Isn't it a great privlage to live in Cochise County Arizona! It's definitely the best move I have ever made. So beautiful, peaceful and at the same time full of life.
I love this very much. I just bought 40 acres right in between big bend ranch state park and big bend national park in the solitario area of the county where I'll be living. I have to have an adobe home and this seems so much bigger than I'm capable of but I'm going to do it somehow. My daddy was from Puerto rico. Hearing salsa playing in the background made this the best video!!? I loved watching this!
Step by step and with many hands, we share the beauty and enjoy the land. ^ ^ Thanks for taking the time to share your work and wonderful home. Peace and health ~
I am starting my construction in Hungary in a week. Adobe I'll be making by hand on a concrete foundation. It's in the middle of an acacia forest, that used to have an adobe farmhouse on that foundation. I'll make a clearing, put up solar, rain collection, and never rely on the grid again. I'm only 30 so I'm glad I'm starting now while I'm strong.@@focusonevideos
Second time I watch this video. Love it. It would be nice to have a completed tour inside and out. I like how you thought this out well from the road, the well upgrades, and placement of the homestead. Solar is the way, especially with the new Solar powered mini split air conditioners on the market. I grew up in the desert next to the Rio Grande for my first 16 years so I can relate to the solitude, weather, and scenery. Our ranch was on 3,000 acres with neighbors miles away. The best thing about building like you did is no building permits, no inspections. I’m sure by now you have a garden area to grow your own produce. Is your kitchen an outdoor one like those in deep Mexico with clay pots? over a fire. Great project. Ended up in El Paso Texas then moved to North Texas after high school.
Your beautiful home is a blessing. Just watching your video made my day. It was always my dream to live off the land after spending a few weeks of the summer with family friends who lived a dedicated natural life. Sadly It’s not meant for me as I have MS and building my own home would be too much for my body. Saving your video to watch again. Thank you for posting! 💕
Thank you for sharing! All the teamwork was wonderful to watch. I'd love to see how the development of the 600 acres is going (provided the community approves). I like the whole teamwork approach!!
Off grid until the well goes dry from the burgeoning population coming from california and texas. This aquifer like essentially all in arizona are now over stressed and more and more “off grid” households are having to haul water. For those thinking of making a move...I hear Oregon is nice...
When drying the adobe block, they must be turned and flipped, they don't just sit there and dry. It's more labor intensive than shown.😊 Back breaking for some when doing a lot by yourself. Even in Arizona it can be a week long process to dry check your batch for proper adobe mixture. Everyone's soil could be different. Trial & error. So make small individual batches, so you don't waste time & energy. Native Arizonan❤
I will love to have the blue print I am 6 years from retirement and I will build a casita for my self in the mountains of Guatemala surrounded by Caffe fields
We are going to retire soon and move to Mexico, about 30 minutes north of Queretaro. I keep toying with the idea of slowly building my own home…wife thinks I’m crazy. I’m looking at cob, adobe, and earthbag, but adobe seems popular in mexico so…. I guess the first steps are buying the land, digging a well, and laying the foundation. The parts that make me nervous are the foundation, electrical ( I guess solar ), plumbing (i guess septic). I’ve never done anything like this before but I think I want to give it a shot….just take my time and make it a hobby for a year or two. I did think adobe was always adobe bricks ? Any advice ??? Thx !
Thank you so much for sharing this video. very well done, short, concise yet just informative enough. One piece of info I am looking for is, what is the ratio of clay, sand, rocks, manure and/or straw if used. (as soils vary from place to place I am asking for the clay content specifically to adjust the mix for my situation) if not a direct answer a book or other reference that has the info of this this specific technique would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again
He used adobe found nearby, probably because it's naturally sufficient. This is approximately 70% sand, 30%clay, water, and maybe a waterproofer. For millennia this was from pools of asphalt oozing from the ground. Lots of various mixes make it complicated, unnecessarily. You can find out if your earth and mix will work by making test blocks.
Diamonds Valeria, the construction material itself is thermically the ideal material for desert climates. It stays relatively cool in hot times and warm in cold nights. with the overhangs there is hardly any sun hitting the windows on the sounth side which prevents the glass house effect. This is true green/ecological building!
for materials like adobe it is better to use basalt reinforcement inside. 1) it doesn't rust. 2) it is much stronger 3) it has similar thermal expansion properties to adobe, unlike steel.
were you require to have special permit to build the adobe house ??? I'm also in arizona and my dream is live of grid , I had no idea was possible to build an adobe house in Arizona. I'm glad I found your video. Thanks.
You didn't give the square footage, the cost, the build time, the waterproofing stucco formula, a tour of the finished inside/outside, the energy generated by the PV, the battery type, how it's heated, how hot it gets inside or exactly how/why the formula was creative. Do you grow your food? How far are you from a store? I would have used interlocking blocks to avoid mason work, mortar. Also, I would have used emulsified asphalt as waterproofing, no need for stucco. Did you build an adobe road by ramming? if not, do you have it wash out? I would skip the windows, use skylights.
Excellent video. Your Narration is awesome, Hope you will not mind . I got 400SF from your answer. You did not answer per SFT cost. I bought 40 acres near Bisbee 5 years ago (N. High Lonesome Rd). Last December , I spent 10 days at Bisbee. Do you have any association. Please let me know
So you poured the Adobe then? Why did you go with poured Adobe vs rammed earth vs Adobe brick? My dream home is an Adobe Casita in norther California. What do you think is easier, rammed, poured or Adobe brick?
If you're alone it's easy to make interlocking blocks, next rammed allows you to stop and use the same form over & over, poured requires you stop and wait for drying.
Well ive been bit 5 times. Once in a sweat. Always where gloves during construction. Missed rattle snakes several times! But keep snakes, or youll get a mouse - rat infestation.
@@focusonevideos this spring I was driving down my dirt driveway it's a short road and a rattle snake was sun bathing about 6 feet long I ran over it got to my shop and got a long handled shovel and chopped it up and kept the rattles
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Isn't it a great privlage to live in Cochise County Arizona! It's definitely the best move I have ever made. So beautiful, peaceful and at the same time full of life.
Think this is the first Pored Adobe home construction build I have ever seen.
I’m glad I chose northwestern Arizona. It’s gorgeous, the mountains, history and people all made it worth while
The area is actually in Southeastern AZ
Very nice video, hard working people, good to see how much has to be done too! Thank you!
I love this very much. I just bought 40 acres right in between big bend ranch state park and big bend national park in the solitario area of the county where I'll be living.
I have to have an adobe home and this seems so much bigger than I'm capable of but I'm going to do it somehow. My daddy was from Puerto rico. Hearing salsa playing in the background made this the best video!!?
I loved watching this!
Greetings from Tucson! Phenomenal work, Arizona’s culture is amazing. I grew up playing mariachi music, love everything about this
When i first got to Bisbee a bunch of us went to Naco MX restaurants. The security was not like now. We still had bobwire fences on the boarder.
Beautiful area, beautiful build. I would have liked to see the inside.
I love this video! It's a beautiful vision, project and home! Thank you for sharing! :)
Step by step and with many hands, we share the beauty and enjoy the land. ^ ^ Thanks for taking the time to share your work and wonderful home. Peace and health ~
You finish build turned out great, congrats you all!
Congratulations, to you making your dream a reality
Good job, good home, good approach to living in the fine Arizona desert. Thanks for sharing, and best wishes.
Thanks so much
Nice video, you were right when you said that in 10 years a lot of people will move to live off the grid and that is my dream too.
Just keep thinking that way. It will happen
I am starting my construction in Hungary in a week. Adobe I'll be making by hand on a concrete foundation. It's in the middle of an acacia forest, that used to have an adobe farmhouse on that foundation. I'll make a clearing, put up solar, rain collection, and never rely on the grid again. I'm only 30 so I'm glad I'm starting now while I'm strong.@@focusonevideos
Second time I watch this video. Love it. It would be nice to have a completed tour inside and out. I like how you thought this out well from the road, the well upgrades, and placement of the homestead. Solar is the way, especially with the new Solar powered mini split air conditioners on the market. I grew up in the desert next to the Rio Grande for my first 16 years so I can relate to the solitude, weather, and scenery. Our ranch was on 3,000 acres with neighbors miles away. The best thing about building like you did is no building permits, no inspections. I’m sure by now you have a garden area to grow your own produce. Is your kitchen an outdoor one like those in deep Mexico with clay pots? over a fire. Great project. Ended up in El Paso Texas then moved to North Texas after high school.
What a great video and dream come true for the owners.
I love this. I wish I could get my house sold and live like you.
You have to want it enough! Then after a while it will happen.
It's beautiful! Well done! Thank you so much for showing us the process...and hello from SV.
Nice video. Loved it till the end, Lol, you forgot to show the inside. Would have loved to see the bathroom & patio especially.
Coming eventually
I wish I can live there... planting trees making it a secret paradise.
Very nice home. I hope you can spend many happy and healthy years there.
I used to live in Sierra Vista as a child. If you haven't visited Safford yet, check it out. It's beautiful!
Naww that was beautiful guys. So happy for you
And bless the mexicanos and their marvellous skills!
How kind of them to help you
Your beautiful home is a blessing. Just watching your video made my day. It was always my dream to live off the land after spending a few weeks of the summer with family friends who lived a dedicated natural life. Sadly It’s not meant for me as I have MS and building my own home would be too much for my body. Saving your video to watch again. Thank you for posting! 💕
You are so welcome!
Inspirational. Will build my cottage with adobe, Bamboo, and thermocol insulation.
What a magnificent video and story. The build is unique and beautiful.
Thanks for sharing it with us.
Nice pace of the narrative, instructive, real little gem of a vid. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Looks so great!!! Happy for you both.
The multitude of birds and their symphony of songs in that part of Arizona will astound you every morning. The high desert there is just beautiful!
I lived in Bisbee for a short while in 2008. They had a nice old hotel with a dining area called The Copper Queen.
Absolutely Incredible !!! There is Richness in Solitude ....
Nice, I am pursuing a similar dream in golden valley, I do wish I bought more remotely, but I am happy
Thanks for brief details on mix of the building material.
Great job thank you for sharing recently moved to Arizona from Chicago in process of building a house now
I like your Rock Removal Technics!
I love your casita. What a wonderful idea... Congrats !
Thanks so much! 😊
Klamath falls Oregon is listening and watching
WOW!!!! AMAZING BUILD!! Paradise ✌️
Si rather than making bricks, they just make forms and pour in the mud mixture ?
Thinking about trying something similar in Guatemala.
Enjoyed that like 👍 👌 ☺
Thank you for sharing! All the teamwork was wonderful to watch. I'd love to see how the development of the 600 acres is going (provided the community approves).
I like the whole teamwork approach!!
Owner has 600 acres. We have 10.
LOVE THIS VIDEO, WISH I WAS THERE
Welcome to Cochise County. We live in Benson. Love your project.
Great work. We are looking in that area for off grid also. Gotta wait till daughter is done with school.
What a lovely story.
So beautiful congrats
Thank you!!
Awesome, thanks for sharing! 👍😊🏠
Your Naration is awesome! Love your Adobe home. 💜🇺🇲
Thanks so much! 😊
Thanks
Off grid until the well goes dry from the burgeoning population coming from california and texas. This aquifer like essentially all in arizona are now over stressed and more and more “off grid” households are having to haul water. For those thinking of making a move...I hear Oregon is nice...
Nice works folks.
Awesome and inspiring, thanks.❤
awesome. just awesome
This is amazing
You should build Bro!! it is a great medium to work with,
When drying the adobe block, they must be turned and flipped, they don't just sit there and dry. It's more labor intensive than shown.😊 Back breaking for some when doing a lot by yourself. Even in Arizona it can be a week long process to dry check your batch for proper adobe mixture.
Everyone's soil could be different.
Trial & error. So make small individual batches, so you don't waste time & energy.
Native Arizonan❤
Looks familiar.... Thanks!
I will love to have the blue print
I am 6 years from retirement and I will build a casita for my self in the mountains of Guatemala surrounded by Caffe fields
Plenty plans on line. Its do what you want.
We are going to retire soon and move to Mexico, about 30 minutes north of Queretaro.
I keep toying with the idea of slowly building my own home…wife thinks I’m crazy.
I’m looking at cob, adobe, and earthbag, but adobe seems popular in mexico so….
I guess the first steps are buying the land, digging a well, and laying the foundation.
The parts that make me nervous are the foundation, electrical ( I guess solar ), plumbing (i guess septic).
I’ve never done anything like this before but I think I want to give it a shot….just take my time and make it a hobby for a year or two.
I did think adobe was always adobe bricks ?
Any advice ??? Thx !
I had a lot of remodel experience. Theres lots of vidoes, how to. Most Mexicans are good builders.
I have a home in Queretaro and a cabana in Amealco.
Drilling a well in the Queretaro area costs around $300 usd per meter. Super expensive.
We are about to start an earthbag build in Oaxaca.
Love you're house I am also looking to make a tiny home on my property
Thanks for sharing!😀
Thank you so much for sharing this video. very well done, short, concise yet just informative enough. One piece of info I am looking for is, what is the ratio of clay, sand, rocks, manure and/or straw if used. (as soils vary from place to place I am asking for the clay content specifically to adjust the mix for my situation) if not a direct answer a book or other reference that has the info of this this specific technique would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again
Do test runs for ratios. Depends on the quality of material used. Add some lime too.
He used adobe found nearby, probably because it's naturally sufficient. This is approximately 70% sand, 30%clay, water, and maybe a waterproofer. For millennia this was from pools of asphalt oozing from the ground. Lots of various mixes make it complicated, unnecessarily. You can find out if your earth and mix will work by making test blocks.
How do you keep cool? How hot does it get indoors?
Tiny AC inside, from solar
Diamonds Valeria, the construction material itself is thermically the ideal material for desert climates. It stays relatively cool in hot times and warm in cold nights. with the overhangs there is hardly any sun hitting the windows on the sounth side which prevents the glass house effect. This is true green/ecological building!
Wow ! My dream come true!
Yes it is
looks like a lot of work
Mind blowing amount of work.
I wish I can afford to do this
The hard part is getting the right land. The rest you can do over time.
It’s not as expensive as you think.
Stop wishing and start working...
Great video! Curios to know if you had to drill a well, or was it already in place? Any idea how deep it is?
Had well, its 1000 feet deep
I would love to come see it
A dream come true.
for materials like adobe it is better to use basalt reinforcement inside. 1) it doesn't rust. 2) it is much stronger 3) it has similar thermal expansion properties to adobe, unlike steel.
This is a dry climate. Steel was cheap at the time.
@@focusonevideos doesn't matter. There is always enough O2 and moisture in the adobe to rust the steel.
Can someone explain to me how they’re able to build these? Isn’t there building codes? I really want one but idk where to start!
There are places with permissive codes , especially if a building is under 200 sq ft "out building" ... many ways to get around zoning
Sign off on no building code. Size of land has a lot to do with it.
Thumbs up, glad this wasn't another fancy rich people build an earth "friendly" house video.
Unfortunately, similar dreams by many others have been destroyed by the covid-inspired greed of material suppliers.
were you require to have special permit to build the adobe house ???
I'm also in arizona and my dream is live of grid , I had no idea was possible to build an adobe house in Arizona.
I'm glad I found your video.
Thanks.
No permit. If you have a large supply of Adobe nearby your fine.
I would love to see a house plan on this thing
Same here!
Most workers cant read plans. Only my self and one worker could.
You didn't give the square footage, the cost, the build time, the waterproofing stucco formula, a tour of the finished inside/outside, the energy generated by the PV, the battery type, how it's heated, how hot it gets inside or exactly how/why the formula was creative. Do you grow your food? How far are you from a store?
I would have used interlocking blocks to avoid mason work, mortar. Also, I would have used emulsified asphalt as waterproofing, no need for stucco. Did you build an adobe road by ramming? if not, do you have it wash out? I would skip the windows, use skylights.
400 sqft, 80 sqft, bathroom
Would you mine sharing the mix of your adobe? My plan of building this structure is in some part of asia? Thank you. Good job and good team work.
Depends on your soil. Lime Earth Sand Water
Beautiful!
This is cool on how you guys build this 🔥💯 Alario a good worker because we’re Mexican the white dudes just move stuff around here and there. Nice vid🔥
Everyone worked their ass off. Or they left the next day!
I couldn't wait to see the final product. How it all looked. And that was left out!!! WTF
You can sign off on no inspection. Need county land. Need to know what your doing, while managing everyone else. And fire the slow people.
Excellent video. Your Narration is awesome, Hope you will not mind . I got 400SF from your answer. You did not answer per SFT cost. I bought 40 acres near Bisbee 5 years ago (N. High Lonesome Rd). Last December , I spent 10 days at Bisbee. Do you have any association. Please let me know
Always costs more than you plan for!!
Absolutely beautiful! If you don't mind sharing, what was total cost of the build (ballpark will suffice)?
$$$$
Expensivo
So you poured the Adobe then? Why did you go with poured Adobe vs rammed earth vs Adobe brick? My dream home is an Adobe Casita in norther California. What do you think is easier, rammed, poured or Adobe brick?
Adobe was readily available. Brick is easier and costs more.
@ts films az what was the cost of brick do you know?
If you're alone it's easy to make interlocking blocks, next rammed allows you to stop and use the same form over & over, poured requires you stop and wait for drying.
Complex question
Who built this who was the company looking to do this please reach out to me
It was a DIY job.
Palominas area. Bright Spot restaurant still there?😊
Yes 😊
Your lucky too
Beautiful
Wow can they do this in Maricopa for me?
This was built without code, so likely not
Why did you decide only partial brick build and not from the start ?
Woman wanted something different.
Do you still live in Cochise county in your Adobe home.
Yes I do.
Lots of money too.
What a wonderful project. How long did it take?
I have family in Pearce Arizona on the other side of the mountain.
Just beautiful
3 years, 4 days a week.
which is faster, economical, stronger & aesthetic - cob vs earth bag vs adobe earth
Depends whats laying around...
@@focusonevideos Mud, Water, Straw, Cheap Manpower, Sun, Cow Dung
@@FunPaa I've never understood why straw or dung is used. I got excellent results with just one additive, emulsified asphalt.
There are solar air conditioners. Do you have a backup solar water pump?
Demand hot water. 4A AC 120v.
4 A ac unit. Tiny, works fine
Hi, we just bought 4 acres in Sierra Vista and would like to know who your homebuilder was? Your reply would be appreciated. Thank you.
Me, and partner plus crew
Thats me.
If I was to win the Power or Mega Cash Option over 120.
I would build a MUCH, MUCH bigger one
The adopt over a dozen kids.
Whsts Adobe concrete mixture with dirt
Adobe, lime, sand, water.
How long did it take to build? And how did you go about finding your workers?
About four years, 4 days a week
How many square feet and what was the total cost ?
400 sq ft, $$$$
How many square feet is the Adobe home. The first building
400 sq ft, bathroom 80sq ft.
How are the scorpions?
Well ive been bit 5 times. Once in a sweat. Always where gloves during construction. Missed rattle snakes several times! But keep snakes, or youll get a mouse - rat infestation.
@@focusonevideos this spring I was driving down my dirt driveway it's a short road and a rattle snake was sun bathing about 6 feet long I ran over it got to my shop and got a long handled shovel and chopped it up and kept the rattles
@@focusonevideos I like the way your house came out you guys did a great job!
How far is it to town?
4 miles