Building An Underground Earthbag House! | Installing Velcro Plates For Electrical Installation

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Building An Underground Earthbag House! | Installing Velcro Plates For Electrical Installation
We make more progress on our earthbag home. From backfilling, to adding in the necessary components for the electrical, to completing course #5.
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@ourselfreliantlife 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching! We hope you have a fantastic day. Don't forget you can find us on Instagram here: instagram.com/greendreamproject And Facebook here: facebook.com/greendreamproject1 Check out our Facebook group here: facebook.com/groups/greensteaders/

@georgedoolittle7574 3 жыл бұрын

Told ya' the weather was gonna warm up.

@freedomforever1962 2 жыл бұрын

💪🏼😉 I get tired just watching you guys work! 🙌🏼😆 💗🍀💗✝️ God Bless you both. ~

@northidahodreaming5657 3 жыл бұрын

I admire your demonstration of hard physical labor, pick, shovel and wheelborrow. I'm two years into my homestead in the panhandle of Idaho. In other words we have four full seasons. We never planned or considered when we started...but six months into it we realized that we could not accomplish all that was required to get underroof and build all necessary with manual labor only. Buying a compact tractor was the right answer and we now know that we could not get everything done without. A 35 HP Kioti tractor at zero percent interest has been a critical force multiplier for our never ending list of projects. We are debt free otherwise. Think about it. If you watch other homestead youtubers almost all end up getting some kind of tractor.

@DizzyIzzyMom 3 жыл бұрын

So impressed with you both. I have never seen two people work so hard.

@ourselfreliantlife 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@bermudarailway2411 3 жыл бұрын

That dog is adorable.

@diyfferent 3 жыл бұрын

It's always fun watching Crew bury his bones, haha.

@ourselfreliantlife 3 жыл бұрын

Fun for us, but it's serious business for him.😆👍

@tommiejones1072 3 жыл бұрын

I admire your hard work and determination.

@sharibushnell190 3 жыл бұрын

Progress progress always coming along . great job you 2.

@ourselfreliantlife 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Shari!

@drewsteffen8166 3 жыл бұрын

You guys are a real inspiration. A good days work is always good especially when it is you who benefits. You got me thinking and planing.thanks.

@ourselfreliantlife 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@ToddLarsen 3 жыл бұрын

No such thing as too many outlets lol Thanks for sharing and as always keep building👍

@ourselfreliantlife 3 жыл бұрын

That's what I thought. I guess Jess has different ideas.😆👍

@aleepiazza7125 3 жыл бұрын

Is it harder in cold weather? I enjoy the way you work as simply as possible to get the result. Faster does not mean better. I like working wood with hand tools as much as possible. You and your wife keep right on doing the good work. Never build a house anti-clockwise or widdershins lest the fair folk take up residence and cause mischief.

@kevinwilliams8662 3 жыл бұрын

Enjoying the show

@13MoonsOverMayhem 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, it really feels like you're going a lot faster on this one. Five courses already! Lol, Crew is like, Hey! I thought I buried that already!

@ourselfreliantlife 3 жыл бұрын

Lol! His bones aren't safe with me around.😆 I may have developed a system that can keep us moving faster.😀

@vickidecker9923 3 жыл бұрын

I'm so excited to see this process. You two are such hard workers.

@ourselfreliantlife 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@contentment164 3 жыл бұрын

Looks like you have worked out a good system there! We are starting to dig, too. To a lesser degree, we feel your pain, Jim! You have every right to feel proud of what you are doing.

@ourselfreliantlife 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks y'all!

@georgedoolittle7574 3 жыл бұрын

I've got an abandoned island along coastal Carolina and I find this work very helpful. "Actual living" is done in tree houses out here

@chadorico2480 3 жыл бұрын

Great job! Keep it up, it will pay off eventually! I love your positivity and watching the progress!

@ourselfreliantlife 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chad!

@CBsGreenhouseandGarden 3 жыл бұрын

Coming right along folks! Crew said to NOT unbury his bone this time!! Keep on keeping on you two. Stay safe and warm out there!

@ourselfreliantlife 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks CB! Eventually we're going to use up all the dirt where he's burying his bones. Then he's going to have issues.😆

@juliansisneros6897 3 жыл бұрын

Hi from NM, you should be very proud of everything you have accomplished. You and Jessica are amazing 👍

@ourselfreliantlife 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Julian!

@kenchapman3406 3 жыл бұрын

Moving right along ! Doing great !

@pattigsbh4392 3 жыл бұрын

Keep pressing on! It is a lot of physical labor but y'all are doing some great thinking with all the extras that are needed. Smart and strong GDP's house is coming along😉 ❤🙏

@ourselfreliantlife 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Patti!

@beachlife1411 3 жыл бұрын

Dont need and tractor for digging for gold , your dog does great, nice work

@patrickjobling8676 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent results pilgrims.. 10 10 10 ..😍😎😁

@ourselfreliantlife 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Rick!

@thewoodsfamilyhomestead8638 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Jim and Jessica. ive been catching some of your videos. ive been so busy i forgot to comment. you guys are doing a great job. keep up the great work. stay safe and watch for snakes

@ourselfreliantlife 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! We definitely understand being busy.

@pocketchange1951 3 жыл бұрын

👍👌🇨🇦❤, Jim the Hustler, and Jessica is totally wired, 🤔😉🤣, and Crew is just totally digging it

@ourselfreliantlife 3 жыл бұрын

😆👍

@bossymodo 3 жыл бұрын

I haven't started my project yet. But looking at yours I am so glad I have a tractor with a bucket and a backhoe. I have to figure out how I am going to deal with the wet soil I have. I might need to dig out the hillside a lot more and fill it in with gravel drainage.

@BR1967FE 3 жыл бұрын

Yep, best to have as many outlets as possible, Don't want to say later wish we had one : ) amazing how Crew can just go right to where he buried that bone 🙂

@ourselfreliantlife 3 жыл бұрын

That's what I'm saying!😁

@Wolfwaya16 3 жыл бұрын

Lots of hard work !! One thing that may make it easier when you are shoveling dirt is : try putting your right foot forward, shovel load, throwing it to your right, little behind you. . Easier on the back. I worked at open pit mine, shovel all day long !! I don't think you'll mind a bit of advice from a Az girl ! Haha !

@ourselfreliantlife 3 жыл бұрын

Not at all! Thank you for the advice. 😀

@leeannmarsh2815 3 жыл бұрын

I’m always inspired by you two! Your work ethic is 100% go get-em! I’m building an earthbag home in N. TX. Just a tip- you can water the bags after setting them, the water permeates the bags. Let sit a little bit, then tamp. A light misting with garden hose or canister sprayer works, not soaking them.

@ourselfreliantlife 3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking about trying that.

@caroleallman8915 3 жыл бұрын

Bless you. Hugs. Carole in UK

@ourselfreliantlife 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Carole!

@karenzaller9659 3 жыл бұрын

It would be great if you had half hour program. I realize that that means more contact and editing but it’s so interesting to watch what you’re doing I really enjoy it. Thank you for sharing.

@ourselfreliantlife 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! We'll work on that. 😀

@ETgranny1895 3 жыл бұрын

Great job as always.

@ourselfreliantlife 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Emilie!

@OW... 3 жыл бұрын

Back filling would be so much quicker with a skid steer or similar. You could also move the heaps of dirt much closer to where you need them...

@honthirty_ 3 жыл бұрын

Send $$$?

@conradhomestead4518 3 жыл бұрын

Keep the faith! Nice progress 👍

@ourselfreliantlife 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@neliosamch3195 3 жыл бұрын

There's nothing more satisfying that the product of your hard work, even a cockroach was moving in at 4:20 Those chickens missed a proteine diner while Crew was practicing his excavating skills. Seems like he would want an underground house too.

@carolynmoody9460 3 жыл бұрын

beautiful 🌹 Blessings

@briangroene7756 3 жыл бұрын

At 1st I was wondering what the heck were you doing then I got it...your Mjölnir cry cracked me up 🤣😂

@ourselfreliantlife 3 жыл бұрын

🤣I couldn't resist. 😁

@BrainStormAcres 3 жыл бұрын

It’s Tuesday. Must be a dirt day 😁👍. It’s coming along! We can definitely empathize with working early AND late. We generally don’t work late most days anymore, but do have some residual feelings of nostalgia about the days building our place. We’re still building, but mostly fine tuning things. Take care.

@ourselfreliantlife 3 жыл бұрын

It's a neverending process. Thanks Henry!

@BrainStormAcres 3 жыл бұрын

@@ourselfreliantlife one day you’ll look back and say it was satisfying but glad that piece is done! Have a great one!

@Dominic.Minischetti 3 жыл бұрын

Very cool! I never knew about facing the bed in a certain direction! Seems mine is east also! Lol!!

@ourselfreliantlife 3 жыл бұрын

I figured that Dominic! That's why you're so brilliant.😀

@Dominic.Minischetti 3 жыл бұрын

@@ourselfreliantlife LOL Just dumb luck, I wanted to see the TV better! LOL

@downunderfulla6001 3 жыл бұрын

Just a thought Cruze let me know😃 he’d love a runner from the trailer out to somewhere. I’ve used cable (I think your part of the world calls it airplane cable) pinned on both ends with star pickets (T posts) and shackled about 1.5m of chain that attaches to their collars. He’d then be free to move only between the two posts. It’ll need a couple stops before each end so he doesn’t get tangled around the end posts 🍺🍺

@christoffer1973 3 жыл бұрын

Love your projects and videos. Why didn't you use frenchdrain and gravel to avoid moisture on the outside of the walls.

@FresnoJoe2 2 жыл бұрын

Amen~!

@ahbushnell1 3 жыл бұрын

your Kiva is looking good

@ourselfreliantlife 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@mikeyjames 3 жыл бұрын

I can see the excitement on you guys faces just thinking about the final productZ

@ericjohnson1008 3 жыл бұрын

Yes you always have to go clockwise when you are installing sand bags. LOL

@ourselfreliantlife 3 жыл бұрын

It's a rule!😆👍

@That1ufo 3 жыл бұрын

Use a pressure pump sprayer to mist it / dampen it in the mixer?

@SpringRiverHollar 3 жыл бұрын

Good job .....

@ourselfreliantlife 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@richardross7219 3 жыл бұрын

When you are filling the wheelbarrow, try to position the wheelbarrow so that you are not turning. You will protect your back and cut the time to fill the barrow. I am concerned about your lungs. That dust can be nasty. Wear masks. I damaged 1/2 my left lung in the 70s. The older I get the more I feel it. Be careful. Do you recycle your gray water? You could use it for wetting soil or even watering plants. Good Luck, Rick

@ourselfreliantlife 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Rick!

@jonabriggs8829 3 жыл бұрын

Great Content, ty, LOL

@ourselfreliantlife 3 жыл бұрын

Lol! Thank you!

@shevabree746 3 жыл бұрын

I can appreciate geek humor. Gotta have your magic hammer.

@ourselfreliantlife 3 жыл бұрын

I can't resist!😆👍

@Wolfwaya16 3 жыл бұрын

Toads, the Colorado River Toad are very poisonist to dogs. If it ever happens you don't have much time . Support him ,so he's standing or sitting, use garden hose on slow, and put ir to the side of his mouth so it drips out the other side. Have to do it , until he shows no more signs of paralysis. Able to walk, ect. Hope it never happens though.

@tammysmith6421 3 жыл бұрын

Your cold is probably warm to me lol

@bfkpwd2 3 жыл бұрын

You need to get a small tractor with front end loader and backhoe.

@GoodTimeHollerHomestead 3 жыл бұрын

Everything is just coming along so quickly! Do yall work on the house every single day?

@ourselfreliantlife 3 жыл бұрын

Not everyday. We can't work on it on editing days. That's when backfilling usually happens.

@MidlifePrices 3 жыл бұрын

Digging up bones. Reminds me of a song. Wow U2 are very busy. I don’t know why my microphone decided to put you to but I’m too lazy to change it. 😂

@ourselfreliantlife 3 жыл бұрын

Does U2 still do tours?🤣 Yeah, it looks like we're all going to busy for awhile. 😁

@MidlifePrices 3 жыл бұрын

@@ourselfreliantlife Not sure but I did see them in concert. Nosebleed section. LOL.. Yes, we are all going to be busy for some length of time and then….. PARTY ALL THE TIME! ha :)

@vusimdudu9033 3 жыл бұрын

Looking good, I admire your work ethic. I have a question, it looks as if you are isolated, so why don't you let your dog lose?

@ourselfreliantlife 3 жыл бұрын

High prey drive. We have to keep him safe.

@jfinnall 3 жыл бұрын

Dig up Crew's bone and just put it back on top so he will find it again. The bone that doesn't die.

@ourselfreliantlife 3 жыл бұрын

Lol!

@danbdanb3 3 жыл бұрын

Nothing to it but to do it. 👍✌

@Naplesfrank154 3 жыл бұрын

May I ask you, why don’t you fashion an adapter at the end of the chute so as you shovel the dirt down the chute it fills the bag at the same time. It will save a lot of work. Good luck. 👍

@ourselfreliantlife 3 жыл бұрын

I only do what the lady tells me. 😁

@CG-jr1ym 3 жыл бұрын

Why don,t you get a 1950 Ford 8N tractor with a front bucket and a back blade. You can get them all over (in very good shape) for less than $3k. You could do 20 times the work in the same time.

@jimh4167 3 жыл бұрын

Question Where are you going to run. Your electrical. ???? One way could be to use PVC conduit and install it on the outside of the bags and bring it in to the outlet or switch boxs... If you use 4s deeps you should have room to use them as junction box's If it were my home I would use 3,/4 pic Would leave me lots of room to add or change the wiring

@ourselfreliantlife 3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking of just running cable along the bags. No conduit and plastering over it.

@jimh4167 3 жыл бұрын

@@ourselfreliantlife Based on your way I would use direct burial cable Made for underground Its a heavy plastic covered Rolex It's harder to work with I would barely bring the insulation (outer covering) through the connector into the box... On Timex the outer covering is like a wet noodle On direct burial the outer covering is stiff and tough..

@jimh4167 3 жыл бұрын

@@ourselfreliantlife How I land wires in an electric box I always come in a corner Never the middle.. Then I can coil the wires like a slinky Instead of fighting short wires

@bridgetbeaty7507 3 жыл бұрын

My favorite part was watching your dog bury a bone. I remember everyone's dogs name. their owners names not so much though :)

@bridgetbeaty7507 3 жыл бұрын

Also I don't think half the people watching realize how much hard work it is just living off grid let alone getting anything done. you guys rock!

@ourselfreliantlife 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! Crew burying his bones are always good entertainment here.😁

@Graeme408 3 жыл бұрын

Is it time for a used Bobcat? Yes.

@davidtolson1480 3 жыл бұрын

This channel wouldn't be the same without Jim and his shovel : )

@Bear-Ur2ez 3 жыл бұрын

I have been watching when time allows it for some time. However I have a Question : What is the significance of using bags . Will they each actually set and provide structural support for the weight that will eventually be on top without shifting Over time ? And how much cheaper is it to do this way compared to concrete forms ?

@ourselfreliantlife 3 жыл бұрын

It's probably much cheaper than concrete forms. As far as the bags go, they act as a mechanical stabilizer so that little to no cement is needed.

@davidcriswell8312 3 жыл бұрын

I know this is probably stupid to ask but, how many coffee cans does it take to fill the bag with dirt? Just curious. Love ur channel, keep up the good work 👍 👏 💪 Stay safe and stay healthy 🙏❤

@ourselfreliantlife 3 жыл бұрын

I'd say about 15, but it depends.

@ronaldpietrowski7046 3 жыл бұрын

I live in Tucson and know how scarce water is but do you add water to the soil on the outside when you pack the soil .

@ourselfreliantlife 3 жыл бұрын

We just add water when filling the bags.

@Citystead 3 жыл бұрын

Damnit Jim, I already buried that bone once - Crew

@ourselfreliantlife 3 жыл бұрын

🤷‍♂️🤣

@cm756 3 жыл бұрын

How come you guys aren’t shifting the rocks out of your dirt? Just curious. ☺️

@ourselfreliantlife 3 жыл бұрын

Saves time and we don't think the small aggregate will make much of a difference. It might make things stronger.

@cm.4828 3 жыл бұрын

Where can you find the sand bags up here in Phoenix? What suggestions do you have? Other than the big box stores?

@ourselfreliantlife 3 жыл бұрын

This is where we got ours from. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rNuDnpyFzcqmaKs.html

@cm.4828 3 жыл бұрын

@@ourselfreliantlife awesome thank you!!

@robertbutcher3801 3 жыл бұрын

You to do work hard

@KrissBartlett 3 жыл бұрын

good job again poor Crew you keep digging up his bones

@jimwilleford6140 3 жыл бұрын

Is this to be a home, a water storage project, or?

@ourselfreliantlife 3 жыл бұрын

A home.

@sean-or1nc 3 жыл бұрын

Why dont you compromise and face south east for sleep. Lol does it work that way

@ourselfreliantlife 3 жыл бұрын

Lol! I don't know. That's a good question. 😁

@joemc111 3 жыл бұрын

When Jessica fills the can she could slice her arm open on the metal, maybe put some duct tape on the edges. By the way where you get the bags?

@ourselfreliantlife 3 жыл бұрын

Check out this video. We have that information in the description. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rNuDnpyFzcqmaKs.html

@georgetucker336 3 жыл бұрын

"Slow but sure" setting the bags.

@emilyarnold2130 3 жыл бұрын

is this taos?

@ourselfreliantlife 3 жыл бұрын

Southeast Arizona!

@builtontherockhomestead9390 3 жыл бұрын

I've got a bone or 2 buried under my picnic table.

@ourselfreliantlife 3 жыл бұрын

Lol! Dogs.🙄😆

@64maxpower 3 жыл бұрын

With all the time you had to work on filling bags everyday when did you have time to go to the gym?

@ourselfreliantlife 3 жыл бұрын

Gym? Who needs that?😁👍

@64maxpower 3 жыл бұрын

@@ourselfreliantlife You know I'm joking. I don't know if most people really understand how much physical work both of you did. Nothing was easy about digging that ground. It was difficult to get even one full shovel in before hitting a rock. And most had to be broken loose before you could get it on the shovel. Both of you are really strong humans. Mentally too. It was mentally challenging to pursue it from beginning to end

@timothymyers8182 3 жыл бұрын

Mabie you should get a,small tractor that would make your job alot easier work smart get the right tools

@neliosamch3195 3 жыл бұрын

Tractors aren't green and this is a green project., beside, you wouldn't exercise those muscles filling out bags and moving the ground.

@timothymyers8182 3 жыл бұрын

@@neliosamch3195 I guess your right. I am just fat and lazy lol. Keep doing your work its asom. Here is a question. Why the gravel floor. And are you planning to concrete the floor

@neliosamch3195 3 жыл бұрын

@@timothymyers8182 I think it is to keep humidity down so you can store food and avoid the mold and fungus as it is in concrete floors.

@timothymyers8182 3 жыл бұрын

@@neliosamch3195 so if I am getting you correct. Your bedroom floor is going to be gravel. You have to cover the gravel with something. Mabie a raised wood floor with good ventilation that would cut down on the humidity

@neliosamch3195 3 жыл бұрын

@@timothymyers8182 It is Jim's and Jess floor and The pea gravel is smooth and it have 2-3 inches of It which requires no maintenance and should never need to be replaced or repaired. Some people use stepping stones to not disturb the gravle. No covering is necessary because humidity will get into the wood or concrete floor.

@johnisley1285 3 жыл бұрын

Wow what hard work. No one can ever say the two of you are lazy.

@ourselfreliantlife 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! People have though.😟

@consaka1 3 жыл бұрын

I feel guilty just watching you guys working so hard. I got a 4x4 tractor with tons of attachments just sitting for weeks at a time. Seems like such a shame.

@honthirty_ 3 жыл бұрын

Poor Crew, somebody keeps digging up his bone. Nice, the wife looks for warmth on a cool morning.

@ourselfreliantlife 3 жыл бұрын

I dug up the bone this time.😆 #guilty

@honthirty_ 3 жыл бұрын

@@ourselfreliantlife caught that but didn't want to OUT you to the dog.

@vernonvest9927 3 жыл бұрын

How many bags did you install from bottom to top.

@ourselfreliantlife 3 жыл бұрын

We're not quite at the top yet. Stay tuned!

@vernonvest9927 3 жыл бұрын

@@ourselfreliantlife ok

@sandhollowhomestead6972 3 жыл бұрын

What do you eat for energy? You're burning thousands of calories!

@ourselfreliantlife 3 жыл бұрын

We're solar powered. 😁

@sandhollowhomestead6972 3 жыл бұрын

@@ourselfreliantlife LOL! Don't use sun block! :)

@josephbohme7917 3 жыл бұрын

Imagin all the work you are doing and using maybe 1200 of your 2000 daily calories. Now selct your daily work fuel from $.45 to upwards of $3.00 Nutrition if you are interested Takes yureself a dip into the MacDs- it takes 3 double qtr pounders w/ cheese to get >2310 calories and will be $4.79 ea or $14.37 & $1.30 TAX w/o transportation! Crazy talkin $$ 13.56 per day per 2000 calories; 10 x more than milk. Remember Work is possible by FAT not protein carbs can become calories too. Unlike Jeese on Pure Living For life you are not packing on weight. Diet is very impoirtant if you want to use your homestead longer and doctor free. So take a snack of white rice and butter (while working like you) & put the $210 a month savings (half) in the mkt.