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[Danny] Here we are,
in the middle of nowhere.
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[Karen] And we're building
our strawbale house
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at the foothills
of the Mule Mountains.
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You ready?
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-[Karen] The wind's
gonna get pretty rough.
-Oh!
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We got a little bit
of a bulge right here.
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-[Danny] Look out!
-[Karen] Whoa!
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It's gonna fall on you!
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[Karen] Yeah, let's go! Back!
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The cows have discovered
that we have straw.
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It's a black tail
rattlesnake. Whoa!
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This heat is killing us.
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It's dirt. It's no longer mud.
Look at it.
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[Karen] It's monsoon season
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and all the water
just came down
into our straw bale
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and rotted it out.
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[Danny] We're reaching
the end of the budget.
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But not the end
of the build. Oops!
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[narrator] Are you ready
to go off the grid?
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[upbeat instrumental
rock music playing]
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[Danny] Now, what do you
think of this stuff, honey?
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I like this spot.
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[Danny] We're
still a little close
to the road over there.
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Maybe we wanna go over
that way a little bit.
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So here we are,
in the middle of nowhere,
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in southeast Arizona,
on 20 acres we call
Roadrunner Flats.
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We get about
10-12 inches
of rain a year,
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so we are not in the desert.
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And we're almost
at 5,000 feet elevation.
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We have 360-degree views.
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We've got five mountain ranges
we can see.
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We got an excellent view
of Mexico right there.
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So if you ever want to know
if it snows in Mexico,
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it does.
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[Danny] The views
are spectacular.
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We just fell in love
with the place.
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-I'm Karen.
-I'm Danny.
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[Karen] And we're building
our strawbale house
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at the foothills
of the Mule Mountains.
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Our build site
is in Bisbee, Arizona,
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about an hour-and-a-half
southeast of Tucson.
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So we're currently
living in our RV.
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We've been doing that
for a couple of years now.
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But RV is like, what,
200-300 square feet?
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[Danny] We've had
a lot of fun in this RV.
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But I would rather
have a kitchen.
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And a place to stand.
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Well, I'm the cook
around here.
Tell me about it.
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[both laugh]
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It's comfy, it's great.
But it's temporary.
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Here's to living
in a house, eh?
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-Soon.
-[laughs]
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[Danny] What do you think?
Somewhere around here?
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-It feels like home.
-Feels like home.
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[Karen] What do you think,
Charlie girl?
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You wanna live here?
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She's the decider.
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[chuckles]
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So, we're building
a strawbale house.
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We kind of were inspired
by the earthships.
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But with the earthships,
they recycle tires,
and to do that,
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you have to sledgehammer dirt
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into the tires
as you're building
the wall.
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-Karen said...
-"I want one of these."
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Yeah, so, I said, well,
I'm not pounding tires.
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But I will help build
a strawbale version of it.
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And so,
that's what we're doing.
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[upbeat music playing]
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[Danny] I've always liked
the idea of being off-grid.
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We don't have to rely
on anyone else
for anything.
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[Karen] We can take
this piece of land
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that everybody else
just kind of saw
as wasteland
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and we can turn it
into our home,
into this masterpiece.
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I used to work on boats
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so a lot of carpentry
skills there.
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I've remodeled houses
and had side jobs
as a carpenter.
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[Karen] We're ready.
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We're building
a strawbale house
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with an attached greenhouse
on the south side.
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And when you walk in,
it's gonna be the living room,
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and the big masonry heater
that's gonna keep us
toasty warm.
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And then behind that
is the kitchen
and the dining room,
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with a bedroom
and bathroom
in the back.
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We're totally off-grid.
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So we've got solar power
for all of our power needs.
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We've got a masonry heater
and passive solar
for our heat.
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We've got well water
for our water.
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And we've also got
rain catchment.
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We're building
a 1500-square foot house.
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Our budget
is about $100,000,
but he wants a little more.
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And we're hoping
to get it done by about
six months from now.
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We've got some challenges.
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We've got the monsoon season
coming up.
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It's in the middle of nowhere.
What if I had a heart attack
or something?
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If you've seen the roads
coming in here,
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it would take somebody
so long to get here.
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So hospitals
are pretty far away.
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[Karen] It's our forever home.
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And it's gonna stand
for 100 years and we're gonna
pass it on to the kids
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and have something
to be really proud of,
you know?
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You better watch
what you're committing to.
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[upbeat music playing]
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The first thing we had to do
was clean the land.
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But we had snow on day one.
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I only have one thing
to say about this
white stuff here.
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Get off my lawn!
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[laughs]
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So, we canceled day one.
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[Karen] So once
that snow melted,
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we went right into
digging the footers.
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After that, it was time
to frame 'em up!
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So, you know,
we're off to a good start.
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[Danny] All right,
so got our footers in.
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And the next thing
we have to do
is a stem wall.
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[Karen] There's
the concrete footer
and this is what connects it
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to the slab that's on top.
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Because we're doing
passive solar,
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one of the things
we would have to do
is insulate our stem wall.
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But we found a product.
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It's an insulated
concrete form.
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So it actually acts
as your form to pour
the concrete into.
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It's made out of polystyrene,
so it's your insulation
as well.
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[Karen] So there's two pieces
and they go together
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and then
there's these plastic inserts
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that you use to keep
the distance between 'em.
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It makes it one solid piece.
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[Danny] Go down
a little bit more.
There you go.
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They're very light
and maneuverable.
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[Karen] And I can do this.
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[Danny] The complicated part
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is we have some
wind conditions today
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and it's gonna get up
to 16 miles an hour.
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So I'm a little
concerned with that.
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There's that wind
we were talking about.
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[Karen] It's a-coming!
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I think in the next
hour or two, the wind's
gonna get pretty rough.
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And this stuff's all gonna
start blowing away.
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So ideally,
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we're gonna have it
in place before then.
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-[upbeat music playing]
-[drilling]
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We gotta pick out the corners.
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I think it's gonna be perfect.
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Once we figure out
the corners, we're gonna
get 'em glued down.
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And they won't fly away.
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[groans]
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All right, last piece!
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[Danny] There we go.
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Bam! Done-zo!
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And that... is a day.
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[Danny] All right.
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[upbeat instrumental
rock music playing]
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[Karen] Yesterday,
we put in our ICFs.
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Today is the day of our pour.
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Cement truck's coming
and... here we go.
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-These ICF forms...
-[Danny] New to us.
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I mean, they say
they're great.
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But, we'll see.
They could blow out.
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We're gonna know
real shortly here, right?
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[Karen laughs]
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The worst possible scenario
I guess would be a breach
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in one or more places,
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that the concrete forms
don't hold.
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Here we go, folks!
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Seems to be holding.
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[Karen] We get
the first bit done,
it's like,
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-"This is working!"
-"This is holding just fine."
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"It's doing good!"
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So far it's gravy!
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-No jinxing here.
-[laughs]
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[Karen] And then
we turn the first corner.
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And there's a bulge.
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Hold!
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We got a little bit
of a bulge right here.
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-[Karen] Stop,
stop, stop, stop!
-[Danny] Up, up, up!
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[Karen] We started out
so good!
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[Danny] Hold!
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-[Karen] Stop,
stop, stop, stop!
-[Danny] Up, up, up!
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[Karen] And we're like,
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is it gonna?
Is it gonna?
Is it gonna?
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-And it held.
It did great.
-It held.
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-Those ICFs,
they're handy!
-Yeah, they're working.
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[Karen] Ooh yay!
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-[Danny laughs]
-It's holding.
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[Danny] Here comes
some more. You ready?
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-All right.
-[Karen groaning]
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[Danny] So we're doing good.
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The level's looking good
for a foundation.
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We're well over halfway
with our pour
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so I think everything's
gonna be perfect.
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[Karen] Whoa! We got so much.
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[Danny] Forward!
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We got 'em in!
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[in deep voice]
I love pouring concrete
first thing in the morning!
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[Danny groans]
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What a team, man.
We're working good here.
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-[Karen] We're working fast.
-Yeah.
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So we have this dog,
and she's a rescue.
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Her name's Charlie Girl.
But she loves me a ton.
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In your face 24/7,
pretty much.
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What are you doing?
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Silly girl. Come on.
Out you go. [laughs]
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Well, the dog wanted
to be memorialized.
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She's got some paw prints.
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She will forever
be remembered.
It's kind of sweet.
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[Danny] We're done, man.
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We managed to get
through it with the help
of friends.
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Look at us!
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First time through
the front door!
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[Karen] Are you gonna
carry me?
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-No! No!
-[laughing]
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I am not!
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[upbeat music playing]
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[Danny] Since we poured
the foundation wall,
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we've moved 62 tons
of pea gravel by hand
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inside of that perimeter.
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And then we poured
a four or five-inch slab
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over the top of that.
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And it's just
smooth as anything.
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That's gonna be
our permanent floor
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as part of the passive
solar arrangement.
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[Karen sighs]
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Yay!
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It feels so good.
It's all... it's all up
from here, right?
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-Yeah.
-Yeah.
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[Danny] Today,
we're gonna put
walls up.
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[Karen] So what we're building
is a 1500-square foot
strawbale house.
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And so, the walls that
we're putting up are
actually wall trusses.
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Instead of your typical
two-by-four, two-by-six
wall construction,
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ours are actually
16 inches wide
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and the way it works is,
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that wall truss stands up
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and then the strawbales
just press up against it.
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And so, they're the width
of the strawbale.
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[Karen] Whoa!
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The wind will take these.
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[Danny] We'll put some
serious nails
in the bottom.
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On top of these walls,
we've gotta put box beams.
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Basically, what I'm building
is a three-sided box.
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And that's a beam
that's gonna be on top
of the wall trusses
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to support the roof.
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[Karen] They're heavy.
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-They're very heavy.
-They're heavy.
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[Danny] Yeah,
they weigh 200, 300 pounds,
somewhere in there.
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That's the situation
we're facing today.
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Luckily, we have a neighbor
with a tractor.
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And we're gonna put
these forklift arms on it
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and hopefully that'll
give us enough height.
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So we're gonna
lift these box beams
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precariously on top
of these wall trusses.
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We'll have some ropes
on the end.
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But we gotta perch them
on these trusses,
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and there's only
an inch-and-a-half
on each side.
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So it's gonna take
a little maneuvering
and it's this windy day.
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[man] It is, indeed.
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[Danny] I don't know
if we're gonna be able
to do it or not.
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-[Sheryl] I'm ready.
-[Danny] All right.
257
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-You ready?
-Let's do it.
258
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All right.
259
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So the big challenges
that we have today
260
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is not only
that these box beams
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-weigh like 200
to 300 pounds...
-[Danny] Yeah.
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[Karen] ...but they say
our winds are supposed
to be 10 miles per hour.
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But 10 miles per hour means
264
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-20 to 25 on a normal day.
-Yeah, there's always
gusts as well.
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Okay.
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[Karen] My number one concern
about lifting this up
is the wind.
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You know, we're holding it
with guide ropes
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and I've done that before
and that's cool.
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We've got good knots
on the end
to hold it together.
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But a good gust
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and you're not holding
that guide rope,
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that thing might swing
and hit you in the head.
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Might knock your ladder out.
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I mean, it's 200 pounds
flying in the air.
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-On a windy day.
-[Danny] Yeah.
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[Karen] I need
to come forward.
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-Whoa!
-[Danny] Whoa!
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[Danny] Whoa.
Hold it right there.
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Actually, bring it up
just a hair.
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Yeah, I know.
I'm trying to do it slow.
281
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[Karen] Well,
wait for the gust.
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[Danny] Oh!
283
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It needs to come your way.
284
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Yeah. We have to lock
that side down,
285
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then it's push
the whole thing over
this way.
286
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Sheryl can drive.
287
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-She's pretty good, yeah.
-She's so good.
288
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[nail gun firing]
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Here comes the wind!
290
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Right now, it's way too windy
to be doing this.
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-You want it down some?
-[Danny] Yeah.
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[Danny] She came in,
lowered that thing down
nice and slow.
293
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I was amazed
how slow she could
lower it.
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-[Sheryl] Oh, yeah.
-[Danny] Right there.
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[Sheryl] There you go.
296
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-[nail gun firing]
-[Danny] Okay, that's good.
297
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-Will you unhook that strap?
-[Danny] Yeah!
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[groans]
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Boom! First one locked down.
300
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-Wow. Nice driving, babe.
-[Sheryl laughs]
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Look at that.
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-Looking good?
-Looking good.
303
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[Danny] Once we get
another side on,
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it'll be stronger
and then the third side
will be stronger yet.
305
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Well, we can try it again.
306
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The wind's picking up again.
307
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[upbeat music playing]
308
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Ready? Pick it on up.
309
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[Karen] I'm on it.
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-[Danny] Look out!
-[Karen] Whoa!
311
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[Danny] We're right
in a critical stage
up at the top.
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Karen's trying
to maneuver her side,
313
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I'm trying to maneuver
my side.
314
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And the next thing you know...
315
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-Look out!
-[Karen] Whoa!
316
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This gust of wind
just jerks the rope.
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I was like...
318
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-Whoa!
-...falling backwards and
almost tripped over a pipe.
319
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Let's give this wind a minute.
320
00:13:50,900 --> 00:13:53,166
-It was just a gust, so...
-It was a doozy.
321
00:13:53,166 --> 00:13:56,266
I'm sure glad
that it didn't hit anybody.
322
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-Okay, we're ready now?
-[Danny] Yeah.
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She's coming.
324
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[Karen] After that,
it went really smoothly.
325
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[upbeat music playing]
326
00:14:06,367 --> 00:14:08,000
[Danny] And once we knew
what we were doing, too,
327
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-it went a lot quicker.
-[Karen] Yeah.
328
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But, I mean,
that's always the way.
329
00:14:10,667 --> 00:14:12,767
-The first one
always takes the longest.
-Yeah.
330
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[Danny] So we got
this set of walls up.
331
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I have to duplicate
that on the other side
of the house.
332
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And, wow, within two weeks,
we're gonna be
putting strawbales in,
333
00:14:19,667 --> 00:14:22,333
we'll have walls.
That's amazing.
334
00:14:32,066 --> 00:14:34,500
We ended up getting
all our perimeter walls up.
335
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Everything's solid.
That was pretty cool.
336
00:14:36,867 --> 00:14:38,433
[dog barking]
337
00:14:39,166 --> 00:14:40,333
You know what time it is now?
338
00:14:40,700 --> 00:14:42,300
It's strawbale time!
339
00:14:42,300 --> 00:14:44,634
-Oh right,
that's true. Strawbales.
-[Karen laughs]
340
00:14:48,667 --> 00:14:50,867
-But what did you order?
Hundred and--
-Hundred and thirty-five.
341
00:14:50,867 --> 00:14:52,767
Hundred and thirty five bales.
342
00:14:52,767 --> 00:14:55,900
And so, those are all
unloaded onto the slab.
343
00:14:55,900 --> 00:14:58,000
But a lot of them
have to be cut to size
344
00:14:58,000 --> 00:14:59,367
and they've got
to be wedged in.
345
00:14:59,367 --> 00:15:02,367
And we gotta tie them all in
to each other.
346
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If we were to do this
by ourselves, it'd probably
take us two weeks.
347
00:15:05,667 --> 00:15:08,266
But luckily,
348
00:15:08,266 --> 00:15:10,700
-Karen once again...
you got some resources.
-We have friends.
349
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[Karen] You spread out
the word, people come.
350
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[Danny] All right,
so our mission today
is to put these strawbales
351
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into these trusses.
352
00:15:19,867 --> 00:15:21,066
Right in here.
353
00:15:21,066 --> 00:15:22,767
We're gonna
stuff those in there.
354
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Some of them
are at the exact size
they need to be.
355
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And some of them are not.
356
00:15:27,166 --> 00:15:30,467
And sometimes,
that fourth bale
up on top
357
00:15:30,467 --> 00:15:32,867
needs a little bit
of persuasion.
358
00:15:32,867 --> 00:15:34,567
This is the Thor hammer.
359
00:15:35,467 --> 00:15:37,767
And this gives us
enough weight
360
00:15:37,767 --> 00:15:39,467
to knock that bale
around a bit.
361
00:15:40,567 --> 00:15:42,233
Okay, guys,
we'll turn you loose.
362
00:15:46,667 --> 00:15:48,900
Nice. Like a glove.
363
00:15:48,900 --> 00:15:50,800
Now, see how easy that was,
364
00:15:50,800 --> 00:15:52,233
when you got the right size.
365
00:15:54,266 --> 00:15:56,066
Let's try
going in together. [grunts]
366
00:15:59,867 --> 00:16:01,433
-Like a glove.
-Yeah.
367
00:16:05,800 --> 00:16:07,333
Push it this way
a little bit, Mike.
368
00:16:08,667 --> 00:16:10,133
There you go, you're coming.
369
00:16:12,600 --> 00:16:14,533
[Karen] All right,
now the hard part.
370
00:16:19,066 --> 00:16:20,934
[Danny] Ooh,
that one's way tall.
371
00:16:21,567 --> 00:16:22,934
I think I'm gonna chainsaw it.
372
00:16:38,367 --> 00:16:39,867
[Karen] Oh, that was too easy.
373
00:16:39,867 --> 00:16:41,567
-[Danny] How about that?
-[Karen] Good job.
374
00:16:41,567 --> 00:16:43,500
-How'd you like
that chainsaw thing?
-That was pretty good.
375
00:16:43,500 --> 00:16:44,867
-Right?
-[chuckling] Yeah.
376
00:16:46,667 --> 00:16:48,100
[Karen] So we did
an introduction.
377
00:16:48,100 --> 00:16:50,367
We showed 'em how to stack
and where to put 'em.
378
00:16:50,367 --> 00:16:51,767
And then they just did it.
379
00:16:51,767 --> 00:16:53,767
[Danny] They broke up
into little units.
380
00:16:53,767 --> 00:16:56,000
And just moved in.
They started doing
this wall.
381
00:16:56,000 --> 00:16:58,166
Another unit started
doing this corner.
382
00:16:58,166 --> 00:16:59,667
-It was amazing.
-Yeah.
383
00:16:59,667 --> 00:17:03,133
[upbeat music playing]
384
00:17:04,066 --> 00:17:06,166
[Danny] Well, I'm using
the knuckle buster.
385
00:17:06,166 --> 00:17:08,433
We're just an inch or so wide.
386
00:17:09,900 --> 00:17:13,066
Usually, if you can get down
to where the strings are,
387
00:17:13,567 --> 00:17:15,767
you're pretty clear.
388
00:17:15,767 --> 00:17:17,734
Let me get the hammer
on there while you push.
389
00:17:24,400 --> 00:17:27,266
Another successful operation
by the Thor hammer!
390
00:17:27,266 --> 00:17:28,467
[man 1] Whoo!
391
00:17:28,467 --> 00:17:30,333
-[grunts]
-[laughs]
392
00:17:31,967 --> 00:17:33,600
[Danny] All right, everybody,
be careful.
393
00:17:33,600 --> 00:17:35,467
These bales that
are stacked up high,
394
00:17:35,467 --> 00:17:37,967
we don't want 'em
falling on you,
they're about 90 pounds.
395
00:17:37,967 --> 00:17:39,667
They could break
a leg or a hip.
396
00:17:39,667 --> 00:17:41,634
And I know it's important
to you young folks.
397
00:17:42,767 --> 00:17:44,467
Moving them around,
it could be dangerous.
398
00:17:44,467 --> 00:17:47,400
There's straw all over
the floor, it's slippery.
399
00:17:47,400 --> 00:17:49,867
You're carrying
60 to 90 pounds on you.
400
00:17:49,867 --> 00:17:51,967
You can't see
what's in front of you.
401
00:17:52,300 --> 00:17:53,567
Whoa!
402
00:17:53,567 --> 00:17:55,400
Guys, look out,
it's gonna fall on you!
403
00:17:55,400 --> 00:17:57,066
-Look out!
-[indistinct shouting]
404
00:18:00,100 --> 00:18:02,333
One, two, three!
405
00:18:03,367 --> 00:18:05,867
Whoa! Look out,
it's gonna fall on you!
406
00:18:05,867 --> 00:18:08,367
-[indistinct shouting]
-[man 1] Near miss.
407
00:18:08,367 --> 00:18:10,700
Holy cow, man. That was lucky.
408
00:18:10,700 --> 00:18:13,567
Somebody was trying
to stack a bale,
and it fell over.
409
00:18:13,567 --> 00:18:15,600
I guess we shouldn't
stack 'em that high.
410
00:18:15,600 --> 00:18:17,767
[Danny] Luckily,
they were able
to get out of the way.
411
00:18:17,767 --> 00:18:20,066
Nobody got hurt on that,
I'm so glad.
412
00:18:20,066 --> 00:18:22,533
-I suppose you need
a little hand, lifting that.
-[Mike] You could.
413
00:18:24,367 --> 00:18:26,567
[Danny] Once everybody
saw that there could be
potential problems,
414
00:18:26,567 --> 00:18:28,367
they started paying
a little bit more attention
415
00:18:28,367 --> 00:18:30,100
and safety conscious
and all that stuff
416
00:18:30,100 --> 00:18:32,967
and it was smooth sailing
after that, everything
went well.
417
00:18:39,667 --> 00:18:41,233
Oh, yeah, look at this.
418
00:18:42,467 --> 00:18:44,166
It's amazing
how quick it went up.
419
00:18:44,166 --> 00:18:46,467
But this team worked.
420
00:18:46,467 --> 00:18:49,266
Like, little separate units
just worked all together
421
00:18:49,266 --> 00:18:50,867
to make this stuff happen,
it was awesome.
422
00:18:51,100 --> 00:18:52,266
That's it.
423
00:18:53,266 --> 00:18:54,433
We're calling it.
424
00:18:54,900 --> 00:18:55,900
Whoo-hoo!
425
00:18:55,900 --> 00:18:58,367
Touched my heart
when all these people
turned up.
426
00:19:00,166 --> 00:19:01,467
Boom!
427
00:19:01,467 --> 00:19:03,467
Yeah, everybody's gonna
be invited here forever.
428
00:19:03,467 --> 00:19:06,567
Because, you know,
they're all a part of it.
429
00:19:06,567 --> 00:19:07,634
It's kinda cool.
430
00:19:08,166 --> 00:19:09,667
You know what time it is?
431
00:19:09,667 --> 00:19:12,266
-Quittin' time.
-Quittin' time.
432
00:19:12,266 --> 00:19:14,634
[upbeat instrumental
rock music playing]
433
00:19:20,100 --> 00:19:21,567
[Karen] Good morning!
434
00:19:21,567 --> 00:19:24,600
Welcome, everybody.
We are super excited
435
00:19:24,600 --> 00:19:27,266
to introduce you all
to the wonderful world
436
00:19:27,266 --> 00:19:28,734
of industrial hemp building.
437
00:19:30,367 --> 00:19:31,567
[Danny] Today's
gonna be a great day.
438
00:19:31,567 --> 00:19:34,266
'Cause we got Micaela
and Vince to come out
439
00:19:34,266 --> 00:19:36,600
to do some hempcrete
work for us.
440
00:19:36,600 --> 00:19:39,967
But at the same time,
they're gonna provide
a workshop.
441
00:19:39,967 --> 00:19:42,400
[Vince] We use a product
that is sustainable,
442
00:19:42,400 --> 00:19:44,467
non-toxic, mold resistant,
443
00:19:44,467 --> 00:19:47,166
-and good for the planet.
-[motor starts]
444
00:19:48,867 --> 00:19:52,166
[Vince] We take hemp powder,
lime, porcelain, water,
445
00:19:52,166 --> 00:19:53,867
and depending on
the method of build,
446
00:19:53,867 --> 00:19:56,066
we create different ratios
of that recipe
447
00:19:56,066 --> 00:19:57,533
that fit what is needed.
448
00:19:58,400 --> 00:20:00,000
All right, so first,
I'm gonna need you
449
00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:01,900
to fill up
my smaller bucket here.
450
00:20:01,900 --> 00:20:05,667
-Right.
-With the pre-mix that
Vince has made for us.
451
00:20:05,667 --> 00:20:09,567
[Danny] We're just doing
one part of the wall that
connects our bathroom.
452
00:20:09,567 --> 00:20:11,667
We don't want any mold
or mildew going on in there.
453
00:20:11,667 --> 00:20:15,166
So I feel we're sealing off
that potential problem.
454
00:20:15,166 --> 00:20:18,467
-[Karen] How's that look?
-[Micaela] That looks great.
455
00:20:18,467 --> 00:20:20,567
[Danny] Okay, I see
you've made a form
out of the wall.
456
00:20:20,567 --> 00:20:23,567
Yeah, so we've taken
your existing framing...
457
00:20:23,567 --> 00:20:25,200
-Yeah.
-...and we've just
made a cavity.
458
00:20:25,200 --> 00:20:27,667
-Okay.
-Right? So we've got
some plywood on each side.
459
00:20:27,667 --> 00:20:29,100
-Yeah.
-And what we're
gonna be doing
460
00:20:29,100 --> 00:20:31,467
-is taking our
hemp-lime mix...
- [Danny] Yep.
461
00:20:31,467 --> 00:20:33,166
...you're gonna take
your tamper,
462
00:20:33,166 --> 00:20:34,767
-give it a good smash.
-All right.
463
00:20:34,767 --> 00:20:37,667
And we're gonna continue
the process over and over.
464
00:20:37,667 --> 00:20:40,166
[Danny] You basically
put the hempcrete
in between,
465
00:20:40,166 --> 00:20:41,567
tamp it down
466
00:20:41,567 --> 00:20:44,567
and once you've filled
that up, you can move
the plywood up
467
00:20:44,567 --> 00:20:47,166
and just continually
move that up your wall.
468
00:20:49,367 --> 00:20:51,367
-Cool.
-[man whistles]
469
00:20:51,367 --> 00:20:53,000
[Danny] And your wall
is complete when
you're done.
470
00:20:53,000 --> 00:20:54,967
It's still wet.
It still has to cure.
471
00:20:54,967 --> 00:20:57,300
But it's right there in place.
472
00:20:57,300 --> 00:20:58,667
It's getting
pretty tight here.
473
00:20:58,667 --> 00:21:00,066
I'm gonna have
to do it sideways.
474
00:21:00,066 --> 00:21:01,634
I'm loving this!
475
00:21:03,400 --> 00:21:05,967
-[Danny] Look at that!
-Whoa!
476
00:21:05,967 --> 00:21:07,567
[Danny] Look
at all the layers.
Isn't that cool?
477
00:21:07,567 --> 00:21:08,834
[Karen] Wow.
478
00:21:08,834 --> 00:21:11,667
[Danny] So we've gone
from dirt to walls up
and bales in.
479
00:21:12,567 --> 00:21:15,300
-That's pretty fast.
-[Karen] Look at that.
480
00:21:15,300 --> 00:21:17,233
[Danny] Yeah, it's solid
as anything.
481
00:21:18,100 --> 00:21:20,166
Big grin. I'm happy.
482
00:21:20,166 --> 00:21:22,767
But monsoon season...
it's coming, babe.
483
00:21:22,767 --> 00:21:24,567
-Real soon.
-It's right around the corner.
484
00:21:24,567 --> 00:21:26,166
We just can't afford
to take time off
485
00:21:26,166 --> 00:21:27,867
and we can't afford
to slow down.
486
00:21:27,867 --> 00:21:29,066
So I hope you're up for it.
487
00:21:29,066 --> 00:21:31,266
You remember that vacation
you wanted to take
in Mexico?
488
00:21:31,266 --> 00:21:32,900
Yeah, I think that's out.
489
00:21:32,900 --> 00:21:33,934
-Sorry.
-Yeah.
490
00:21:37,767 --> 00:21:39,266
[Karen] We have
a really unique problem
491
00:21:39,266 --> 00:21:41,800
that most builds
don't have to deal with.
492
00:21:41,800 --> 00:21:45,000
This whole mountainside
is open range cattle grazing.
493
00:21:45,000 --> 00:21:48,000
And let's just say
we've had a few issues.
494
00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:51,467
The cows have discovered
that we have straw.
495
00:21:51,467 --> 00:21:55,467
So I've literally gotta
block off all the doorways
496
00:21:55,467 --> 00:21:57,400
so they won't come in
497
00:21:57,400 --> 00:21:59,734
and eat this
precious commodity.
498
00:22:00,667 --> 00:22:02,266
[Karen] Let's go! Out!
499
00:22:02,266 --> 00:22:04,634
[mooing]
500
00:22:05,000 --> 00:22:06,166
Let's go!
501
00:22:07,567 --> 00:22:09,467
It's gonna be a long night.
502
00:22:09,467 --> 00:22:13,533
If we can't get these cows
to move out of the way,
we got problems.
503
00:22:14,767 --> 00:22:16,667
-Yeah, you too.
-[mooing]
504
00:22:22,500 --> 00:22:25,166
[Danny] Get! Get!
Get on out! Go!
Get on out!
505
00:22:25,166 --> 00:22:26,967
-[cows mooing]
-Get over!
506
00:22:30,567 --> 00:22:32,800
[upbeat instrumental
rock music playing]
507
00:22:32,800 --> 00:22:35,100
-[honking]
-[mooing]
508
00:22:35,100 --> 00:22:37,967
[Karen] These open range cows,
they haven't totally
moved away.
509
00:22:37,967 --> 00:22:39,700
But we've put up
some preventative measures
510
00:22:39,700 --> 00:22:42,166
to keep them
from eating the house.
511
00:22:42,166 --> 00:22:45,900
[Danny] We have stucco netting
wrapped and tied around here.
512
00:22:45,900 --> 00:22:48,500
We've got some boards
over the doors.
513
00:22:48,500 --> 00:22:51,333
I feel pretty safe now.
They'll have a hard time
getting in there.
514
00:22:55,667 --> 00:22:57,133
[Karen] We've been
working hard.
515
00:22:58,200 --> 00:23:01,000
So we put on the roof.
We had to do
all the I-beams.
516
00:23:01,000 --> 00:23:02,767
We had to sheet it.
517
00:23:02,767 --> 00:23:04,333
And then we put
the metal on it.
518
00:23:05,667 --> 00:23:09,367
-And we've been
mudding for months.
-Forever.
519
00:23:09,367 --> 00:23:11,200
[Karen] We're mudding
the outside of the strawbales.
520
00:23:11,200 --> 00:23:13,200
And we have really
finely chopped straw,
521
00:23:13,200 --> 00:23:16,700
and that's what protects it
from just washing all away.
522
00:23:16,700 --> 00:23:18,800
The straw, like, actually
interconnects itself
523
00:23:18,800 --> 00:23:21,033
and it makes it
like a solid structure.
524
00:23:24,867 --> 00:23:29,634
I think we've probably
put 400 or 500 gallons
of mud on the house so far.
525
00:23:31,066 --> 00:23:35,166
-I think it's more like
4,000 or 5,000 gallons.
-It's so much.
526
00:23:35,467 --> 00:23:36,934
On the money!
527
00:23:37,967 --> 00:23:40,767
We got all the windows in.
528
00:23:40,767 --> 00:23:43,367
We've done
interior wall framing.
529
00:23:43,367 --> 00:23:46,100
We've got the electrical
in there.
530
00:23:46,100 --> 00:23:48,400
We've got
the greenhouse framed.
531
00:23:48,400 --> 00:23:50,100
We've got an awful lot done.
532
00:23:50,100 --> 00:23:51,467
Success.
533
00:23:53,500 --> 00:23:55,266
So, welcome to the greenhouse.
534
00:23:55,266 --> 00:23:57,100
Right over here,
you can see
this is kind of where
535
00:23:57,100 --> 00:23:58,900
our garden bed's gonna be.
536
00:23:58,900 --> 00:24:02,967
I got these beams
from a neighbor who was
tearing down his old barn.
537
00:24:02,967 --> 00:24:04,600
So it's gonna be
kind of rustic.
538
00:24:04,600 --> 00:24:07,400
And all of the grey water
from the house
539
00:24:07,400 --> 00:24:09,567
comes out at this pipe
right here.
540
00:24:09,567 --> 00:24:12,900
And right outside
where I have
my tractor parked,
541
00:24:12,900 --> 00:24:15,700
I'm gonna bury that
55-gallon drum.
542
00:24:15,700 --> 00:24:19,867
So water will be filtered
with activated charcoal
into that drum.
543
00:24:19,867 --> 00:24:22,266
There is a sub pump
that will, every morning,
544
00:24:22,266 --> 00:24:26,467
will pump that water
up to this end
of the garden beds.
545
00:24:26,467 --> 00:24:29,166
This is gonna take
all that water that we use
in our showers,
546
00:24:29,166 --> 00:24:31,567
and laundry and all that
kind of stuff from the sinks.
547
00:24:31,567 --> 00:24:34,367
And this is gonna
come out here and it's
gonna go in that drum.
548
00:24:34,367 --> 00:24:37,367
And it's gonna pump
right back out here
and grow food.
549
00:24:37,367 --> 00:24:38,634
That's gonna be cool.
550
00:24:41,000 --> 00:24:42,467
Ready to do this window?
551
00:24:42,467 --> 00:24:44,567
All right, we gotta
be careful with it, though,
552
00:24:44,567 --> 00:24:47,667
because this is like
a one of a kind deal.
553
00:24:47,667 --> 00:24:49,266
Today's a fun day for me.
554
00:24:49,266 --> 00:24:51,667
Because we bought
this round window
555
00:24:51,667 --> 00:24:54,000
and today's the day
we get to put it in.
556
00:24:54,000 --> 00:24:56,367
We found this
at the salvage yard.
557
00:24:56,367 --> 00:24:58,100
And Danny's like,
"Do you want a round window?"
558
00:24:58,100 --> 00:25:00,166
I'm like, "No, I don't want
a round window."
559
00:25:00,166 --> 00:25:02,300
And then there was
that window I saw
560
00:25:02,300 --> 00:25:03,667
in the earthships
and the greenhouse
561
00:25:03,667 --> 00:25:05,700
-with the cans
and the bottles and...
-[Danny] Yeah, once--
562
00:25:05,700 --> 00:25:08,000
[Danny] Once you get those
cans and bottles and stuff
going in there,
563
00:25:08,000 --> 00:25:09,700
I think it's gonna
be that whole
564
00:25:09,700 --> 00:25:11,300
earthship-py thing
that we're trying to do.
565
00:25:11,300 --> 00:25:14,767
Recycled windows,
recycled glass,
recycled cans.
566
00:25:14,767 --> 00:25:16,000
And a cheap wall.
567
00:25:16,000 --> 00:25:17,600
-Yeah.
-Fits in our budget.
568
00:25:17,600 --> 00:25:19,900
-[Danny] Yeah.
This thing is only $159.
-Yeah.
569
00:25:19,900 --> 00:25:22,867
Yeah, if you buy these new,
they're like $900
or something.
570
00:25:22,867 --> 00:25:24,767
Yeah. So we did good.
571
00:25:24,767 --> 00:25:26,300
So from that salvage yard,
572
00:25:26,300 --> 00:25:28,667
we're pretty much
getting our entire greenhouse.
573
00:25:28,667 --> 00:25:31,266
We got all the south windows,
our old slider.
574
00:25:31,266 --> 00:25:33,133
This round window
came from there.
575
00:25:35,000 --> 00:25:37,800
All right! She's solid.
576
00:25:37,800 --> 00:25:39,900
-It's a beaut! - [Karen]
That's our free room.
577
00:25:39,900 --> 00:25:41,166
[Danny] Yeah, I like that.
578
00:25:41,166 --> 00:25:45,300
Something's gotta be,
'cause this budget is, ah...
579
00:25:45,300 --> 00:25:47,367
-This big.
-We're ahead, yeah.
580
00:25:47,367 --> 00:25:49,667
We're reaching
the end of the budget.
581
00:25:49,667 --> 00:25:52,266
But not the end
of the build. Oops.
582
00:25:52,266 --> 00:25:54,000
It looks great.
We'll get some
bottle bricks
583
00:25:54,000 --> 00:25:56,400
and some cans
and we'll get this
mudded in.
584
00:25:56,400 --> 00:25:57,667
[Danny] It's gonna be
cleaned up, of course.
585
00:25:57,667 --> 00:25:59,467
[Karen] But now
I have to clean.
586
00:25:59,467 --> 00:26:00,967
I'm real pleased with it.
587
00:26:00,967 --> 00:26:01,967
It's gonna look even better
588
00:26:01,967 --> 00:26:04,166
as we build
the rest of the wall
around it.
589
00:26:08,266 --> 00:26:11,066
We're mixing mud
for our can and bottle walls.
590
00:26:11,066 --> 00:26:12,900
We got three parts soil.
591
00:26:12,900 --> 00:26:15,266
We got one part
Portland cement.
592
00:26:15,266 --> 00:26:18,567
We're adding some water.
And then we got mud.
593
00:26:25,800 --> 00:26:28,266
[Karen] It's time to do
our very first
bottle wall.
594
00:26:28,266 --> 00:26:30,600
We've been collecting
bottles for a year.
595
00:26:30,600 --> 00:26:32,000
And my parents,
596
00:26:32,000 --> 00:26:34,367
they had their whole
neighborhood collecting
their wine bottles.
597
00:26:34,367 --> 00:26:35,700
It's hilarious.
598
00:26:38,166 --> 00:26:40,867
Our neighbor Sheryl's
here to help
with the bottle wall.
599
00:26:40,867 --> 00:26:42,467
Danny's cutting the bottles.
600
00:26:42,467 --> 00:26:44,667
And we're ready to go.
601
00:26:44,667 --> 00:26:47,000
All right, let's get this
stuff cleaned up.
602
00:26:47,000 --> 00:26:49,333
And we're ready
for our next...
603
00:26:51,367 --> 00:26:53,000
Whoa!
604
00:26:53,000 --> 00:26:54,967
No, thanks.
605
00:26:54,967 --> 00:26:57,200
From around the corner
of my eye,
I see something move,
606
00:26:57,200 --> 00:26:58,934
and I'm like, "Whoa!
607
00:26:59,367 --> 00:27:00,600
What's that?"
608
00:27:00,600 --> 00:27:03,100
[Sheryl] It's a black tail
rattlesnake. That isn't good.
609
00:27:03,100 --> 00:27:04,266
[Karen sighs]
610
00:27:07,667 --> 00:27:09,233
Whoa!
611
00:27:09,834 --> 00:27:11,266
Uh... yikes?
612
00:27:11,266 --> 00:27:13,033
[Sheryl] It's a black tail
rattlesnake.
613
00:27:13,033 --> 00:27:14,767
There's a darn snake
in the greenhouse!
614
00:27:14,767 --> 00:27:16,266
It wasn't just a snake.
615
00:27:16,266 --> 00:27:18,300
-It was a rattlesnake.
-It wasn't just
a rattlesnake.
616
00:27:18,300 --> 00:27:20,367
It was a black tailed
rattlesnake,
617
00:27:20,367 --> 00:27:21,667
which is a rare one.
618
00:27:21,667 --> 00:27:24,367
They'll bite you,
and snakes are really
only dangerous
619
00:27:24,367 --> 00:27:26,367
if you go into their spot.
620
00:27:26,367 --> 00:27:28,934
Or if you're provoking them.
That's where you have
your problem.
621
00:27:28,934 --> 00:27:31,400
Any chance you got
some snake stuff?
622
00:27:31,400 --> 00:27:32,300
I can get him.
623
00:27:32,300 --> 00:27:34,467
[Karen] Luckily,
Sheryl's here.
624
00:27:34,467 --> 00:27:36,667
Sheryl's like the master
of everything.
625
00:27:36,667 --> 00:27:39,266
Sheryl's the neighbor
everybody needs to have.
626
00:27:39,266 --> 00:27:41,133
Go see if we can't
move that guy.
627
00:27:42,467 --> 00:27:43,667
This is what I try to do.
628
00:27:43,667 --> 00:27:45,834
Grab 'em about
this far from their head
629
00:27:45,834 --> 00:27:46,934
so I don't hurt 'em.
630
00:27:46,934 --> 00:27:49,066
And then I'll take him
for a ride.
631
00:27:51,367 --> 00:27:52,333
[Karen] That's a big one.
632
00:27:53,667 --> 00:27:55,834
[Danny] I was hiding
inside the house.
633
00:27:55,834 --> 00:27:58,400
I don't do snake. Mm-mmm.
634
00:27:58,400 --> 00:28:01,266
[Sheryl] I'll take him down
to the wash by my house
and let him loose.
635
00:28:01,266 --> 00:28:04,166
[Karen] I think
he'll like that.
Thanks for eating the mice.
636
00:28:04,834 --> 00:28:06,367
Good news, snake's gone.
637
00:28:06,367 --> 00:28:08,667
-Bad news, Sheryl's gone.
-[laughs]
638
00:28:08,667 --> 00:28:12,166
So guess who has to become
the assistant mud person now.
639
00:28:12,166 --> 00:28:13,934
Me.
640
00:28:13,934 --> 00:28:16,834
We just went
from that mixer over to here.
641
00:28:17,266 --> 00:28:18,400
It's 100 degrees out.
642
00:28:18,400 --> 00:28:21,166
And it's dirt.
It's no longer mud.
Look at it.
643
00:28:22,100 --> 00:28:25,100
-Ugh.
-This heat is killing us.
644
00:28:25,100 --> 00:28:27,367
-[Danny] Ooh,
that's hot water.
-Yeah.
645
00:28:27,367 --> 00:28:30,400
[Danny] The hose
is now a solar
hot water heater.
646
00:28:30,400 --> 00:28:32,834
-All right, try that.
I'm gonna see--
-I think that's good, babe.
647
00:28:32,834 --> 00:28:34,066
I think that's good.
648
00:28:34,066 --> 00:28:36,767
I'm just gonna put that
right in here.
649
00:28:36,767 --> 00:28:39,266
I'm just mimicking
what you've done
in the past.
650
00:28:39,266 --> 00:28:40,867
Well, you're doing
a great job so far.
651
00:28:40,867 --> 00:28:44,166
But just, uh, you know,
flick your hair a little bit.
652
00:28:44,166 --> 00:28:46,166
Are you saying
I put my butt out
or that I'm short?
653
00:28:46,166 --> 00:28:48,634
-That you're short.
-[chuckling] Okay, 'cause this
is going in your face.
654
00:28:49,567 --> 00:28:51,300
[Karen] What do you think?
655
00:28:51,300 --> 00:28:53,200
It looks like it's working.
656
00:28:53,200 --> 00:28:56,266
Is it gonna be pretty? Uh...
657
00:28:56,266 --> 00:28:59,233
You know what?
I think this is looking
pretty good.
658
00:28:59,867 --> 00:29:01,567
[Danny speaking]
659
00:29:01,567 --> 00:29:02,967
I knew you'd like it.
660
00:29:02,967 --> 00:29:05,166
Hang out with me,
I'll teach you
to be messy.
661
00:29:05,934 --> 00:29:07,266
It looks good.
662
00:29:07,266 --> 00:29:10,000
We still have to do
the bottom and the sides
and it's really big.
663
00:29:10,000 --> 00:29:11,400
There's a long ways to go.
664
00:29:11,400 --> 00:29:14,266
[Danny] Look at that.
Recycled materials.
You and me, babe.
665
00:29:14,867 --> 00:29:16,033
[Karen] Always.
666
00:29:18,266 --> 00:29:20,400
[upbeat music playing]
667
00:29:20,400 --> 00:29:24,266
[Karen] We have almost
got the greenhouse
up and running.
668
00:29:24,266 --> 00:29:25,667
We've been working
on the bottle wall.
669
00:29:25,667 --> 00:29:27,166
We just have
a little bit left to go.
670
00:29:27,166 --> 00:29:29,467
We've got ceilings in.
671
00:29:29,467 --> 00:29:32,367
We've got mud
on all the strawbale walls.
672
00:29:32,367 --> 00:29:35,266
But the job is done
and I never have
to do this again.
673
00:29:36,066 --> 00:29:38,000
We stained the floors.
That was a week.
674
00:29:38,000 --> 00:29:41,000
Try cleaning floors...
in a house of mud.
675
00:29:41,000 --> 00:29:43,734
These floors are pretty fancy.
676
00:29:44,200 --> 00:29:45,500
It's a matte finish.
677
00:29:45,500 --> 00:29:46,934
Some acid stain.
678
00:29:47,867 --> 00:29:49,166
Totally worth it.
679
00:29:49,166 --> 00:29:51,667
We've got the kitchen cabinets
stained and installed.
680
00:29:51,667 --> 00:29:55,500
To brighten up
our little desert house,
we stained the cabinets green.
681
00:29:55,500 --> 00:29:58,266
It's beginning
to feel like a house.
682
00:29:58,266 --> 00:30:00,433
Better than that,
it's beginning to feel
like a home.
683
00:30:02,567 --> 00:30:04,667
Today's a really
exciting day for me,
684
00:30:04,667 --> 00:30:06,767
because we're doing
the masonry heater finally.
685
00:30:06,767 --> 00:30:08,266
And I'm really excited
about this.
686
00:30:08,266 --> 00:30:10,066
It's a centerpiece
of the living room.
687
00:30:10,066 --> 00:30:12,767
-[upbeat music playing]
-It's our only heat source
in the house.
688
00:30:12,767 --> 00:30:13,734
[Danny] Here we go.
689
00:30:13,734 --> 00:30:14,834
[Karen] It's super-efficient.
690
00:30:14,834 --> 00:30:18,667
One small fire
will heat that thing
for 12 to 24 hours.
691
00:30:18,667 --> 00:30:21,433
And it comes with
a pizza bread oven.
692
00:30:23,000 --> 00:30:26,834
This will ensure that
everything is...
nice and level.
693
00:30:26,834 --> 00:30:29,834
You don't want
a leaning tower of pizza?
694
00:30:29,834 --> 00:30:34,166
[Danny] Twenty-seven
hundred and fifty pounds'
worth of masonry.
695
00:30:34,166 --> 00:30:38,367
And it all interlocks
together like it's some sort
of a jigsaw puzzle.
696
00:30:38,367 --> 00:30:40,767
Okay. Numero uno.
697
00:30:40,767 --> 00:30:42,100
[Karen] And everything's
numbered.
698
00:30:42,100 --> 00:30:44,367
And you just put
the numbers together
where it says.
699
00:30:44,367 --> 00:30:45,967
And right in there.
Look at that!
700
00:30:45,967 --> 00:30:49,200
It's like a kid's toy,
jumbo size.
701
00:30:49,200 --> 00:30:52,233
I hope it's like a kid's toy,
'cause it looks
a little intimidating.
702
00:30:52,967 --> 00:30:55,133
All right, here's 11 and 12.
703
00:30:55,834 --> 00:30:57,166
But I'm looking for 10!
704
00:30:58,266 --> 00:30:59,867
[Karen] I thought
we had these in order.
705
00:30:59,867 --> 00:31:03,500
And we got through
all the numbers until
we get to number 10.
706
00:31:03,500 --> 00:31:05,734
And it's like,
"Where's number 10!"
707
00:31:05,734 --> 00:31:07,767
I think it's gotta
be that little one.
708
00:31:07,767 --> 00:31:09,266
There is no number on it.
709
00:31:11,567 --> 00:31:14,667
-It's number 10!
-[laughs]
710
00:31:14,667 --> 00:31:17,467
[Karen] Number 10
fit right in front of there.
It was perfect.
711
00:31:17,467 --> 00:31:18,600
And then up they went.
712
00:31:18,600 --> 00:31:20,066
[Danny] But that's
just the core.
713
00:31:20,066 --> 00:31:21,467
Now we have to do the facade.
714
00:31:21,467 --> 00:31:25,100
We need another four inches
of masonry block
on the outside.
715
00:31:25,100 --> 00:31:27,867
Then, we get to make it
pretty and plastered.
716
00:31:27,867 --> 00:31:30,200
I'm just, uh,
planning our first dinner.
717
00:31:30,200 --> 00:31:32,300
[Danny] Get your pizza here!
718
00:31:32,300 --> 00:31:34,367
[Karen] I'm gonna go back
to plastering the walls
719
00:31:34,367 --> 00:31:37,367
because we have
a long ways to go
and a short time to get there.
720
00:31:37,367 --> 00:31:39,266
Well, you get to it.
What are you
doing here, talking?
721
00:31:40,867 --> 00:31:43,734
So we've already done
the long straw, we've done
the short straw.
722
00:31:43,734 --> 00:31:45,166
We've flattened it all out.
723
00:31:45,166 --> 00:31:46,834
And now,
this is the color coat.
724
00:31:47,767 --> 00:31:50,567
Clay plaster is clay,
725
00:31:50,567 --> 00:31:54,266
sand, fiber, glue.
Four ingredients.
726
00:31:54,266 --> 00:31:57,400
Next is our toilet paper.
We're using this
for our fiber.
727
00:31:57,400 --> 00:32:00,300
Because the clay in the sand
won't hold together
728
00:32:00,300 --> 00:32:01,867
without some kind of fiber.
729
00:32:01,867 --> 00:32:03,166
This is the way
I like to roll.
730
00:32:03,166 --> 00:32:06,033
[upbeat music playing]
731
00:32:06,033 --> 00:32:08,266
So the secret is,
when you pull your mixer out,
732
00:32:08,266 --> 00:32:11,066
if it holds that
little circular pattern,
you know you have it.
733
00:32:11,567 --> 00:32:12,867
So you wet the walls.
734
00:32:12,867 --> 00:32:15,967
And it's what makes
the clay and the mud
stick together.
735
00:32:15,967 --> 00:32:17,667
And when you apply it,
736
00:32:17,667 --> 00:32:21,200
you just hold your hawk up
and spread it on.
737
00:32:21,200 --> 00:32:24,467
So you can buy
clay plaster at the store
and online,
738
00:32:24,467 --> 00:32:26,500
but it's crazy expensive.
739
00:32:26,500 --> 00:32:29,600
I made this for... $10?
740
00:32:29,600 --> 00:32:30,934
Enough to do the whole room.
741
00:32:31,767 --> 00:32:33,500
We chose to plaster
our house with mud
742
00:32:33,500 --> 00:32:36,166
because everything else
is mud, so why change now?
743
00:32:40,467 --> 00:32:42,200
[dramatic music playing]
744
00:32:42,200 --> 00:32:43,867
[Karen] It's monsoon season.
745
00:32:43,867 --> 00:32:45,367
We didn't have
the greenhouse roof on
746
00:32:45,367 --> 00:32:48,367
and all the water
just came down
into this one point
747
00:32:48,367 --> 00:32:51,667
and went straight down
into a strawbale
and rotted it out.
748
00:32:51,667 --> 00:32:55,734
[Danny] It was so bad
we had to remove
that section of strawbale.
749
00:32:55,734 --> 00:32:58,600
[Karen] But now
that it's dried out,
we made some slip straw
750
00:32:58,600 --> 00:33:00,767
and then I'm gonna
shove it into that hole.
751
00:33:00,767 --> 00:33:03,367
It's all gonna
kind of intertwine
with each other
752
00:33:03,367 --> 00:33:05,967
like one solid mass.
753
00:33:05,967 --> 00:33:09,066
Perfect for filling gaps
in strawbales.
754
00:33:09,066 --> 00:33:11,533
-What do you say
we check the moisture?
-[Karen] Fingers crossed.
755
00:33:13,767 --> 00:33:15,367
[machine beeps]
756
00:33:15,367 --> 00:33:18,033
[electronic voice]
Moisture value... 13.4.
757
00:33:18,033 --> 00:33:20,567
-Ooh, that's way better
than 56, eh?
-I'll take it.
758
00:33:20,567 --> 00:33:22,533
[Danny] We can go ahead
and fill this up, babe.
759
00:33:23,266 --> 00:33:24,867
And call it macaroni.
760
00:33:24,867 --> 00:33:27,500
[Karen] I call it slip straw,
but okay.
761
00:33:27,500 --> 00:33:30,166
It's gonna dry
in about two
or three days.
762
00:33:30,166 --> 00:33:31,367
[Danny] More.
763
00:33:31,367 --> 00:33:33,734
[Karen] And when
the mud hardens,
it's a solid brick.
764
00:33:34,667 --> 00:33:36,500
That will be all we need
for this section.
765
00:33:36,500 --> 00:33:38,100
Oh, I'm so glad
to have that filled in.
766
00:33:38,667 --> 00:33:40,100
[Karen] Note to self.
767
00:33:40,100 --> 00:33:43,900
Don't wait on the roof until,
you know, the week
before monsoon starts.
768
00:33:47,567 --> 00:33:50,834
We're six months in already
and it's getting
a little stressful.
769
00:33:50,834 --> 00:33:53,667
We're gonna be working
some really long days.
770
00:33:53,667 --> 00:33:57,033
[Danny] We have the porches
on both the east
and west sides.
771
00:33:57,033 --> 00:34:01,767
[Karen] We've been building
the hot tub, and I gotta say,
it's gonna be epic.
772
00:34:01,767 --> 00:34:04,166
And my hands are tired
and my back is tired
773
00:34:04,166 --> 00:34:05,967
and my legs are tired.
774
00:34:05,967 --> 00:34:07,867
But we're getting
really close.
775
00:34:07,867 --> 00:34:09,133
[Danny] We're gonna
get her done.
776
00:34:09,767 --> 00:34:11,166
[Karen] We got this.
777
00:34:16,533 --> 00:34:18,066
[Danny] We're finally done.
778
00:34:18,066 --> 00:34:19,567
[Karen] I think it turned out
really great.
779
00:34:19,567 --> 00:34:21,667
Way better than
I had anticipated.
780
00:34:21,667 --> 00:34:23,133
-Yeah.
-I love it.
781
00:34:23,133 --> 00:34:25,467
[Karen] Our original budget
was $100,000.
782
00:34:25,467 --> 00:34:27,100
And that was wishful thinking.
783
00:34:27,100 --> 00:34:29,433
He was right. It was $120,000.
784
00:34:29,433 --> 00:34:33,266
Wood cost more.
Metal cost more.
Prices have just gone crazy.
785
00:34:33,266 --> 00:34:34,934
Our original timeline
was six months.
786
00:34:34,934 --> 00:34:38,867
And we went for seven
because we've just put
a little extra love into it.
787
00:34:38,867 --> 00:34:41,734
And you know what?
It was worth it.
788
00:34:41,734 --> 00:34:44,967
Today, Dan's brother Sammy
and his wife Jackie are coming
789
00:34:44,967 --> 00:34:46,133
and we're gonna
show 'em the house.
790
00:34:46,133 --> 00:34:47,266
I think they're gonna love it.
791
00:34:47,266 --> 00:34:49,467
-I mean, what's not to love?
-Yeah.
792
00:34:49,467 --> 00:34:52,433
[Danny] I think we're gonna
blow them away
with what we've done here.
793
00:34:52,433 --> 00:34:53,634
-[Jackie] Hey!
-[Karen] Hey!
794
00:34:53,634 --> 00:34:55,100
-[Karen] You made it!
-[Sam] Guys,
so nice to see you.
795
00:34:55,100 --> 00:34:56,533
How you doing, big brother?
796
00:34:57,266 --> 00:34:58,867
[Sam] So knocked out
to see this.
797
00:34:58,867 --> 00:35:01,233
-[Danny] What'd you think
it was gonna be? A shack?
-[Sam] Yes.
798
00:35:02,066 --> 00:35:03,867
I mean, I've built shacks
with you before.
799
00:35:03,867 --> 00:35:06,433
So I know you can do it.
I didn't know
you could do this.
800
00:35:06,433 --> 00:35:10,066
Yeah, just started
one layer after another,
you know.
801
00:35:10,066 --> 00:35:11,467
[Sam] And these walls
we're looking at,
802
00:35:11,467 --> 00:35:13,467
-these are actual strawbales?
-[Karen] That's it.
803
00:35:13,467 --> 00:35:14,867
-[Danny] Yeah.
-[Sam] Wow.
804
00:35:15,867 --> 00:35:19,533
[Sam] It's rustic,
but it's sort of got
a modern look about it.
805
00:35:19,533 --> 00:35:22,467
-It's really beautiful.
-[Danny] Yeah, natural
building in a modern fashion.
806
00:35:22,467 --> 00:35:24,667
Wow, I can't wait
to see the inside.
807
00:35:24,667 --> 00:35:26,433
Yeah, you guys
want to come in?
Get out of the wind.
808
00:35:26,433 --> 00:35:27,667
-[Jackie] Yeah, we do.
-[Sam] Let's see it.
809
00:35:27,667 --> 00:35:29,333
-Can't wait to see it.
-All right.
810
00:35:29,333 --> 00:35:31,667
[instrumental music playing]
811
00:35:31,667 --> 00:35:32,900
[Danny] Come on in, guys.
812
00:35:33,533 --> 00:35:35,166
-[Sam] Wow.
-[Jackie] Wow.
813
00:35:35,166 --> 00:35:37,033
-[Sam] This place
is beautiful.
- [Jackie] Yeah.
814
00:35:37,033 --> 00:35:38,567
- [Sam] Wow.
-[Danny] Yeah.
815
00:35:38,567 --> 00:35:39,934
-This is not what I thought--
-And you thought I was
gonna make a shack!
816
00:35:39,934 --> 00:35:41,867
[both laugh]
817
00:35:41,867 --> 00:35:45,634
So what's the covering
that I see on the walls?
818
00:35:45,634 --> 00:35:48,533
That's a clay plaster
that's on the walls.
819
00:35:48,533 --> 00:35:51,567
Everything about 'em
is just mud from our soil...
820
00:35:51,567 --> 00:35:53,767
-[Sam] Wow.
-...clay, sand, straw.
821
00:35:53,767 --> 00:35:55,200
-[Sam] So awesome.
- [Danny] Yeah.
822
00:35:57,333 --> 00:35:59,000
[Sam] I was just wondering
about the floor.
823
00:35:59,000 --> 00:36:01,166
[Karen] This coating
is an acid stain.
824
00:36:01,166 --> 00:36:03,100
-[Sam] It's very pretty.
-It's called shifting sand.
825
00:36:03,100 --> 00:36:04,567
So we don't ever
have to clean.
826
00:36:04,567 --> 00:36:06,600
-It'll just look like sand.
-[all laughing]
827
00:36:10,266 --> 00:36:11,734
[upbeat music playing]
828
00:36:11,734 --> 00:36:13,667
So what's the story
behind this?
829
00:36:13,667 --> 00:36:15,734
So this is a masonry heater.
830
00:36:15,734 --> 00:36:18,867
The concept is
you build a smaller fire
831
00:36:18,867 --> 00:36:20,333
here down in the fire box.
832
00:36:20,333 --> 00:36:23,567
It actually goes up
through a baking oven
on the other side
833
00:36:23,567 --> 00:36:26,667
and then it radiates from--
for 12 to 24 hours.
834
00:36:26,667 --> 00:36:30,533
My worry is we won't need it
because of the passive solar
from the greenhouse.
835
00:36:30,533 --> 00:36:31,767
Let's go out there.
836
00:36:31,767 --> 00:36:33,567
[Karen] And this
is our greenhouse.
837
00:36:33,567 --> 00:36:35,934
-[Sam] Oh, fantastic.
-[Jackie] Wow.
838
00:36:35,934 --> 00:36:37,433
[Karen] We have
the bottle wall.
839
00:36:37,433 --> 00:36:38,667
[Jackie] So unique.
840
00:36:38,667 --> 00:36:40,667
In the morning, the sunlight
just pours through it
841
00:36:40,667 --> 00:36:43,533
and it's like little gemstones
all lit up.
842
00:36:43,533 --> 00:36:45,166
[Sam] What a perfect place
to have breakfast.
843
00:36:45,166 --> 00:36:46,634
-[Danny] Yeah.
-[Sam] Have your
morning coffee.
844
00:36:46,634 --> 00:36:49,367
[Danny] All of our grey water
comes here to water this.
845
00:36:49,367 --> 00:36:52,166
And then it drains
into a 55-gallon drum
over there.
846
00:36:52,166 --> 00:36:53,266
[Sam] Okay.
847
00:36:53,266 --> 00:36:56,467
And then it's pumped back,
so it continually cycles.
848
00:36:56,467 --> 00:36:58,867
So think about all the things
we did to recycle here.
849
00:36:58,867 --> 00:37:00,767
-Can walls.
-[Sam] Yeah.
850
00:37:00,767 --> 00:37:02,567
[Danny] Recycled bottles.
851
00:37:02,567 --> 00:37:04,967
Rocks to build
the outer wall out there.
852
00:37:04,967 --> 00:37:06,934
And this is also part
oof our passive solar.
853
00:37:06,934 --> 00:37:09,767
The sun is heating
these flagstones
854
00:37:09,767 --> 00:37:11,166
and we can open the doors
855
00:37:11,166 --> 00:37:13,433
-and it'll heat
the house. Yeah.
-[Sam] Lets the heat right in.
856
00:37:14,467 --> 00:37:15,934
[Karen] You guys
want to see the kitchen?
857
00:37:15,934 --> 00:37:18,266
-[Sam] Yes.
-[Danny] All right, let's go.
858
00:37:18,266 --> 00:37:21,467
Notice that it's bigger
than the living area.
859
00:37:21,467 --> 00:37:23,100
-[Sam] Ah.
-'Cause we're
kitchen people.
860
00:37:23,100 --> 00:37:24,367
[Karen] You know
our priorities.
861
00:37:24,367 --> 00:37:26,367
[Danny] You know,
we hang out here,
we like to cook.
862
00:37:26,367 --> 00:37:28,867
We like to eat,
like to entertain.
863
00:37:28,867 --> 00:37:31,033
[Sam] How do you get
power for your stove and...
864
00:37:31,033 --> 00:37:33,333
[Danny] Oh, yeah.
So this is an
induction burner.
865
00:37:33,333 --> 00:37:34,433
But it's all electric.
866
00:37:34,433 --> 00:37:38,734
And all of our electricity
comes from our solar panels.
867
00:37:38,734 --> 00:37:40,567
-[Sam] Wow.
-[Danny] And...
868
00:37:40,567 --> 00:37:42,567
the most important thing
is the hot tub.
869
00:37:42,567 --> 00:37:45,567
-We need that power
for the hot tub. Yeah.
-[Sam laughs]
870
00:37:45,567 --> 00:37:46,934
[Sam] And it's so colorful.
871
00:37:46,934 --> 00:37:49,667
[Jackie] I love
the color of the cabinets.
It's gorgeous.
872
00:37:49,667 --> 00:37:51,634
[Karen] We needed
some color out here
in the desert.
873
00:37:51,634 --> 00:37:53,567
[Jackie] Well,
with that view, I think...
874
00:37:53,567 --> 00:37:55,567
-I don't mind washing dishes
all of a sudden.
-Yeah.
875
00:37:55,567 --> 00:37:57,734
I would need it.
876
00:37:57,734 --> 00:37:59,066
-[Karen] Wanna see more?
- [Jackie] Yes.
877
00:37:59,066 --> 00:38:00,433
-[Sam] Yes.
-[Karen] Let's go.
878
00:38:00,433 --> 00:38:04,033
Wow. Dan, are we standing
under an arch?
879
00:38:04,033 --> 00:38:05,934
You are actually standing
under an arch.
880
00:38:07,467 --> 00:38:08,634
[Jackie] Bathroom?
881
00:38:08,634 --> 00:38:11,000
-[Danny] Yeah.
-[Sam] Oh,
it's beautiful. Awesome.
882
00:38:11,000 --> 00:38:13,967
-[Sam] So the water
comes in from your well?
-[Danny] Yes.
883
00:38:13,967 --> 00:38:16,467
So well comes
to that big tank outside.
884
00:38:16,467 --> 00:38:18,400
-[Sam] Yeah.
-And then it's pumped
over here.
885
00:38:20,667 --> 00:38:22,066
[Karen] And here's
our bedroom.
886
00:38:23,333 --> 00:38:25,834
[Sam] Wow.
So much light, so beautiful.
887
00:38:26,266 --> 00:38:27,934
It's very simple.
888
00:38:27,934 --> 00:38:31,000
All of our dressers
and what-not are in
the walk-in closet.
889
00:38:31,000 --> 00:38:34,333
So all we needed
was space for the bed,
a place to sit down,
890
00:38:34,333 --> 00:38:35,967
place for the dog.
891
00:38:35,967 --> 00:38:37,767
[Sam] I really love
the lighting that you guys
have throughout this place.
892
00:38:37,767 --> 00:38:41,166
-[Danny] Oh,
the hanging lights? Yeah.
-[Sam] Yeah. It's really nice.
893
00:38:41,166 --> 00:38:43,967
-I love how you have patios
on each side, too.
-[Danny] Yeah.
894
00:38:43,967 --> 00:38:46,266
You have to have
a morning patio
and an evening patio.
895
00:38:46,266 --> 00:38:48,567
-It's very important.
-[Sam] It is important.
896
00:38:48,567 --> 00:38:51,433
I think, with these views,
it's mandatory.
897
00:38:51,433 --> 00:38:53,567
[Sam] So you're gonna
wake up to this everyday.
898
00:38:53,567 --> 00:38:54,634
Somebody's gotta do it.
899
00:38:54,634 --> 00:38:56,533
[all laughing]
900
00:38:56,533 --> 00:38:58,567
[Danny] We're happy with it.
We really are.
901
00:38:58,567 --> 00:39:00,834
And I believe this is
gonna be our forever home,
don't you think?
902
00:39:00,834 --> 00:39:02,433
-That was the plan.
-Yeah.
903
00:39:02,433 --> 00:39:05,100
[Sam] I'm used to Dan
building shacks but this
is not a shack.
904
00:39:05,100 --> 00:39:08,266
It's beautiful.
It's got heart. It's got soul.
905
00:39:08,266 --> 00:39:10,867
I'm so proud of those two
pulling this together.
906
00:39:10,867 --> 00:39:12,233
It's just amazing.
907
00:39:12,233 --> 00:39:15,567
When I heard
you were making
a strawbale house,
908
00:39:15,567 --> 00:39:18,367
I was picturing something
from Three Little Pigs.
909
00:39:18,367 --> 00:39:20,700
And this is definitely
not that.
910
00:39:21,867 --> 00:39:23,467
[Karen] It's party time.
911
00:39:23,467 --> 00:39:25,066
We're having
some friends over.
912
00:39:25,066 --> 00:39:28,433
A lot of the people
that came and helped us,
volunteered with this build.
913
00:39:28,433 --> 00:39:30,100
Just a little way
to say thanks.
914
00:39:32,533 --> 00:39:34,734
-Hey, you guys
want some pizza?
-Yeah!
915
00:39:35,867 --> 00:39:37,634
Building off the grid
is tough.
916
00:39:37,634 --> 00:39:39,634
But it's so rewarding.
917
00:39:39,634 --> 00:39:42,333
[Karen] We took a piece
of land that everybody
thought was worthless
918
00:39:42,333 --> 00:39:44,000
and we built a masterpiece.
919
00:39:44,000 --> 00:39:47,033
We're not out here
to just survive.
We're out here to thrive.
920
00:39:47,033 --> 00:39:48,233
And we're gonna do that.
921
00:39:48,233 --> 00:39:50,433
-By golly, I'm already.
-Let's start right now.