With winter setting in, it was too cold to work outside, but the temp was quite moderate inside, so we started working on the stucco.
This is the shorter version of the Stucco timelapse. Try this link if you want the longer version with all the footage... https://youtu.be/JWv2PUU_biU Don't worry, I still sped it up so it is only half as long as it would have been.
This video covers the process of drilling a well for our earth sheltered home construction project. I found the process interesting.
For a link to the blog...
http://www.homeintheearth.com/2014/10/02/drilling-well/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sV7qgLKHXM0
My home has a number of layers of waterproofing (belt and suspenders analogy), but this layer of Blue Max liquid rubber is probably the most important. As usual, I did make some mistakes and you can find out more about that on the webpage...
http://www.homeintheearth.com/2016/08/28/waterproofing-earth-sheltered-home/
For more about this waterproofing, I used Blue Max. https://www.amesresearch.com/blue-max.html
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2aa7XI_QHI
The style of the home is something my wife and I are calling "Modern Tuscan". To us, this means a stucco and stone exterior. While the majority of the Quonset hut will be buried, the Fox Block ICF endwalls would be visible (and prominent) and need to be stuccoed. But first, we would need to attach lath to hold the stucco. Since the work was pretty standard, I decided to hire a professional to take care of the actual stucco work. This is the story of how that all came together.
For more details, check out the website at http://www.homeintheearth.com/2016/10/09/lath-and-stucco/
Sorry the Audio is so quiet. It sounded fine before I uploaded it. I'll need to figure out what I am doing wrong.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6JqNniA5Us
Since the waterproofing we used on our basement walls (proteshield from New Look International) was not officially tested by the manufacturer to qualify as waterproofing. The building inspector was concerned that it would not be sufficient to protect our home from water. We decided to conduct some tests to evaluate it for ourselves. This is the second test. We filled two bowls with water, one had been waterproofed, the other not. Then we filmed what happened.
http://www.homeintheearth.com/2014/09/20/waterproofing-test/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZYCpG-RBs0
Later in the summer and we are getting back to working on the windows, this time we are installing the passive solar windows on the south side.
These windows have a special low e coating that lets in the wave lengths that carry heat into your home (and fade your furniture), but then trap the lower wavelengths that try to escape again.
The bit about the extra blocking above the windows was that we had built those bucks following an earlier copy of the plans before Pella changed their transom sizes... We had correct plans available, but I had accidentally used an old copy and made the bucks 3 inches too tall. Oh well... Live and learn.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnYs0tkAjVk
I got a bunch more requests for an updated walk thru lately, and those are easier than putting together a timelapseā¦ So this is the summer walkthrough.
For more info on the wider project, www.HomeInTheEarth.com
For more up to date pictures and status on the project, www.facebook.com/HomeintheEarth/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OY18dG0mTCo
While we were waiting for the shotcrete crew, we continued on some side jobs. One of which was insulating the skylight curbs and protecting them with stucco. The detail on our stucco mix recipe etc. can be found on the website
http://www.homeintheearth.com/2017/07/01/stuccoing-skylight-curbs/
Or check us out on Facebook;
https://www.facebook.com/HomeintheEarth/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SfLEgd7Jgs
Lots of jobs are dependent on upstream jobs. In this case, I needed some nice warm water so I could get stucco done in the bedrooms over the winter... So this video is about hooking up our EcoSmart 36kw on demand hot water heater to our QO breaker panel and running a temporary water line to the bedrooms.
This is all part of our earth sheltered home building project. You can learn more at our website (www.homeintheearth.com) or at www.facebook.com/HomeintheEarth/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYcSxxcmKOA
This one is a bit different from the rest of my videos and will get a new playlist.
Its not really a time lapse construction vid and not nearly as polished as usual (no script at all, I just winged it, and no subtitles yet), but I'll get back to the building videos later. Those who are interested can catch a glimpse of the house progress in the background.
I recently got a new tractor, a John Deere 2032R, 2nd Gen. Its a bit old and dirty, but worked much better after a tune up and some other repairs. The main thing I wanted to add was a grapple, so I needed to upgrade the hydraulics. There were no videos showing what I needed to see on Youtube, so I figured I'd make one.
I bought two kits from Summit Hydraulics. The first step (and this first video) is installing the power Beyond Kit. The second step (and I'll try to get that video ready for Sunday as a back to back release) is installing the rear remotes and 3rd function kit.
00:00 Intro
00:20 Plan graphically
02:13 Getting into it
03:23 Wiring extra lights
05:58 Taking out the seat
08:00 Timelapse Assembly
10:28 Mounting the Power Beyond kit
11:15 Top of Tank Bolt
12:20 Power Beyond Hydraulic line
13:24 Return to Tank Hydraulic line
15:41 Time to use a life line
17:22 Done, Final summary
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBVTNrGZoSY