Beautiful Rammed Earth Wall Revealed - Vlog 67
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Published 2021-08-23
FAQ for Rammed Earth
-Our mixture is 3 parts sand, 1 part gravel, 9-10% cement (1 bag for 10 cu/ft), and 1-6% color (1-5 lbs per bag of cement).
Please NOTE: this mixture works for the material in our location and may not work for other material in other parts of the world. If you want to get the strengths that we are getting I recommend working with SIREWALL (www.sirewall.com) to get a mix design done. They are an amazing company that has been super helpful through this process.
-Our rammers and the admixture come from SirewallUSA.
-Our colors are Lambert Southwest concrete (or mortar) color Rustic Copper and Adobe Tan.
-The mixer we are using is the Ettera BMX-450 from skidsteersolutions.com. It is designed to mount on the front of a skid steer but we modified our telehandler to accept the tool.
-Our solid foam insulation is 4 inch thick polyisocyanurate.
-Our forms are made from 16 gauge steel studs and MDO (medium density overlay) boards.
All Comments (21)
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You made my day today. Had a hard day at the factory, then I saw your update the wife and I sat back and enjoyed watching what you guys achieved 🤩🤩🤩. KEEP ON TAMPING 😊😊
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Can I buy a copy of your procedures? Curious as to how you decided to put together a process. Ive managed to build my own process over the years reading and watching RE videos but ive never actually done a project like you have. I am sure you have learnt many lessons!
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From UK - When I saw the different coloured striations in the rammed earth wall, I thought how beautiful! I'm very interested in sustainable building, originally trained as Civil Engineer - really enjoyed this video, keep up this excellent work.
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Did you ever finish the home? You were crushing it and I know so many would love to see it!!!
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I love the jagged lines...Wow!
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Do you mind writing a book after this building exercise, for those that'll like to share from you wealth of knowledge on rammed earth. Nice work.
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Another beautiful wall! Every video I learn something new! I'm happy I've joined your adventure!
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I have absolutely no advice but those are some mighty pretty walls aren't they?
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Nice 👍 , ( moroccan building )
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Splendid! Keep yourself hydrated and sunblocked! Nice work, folks!
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Beautiful solid walls. Lots of labor but will be worth it. 👍
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When you rebuild your forms next, make sure the screws are recessed (like you did last time) and laminate a layer of formica or melamine with a heavy duty glue... no through screws.
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Looks amazing guys!! : )
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Good luck with that flat roof pitch. Beautiful walls.
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Aww hey, I'm glad your brother gets to use power tools now!! I feel partially responsible for that. Proud of you my boy! :-D
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I enjoy watching you guys do this, maybe one day I'll get to start on my own adventure in ramming earth too!
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Great job, it's a masterpiece that touches the feeling, exactly what the planet needs
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The bubbling on the walls or empty air packets is developed due to over tamping (ramming), displacing the moisture content and the finest materials to the bottom. It is probably done when you hand ramming. Greetings!
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Really beautiful work!
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great looking walls and great job on videoing and explaining... is that 2by 4 steel studding and form panels your using as forms? Clever is it is and is strong enough. i also like the icf turn buckle bracing system to support and plumb your walls. Thanks for videoing, we are hoping to build a RE
