Yes you are correct to say "there's lots of videos about Rammed Earth but none took you from set up, mixing, ramming, taking down walls, and setting up again. Training courses, internships and crew hiring happen on every build" and certainly there's abosolutely none like your video, very educational and detailed.

That is looking amazing! Love the patterns and colors! We considered building with rammed earth. 👍🏠

Excellent compilation of all of our hard work good sir 👊🐻👍

Beautiful work! Can't wait to see the final product.

Just WOW!! That is an amazing job done! Thank you for sharing.. will keep watching this space

Subscribing just to see the half round knock down form come out. You guys have your mix and compaction to near perfection!

Thank you for sharing, I find your videos both inspiring and reassuring that I can build using rammed earth as well. When I find my piece of land, I’ll try to reach out to you just to thank you for helping me get the next step towards the type of living I want for my family.

Nice work guys, looks amazing!

Hi guys really loving what you doing this is by far the best eco house on earth keep up the good work 👍👍

Can’t wait to come over when it’s finished!

Love the colors. The layers look lighter on the top of each lift. Gives it a cloud type look . AMAZING! IF I had the time I would love to help on a build .

Very nice work my friends. I helped build a rammed earth house on Saturna in BC also. Good stuff!

please keep us updated on the work. I’m moved by your work!!

Love it. Waiting for the final review

amazing work!

What a wonderful video..!!! Thank you...

@RobEdward

24 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Great work 👍

Beautiful brother.

Beautiful wall. Someday, I will build it...

Nice job my friends 👍

Best rammed earth video I’ve seen

@RobEdward

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

Thanks for sharing this.🇺🇿

Would you be kind enough to show the final building totally completed? Thanks

Wow simply gorgeous! BC has always been way ahead of the curve in design ! I’m looking n learning, was I onsite to get my hands dirty.,Mena from Chicago Il n roots in NC..

Greetings from the LooseNatural farm in Andalusia Spain

this is beautiful indeed. I would love to see this on location as to how it's done, to learn all the technics involved.

@MrBegoofy

2 жыл бұрын

I'm always willing to show the build... if you are in the area just reach out and you can have a tour... as it stands today all the back fill is done and the roof is sheathed, no doors or windows yet but they will be on site in a few weeks... if we can get our highways rebuilt before we all run out of food and starve

@owenbrown6523

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrBegoofy Hi, I live in p

@MrBegoofy

2 жыл бұрын

@@owenbrown6523 yes you do and if I remember correctly one of us borrowed a tile cutting saw from the other about 10 years ago not sure where that ended up... Lol

Do you have a photo gallery of the finished project? Would love to see more.

Been watching the videos of those areas impacted by those massive floods all over the world and rammed earth construction keeps coming to mind. Seems like this type of structure would be able to stand up against those storms a lot better? Even if a place got flooded out, rammed earth wouldn't require a complete teardown?

The House is almost done... should get final occupancy this spring... only hang up was septic so nothing with the Rammed earth or anything... I may have to fly Rob back to BC again so he can do a follow up vid of the finished house :)

What's the best way to run plumbing and electric into the walls before you ram (and how to ram without destroying everything)

عمل مميز ورائع.. العودة الى الاصالة.

Good idea

I love Rammed Earth. As a Project Manager; I find the form building method shown here to be laborious and labour intensive. Reusable and versatile Form-work Design solutions are begging to be implemented. The substrate mixing, the form filling and compacting process can be mechanized far more efficiently. With appropriate development this method of construction can compete very cost-effectively with traditional construction methods and create stunning outcomes.

@RobEdward

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree, hopefully in the future someone is able to develop this method of building so that it can be workable at mass scale and these types of houses be the norm in home construction!

@alexirvine3214

Жыл бұрын

Curious what ideas you have for increased efficiency. Have you seen the half-yard concrete mixer on the front of a telehandler for mixing and placing rammed earth? Recently saw that, mind blown.

LINDO!!!

BEAUTIFUL! What's the ratio of the mixture and how do you get the complete project to be so smooth no holes in the Rammed Earth what's your secret this is absolutely gorgeous

Excellent team work, which brand and model of this pneumatic compact, I am in south america and would like to buy.

Men are really amazing when you stop and think about it. We have the perfect amount of Autism for tasks.😎

Nice

At the base of the wall, what connects it to the footing or foundation? Does it just lie there and stand there resistant to winds? Do you use rebar to make the connection?

I wish somebody does a running commentary on what they are doing.

hello! what's in the mix and the proportions? (how much part soil, cement, water?) and was it natural sand/soil that was used to colour, or artificial colouring? Thank you!

Hello! Great video, I want to work with rammed earth in Guatemala, can you recomend some literature to learn more about the details and its resistance in seismic areas? It would help me a lot! Keep the good work

Can you add the name/website/social media of the architect and builders? This is stunning work.

I wanted to join Clifton this past summer for a week of training. Fingers crossed it works out in the summer of 2023 and I can build my own rammed earth home. The hexagon house finished beautifully btw. Cheers

@savagex466-qt1io

Жыл бұрын

How does that work ? Do you just volunteer and they train you ? You think this stuff would be more popular. Why dont more people like to build this way ? Surely this is no good for a skyscraper lol But for nice homes and walls it looks great to.

@whydoesgoogleruinyoutube724

Жыл бұрын

Can't beat that look. I assume it's not popular because it must cost a fortune in man hours. Looks ridiculously labour intensive.

What's the difference between the main and the top layer and why they used it more muddy?

I need to know more about the foundation, looks like the only foundation was done around the walls, can I get more information about that, it looks like a foundation like this is even cheaper to build with.

Beautiful 😂

Hello, Thanks for sharing. Would make foundation using same earth products here in Canada? Can exposure to frost level expand rammed earth foundation?

Very Cool!!! Can you sign me up pls. for next summer? I'm a framer from Vancouver but I would like to try this out in the Philippines.

Are those first half dozen layers concrete vs earth? Looks beautiful, I'm inspired. Love this vs pigment added.

@MrBegoofy

2 жыл бұрын

The first 4 feet is still Rammed Earth its just not been dyed as its going to be below ground... but we liked the gray so much we asked the guys to put ribbons of it in the walls above ground as well and it ended up looking amazing.

@al-du6lb

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrBegoofy Very interesting. Please upload more of these videos. I really want to see how this all turns out. I just learned about rammed earth today, very very cool.

@MrBegoofy

2 жыл бұрын

@@al-du6lb The best I can do is pictures, this vidieo was created by Rob who was on the crew over the summer and I lack his skills in this area, he also came all the way across the country to work with us on the bulid so unfortunantly he cannot pop over to the property to film new footage so that is kind of a bummer.

@al-du6lb

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrBegoofy Are you uploading pictures anywhere that we can follow?

What makes the lines on the walls wavy if each tamp section is level?

hey guys can this be done in connecticut, or is it only in the north pacific?

Hi there who was the company that contracted to build this house? Is there a video on it’s completed aesthetic with roof and joinery? Cheers Matt

How do you make roof deckings with this?

How are you ramming directly under the electrical box?

Can anyone tell me how many days we have to wait to take out the cover( board)

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Looking great! What size of compressor are you using for this? I’m looking to build with this method and would love to learn more! Thanks! Great video!

@MrBegoofy

2 жыл бұрын

So the compressor I rented for the build was diesel powered and capable of 185 CFM... but that was because we were running two tampers most of the time if you were only running one then you could do with a smaller electric powered one but it would still need to be a decent size tank.... Keep in mind using a pneumatic tamper makes it easy but with time and effort there is nothing that would stop you from just hand ramming it, you don't get to see in the vid but there is one feature wall with a round window and much of this wall was "Man Rammed" ya that one is for all the tolls out there go to town ;)

@jamesbradwell7247

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome. Your response is much appreciated. I intend to gear up for this and promote this method of building. So many benefits to it. Hope you post progress pics or vids!

tell me about the ratio of cement, clay, sand, and any other material used in those walls

Thank you for this. Is this related to Clifton Schooley’s practice, or does everyone in Prince George BC build rammed earth houses? :)

@cryptogoth

2 жыл бұрын

@Warrior Rising this was inspiring to watch. Please let us know when your 2022 workshops get scheduled, I’d love to attend

I’d love you see the full video if there is one? Can anybody help?

what is the diameter of the tamp machine? 1.5"? 2"?

Looks great! Was that earth mix for the low section naturally grey colour? I’ll be building a rammed earth home this year. Can you share any details on the soil mix ratio? Did you change the pigment colour or ratio between lifts? Thanks!

How may I get more information about your construction. Do you have any contact in Nigeria. Thank you

If you enjoyed this Rammed Earth video, head to this link to find some great resources and support the channel in the process: bit.ly/digwithin

Beautiful!!!!

@Francedefence

15 күн бұрын

No! Disgusting! They use cement!

nice work! I would like to try this in Kitimat for a small simple home I can show for seniors, would you be able to tell me who you used as far as an engineer that signs off on this form of building? I doubt our local firms would be interested in looking since they are busy with industrial projects and charge industrial rates.

@RobEdward

2 жыл бұрын

Hi there! Thank you! I'm not entirely sure on the engineering and architecture, but the two links in the description will take you to where you can ask them directly. I just worked and did the videography work on this project!

@paulanderson3749

2 жыл бұрын

@@RobEdward gotcha thanks and good job on the video

What is the relative cost of building this wall compared with conventional framing and a quality finish?

@RobEdward

2 жыл бұрын

I'm not an expert, but from what I understand, the materials alone for this house was under 10k. The most expensive part of this type of build will be labour and rentals (excavators, bobcat, etc.) It's not significantly cheaper than conventional houses due to the WAY it's needed to be build and the timeframe (especially in Canada as this one was), but you could save a lot through learning to do it yourself and building your own home. Hope this helps, I can try to get more info if not!

are there any training in 2024?

You need a concrete mixer that clips onto the skid steer like Rammed Earth Ranch has.

Je suis très intéressé par la construction en terre comment faire pour apprendre sur terrain cette technique merci Votre ami Hadjou d'Algérie

@Francedefence

15 күн бұрын

Go to Morocco!

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Does anyone know more about this project? People doing would love to see more!

@RobEdward

Жыл бұрын

Hey Caleb! I worked on this project last year and I have to follow up with the owners to try to get some updates. I will post anything that I come across!

@calebneyland3595

Жыл бұрын

I would love to see more on this project! The walls are the best I have seen! Also what was the mixture? Gravel fines? With cement or earth/clay, sand and gravel and cement?

@RobEdward

Жыл бұрын

@@calebneyland3595 yes, all that I know because I wasn't the mixing expert, was aggregate & gravel fines, clay & earth, and then I believe 10% portland cement for the walls. And on the top cap was a 20% cement mixture to hold the bond beam.

@calebneyland3595

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. Would love to see more from this group of builders.

whats the red wall inside?

@RobEdward

2 жыл бұрын

It's just the dye option that the home owners chose. You can use natural dyes in the mixture to have whatever colour you want.

What colors you are adding is’t natural one? If you put dimensions and explanation of electrical implementation that would be more useful

ممكن ذكر انواع الخليط والنسب

are the forms reusable?

@RobEdward

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, we used the same forms for all walls, starting with biggest and tallest, then cutting the same forms down as we needed through the build.

the thing is how do you get that dry. I remember me and my dad buiding a dirt oven. Then you have to burn that up to get that relatively hard. I find this way of building time and energy and money consuming for no reason How does that help the envirornment? You are using sand stone and cement. Concrete is made of sand gravel and cement. This is turning in circles but vey slowly. A waste. Can you imagine they stand turning there their mixture by hand in a Bobcat bucket???? I could be a good workout.

Please comment with how these houses handle this new climate.

@cherylm2C6671

9 ай бұрын

@warriorrising7776 Thanks for the input!

Labor intensive!

not a rammed earth wall rammed cement wall with rebar

why put cement on top of the wall? thanks

@RobEdward

2 жыл бұрын

The wall itself needs a bit more structural support at the top there to hold the bond beam for the roof

@Francedefence

15 күн бұрын

@@RobEdward No! It's nonsense to use cement with earth!

absolutely beautiful work!!... Just don''t ask what the per square foot building costs are....lol... for anyone with a normal (non)budget... Check out the documentary 'Garbage Warrior'... 7 years into our build if anyone has questions...

@fmbida

2 жыл бұрын

this can be made cheaper depending on materials used for form work and for building, and the machinery. In places where they traditionally use rammed earth, it's much cheaper than conventional methods

@MrBegoofy

2 жыл бұрын

ya it ended up being quite reasonable it was the Labor that was the biggest cost, materials at least for us were literally dirt cheep, so depending on how much work you want to put in yourself and what your time is worth you can shave off many 1000's of dollars, when we costed it out it was going to be about 5% more but then we were hit with Covid and lumber prices so in the end the walls came in much much cheaper then a standard stick frame would have.

Can't you do it without cement?

@MrBegoofy

Жыл бұрын

Yes you can do it without, however in BC regulations stipulated that we needed to get a Structural engineer involved and adding the tiny bit of concrete makes it "stabilized rammed earth" and that was a bit easier to get passed.

@user-xp9lc2ps1o

Жыл бұрын

@@MrBegoofy Ok.Thanks.

@Francedefence

15 күн бұрын

@@MrBegoofy You should use lime instead of cement!

@MrBegoofy

15 күн бұрын

It really wasn't my call in the end... Had to go with the structural engineer on that one... If it was up to me I would have used nothing.

You shouldn't build the earth walls over concrete slabs! You should do cyclopean foundations! You dig trenches and build a wall up with stones and layers of lime concrete (no cement). You start with big stones on the bottom of the trench and you put smaller stones as you go up. This is the way they were buiding houses and castles in ancient time. It lasts for centuries.. As concrete slabs are way to strong, mecanically and it ends up cracking. You stop the wall thus made, a bit off the ground and you can build the rammed eath walls on top of it!