Cool house. Inspired me to do the same out in the desert where I'm boondocking/squatting/homesteading

Wow, nice to see everyone working together to get your cistern finished!

Damn good idea! Well done!

Hi, WONDERFUL !!!! Incredible ; thanks a lot for sharing.

Great video, concise and informative. Aslo thank you for editing and using a tripod. It is a great idea for a cistern. Keep up the good work. Cheers

How will you drain your cistern If you ever need to clear in the future?

When's the home gonna be finished? Looks like lots of work and fun.

@swingster150

4 жыл бұрын

Sorry for the late reply. The home was completed in October of 2017 after four summers working on it. The completion video can be found here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/Z46Ts6eJd9PcfaQ.html

Adorei, também tive a mesma ideia, parabéns pelo projeto, quero reproduzir aqui no Brasil em regiões carentes, devido ao baixo custo do projeto! quantos litros de agua comporta esta cisterna?

@LilyAnnFouts

7 жыл бұрын

11350 litros

@abade.biologia

7 жыл бұрын

+Lily Ann Fouts obrigado

Why not just use cenent canvas to make one of those?

I bought some styro from bunnings. I figure its best I should use it/cycle it. If no one buys it from bunnings then im technically saving from the landfill? I can play that game too!!

im hard of hearing so im not sure if you said why you put styrafoam at the bottom under the liner . and would sand have worked instead ?

@swingster150

8 жыл бұрын

The answer is that it depends. There is 5" of 1" washed gravel below the cistern to prevent moisture from wicking up from below and into the papercrete on the walls. As long as you place a barrier on the gravel to prevent sand from slipping through, you could use sand instead of Styrofoam.

What kind of liner is that and where do you buy something like that? Wish you would do a review of your cistern in the future as to the pros and cons of it.

@LilyAnnFouts

8 жыл бұрын

+MrsMika - I have a list of resources on this page: www.lilyannfouts.com/earthbag-building-resources/ There's a link to the site where we purchased the cistern liner and other materials. For more up-to-date information about our cistern see www.lilyannfouts.com/rainwater-cistern-in-action/ and www.lilyannfouts.com/earthbag-house-faqs/ I'll definitely be adding more as the project progresses!

@angetodac

8 жыл бұрын

+Lily Ann Fouts ;great job! its finnished?

@LilyAnnFouts

8 жыл бұрын

+angetodac - The cistern itself is basically finished. The only thing left to do is finish the roof and the gutter system so we can collect rainwater. This is the most recent post about it: www.lilyannfouts.com/rainwater-cistern-in-action/

@angetodac

8 жыл бұрын

Lily Ann Fouts have you plasterred the earthbags on the inside of the cistern or aplied a swimmingpool linen? how can you be sure you wont have leaks?

@LilyAnnFouts

8 жыл бұрын

+angetodac The answer to most of your questions can be found in the cistern video. We did papercrete the inside to make the walls smooth and get rid of the grooves between the bags. The papercrete is not likely to puncture the liner, but we did run a layer of tarps around the sides to give extra protection just in case. The floor is gravel covered with 6-mil plastic and 1" of styrofoam. A pool liner could be used, but I would not recommend using that if you plan to drink the water since chemicals in the liner can leach into the water. The liner that we used was custom made for the cistern we built and it was made from food grade plastic. The link to materials we have used in the earthbag house (including the liner) is: www.lilyannfouts.com/earthbag-building-resources/

The only thing that's worrying me about this is that any folds or creases when you put them under the water pressure create cracks. I am concerned you will get leaks from all the folds.

@swingster150

8 жыл бұрын

To prevent the liner from shifting when the cistern is filling with water, I ran the inlet pipe to within 6" of the bottom. I installed a 'T' on the bottom of it and two 22 1/2° elbows so that water filling the cistern does not flow in just one direction causing the liner to shift.

Great Video. Maybe don't use the zoom on that camera though. The gear sound is super distracting.

about how many earth bags did you need for that project and whats your soil content, samd, clay, ect...? thanks

@swingster150

7 жыл бұрын

4000 bags for the project. We expanded the pond and used the clay from it for the bags. The aggregate for the bags came from a quarry 6 miles away.

I. R. To the cistern What did you do to the top (plywood) to prevent it from deteriorating from exposure to moister

@swingster150

4 жыл бұрын

I attached a pond liner to the bottom of the 3/4" pressure treated plywood to prevent moisture issues.

where is this house built and did you need any authorization or special building permit? i live in Birmingham Alabama and hope to find a piece of land at the country side to build my earthbag project.

@LilyAnnFouts

8 жыл бұрын

+angetodac - This project is in eastern Kansas. This particular area does not require a permit for the building, but they do require us to install an aerated septic system (which we have) and they will do an inspection of it. The laws change from state to state and county to county, so you'll need to check with the particular area where you want to build.

@angetodac

8 жыл бұрын

Lily Ann Fouts thanks!

@thetruckersmanifesto3873

7 жыл бұрын

yea,thats were they squirt all the crap on the yard right. oh thats nasty. dont stub your toe.

@ValCronin

7 жыл бұрын

I would consider a huge tank full o crap much worse than a yard of plants that happens to be drip-watered with brown water.

Beatiful work. Hows it holding up after 7 years?

@LilyAnnFouts

2 жыл бұрын

It's doing great! The biggest issue has been with the lime plaster sticking to the papercrete on the walls, inside and outside. We should have made the papercrete a rougher texture on the exterior so the plaster could stick to it more easily. We'll have to re-do that at some point, most likely. But everything is holding up really well. It's a good, solid home.

What kind of liner are you using? I'm looking for a low VOC liner, if you have any suggestions I'd be happy to get your opinion!

@LilyAnnFouts

6 жыл бұрын

Our custom made 3000 gallon cistern liner cost around $500 including shipping, from polyfabrics.com. It's made from food-grade plastic.

@LilyAnnFouts

6 жыл бұрын

By the way, the house is now inhabited and the cistern is fully operational, working great so far!

@snugglylovemuffin

6 жыл бұрын

Superb, that was a quick response! Thank you very much. Do you enjoy living in the house?

@LilyAnnFouts

6 жыл бұрын

It's actually my mother-in-law who lives in it, but she's loving it! We did spend a few days there a few weeks ago before leaving for Keith's next job, and it's very comfortable. Keith put radiant in-floor heating into the house and turned it on right before we left and his mom says it's working really well. So far so good! I really need to update the blog with all the details. Stay tuned!

Where can I buy those continuous bags to be shipped to New York?

@LilyAnnFouts

8 жыл бұрын

+Aiesha Rose - we have a list of resources at www.lilyannfouts.com/earthbag-building-resources/. For the bags specifically, there is a good list of suppliers on this website: earthbagbuilding.com/resources.htm#supplies

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few friendly tips. keep talking volume same as music, music is 30_ higher, wear my volume buttons out. there is some sort of feedback, whinny noise, makes it really hard to hear you describing your awesome system. peace and love

sup hempfest- GOD delivered me of that at my request,on bended knees!

That looks like some expensive water yall have.

@swingster150

4 жыл бұрын

Minus the cost of replacement water filters, the system is saving us around $600/year over the cost of buying water from the city that has an odor and bad taste.

@scout4locations

4 жыл бұрын

Rainwater is free, isn't it? Is that too expensive for you?