Simon is back!

I was just thinking yesterday to myself how I hadn't seen a Home in the Earth video in a little while. Thanks for the update!

The tractor is not "leaking hydraulic fluid" it is marking its territory, but if you want to domesticate it, it is yours, replace the hoses. I had not thought of outside ground insulation for footing, and heatloss, good idea. Can't wait to see the sweat and when you pull thru the smurf tubes... Ok, are you telling me the only notable choice for the mudroom door was the decorative window? Great to see more posts here, even out of date, potluck, random bits from the cutting room floor. Carp, carp, carp... sound. 😁😇😁

@SimonHomeintheEarth

3 жыл бұрын

All the 12 and 14 gauge wires went thru easily (I did it with my wife or kid on the other end). The thick stiff one for the stove was the exception. I had a lot of sweat and grunting to get that one pulled thru. I thought I was going to snap my fish tool, but it all worked out. ;) As for the doors, I am working on a budget here man ;)

@ofmiat4693

3 жыл бұрын

I am glad the wiring went well, I have not pulled in smurf tube, and it looked like it had some funky bends in it. It is great to see everything more and more look like a home, rather than a bunch of bits & bobs in a field.

Great to see the progress. Thank you for taking the time to makes these.

I have been really enjoying following your build over the years, ty

I always wondered about what the plans were for feeding the electric and plumbing! Thanks for sharing Simon. As always your content is amazing!

Good stuff! I've never seen that wheel slipping in such a large tire before, I see it quite often in small zero turns and mowers, but never a full-size tractor. At least it was an easy fix the.

That's why you use soapy water for mounting tires, never use grease, or oil, the soap will dry and leave it clean. With grease, you are just asking for trouble!

I love catching the videos and also enjoy the FB pictures. I hope when the project wraps up you will keep putting out the videos.

@SimonHomeintheEarth

4 жыл бұрын

Yup, gota get thru my backlog.

more, more

Yaaaayyyyy

@SimonHomeintheEarth

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the encouragement, even if it was before you watched it ;)

love it

This is about 1 1/2 years behind, I don't have Facebook but I imagine you probably already moved in by now, interesting about the tractor tyre, keep up the good work!

@SimonHomeintheEarth

4 жыл бұрын

I am way behind on my web site too. But maybe I can make a "time warp" page there and post some recent pics for non-facebookers.

Love your videos. I just wish your audio was better and louder. I wish you videos where more on a schedule so I knew when to expect your new video. Also would like to know when you will be up to date, this video is like 2 your back. Thanks for your videos when they do come.

@SimonHomeintheEarth

4 жыл бұрын

Yup, had trouble with my mic, re-recorded twice and eventually just decided to get it out the door and move on to a more interesting one. At the start of the year, I planned to try and catch up by releasing every other week, but life happens ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I'll keep trying.

@ofmiat4693

4 жыл бұрын

I was myself wondering if my hearing was getting worse, or the sound had fallen back into whisperzone.y

Love your video's. Your house is an awesome design. Hopefully everything is going okay it's been a while since you last put a video out.

Plumbing guys seemed cool to work with, job looked very professional. I know it might be impossible to calculate in the end but I'd love to know how much money you have saved in total by doing things yourself. Love this channel, stay safe in these crazy times.

@SimonHomeintheEarth

4 жыл бұрын

We are still on track to be under 100$ per square ft. You can compare to see what that would buy in your region, but around here, 250$ per square ft is normal. But that is just what we paid directly on construction. I have no idea how much I have spent on gasoline to get out here, or fast food because we were too tired to cook, or on extra land taxes because we have two homes instead of one. I like to think all the later stuff will be more than cancelled out because of how much the housing market has risen. If we had built quick and sold our current house 5 years ago, it would probably have been worth only half as much. No idea.

You'll do stucco and concrete forms, but pay someone to do the PEX work. You and I think very differently lol. Roughly what did you pay for the tractor? Everything I've looked at is either 5k or 15k. There's not much in between.

@SimonHomeintheEarth

4 жыл бұрын

The logic was to ask for bids and hire anyone who was reasonable. I don't really have time to build the whole place by myself. In this case, the plumber came back very reasonable, but the stucco guys were un-affordable ;). But yes, since then, I have seen how easy plumbing is and probably won't be calling them back for any of the next steps. ;) As for the tractor, I think it was $10K, delivered. But there were a few things wrong with it (such as the odometer was disconnected and a couple hydraulic lines were cracked). I might have not gone for it, but I knew my father could help me sort those issues out and enjoy doing it ;) I think the guy tried to rip me off, but it still worked out for me anyway. I do miss the power of my John Deere 360 though.

@ryanbrown982

4 жыл бұрын

@@SimonHomeintheEarth That's definitely my concern with buying a used tractor. I'm not interested in buying myself a new part time job. I'll probably go with a new top end garden tractor and upgrade it a bit as I need certain functionality. I'll never get as much power or utility out of it as a sub compact, but I'm not looking to run a farm. I just need to keep a few acres under control. I always look forward to your videos. It's fun to see progress being made. Hopefully I'll get to start my own construction adventure within the year.

Is there some insulation going under the floor slab(s) or is the umbrella taking care of that? As far as i'm aware there is insulation on the outside of the walls sections where the brows and the windows are, how do you avoid cold-bridging from the slab to the windowsill?

@SimonHomeintheEarth

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I decided to put the insulation under the floors. I did debate it for a while, but don't regret it. There is a wood buck between the concrete and the window frames. Whatever heat loss we get across that couldn't be helped. For the slab, we put a perimeter wall of insulation with a 45 degree champher cut so that only a tiny mm of the floor is actually touching the concrete walls, but it still closes the gap. Compromise keeps things affordable.

@rasmAn2

3 жыл бұрын

@@SimonHomeintheEarth I see, but won't the floor shink away from the walls? I suppose building on a hill means creeping groundwater won't be an issue? Currently designing something myself where groundwater probably will be an issue, connecting 2 casts in a waterproof manner is a pain in the lower back, requiring the casts to occur within a few days of eachother

Wait. November and posted this month? What’s it look like now? I reckon the delay is he doesn’t have time to edit? I’m curious to know where things are at now.

@SimonHomeintheEarth

3 жыл бұрын

Yup, finding time to put a video together is not easy for me and I am way behind. I do post up to date weekly photos on Facebook at facebook.com/HomeintheEarth/

Nice, are you posting this on any platform that is outside silicon valley?

@SimonHomeintheEarth

4 жыл бұрын

I did post to LBRY last month. No idea what to do with that though. Haven't really taken the time to figure it out.