Paul Aulridge Jr That's a really good point, man.

Paul Aulridge Jr you choose your own path, if you want inner peace, and a connection with a permanent structure provided by the planet, you make adjustments in your everyday life, in your mind and you’ll naturally gravitate to that state. I have observed those that struggle trying to settle differences in conflicting situations fail to realize, if you can’t make peace when surrounded by stress, migrate to a more peaceful area, if that’s not within your budget, surround yourself and or arrange your surroundings in a more peace/zen inducing way first, as you strive to live in an environment that your internal spirit can fully relax, you will systematically evolve and the positive energy and benefits will strengthen you in health and awareness, and thereby provide the path vision and hopefully the reality. I hope you act on this and succeed in the endeavor. “Serenity has a value based solely on the individual’s conscious perception of its benefits, and its realization costs exactly what the influential conscious would lead one to believe it costs, indiscriminately, no more no less. Sadly, so many believe its not within their means, when actually its been within their immediate reality since the moment life came into existence” I N P Guru.

You make time for whats important. Take it a day at a time.

When you've spent so much money on a rammed earth house, you'll sound calm because you initially thought you'd spend a lot less.

@@tomconner9695 Very good advice.

Martin Rauch architekt specialized in rammed earth buildings, his own house is a dream ... also on you tube, only in german though ...

Could you recommend any firms that specialise in rammed earth that you know? I'm an undergraduate architecture student that would like to work somewhere that uses this medium

Are you from India? I'm from Northeast India. Me too planning to build my own rammed earth house, I need some real good dedication.

And your picture looks loveingly wonderful as well

Somsong Charoenpon Howdy pardner! Welcome to the Lone Star State...

@@Ringele5574 please elaborate, it sounds like you explored thoroughly.

That is the dreams, good luck!

Your dream is about to come true😊

Did you build a rammed earth home? I have 6 ac in CO and I'm looking to do the same thing, just need someone who knows what they are doing!

And how do you meet earthquake code (BC and the entire Pacific Northwest is a subduction zone with the potential for huge earthquakes) with unreinforced masonry, which is what rammed earth ultimately is?

@@Pipsqwak i heard tht those rammed earth buildings are very earth quake secure ...

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Why do they have to be in the rammed earth walls? You have a ceiling, and floor to put things in, and a knock down wet wall built with sheet rock and 2"x4s"

Depends on your climate and hardiness zone. Walls in Houston, Texas might be thinner than ones built in Madison, Wisconsin.

One May use Turmeric pastel for yellow, or mix little Lime with turmeric and it turns Red..so you have two natural colours...!

Please explain further about the cost.

Some if not all if that extra expense is offset with little to no drywall installation, taping/mydding/texturing/painting and reduced energy costs once fully enclosed....for the life of the building.

Not true; nowadays ya just wait and Government seizure comes into play. Then all ya gotta do is be high bidder

I believe so

Yes, typically the higher the wall, the thicker you would want it to be to better disperse the loads.

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Adding the small bit of concrete to the mix makes it a little stronger and quite resistant to damage caused by rain. It would need to be quite heavy rain over a long period to erode a rammed earth wall to begin with. Eaves/veranda's are an important part of design, they protect the walls from direct rainfall. If you absolutely want to cover or seal the wall for added protection there are several earth or lime based plasters or renders that will do the job and still allow the wall to breathe. Mineral paints (essentially water glass/sodium silicate with mineral pigments added) is also a good option for any earth or stone based construction.

This is really a nice explanation. Thank you Lucas :D

You also need to build wide overhangs so that very little rain gets to the walls.

They use between 5 to 10% depending on the builder and the soil type.

I guess you have to try a few test runs to get the right results in varying soil compositions

@@timtaylor9339 that's concrete in our books

It would collapse and crumble I think. That's the downside of earth building materials, otherwise they are great.

@@johnterry8958 agreed.

Damn, bit*h. THAT'S what your controlling little mind was compelled to actually comment on. There is effective therapy for this which would help you to access ideas of larger magnitude.

Both are ways of saying the same thing really

Is that all you observed in all the beauty and ideas they sharing.

Only few people discover the path to life. Use your spiritual mind to think instead of the carnal mind, then your eyes will see better, hmmm 👍

Mhmmm. That thing is a mansion of virtue signaling more than environmentalism. If you cared about the environment, you'd build smaller.

@@RandomPlaceHolderName I have covenants in my subdivision so would build smaller if I could.. not happening ... sigh

@@stevepailet8258 Yeah, ive dealt with a few town councils that dont allow anything below 1000sqft. Ludicrous. Good thing we didnt impulse buy a plot of land...

@@RandomPlaceHolderName bought my place for the $million view

Feminism is about equal rights for women, with many women in many countries not having similar rights as men. The label of alternative building is correct because it's an alternative to conventional building. Nothing is being insulted here except your bias.