One of the best DIY videos I’ve ever watched period. And I’ve watched them all 😂. Seriously, to see the finished product AFTER 4 months is so rare on RUclips, I appreciate the dedication! Definitely saving this video for when I finally own a home! Cheers 🤙🏼
Hands down this is the best more applicable and approachable diy for this topic ive seen. Also THANK YOU for thinking of us, the viewer, during all those months when, i'm sure, documenting the process would have been all too easy to forego. I REALLY appreciate your effort, as i'm sure many others here do too. Looking forward to what you've got next! Green Roof? Hydroponic Aqua Cave Basement? Lichen Leech FIeld and Salt Brick She Shed combo?
Dude youre i have a remodeling company, you have no idea of the good youve done to me with this video, thanks a lot, hope to see you make another video like this soon!
Thanks for this! I appreciate your dedication to the low maintenance technological applications. Lovely to put both irrigation and lighting on a smart phone app!
I really liked your video. Like you said it’s hard to find information on live walls. I thought you were going to have fish on the bottom and have it cycle. The wall would act as a giant bio filter. Really cool I’m still getting ideas on a small bedroom live wall not exactly sure how I wanna do it but I’m happy to have found your video
Love this video Roark! You have given me some inspiration to do something similar! I was always set on fake plants, but you're right the living wall will add more and depending on the plants give a nice scent throughout the living space!
In the 3+ years since you have been perhaps You Tubes greatest 1 hit wonder ? I have seen this video so many times w/ the hopes I finally move to a Home that I can have a great living wall build , & It is a great build ....especially because you cared to make a great tutorial which is the best way for me to learn it, so this must be as easy a request I have ever tried for 🤔 So how about a new Episode ? #2 could be anything but my request is an RO unit or a Rainbow fish community tank. w/ a DIY sump filter and have the whole system heavily planted with a living wall above the Nature Aquarium ? The seed has been planted & if anything a nice thank you for episode 1 and 2 is up to U 💚🌏💙
First video I've seen of yours. It's awesome. I've loved green walls for years and this makes it seem do-able (frankly, not be me) but I like seeing how it is done. Thank you!
You mentioned a website where you will post updates...any info on that. Love your wall and I’d like to know how it’s progressing and the changes you made before jumping into marking my own
Savage video. Great design. I would've thought that your lighting placement would yield unbalanced growth. The plants at the top would receive very strong vs the ones on the bottom getting very weak energy. If you had to do it over again, what would you do different? Any update pics??
Marc Kennedy The track lights have adjusters so I can change the angle by about 20 degrees or so. I did do some adjusting to the angle of light since posting the video. The bottom rows seem to get enough light. The top definitely gets more, though. If I had to do it again, I would consider installing fans behind the pouches. Some green walls have ventilation system to circulate the clean air. i.e. an active air exchanger. I got some updated pics and I’ll post them to my website once it’s finished. Thanks for your comment.
Great video... very helpful. Do you know if I needed to sew the fabric myself which type of fabric should I use and will I need to put wholes in each pouch to release excess water to the pouch below
Great job!! Question for you: now that you had it running for a while, do you have any moisture accumulation in your room? Is the room its self quite humid?
I don't have any issues with humidity. But after I soak the wall with water I do feel the relative humidity in the room increase. This room (and the floor in general) is open concept so that helps with breathability.
Thanks!Leviton Decora Smart Switch (DH15S-1B): www.leviton.com/en/products/residential/automation-smart-home/switches/decora-smartdecora-digital-switches#t=Products&sort=%40wcs_site_tree_rank%20ascending&layout=cardTrack light fixtures: any track light that can house a PAR38 bulb. Found one at local lighting store.Norb LED lights: livewall.com/products/norb-led-grow-bulbs/
Hi Niall, we do on occasion get aphids. There is an indoor plant spray for aphids and we use that as needed. The best prevention is assessing new plants before you pot them. They are usually the culprits :)
Thanks for sharing! Great ideas! Did you put red guard on or under the mantle where your irrigation line is crossing from the right to the left side of the fireplace/entertainment center and make that portion of the line easily accessibility? It seems like that’s still a potential point of failure and would want to be able to check it for maintenance (especially with the TV at risk).
The water line is sealed as it goes through the wall. I haven’t had any issues. But lately I have been manually watering it with a wand attached to the tap. I find it’s a better way to water the plants than the drip line.
Great video. I noticed you're using the spaghetti irrigation. What sort of pump are you using? and where's your water reservoir? Have you head to add nutrients yet and if so, what brand? Are you using a bubbler in your reservoir? And how are you keeping your PH alkaline? Thanks mate for the great video. You are a true inventive MAKER, keep up that good good... work
No pump. No reservoir. I add off the shelf liquid plant food occasionally. I mostly monitor the plant health by looking at the plants themselves. If you get the right soil, it gives long lasting plant nutrients. I do monitor the soil and change it when needed.
This is awesome, thank you for sharing! I'm in the process of a similar build above my aquarium, not recessed into the wall, I have bolted 2x4 to the wall and was going mount the felt pockets on waterproofed marine ply. However now I think I'm going to build a frame and use the 2x4 to space away from the wall, how is it holding up is there anything you would do differently? Thanks Barry
I think building it off the wall would be best. I have it hanging from a metal bar essentially. I wanted it off the wall for air flow.Do anything differently...hmmm..I still don't know if I got the lighting placement right. I get light all over the wall but I might have moved it back another foot if I could. Live and learn!
Very helpful information Roark. Any chance for a check-in after a few years? Are the walls still thriving? Have you had to re-pot or prune? What is the fertilization process? Thanks again for this.
Thanks! I am planning on recording a new video to chronicle the updates I made. Yes the plants are thriving. But I did switch out to a different planting system. Lots of pruning. Lots of propagating and replanting. I turn over the soil about once a year or as the soil becomes barren.
What about soil amount. feel like you would need more and also do the roots outgrow? also whats the benefit of plants vereses moss. i heard you want more acidic soil for indoors as well what kinda soil did you purchase?? you also said this was all self watering and drain? thats awesome.
Imperial Magazine There isn’t very much soil. About 1.5 cups per pouch. I used regular topsoil. I don’t fill the pouches with soil. Moss would work but I was going for a leafy look! I do love moss walls, though. :)
I don't understand why you wouldn't use a hydroponic or aeroponic system if you are putting so much into the building from scratch. I'm assuming you are using nutrients in the water so that's why most people use a pump system. Not only does it save a lot of money but it puts less stress on both your grey water system as well as being more Eco conscious. Why would you choose NOT to use a pump system? Fantastic information, thank you!
I was most worried about the pump failing and causing a leak in my house. I don't add any nutrients to the water. I do add, on occasion, liquid plant food directly to the soil. But it's straight tap water. Plants get enough of their nutrients from the soil. I will agree that recirculating water is more eco-conscious from waste water perspective, but pumps introduce electrical demands and I was looking for the simplest system. Appreciate your comments!
Jeremy Young I honestly never thought of that. I am sure that would’ve worked. I treated it like a shower, so I was looking at traditional residential waterproofing systems like schluter kerdi and/or red guard.
Roark Arnett my parents tv’s are up high too because fire place and mantles. One of theirs is like 4 feet higher than what you have. It’s not the worst, but I prefer level with the couch eye sight, but you have a fireplace so it changes things a little bit.
Patrick Riley I completely understand. I prefer slightly above eye level but the fire code dictates the height of the mantel, which in turn affects the tv height. Fortunately, this is not my main tv, so it’s perfect to watch from a barstool in my kitchen. Tell you what, you’re invited back for the game :)
Thanks, Pavel! I used mostly tropical plants that don't bloom in the traditional sense. I used silver bay and golden pathos. These keep a consistent green colour. I then accented the wall with different plants that flower. The wall pops in those areas.
It does not recirculate. Each wall drains into the sewer. Below each wall, in the bins, there is a shower drain assembly with a drain, p-trap, etc. They are like bathtubs.
People without an agenda are the best at making tutorials
I'm sure I speak for everyone when I say that we'd love an update on this setup.
It looks amazing.
One of the best DIY videos I’ve ever watched period. And I’ve watched them all 😂.
Seriously, to see the finished product AFTER 4 months is so rare on RUclips, I appreciate the dedication!
Definitely saving this video for when I finally own a home!
Cheers 🤙🏼
10:50 I love how dogs never know exactly what’s going on but are always willing to help and be involved ❤️
Love it. I think TV should be on eye level but ignoring that, this setting is very lovely.
Finally! To find a full setup and installation video of a system that would fulfil all I want in a living wall is wonderful! Great great video
i'm blown away, well done! you should go into business customizing this in peoples homes.
Hands down this is the best more applicable and approachable diy for this topic ive seen. Also THANK YOU for thinking of us, the viewer, during all those months when, i'm sure, documenting the process would have been all too easy to forego. I REALLY appreciate your effort, as i'm sure many others here do too. Looking forward to what you've got next! Green Roof? Hydroponic Aqua Cave Basement? Lichen Leech FIeld and Salt Brick She Shed combo?
"oh hey, didn't see you there"😂. good job on the wall and video. they were both really well planned, so thanks for sharing!
Great video!!
Dude youre i have a remodeling company, you have no idea of the good youve done to me with this video, thanks a lot, hope to see you make another video like this soon!
Your video was great, you had all planned. It looks gorgeous and the best thing is it gives you and your family a better place to live. Congrats!
Awesome video! So thorough and well thought out! Brilliant!!!!! Thank you for this comprehensive step by step instructional. Priceless!
That's a cute dog!
"You're a genius, Dad." Is what he's saying in this clip.
Thanks for this! I appreciate your dedication to the low maintenance technological applications. Lovely to put both irrigation and lighting on a smart phone app!
OMG those are absolutely beautiful 🌿🌿🌿 GORGEOUS!!! WHAT a GREAT job you did.. 🌿🌿
Appreciate u taking the time to chart your progress and share.. Agreed, there isnt too much stuff out there.. Great job👍
Loved it loved it loved it. Thanks for sharing. Looks beautiful.
Wow! Great job!! It looks fantastic. I’ll bet it does smell great!
Great video dude
I really liked your video. Like you said it’s hard to find information on live walls. I thought you were going to have fish on the bottom and have it cycle. The wall would act as a giant bio filter. Really cool I’m still getting ideas on a small bedroom live wall not exactly sure how I wanna do it but I’m happy to have found your video
Outstanding job! God bless you for sharing.
Love this video Roark! You have given me some inspiration to do something similar! I was always set on fake plants, but you're right the living wall will add more and depending on the plants give a nice scent throughout the living space!
The IKEA aroma just lacks the overall energy but they do have a healthy selection & the much safer water free / worry free
Wow! Thank you so much. This is so helpful. Great job on creating such beautiful live art!!
What a great video- Thank you for sharing!!!
Gorgeous!!
Thank you!
Really professional work.
In the 3+ years since you have been perhaps You Tubes greatest 1 hit wonder ?
I have seen this video so many times w/ the hopes I finally move to a Home that I can have a great living wall build , & It is a great build ....especially because you cared to make a great tutorial which is the best way for me to learn it, so this must be as easy a request I have ever tried for 🤔 So how about a new Episode ? #2 could be anything but my request is an RO unit or a Rainbow fish community tank. w/ a DIY sump filter and have the whole system heavily planted with a living wall above the Nature Aquarium ? The seed has been planted & if anything a nice thank you for episode 1 and 2 is up to U 💚🌏💙
First video I've seen of yours. It's awesome. I've loved green walls for years and this makes it seem do-able (frankly, not be me) but I like seeing how it is done. Thank you!
This looks amazing! Thanks for posting it!
16:53 Groot looks right at home! :)
Looks amazing 👍👍
So good , take a bow sir.
Amazing video!
I love you ❤ thank you for this
I'm a big fan of this
Really awesome!
Love the design
Nice job!
Nice one, good info!
2:18 😬
But, seriously, this is awesome. And a very informative video. 👍
omggggggggg it looks amazing
I really like that the tile doesn't match behind the plant pockets nobody will ever know its a secret between you and the plants ;_)
Use whatever you got :)
Looks amazing! and very informative, Its been 1 year, any chance for an update video with things learnt and takeaways? thanks for sharing!
Wowww genius
amazing
Awesome
Beautiful!! Have you had any problems with mildew or mold on the pockets?
Very good
You mentioned a website where you will post updates...any info on that. Love your wall and I’d like to know how it’s progressing and the changes you made before jumping into marking my own
Working on an update video now.
This is tight
Savage video. Great design.
I would've thought that your lighting placement would yield unbalanced growth. The plants at the top would receive very strong vs the ones on the bottom getting very weak energy. If you had to do it over again, what would you do different? Any update pics??
Marc Kennedy The track lights have adjusters so I can change the angle by about 20 degrees or so. I did do some adjusting to the angle of light since posting the video. The bottom rows seem to get enough light. The top definitely gets more, though. If I had to do it again, I would consider installing fans behind the pouches. Some green walls have ventilation system to circulate the clean air. i.e. an active air exchanger. I got some updated pics and I’ll post them to my website once it’s finished. Thanks for your comment.
Also need to add that video was awesome
Could you build one for me lol😉
great video; where did you get the pouches? Thanks
Great video... very helpful. Do you know if I needed to sew the fabric myself which type of fabric should I use and will I need to put wholes in each pouch to release excess water to the pouch below
It's felt. No need for holes. It's porous.
Great job!! Question for you: now that you had it running for a while, do you have any moisture accumulation in your room? Is the room its self quite humid?
I don't have any issues with humidity. But after I soak the wall with water I do feel the relative humidity in the room increase. This room (and the floor in general) is open concept so that helps with breathability.
Roark, this is an inspiring setup. Do you have a link (or name-drop?) to the lighting setup you used?
Thanks!Leviton Decora Smart Switch (DH15S-1B): www.leviton.com/en/products/residential/automation-smart-home/switches/decora-smartdecora-digital-switches#t=Products&sort=%40wcs_site_tree_rank%20ascending&layout=cardTrack light fixtures: any track light that can house a PAR38 bulb. Found one at local lighting store.Norb LED lights: livewall.com/products/norb-led-grow-bulbs/
I'm building my own greenwall right now, and your video is tremendously helpful! Would you still recommend the Norb lights after more than a year?
Hey Roark, fantastic video - good detail & perspective. I was wondering if you've had any additional insects with the living wall?
Hi Niall, we do on occasion get aphids. There is an indoor plant spray for aphids and we use that as needed. The best prevention is assessing new plants before you pot them. They are usually the culprits :)
@@roarkarnett9118 thanks man -
Will keep that in mind for sure!
Thanks for sharing! Great ideas! Did you put red guard on or under the mantle where your irrigation line is crossing from the right to the left side of the fireplace/entertainment center and make that portion of the line easily accessibility? It seems like that’s still a potential point of failure and would want to be able to check it for maintenance (especially with the TV at risk).
The water line is sealed as it goes through the wall. I haven’t had any issues. But lately I have been manually watering it with a wand attached to the tap. I find it’s a better way to water the plants than the drip line.
Great video. I noticed you're using the spaghetti irrigation. What sort of pump are you using? and where's your water reservoir? Have you head to add nutrients yet and if so, what brand? Are you using a bubbler in your reservoir? And how are you keeping your PH alkaline? Thanks mate for the great video. You are a true inventive MAKER, keep up that good good... work
No pump. No reservoir. I add off the shelf liquid plant food occasionally. I mostly monitor the plant health by looking at the plants themselves. If you get the right soil, it gives long lasting plant nutrients. I do monitor the soil and change it when needed.
This is awesome, thank you for sharing! I'm in the process of a similar build above my aquarium, not recessed into the wall, I have bolted 2x4 to the wall and was going mount the felt pockets on waterproofed marine ply.
However now I think I'm going to build a frame and use the 2x4 to space away from the wall, how is it holding up is there anything you would do differently?
Thanks
Barry
I think building it off the wall would be best. I have it hanging from a metal bar essentially. I wanted it off the wall for air flow.Do anything differently...hmmm..I still don't know if I got the lighting placement right. I get light all over the wall but I might have moved it back another foot if I could. Live and learn!
Wow yaaaaas please
Very helpful information Roark. Any chance for a check-in after a few years? Are the walls still thriving? Have you had to re-pot or prune? What is the fertilization process? Thanks again for this.
Thanks! I am planning on recording a new video to chronicle the updates I made. Yes the plants are thriving. But I did switch out to a different planting system. Lots of pruning. Lots of propagating and replanting. I turn over the soil about once a year or as the soil becomes barren.
What kind of growing light do you use for your plants
The tv is so far up. But I can’t stop staring at the plants, so I wouldn’t pay attention to what’s on tv.
Well done. I did not quite understand how or where u placed the hoses. Could u explain please
Victoria Degand I threaded an irrigation hose from the tap to the top pouch row. The line goes through each pouch.
How have you been applying fertiliser?
Would be interested if your spraying them or applying slow release to soil
I opted to use the spray bottle.
Then I can spray the plants that look like they need nutrients only.
What about soil amount. feel like you would need more and also do the roots outgrow? also whats the benefit of plants vereses moss. i heard you want more acidic soil for indoors as well what kinda soil did you purchase?? you also said this was all self watering and drain? thats awesome.
Imperial Magazine There isn’t very much soil. About 1.5 cups per pouch. I used regular topsoil. I don’t fill the pouches with soil. Moss would work but I was going for a leafy look! I do love moss walls, though. :)
Hey what the brand of the bulbs? Where can i get them, thanks
😍
I don't understand why you wouldn't use a hydroponic or aeroponic system if you are putting so much into the building from scratch. I'm assuming you are using nutrients in the water so that's why most people use a pump system. Not only does it save a lot of money but it puts less stress on both your grey water system as well as being more Eco conscious. Why would you choose NOT to use a pump system?
Fantastic information, thank you!
I was most worried about the pump failing and causing a leak in my house. I don't add any nutrients to the water. I do add, on occasion, liquid plant food directly to the soil. But it's straight tap water. Plants get enough of their nutrients from the soil. I will agree that recirculating water is more eco-conscious from waste water perspective, but pumps introduce electrical demands and I was looking for the simplest system.
Appreciate your comments!
How did you manage to get drainage there did you have to route pipes very far considering this isnt near a typical place water lines would be
Yes. I needed to add drain lines and route to the main stack.
What kind of pump and timer system are you using? Do you use a filter?
No pump. No filter. It's plumbed with water and drains through the house's waste system.
Whats the light source for plants ?
What light are you using, fixture and the bulb
NorbBontanic plant lightbulb. I used a track light that can handle a PAR38 bulb.
Any issues with humidity in the house? Mold growth under sofas etc.?
No issues at all with humidity. No mold.
You could have just fiberglassed and flow coated it and it would last forever. Same as they do koi ponds.
Jeremy Young I honestly never thought of that. I am sure that would’ve worked. I treated it like a shower, so I was looking at traditional residential waterproofing systems like schluter kerdi and/or red guard.
Where can i find those full spectrum lamps?
Amazon. Search NorbBotanic Plant Light.
what kind of bulbs?
Norb botanical LED grow light
Looks awesome, but that tv is so high it would destroy my neck
Patrick Riley Well now I’m definitely not inviting you over for the game. :)
Roark Arnett my parents tv’s are up high too because fire place and mantles. One of theirs is like 4 feet higher than what you have. It’s not the worst, but I prefer level with the couch eye sight, but you have a fireplace so it changes things a little bit.
Patrick Riley I completely understand. I prefer slightly above eye level but the fire code dictates the height of the mantel, which in turn affects the tv height. Fortunately, this is not my main tv, so it’s perfect to watch from a barstool in my kitchen. Tell you what, you’re invited back for the game :)
Roark Arnett looks amazing! Killer set up. Beats my garbage condo set up by miles. I mostly play Xbox so I like to be close and eye level .
Patrick Riley thanks for the feedback :) Cheers!
"I'll put the name in the description" - forgot? Nice job regardless!
Thanks, Pavel! I used mostly tropical plants that don't bloom in the traditional sense. I used silver bay and golden pathos. These keep a consistent green colour. I then accented the wall with different plants that flower. The wall pops in those areas.
Awesome! Does your water circulate or you simply turn the zones and the excess water from the plants goes into the sewer?
It does not recirculate. Each wall drains into the sewer. Below each wall, in the bins, there is a shower drain assembly with a drain, p-trap, etc. They are like bathtubs.
Great video! But I really wish you would do a voice-over remake video because from all the DIY videos, this is probably the one with the worst audio.