Time lapse of Our Home Construction Build | Phase 1

[@markperron851]

You folks are the absolute best. In an era where so many people seek gratification without effort you have accomplished so much on this build. You have taught your children self-reliance, built yourself a home and a You Tube channel, kept your job and business going at the same time. Congrats on your amazing process and accomplishments. You are the finest kind of folks and I truly appreciate you sharing your journey. Best wishes in the future to your beautiful family and friends who helped.

[@buildingroots5873]

Thank you ❤️❤️❤️

[@rickjones871]

You have taught them kids a very important lesson. A little hard work goes a long way. I love it. Even the pets were in on the build. Awesome job Mom and Dad. Gives me hope for the future

[@engingunyadn1056]

i wish the family a long and healthy life in your new house

[@benbernal9268]

It's good to see a family that works together stays together God bless always

[@juliewareham6772]

Wow well done lovely to see you had little helpers

[@buildingroots5873]

thanks!

[@tfreezy4579]

That's tight!

[@joelgarcia-qw3mq]

Such a beutiful experience

[@StrongLuv]

Super inspiring

[@messerfamilyfarm7792]

Fun to see the kids! Great advice! We often have to remind ourselves one step at a time.

[@buildingroots5873]

thanks :)

[@theupsideofdownsizing]

So nice to see the beginning of the build. Your foundation work was really impressive! We love watching your kids and seeing how involved they are in the entire process. Thanks for the shout out and we're looking forward to seeing more great videos. I know I've said it before, but I really like your musical choices. We hope you and Wylee and the family have a great week!

[@buildingroots5873]

thank you so much!

[@mauricebrown9094]

You have all done a wonderful job so far. Keep up the good work. I am so proud of you all for making such a huge commitment together with 4 children along side during this monumental job. And look forward to watching part 2.Thank you so much for videoing & sharing your journey with the world. Take a break now and again..

[@buildingroots5873]

thank you for watching!

[@ericwilson8848]

Thank you I missed this the first time Round

[@buildingroots5873]

Hope you enjoyed it!

[@СлаваУкраїні-б3я]

Огонь! Продолжайте в том же духе 👍

[@jennetichi9551]

You have come so far in such a short time. I know its a lot of work, you guys make it look easy! Its great to see your family helping out specially the little ones. It is so exciting to see it all again.

[@buildingroots5873]

thank you! - and thanks for all the comments!

[@roland-denislongue7555]

Woaouw Felicitations. J'aimerais me lancer dans l'auto construction, mais il me faut du courage.

[@clydedecker765]

Lady, Wiley has the biggest prize of all. Is there any reason you are able to do it all? There seems to be no job you aren't as skilled as anyone on the job. Amazing and yet a mother of four who still has all of her hair. 🤣🤣 And the kids have all survived! 🤣🤣 No job too tough to handle. 👍👍👍👍👍

[@buildingroots5873]

awww, thank you again! ...my hair might be grey after all this though 😉

[@XtremeSportX247]

Wow I have never seen a Bale Home....

[@randyscrafts8575]

Once the walls are up the progress slows waaay down. 😅😅 Been there done that but it's worth the journey.

[@buildingroots5873]

love to hear this, best of luck!

[@atzonaftaniel4798]

Pouring concrete on loose gravel as a foundation. I have never seen that before. Isn't the gravel going to move beneath?

[@joelgarcia-qw3mq]

I like how you build the house but i want to know what the trench and the foam at the bottom was for do you get frozen ground during winter or water sinkage

[@buildingroots5873]

yes code requires 4' deep trenches for frost. we have up to -60 below temps during the winter months. the foam below the concrete is so our floor heat doesn't escape through the ground below.

[@jerobety]

Can you use a house rap on straw bakes? What is the mix recipe for the lime plaster? Great job!

[@mtaas4232]

Beautiful house! But, will these materials easily catch fire compared to those made using woods?

[@buildingroots5873]

no. compressed straw has very little oxygen in it therefore making it very hard for it to burn. It does need the stucco on the inside and outside of course (we couldn't get that done right away due to weather). Strawbale homes are actually less of a fire hazard than a typical stick built. There have been wildfires in california and the strawbale houses didn't burn while all the other regular houses did. Thanks for watching!

[@outinthesticks1035]

Hi, congratulations on getting as far as you did before winter . I know it was hard with harvest and winter coming , few years back I went through same , poured footings on aug 27 and moved in on nov 13 , harvest and baling feed at same time. I will be binge watching your old vids as I just am planning a woodworking shop with a very similar method . Biggest difference being a cordwood shell. I know you are in your busy season but couple questions . Why did you use a rubble filled trench under the footings as well as piles , I was just planning a footing.any idea of heating cost after first winter.we are likely colder but not as much wind as you get

[@buildingroots5873]

thank you, what do u mean by 'piles'? we went through 1 1/2 1000 gallon tank through our winter (it was milder than usual but we did have a propane leak that went unnoticed for who knows how long!)

[@outinthesticks1035]

@@buildingroots5873 concrete poured inside sonit tube under your footings , but I watched one of your older vids last night that answers the question , thanks

[@PieraAndres]

Well done team! I wish, one day we’ll do something like this. How long it took? And how much money? if I can ask... ;)

[@buildingroots5873]

this part of the build of the video took 6 months, right now we are 12 months into it and are working on drywall. We may break down the cost in another video

[@PieraAndres]

@@buildingroots5873 thanks a lot for the info! Can’t wait to see more. ;)

[@paintingconstructionpc]

❤️️

[@graciemaca6996]

While I loved seeing the building going up, I sometimes cringed to see young children working with power tools on the construction site. I know that you are trying to teach them some working skills, but seeing that heavy truss fall down made me so glad that your little ones were not underneath it. With so much going on at the site, it's hard to keep an eye on several children at once. Accidents happen even with professional workers. Imo the active worksite is not a place for children to play. Please keep them safe!

[@ericwilson8848]

I just got bulldozing done so lots of rocks.just need washed out rocks.are they about 2 inches?

[@buildingroots5873]

depends what you are using the rock for? we did 1"washed rock for trench and under the grade, but we should have went with smaller 3/4'' rock for under the grade ( we didn't know at the time)

[@ericwilson8848]

@@buildingroots5873 under concrete

[@buildingroots5873]

@@ericwilson8848 i believe peope use the term 3/4minus for under concrete.. 1'' is too big

[@ericwilson8848]

@@buildingroots5873 ok thanks

[@RVBadlands2015]

Is that a roof vent.

[@igorccotoccev1972]

Now, this looks like a Faraday's cage: When lightning strikes, everyone inside will be safe (or at least they should be) and after the storm with lightnings is gone, use rubber gloves to open the doors. P.S. : How long will this house last? Aren't you worried about the security issues like flooding or rodent menace attack since the house is built in nature?

[@buildingroots5873]

it should last 100+ years.. Flooding is not an issue for us and neither are rodents!

[@igorccotoccev1972]

@@buildingroots5873 wright wright

[@ericwilson8848]

How much space between studs on outside walls?

[@buildingroots5873]

No more than 6' apart, but usually with windows and doors there is less

[@ericwilson8848]

@@buildingroots5873 ok thanks

[@buildingroots5873]

@@ericwilson8848 your welcome, andrew morrison from strawbale.com has a lot of great info on all of this. His dvd's are worth buying too

[@ericwilson8848]

@@buildingroots5873 yes i should

[@sebastianng9787]

Infill of wall looks dangerous, should use non combustible material instead of hays

[@buildingroots5873]

It is straw. With the lack of oxygen and 1 1/ 2 inches of mud on each side of the bales, it l would burn much slower than a conventional house.