We built a 2000 bag - 2 circle EARTHBAG home and just filled them in place, not lifting them, one coffee can at a time. It was harder to plaster, but for the inside I just used a box of drywall mud to save on time and energy, smearing it by hand and it turned out great.

In South Africa we actually have a traditional building style called pole and dagga which is basically building a round frame out of branches and then a mixture of mud cow dung and dry grass is smashed onto both sides of the frame and then that's topped with a thatch roof. I find they are a bit to dark for my liking cause there's almost never windows or the windows are really small but they are always super cool inside even though they sometimes don't even have a door just an open entrance. These structures are really durable though I have been to some that have been standing for hundreds of years and even to some that have caught fire and the house is fine they just need to replace the roof

As you mentioned hyperadobe is so much easier and faster. We have found that hyperadobe can be done with one or two people. You just need to make a bucket dolly. The cold joints aren't an issue at all, and there are way less seams than with earth bags. Our son built most of the walls for his house completely by himself. Red just helped him finish the last bit. Here's a video showing the process we used to fill the bag with just one or two people. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eLudoayXuNqUZKs.html The soil in our area doesn't have a lot of rocks, so we didn't see any need to sift or mix the dirt separately, which saved a lot of work. 🙂🏜️

This is great info! We chose hyperadobe from the start for the exact reasons you talked about. I think earth bags definitely have their place, but for our needs, it's hyperadobe all the way :) Love your channel and your builds...very inspiring!

Thank you for sharing. I also love earth bags with cement plaster. 🇺🇲

such a great video! this is the best comparison discussion I've heard of. thanks for taking the time to compile all of this information in one place. I definitely learned a lot from this.

This is by far the most useful video I've ever seen on natural earth building and I've watched quite a few. If I could give you 100 thumbs up I would. I'm also wondering if you ever thought of doing a concrete stucco on the outside with a different breathable plaster on the inside of the building to allow moisture to evacuate?

Great info! Thank you for the detailed comparison

This was great, thank you! It's helped a lot to help me decide what I'm gonna do❤

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In reviewing the pros and cons of earth bags vs hyper adobe I'm leaning in favour of compressed earth blocks. I believe stabilized CEBs to be easier to work with as a solo builder.

hyper adobe go long way thank you this helps us really

Wood heater would sort out the cold and the walls would hold the heat during the day and release at night so hyperadobe would be perfect for aomewhete cold.

I want to a big house 2000 square foot resistant to typhoons structured dome is this a possibility using somewhat volcanic earth and concrete

Im new to researching this topic. Whats the purpose of the bags verse making adobe bricks or adobe concrete?

I want to suggest earthquake proofing I've seen tested. It was done with Adobe Brick. You use a layer of wire construction cloth on the inside of the wall and the outside of the wall with the adobe in the middle. The inner layer is tied to the outer layer with wire on each course. When they tested this, a brick only structure was found unsafe. However when they tested the exact same structure with the wire layers added, it not only withstood a significantly higher earthquake simulation. They were unable to make the structure fail at all. They were forced to shut down the test because they reached the limit of the machine, and it was on the verge of breaking the machine. The structures were about the size of a shed. Roughly 10x16 or something like that for the test.

Wet weather is fine for earthen buildings. You need eaves to protect the walls.

00:00 Различия между земляными мешками и гипер-саманным кирпичом Земляные мешки и гипер-саманный кирпич - это типы строительства из самана, где используются местные материалы. Оба материала долговечны, устойчивы к атмосферным воздействиям и огнеупорны. Земляные мешки и гипер-саманный кирпич имеют низкую стоимость материалов и требуют больших затрат на рабочую силу. 04:30 Преимущества и недостатки земляных мешков и гипер-саманного кирпича Земляные мешки и гипер-саманный кирпич имеют свои преимущества и недостатки. Земляные мешки могут быть построены независимо и в одиночку, в то время как гипер-саманный кирпич лучше работает с большой командой. Земляные мешки имеют меньше просеивания и меньше проблем с составом почвы, в то время как гипер-саманный кирпич требует больше просеивания и больше внимания к составу почвы. Земляные мешки могут использовать цементную штукатурку, в то время как гипер-саманный кирпич предпочитает известковую штукатурку. Земляные мешки требуют больше физического труда, в то время как гипер-саманный кирпич требует меньше. 12:39 Сравнение гипербетона и мешков с землей Гипербетон имеет преимущество в стабильности и эффективности, но требует больше времени и усилий для создания. Мешки с землей легче в использовании, но менее стабильны и требуют больше времени для создания. 17:18 Плюсы и минусы каждого метода Гипербетон: эффективность, меньше физического труда, но требует точности в составе почвы. Мешки с землей: гибкость, возможность остановиться и начать работу, но требует больше времени и затрат. 20:03 Выбор метода строительства Гипербетон подходит для людей, которые готовы потратить больше времени и денег, но хотят повысить эффективность строительства. Мешки с землей подходят для людей, которые хотят сэкономить деньги и готовы приложить больше усилий.

Love your videos. You mentioned you can't use hyperadobe to build a dome..very curious, why is that?

What about mixing these two methods? If you want to build a dome, you can start with long tubes (hyper adobe) and at the top use earth bags. Will this option work?

what you think about building a hybrid dome house using both hyperadobe and earthbags? Hyperadobe for the base and Earthbags for the dome?

Hey do you need permits for these or in Arizona? Or can you just build on unrestricted land in az?

Blessings, which one would be better to bury?

Do you think an Adobe home would be good in northern Nevada?

Seems like hyper adobe would be more difficult if you were doing straight walls like an octagon shape as opposed to a circle.

So hyper adobe can not be cement plastered?

Is barbwire the only option for keeping bags to not want to move or slide off each other? Has anyone come up with an alternative to using barbwire?

U are doing well ❤

Hi, thank you for this info. How much do the earthbags and the superadobe tubing cost?

Was wondering if anyone has tried recycling LG Dog food/Cat food bags to use as earth bags?

Wow this video helped me decide to go hyperadobe over dirt bag. Can we come and check yours out? We live near Anthem and are searching for land in Cochise. Let me know if you are open to this idea. We also want to check out a Mr. Ward who teaches these techniques I believe. I have to look at a video I saw earlier. Thanks so much and I look forward to meeting you soon. Felicia

Great video. Unfortunate to hear it's not a great option for cold climates. In your opinion, what's the best option in a cold climate. We're in Ottawa, Ontario!

I am looking at some land in Apache County near St. John. I am interested in your opinion of the earth composition and what is nessessaru to add to the earth if anything? Thx

The oldest standing building in Los Angeles is adobe. :)

Hey good afternoon from southern California im wandering where can i purchase the red mesh roll you use to build cause i look on the address you let in the comments but is on Amazon and the sell only single ones thanks

I’m thinking about building a greenhouse. Do you think that hyper-adobe would work for the moisture that will come along with a greenhouse?

HyperAdobe was invented by a Brazilian engineer, Fernando Pacheco.

Earthbags should be done in place or rather tipped into place. You made it so much harder on yourself filling then carrying and lifting! Oh I feel for you, that must of sucked!

Name of song in your intro, please

Which do you recommend for North Florida?

Is there a difference between hyper adobe/earth bag vs rammed earth? Thank you

great inff.

Where can I find the bags !

GREAT content! I'm planning to build a retirement home in Arizona (which is why I subscribed to your channel), so I have a question for you. What about plain old adobe? I'm figuring on renting a big cement mixer, and using it to mix up the adobe, pour it into wooden 2x4 forms (actually 1.5" x 3.5", the exact correct size for traditional adobe bricks) to create a lot of blocks. I figured out that I need about 1500 adobe bricks. I think a crew of three guys can knock that out in a week or two. I prefer traditional Spanish Colonial Revival houses, not the more creative domed earth bag and curvilinear hyper-bag houses. Am I way off base with my labor estimate?

So if I understand correct. If I have winter with a lot of snow both of this technics aren't for me?

I've been watching a family build several earth bag structures using continuous bags rather than sandbag style bags. The channel is - mylittlehomestead - here is the link to one of their builds - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pMCiipOnlpmmen0.html

Have ya'll considered Earthship building?

so how would you compare hyper adobe to super adobe which would be the same long bag format that you prefer about the hyper adobe?

Hello, I see conflicting/little information on the ability to do Hyperadobe domes? Are you able to do create a domed structure with this material? If not, why so? Also, one other question. Is it possible to build if you have a few nights dip below freezing? (rare... we are in West Texas, & plan on starting in February)

Considering these types of homes are so natural disaster proof how in the world would you make a roof with comparable strength. Your house might not be harmed at all by a tornado but a wood roof would get obliterated leaving you roofless and all ive ever seen used on these are wood for roofs unless you do a dome but those have limitations to how large they can be so you have less design choices.

Why sift the earth? Rock is strong.

Ur talking nonsese the individual bags are better if u stack them well they are permanent. U people always try to over complicate things that are simple.

9:12 In this video they seem to have built a dome with something that looks similar to hyper adobe: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/esmlapSYuLXTl5s.html

Don't believe the hype, cement isn't that bad. Its strength and longevity are worth the co2