Building a Straw-Clay Tiny House | Stem Wall Foundation | Part Two

[@enochborozinski890]

Cant wait to see how this goes as I am in the process of doing almost the same thing. I am using cinder block for my stem wall and then doing stick frame and cob the remainder.

[@shawno3681]

Enjoyed seeing you do a double wall. I've been thinking about natural stone stem wall, then a double wall waddle and daub... figuring it would give better r/u value than a single waddle and daub wall.... thoughts?

[@MrBasinator]

Interesting, thank you. Seems one I could do the same with concrete blocks for convenience, and perhaps afterwards add cob or another material to the blocks, for aesthetics? Though I haven't found much on this yet. But concrete blocks seem more convenient for inexperienced people. Anyway, thanks!

[@thiscobhouse]

Sure! Definitely.

[@rhuntsinger8899]

Alex, you continue to inspire. thanks

[@johnlee7085]

More good work. Really enjoying watching you build. From an engineering perspective, a concern is the connections. Probably would have been better to integrate the j-bolts into the matt slab. 3” isn’t much embeddment, though a thumbs up for the adhesive. It could benefit from the collective strength except that it’s not actually attached such as with straps from the outer brick through the concrete to the inner brick. It’s a shame that you couldn’t get some insulation in the bottom of the house. It’s small enough that it won’t be a huge problem.

[@johnlee7085]

Oops, almost forgot. 3” is considered the minimum cover on structural steel in concrete below grade. Probably should have made the concrete about an inch thicker in this regard.

[@thiscobhouse]

Yes, thanks, for the insightful comments! I'll be honest. I didn't embed the rebar sticking out of the slab mostly just to make screeding the concrete pad much easier. I know those 3" integrations aren't great.

[@johnlee7085]

Good that you considered the construction process. A way to accomplish both is to pour the slab and screed it without the bolts, but insert them into the wet concrete after that initial smoothing. It’s a few more obstacles to work around while finishing the slab but it’s under the wall so doesn’t need to be perfect.

[@patandersen4271]

Those walls look beautiful! great work as always on this channel.

[@coryart]

Can you build the walls out of brick, (more specifically, soil compressed stabilized brick) and apply cob on both sides of the brick wall above a wider stem wall? Another similar question, would brick pillars at every corner of a cob structure increase the buildings strength? The answer to my questions I'm guessing is that cob and brick heat, cool, and release moisture at different rates which would cause the two to separate from each other?

[@BecauseHeLovedMe1st]

Ok, I watched part 1 again. Was very overwhelmed first time I watched it and missed the part about it being for a tiny house. I'm sold on your concrete foundation and base walls (from the inspector video) so I wasn't getting it. What a relief. Thank you! ♥️, and I will be clicking the links in description. My last device lost that feature lol...ugh

[@Warrenneiva]

Very nice..I like travel to usa to work...is posible...?

[@sarebear5207]

Great stuff thanks for your work.. im inspired to do one.... 🥰🤫😍💫👌

[@roiad876]

Don't you need to apply a sealant to the bricks or add insulation to it? like foam boards or something, I've seen people apply it all the way from the footings so I'm just curious. Thanks for the videos.

[@roiad876]

Also are the electrical conduits and the plumbings supposed to pass through the stem wall before the concrete pour?

[@cuttwice3905]

Why didn't you make the uphill side of the stem wall higher than the cut?

[@thiscobhouse]

Didn't need to. There's about 4 or 5 feet between the cut into the ground and the house. Plus, I'll be building a stone retaining wall against the cut dirt.

[@johnlee7085]

Make sure your finished grade is about 8” below your top of wall with positive drainage away from and around the wall. Because brick and concrete are both porous, make sure you have a very good waterproofing layer and sub drain system.

[@BecauseHeLovedMe1st]

Hi, I might edit out this part later, but what if you weighed almost 100lbs, 50+ yrs, no skills yet and had to do it alone lol...ugh and poor I'm going to watch this in a bit but I'm thinking of foundation stuff (footers?) So overwhelming. A wall or concrete pad seems doable. I'd really love a cob house. I'm standing on clay. lol. Is there hope within reason iyo? Breath,and it's still like eating an elephant? Sigh..lol Thank you

[@shawno3681]

one brick at a time.... 🙂 next thing you know it will be done....

[@BecauseHeLovedMe1st]

@@shawno3681 ♥️

[@sarebear5207]

You can do it!! The feeling of being inside it made by you will be worth it.

[@shawno3681]

you might like this video. he just posted it, about a cabin build. his worries about how he would tear down an old cabin and rebuild it... kzbin.info/www/bejne/r37XZZKfltuHia8

[@BecauseHeLovedMe1st]

@@sarebear5207 thank you. I believe it would be so worth it. Just wondering if realistic (for me lol)