You Won't Believe Who's Helping Build Our Off-Grid House

[@ourselfreliantlife]

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[@travistippetts1604]

Everyone needs to send you egg shells

[@TheGremlin825]

dog groomers and breakfast restaurants near by you is who need to talk to for supplies

[@georgedoolittle9015]

No such thing as too good a pair of boots! Maybe add a pair of Gaiters and now you'll have some very valuable protection from anything and everything.

[@j.t.4072]

Hey, the lime plaster looks great. I’m so glad y’all opted for that route as a top coat. The white will help reflect unwanted heat, too.

[@ws4860]

My old aunt taught me how to prepare the egg shells like this: you collect the halves and after you have baked bread or something similar, you dry them with the residual heat in the oven. This has two advantages: 1. you prevent unwanted bacteria or salmonella from surviving and 2. later in the mixer, the eggshell lime becomes much finer and it also goes faster.

[@gissie391]

It looke like icing on top of the cake .Grass is getting greener from where we saw it .

[@eleanorchapple8772]

This is looking fantastic. As for eggshells. You might persuade places that use a lot of eggs like care residences or breakfast restaurants to save some for you. It doesn’t look like you use a great amount of dog hair so your furry beasts might provide enough for you. I am in astonishment at your creativity, persistence and plain hard work. I find this project as you are doing it utterly fascinating.

[@bcase5328]

Dog groomers might give you dog fur.

[@leestimis9264]

I love how unique this home is going to be.

[@ssfoste]

Jess, you did accomplish a lot. You and Jim both have such great patience. you artist instinct makes you take your time and apply your medium appropriately, I am always amazed the the patience you exhibit as I have never had that trait. Your day was just great.

[@dmj1170]

Top of the dome looks like a payday candy bar with all of those stones. That light color should work great for deflecting the sunlight

[@brandons9398]

I’ll say this, when you guys started finishing the top. I thought lime eggshells and dog fur, that can’t work, I stand corrected! Looking good, damn good!

[@lmelior]

It's looking awesome! Can't wait to see it get down to the brim of the sombrero. :)

[@themercurialmoxie]

The dome is going to look super cool when it's all finished up! Nice job.

[@spitfirewild]

OH MY ............THAT'S AMAZING ! I Love it......you both just blow me away! Great idea's 👍 ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@spitfirewild]

I really think the rock's and lighter lime/poo/hair ect lol.......are going to make a difference in the temperature. I can't wait to find out. And, the rock's look so.............so good.

[@spitfirewild]

Do you need dog and cat hair donations? I have 4 cat's and German shepherd/ husky mix. I sweep up a full sized dog every two day's. I would totally start to save it and send it to you.

[@ZonDog]

I could have never dreamed how you were going to do the top of the dome! Looks GREAT Jessica! 🤩👍

[@allennolden8735]

The project is looking amazing. Keep up the good work. 👍 Hope your enjoying the monsoons we certainly are. 😀

[@don-parker]

You can get crushed oyster shells which are good for chickens and could work in your plaster

[@telern5681]

The tenacity and perseverance you have of remarkable. It’s fun to watch your progress.

[@HalsPals]

Thanks for the code. Got a pair for my wife and myself.

[@wulfclaw4921]

Jessica ! LOL . That was cute how you had rhat big grun when he said Ingenious. Those chickens have it made !! The tiles around the roof look great !!

[@007darryl]

I think cutting a corner off of a Ziplock bag might work pretty good for Jess on the dome.

[@FishMH]

Like a painter on the Sistine Chapel, you work carefully tediously to create a masterpiece. Amazing teamwork from "all" family members. 🐾 Peace and Strength ya'all

[@bondpaz]

Unfortunately a fresh shower doesn’t last very long anymore. Lol we are sweaty immediately. 🥵😆 Killer boots man! It does look like a little snowcapped mountain. 😃👍 Great work!

[@M.Mae.M]

Wow, that is so beautiful! Might take some time to accomplish but the reward will be worth it.

[@islandgardener158]

Rolling pin works well for crushing egg shells

[@DuckshotProductions]

26:06 beautiful shot! The dog bone burry off is hilarious.

[@lizcastro8069]

Jim and Jess, you have great ideas for your build! It's looking a lot more durable with the rocks and lime / eggshell / fur plaster! How will you continue to come up with all the eggshells? Can you get a local school or restaurant to save eggshells for you? Family and friends? I do think a CORN GRINDER which takes dry corn kernels and reduces them into a powder, would be better for your grinding purposes. You can buy a nice one at Tractor Supply or on Amazon. If you'd like to try it, a small coffee grinder might work, too. Save your nice blender from wearing out too fast - since you have a big task ahead. The corn grinder should be able to keep up with your work pace. You seem to be moving right along, now. So close to starting the inside plaster! Stay safe! 🙏

[@deborahratcliff8179]

They have a wire toothed brush called a slicker brush. It will really help get the fur you need. Using it gently feels good to the dogs. And the brushes aren't very expensive and can be bought on line through many places.

[@paulaarthur57]

The dome does look like a snow covered mountain top. It’s coming together. Great work!

[@floriebrown2089]

That was lovely the rabbit and the birds all sheltering from the heat. Recently our temperature in the UK was 104 the leaves on my ornamental plants dried to crisp, the chicken was so hot I decided to spray then with water the little chicks loved it. Uvi is a lovely dog quite adventurous. That roof top is looking great, thank for the video.

[@Alextodd007]

Hello florie

[@jasontoolan3816]

Looks nice. I must recommend moving to the bottom now and building up with ur roofing. For good reason!

[@mzimmerman1988]

I think I prefer the look of rock+plaster over just plaster. Good video!

[@ItzNikoWolf]

When your back yard looks like a windows lock screen you’ve made it in life. Good on y’all.

[@kimmyvankooten9752]

Tedious work, but it’s going to be BEAUTIFUL!!! I love it!

[@Alextodd007]

Hello kimmy

[@1971bovibovi]

The dome has a cobbled look, that must be so cool to see it from far away

[@elainedegoede6276]

I love the white top. It is going to look great when its done. 🥰

[@JahleeyahKalonji]

I love that you're using a lot of what's around you. Very smart. I love the rock and plaster, looks amazing.

[@mentalneil]

The top of the dome is looking absolutely fantastic

[@girdygolden7041]

OMG!! What you've done so far is amazing 💯💖! Keep blowing my mind. Blessings 2 U both.😃😃

[@jacoventer3219]

Well done Jes, looking very nice 👍🙂

[@Sojourner0047]

Looking more and more like the mushroom houses on the "smurfs"....love it.

[@albertdehn8381]

Thanks for sharing 👍😀

[@triroo107]

Looks great…. Detail work with amazing results 👍

[@slunalang]

I’ll be honest, I wasn’t sure about your vision. But with the rocks and white mortar it’s going to look sooo nice!

[@Alextodd007]

Hello Sarah

[@LoneRevD]

Mix the Lime with the Dog fur and we mix it all up... That looks great!

[@lopo4560]

This is gonna be incredible - well done you two. Go Jess!! 🤸🤸

[@duwomaiishgabrielle9498]

Always so nice to see your podcast, I just love you two👍🏽👍🏼👍🏽👍🏼💥💥💥 wow, that is some tedious detail work! Beautiful! I’m in awe of your journey together

[@elizabethgeyer-green9910]

Really beautiful

[@ralphkearns7600]

Just had a thought. I do not see any water collecting from your solar panels.

[@chandrasutton4669]

Good job kids!!! So proud of you both.

[@jenniferleighmiron8135]

Great job on the dome so far. The view from the top of the dome is spectacular. I saw it and went WOW!! I'm sure living in the desert has its triumphs and challenges, but you are so lucky to have that view.

[@Alextodd007]

Hello Jennifer

[@addieaucremanne6214]

So beautiful

[@infotoons212]

For some reason the rocks and lime plaster make me think of dinosaur skin, which is of course completely awesome.

[@13MoonsOverMayhem]

"And the spell is almost complete!" Lol, adding some "shell of egg" and "fur of dog" to round out the brew. :) Is this the final coat, or will there be one more? Are you planning on adding any color to the final coat or leaving it white? Are you going to use the rocks over the whole building, or just on top? Let me know if you need more dog fur. Gracie is shedding her undercoat and we have plenty of GSD fur, lol. I can take the Furminator (undercoat brush) to her anytime and comb out a whole second dog, it seems like.

[@ourselfreliantlife]

We'll be leaving the top white. We have to switch to sand and that will have a grayish color. I don't know if we'll change that. I think we should be good on the fur. 😁

[@davec9244]

other worldly thank you ALL stay safe

[@rbrack54]

Love the comparison of the bird looking for straw for her nest and your wife on top of her nest working on it. Anyone else see that or am I reading to much into it.

[@user-ge6hf2xs4r]

If possible it would be great to see some kind of rendering of the total build that you may end up with. God bless you both and keep up the good work!

[@johnweidemann3148]

Turning out beautiful!!!!! I love the rock and plaster!

[@jeanchavarria8701]

All beautiful and I loved the music in this video!

[@tardismole]

I love your Link t-shirt, Jim.

[@twistidclowns]

Man its kinda weird seeing you guys getting more rain than us lately, at least I dont have to mow so thats a plus.

[@RedandAprilOff-Grid]

Looking good y'all! Hope we get some good rain this week, but hopefully not too much rain! 🌦️🌞🏜️

[@ourselfreliantlife]

Thank you! We'll take all the rain we can get.😆👍

[@RedandAprilOff-Grid]

@@ourselfreliantlife We just don't want a microburst or more than an inch of rain an hour. I love storms and rain, but that's more excitement than I want. 😅 ⛈️

[@rosaolbera8768]

Wow what amazing work way to go both of you awesome couple 💑

[@monaestewart3602]

OMG! The snow cap... Beautiful❤️! Amazing art piece, y'all.

[@Alextodd007]

Hello monae

[@jackieskitchen1966]

I absolutely love your snow top Jess, I love your creativeness!

[@LG-gw6xw]

Oh man I love the look with just the rocks, before the coating. Please be cautious. I wish you were wearing your harness some way.

[@renelenth6560]

Looks really nice Jess and Jim!

[@joycefuller4366]

Wow ... I guess I was wrong the stones didn't wash away I am really happy I was wrong because that's a lot of hard work 👍👍👍🤩

[@shirleymhernandez4197]

Jessica your so smart egg shells wow I would have never thought of that gratevjob you guys

[@ericjohnson1008]

So nice of the chickens to help provide for breakfast for Crew.

[@carkmor1]

Suggestion...maybe ask a bakery in yr nearest town to keep you their eggshells.

[@ydelmisalvarez1320]

God bless you that’s a lot of work buddy looking amazing I love it

[@sharlenevowels4125]

Jess you are so tough and awesome. I love your vision and no quit attitude.at 62 I am envious.

[@03studios]

Those HISEA boots look great, my full height work boots get my feet way too wet from sweat, these ankle boots may just fix that, thanks for the review and things are looking great, keep it up!

[@richardsolomon8076]

Absolutely awesome 👌 you need a friend in the bakery industry for a sack or two of empty shells it's like a cool stone age armour coating.

[@carrieraupp757]

The dome is rock’n 😎

[@jerryhuntjj2885]

Love the new look. Jess has alot of work to get all that covered. I was thinking it looked like a snow cap on the dome. Great job yall.

[@wjsummerfield3701]

With all of those bones the dogs find, you may want to consider grinding them up & using them when you run out of eggshells...

[@Maskwest4]

Keep on keeping on!!!

[@arjanvogel6444]

Thanks for your vid 😇💟💟💟 Love you all.

[@rosannaedstrom6952]

Muy buen video, gracias por compartir tan linda experiesa!

[@grizzlyted4401]

After living and working 40yrs in Casa Grande AZ. as a Journeyman Formsetter, I'm still amazed at what you guys "y'all " have a comprised. Yeahman!!! Keep up the good work. And ya!!! When it rains in AZ everyone comes outside!!!

[@nickiprest2176]

Wow that white really changes the look. I can't wait to see it in its completion.

[@twigandroot]

y'all are looking healthier than ever. that thumbnail is a total selling point for living off grid. happy to see the progress on the build

[@bobbiehudson4195]

Yall are amazing. Your home is so beautiful.

[@JoytoWorld]

Amazing project!

[@DizzyIzzyMom]

Wow Jessica your work is amazing…..

[@CharlotteBugYouTubeVideosMore]

It looks beautiful! Be patient with yourself, you’re doing such a great job!

[@builtontherockhomestead9390]

It's going to look so cool once the top part is totally done. You're making some great progress.

[@tomconnelly5494]

Love what you guys are doing. Billy Bond-(Perma Pastures) . Doug and Stacy...Love it!

[@gayle4804]

Beautiful job love it also when the clouds move in

[@mike20sm]

You'll have your own mini Matterhorn by the time your done 😀

[@jazfarm5726]

It looks like a big Sombrero. 👍👍👍

[@williammanor2137]

That is beautiful i love it keep at it im excited to see when you finish this stage of the build.

[@johnbornschein5525]

Looking good Jim,Jess

[@celindajupi1853]

Lime plaster typically has hair in it. Early on people often used horse hair. But all sorts of hair has been found historically in lime plaster. Can I suggest since you only have 2 relatively short haired dogs you might want to tap into some other sources. For example the sweepings of a barber or hair salon, check with a local dog groomer or a stable. A lot of horses get curry brushed out regularly. I have 2 long haired dogs and am buried in dog hair. However I live in Australia so I don’t think I could get away with sending you some through customs 😆 Also give local café or other food services a bucket and ask them for their egg shells. I think the white lime will also reflect the suns heat. I personally think the contrast of the rock and white looks spectacular!

[@Alextodd007]

Hello celinda

[@celindajupi1853]

@@Alextodd007 hello William

[@Alextodd007]

@@celindajupi1853 how are you doing celinda ? Good evening

[@teresamwalls5366]

U did good been watching you guys long time keep trucken.

[@sierramantrvlnus]

Yay!

[@AlmostHomestead]

Very cool you guys. The house is a work of art. 👍🙌

[@mitchmarkota8814]

You might consider applying the Baer 10 year waterproofing liquid.

[@ChiefSpirit8699]

I am gonna get paid of them for my project work in Nevada and New Mexico area to build up my house and farm business to and catering business ❤ again ty for the boots information

[@Katzbynite]

Jess, Have you considered using a heavy duty pastry bag or a squeeze bottle to put the lime mixture between the rocks? It appears the plaster is the consistency of thick batter. You can make the hole large enough for it and then use larger offset cake spatula to smooth it out. It seems like that small palette knife takes longer. Just a thought!

[@patparsons218]

Idea: Places that sell brick veneer, home depot, lowes etc, sell what is a heavy duty extra large "pastry bag". It is used to put mortar in the spaces between pieces of brick veneer. Its though and holds a whole lot. Seems it would give you a faster application without compromising the look or function. Also it would help to keep the mixture moist as you work.