Water Pipes through Rammed Earth - Forming - Vlog 66

[@greybeard277]

I am enjoying your adventure. I love the stoutness of rammed earth and think it makes great sense, especially in areas that receive extreme weather. Your hard work is paying off.

[@RedEarthRanch]

So glad, we too love the way things are playing out, mistakes and all

[@mellyons4052]

Another hard day on the ranch is done. And well done 😁... you guys are learning a lot from the garage build , mistake will be made ... most important that you learn from them now and your home will be perfect... keep up the good work ... I wish We was close by , would loved to come over and lend you guys a hand ... Stay safe , stay well. “KEEP ON TAMPING

[@RedEarthRanch]

I love that "KEEP ON TAMPING" We may need to make a t-shirt LOL

[@czependoza]

Only people who don't do it nothing never make any mistake You do it just great You probably need some vacation Maybe Mexico Greeting from Mexico

[@RedEarthRanch]

Thank you so much, you are always so encouraging and we really appreciate it!

[@lukewarm2075]

I'm a professor of scorpions and they like the foam as they love insulation😀

[@RedEarthRanch]

Awesome! good to know

[@forrestfreeri794]

this channel deserves at least 1 mil sub by the end of 2021!

[@RedEarthRanch]

Hey we will take it!

[@top10-c3i7k]

Today you got 1 new sub, I'm going to build my ramed earth house in Egypt, looking forward to it, thx for sharing

[@RedEarthRanch]

@@top10-c3i7k So exciting! Can't wait to see the progress

[@top10-c3i7k]

Can you please tell me how you gonna do the electricity in the walls?

[@walaaali9711]

@@top10-c3i7k awesome, greetings from me who is hopeful to bring it to Sudan 😃

[@chefboyrdanbh]

I don't know if you have run the water lines yet but you should you pex inside the pvc. It wont burst if it freezes and it is a lot smaller so you could use smaller pvc to run it through.

[@RedEarthRanch]

That's a GREAT idea. I hadn't thought of this but will definitely be using it. Thanks!!!

[@JaimeMadrigal-i3h]

Good afternoon I was wondering if you have any videos of kitchens made out of earthen packed houses

[@everaldojosedasilva5127]

Valeu amigo obrigado pelo vídeo bem explicado obrigado 👍🇧🇷👏

[@RedEarthRanch]

Obrigado, fico feliz que pudemos ajudar

[@cjslawns1]

Thank you very much for Everything that you are sharing I'm building a house as well and I'm learning a lot of things from you guys! but I'm still making mistakes too😁

[@RedEarthRanch]

Mistakes are part of the process, hopefully we can learn from them and pass on the knowledge to others

[@holyscience3763]

hey, ty for sharing your experiments with us. i just looked through your uploads and cant find a video on running the electrical wiring inside the earth wall. any updates on that soon? God bless

[@RedEarthRanch]

We won't be doing that until we get to the main house. We are purposefully running the Electrical on the outside of the walls in the garage and workshop because we want the ability to change it as the shop changes. The basic principle is you use rigid conduit and place it in the forms then ram the earth around it. We will show it when can, sorry for the delay

[@stevepailet8258]

Just a quick comment enjoying the build. Glad to see you using the sire wall version as I had only read about that style of rammed earth. Really curious other than only one form at whatever height you are building, why going to the full height rather than 4 or 5 foot tall forms. For me this would just be far to much weight to deal with every time one needs to move the forms. Did not know if this is just how Sirewall does their builds(along with having 10 man crews to move forms and 20 plus lifts per day.)

[@RedEarthRanch]

Our forms were 12 feet (the camera can be deceptive at times) and we did them that tall because the total height of the garage was 11.5 feet. We have started in on the shop which is 22 feet tall and we build forms that are 24 feet tall. SIREWALL does things a little different than us for sure because they are doing it at a commercial scale. We are NO WHERE near that scale with just 4 of us working. Believe me...if we had a 10 man crew we would be doing things a little different...and probably faster LOL

[@mellyons4052]

Hi Guys , I’ve been rewatching your videos.. learning all the time .. I have a question.. could you tell me what is your mix ratio is .. and does you mix have any clay content? “ KEEP ON TAMPING “

[@RedEarthRanch]

No clay, it is 3 parts sand to 1 part gravel with a 9-10% cement mixture. This is specific to our material so make sure you get an mix design before building

[@ukaszoleksy4574]

@@RedEarthRanch Did you do some samples with different ratio before and choose the best?

[@peterbeyer5755]

I would use a cardboard template to locate the cut outs on the foam insulation. I’m a Scorpio so I can say that scorpions like shade and protection from predators!

[@RedEarthRanch]

LOL Scorpio's would know better than anyone

[@peace8783]

What's the thickness of your wall?

[@ralphferrazsilva9902]

I think it's amazing but I don't understand how you fill up and get listed not aligned

[@RedEarthRanch]

The pipes will go through the holes after we pull the forms.

[@calebneyland3595]

How thick is your foam and where did you get it? I’m from texas also not to far from y’all.

[@RedEarthRanch]

Hey fellow Texan! The foam is 4 in thick poly iso and we got it recycled from a commercial building demo. You can usually find people on Ebay or FB messenger who have some and then piece it out.

[@komakon]

What type of cost is a project like this? I am genuinely interested in building a home soon and I can't really find any answers.

[@RedEarthRanch]

For our project we are spending about $140 US per cubic yard of rammed earth wall. Hope that helps

[@drumttocs8]

@@RedEarthRanch What about $/sqft for the finished house?

[@bikashshrestha9504]

Good morning sir, I would like to join unpaid internship and learn more about rammad construction. How can I contact you guys? I really appreciate your help

[@SpaceCrete]

Much better looking than concrete though it requires infinitely more patience. Be nice if you could do rammed earth without the earth processing, forming and ramming parts. Might be possible.

[@RedEarthRanch]

If you find a way to do that I'm all ears LOL

[@SpaceCrete]

@@RedEarthRanch OK. It would have to be a more-fluid then false-setting mix of course (because pumping and not forming), and combining those properties with the authentic earthen-tamped-layer look and smooth finish would certainly be a real challenge. A more sure method might be to use a conveyor for a more dry mix, combined with very-rapid slip-forming. Would then have to tamp it - then you get back to high form pressure that kills the light slip forming... You're not making this easy! Best of success with it!

[@highlit5358]

love this, do you mind if i email you for advice pertaining to a smaller build in TN?

[@RedEarthRanch]

Absolutely! Find us at [e-mail]

[@hollyfourbarrel1882]

No-key way and waterseal in footing to tie footing to wall ?

[@RedEarthRanch]

I'm not sure what you mean. Do you mean how do we keep water from coming up through the foundation?

[@hollyfourbarrel1882]

@@RedEarthRanch well your not below the ground to let water in from outside ,but a key way keeps the wall from shifting. just a thought.

[@RedEarthRanch]

@@hollyfourbarrel1882 Oh I see what you mean, LOL I had to look up a keyway in a wall. That does make a lot more sense and we will have to do that on any future holes in the walls. Thanks for the tip!

[@jamesbostick3936]

I've been researching and planning on building a rammed earth house and gotten so many people tell me it's not practical in East Texas. Did I hear you say you are in East Texas?

[@RedEarthRanch]

We ARE in East Texas. I say that's a bunch of hooey! It is practical but difficult. Mostly we didn't find anyone who has done it, but that doesn't mean it can't be done

[@RedEarthRanch]

shoot me an email if you are interested in a visit to our construction site.

[@SleepWell619]

Where do you get your colors

[@RedEarthRanch]

Lambert Corporation in Texas

[@TheMarineCorp1775]

Do you have a patreon?

[@RedEarthRanch]

We are working on setting one up and hopefully will be able to host Q&A sessions

[@jaybakshodeh118]

You talk way too much ,