在这篇文章中,客座作者杰伊·艾森伯格详细描述了他和他的妻子是如何建造他们的土袋房子的,他们的房子价值6164美元,于2017年在瓦胡岛完成。
For years I had dreamed of building my own home and not being enslaved with a mortgage. While living in New Zealand I was connected with Shaye Boddington ofDIY House Building. She suggested I readThe Hand-Sculpted House: A Philosophical and Practical Guide to Building a Cob Cottage.
I moved to Florida where I met my wife Carissa Merceri. We attended a 5-day “Learn to Build with Cob Workshop” in Kentucky put on byDisputanta Cob. On our honeymoon in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua we met with Austin Drill ofCasa de Tierra. He suggested we readEarthbag Building: The Tools, Tricks and Techniques.
We then moved to Hawai’i where the journey really started to take off.
After arriving, we decided to build a cob pizza oven to test out the local building materials.
Here we are mixing up a batch of cob.
The pizza oven partially coated with lime plaster for weatherproofing.
通过搭建披萨烤箱2022世界杯四强亚盘赔率,我们了解到理想的混合物是75%的沙子和25%的红土。我们选择用Earthbags而不是cob来建造,因为岛上的稻草成本很高。下一步是找到愿意让我们在瓦胡岛上建造第一个土包穹顶的地主。
That actually didn’t prove to be too challenging.
It was then to the drawing boards for the actual design. We decided to go with a 12’ interior diameter floor plan which gave us just over 113 sq. ft. plus the loft with an attached open-air bathroom and kitchen. We designed the layout once we had sourced used windows that would provide us with all the natural light we needed. We built the entire home for less than $7,000.
Here is time-lapse video of the project.
Read on to see how we did it.
Preparing The Site
First, we had to clear the debris where the home would be built.
We decided to sink the house two feet into the ground. This was so we could use dirt from the site rather than having to source as much offsite. We poured a layer of gravel in the bottom of the hole for drainage.
Building The Structure
We put a vapor barrier in place. We then laid the first row of bags. They are filled with gravel and then tamped.
Subsequent layers were filled with the moistened mixture of sand\clay and then tamped. In between each row lays two strands of 4 point barbed wire which acts as Velcro and tensile strength for the rows.
Here you can see 2×4’s sticking out of the wall. These are supports for the bench that went along the window. We built window and door forms from wood salvaged from a 7\11 construction site.
Here you can see window and door forms in place. The compass is used to maintain levelness of each row as well as making sure step-ins are correct. The buttresses create mass in between the windows and doors. Lintels support the bags above the window. The wood for the lintels came from a Reused building material warehouse.
We used fan bags to create the support for the archways.
We then installed the loft.
We removed the forms, then installed supports for the eaves.
After 354 man-hours the structure was complete. It was time to plaster.
Plaster And Exterior Finishing
We installed a sunroof made from a used coffee table top, as well as the loft windows. We installed a waterproofing membrane for good measure. We put construction fencing on the roof to act as extra tensile strength for the cob.
Here you see the first layer of plaster is complete, and the windows and eaves are installed.
Thebottle windowallows passive lighting.
We added terraces to the roofs, filled them with soil, and planted native plants on them.
We got the cedar shingles free from a house that was deconstructed.
We put the final coat of plaster on the buttresses, and installed used tiles to protect the vertical surfaces from rain.
Interior Finishing
然后我们在内部抹上灰泥。我们还添加了瓷砖和带有镜子的雕塑。
Our custom front door—constructed, stained, and installed.
The floor is poured adobe with inlayed red eucalyptus, which came from a tree knocked over in a storm.
We framed and painted the open-air bathroom. The bamboo for the door was harvested from a neighbor’s property
We then built the kitchen. Almost all of the paint was discounted mis-pours from the hardware store.
We made the floating floor by cutting up used pallets and screwing them to plywood. Then we clear-coated it.
The granite counter top was free, we just had to cut it to the correct dimensions. The bar top is iron wood that was given to us.
The hot water is supplied by an on-demand propane system.
The Finished Earthbag House—And Final Cost
We named the house Casa de Lodo which is Spanish for “Mud House”.
The goal of this project was to create a home using recycled & sustainable materials and to be as self-sufficient as possible. Light is provided by a solar panel that charges a battery. The house is built with approximately 50 tons of dirt. It cost $6,164 and took 1,333 man hours to build.
Amongst all the materials that went into this build, the most important ingredients were love, blood, sweat, and tears.
Earthbag House Cost Breakdown
- Lumber: $1,682
- 螺丝,钉子,五金,粘合剂,杂项。: $863
- Dirt: $710
- Paint, stain, clear coat, brushes, rollers, & roofing material/plants: $611
- Tools & cement mixer: $550
- Bags: $365
- Hot water heater & plumbing: $341
- Gravel: $325
- Tarps & vapor barriers: $192
- Barbed wire: $172
- Windows & doors: $245
- Straw: $108
Total Cost: $6,164
We created something out of this world and from the earth, and we hope we’ve inspired you to do the same!
robyn brownsays
looove ! !这是一个灵感,感谢你的分享,,,,一直是我的目标,使用回收材料自然建造(从70年代我还是个孩子开始),有一天我相信我的梦想会实现,,,,嗯,改变这一点,积极地思考,会实现,而不是梦想!!
Patriciasays
Amazing,creative,inspiring,a goal that was reached!!!!!!!
Sandy Thorntonsays
So happy for your success and your wonderful home built with and inspired by love. You are fortunate young people indeed. I’ve been researching cob, earth bag, adobe, tiny houses for so many years, at least 15. Not sure my body will hold up anymore to the abuse so I may not achieve my dream, but sure is inspiring to see you achieve yours! Peace.
Lenasays
Sandy,
I am almost 60 years young. I and my grandchildren are getting ready to help me realize my dream. If I can do it, so can you.
Don’t give up on your dreams.
Bobby Fordsays
我只是在帮一位女士打理她的土袋工作室。We were both working digging a foundation .
她84岁,我59岁。
Age is a state of mind, if you think you can do it, you probably csn
Ruben Olmedasays
You’re great!!! Lovely house made of sandbags,thankyou very much,í learned a lot and im going to make first an oven and after a housie ⛩??
Amysays
Hello! I love your home and I want to rebuild one similar. I was wondering if you built in a rainy climate, and if so, how is it holding up? I am hoping to build in a place with a rainy, hurricane season. Is there any way you can consult at all about the process? Would love to talk further, let me know! Amazing house !
Sylvie Eyminsays
看起来不错,但你可以把它做得更大,做一个带开放式厨房的漂亮客厅,还有通往许多卧室的隧道,围绕主楼建造相同的方式,每个卧室和套间都可以工作。2022世界杯四强亚盘赔率And the day you have more money cover our mud wall with chicken wire and cover with concrete, this will make a for ever home or bungalow lol…
Jaysays
I just saw all theses comments. We do have a rainy season here and the dome is holding up well. With a good hat and boots the body stays dry. Meaning foundation and roof. Also you would apply a final coat of lime plaster which dries like concrete and is more weather resistant than earthen plaster. Cob houses are built all over the UK and it’s always rainy there. Some are hundreds of years old.