Thank you for making this video. I am an older woman with health issues, who wants to build her own home and you just showed me how I can make that happen!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

@naturalbuildings

Жыл бұрын

You can!! Thank you 🙏💙

Autumn I'm a retired woman who is in love with Cobb and an so impressed with your little house 🏠 you guys are doing what I wish would be more excepted in the building industry keep it up oh and your oven is beautiful love you guys hugs

@naturalbuildings

Жыл бұрын

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You’re great at explaining this Autum!❤ we are in the process of doing plaster on our strawbale home and I am really enjoying it. Thanks for inspiring.❤

@lynnedanieli2537

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Autumn for showing us the way everything is created. Works of art. Living my dream. Good on you for recycling all these beautiful materials, makes it all the more stunning. ❤

I am glad to see the influence of cob across America! Recently, the feds approved the international building standards for Cobb as an approved exterior and interior finish. My family is currently finishing a watershed to cover our well which will be in Cobb made from our retention tank that is filled with 60/40 sand clay. Thanks for the reassurance of the use of straw on the walls for insulation in pallet walls. I am using up some old fiberglass insulation that we found in the garbage around the corner on my ceiling panels, the owners were glad to get rid of it, and it didn't end up in the landfill. We regularly salvage from the trash routes, as there is a large amount of resources that we can glean to build with. I've been wrestling with the idea of using tires for the Cocina and wasn't quite sure of how to approach the ovens. We're going to improve upon yer design, with glass and sand before installing the cooking tiles and the oven itself. Our Cocina is like that of the Reid-Baldwin Ranchero, on the L.A. Arboretum grounds. Outside with a place for a Corval or Discas to cook on. I don't know about the sod roof here in east Texas, I'd have to mow it once a week in the summer or it would be a fire hazard from the grass.

Thank you autumn for sharing this. I am researching eco friendly low cost house builds and you have convinced me cob is amazing!

i love the ethos and hope to mimic the resourcing of the materials as far as possible although it may be harder to source the non-pallet timber in the same way here in the UK. i'm at the very start of the process, do you have other videos showing more detail of the build? do you mind if i pick your brains along the way? i intend to start with a structure of similar proportions to the honeycomb home but hope to build larger communal structures in the future, any idea what the limits on size of the structure are using these techniques? i guess anglo-saxon long-houses were built in a similar way and they were immense, what do you think?

The spiral design of the roof is lovely.

The one problem with cob is that things will burrow into it, especially rodents and certain wasps and bees. In humid climates, you need a large overhanging roof to protect the cob from frequent and heavy rain, and a solid foundation of rock and mortar or cement is advisable where precipitation frequently leaves water on top of the ground. I really DO like the idea of cob, and might I add that the traditional lime whitewash helps to keep microbes down as well as brightens up the interior. FYI, what is the best flooring for a humid region? Stone tile, maybe pebbles and smaller stones arranged in patterns and sealed? Wood plank? Plus, how could this work for a home set into a hillside or earth bermed on 2 or 3 sides? Maybe set into a stone bluff? Our farm has a deep hollow were I want to build, and I haven't decided whether to dig into the hillside or widen and deepen an overhang in a bluff halfway up the hillside. Oh and clay can be mixed with various natural pigments to make a wash for the walls. A friend of mine in NM uses colored clays for the interior walls of her family's 275 yr old hacienda, and they work very well. White absolutely brightens interiors up, but you can also mix a bit of color in for something different. Painting designs on those walls sounds fun, too.

I wish I could stay there looks like my kind of life

This is gorgeous Autumn! I love the organic way the window niches and bookshelves look as if they grew there, its beautiful. I think I'm going to try doing a building like this in the summer when I go back to Scotland, I mean, you are as well giving this method a try, even if you mess up the first attempt it will always be another small building you can use as a bathroom or whatever. I don't imagine mine will turn out as beautiful as yours but you have to start somewhere. Thanks for this video.

Great video. I love the sacred geometry elements of this build!

@naturalbuildings

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Logan! 🙏🙏

The clay detailing under the nook & window at 4:03 is just beautiful!!!

Any issues with termites with the pallets? I am not sure what wood they typically use for those!

you have a very beautiful presence! also this house is gorgeous and i love the little truth window :)

oh wow! the spiral pattern on the ceiling was such an amazing discovery while watching this video. using a door as a window was also brilliant. I love what's been done here and I thank you sharing.

I really like this design. Do you have any blue prints for the measurements of the walls and ceiling and joists?

I've got to make a pizza oven after seeing this! Thank you for sharing.

Great work on many levels! I’d love to attend a building workshop some day so will keep my eyes open for opportunities.

@naturalbuildings

Жыл бұрын

There should be some great opportunities this year if you want to follow us on Instagram @naturalbuildings to stay up to date :)

Where I live we have a high clay content in the soil. Would it be good for your earth home?

Wait. I'm 40 seconds in. Wood is going to the landfill? What is *wrong* with people?!?!

@Tinaladybug1

7 ай бұрын

If Scrap wood was being offered and available for pick up to people that want build with it before it goes to the land fill. It would be fantastic if construction companies and contractors offered their scrap to their local communities through FB marketplace before disgarding their scraps. One mans trash is another's treasure 😃

@rosessonata8326

2 ай бұрын

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Fantastic way to create living spaces and use reclaimed materials in a very smart way ! This is the way to go and being nature friendly ! Municipalities should allow this types of buildings to be built. We are living in a very wasteful and disposable society. It is time to change and go back to earth friendly roots !

@naturalbuildings

2 ай бұрын

We will be building our own version of a pallet cabin for an upcoming video so stay tuned for that one :)

@rosessonata8326

2 ай бұрын

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Thanks for sharing it is a beautiful design Autumn!!!

Wow this is so cool thank you for this video !!!! Always looking for best materials to use for my outdoor projects

Looks fun basically a clay material! Nice work ❤

Autumn Flower , you should make more video's 😊 you are very good at explaining and your presence is very nice. Fine energy 💜 I love the artsy style of the cob house 😀

@rosessonata8326

2 ай бұрын

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Autumn Flower...great presentation. I'm sold! Integrating the pallets in with the cob is new to me. Ingenious up-use! And hexagons rule!! I love every aspect of The Honeycomb Home. Truly, as you pointed out, so open to artistic interpretation... Your spiral rafters...(swoon)! So appealing to me, as an elder artist. Kudos...!

This is fantastic. I’ve been trying to figure out how to balance insulation, thermal mass, and reasonable build process. Thank you so much!!!

@naturalbuildings

8 ай бұрын

Check out Sir Cobalot (Miguel Elliot) he’s done a lot with pallets. I think this is one of the best building methods out there :) I hope to practice some myself next year

How does the natural floor hold up to cleaning, sweeping and mopping?

@Urineil

Жыл бұрын

Those floors are moppable and sweepable

@MultiOhioman

Жыл бұрын

@@Urineil Thank you. I thought it would be, but I’ve no experience. We want to build a rammed earth home. And I’ve seen like this video, packed clay floors.

@naturalbuildings

Жыл бұрын

You don’t want most natural building materials to be exposed to water over an extended period of time. But generally a quick spill or mop isn’t an issue. The floors can also be sealed with various natural finishes such as linseed oil.

Hey Autumn, did you break up the straw to smaller size before mixing it with sand and clay ? Also, what ratio of sand to clay did you use?

That side windows is a claver idea and looks so beautiful ❤

Beautiful video! Super well done Autumnflower! Glad to be of help and learn from you!

I love the designs you sculpted into the cobb!!!!!!! Also love all the other little details you did to give it that artistic touch. And the living roof! Also like how you decorated the inside. I’m curious about the benefits/disadvantages of this vs the mud bag design

this is exactly the kinda video i love! thank you Autumn~ I really wanna make a little backyard cob he-shed. ^.^

@rosessonata8326

2 ай бұрын

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Ques - is there some place in the US that allows this? How can I find out where? Does it have to be somewhere with no building codes?

@LullabyeLaura

10 ай бұрын

It depends on your state and even your city! Where I'm located in Ohio we couldn't do an actual living space, but if we keep it under certain dimensions then we can build a cute "shed" of sorts in our backyard.

@nofurtherwest3474

10 ай бұрын

@@LullabyeLaura thanks. i grew up in ohio

Beautiful work, the only thing I'd change is to square or a rectangular shape of this home. Loved the living roof. I can grow garden with perennial flowers and weeds. Job well done 👍

WoW….. Thank you for the of learning about knew building materials and patterns ….

Absolutely beautiful Lil cob building!

Nice structure. I would loved to have seen something other than OSB roof sheathing because of the look and the glue smell. Maybe pallet wood, would work?

@rosessonata8326

2 ай бұрын

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@feonix138

2 ай бұрын

@@rosessonata8326 It there were a way to float it between the rafters. :)

I want know about clay mud material

How do you replace a broken window panel in a cob wall?

@rosessonata8326

2 ай бұрын

Is what wondered as well.

So awesome!!!

@naturalbuildings

Жыл бұрын

💙💙🙏🙏

Is there any way to make this water resistant?

@bluesSGL

2 ай бұрын

There are several additives and top coats that other videos mention, like lime washing and linseed oil.

Great!😊

Amazing!

I like it very much

I like the green roof and the creativity in all a door turns window cool and handy

Wow, Autumn, you are quite telegenic, excellent presentation, beautiful expression of your beautiful creations. Do you have recipes for the clay based paint?

Gorgeous video

@rosessonata8326

2 ай бұрын

0:47

Interesting and informative. Thank you, Autumn!

What are the basic science of pizza oven?

I like it

"So many reasons that I like cobb." -Californian

You should tru mixing paper pulp into you cob mix.

@rosessonata8326

2 ай бұрын

0:47

Cute house love cat

This is so cool!

It’s lovely!

Autum Flower Beautiful name Beautiful You my gosh such inspiration I thank you

Where's all the drone footage?! You feeling ok??

@naturalbuildings

Жыл бұрын

What do you mean haha there is drone footage in the vid

I haven't been able to get people to come help me do my job dome

I thought cob traditionally used animal manure, typically cow dung. I don't know what this adds to the mix, but I think it makes a better binder. Do some research on this, because I think this was used extensively in England and Europe in the middle ages.

Coal video

@someguy9778

Жыл бұрын

No coal here.

I Love it So Much Goddess!!🌟💖

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She is beautiful 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

@boobsmakesmile

Жыл бұрын

The pizza oven ?

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I wish I could build my own house cheaply and naturally. It's the pesky building codes and red tape that stops me. Mentally and financially could not deal with in Los Angeles County.

I’m delighted to watch another trans person who is passionate about earthen builds!!! You’re phenomenal, friend. So much joy with and about you. 🤗✨🌸

Damn, the ratio. People don't have enough problems :/

No

@rosessonata8326

2 ай бұрын

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