DIY tiny home you can build in weeks

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Inside a “Zome”: A DIY tiny home made of carbon-negative cement you can build in weeks.
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There's no shortage of problems associated with conventional home construction: cost overruns, long build times, and all the carbon generated during construction. Add to that a national housing shortage and an uptick in violent wildfires (on the West Coast, anyway), and it’s no wonder why more people are welcoming fresh visions of what homes can be.
Enter Zomes. The California-based company makes 265-square-foot dome structures called Zomes, each of which features one to three windows, a skylight, and a 14-foot-high ceiling. Zomes are made of about 200 panels, which are assembled on site over the course of about three weeks.
Domes and tiny homes are nothing new. But one key trait that sets Zomes apart from other alternative housing options is that the structures use bioceramic instead of cement, the production of which contributes to about 8% of global carbon emissions.
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@Jack-ny7kn Жыл бұрын

At 75k for 250 square feet, that's 300 dollars per square foot before land, permits, etc. That's some of the most expensive construction I've ever heard of. They also don't appear to be passive. They appear to be nothing more than a 1970s style dome kit with masonry cladding. I feel like this whole video was one giant gaslight.

@christophersmith8014 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I don't get it either. Earthbags and aircrete domes are practically free compared to this, and they don't take any more skill or time to build.

@chihirostargazer6573 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for being logical. Most of the "innovation" that capitalism encourages is this kind of overpriced nonsense, which are usually stolen ideas.

@trilliumdomes Жыл бұрын

Definitely, I have for some dome designs that would be less than 1/10 of the cost while providing twice the space

@kellym3610 Жыл бұрын

Exactly what I was saying in my comment!

@rafemaxwell4143 Жыл бұрын

Just another boutique tiny house for wealthy people, not a solution to anything.

@eldoolittle Жыл бұрын

We had modular house kits before. In the early 1900s, Sears would ship you a craftsman house kit. Most folks in the USA have probably seen them and never realized what they were.

@tnijoo5109 Жыл бұрын

Why did they stop? Why didn’t it catch on? Sounds like it would have been so cool.

@Lucky-ow4mk Жыл бұрын

@@tnijoo5109 zoning laws and got banned in a lot of places

@tnijoo5109 Жыл бұрын

@@Lucky-ow4mk that’s really too bad. That’s crazy they would ban them. Makes you wonder why it hasn’t come back by now.

@tnijoo5109 Жыл бұрын

@@Lucky-ow4mk oh and I forgot to say thank you for the answer! Thank you!!

@tristanjones7735 Жыл бұрын

@@tnijoo5109 It never truly went away. Plenty of places still do it, and if you really want to be picky about it, it's actually how all homes are built. You have an engineer and an architect that draws up a plan for you. The plan will outline all the material you will need for your house. You then go to home depot and they will actually quote you a bid on all the materials you need for your house and will deliver the whole package kind of like a kit. The only real difference is that with a true kit home, the work was done in advance in a shop instead of being done on the job site.

@loridyson569 Жыл бұрын

$75,000 for a DIY tiny home is way more expensive than most of us can afford.

@kamalakrsna Жыл бұрын

@@BrotherChad an "oculus"

@Max_Janszen Жыл бұрын

With a builders loan converted to a mortgage, that's maybe $400-$900/mo depending on interest environments

@kingmasterlord Жыл бұрын

that's more than we can afford for a regular house. these people are completely out of touch. they think that what house prices are or what people can pay and they wonder why there's so many homeless

@WindowsXP_logon_sound_25yrsago Жыл бұрын

Ideally you would save for a down payment at least 20% and finance the rest. I agree rent is out of control but there is something called saving and getting a home loan. But I agree, even saving 20K is out of reach of many of us right now even for the most frugal of savers. At $500 a month saved it would take about 3.5 years to have a 20K down payment. So not impossible, but would just take patience. Some people can't even afford that so it still doesn't help the lowest-income persons get into a home as an owner, unless they put less money down.

@NightmareFuelsYou Жыл бұрын

Yeah but 75k is a lot because you gotta buy land to put it on

@toastermon2272 Жыл бұрын

If only mixed-use zoning was a thing...

@LeonardoHSilva Жыл бұрын

That was the first thing that I thought kkkk

@dustinabc Жыл бұрын

Central planners gonna central plan. #VOLUNTARYISM

@chraman169 Жыл бұрын

Problem: Democrat Party Solution: Literally every other party

@grumbeard Жыл бұрын

That is also a problem here in the Netherlands. Not to mention that you have commities that deside what you can build even if you were able to get a small plot of land. They don't wnat you to be a homeowner. They want you to rent forever.

@elementzero3379 Жыл бұрын

@@chraman169 This has nothing to do with political parties. It's a problem all around the world, and in most places in the US. Los Angeles is actually one of the few places that has recognized how smart ADUs are and embraced them.

@emi_mono Жыл бұрын

I think a problem with this design is that sure it’s compact but you don’t get the most interior square footage out of the area you’re going to take up as a housing unit. That’s why we build in boxes instead of circles because we want the most amount of interior space as possible for what we have, which makes sense

@zoc2 Жыл бұрын

Actually, that's not true! Circles have the largest area per perimeter. The issue with circles is curvature--using straight geometry is probably much simpler and much cheaper.

@qwertyduckman Жыл бұрын

@@zoc2 Yes, largest area per perimeter; but with the same outward boundaries, the square allows for more perimeter and more area. Not to mention, we're not even taking into account that for densely packed houses/areas, square's are much more efficient of space; but I guess there are tradeoffs, as I'm assuming we don't want to densely pack houses for these anyway, and the circular design is much more pleasing to the eye than sharp corners.

@zoc2 Жыл бұрын

@@qwertyduckman indeed, we live in a paradigm of rectangular construction. I think innovation would do well to, at the very least, explore new geometries and their possibilities.

@qwertyduckman Жыл бұрын

@@zoc2 Agreed! I am personally a huge fan of circles and mimicry, and I think with more exposure, more people will find that they do too.

@bitkrusher5948 Жыл бұрын

Key word square footage ...it's a circle....so build accordingly or is to hard for your boxed in mind to handle?

@etmist Жыл бұрын

The big issue is that "housing shortage" is a myth, there are enough houses and appartments for every adult to have their own home ignoring people who would choose to live together, the issue is AFFORDABLE housing. Everything is overpriced these days

@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 Жыл бұрын

Need to require BY LAW in every state, that builders HAVE TO make decent size houses that are smaller than 2,500 feet! Then, don't cram them all together! As for the other side, section 8 needs to go away. Too many moochers for DECADES. Everyone gets a job or trade school or college (which should ALWAYS BE FREE!) and that's that. You put your time in, not just waiting on handouts. No kids until you support them yourself. If you expect everyone else to pay your way, the state takes your kids and no more freebies. MUST be on permanent BC. Vasectomy. Whatever. Something you don't need to remember, like that 4 year one. Apartments don't count. Trust me. You can hear everything all over the place.

@futureproof.health Ай бұрын

Hiel herr fuachi

@Gobbldeegoo1 Жыл бұрын

You know what else is renewable and carbon negative? Trees… $75k for a shack is an insane price point. You could build a 5000 square foot pole barn to live in for that price. Just checked their site, $100k for the 246sf base model 😂🤣 just buy a normal house folks, don’t even have to have it built.

@pathfinderwellcare Жыл бұрын

Except a "normal" house where I live such as a 1950's ranch home, ugly, all outdated appliances, asbestos even, starts at $900,000. So $100,000 per dome x3 domes interconnected with a garden plaza in the middle sound like a dream.

@chraman169 Жыл бұрын

@@pathfinderwellcare But it's mostly the plot of land that costs much. You can easily get 1000 sq ft houses built under $100k. You still need to buy the land with these things.

@theobserver9131 Жыл бұрын

I would just build it from scratch myself. I would build it quite a bit larger. This is way better than a normal house, and you can save quite a bit of money if you do it yourself.

@theobserver9131 Жыл бұрын

This geometry is really beautiful, but you would not have to be that fancy if you didn't want to. You could pick any generic dome geometry that you want.

@A_J502 Жыл бұрын

@@pathfinderwellcare So build a newer house with existing methods. The Zome is incredibly inefficient, complex, and expensive.

@RobertLockhartMakesGames Жыл бұрын

Everything you're describing as an ideal -- expandability, low cost, manufactured offsite, with reliable installation costs and timelines -- is exactly what trailer parks are.

@trilliumdomes Жыл бұрын

I design and build domes and domes so I’m into it. But that price per sq foot is absolutely insane! I have built beautiful custom homes for a $/sq ft that was 10x times cheaper! I’ve got some designs that you could build a cabin out of for $6000 total in materials.

@ABC1701A Жыл бұрын

Are they fireproof though? Maybe some of the cost is in the FIREPROOF cladding, youraverage US home is anything but heat/flame resistant. And in California at least this is proving to be an issue.

@johnnybayles7412 Жыл бұрын

@@ABC1701A they could be. All you’d have to do is use fireproof cladding or shot Crete to cover the dome if you’re in a fire prone area. And it would still be cheaper by miles

@smokeandmirrors482 Жыл бұрын

@@ABC1701A the outside shell is fire proof but the guys are not. If hot enough the inside could catch fire. I say let’s see a test on how fire proof it really is

@ABC1701A Жыл бұрын

@@smokeandmirrors482 Someone in Australia built something similar, fireproof because he lived in an area with a high probability of forest fires but a different shape. It was featured on another tiny house channel and he actually proved his point by having it tested by the fire brigade who - safely - covered it in flames and let them burn as they would in a forest fire. Things inside got warm and anything plastic might have melted but the house didn't burn and it would have still been standing when he/anyone else returned after the fires had been put out. He was also hoping that his design could be used to help protect other new builds in the danger zones in Australia, I don't know if it was because I don't keep up with that sort of thing but his idea certainly worked. And don't forget that the occupants are supposed to leave their homes in a fire, not stay, but the fire proofing means that when they can/do return they still have a home to return to rather than a pile of ashes.

@ledsalesoz Жыл бұрын

Hardly the same though, your domes are clad in transparent polycarbonate, the domes in this video are fireproof and opaque, very different materials. Any dome can be cheap if the cladding is cheap, I have a dome in my back yard that is made from PVC pipe and covered in plastic, it cost bugger-all, but I wouldn't compare it to these concrete domes. I do agree, though, that these domes are overpriced.

@LowestofheDead Жыл бұрын

They could make the houses cheaper by using building blocks that are all the same shape - not slightly different ones that need to be individually handmade.

@freethink Жыл бұрын

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@actionkey8042 Жыл бұрын

round circle home is awesome

@kingmasterlord Жыл бұрын

we don't have multiple tens of thousands of dollars sitting around, most people don't even have multiple hundreds of dollars sitting around.

@AL-lh2ht Жыл бұрын

Sounds to me this is all a boondoggle project and some well meaning angel investors got scammed.

@imoabelc702 Жыл бұрын

I will give you a solution that might advance this channel, just provide Indonesian subtitles, and insert advertisements in Indonesia and all the products. I'm pretty sure this gets a lot of views

@Tamales21 Жыл бұрын

Hey Freethink guys... Please do a video on Compressed Earth Blocks. It fits what you are going for way more than this guy's BS 75k home. Dirt is eveywhere. It's cheap. Literally dirt cheap. The houses are fire proof and Earthquake proof. They can be made in a way where they are a carbon sink. They even save carbon by passively staying cool in the summer and warm in the winter so over the houses multiple hundred of years life span they won't use any carbon to heat or cool the house.

@Sparkyonyachts1 Жыл бұрын

The only reason there's a housing shortage is because giant property management companies are buying them up for cash at over selling price. Then they turn around and rent those same houses for ridiculously high rates. In my neighborhood just 9 years ago you could buy a three bedroom two bathroom 1500 ft home for about 160,000. Today that same home is selling for almost $500,000. Plus they are only on the market for a little while before they get a minimum full asking price.

@KamiInValhalla Жыл бұрын

Wouldn't mind having something like that as a shed/work-space in my backyard. I like it

@biomorphic Жыл бұрын

For $75,000?

@trilliumdomes Жыл бұрын

Totally! I’ve got done and some designs you can make into a cabin with 3x the space of this that would cost 5-6k usd in materials

@MrNote-lz7lh Жыл бұрын

@@biomorphic Maybe? I am a lineman who makes over 80k a year so something like this could be a neat permeant addition to my home. I'm just not sure if I'd be willing to blow a fifth of my savings on it. But I think I'd rather get a bunker.

@cognisant307 Жыл бұрын

A house made out of cinder blocks on a slab would be bigger, cheaper, faster and just as fireproof. Granted this is very pretty and I could see people with money to burn getting this as a holiday retreat or cubby house for the kids.

@ernest3286 Жыл бұрын

"Could we make home ownership into something ubiquitous?" I mean, sure, if we didn't also have such ridiculous restrictions on what people are allowed to build where. Single family residential zoning is one of the worst things to come out of our culture.

@antoniomromo Жыл бұрын

Zoning is definitely a big problem, but we also need to do away with the idea of homes as investments. Any solution that makes home prices come down also impacts the value of existing homes. Thus any idea that actually fixes the affordability problem will be rejected because it will also decrease the value of existing homes.

@CD-rt7ec Жыл бұрын

Disagree, you may want to live nut to butt with your neighbors but count me out

@anonygent Жыл бұрын

Nonsense. Single family homes are what people want, and they don't want multiplex apartments parked in their neighborhood, hence the zoning.

@freethink Жыл бұрын

Zoning reform is definitely a big part of making homes less expensive and neighborhoods more vibrant. There's been some exciting progress recently, from California to Texas and around the world. We've done some other stories on it: How to build neighborhoods we actually like: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ntR2pMSD1pa8m30.html “Up to 2.4 million new apartments” legalized by bipartisan California legislation: www.freethink.com/transportation/california-housing-reform-legalizes-up-to-2-4-million-new-apartments The City Grid: Is It Coming Back? kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ntR2pMSD1pa8m30.html

@antoniomromo Жыл бұрын

@@freethink that's all definitely good steps in the right direction, but I fear they will suffer the same fait as ADUs. Cities that don't want them will make the regulations so difficult and expensive, that they can't be built by anyone but big corporations. ADUs have been legal in Cali as of the 70s, but it was not until the state passed regulations prohibiting practices that made them difficult to get approved and built, that they became a thing. Likewise, "elimination" of single family zoning without setting clear permit paths just means that cities will try and limit the effects. People rarely want more affordable housing in their neighborhood because they believe that will bring down the value of their own home. Even renters will fight against improvement just as they did on the measure that would have extended rental protection to single family homes.

@DunnickFayuro Жыл бұрын

The world of construction is filled with inefficiencies that are hugely profitable for each and every member of the industry. That makes it incredibly hard to change.

@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 Жыл бұрын

The big deal is to slam politicians for allowing a ridiculous 2% property tax!! That's why people run out of CA and IL and go next door where it's CHEAP, and suddenly you can afford a 475 house in a VERY nice area! It's like a shock to not have to pay 30k in tax! A YEAR! Or 1,000+ for SF home. Getting hard to find decent small places, too. 1,000 sf should do most people if well set up. All my relatives lived w 5 kids and w parents in 3 beds and ONE bathroom!

@deefee701 Жыл бұрын

That's so true that everything in building is supposed to be easy but in reality takes three times as long. I like the three connected pods as a home.

@johndelphiaiii7623 Жыл бұрын

take basically the same shape but made of aluminum suspended on a mast that can rotate on a pile driven into the ground and you'd have something like Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion House from 1933.

@0ut1and3r Жыл бұрын

I like the narration lol

@ComradeCorvus Жыл бұрын

Saying there "isnt enough housing" is blatantly false. Its the fact that none of it is affordable that is the problem. We have more than enough housing, its just that all of it is priced well beyond most people's reach.

@iowadirt99 Жыл бұрын

This is a nice idea in ways but at the same time I feel I couldn't live in something this small. If they designed something more around the size of 800 sq ft would be more ideal to live in. This is good with heat but how well does it stand up to the cold?

@LowestofheDead Жыл бұрын

I'd say it's the opposite: this would be good for cold, but bad for heat. Spherical things are perfect for cold conditions, because they have the minimum surface area to lose heat to the cold air. That's why polar bears have such a rounded shape.

@iowadirt99 Жыл бұрын

@@LowestofheDead interesting

@michiganengineer8621 Жыл бұрын

Bensonwood and Unity Homes is doing something similar with more traditional looking homes.

@gidgemo1869 Жыл бұрын

Give it another decade, maybe two, and I think the modular/pre-fab market will have figured itself out and cost will become more equalized. There are some net zero offers that are amazing, but out of normal price points right now. I like the idea behind these particular models, but it would need some tweaks before it could be habitable for most. Still, it’s always exciting to see new companies with new ideas entering the market!

@KenSDCA Жыл бұрын

What if we stop thinking about homes as a single, detached structure and more about high density multifamily structures where land, streets and communities are used more efficiently and less car centric?

@angeladansie4378 Жыл бұрын

OMG, what an amazing idea! You could call your invention something like....an apartment complex! Not everybody wants to smell & hear their neighbor's farts. I prefer my small, efficient off-grid house on 160 acres shared among 4 generations of my family to living near rude & noisy apartment dwelling neighbors.

@LowestofheDead Жыл бұрын

@@angeladansie4378 You and the top-level comment are describing the exact same thing - something bigger than a single-family home but smaller than a towering apartment block. Americans haven't heard of them because they're illegal to build in most of the US. Look up "missing middle housing" - things like duplexes, fourplexes, cottage courts etc

@waynecampeau4566 Жыл бұрын

Nice idea, but I think they missed the boat when they went with wood instead of steel-framed construction for the frame. It's fire-proof, flexible, strong and will last essentially forever. Also, the 250 sq ft base is just too small in my opinion. I would aim more at 450 to 550 at the starting point. With 250, just the basics of toilets, heating, and hot water take up way too much of what little space you have. If you look closer there is no storage (closets) at all in their model, and the bed is apparently up a ridiculously steep ladder. Imagine having to traverse that every day when half awake or tired (Plus having to carry bedding up that ladder). My uncle was trying to get the industry to look at extruded (3D printed) walls back in the early 70's and just could not sell it.

@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 Жыл бұрын

Plus, you don't have to play with drying wood games. If you dry it wrong, it warps. Ask any drummer/musician or pool player about that crucial part. Wood never forgets it used to be a tree!

@richardc6269 Жыл бұрын

I like to understand the electric n plumbing of this structure. Also the idea of expanding on n original zome is an excellent one!!

@Keithphotorama Жыл бұрын

I love the design, looks very modern, and artistically interesting. Would love to see more images of people living in these things.

@Karina_Engr Жыл бұрын

Locked-in price without change orders? Love it, let me get something like this on the lot.

@cybergigafactory Жыл бұрын

Only pv modules all around and hopefully in Europe soon. This could be our next house for sure, maybe 3 pieces with a small garden in the middle but they look beautiful.

@mauriciogerhardt3209 Жыл бұрын

The bad: 1) round structures are not as efficient at taking advantage of rectangular plot lands. 2) Round structures are not as efficient inside as well: putting up walls, hanging art, occupying the space with shelves, cupboards, etc. 3) They say they wanted to not have wood because houses burn, yet there is still a lot of wood on those. 4) He said he thinks there aren't any right angles in the structure. I saw hundreds of them. 5) For something that he wanted to make simple, that's still way too complicated. Just make things fit like Lego. The good: 1) using a type of cement that absorbs carbon dioxide. Even though he really didn't invent that.

@duckduckgoismuchbetter Жыл бұрын

You are actually wrong about essentially everything. 1) The man-made climate change hoax has been thoroughly debunked a long time ago. 2) Carbon dioxide is not a greenhouse gas. It is approximately neutral to global temperature in fact. Increases in carbon emissions from nature are actually a TRAILING factor that only occurs AFTER natural cycles driven global warming. C02 increase is NOT a leading indicator of global warming...it FOLLOWS it. 3) The things you say cannot be put into round homes, can of course, be designed DIFFERENTLY for these homes. It SHOULD go without saying that if you redesign homes you also redesign what goes inside them! The things you mentioned were designed for the shapes of houses that we build now. Not these stronger, more efficient homes.

@FranzVonZeta Жыл бұрын

6) Often, the most expensive part of the house is the land surface, not the construction. And how do you make that cheaper? By making tall buildings. So no, as much as it may seem, this is in most cases not a cheap alternative.

@thomaxtube Жыл бұрын

for people who will perhaps want to grow some of their food on the land and live more off grid & debt-free, instead of being (debt) locked into a “smart” city run by fraudulent governance. I reckon cities (& their high rises)have peaked, globally, as economic & livable / secure location, and the upward trend to cities won’t return until humanity can set itself free from tyrannical governments, media corruption and human (debt) slavery. Which I am sure will all happen in some form within the next decade. 1more positive thing about domes - is that one’s measured bio energy field/felt harmony, is amplified by the shape of such space - natural caves, cathedrals and mosques also exhibit the resonant energies amplified by their shape. less materialistic life style choices, of every successive generation, Will find value of such living space for it meditative & healing properties too. Namaste

@thomaxtube Жыл бұрын

@danf4447 Жыл бұрын

what a great idea...its almost like a mass produced house could be....mobile... you know .. like a mobile home . and everybody loves those.

@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 Жыл бұрын

You can make some very nice ones by hand.

@teacon7 Жыл бұрын

This is a neat idea, though I have questions about the application. How long do these materials last? Do they weather and age well? Mass-produced things tend to be great at getting INTO our hands, but they're also rarely as durable...

@ABC1701A Жыл бұрын

If it's the same cement used in the pyramids and, slightly later, by the Romans then I can safely say it will well outlast you, your children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and greatx10 grandchildren.

@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 Жыл бұрын

You could, in theory, start with a basic one, abd reinforce as needed.

@bawaharees5693 Жыл бұрын

Narrator never disappoints 😂😂

@titankorellc2937 Жыл бұрын

This is similar to what I had planned for my tiny home. Sadly life has been making it impossible to afford to buy some land and start building. Just always wanted a home I built

@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 Жыл бұрын

Look out for flood zones. They won't bother to mention that to you.

@DarthPreamp Жыл бұрын

This is truly amazing!

@TheAlkhemiaStudio Жыл бұрын

ngl, that looks quite appealing to me personally, specially for i want to build inside a forest type of terrain and trying to cut as little trees as possible or disturb the terrain if able. The only downside for me i think it's how would the wiring and plumbing work and if it's capable of having bigger windows. I like to have tons of natural light and in México, most of the country has somewhat high temperatures trough the year, so thermals and airflow is important

@trilliumdomes Жыл бұрын

Check out some of my Dome designs if you’re interested in building something like this but actually affordable

@Wingedmagician Жыл бұрын

Awesome. Great for me but a lot of people would go insane is a small space like that.

@Timberwolf35546 Жыл бұрын

I'd love to have 2 of them. One for bedroom/bathroom and the other one for kitchen/livingroom..

@balazsdusek Жыл бұрын

okay I love the idea of a modularly expanding multi-zome structure, it looks like a space base

@loubaker3980 Жыл бұрын

What about Bamboo as replacement for the wood being used?

@johngarvey4448 Жыл бұрын

i saw a bun factory go up in 2 weeks with giant premade cement wall sections. why cant they do that for houses steel framed light weight insulated concrete sections that bolt/ morder together. you could use flatbed trailers to transport the parts and assemble the structure at site. descent r value for heating and cooling and could be 8-9feet wide/high to 50ish feet long and still just use standard truck beds to transit.

@jonathanduchesne8437 Жыл бұрын

like a geodesic dome. you could also try adding a ancient air cooling techniques

@vigneshpadmanabhan Жыл бұрын

Why not use bamboo wood than using regular wood ? At least we don’t have to cut trees which will take ages to grow .. instead go for a bamboo which can be used for construction in 4 years. And can be replaced.

@jdperry1917 Жыл бұрын

Connecting a bunch of these could make a crazy cool house.

@SiimKoger Жыл бұрын

Love how it looks!

@drsm7947 Жыл бұрын

75k for that small house is expensive

@totoroben Жыл бұрын

2:20 is where they describe the cement. Spoiler: it's magnesium phosphate cement if you wanna look that up.

@kakyoin3856 Жыл бұрын

Its quit funny that I draw a similar house myself in march this year. I needed some architecture drawings for my vacational school enrollment and I got accepted! Since 3 months I still feel unfulfilled with the drawing, it is alot but technically speaking it would need FAR MORE details

@Rio_SenpaiYT Жыл бұрын

I think free think's humor is definitely the most underrated part of these videos 😂.

@koiyujo1543 Жыл бұрын

I like this it's an idea that isn't fully out all out mass but gaining taction which i'm excited

@tnijoo5109 Жыл бұрын

Wow. Love this. ❤❤❤

@korinrojisu4637 Жыл бұрын

Oki so here is another great idea for those who make Zomes. What if they can make the Zomes into a floating home too? Yes it's more challenging however it also can help with one of the current problems with our world as we speak. More and more parts all around the USA are dealing with floods as well as heavy rain seasons, so why not make a zome that can also be made as an on-water home too? Like I said, yes it is more challenging but it can be a great idea too. Especially world wide.

@ishmail6526 Жыл бұрын

As a fire victim building a new house with insurance right now - Zomes are a bargain. Great video

@The_Cyber_System Жыл бұрын

There are definitely other companies making prefab homes for sure, it's been done for a long time. It's a cool collection of innovations here, though

@hiramophiohonren8067 Жыл бұрын

This was a really awesome video👏❤

@sterlingarcher1962 Жыл бұрын

75k... It's been a while now as I think about it, 23 years ago we were building 3/2.5 with a 2 car garage on a small lot for the same price (our cost not the buyers). We're talking land and everything. I'm not up on current pricing but it still feels rather steep for the amount of space it produces. Also, the reality of 'non-squared' shapes results in massive wasting of space (as seen in this video). You can build out a nice 40' container for half (this I recently priced). This looks like a nice idea but I don't see it catching on. Perhaps if they scaled up production then economies of scale would work in their favor a bit more and the cost could get better looking. In the meantime, good to see people trying something different, hope it works out for them.

@dustinabc Жыл бұрын

I have a feeling this "sustainable" idea is being funded with plenty of unsustainable subsidies.

@Alpha-Andromeda Жыл бұрын

I was also surprised about the price given the size

@popcappsproductions Жыл бұрын

Respect to the team involved in producing this video, but boy it was exhausting to watch.

@ABC1701A Жыл бұрын

My first thought was the production line houses available - turnkey - from factories in Germany and Scandinavia. You pay the price, choose the style, visit the factory and decide on ALL the interior fittings including lights, switches, bathroom and kitchen fittings, then these are incorporated as they build the house. They then visit and install the foundations, leave it a while to settle and then return with the house and building team to put it up. All you need to do is to open the front door when they've finished, add your movable furniture and you can move in. Something that I would really like myself but equally a group of 3 smaller houses all connected would allow my daughter and son-in-law to live in a larger one with both sets of in-laws together but also separately.. And the garden/courtyard in the middle could be used as an outdoor eating area, BBQ area or something similar. Would be ideal for other's who have parents who don't want to move into a retirement home but would still like to have someone close in case of a fall or similar, or kids who can't afford to buy/rent somewhere on their own would benefit as well.

@user-cn9zk1xx3n 9 ай бұрын

Can you give me the names of the companies in Germany or Scandinavia? I'm curious to learn more.

@zoc2 Жыл бұрын

VERY COOL IDEA! Zomes is a pioneer for this! I hope they can continue to innovate.

@PatrickPecoraro Жыл бұрын

They said in the film that they in fact are not a pioneer in this.

@zoc2 Жыл бұрын

@@PatrickPecoraro did they say that in seriousness or humility?

@battshytkrazy156 Жыл бұрын

$75'OOO. AIN'T cheeep tho

@danrawson8515 Жыл бұрын

Yeah it is too expensive containers homes are much cheaper plus you can build as you go. You hace the frame already...

@DarkGT Жыл бұрын

5:25 casually showing the 90 degree door frame.

@13thravenpurple94 Жыл бұрын

Great work THank you

@Keithphotorama Жыл бұрын

This looks so cool and I been spending a lot of time thinking about it. First of all, I see the sample that they show in the factory and it only shows one layout plan that looks very cramped for space. They need to show more examples of what a 19’ space can do. Supposed there were 4 of these 19’ Zomes connected in a square formation with a open court yard in the middle, could this be done? I been wondering where the water heater is? So many ideas running through my head.

@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 Жыл бұрын

You could use an on-demand one and a minisplit system. Not cheap, BUT they do come w heat now! Maybe 10k, as I hear it, installed if you got a furnace/boiler guy buddy at the friend rate.

@empresspyra Жыл бұрын

This video is an awesome idea with some super awesome information- my only caveat is the actual lumber- so I got a "food for thought" I'll share below. My vision for the future is to reduce loging to allow the oxygen, ground stabilizer and rain producing systems of our world flourish. (forests) I've also been thinking about resources that are similar to wood and can provide similar functions while being more renewable and sustainable and watching this :) I think about Bamboo that can be grown to size can grow anywhere, is more easily transported and worked with- can be filled on the inside) with anything, wires, pipes, the special cement, fiber cretes, mirrors (using the tubes to transport light from roof places to inner places) and to take all that with this and combine it with projects like the youtube channel "bamboo u" explores and showcases.

@jerryjones7293 Жыл бұрын

Interesting design, but too expensive to solve the housing shortage.

@amarie3309 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for. Idea. Love the idea

@twestgard2 11 ай бұрын

I can get a prefab shed that size dropped on my property for a couple grand. I can sheathe it with concrete for a few hundred and a few days. As a bonus, it’ll have square corners so my furniture will fit in it.

@TheSensationalMr.Science Жыл бұрын

wasn't there hempcrete blocks too? wonder if these two technologies could be combined for further strength and further its purpose. Hope you have a great day & Safe Travels!

@iambrian769 Жыл бұрын

Living In The Caribbean 🇻🇨 & Wanting Something Special/Unique....This Is So Me😊😍

@bethanysmith5856 Жыл бұрын

I've got an idea for my future home that's a mixture of old and new. My city's big museum has a section that shows different houses thar settlers would make. 1 is two sections of the house connected by an open hallway called a dogtrot. I've been looking at some of the larger sheds that can be converted into a small house and I think I've got an idea that I can reasonably pay off that will work and expand if need be.

@samuelmatheis Жыл бұрын

amazing and lovely report

@williamseiffert4710 Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

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@unclebenny9028 Жыл бұрын

Good job!

@Winterseeker Жыл бұрын

Amazing narration.

@valerier4308 Жыл бұрын

Fascinating!

@miked.9364 Жыл бұрын

Wonder how much the heat resistant concrete makes the inside a turbo oven when it catches fire.

@paulmaxwell8851 5 ай бұрын

My wife and I built a small (1100 sq ft) super-insulated off-grid home for just $55,000 or about $50 per square foot. That's material costs only and doesn't include the solar hardware. In our case there was no labor cost because we built it ourselves. We have foot-thick double stud walls and Hardipanel composite concrete siding. And those are 2013 dollars. Still, my point is valid: building a modest home does not need to be expensive.

@jenniferstewarts4851 Жыл бұрын

Really is, there are tons of options. companies make "shed cottages", these can range from 10x10 structures which are ok for small cabins in the woods, or guest rooms, all the way up to 16x50 units. they are factory assembled, can be made with or without rooms, doors, windows can be added as you want. Insulation can be added... they can be used for ice fishing huts, cottages, cabins, or actual homes. when you get up to 800 square feet with 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms... loft, full kitchen etc... but they are then delivered fully constructed. because the frameing is standard these mass produced units can be made in weeks inside a climate controled warehouse, then delivered.

@sebatianjespersen Жыл бұрын

The US has an estimated homeless population of 552,830 in 2022. In the same period there was an estimated 16 million vacant homes. The US is not in lack of homes but in lack of a better government ✌️ But this is still brilliant, go smaller and more climate friendly 🙌

@ReKaimelar Жыл бұрын

One thing other tiny homes have over this project is the complete shipping. They need to create a pop-out frame, like those squishy balls to expedite construction time somehow.

@tonycosta3302 Жыл бұрын

Prefab panels are far more efficient to build and install… and cost far less than this. Not to mention more flexible. These guys are working on a dead end. 😮

@A_J502 Жыл бұрын

These are just gimmicky tiny homes for the wealthy.

@mrkevinj Жыл бұрын

This is awesome! Solves many different problems at the same time. 👏❤️

@acreinvestmentco Жыл бұрын

Super cool.

@traceylafontaine8893 Жыл бұрын

What equipment and tools are needed to self build the structure

@ReviveTheFlame Жыл бұрын

If I build a half-sphere using a geodesic dome, can I use magnesium phosphate cement to cover it?

@Tarotainment Жыл бұрын

Geodesic dome. Created by buckminster fuller in the 60s or so. Everyone just dismissed him because they were dumb. He had many good ideas

@kellym3610 Жыл бұрын

$312 a square foot without land? What the heck? That’s way more expensive than a modest traditionally built home.

@ConsolGameR Жыл бұрын

I do have a couple of concerns. It still uses wood for construction. So how much do you save compared to a normal 240 square feet tiny home? If it lasts hundreds of years, how long until it becomes a "carbon-negative" home? Will it take 50 years?

@kellym3610 Жыл бұрын

You can definitely build a 240 square foot home for cheaper than $75,000. This costs $312 a square foot. A custom house on the higher end will usually be in the $200 something per square foot range. This thing is quite expensive.

@NamelessNancy1312 Ай бұрын

oh - LOL at the toilet not being hooked up to the plumbing in a demo setup THE SNORF I SNORFED

@raphlvlogs271 Жыл бұрын

will it be a good idea to build them on top of existing flat topped structures?

@hankrearden20 Жыл бұрын

If the structure is reinforced enough, don't see why not.

@DrGaryGreen Жыл бұрын

In Indonesia we have earthquakes and we also have cement houses with no structural wood. The secret? Lots and lots of rebar. Works great.

@klausvonshnytke Жыл бұрын

You make it sound like homes from pre-fab is a new yet untapped to concept pioneered by this company, whereas it's a very well established way of constructing buildings (esp. those built in the frame technology)