1 00:00:00,533 --> 00:00:01,300 [dramatic music playing] 2 00:00:01,300 --> 00:00:02,433 [Nava] Where we are right now 3 00:00:02,433 --> 00:00:03,867 is one of the most beautiful places on the planet. 4 00:00:03,867 --> 00:00:05,166 We're building an ecodome 5 00:00:05,166 --> 00:00:06,567 in the Santa Monica Mountains. 6 00:00:06,567 --> 00:00:08,467 I don't think we expected to go this date, did we? 7 00:00:08,467 --> 00:00:10,100 There's a rattlesnake right here right now. 8 00:00:10,100 --> 00:00:11,266 Keep the dogs away. 9 00:00:11,266 --> 00:00:13,467 We have literally tons to move. 10 00:00:13,467 --> 00:00:14,467 We're crazy. 11 00:00:14,533 --> 00:00:16,367 These bags are not meeting at all. 12 00:00:16,433 --> 00:00:18,266 If this foundation is not set right, 13 00:00:18,266 --> 00:00:19,667 the build can't happen. 14 00:00:19,667 --> 00:00:20,934 [grunts] 15 00:00:21,567 --> 00:00:23,467 Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go! 16 00:00:23,467 --> 00:00:24,567 Hey, heads down! 17 00:00:24,567 --> 00:00:25,367 [Nava] Scorpion! 18 00:00:25,367 --> 00:00:26,367 [grunts] 19 00:00:26,433 --> 00:00:27,266 Hold on here. 20 00:00:27,266 --> 00:00:28,367 Whoa! bend down. 21 00:00:28,367 --> 00:00:29,667 There's a fire next door. 22 00:00:29,667 --> 00:00:31,467 Looks like we're gonna have to evacuate. 23 00:00:31,533 --> 00:00:33,166 [Nava] Boom, we get hit with a hurricane. 24 00:00:33,166 --> 00:00:34,667 [Be] Super-rainy. 25 00:00:34,667 --> 00:00:36,266 All the water's coming in. 26 00:00:36,266 --> 00:00:37,667 Everything's getting wet. 27 00:00:37,734 --> 00:00:39,066 Oh, my goodness. 28 00:00:39,066 --> 00:00:40,266 This is terrible. 29 00:00:40,333 --> 00:00:42,000 [Be] I don't know if we're gonna get this done. 30 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:43,166 Not in time. 31 00:00:43,233 --> 00:00:46,533 [announcer] Are you ready to go off the grid? 32 00:00:49,367 --> 00:00:51,367 [rock music playing] 33 00:00:53,767 --> 00:00:54,767 Stace and Chad. 34 00:00:54,834 --> 00:00:55,767 -[Chad] Mmm-hmm. -Yeah? 35 00:00:55,767 --> 00:00:57,767 We've been talking about this for a long time, 36 00:00:57,834 --> 00:01:01,066 I know, but now we're finally ready 37 00:01:01,066 --> 00:01:05,467 to build you guys your very own Earth home. 38 00:01:05,533 --> 00:01:08,367 Here we are in beautiful Topanga Canyon. 39 00:01:08,367 --> 00:01:11,100 My grandpa was Grandpa Walton in The Waltons. 40 00:01:11,100 --> 00:01:13,367 My parents were hippies and we came up here 41 00:01:13,367 --> 00:01:16,867 back in the early '80s and they wandered up this hill 42 00:01:16,867 --> 00:01:19,967 from my grandpa's theater and found this mesa. 43 00:01:19,967 --> 00:01:23,767 They had a dream of owning it and the dream came true. 44 00:01:23,767 --> 00:01:25,967 The first seven years, we lived off the grid 45 00:01:26,033 --> 00:01:27,767 and that was the best time of my life. 46 00:01:27,767 --> 00:01:30,767 But now, I'm trying to get back off the grid again. 47 00:01:30,834 --> 00:01:32,266 -I'm Be. -And I'm Nava, 48 00:01:32,333 --> 00:01:33,567 and we're building an ecodome 49 00:01:33,567 --> 00:01:35,133 in the Santa Monica Mountains. 50 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:37,467 Be and I met at Earth-building school 51 00:01:37,467 --> 00:01:39,567 and we became buddies immediately. 52 00:01:39,567 --> 00:01:42,467 I'm here building to support Be and his beautiful family 53 00:01:42,533 --> 00:01:44,667 and so it's really an honor and amazing that Be asked me 54 00:01:44,734 --> 00:01:46,767 to be a part of this and help him with the build. 55 00:01:46,767 --> 00:01:48,066 We've done other projects like 56 00:01:48,066 --> 00:01:49,467 that were tangentially related, 57 00:01:49,533 --> 00:01:51,166 but this is the first build that we're actually 58 00:01:51,233 --> 00:01:52,767 doing together, which is cool. 59 00:01:52,767 --> 00:01:53,767 Team. Don't leave me hanging. 60 00:01:53,767 --> 00:01:55,166 Teamwork makes the dream work. 61 00:01:55,166 --> 00:01:56,967 [laughs] 62 00:01:56,967 --> 00:01:59,667 Our build site is located in Topanga Canyon, California, 63 00:01:59,667 --> 00:02:02,567 which is about an hour east of Los Angeles. 64 00:02:02,567 --> 00:02:04,467 This land is really special. 65 00:02:04,467 --> 00:02:06,967 It's completely surrounded by nature 66 00:02:07,033 --> 00:02:10,567 and it's guarded by this giant mountain. 67 00:02:10,567 --> 00:02:12,367 Where we are right now is one of the most beautiful 68 00:02:12,367 --> 00:02:13,467 places on the planet. 69 00:02:13,467 --> 00:02:15,767 What are you most excited about? 70 00:02:15,834 --> 00:02:19,467 I'm excited about like making this home and stuff, 71 00:02:19,533 --> 00:02:22,266 and I think like how we're gonna make this, is... 72 00:02:22,266 --> 00:02:25,166 It's gonna be really good for everybody. 73 00:02:25,233 --> 00:02:27,166 Here's a nice little base, 74 00:02:27,233 --> 00:02:28,166 -right? -That's a great base. 75 00:02:28,233 --> 00:02:29,166 And this represents 76 00:02:29,166 --> 00:02:30,567 the bags that we're gonna fill, 77 00:02:30,567 --> 00:02:31,867 the superadobe bags. 78 00:02:31,867 --> 00:02:34,567 Now we're gonna go and stack it. 79 00:02:34,634 --> 00:02:36,567 We're building what I like to call a dome home. 80 00:02:36,634 --> 00:02:38,667 Most of our materials for the build site 81 00:02:38,667 --> 00:02:41,567 are actually below our feet 82 00:02:41,567 --> 00:02:43,467 because the main material we're using is Earth 83 00:02:43,467 --> 00:02:45,667 and that is what it is to build an adobe build. 84 00:02:45,734 --> 00:02:48,767 Superadobe is both fireproof and earthquake proof. 85 00:02:48,767 --> 00:02:52,667 Superadobe is basically like an igloo made out of Earth. 86 00:02:52,734 --> 00:02:54,767 We fill polypropylene rice bags 87 00:02:54,767 --> 00:02:56,367 and we put barbed wire in between. 88 00:02:56,433 --> 00:02:58,266 That acts as the glue and then we tamp it. 89 00:02:58,333 --> 00:02:59,867 It turns into stone 90 00:02:59,934 --> 00:03:02,667 and then we stucco and put lime coat. 91 00:03:02,734 --> 00:03:04,667 [Nava] We're building an adobe dome home 92 00:03:04,667 --> 00:03:06,166 that will have multiple structures 93 00:03:06,166 --> 00:03:07,867 on multiple levels. 94 00:03:07,934 --> 00:03:09,567 When you walk up to the build site, 95 00:03:09,567 --> 00:03:11,867 you'll enter the indoor-outdoor kitchen, 96 00:03:11,934 --> 00:03:14,166 which will be the main gathering area. 97 00:03:14,166 --> 00:03:16,567 And from there, you'll walk up the stairs 98 00:03:16,567 --> 00:03:19,567 and there will be a pond with a waterfall feature. 99 00:03:19,567 --> 00:03:21,166 On the second level, we're gonna have 100 00:03:21,166 --> 00:03:22,667 two connecting bathhouses, 101 00:03:22,667 --> 00:03:23,967 which will have a shower, 102 00:03:23,967 --> 00:03:26,467 a bath, a toilet, and a vanity. 103 00:03:26,467 --> 00:03:28,467 To the right of that will be the floating bed 104 00:03:28,467 --> 00:03:29,767 and a room for the kids 105 00:03:29,767 --> 00:03:32,166 that will overlook the whole canyon. 106 00:03:32,233 --> 00:03:35,066 [Be] We chose to do an indoor-outdoor kitchen 107 00:03:35,133 --> 00:03:38,066 to have a nice breeze and just have it really open 108 00:03:38,066 --> 00:03:40,467 and spacious and airy. 109 00:03:40,533 --> 00:03:43,567 For our off-grid features, we're gonna integrate 110 00:03:43,567 --> 00:03:45,567 a well for water, 111 00:03:45,634 --> 00:03:47,367 solar for power, 112 00:03:47,367 --> 00:03:50,367 we power our stove with methane, 113 00:03:50,433 --> 00:03:54,166 which is produced from human waste and kitchen waste. 114 00:03:54,233 --> 00:03:57,567 We're even able to power our showers with that. 115 00:03:57,567 --> 00:04:01,066 I want you to build it how you want it to be 116 00:04:01,133 --> 00:04:02,467 because you're the future. 117 00:04:02,467 --> 00:04:05,166 These kids nowadays are filled with ideas, 118 00:04:05,166 --> 00:04:07,266 so I'm excited to see their ideas 119 00:04:07,333 --> 00:04:09,967 and put it into this model and make it happen. 120 00:04:09,967 --> 00:04:11,266 -I want it to be ice cream... -Okay. 121 00:04:11,333 --> 00:04:12,567 and a unicorn home. 122 00:04:12,567 --> 00:04:15,266 -Oh, I love that. -With the cherry on top. 123 00:04:15,266 --> 00:04:16,867 -With the cherry on top. -[Be] With the cherry on... 124 00:04:16,867 --> 00:04:19,367 The cherry on top is gonna be interesting. 125 00:04:19,367 --> 00:04:21,767 I've already lost some sleep thinking about it. 126 00:04:21,767 --> 00:04:23,767 [laughs] I don't think anyone has built 127 00:04:23,767 --> 00:04:25,000 a dome like this before. 128 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:27,467 -First time for everything. -[laughs] 129 00:04:27,467 --> 00:04:29,667 Our build is going to be 800 square feet. 130 00:04:29,667 --> 00:04:31,467 We have a budget of $60,000 131 00:04:31,533 --> 00:04:33,667 and really have to get this done before fire season, 132 00:04:33,667 --> 00:04:36,533 so we have about three months to complete this project. 133 00:04:37,767 --> 00:04:40,467 There's no easy way to get to where we're going. 134 00:04:40,467 --> 00:04:42,967 The build site is actually a very rugged path 135 00:04:43,033 --> 00:04:44,266 and it's straight up the mountain. 136 00:04:44,266 --> 00:04:46,266 So all the tools that we're gonna be using, 137 00:04:46,266 --> 00:04:47,867 we have to carry on our backs. 138 00:04:47,867 --> 00:04:49,967 [Be] Just making it up there is exhausting, 139 00:04:49,967 --> 00:04:51,767 so we're gonna have to be doing it 140 00:04:51,767 --> 00:04:53,467 every day for months. 141 00:04:53,533 --> 00:04:54,867 This is gonna be a challenging build... 142 00:04:54,867 --> 00:04:56,767 [laughs] 143 00:04:56,767 --> 00:04:59,467 The first step is definitely to clear this land. 144 00:04:59,467 --> 00:05:01,100 This is a lot of brush. 145 00:05:01,100 --> 00:05:02,867 My friend Mark is here to help me out. 146 00:05:02,867 --> 00:05:04,667 We've worked on many builds together. 147 00:05:04,667 --> 00:05:07,367 Are you guys ready to do this for the next few months? 148 00:05:07,367 --> 00:05:09,867 I mean, it's gonna be a lot, a lot of digging. 149 00:05:09,867 --> 00:05:11,166 -We're ready. -Yeah. 150 00:05:16,500 --> 00:05:18,767 [Nava] So right now, we are digging out 151 00:05:18,767 --> 00:05:20,567 the top six layers of the soil, 152 00:05:20,567 --> 00:05:22,567 which is really important because the top six layers 153 00:05:22,634 --> 00:05:24,266 has a lot of organic material 154 00:05:24,266 --> 00:05:25,767 and that would rotten the bag. 155 00:05:25,834 --> 00:05:27,266 Below that is where we actually 156 00:05:27,333 --> 00:05:28,667 use that workable Earth. 157 00:05:28,667 --> 00:05:30,667 I think is what a lot of people don't realize 158 00:05:30,667 --> 00:05:32,467 when they're building, is that it actually 159 00:05:32,467 --> 00:05:34,266 -takes a lot of digging... -[laughter] 160 00:05:34,266 --> 00:05:36,100 You take more than anything else. 161 00:05:36,100 --> 00:05:39,233 [rock music playing] 162 00:05:39,967 --> 00:05:41,367 How far are we gonna clear down? 163 00:05:41,367 --> 00:05:42,467 Let's clear it all out, 164 00:05:42,467 --> 00:05:43,767 -so we can-- -All the way down. Yeah. 165 00:05:43,767 --> 00:05:46,634 I've never been so happy digging in the Earth. 166 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:50,233 This is really gonna be great for the kids. 167 00:05:51,367 --> 00:05:52,767 Remember, safety third. 168 00:05:52,767 --> 00:05:54,867 [Nava laughs] 169 00:05:54,867 --> 00:05:57,066 [Be] When we were clearing out the edge of the manzanita, 170 00:05:57,133 --> 00:05:59,767 all of a sudden there was something moving by my feet. 171 00:06:00,767 --> 00:06:03,767 [dramatic music playing] 172 00:06:03,767 --> 00:06:05,066 [Mark] What are you doing, man? 173 00:06:05,066 --> 00:06:06,867 [Be] Keep the dogs away. Keep the dogs away. 174 00:06:06,867 --> 00:06:07,967 [Nava] What is it? 175 00:06:07,967 --> 00:06:09,266 What do you mean? It's a snake. 176 00:06:09,266 --> 00:06:11,000 There's a rattlesnake right here right now. 177 00:06:11,000 --> 00:06:12,166 Keep the dogs away. 178 00:06:12,166 --> 00:06:13,467 -[Mark] What are we gonna do? -[Be] Skip this stuff. 179 00:06:13,467 --> 00:06:14,667 [Nava] Be, I don't know if that's a good idea. 180 00:06:14,667 --> 00:06:15,767 You're going into the abyss right now. 181 00:06:15,767 --> 00:06:16,767 [Be] Please. 182 00:06:21,667 --> 00:06:23,367 [dramatic music playing] 183 00:06:23,433 --> 00:06:26,266 While I'm going into the manzanita, 184 00:06:26,266 --> 00:06:29,567 all of a sudden the rattler just appears. 185 00:06:29,567 --> 00:06:31,266 There's rattlesnake right here right now. 186 00:06:31,266 --> 00:06:34,467 I was worried about you going barefoot into the brush, 187 00:06:34,467 --> 00:06:36,967 when the snake was clearly trying to move away. 188 00:06:36,967 --> 00:06:38,467 He's not threatening us, Be. Leave him, leave him. 189 00:06:38,533 --> 00:06:39,500 -[Mark] Yeah. -[Nava] He's not threatening us. 190 00:06:39,500 --> 00:06:40,667 -He's going away. -I don't really want a rattler 191 00:06:40,667 --> 00:06:42,000 just hanging around here. 192 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:43,867 It was kind of like just in the moment, 193 00:06:43,867 --> 00:06:45,367 I just wanted to grab the thing 194 00:06:45,367 --> 00:06:47,867 and get it gone as a father instinct. 195 00:06:47,934 --> 00:06:49,467 Dang it, it got away. 196 00:06:52,100 --> 00:06:54,567 I think this is a sign that he's respecting us 197 00:06:54,567 --> 00:06:57,467 in what we're doing and we're respecting him in return. 198 00:06:57,467 --> 00:06:59,667 I think it's really good that we let all the beings know 199 00:06:59,667 --> 00:07:01,767 on the mountain that we are coming in peace, 200 00:07:01,767 --> 00:07:03,967 that we are not here in an adversary way. 201 00:07:04,033 --> 00:07:06,166 We wanna be peaceful with all the animals 202 00:07:06,166 --> 00:07:07,634 and then they'll support us. 203 00:07:11,500 --> 00:07:14,100 [rock music playing] 204 00:07:14,100 --> 00:07:15,266 [Nava] Now that the land is cleared, 205 00:07:15,266 --> 00:07:17,567 I'm gonna put the compass in. 206 00:07:17,567 --> 00:07:20,266 The compass comes even before the foundation. 207 00:07:20,333 --> 00:07:21,967 And so from the center point, 208 00:07:22,033 --> 00:07:24,166 we have a string that goes out and that's how we'll know 209 00:07:24,166 --> 00:07:25,867 where exactly to lay the bag. 210 00:07:25,867 --> 00:07:28,166 This first string is actually gonna go up and down. 211 00:07:28,166 --> 00:07:29,467 So as we lay the bags, 212 00:07:29,467 --> 00:07:31,667 we line it up with the center of the bag. 213 00:07:31,667 --> 00:07:34,367 As the bags get higher, we'll continue 214 00:07:34,367 --> 00:07:36,066 putting this compass higher and higher. 215 00:07:36,133 --> 00:07:37,767 Eventually, we get to the spring line 216 00:07:37,834 --> 00:07:40,567 and from here, things just go up. 217 00:07:40,567 --> 00:07:41,967 So just like... Look at this, 218 00:07:42,033 --> 00:07:43,266 we're gonna build the bathroom first 219 00:07:43,266 --> 00:07:45,367 and it's actually the smallest of all the domes 220 00:07:45,433 --> 00:07:46,667 and it's the simplest. 221 00:07:46,667 --> 00:07:47,967 Does that look okay to you? 222 00:07:47,967 --> 00:07:48,867 I love it. 223 00:07:48,867 --> 00:07:50,533 All right. Let's do it. 224 00:07:51,800 --> 00:07:53,166 Breaking ground. 225 00:07:54,266 --> 00:07:56,567 Once we trace the outline of where we wanted to dig, 226 00:07:56,634 --> 00:07:58,634 it was time for the shovels. 227 00:08:00,266 --> 00:08:02,166 It's necessary to build into the Earth 228 00:08:02,166 --> 00:08:03,166 because that's where we're gonna lay it down 229 00:08:03,166 --> 00:08:04,567 the first bags. 230 00:08:04,567 --> 00:08:06,166 And the first bags are the foundation 231 00:08:06,166 --> 00:08:07,567 and those go into the Earth. 232 00:08:07,634 --> 00:08:09,166 We usually go about 2-feet deep. 233 00:08:09,233 --> 00:08:11,867 The build can't happen without a strong foundation. 234 00:08:11,867 --> 00:08:14,967 As we're digging this trench, we discover 235 00:08:14,967 --> 00:08:18,066 that the clay is way deeper than we thought 236 00:08:18,133 --> 00:08:21,166 and that the Earth is almost all sand. 237 00:08:21,166 --> 00:08:22,467 That's a huge issue 238 00:08:22,467 --> 00:08:24,000 because that foundation 239 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:26,767 needs hard, compact Earth to rest on 240 00:08:26,767 --> 00:08:29,166 and we don't want a Leaning Tower of Pisa here. 241 00:08:29,233 --> 00:08:30,567 -[Be] Let's see what it looks like. -[Mark] Yeah. We're gonna... 242 00:08:30,634 --> 00:08:32,266 We're gonna start losing the edge. 243 00:08:32,333 --> 00:08:34,166 If this foundation is not set right, 244 00:08:34,166 --> 00:08:35,867 the build can't happen. 245 00:08:35,934 --> 00:08:37,166 So far, we're about 2 feet down. 246 00:08:37,233 --> 00:08:38,567 We gotta get one more foot down. 247 00:08:38,567 --> 00:08:40,967 But it looks like there's some more clay down there. 248 00:08:41,033 --> 00:08:43,266 We're gonna get it right even if it takes all day. 249 00:08:43,266 --> 00:08:45,467 I don't think we expected to go this date, did we? 250 00:08:45,467 --> 00:08:47,166 No. 251 00:08:47,233 --> 00:08:49,567 This is definitely quite the trench. 252 00:08:49,567 --> 00:08:52,567 We finally found hard Earth when we got about 3 feet down. 253 00:08:52,567 --> 00:08:55,066 It's the deepest trench I have ever built. 254 00:08:55,133 --> 00:08:57,767 [Be] All right. We got this trench just about filled now. 255 00:08:57,834 --> 00:08:59,567 Go around with the tamper. 256 00:09:01,166 --> 00:09:02,066 At the end of the day, 257 00:09:02,066 --> 00:09:03,667 we didn't get our first bag laid, 258 00:09:03,734 --> 00:09:05,867 which is what we were really hoping for, 259 00:09:05,934 --> 00:09:07,467 but we got a little further into the ground. 260 00:09:07,533 --> 00:09:10,734 We have a solid foundation and so we're rolling with it. 261 00:09:12,700 --> 00:09:14,367 [rock music playing] 262 00:09:14,433 --> 00:09:16,667 We were able to get in our foundation, 263 00:09:16,734 --> 00:09:18,166 it took a little bit longer. 264 00:09:18,166 --> 00:09:19,767 We had to go a lot deeper, 265 00:09:19,834 --> 00:09:22,066 but now we have a solid foundation 266 00:09:22,133 --> 00:09:23,467 and we can begin our build. 267 00:09:23,467 --> 00:09:25,567 First of all, we're so happy to have everyone here 268 00:09:25,567 --> 00:09:26,567 like this is such a huge help. 269 00:09:26,567 --> 00:09:27,967 We're getting whoever 270 00:09:28,033 --> 00:09:29,367 we can to show up 271 00:09:29,367 --> 00:09:31,567 and the goal is to finish the dome. 272 00:09:31,567 --> 00:09:33,567 So this is an 8-foot dome and what we're doing today 273 00:09:33,567 --> 00:09:34,967 is we're gonna build the foundation 274 00:09:35,033 --> 00:09:36,367 and we're gonna start building up the walls. 275 00:09:36,367 --> 00:09:38,166 We're gonna have the people that are filling 276 00:09:38,233 --> 00:09:39,266 and shaping the bags 277 00:09:39,266 --> 00:09:40,967 and there's also tamping duty. 278 00:09:41,033 --> 00:09:42,266 The secret of superadobe, 279 00:09:42,266 --> 00:09:43,867 it's not like the material is strong, 280 00:09:43,867 --> 00:09:45,467 the strength is in the geometry. 281 00:09:45,467 --> 00:09:47,467 So I like to say it's a very feminine way of building 282 00:09:47,467 --> 00:09:48,934 'cause we're building with curves. 283 00:09:50,066 --> 00:09:51,667 We have to be able to count the bags, right? 284 00:09:51,734 --> 00:09:53,367 And so we count the bags using our own feet. 285 00:09:53,367 --> 00:09:54,567 You don't need to measure anything out. 286 00:09:54,567 --> 00:09:55,767 You go all the way around 287 00:09:55,767 --> 00:09:57,567 and however many feet you count out, 288 00:09:57,567 --> 00:09:59,266 that's how many feet that's the length of the bag. 289 00:09:59,266 --> 00:10:00,066 Make sense? 290 00:10:00,066 --> 00:10:03,166 [rock music playing] 291 00:10:03,166 --> 00:10:05,467 [Be] Let's see how far does it go. 292 00:10:05,467 --> 00:10:08,266 It takes 42 feet of this bag 293 00:10:08,266 --> 00:10:09,567 to do one layer, 294 00:10:09,567 --> 00:10:11,166 and we're gonna have to do, like, 295 00:10:11,166 --> 00:10:12,467 how many of these? 296 00:10:12,533 --> 00:10:14,000 Like 20 or more. 297 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:15,166 We're using the bag 298 00:10:15,166 --> 00:10:17,000 to shape the adobe underneath, 299 00:10:17,000 --> 00:10:19,166 and we're going layer-by-layer, we're building rings. 300 00:10:19,166 --> 00:10:21,567 Normally, we go one to two bags into the ground, 301 00:10:21,567 --> 00:10:24,266 but this time, as deep as we needed to go, 302 00:10:24,266 --> 00:10:26,166 these bags are probably four 303 00:10:26,233 --> 00:10:27,467 or five bags into the ground, 304 00:10:27,533 --> 00:10:28,867 which is extremely deep. 305 00:10:28,867 --> 00:10:30,867 But it's what we needed to do to make sure 306 00:10:30,867 --> 00:10:32,567 we had a safe and sound foundation. 307 00:10:32,567 --> 00:10:34,667 And when you shape it, this is really important, 308 00:10:34,734 --> 00:10:37,266 you lift a little bit and then you go like this. 309 00:10:37,333 --> 00:10:39,467 And believe it or not, over the course of time, 310 00:10:39,467 --> 00:10:41,100 that starts to form a circle. 311 00:10:41,100 --> 00:10:43,166 [intense music playing] 312 00:10:43,166 --> 00:10:44,567 [Nava] So we were pluggin' and chuggin'. 313 00:10:44,634 --> 00:10:47,166 Everyone was building so beautifully together 314 00:10:47,166 --> 00:10:48,467 and it turns out 315 00:10:48,533 --> 00:10:50,166 that on one of the last bags 316 00:10:50,166 --> 00:10:52,767 of the foundation, we measured incorrectly. 317 00:10:52,834 --> 00:10:55,000 -[Be] Yeah. -These bags are not meeting at all. 318 00:10:55,000 --> 00:10:57,667 They're over a foot apart. 319 00:10:57,734 --> 00:11:00,767 The whole strength of this build is the geometry. 320 00:11:00,834 --> 00:11:02,266 If a piece of the circle is missing, 321 00:11:02,266 --> 00:11:04,667 this would be a major weak spot in the build. 322 00:11:04,734 --> 00:11:05,967 So this is a huge problem. 323 00:11:09,166 --> 00:11:11,634 [upbeat music playing] 324 00:11:12,567 --> 00:11:14,867 These bags are not meeting at all. 325 00:11:14,934 --> 00:11:16,367 If a piece of the circle is missing, 326 00:11:16,367 --> 00:11:18,467 this would be a major weak spot in the build. 327 00:11:18,467 --> 00:11:20,967 I think a way that we can problem-solve this 328 00:11:20,967 --> 00:11:23,667 and hopefully it'll work is, 329 00:11:23,667 --> 00:11:25,567 cut out this cuff and we would fit it 330 00:11:25,567 --> 00:11:28,166 over the other bag, and then from there, 331 00:11:28,233 --> 00:11:30,667 just continue filling it as if it's part of the bag. 332 00:11:30,667 --> 00:11:31,967 If the solution doesn't work, 333 00:11:31,967 --> 00:11:33,467 we're gonna have to take out the whole bag 334 00:11:33,467 --> 00:11:35,066 and start over again. 335 00:11:37,467 --> 00:11:39,867 All right. Let's hope this works. 336 00:11:39,867 --> 00:11:42,266 We'll pull it down as far as possible. 337 00:11:42,266 --> 00:11:44,266 I called it the cuff method, 338 00:11:44,266 --> 00:11:46,367 but it's also the sock method. 339 00:11:46,367 --> 00:11:48,567 And now what we're gonna do is we're gonna continue 340 00:11:48,634 --> 00:11:50,634 filling the inner part of the bag. 341 00:11:51,367 --> 00:11:52,567 Just a little bit. 342 00:11:53,000 --> 00:11:56,467 [upbeat music playing] 343 00:11:56,467 --> 00:11:57,367 Oh, my gosh. 344 00:11:57,433 --> 00:11:58,934 I think it's working. 345 00:12:02,266 --> 00:12:04,266 Oh, we are right there. 346 00:12:04,266 --> 00:12:06,467 It's perfect. 347 00:12:06,467 --> 00:12:09,367 Wow. That just saved us like half a day of work. 348 00:12:09,367 --> 00:12:11,467 [rock music playing] 349 00:12:11,467 --> 00:12:12,667 It's the end of the day, 350 00:12:12,667 --> 00:12:15,166 again, we did not get as much done 351 00:12:15,166 --> 00:12:16,667 -as we wanted to. -[Nava] Mmm-hmm. 352 00:12:16,734 --> 00:12:19,166 We're very optimistic every day. 353 00:12:19,166 --> 00:12:20,867 And in our optimism, 354 00:12:20,934 --> 00:12:23,100 we hope to finish everything... [laughs] 355 00:12:23,100 --> 00:12:25,166 And now you're leaving. 356 00:12:25,166 --> 00:12:27,166 I have to go take my acupuncture exam, 357 00:12:27,166 --> 00:12:29,100 and so I'm gonna be gone for two weeks, 358 00:12:29,100 --> 00:12:30,667 which it pains me to say. 359 00:12:30,667 --> 00:12:33,000 But I know that the build is in good hands 360 00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:34,467 and I know you're gonna do a great job. 361 00:12:34,467 --> 00:12:36,166 What are we gonna do without you? 362 00:12:36,233 --> 00:12:37,967 -You're like 10 people. -Hmm. 363 00:12:37,967 --> 00:12:41,667 [rock music playing] 364 00:12:41,667 --> 00:12:42,767 [Be] Okay. 365 00:12:42,834 --> 00:12:44,266 So we're camping out here 366 00:12:44,266 --> 00:12:46,266 till this gets made. 367 00:12:46,333 --> 00:12:48,567 We have literally tons to move. 368 00:12:48,567 --> 00:12:50,467 We're crazy. 369 00:12:50,533 --> 00:12:53,033 We have been working long into the night. 370 00:12:54,066 --> 00:12:57,000 We're making great progress on the bathhouse 371 00:12:57,000 --> 00:13:00,667 and we're now starting to stack bags for the kitchen. 372 00:13:00,734 --> 00:13:02,667 Feeling good about today. 373 00:13:02,667 --> 00:13:07,166 This has been a grandiose undertaking to say the least. 374 00:13:07,233 --> 00:13:12,166 Time, money, materials are all dwindling, 375 00:13:12,166 --> 00:13:13,767 so I put everything I had 376 00:13:13,834 --> 00:13:15,967 into doing as much work as possible 377 00:13:16,033 --> 00:13:17,433 while Nava was gone. 378 00:13:17,800 --> 00:13:18,967 Looking good. 379 00:13:19,033 --> 00:13:21,066 We really made a lot of progress, 380 00:13:21,066 --> 00:13:23,166 so we came across the hyperadobe bag 381 00:13:23,166 --> 00:13:25,266 and now things are going super-speed. 382 00:13:25,266 --> 00:13:26,767 It's basically what you get 383 00:13:26,834 --> 00:13:29,667 for packaging potatoes and onions. 384 00:13:29,667 --> 00:13:31,367 There's no need for barbed wire 385 00:13:31,367 --> 00:13:34,667 and we can stucco right onto the bags. 386 00:13:34,734 --> 00:13:37,333 After that, we start moving very quickly. 387 00:13:38,100 --> 00:13:41,567 We're using everything we can as forms 388 00:13:41,634 --> 00:13:43,166 to hold various shapes. 389 00:13:44,600 --> 00:13:46,767 Now we come on the inside here. 390 00:13:46,767 --> 00:13:50,467 This is a form that comes out, 391 00:13:50,467 --> 00:13:53,367 so instead of using wood, we used Earth. 392 00:13:53,367 --> 00:13:56,767 This is just an up-cycled archway above the door. 393 00:13:56,834 --> 00:13:59,166 This washing machine is going to be a window. 394 00:13:59,233 --> 00:14:01,567 We're hoping to get another couple layers here 395 00:14:01,567 --> 00:14:03,367 before putting in the skylight. 396 00:14:03,433 --> 00:14:05,266 It's all been super tough 397 00:14:05,333 --> 00:14:06,867 and I have to admit, 398 00:14:06,867 --> 00:14:09,667 Nava came back just in time. 399 00:14:09,734 --> 00:14:11,967 I passed my acupuncture exam with flying colors 400 00:14:11,967 --> 00:14:13,467 and now I can devote all of my time 401 00:14:13,533 --> 00:14:15,767 and all of my energy to the build. 402 00:14:15,767 --> 00:14:17,567 The bathhouse is pretty much complete 403 00:14:17,634 --> 00:14:18,867 except for the roof. 404 00:14:18,867 --> 00:14:21,166 We have dug about 10 feet into the ground 405 00:14:21,166 --> 00:14:22,567 for the underground dome. 406 00:14:22,567 --> 00:14:25,066 We have laid hundreds of bags 407 00:14:25,133 --> 00:14:27,266 and this two-story dome 408 00:14:27,266 --> 00:14:29,567 is really high up off the ground, 409 00:14:29,634 --> 00:14:31,667 and so we've made huge progress. 410 00:14:31,734 --> 00:14:33,266 But despite the big push, 411 00:14:33,333 --> 00:14:35,533 the build is starting to take a toll on us. 412 00:14:41,100 --> 00:14:43,767 We decided to do this project... 413 00:14:43,767 --> 00:14:46,533 in the middle of summer and... 414 00:14:47,100 --> 00:14:48,000 it's hot. 415 00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:49,567 The heat is really intense. 416 00:14:49,567 --> 00:14:51,367 We've had a heat wave for the last week 417 00:14:51,433 --> 00:14:52,967 and it is not letting up. 418 00:14:53,033 --> 00:14:54,467 And because of the heat, 419 00:14:54,533 --> 00:14:56,667 we're losing volunteers left and right. 420 00:14:56,667 --> 00:14:57,967 I am exhausted. 421 00:14:58,033 --> 00:14:59,667 Like, literally I'm moving so slow. 422 00:14:59,667 --> 00:15:02,100 Even my dog is completely exhausted. 423 00:15:02,100 --> 00:15:03,567 If my puppy is exhausted, 424 00:15:03,634 --> 00:15:05,467 that's how I know it's time for me 425 00:15:05,467 --> 00:15:07,467 to probably take a break. 426 00:15:07,467 --> 00:15:09,967 I don't know why we decided to do this 427 00:15:09,967 --> 00:15:11,367 in the middle of the summer, 428 00:15:11,367 --> 00:15:13,266 but here we are. 429 00:15:13,266 --> 00:15:14,734 We got a long way to go. 430 00:15:15,567 --> 00:15:17,567 I don't know if we're gonna get this done. 431 00:15:17,634 --> 00:15:19,066 Not in time. 432 00:15:19,066 --> 00:15:22,066 [dramatic music playing] 433 00:15:22,667 --> 00:15:25,867 [rock music playing] 434 00:15:25,867 --> 00:15:28,767 We have had a lot of challenges, this build. 435 00:15:28,767 --> 00:15:30,266 There were days where I thought 436 00:15:30,266 --> 00:15:31,867 I really couldn't do this anymore. 437 00:15:31,934 --> 00:15:34,066 I was so tired and so hot. 438 00:15:34,066 --> 00:15:36,066 And I had this idea come to me 439 00:15:36,133 --> 00:15:38,266 that maybe I don't have to work at full speed. 440 00:15:38,266 --> 00:15:40,967 I just work at the speed that I'm able to that day. 441 00:15:41,033 --> 00:15:42,266 And so for whatever reason, 442 00:15:42,333 --> 00:15:43,767 I feel like I was able to push through that, 443 00:15:43,834 --> 00:15:45,166 we all were really. 444 00:15:45,233 --> 00:15:47,467 And we're getting this build completed. 445 00:15:49,100 --> 00:15:52,367 Today we're gonna do cob on the walls. 446 00:15:52,433 --> 00:15:54,667 [Be] So let's use what's available here 447 00:15:54,734 --> 00:15:56,767 and do what our ancestors have been doing 448 00:15:56,767 --> 00:15:59,133 for thousands of years, which is making cob. 449 00:15:59,467 --> 00:16:00,867 Time for water. 450 00:16:00,867 --> 00:16:01,767 Yeah. 451 00:16:02,200 --> 00:16:03,467 [Be] And sand, 452 00:16:03,467 --> 00:16:05,000 and straw, 453 00:16:05,000 --> 00:16:07,567 and clay all day. 454 00:16:07,634 --> 00:16:09,667 [rock music playing] 455 00:16:09,667 --> 00:16:11,467 [Be] All right. Water coming at you... 456 00:16:14,100 --> 00:16:15,767 [chuckles] 457 00:16:15,767 --> 00:16:17,867 One way to get cool. 458 00:16:17,934 --> 00:16:19,634 [Nava] Oh, it feels great... [chuckles] 459 00:16:21,166 --> 00:16:23,066 That's awesome. It's getting really, really wet. 460 00:16:23,867 --> 00:16:24,967 -I think it's about... -For the main dome. 461 00:16:24,967 --> 00:16:27,867 time to start stomping this out. 462 00:16:27,867 --> 00:16:30,467 I am so ready... [laughs] 463 00:16:30,467 --> 00:16:32,166 Now we are at the perfect texture. 464 00:16:32,166 --> 00:16:34,367 The viscosity is absolutely perfect. 465 00:16:34,367 --> 00:16:35,767 We're gonna take off our shoes 466 00:16:35,834 --> 00:16:37,867 and we're gonna start stepping into this cob. 467 00:16:37,934 --> 00:16:39,266 Whenever you step on Earth, 468 00:16:39,266 --> 00:16:41,467 especially if it's wet, it's a form of grounding, 469 00:16:41,533 --> 00:16:42,967 all the electrical currents from the Earth 470 00:16:42,967 --> 00:16:44,100 enter into your body 471 00:16:44,100 --> 00:16:46,166 and you are absolutely electrified. 472 00:16:46,233 --> 00:16:47,467 -[Be] That'd be great. -This is crazy! 473 00:16:47,533 --> 00:16:48,767 Whoa! 474 00:16:49,967 --> 00:16:51,467 It is so hot out, 475 00:16:51,467 --> 00:16:53,567 but there's something about that cool, wet Earth, 476 00:16:53,567 --> 00:16:55,967 that muddiness that's getting in between our toes 477 00:16:56,033 --> 00:16:57,066 that feels incredible. 478 00:16:57,066 --> 00:16:58,266 We were so electrified 479 00:16:58,333 --> 00:16:59,767 that we started dancing and singing 480 00:16:59,767 --> 00:17:02,000 and we even channeled a new song. 481 00:17:02,000 --> 00:17:03,867 -Now stomp it out. -Now stomp it out. 482 00:17:03,934 --> 00:17:05,467 -Now stomp it out. -Now walk it out. 483 00:17:05,533 --> 00:17:06,967 -Now shake it out. -Shake it out. 484 00:17:07,033 --> 00:17:08,066 Now shake it out. 485 00:17:08,133 --> 00:17:10,867 -Now stomp it out. -Now walk it out. 486 00:17:10,867 --> 00:17:12,266 Now walk it out. 487 00:17:12,333 --> 00:17:14,433 [laughter] 488 00:17:15,467 --> 00:17:16,467 [Be] All right. 489 00:17:16,533 --> 00:17:17,567 I think it's ready now. 490 00:17:17,634 --> 00:17:19,767 [rock music playing] 491 00:17:19,834 --> 00:17:21,834 Okay. The moment of truth. Ready? 492 00:17:26,767 --> 00:17:28,000 Oh, that was a good shot. 493 00:17:28,000 --> 00:17:30,533 [Be] Yeah, this stuff is nice and sticky. 494 00:17:32,100 --> 00:17:34,467 We are plastering two front walls with this technique. 495 00:17:35,266 --> 00:17:37,367 This is looking good. 496 00:17:37,433 --> 00:17:38,967 Let's keep it going. 497 00:17:39,033 --> 00:17:40,467 -[Be] Yeah. -Let's cover these two walls. 498 00:17:40,467 --> 00:17:42,000 I think we can do it in the next few hours. 499 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:44,667 So far, I think it's looking pretty amazing. 500 00:17:44,734 --> 00:17:46,467 It went up super, super-fast. 501 00:17:46,467 --> 00:17:48,967 The coat is beautiful and you can tell 502 00:17:49,033 --> 00:17:50,867 it just has that adobe feel to it. 503 00:17:50,867 --> 00:17:52,734 All right. Last one. 504 00:17:55,600 --> 00:17:56,734 You're the best. 505 00:17:58,567 --> 00:17:59,367 [laughs] 506 00:17:59,367 --> 00:18:02,667 [rock music playing] 507 00:18:11,700 --> 00:18:13,767 [rock music playing] 508 00:18:13,834 --> 00:18:16,166 So Be is a master up-cycler, 509 00:18:16,166 --> 00:18:18,667 and he found these really interesting forms, 510 00:18:18,667 --> 00:18:20,467 including an old washing machine 511 00:18:20,467 --> 00:18:22,166 that was about to be tossed out. 512 00:18:22,233 --> 00:18:23,567 And he put it as the round form 513 00:18:23,567 --> 00:18:24,767 in the bathhouse. 514 00:18:24,767 --> 00:18:27,967 It's a perfect circle for a window. 515 00:18:28,033 --> 00:18:30,667 This might be harder to get out than we thought. 516 00:18:30,667 --> 00:18:32,967 It's been in here for too dang long. 517 00:18:34,000 --> 00:18:35,367 [Nava] This washing machine 518 00:18:35,433 --> 00:18:37,667 just does not wanna come out of there. 519 00:18:37,667 --> 00:18:39,867 -[Be grunts] Oh! -[Nava] It's coming out. 520 00:18:39,867 --> 00:18:41,266 [Be] We're getting a little movement here. 521 00:18:41,266 --> 00:18:42,967 We chiseled as much as we can, 522 00:18:43,033 --> 00:18:44,166 and we got to the point 523 00:18:44,233 --> 00:18:45,867 where it was no longer stuccoed on, 524 00:18:45,934 --> 00:18:48,333 and it was still stuck inside of the building. 525 00:18:48,667 --> 00:18:49,834 [Be grunting] 526 00:18:54,700 --> 00:18:56,567 I've been practicing my kick... [makes sound] 527 00:18:56,567 --> 00:18:58,266 for exactly this moment. 528 00:18:58,333 --> 00:18:59,467 [Nava] Ha! Ha! 529 00:18:59,467 --> 00:19:00,967 [Be] Let me get it from the other side. 530 00:19:00,967 --> 00:19:03,634 [Nava] Ha! Ha! 531 00:19:04,100 --> 00:19:05,066 Haa! 532 00:19:05,066 --> 00:19:06,367 -You got it. -[Nava laughs] 533 00:19:06,367 --> 00:19:07,867 Way to go! 534 00:19:07,934 --> 00:19:10,000 We finally got the form out... 535 00:19:10,000 --> 00:19:11,000 and it was amazing. 536 00:19:11,000 --> 00:19:11,967 It looked so good. 537 00:19:11,967 --> 00:19:12,967 It was a perfect circle. 538 00:19:13,033 --> 00:19:14,967 Well, that's a hole in one. 539 00:19:15,033 --> 00:19:16,567 [laughs] 540 00:19:16,634 --> 00:19:17,734 [birds chirping] 541 00:19:20,600 --> 00:19:22,066 [rock music playing] 542 00:19:22,066 --> 00:19:23,166 [Nava] Today is capping day. 543 00:19:23,166 --> 00:19:24,266 It is where we put the roof 544 00:19:24,333 --> 00:19:25,667 onto the bathhouse. 545 00:19:25,734 --> 00:19:28,867 We're using an up-cycled deck for the rooftop. 546 00:19:28,867 --> 00:19:30,967 The only problem is that the build site 547 00:19:30,967 --> 00:19:33,000 is about a half mile away. 548 00:19:33,000 --> 00:19:34,667 -[Be] One... -[woman] Lift with your legs. 549 00:19:34,667 --> 00:19:36,667 -[Nava] Lift with your legs, yeah. -two, three. 550 00:19:36,734 --> 00:19:38,066 [rock music playing] 551 00:19:38,066 --> 00:19:39,166 [Be grunts] 552 00:19:39,166 --> 00:19:40,166 [Nava] So we're starting to lift up the roof 553 00:19:40,166 --> 00:19:41,867 and not only is it incredibly heavy, 554 00:19:41,934 --> 00:19:43,467 but it starts twisting. 555 00:19:43,533 --> 00:19:45,867 It's literally buckling right under our hands. 556 00:19:45,934 --> 00:19:47,266 How's it holding? Oh, it's a little wobbly. 557 00:19:47,266 --> 00:19:48,767 -[Nava] No, it's not good? -It's wobbly. 558 00:19:48,767 --> 00:19:49,667 It's not gonna stay like this. 559 00:19:49,667 --> 00:19:50,467 It's wobbling? 560 00:19:50,467 --> 00:19:51,667 -I... -[woman] Very dangerous. 561 00:19:51,667 --> 00:19:52,767 -I think it's dangerous. -[woman] Yeah. 562 00:19:52,767 --> 00:19:54,367 This is one of the most critical part of the build, 563 00:19:54,367 --> 00:19:57,367 it's literally the roof of the entire bathhouse. 564 00:19:57,367 --> 00:20:00,166 But it is coming apart as we move it. 565 00:20:00,166 --> 00:20:02,567 You guys, it's getting really heavy. Help, help, help. 566 00:20:02,634 --> 00:20:03,967 There are not enough screws in the deck 567 00:20:03,967 --> 00:20:05,634 and it's really, really wobbly. 568 00:20:05,967 --> 00:20:06,767 [Be] Whoa. 569 00:20:07,467 --> 00:20:08,567 This thing's... 570 00:20:08,567 --> 00:20:11,000 Oh, it's not screwed in on this side. That's why. 571 00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:12,867 So there is no way we're gonna carry this roof up 572 00:20:12,867 --> 00:20:14,767 onto the mountain by hand. 573 00:20:14,767 --> 00:20:16,367 We're gonna have to find another way. 574 00:20:16,433 --> 00:20:17,967 This is what I think could realistic 575 00:20:17,967 --> 00:20:20,467 is we get your truck really close to here 576 00:20:20,467 --> 00:20:22,967 and then just lift it enough to put it onto the truck. 577 00:20:23,033 --> 00:20:23,967 We can try. 578 00:20:24,033 --> 00:20:25,834 [rock music playing] 579 00:20:27,800 --> 00:20:28,767 [Nava] Good? 580 00:20:29,200 --> 00:20:30,000 Good. 581 00:20:30,800 --> 00:20:33,100 All right. So everyone takes a corner, 582 00:20:33,100 --> 00:20:35,266 we're just gonna take this 583 00:20:35,333 --> 00:20:36,467 and move it in like that. 584 00:20:36,467 --> 00:20:38,533 [rock music playing] 585 00:20:40,667 --> 00:20:43,867 I don't know how it's gonna get through the road this way. 586 00:20:47,200 --> 00:20:48,767 Are we there yet? 587 00:20:48,834 --> 00:20:50,066 We're good? 588 00:20:50,066 --> 00:20:52,166 Okay. So just get someone hang on that corner, 589 00:20:52,166 --> 00:20:53,767 we could walk out like this. 590 00:20:53,767 --> 00:20:55,567 -For the whole drive? -Yeah. 591 00:20:55,634 --> 00:20:57,467 To be honest, I did not like the idea 592 00:20:57,467 --> 00:20:58,667 of walking with the truck, 593 00:20:58,667 --> 00:21:00,767 but it was kind of our last resort. 594 00:21:00,834 --> 00:21:02,066 [man] You guys ready back there? 595 00:21:02,066 --> 00:21:03,166 [Be] We're ready. 596 00:21:03,166 --> 00:21:05,533 Watch it. Move it or lost it. 597 00:21:06,900 --> 00:21:07,967 Hold it. 598 00:21:08,867 --> 00:21:10,467 -You guys holding all right? -[man] Yeah. 599 00:21:10,467 --> 00:21:11,667 [Nava] Yeah, we're good. 600 00:21:11,667 --> 00:21:12,667 I realize it wasn't that bad. 601 00:21:12,667 --> 00:21:14,100 [Be] Still good? 602 00:21:14,100 --> 00:21:16,133 -[man] Clear. -[Be] All right. I'm going up. 603 00:21:17,567 --> 00:21:19,767 Until we hit a really steep incline. 604 00:21:19,767 --> 00:21:21,166 -Oh, my gosh. -[Be] Are you ready? 605 00:21:21,233 --> 00:21:22,333 [man] We're ready. 606 00:21:22,767 --> 00:21:24,867 [car engine revving] 607 00:21:27,667 --> 00:21:29,767 [Be] Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go! 608 00:21:29,767 --> 00:21:32,333 Okay, heads down. Whoa! 609 00:21:36,200 --> 00:21:37,767 [dramatic music playing] 610 00:21:37,767 --> 00:21:40,066 [Be] Watch it. Move it or lose it. 611 00:21:40,066 --> 00:21:41,467 I realize it wasn't that bad, 612 00:21:41,467 --> 00:21:43,667 until we hit a really steep incline, 613 00:21:43,667 --> 00:21:46,066 and all of a sudden there is dust and there is sand 614 00:21:46,133 --> 00:21:47,767 -going into all of our faces. -[Be] Heads down! 615 00:21:47,767 --> 00:21:48,967 Whoa! 616 00:21:49,033 --> 00:21:50,967 It was very sketchy 617 00:21:51,033 --> 00:21:52,367 and a little scary, to say the least. 618 00:21:52,367 --> 00:21:55,767 [Be] By the will of some higher power, 619 00:21:55,834 --> 00:21:56,634 it made it up there. 620 00:21:56,634 --> 00:21:58,266 I really... I don't know we did that. 621 00:21:58,266 --> 00:22:00,066 -Are you guys ready? -[man] Yup. 622 00:22:00,066 --> 00:22:03,767 One, two, three, go. 623 00:22:04,767 --> 00:22:06,000 -Sadie, you okay? -[Sadie] Yeah. 624 00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:08,567 Okay. Let's just keep going all the way. 625 00:22:08,634 --> 00:22:11,066 After we get the truck close to where the site is, 626 00:22:11,133 --> 00:22:12,367 then we have to walk it up 627 00:22:12,433 --> 00:22:14,934 into the main part of the mountain. 628 00:22:16,166 --> 00:22:18,000 [man] Clearing the path. This is heavier. 629 00:22:18,000 --> 00:22:19,367 Yeah. Yeah. 630 00:22:19,367 --> 00:22:22,266 [Nava] And that trail is really, really thin. 631 00:22:22,333 --> 00:22:24,266 There's a bunch of brush, there are building materials, 632 00:22:24,333 --> 00:22:26,567 and there are trees all over the place. 633 00:22:26,567 --> 00:22:27,667 [Be grunts] [indistinct] 634 00:22:27,667 --> 00:22:28,567 [Jay] Oh, hold it right there. 635 00:22:28,567 --> 00:22:29,867 [Be] Whoa, man down. 636 00:22:29,934 --> 00:22:32,567 And at one point, Jay slips and falls. 637 00:22:32,634 --> 00:22:33,967 -[Be] You all right? -[Jay] Yup. 638 00:22:34,033 --> 00:22:35,667 [Be] Still moving, still moving... 639 00:22:35,734 --> 00:22:37,533 -[grunts] -[Nava] Okay. Okay. 640 00:22:39,266 --> 00:22:41,367 [Be grunting] 641 00:22:41,367 --> 00:22:43,634 [metal creaks] 642 00:22:44,367 --> 00:22:46,367 [Be] Okay. Put it down here. 643 00:22:46,367 --> 00:22:47,967 Here we go, right here. 644 00:22:50,166 --> 00:22:53,567 We finally get it to site and that's not the end of it. 645 00:22:53,567 --> 00:22:56,000 I know you're hot, I know you're tired, 646 00:22:56,000 --> 00:22:58,100 let's just get this up here. 647 00:22:58,100 --> 00:23:00,667 Because then after that, the next challenge 648 00:23:00,667 --> 00:23:03,367 is getting the roofing onto the actual roof. 649 00:23:03,433 --> 00:23:04,567 -[indistinct] -[Be grunts] 650 00:23:04,567 --> 00:23:06,567 [Jay] You're good? Yeah, yeah, think so. 651 00:23:06,567 --> 00:23:08,567 [Nava] We had someone go onto the bathhouse. 652 00:23:08,567 --> 00:23:09,767 And from there, the rest of us 653 00:23:09,767 --> 00:23:11,467 would flip over the roofing 654 00:23:11,467 --> 00:23:13,767 and then we would slide it up to him, 655 00:23:13,834 --> 00:23:15,767 and then slowly slide up the roofing 656 00:23:15,834 --> 00:23:16,967 onto the bathhouse. 657 00:23:16,967 --> 00:23:19,066 It was pretty much our best option. 658 00:23:21,100 --> 00:23:23,166 [Be] Keep going, keep going, keep going. 659 00:23:23,166 --> 00:23:24,934 [rock music playing] 660 00:23:26,867 --> 00:23:28,967 -[Jay] That's it. -[Be] You like it? 661 00:23:29,033 --> 00:23:30,066 [Jay] Is that good for you? 662 00:23:30,133 --> 00:23:31,266 Good for me. 663 00:23:31,266 --> 00:23:32,266 I'm super-stoked. 664 00:23:33,867 --> 00:23:36,433 [rock music playing] 665 00:23:37,567 --> 00:23:38,867 [Be] This is actually the best time 666 00:23:38,867 --> 00:23:40,567 to get some work done, 667 00:23:40,567 --> 00:23:42,567 it's finally cooled off a little bit. 668 00:23:42,634 --> 00:23:44,333 And we're going to make some lime. 669 00:23:45,100 --> 00:23:48,567 [rock music playing] 670 00:23:49,700 --> 00:23:51,367 [Nava] Lime is calcium bicarbonate. 671 00:23:51,367 --> 00:23:52,867 It comes from the soil, 672 00:23:52,867 --> 00:23:54,867 it dries super, super-hard, it's really ancient. 673 00:23:54,934 --> 00:23:57,166 Let's get some sand in here. 674 00:23:57,166 --> 00:24:00,567 [Nava] We mix in lime, sand, a little bit of mortar, 675 00:24:00,634 --> 00:24:01,367 and a lot of love. 676 00:24:01,367 --> 00:24:02,867 Plus water. 677 00:24:02,867 --> 00:24:04,266 We use lime plaster 678 00:24:04,266 --> 00:24:07,367 because it's the best for the final coat. 679 00:24:07,433 --> 00:24:10,667 Doesn't crack as much as concrete 680 00:24:10,667 --> 00:24:14,333 and it creates the beautiful white patina. 681 00:24:16,467 --> 00:24:18,100 Oh, yeah. 682 00:24:18,100 --> 00:24:20,100 Creamy. 683 00:24:20,100 --> 00:24:21,967 Once that goes on, we take the trowel 684 00:24:21,967 --> 00:24:24,567 and we start applying it upwards onto the building. 685 00:24:24,567 --> 00:24:26,266 This is the part where we smooth out 686 00:24:26,266 --> 00:24:27,667 the scratch plaster. 687 00:24:29,000 --> 00:24:30,100 [Be] Ain't it great to work with? 688 00:24:30,100 --> 00:24:30,967 [Nava] Yeah. 689 00:24:30,967 --> 00:24:32,066 [Be] Super-sticky. 690 00:24:32,066 --> 00:24:33,266 [Nava] Yeah. 691 00:24:33,266 --> 00:24:34,767 I think it's the best material. 692 00:24:34,767 --> 00:24:36,667 The lime is looking amazing. 693 00:24:36,734 --> 00:24:39,367 It actually went on super, super-smooth really easy, 694 00:24:39,433 --> 00:24:40,667 and now it's my favorite time. 695 00:24:40,667 --> 00:24:42,166 I think it's crystal time. 696 00:24:42,166 --> 00:24:44,667 Crystal grating is where you strategically paste crystals 697 00:24:44,734 --> 00:24:46,166 in different parts of your home 698 00:24:46,233 --> 00:24:47,767 and it electrifies that home. 699 00:24:47,767 --> 00:24:49,467 -Check 'em out. -Oh, no way. 700 00:24:49,467 --> 00:24:51,266 -[Nava] Ain't that pretty? -[Be] That's beautiful. 701 00:24:51,266 --> 00:24:53,467 You can do it for protection, you can do it for healing. 702 00:24:53,467 --> 00:24:55,667 -You found these? -[Nava] I found them. 703 00:24:55,667 --> 00:24:57,166 -[Be] No way. -Yeah. 704 00:24:58,200 --> 00:25:00,166 And crystals have really potent energy. 705 00:25:00,166 --> 00:25:02,000 All right. So this is a moonstone 706 00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:03,867 to connect us with the moon energies 707 00:25:03,867 --> 00:25:05,266 and on nights with the full moon, 708 00:25:05,266 --> 00:25:06,867 it'll shine so bright. 709 00:25:06,867 --> 00:25:08,166 This is a clear quartz. 710 00:25:08,233 --> 00:25:10,066 It has to do with spiritual ascension. 711 00:25:10,066 --> 00:25:11,266 This is amazonite. 712 00:25:11,333 --> 00:25:13,767 Amazonite connects us to our Earth energy 713 00:25:13,767 --> 00:25:16,467 and it also calms the nervous system. 714 00:25:16,467 --> 00:25:18,667 It's pretty important for a bathhouse. 715 00:25:18,667 --> 00:25:20,266 -[Be] Can I put one now? -[Nava] Yeah. 716 00:25:20,333 --> 00:25:22,467 There are a bunch of crystals to choose from. 717 00:25:22,467 --> 00:25:24,166 I ended up choosing the amethyst 718 00:25:24,166 --> 00:25:26,100 because it represents family. 719 00:25:26,100 --> 00:25:27,767 And this is for the family. 720 00:25:27,834 --> 00:25:28,767 Where do you wanna put it? 721 00:25:28,834 --> 00:25:29,767 Right in the center. 722 00:25:29,834 --> 00:25:31,333 [laughs] Okay, cool. 723 00:25:32,100 --> 00:25:33,166 Yeah. 724 00:25:33,166 --> 00:25:34,266 This feels great. 725 00:25:34,266 --> 00:25:35,667 It looks great. 726 00:25:35,667 --> 00:25:37,166 We gotta do a little lime paint 727 00:25:37,233 --> 00:25:39,166 and a little more lime plaster, 728 00:25:39,233 --> 00:25:40,400 it's good to go. 729 00:25:41,367 --> 00:25:44,066 Just as we started making great progress on the build, 730 00:25:44,066 --> 00:25:47,567 something happened that we could've never predicted. 731 00:25:47,567 --> 00:25:49,000 [rock music playing] 732 00:25:49,000 --> 00:25:52,033 Doing the build and there's a fire next door. 733 00:25:55,767 --> 00:25:58,367 There's literally flame coming at us. 734 00:25:59,867 --> 00:26:01,667 Looks like we're gonna have to evacuate. 735 00:26:01,667 --> 00:26:04,867 [rock music playing] 736 00:26:07,767 --> 00:26:10,100 [dramatic music playing] 737 00:26:10,100 --> 00:26:12,967 Doing the build and there's a fire next door. 738 00:26:12,967 --> 00:26:14,467 We're just filling bag 739 00:26:14,533 --> 00:26:17,567 and there's this giant plume of smoke. 740 00:26:17,567 --> 00:26:19,367 And I start freaking out because it appeared 741 00:26:19,367 --> 00:26:20,867 to be coming towards us. 742 00:26:20,867 --> 00:26:23,567 But luckily it was just on the ridge over 743 00:26:23,567 --> 00:26:26,166 and it was put out by helicopter. 744 00:26:28,867 --> 00:26:30,166 Thank you, firefighters. 745 00:26:30,166 --> 00:26:33,867 And we are so blessed that our house is safe. 746 00:26:33,934 --> 00:26:36,767 After the fire scare, we've been extremely busy 747 00:26:36,767 --> 00:26:38,266 trying to finish up this build, 748 00:26:38,333 --> 00:26:40,166 and we have dug out a pond, 749 00:26:40,233 --> 00:26:43,000 we continued building up some of the walls, 750 00:26:43,000 --> 00:26:44,567 and we did a lot of plastering work 751 00:26:44,567 --> 00:26:45,867 including lime washing, 752 00:26:45,934 --> 00:26:48,567 which is a beautiful but messy job. 753 00:26:48,634 --> 00:26:51,367 But just as we're starting to make a lot of progress, 754 00:26:51,433 --> 00:26:53,834 then boom, we get hit with a hurricane. 755 00:26:55,166 --> 00:26:56,367 And on the same day, 756 00:26:56,367 --> 00:26:59,467 there's a 5.1 magnitude earthquake. 757 00:26:59,467 --> 00:27:03,000 Like, tropical storm in California is unheard of. 758 00:27:03,000 --> 00:27:04,266 [rain pouring] 759 00:27:04,266 --> 00:27:05,667 [Be] Super-rainy. 760 00:27:05,667 --> 00:27:07,266 All the water's coming in 761 00:27:07,333 --> 00:27:09,867 and everything's getting wet... 762 00:27:09,867 --> 00:27:11,867 [Be speaking] 763 00:27:11,934 --> 00:27:13,667 I'm trying to divert it, go out... 764 00:27:19,967 --> 00:27:21,567 [Nava] Be and I have not been at the site yet. 765 00:27:21,634 --> 00:27:23,066 We're about to go up now and to see 766 00:27:23,133 --> 00:27:24,367 if everything survived. 767 00:27:24,367 --> 00:27:27,567 We are having a little bit of anxiety about it. 768 00:27:27,634 --> 00:27:29,166 But I guess this is the make-or-break moment 769 00:27:29,166 --> 00:27:31,567 to see if our buildings can withstand 770 00:27:31,634 --> 00:27:33,367 something tremendous like this. 771 00:27:33,367 --> 00:27:35,000 [Be] Trash everywhere. 772 00:27:35,000 --> 00:27:36,233 Ugh. 773 00:27:37,767 --> 00:27:39,867 Oh, my goodness. 774 00:27:39,867 --> 00:27:42,367 -[Be] Oh, man. -[Nava] This is terrible. 775 00:27:42,367 --> 00:27:45,967 [Be] We walk up the hill and it is just a mess. 776 00:27:46,033 --> 00:27:47,266 A lot of things were outside 777 00:27:47,333 --> 00:27:48,567 that probably shouldn't have been. 778 00:27:48,567 --> 00:27:51,100 The hurricane just threw everything around. 779 00:27:51,100 --> 00:27:52,266 [Nava] There's water everywhere. 780 00:27:52,333 --> 00:27:53,667 Oh, my gosh. 781 00:27:53,734 --> 00:27:56,367 All these bags are completely uncovered. I mean-- 782 00:27:56,433 --> 00:27:58,166 [Be] Yeah, we didn't get to seal it. 783 00:27:58,166 --> 00:28:00,667 I mean, the main thing is that it stood out. 784 00:28:00,667 --> 00:28:02,266 Yeah, exactly. It withstood everything. 785 00:28:02,333 --> 00:28:05,166 -The form is fine. -It handled the hurricane. 786 00:28:05,233 --> 00:28:06,867 [Nava] The building withstood what it was supposed to. 787 00:28:06,867 --> 00:28:09,166 It's strong enough for hurricanes and earthquakes, 788 00:28:09,233 --> 00:28:10,767 and we literally had both. 789 00:28:10,834 --> 00:28:13,467 It was a good test for our build, to be honest. 790 00:28:13,533 --> 00:28:15,266 [Be] Well, the pond holds water. 791 00:28:15,333 --> 00:28:18,000 Got like few hundred gallons of water from this rain. 792 00:28:18,000 --> 00:28:19,767 That's crazy. We have no water, 793 00:28:19,767 --> 00:28:22,367 but we do have water... [laughs] 794 00:28:22,367 --> 00:28:24,166 Like we are so provided for... 795 00:28:24,166 --> 00:28:25,367 [laughs] 796 00:28:25,367 --> 00:28:27,467 Well, I guess we can use the water. 797 00:28:27,467 --> 00:28:29,000 But it's so murky. 798 00:28:29,000 --> 00:28:31,367 I'm actually really glad this is here 799 00:28:31,367 --> 00:28:33,567 because we wouldn't be able to mix concrete-- 800 00:28:33,634 --> 00:28:34,567 We wouldn't be able to work. 801 00:28:34,634 --> 00:28:36,667 I wouldn't be able to do lime plaster. 802 00:28:36,734 --> 00:28:37,967 Like we need this water. 803 00:28:37,967 --> 00:28:40,467 This is our lifeline right now. 804 00:28:40,533 --> 00:28:42,867 We lost a couple days because of the hurricane. 805 00:28:42,934 --> 00:28:45,000 We're just gonna take this day to clean everything up 806 00:28:45,000 --> 00:28:46,467 and then tomorrow we'll continue 807 00:28:46,533 --> 00:28:47,934 making progress on the build. 808 00:28:50,500 --> 00:28:53,667 [rock music playing] 809 00:28:55,467 --> 00:28:57,567 Today is gonna be one of the best days on the build. 810 00:28:57,567 --> 00:28:58,667 We have other side many projects 811 00:28:58,667 --> 00:29:01,166 that I really love doing. 812 00:29:01,233 --> 00:29:05,967 I feel like plants are the jam. 813 00:29:06,033 --> 00:29:07,567 So we have the main dome, 814 00:29:07,567 --> 00:29:09,567 and then the roof of the second floor 815 00:29:09,567 --> 00:29:10,567 turns into a deck. 816 00:29:10,634 --> 00:29:12,567 And that deck is the living roof. 817 00:29:12,634 --> 00:29:15,667 [Be] All right. So we got this in with the plan. 818 00:29:15,734 --> 00:29:17,166 [Nava] We're gonna fill this up to the top. 819 00:29:17,166 --> 00:29:18,467 We're gonna put in some succulents 820 00:29:18,467 --> 00:29:19,667 and then bit by bit, 821 00:29:19,734 --> 00:29:21,567 we'll just get this whole roof set. 822 00:29:22,800 --> 00:29:24,166 -[Be] Here you go. -[Nava] Yeah. 823 00:29:24,166 --> 00:29:26,166 Those are little cuties. 824 00:29:26,166 --> 00:29:28,567 I just love plants so much. 825 00:29:28,634 --> 00:29:30,567 I think they add so much to a space 826 00:29:30,567 --> 00:29:32,767 and they're really important for all the animals around 827 00:29:32,834 --> 00:29:33,934 and the ecosystem. 828 00:29:34,600 --> 00:29:36,834 Oh, they're so beautiful. 829 00:29:39,166 --> 00:29:41,567 That, plus Earth, 830 00:29:41,567 --> 00:29:43,667 equals good soil. 831 00:29:45,166 --> 00:29:47,767 My number one helper, which is my puppy, Tunally, 832 00:29:47,767 --> 00:29:48,967 she's a terrier, which means-- 833 00:29:48,967 --> 00:29:50,166 What do you mean, I thought it was me? 834 00:29:50,166 --> 00:29:52,166 You're up there, pretty sure. 835 00:29:52,233 --> 00:29:54,266 Well, I'm like number two helper? 836 00:29:54,266 --> 00:29:55,867 Tunally is on a break right now, 837 00:29:55,867 --> 00:29:58,367 but normally she helps me dig all of my holes. 838 00:29:58,433 --> 00:29:59,567 -I don't see you-- -Okay. 839 00:29:59,567 --> 00:30:02,233 -I've been replaced by a dog. -[laughs] 840 00:30:02,967 --> 00:30:04,000 [Be] All right. 841 00:30:04,000 --> 00:30:07,467 A little more soil up here and we got a living roof. 842 00:30:07,467 --> 00:30:11,367 Just had this idea to up-cycle this giant pole 843 00:30:11,433 --> 00:30:15,767 and turn it into a dropdown fireman's pole for the kids. 844 00:30:16,467 --> 00:30:19,367 I'm doing this because it's fun. 845 00:30:19,433 --> 00:30:22,567 How many fire pole houses have you seen? 846 00:30:22,634 --> 00:30:25,166 Let's make one. 847 00:30:25,166 --> 00:30:27,367 All right. Who's gonna be the first to slide down? 848 00:30:27,433 --> 00:30:29,467 So I just wanted to make sure 849 00:30:29,467 --> 00:30:32,567 that it was okay to slide down. 850 00:30:32,567 --> 00:30:34,233 Hold it tight. 851 00:30:37,200 --> 00:30:38,567 It works. 852 00:30:38,634 --> 00:30:40,967 I actually might use it more than the kids... 853 00:30:41,033 --> 00:30:41,934 [laughs] 854 00:30:42,800 --> 00:30:44,367 Got high strength concrete 855 00:30:44,433 --> 00:30:46,166 reinforced with rebar, 856 00:30:46,166 --> 00:30:48,166 and we're hoping that this 20-foot pole stays here 857 00:30:48,166 --> 00:30:49,533 for some time. 858 00:30:50,166 --> 00:30:52,567 I'm a big kid and I like it, so. 859 00:30:52,567 --> 00:30:54,433 Hopefully the little kids like it too. 860 00:30:56,900 --> 00:30:59,166 I'm so stoked on this new biogas system. 861 00:30:59,233 --> 00:31:01,266 [Nava] Oh, my gosh. It's gonna be so good. 862 00:31:01,266 --> 00:31:02,967 Be and I have been waiting a long time 863 00:31:03,033 --> 00:31:04,367 for this biogas system. 864 00:31:04,367 --> 00:31:05,767 It came all the way from Israel. 865 00:31:05,834 --> 00:31:07,367 We are so stoked to set it up. 866 00:31:07,433 --> 00:31:10,066 I lift up one of the components and I see... 867 00:31:10,066 --> 00:31:10,967 Scorpion! 868 00:31:10,967 --> 00:31:12,000 [Be] Watch out, watch out, watch out. 869 00:31:12,000 --> 00:31:13,166 Don't kill it. Don't kill it. 870 00:31:13,233 --> 00:31:14,100 -Please don't kill it. -I'm not trying to kill it. 871 00:31:14,100 --> 00:31:15,867 [Nava] It's right there. It's right there. 872 00:31:15,867 --> 00:31:17,166 No. Blue. Get outta here. 873 00:31:17,233 --> 00:31:18,133 -Outta here. -[Be] Blue, out. Go. Move it. 874 00:31:18,133 --> 00:31:19,867 -Move it or lose it. -We have two small dogs. 875 00:31:19,867 --> 00:31:21,867 And scorpions have been known to be pretty fatal 876 00:31:21,867 --> 00:31:23,166 to small dogs. 877 00:31:23,166 --> 00:31:25,367 Dust pan, right here. Dust pan. Don't touch it. 878 00:31:25,367 --> 00:31:28,066 Instead of feeding them to the chickens, 879 00:31:28,133 --> 00:31:29,367 they get relocated. 880 00:31:29,433 --> 00:31:30,133 I'll release it. 881 00:31:30,133 --> 00:31:31,467 I'm used to releasing scorpions. 882 00:31:31,533 --> 00:31:32,667 [Be] Give it to the chickens. 883 00:31:32,667 --> 00:31:34,367 I had a conversation with the scorpion 884 00:31:34,367 --> 00:31:36,367 and I asked the scorpion to stay 885 00:31:36,367 --> 00:31:38,767 on that side of the property line and I feel 886 00:31:38,767 --> 00:31:40,166 like the scorpion was pretty responsive. 887 00:31:40,233 --> 00:31:42,266 -Okay. Okay. -It was. 888 00:31:42,266 --> 00:31:43,767 Did you see it again? 889 00:31:43,767 --> 00:31:45,667 Is it properly relocated? 890 00:31:45,667 --> 00:31:47,767 Yes, I've relocated the scorpion. 891 00:31:47,767 --> 00:31:49,467 -It was-- -You had a conversation 892 00:31:49,467 --> 00:31:50,567 -with the scorpion? -We did. 893 00:31:50,567 --> 00:31:51,967 We had a telepathic conversation. 894 00:31:52,033 --> 00:31:53,467 I told it, "Please stay on that side." 895 00:31:53,533 --> 00:31:54,967 And it was like, "Okay, great." 896 00:31:55,033 --> 00:31:55,867 [laughs] 897 00:31:55,934 --> 00:31:58,333 Okay. Scorpion-free, right? 898 00:32:00,066 --> 00:32:03,567 Let's unveil the home biogas. 899 00:32:03,567 --> 00:32:04,767 [Nava] Okay. 900 00:32:04,834 --> 00:32:08,367 [Be] So biogas system basically takes human waste, 901 00:32:08,367 --> 00:32:11,767 goes into a giant bladder, it produces methane, 902 00:32:11,767 --> 00:32:15,000 and that methane is then converted into clean... 903 00:32:15,000 --> 00:32:16,367 -[Nava] Fuel. -[Be] cooking fuel 904 00:32:16,367 --> 00:32:19,066 for hot showers and for heating. 905 00:32:19,133 --> 00:32:21,667 So we're gonna take what's actually unwanted 906 00:32:21,667 --> 00:32:22,667 and reuse it. 907 00:32:22,667 --> 00:32:24,767 Instead of flushing five gallons of water, 908 00:32:24,767 --> 00:32:26,467 it only uses a quarter gallon. 909 00:32:26,467 --> 00:32:27,567 So we're gonna save water. 910 00:32:27,634 --> 00:32:29,066 No electricity needed. 911 00:32:29,133 --> 00:32:30,367 It's a game-changer. 912 00:32:30,433 --> 00:32:32,367 And we just pop the chute on here, 913 00:32:32,367 --> 00:32:34,166 snaps into place. 914 00:32:34,166 --> 00:32:36,266 And now we can go ahead and place it in here. 915 00:32:36,266 --> 00:32:37,266 [Nava] Nice. 916 00:32:37,266 --> 00:32:39,867 All we have to do is secure it, add water... 917 00:32:39,867 --> 00:32:40,767 [Nava] Mmm-hmm. 918 00:32:40,767 --> 00:32:42,166 hook up the stove and the toilet, 919 00:32:42,233 --> 00:32:44,734 and we're off to the races. 920 00:32:48,467 --> 00:32:49,667 We got the pond dug out 921 00:32:49,667 --> 00:32:53,066 and now Be has a crazy idea of what to do 922 00:32:53,133 --> 00:32:54,867 with this plexiglass 923 00:32:54,867 --> 00:32:56,367 and making it into a waterfall. 924 00:32:56,433 --> 00:32:58,367 I have no idea how it's gonna work out, 925 00:32:58,367 --> 00:33:00,166 but we're gonna try it. 926 00:33:00,166 --> 00:33:01,166 [Be] All right, guys. 927 00:33:01,166 --> 00:33:02,867 So if you just take that and lift it up, 928 00:33:02,867 --> 00:33:05,367 I think we can get it up here on the roof 929 00:33:05,433 --> 00:33:07,567 and then overhang it into position. 930 00:33:08,166 --> 00:33:09,066 You okay? 931 00:33:09,066 --> 00:33:10,066 [Nava] You guys are doing a great job. 932 00:33:10,066 --> 00:33:11,667 [Be] Can you lift up at all? 933 00:33:11,734 --> 00:33:12,867 Up, up. 934 00:33:12,934 --> 00:33:15,467 -[man speaking] -[Be] Yeah, we got it. 935 00:33:15,467 --> 00:33:17,667 -Okay. It's coming this way... -Yup. 936 00:33:17,667 --> 00:33:19,367 [Be] with the overhang. 937 00:33:19,367 --> 00:33:21,066 Let's just set it and see what it looks like 938 00:33:21,066 --> 00:33:22,834 when water flows through it. 939 00:33:23,867 --> 00:33:26,066 What we got here is a sub pump. 940 00:33:26,066 --> 00:33:28,166 This water was all captured by the rain. 941 00:33:28,166 --> 00:33:29,667 And now we're gonna take this water in 942 00:33:29,667 --> 00:33:31,367 and pump it into our waterfall. 943 00:33:31,367 --> 00:33:33,066 Yeah. There she blows. 944 00:33:33,767 --> 00:33:36,266 It's got some good pressure too. 945 00:33:36,333 --> 00:33:38,000 All right. Let's hook it up to the waterfall. 946 00:33:38,000 --> 00:33:40,567 This has gotta get mounted proper, 947 00:33:40,634 --> 00:33:43,100 but I just wanna see what it looks like. 948 00:33:43,100 --> 00:33:44,266 There you go. 949 00:33:45,767 --> 00:33:48,767 Let's see if that gives the desired effect. 950 00:33:48,834 --> 00:33:50,266 [Nava] Wow, this is amazing. 951 00:33:50,266 --> 00:33:51,467 This is amazing. 952 00:33:51,467 --> 00:33:54,967 After a whole hot summer, this is gold. 953 00:33:54,967 --> 00:33:55,967 It kinda works, huh? 954 00:33:55,967 --> 00:33:57,367 This is amazing. 955 00:33:57,433 --> 00:33:59,867 We are not celebrating until the finish line. 956 00:33:59,934 --> 00:34:02,667 [Be] This list is still huge. 957 00:34:02,667 --> 00:34:04,467 And it seems like every time we check something off, 958 00:34:04,467 --> 00:34:06,467 there's like another five things. 959 00:34:06,533 --> 00:34:07,667 [Nava] We are almost there. 960 00:34:07,667 --> 00:34:10,066 This is the last stretch where we have to do 961 00:34:10,066 --> 00:34:12,834 all the finishing touches to make this build beautiful. 962 00:34:17,066 --> 00:34:19,667 [dramatic music playing] 963 00:34:21,000 --> 00:34:22,567 [Be] The build is finished. 964 00:34:22,634 --> 00:34:25,066 I don't know how to feel. 965 00:34:25,066 --> 00:34:26,567 -Um-- -[laughs] I know. 966 00:34:26,567 --> 00:34:28,266 [Be] It's the beginning of something 967 00:34:28,266 --> 00:34:30,967 and it's kind of the end of something. 968 00:34:30,967 --> 00:34:32,367 It's bittersweet. 969 00:34:34,100 --> 00:34:35,667 Our original timeline was three months, 970 00:34:35,667 --> 00:34:37,767 but it ended up being a little closer to four. 971 00:34:37,767 --> 00:34:39,567 But that is because we had a fire, 972 00:34:39,567 --> 00:34:42,367 we had a 5.7 magnitude earthquake, 973 00:34:42,367 --> 00:34:44,100 and we had a hurricane. 974 00:34:44,100 --> 00:34:45,266 Crazy. 975 00:34:46,100 --> 00:34:48,166 Our original budget for this was $60,000 976 00:34:48,233 --> 00:34:50,867 and we ended up being at about that. 977 00:34:50,867 --> 00:34:53,266 We had so many people come through and help us out 978 00:34:53,333 --> 00:34:54,867 and we are so fortunate for that. 979 00:34:54,934 --> 00:34:55,667 And I think that's the reason 980 00:34:55,667 --> 00:34:57,467 why we were able to stay on budget. 981 00:34:57,533 --> 00:35:00,166 My mom is coming today to see the build. 982 00:35:00,166 --> 00:35:03,166 I really don't know what her reaction's gonna be. 983 00:35:03,233 --> 00:35:05,100 -Mom. -Oh, my God! 984 00:35:05,100 --> 00:35:07,233 -[Nava] Miriam, hi! -Are you serious? 985 00:35:07,500 --> 00:35:08,300 Hi. 986 00:35:09,266 --> 00:35:12,166 -Oh, my God. Honestly-- -You made it. 987 00:35:13,000 --> 00:35:14,066 Aw... 988 00:35:14,066 --> 00:35:16,133 [laughs] 989 00:35:19,000 --> 00:35:20,266 It's amazing. 990 00:35:20,333 --> 00:35:21,367 Thanks for believing me... 991 00:35:21,367 --> 00:35:22,467 In me, Mom. 992 00:35:22,467 --> 00:35:25,433 [dramatic music playing] 993 00:35:29,967 --> 00:35:32,367 What did you see before versus what did you see now? 994 00:35:32,433 --> 00:35:33,367 -Dirt. -Okay. [laughs] 995 00:35:33,367 --> 00:35:35,567 Now I see an interesting house 996 00:35:35,567 --> 00:35:39,467 with a lot of light, openness, 997 00:35:39,467 --> 00:35:41,066 and the water coming down. 998 00:35:41,066 --> 00:35:42,667 Where's the water coming from? 999 00:35:42,667 --> 00:35:43,867 [Be] There's a waterfall. 1000 00:35:43,867 --> 00:35:45,867 [Miriam] Oh, my God. 1001 00:35:45,867 --> 00:35:48,667 I'm amazed that you did that. 1002 00:35:48,734 --> 00:35:50,000 And this is all the stuff 1003 00:35:50,000 --> 00:35:52,066 that was laying around the property. 1004 00:35:52,133 --> 00:35:53,367 -This is all the junk... -Is that... Is that-- 1005 00:35:53,367 --> 00:35:55,066 that I've collecting that you've been 1006 00:35:55,133 --> 00:35:56,467 yelling at me about. 1007 00:35:56,467 --> 00:35:58,367 You made a home out of it. 1008 00:35:58,367 --> 00:35:59,367 You did it. 1009 00:35:59,433 --> 00:36:01,333 You actually did it. 1010 00:36:02,767 --> 00:36:04,266 [Be] Do you wanna check out the kitchen? 1011 00:36:04,266 --> 00:36:06,567 Yes. Are you kidding? Show it to me. I'm... 1012 00:36:06,567 --> 00:36:08,367 -[Be] All right. Mom. -dying to see it. 1013 00:36:08,367 --> 00:36:11,066 [dramatic music playing] 1014 00:36:11,133 --> 00:36:13,767 [Miriam] Oh, my God, that's beautiful. 1015 00:36:13,834 --> 00:36:16,634 [dramatic music playing] 1016 00:36:19,367 --> 00:36:22,367 We chose to do an indoor-outdoor kitchen 1017 00:36:22,367 --> 00:36:23,567 to have a nice breeze 1018 00:36:23,634 --> 00:36:27,467 and just have it really open and spacious and airy. 1019 00:36:27,467 --> 00:36:29,166 We're completely off-grid. 1020 00:36:29,166 --> 00:36:30,467 We got our biogas here, 1021 00:36:30,533 --> 00:36:32,467 so we're using our kitchen waste 1022 00:36:32,533 --> 00:36:35,467 to power our clean cooking stove. 1023 00:36:35,467 --> 00:36:38,066 We're super-insulated because we're subterranean. 1024 00:36:38,133 --> 00:36:40,567 We have solar from the very top, 1025 00:36:40,634 --> 00:36:43,967 which feeds the electricity to these lights. 1026 00:36:44,033 --> 00:36:46,467 It goes to a portable power bank 1027 00:36:46,533 --> 00:36:48,767 so we can store our power from the sun. 1028 00:36:48,767 --> 00:36:50,667 And we have the well water, so. 1029 00:36:50,667 --> 00:36:53,066 We don't have to rely on anyone or anything. 1030 00:36:53,066 --> 00:36:55,066 And we have a fireman's pole, so the kids can come down 1031 00:36:55,133 --> 00:36:56,567 from the upstairs for breakfast. 1032 00:36:56,567 --> 00:36:58,367 [Miriam] Wow, that's amazing. 1033 00:36:58,367 --> 00:36:59,367 [Be] Okay. 1034 00:36:59,367 --> 00:37:01,367 [Miriam] This is so different, the vibe. 1035 00:37:01,367 --> 00:37:05,066 It's just four corners, square corners in a room. 1036 00:37:05,066 --> 00:37:09,233 We just wanted to show what's possible. 1037 00:37:11,166 --> 00:37:16,000 This is the spiral staircase and it goes up to the pond. 1038 00:37:16,000 --> 00:37:20,066 All the water is up-cycled and can feed the garden. 1039 00:37:20,767 --> 00:37:22,567 [Miriam] This is beautiful. 1040 00:37:26,200 --> 00:37:27,166 Are you serious? 1041 00:37:27,166 --> 00:37:29,767 This is paradise. It's gorgeous. 1042 00:37:29,767 --> 00:37:33,567 Water here, water there, water everywhere. 1043 00:37:33,567 --> 00:37:34,433 [laughs] 1044 00:37:36,867 --> 00:37:40,000 Oh, my God. That is beautiful. 1045 00:37:40,000 --> 00:37:41,266 [gasps] 1046 00:37:41,333 --> 00:37:44,467 So amazing to sit and do your business here 1047 00:37:44,533 --> 00:37:45,667 and have this in your view. 1048 00:37:45,734 --> 00:37:47,166 [Nava laughs] 1049 00:37:47,166 --> 00:37:48,467 [Be] Most flushing toilets 1050 00:37:48,467 --> 00:37:51,000 use five gallons of water every flush. 1051 00:37:51,000 --> 00:37:53,100 This one only uses a quarter gallon. 1052 00:37:53,100 --> 00:37:56,166 Not only that, this is the biogas system 1053 00:37:56,166 --> 00:37:59,000 that feeds our hot water for our shower and bath. 1054 00:37:59,000 --> 00:38:01,266 [Nava] And if you wanna take a bath-- 1055 00:38:01,266 --> 00:38:02,266 [Miriam] Wow. 1056 00:38:02,266 --> 00:38:04,867 Everything is being recycled and used here 1057 00:38:04,867 --> 00:38:06,166 and now I get it. 1058 00:38:06,166 --> 00:38:08,266 That's amazing. 1059 00:38:08,266 --> 00:38:11,166 Fantastic. What a great space. 1060 00:38:12,700 --> 00:38:14,000 -You wanna see more? -Yeah! 1061 00:38:14,000 --> 00:38:15,634 Okay, let's go. [laughs] 1062 00:38:16,967 --> 00:38:18,867 Oh, we have to look at the floating bed. 1063 00:38:18,867 --> 00:38:20,233 How cool is that? 1064 00:38:21,100 --> 00:38:21,967 [Be] I'll be sleeping 1065 00:38:21,967 --> 00:38:23,567 on the floating bed right there. 1066 00:38:23,567 --> 00:38:25,567 It turns out a floating bed is the best way 1067 00:38:25,567 --> 00:38:27,367 to sleep for your body. 1068 00:38:27,433 --> 00:38:29,667 Are these crystals here? 1069 00:38:29,667 --> 00:38:31,867 [Be] Some of them are glow in the dark. 1070 00:38:31,934 --> 00:38:34,467 There's an amethyst for family. 1071 00:38:34,467 --> 00:38:36,734 And this is the living roof... 1072 00:38:38,066 --> 00:38:40,266 that insulates the bottom floor. 1073 00:38:40,266 --> 00:38:43,367 Also, we're able to grow all our food up here 1074 00:38:43,433 --> 00:38:46,667 and then fertilize it with the pond water. 1075 00:38:49,367 --> 00:38:50,967 Kids will be staying in here. 1076 00:38:50,967 --> 00:38:53,000 It's kind of like a funhouse. 1077 00:38:53,000 --> 00:38:55,066 [Miriam] Oh, wow! Look at that. 1078 00:38:55,066 --> 00:38:57,066 It's a whole bedroom you created here. 1079 00:38:57,066 --> 00:38:58,667 Beautiful. 1080 00:38:58,734 --> 00:39:01,166 [dramatic music playing] 1081 00:39:01,166 --> 00:39:02,767 And the views, wow! 1082 00:39:02,767 --> 00:39:03,967 Yeah. View is gonna be amazing. 1083 00:39:03,967 --> 00:39:04,967 -They're gonna wake up... -[Miriam] Wow! 1084 00:39:05,033 --> 00:39:06,066 [Nava] with the sun. 1085 00:39:06,066 --> 00:39:08,634 [Be] And then can shoot down the fireman's pole. 1086 00:39:10,600 --> 00:39:14,066 [Miriam] You had a vision and here it is. 1087 00:39:14,066 --> 00:39:15,467 I'm so proud of you. 1088 00:39:19,967 --> 00:39:23,567 [upbeat music playing] 1089 00:39:23,567 --> 00:39:27,066 -Wow. -Wow. Look at the ceiling. 1090 00:39:27,133 --> 00:39:31,667 I am so happy to be able to bring the kids up 1091 00:39:31,667 --> 00:39:33,967 to the place and say, 1092 00:39:34,033 --> 00:39:35,967 "Welcome to your new home." 1093 00:39:40,200 --> 00:39:42,066 Y'all are the unicorns 1094 00:39:42,066 --> 00:39:43,667 and this is the cherry on top. 1095 00:39:43,667 --> 00:39:44,967 [Trace laughs] 1096 00:39:44,967 --> 00:39:46,266 I feel so honored to be able 1097 00:39:46,333 --> 00:39:47,467 to help you build this for your family. 1098 00:39:47,467 --> 00:39:49,166 [laughs] 1099 00:39:49,166 --> 00:39:51,967 [dramatic music playing] 1100 00:39:52,033 --> 00:39:52,700 [child laughs]