos to make insulation boards inside SIP panels with osb for a timber frame building. Maybe not as green as your builds but our councils in UK are funny about what they will allow. Great work bro✌️

[@jknight4929]

How about clamping a 2x4 on top As a guide for the strings and move it along to each next string with the clamps as you go..

[@natotomato4509]

That’s a great idea, I would have to extent the string to reach the 2x4 on the other side of the box somehow

[@thymeparzival]

Did you have any issues stacking the blocks since their shapes were irregular?

[@SustainableCraig]

Enjoyed your video. I'm working on an aircrete project and was wondering if you like your form as it is or if you would make any changes now that you've used it a bit?

[@ifurlong]

Nice work. I wonder if you can recycle the defective bricks for use in the next batch? is that stuff easy to grind up? another question, if you are making a wall of a certain height couldn't you make a single panel instead of all the bricks? might be less labor

[@natotomato4509]

Hey Ian, great questions! First off, once the bricks have hardened they can’t be remixed to make new bricks. Usually I throw the broken ones in the driveway and cherish them. Yes, you could do a monolithic pour but it would have to be already standing. Aircrete is fragile to move in large sections which is why I like the smaller bricks

[@mandiegarrett1706]

@@natotomato4509 I have seen another youtuber add grind up Styrofoam and/or fiber glass in the mix and that makes the brick much stronger but still light. I have not experiment with which one yet as I am still researching for the "one" that will work for my application. Thank you for a great video.

[@bebophippie1781]

@@mandiegarrett1706 I worked for a precast concrete company and we used fiberglass strands in our mix instead of aggregate and we called it fiber-crete. Very strong and very light. We would cast it into 2 halves of a rounded pillar with a void in the middle for a 6x6 post. When you put them together it looks like a giant solid concrete pillar for a fraction of the cost and weight. I would worry about Styrofoam not having the same tensile strength as the fibers though. Please post if you try it and let us know.

[@vagitonamik]

Would love to see an update!

[@tayloreaton8875]

Did you acquire the form box or make yourself?

[@natotomato4509]

I purchased this one from a previous host of an aircrete workshop. I have built them in the past but this one was done right.

[@kathleenodonnell3156]

Thanks. Watched A LOT of air-crete videos and if they show the process its the elements to be added then the finish work...not the making of the entire project. So, this helped. Could you make a video where you show the consistency of the aircrete (like from the top of the barrel and the soap procedure mix and the thickness of the aircrete after mixing, etc. Plus one where you show you hooking up the equipment (plus extra hoses, their length, etc) in tandem? Thanks :)

[@RacheaHolliwaySINGER]

Just curious as of why I can’t just get a foam structure like The coolers at the dollar store there and just pour and let dry and stack them. They will already be cut. Or use wood and then remove it once it’s done and get a saw and cut it

[@Aatell764]

Very cool, also what is that very pleasant tune that you got playing?

[@pricehomes]

Well done!!

[@Fersiope]

Hola muy buenos !!!¿podrías explicar en detalle mayor o hacer un vídeo para hacer / armar ese molde para los ladrillos?

[@fvrrljr]

*HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA* didn't know what aircrete bricks were, my mind registered *air bricks* love the cost break down. i too don't wear PPE, we must, safety first. i too love to sport the *Pirate Look* 🏴‍☠🖤 Thank you for the video

[@jdh992]

Hey man just found this channel hoping you are well and are going to make more videos.

[@tigerwoods8020]

Any updates? Looks great

[@RedandAprilOff-Grid]

Looks good! It doesn't stick or fall if you cover it?

[@natotomato4509]

Only when it’s cold outside do I experience falling

[@RedandAprilOff-Grid]

@@natotomato4509 Yeah, we figure the colder weather was the issue with our later batches turning out more brittle and tending to fall.

[@RedandAprilOff-Grid]

How is the build coming along?

[@vvalasek]

This is amazing - well done

[@csalsera]

No idea how to make or add the soap foam from this, which is the most essential part. I see that you did it and it worked. I guess ppl are already familiar with all those tools and parts. A little instruction would be useful.

[@Mountaingypsytrading]

Awesome. I love stuff like this, thank you! 🩶

[@Didely]

Great stuff

[@jasonhinson3812]

How heavy approximately, are each of those? Also, it would be interesting to see a break test. I’d like to know how impact resistant they’d be if the were about 1.5-2” thick.

[@barrbudo]

I'd love to know how much pressure they can bear.

[@drunkwoodswyllia4885]

What is the advantage to this or regular way??

[@KrissiCreates]

A labor of love going into building your home !

[@stelley08]

nice job 👍

[@lr21643]

Suggestion: Don't wear a Space Shuttle shirt when you want to convince people what you're building will be safe and reliable. ;-)

[@kraigrichard7043]

Wonder how this would work with refractory cement for heating/firebox/metal/glass melting insulation.

[@kmrafiquectg5290]

Great Idea bro 😍 👍

[@Dream.big.dreams]

You make getting COPD look like fun! Avast ye Argh. I am the COPD Pirate!

[@mayaozen3582]

- I would like to know how many sacks of cement you used por this pile, and wouldn't they be stronger if you made them thicker? Just wondering.

[@paulbaker3144]

They build walls around the homes in New Mexico. I’m going to make my own block wall instead of hauling heavy and expensive CMU concrete blocks 100 miles. Someone locally made their wall with styrofoam mixed in but I dont want all that synthetic pollution on my build.

[@markkennedy3543]

Do the bricks float in water?

[@gavinlefthome]

Did you buy your metal form box or make it yourself?

[@natotomato4509]

I bought it from a previous course host

[@mikemarley2389]

What does each block weigh?They look light which is just dandy to an old block layer.I have seen 2 by 4 ft panels .With some ladder wire incorporated for strength .Aircrete is a cool material imo.

[@frontiervirtcharter]

Comparable to balsa wood or pine depending on the foam to cement ratio. Not very strong but a good insulator. The mixes that I see folks recommending get about 45 gallons from a 94lb bag of cement and a pint of dishwasher detergent . 11 gallons of water per batch - 6 for the cement and 5 for the foam

[@BigChungus-zg6zw]

Very cool.

[@slaughterhousebikes8309]

If you’re still looking for helpers I’m in austin and would love to lend a hand. I’ve built a foam generator using the prana tech plans and have some graphene as well. I’m in austin

[@nicholasgranat2999]

Good stuff!

[@swedishmansion8262]

Good work

[@kenjd57]

Great job! 😎

[@B30pt87]

Great work, thank you for sharing! The strings idea is brilliant- I saw a video with wooden(?) slats but this is way better, much less waste, and thanks for stating how many hours before you pulled them. I subscribed.

[@mbooth3900]

Is there a better description of how to place the string?

[@goodcitizen3780]

Dude, why not screw in some little eyes at the marks and leave a long enough tail? Then you can pull them straight every single time, no question about it.

[@MissionaryForMexico]

Outstanding Nato! Brother I have a few questions for you? What is the weight of the bricks, are they structural load bearing? Is it easy to cut them with the hand saw?

[@willowharris9233]

I live in South Berwick Maine in a forest I’m wondering is there anyway I could get you to tell me how I can do this myself, etc. please thank you God bless you all Margaret

[@lennytheleopard]

Good bricks

[@n2skcmo]

Has this any insulative value?

[@gungho6798]

NATO , what soap you using ?

[@neotroncs]

Question can you make basement walls out of this stuff?

[@vvalasek]

What if you use fishing line to cut the bricks

[@mayyouprosper8140]

Man that was cool.

[@lavinhotchandani]

God bless you Man...

[@Advanced_Materials_Publishing]

Really cool! One day I want to do this with geopolymers :D

[@chefntoast]

I dont understand the soap water ... ive tried the Styrofoam portland blend... but , am ignorant to the soap method

[@jeffburtard2386]

Very Cool!

[@danhenno5502]

Forgive me, but do you guys in the states not have concrete blocks pre made of the shelf at builders merchants? In the UK we can buy them by the pallet full as many as we want.

[@maya-jm8iy]

these are aircrete, not concrete

[@danhenno5502]

@@maya-jm8iy so are aircrete blocks not available either because, again we can buy them by the pallet full as many as we want of the shelf?

[@maya-jm8iy]

@@danhenno5502 i dont think so. Ive never seen them at the larger supply places. probably somewhere, but i dont know if maybe that makes it cost prohibitive for many people?

[@amazingworldadventures325]

Approximately how much do the blocks weigh?