New sub, I'm very impressed with your mud home. Sounds like you've found paradise in Panama, so lucky to have the support of the community. Best wishes, I'll be looking forward to new vlogs.
Hi Kristina! Thank you so much for sharing your process with us. It is so helpful but also inspiring too! Especially to see a woman building her own house - it's fabulous! I had a question about the foundations... Which type of foundation did you use for the house? Do you have a video somewhere about that? Thanks in advance!! Hermione from France 😊
@@Sukipouz46 thank you so much Hermione! The foundation is 1-4 feet of crushed rock, that's it! I have a concrete retaining wall in front of the porch because the house is on a hill, but I could have used stone. I have a protective wrap-around porch on two sides and a drainage ditch on the backside which I covered with cement and then lime plaster plus Tadelakt. I'd recommend at least two feet of rock under the house. Since you live in France, you would need a different foundation on the edges in order to handle the frost! I will be teaching this in my virtual natural building workshops, which I'll post end of year (live ones are first). You can add your email to my newsletter at turiyapanama.com to stay up to date 🙂
@@turiyapanama amazing! Thank you so much! I'm very interested in joining your workshops so will sign up immediately. End of year is great timing too as we're selling our restaurant to build a natural home! We learnt about tadelakt from you and now my husband is obsessed 😂 so fascinating! Thank you, Kristina, I really look forward to learning more from you 🙏🏾
@@Sukipouz46 that is the coolest thing to hear!! It is hard to influence husbands sometimes!! 😆 That's great that you are both interested!! I actually have a Tadelakt workshop online next Saturday Feb 1! It is an everything-you-need-to-know course! You can find the info on the site if you want to join the upcoming one. Excited for your project!!
Thanks for sharing this great project! I was wondering how the foundation works. I saw some parts appear to have a concrete foundation, but in most places there looks to be direct contact between the quincha and ground. Specifcally in this video the columns have been set into the ground a few feet which I have seen done in traditional structures in different climates but was unable to find details. Are any additional precautions taken to prevent decay and pests, besides the mentioned use of resilient hardwoods? For example charring, using oils or wax, special drainage/soil type etc? Is there maintenance involved? Thanks!
@latimerias great question! I only used concrete blocks on two sides of the house as a retaining wall. The foundation is all directly connected to the ground. We have had moisture problems in the parts of the house where the roadbase layer is WAY too thin (3-6inches). Most of the house is 1ft-3ft of roadbase under the earthen floor and no issues there. The issue is that the house was built on a slight hill and the foundation ended up thin on one side (the side where rain happens to hit!) I put in a drainage system on that side and gutters. I also raised 2 columns on that side of the house onto a concrete post after a few months of being concerned about it. Mushrooms started growing out of the post so that was a clear sign 😂 however, all other posts are directly in the ground. A wrap around porch is a big part of what protects them. However, you can 100% do wax/charring on the base. Ive seen those done, just not in this country!
@@turiyapanama I really appreciate the response! Very cool to see a tropical build with an earthen floor opposed to a raised floor. Though I suppose the thick road base is essentially raising the floor for the same purposes. I hope you continue to make these great videos!
@@latimerias yes!! When I was asking around the community about mud homes and traditional wood preservation, everyone recommended concrete and motor oil! The knowledge even in remote indigenous communities has been lost, so preserving at least a small part of it is a passion of mine!
New sub, I'm very impressed with your mud home. Sounds like you've found paradise in Panama, so lucky to have the support of the community. Best wishes, I'll be looking forward to new vlogs.
Plz make detail video on mud house it help people to build
Hi Kristina! Thank you so much for sharing your process with us. It is so helpful but also inspiring too! Especially to see a woman building her own house - it's fabulous! I had a question about the foundations... Which type of foundation did you use for the house? Do you have a video somewhere about that? Thanks in advance!! Hermione from France 😊
@@Sukipouz46 thank you so much Hermione! The foundation is 1-4 feet of crushed rock, that's it! I have a concrete retaining wall in front of the porch because the house is on a hill, but I could have used stone. I have a protective wrap-around porch on two sides and a drainage ditch on the backside which I covered with cement and then lime plaster plus Tadelakt. I'd recommend at least two feet of rock under the house. Since you live in France, you would need a different foundation on the edges in order to handle the frost! I will be teaching this in my virtual natural building workshops, which I'll post end of year (live ones are first). You can add your email to my newsletter at turiyapanama.com to stay up to date 🙂
@@turiyapanama amazing! Thank you so much! I'm very interested in joining your workshops so will sign up immediately. End of year is great timing too as we're selling our restaurant to build a natural home! We learnt about tadelakt from you and now my husband is obsessed 😂 so fascinating! Thank you, Kristina, I really look forward to learning more from you 🙏🏾
@@Sukipouz46 that is the coolest thing to hear!! It is hard to influence husbands sometimes!! 😆 That's great that you are both interested!! I actually have a Tadelakt workshop online next Saturday Feb 1! It is an everything-you-need-to-know course! You can find the info on the site if you want to join the upcoming one. Excited for your project!!
Thanks for sharing this great project! I was wondering how the foundation works. I saw some parts appear to have a concrete foundation, but in most places there looks to be direct contact between the quincha and ground. Specifcally in this video the columns have been set into the ground a few feet which I have seen done in traditional structures in different climates but was unable to find details. Are any additional precautions taken to prevent decay and pests, besides the mentioned use of resilient hardwoods? For example charring, using oils or wax, special drainage/soil type etc? Is there maintenance involved? Thanks!
@latimerias great question! I only used concrete blocks on two sides of the house as a retaining wall. The foundation is all directly connected to the ground. We have had moisture problems in the parts of the house where the roadbase layer is WAY too thin (3-6inches). Most of the house is 1ft-3ft of roadbase under the earthen floor and no issues there. The issue is that the house was built on a slight hill and the foundation ended up thin on one side (the side where rain happens to hit!) I put in a drainage system on that side and gutters. I also raised 2 columns on that side of the house onto a concrete post after a few months of being concerned about it. Mushrooms started growing out of the post so that was a clear sign 😂 however, all other posts are directly in the ground. A wrap around porch is a big part of what protects them. However, you can 100% do wax/charring on the base. Ive seen those done, just not in this country!
@@turiyapanama I really appreciate the response! Very cool to see a tropical build with an earthen floor opposed to a raised floor. Though I suppose the thick road base is essentially raising the floor for the same purposes. I hope you continue to make these great videos!
@@latimerias thank you so much! Yes, raising it in some way is essential! But it surprised me that it was even possible!
@@turiyapanama Its sad to think about how many traditional methods may have been lost in just the recent decades, especially in the US.
@@latimerias yes!! When I was asking around the community about mud homes and traditional wood preservation, everyone recommended concrete and motor oil! The knowledge even in remote indigenous communities has been lost, so preserving at least a small part of it is a passion of mine!