ThreeDayHouse

[aleiakay]

anyone thought of the story of the 3 pigs? straw house was blown down, this thing looks way too flimsy

[VasilyKiryanov]

@aleiakay don't idolize little kids' stories...

[jackhammer8981]

more like a shack then a house.

[SuperAaaaa123456]

how much did hole project cost?

[Doukasbng]

Foundations?

Plumbing?

Electrical?

and i hope that's not a windy area as-well.. haha!

[DEATHRIDE2316]

Looks like it was built by elves................

[Search4diabetescure]

If 6 people built a house in 3 days, how long does it take for 24 people to build the same house?

[paulpellicci]

...don't look too strong....

[darthom]

At film's end, there were six people in the group pose.

[ColeFried81]

I'm gonna huff, huff and blow that house down. Looks weak as hell.......

[blooddonor70]

@ColeFried81 I've got something you can huff, puff, and blow on.

[VasilyKiryanov]

@ColeFried81 Well, it depends on the framing, not straw pannels.

[NapaValleyEstates]

Great stuff!

[brofun]

I look forward to the time when isaiah will be fulfilled' they will build and have occupancy, the will not build and someone else occupy, the work of their hands my chosen ones will enjoy to the full'

[systemaddictshock]

then the big bad wolf came and he huffed and puffed and blew the panels in...

[puffpet]

Where did you get these panels?

[Rhinoch8]

Doesn't look very stormproof, which looks like being something bothering according to the increasing frequency.

[MusicWavesMan]

I once saw a few Mexicans build a 3 story house in 1 day. beat that

[loki1066]

Is 'three days' it's projected longevity?

[godbluffvdgg]

That's not a fucking house. That's a shed. A house has about a thousand more objects to make it a home. I saw no electric ( solar, wind, a dog on a treadmill, jebus?) a water source. lights. A two car garage would be nice. No driveway???? Second story??? Servants quarters??? Swimming pool??? Sauna??? Where do you stable the horses??? This will just not do;no not at all! :P

[bdmenne]

@godbluffvdgg lol

[dechoix]

@godbluffvdgg Americans? That's so typical!!!

[vengance89]

there are 6 people

[sevoog45]

@vengance89 I am the sixth person and did no work - only directed the actions taken

[bret354]

i'd like ALOT more info, what was used, why?

[SadKamper]

ant farm?

[Waterman117]

What are these wall made from ?

[ned262626]

what state was this built it. the geography is beautiful

[sevoog45]

@ned262626 They have been built in Topanga California, Baja Mexico and Colombo Sri Lanka

[Solarcreteebs]

Just don't light a match !

[sevoog45]

@Solarcreteebs The walls have the same fire rating acceptability as those built with traditional materials in the United States

[Nichen]

So is the house still available? I wanna move in there

[lastusertosignup]

Nice job, seems like a good environment-appropriate building for low cost social housing like applications.

For those who are skeptical about northern applications... no kidding! Get your head our of your rear-end. I hardly think that's the purpose here. It's application specific and purpose built. It's like wanting to see the use of 'smart cars' in Alaska or the North-west territories. Do you really think that's what they were designed for?

[SecretTruthTeller]

no gutters

[cherd1971]

nice job guys can i move there ? LOL

[TheTwistedGypsy]

"Bloody Hell!" oLO

[necessityhousing]

This "shack" as someone called it is now over ten years old and has a healthy person living in it. The walls were fabricated in Texas from a machine that has since been moved farther west and uses straw, globally considered a waste products and burned. As for temperature, it provides decent insulation but would be able to be used in the arctic regions if doubled up.

[cloudberry121]

@necessityhousing

Indeed! I would want it to be much, much thicker.

[boxa888]

nice! we need simple designs like this when we colonize planets in the comming future, if we survive the depression!

[timewaster6991]

@boxa888 really?

[boxa888]

@timewaster6991 make sure to get oraganic heirloom food seed. start learning alternative energy. ham radio systems for communication, solar energy. learn how to store water and how to harvest seed for next years harvest!! good luck! if u want info on tesla wireless power come on by/ ;)

[timewaster6991]

@boxa888 sounds reasonable enough we have a garden w/ fruit trees, working on chicken coop and grape vine in the suburbs. but ill consider the ham radio and solar. why is it so important though?

[boxa888]

@timewaster6991 WELL on "future weapons" the show, they showed that a emp from a nuke blast over mid america could take out the whole internet and technology, ham radio keeps communication open over miles and cannot really be censored like the internet can, if the ham radio has tubes it can survive large emps from a nuke blast and solar storms in our atmosphere and last 100s of years compared to transistor technology and computers,its just always good to have a backup.check out the solar dishes.

[timewaster6991]

@boxa888 You seem to know what you're talking about. Know any good place to buy one? Brands etc?

[TheMrbear186]

Wow. Good job.

[Amerimokkka]

i counted 6 people, if u include the female as part of the construction team

[Spartreeman]

Music by Walter(ooops) I mean Wendy Carlos, great video, did you fab the panels?

[arijitmumbai]

Great Job! Consider a low cost composting toilet... Sanitation is important...

[AluminumSteel]

Haiti construction company?

[necessityhousing]

Necessity Housing has a design made with steel studs that is built in one day and consists of four each 400 sq. ft. living spaces that surround a 400 sq. foot center core that catches / stores water from the roof, has composting toilets under central natural ventilating cover, a communal cooking area, and fantastic natural light.

[hacker1462]

and walla u have a shack

[maytheseeofyourloin]

good job everyone now get the hell off my property

[artificer101]

i huff and puff and there goes the house... low coast and cheap but totally not good for third world countries. especially if the environment doesnt permit... IE high winds, typhoons, hurricanes, floods.

[necessityhousing]

These houses actually have been built in Sri Lanka after the Tsunami, and are very durable.

[Mrbey111]

How much does this cost per square foot and is it legal?? Also what are the r factors of the roof and walls. what is this method called?

[necessityhousing]

This home should cost $10 per sq. ft. and has an R11 for 2 1/2" walls / rood is made of waste straw with only flower / water as the glue for the skin.

[necessityhousing]

This house is made with straw panels (20 minute fire rating just like American Houses) and are not approved in the United States yet, although the panels were made in Texas.

[laybackbarrel]

Looks like an illegal shack in santa monica mountains.

[necessityhousing]

This has been duplicated in Mexico, Sri Lanka, and Africa

[laybackbarrel]

Indoor plumbing a luxury? You stick some 3" drain pipe in the ground, cut in a p-trap, and run a vent. Water supply? put a tank of water above grade and run some pipe in to the house and put a shut off valve. Pretty basic.

[laybackbarrel]

2x4 easy and flimsy? I dont think so! Maybe you forgot to use plywood for sheer strength. I hope you didnt sheetrock both exterior and interior. Who wants 2 foot thick walls? IFC is the way to go. 10 inch walls and a burn rating of 10 hours plus!!

[necessityhousing]

No shear needed because the panels are solid high compression straw.

[VillageIdiot8055]

not so basic my friend it was mans quest for easy that melded us into a flimsy 2x4 sheetrock wall with a 20 min burn rating over straw that has a 2 hour rating. Strawbale construction is far better than stick frame.....cheaper to build and own.

[necessityhousing]

This is straw panel construction, which I find even more plausible than bales

[Soldier957]

@necessityhousing Exactly what I was thinking. But it's all fine if you live in a desert, but how many panels thickness would you need if you live around the 60th latitude North?

[verdemanthe1]

people lived for thousands of years before the shitter was moved indoors dont be a chode this is basic shelter,indoor plumbing is a luxury

[ralphfilm]

too small house and i think rubish technology

[carolinadare]

Great video, but back to the roof. How was it made? What was the support material that you used and where did you get the straw panels? Thanks again

[necessityhousing]

Straw Panels were from a factory in Texas that closed in 1990.

[Ichmusspinkeln]

At the End there are 6 peploe, not 5 ^^

[boydlyon]

One of the "six" was me and I did not build, I directed.

[necessityhousing]

The sixth was me - and I only directed the workers

[tunicanl]

no bathroom? where you gonna take a shit, out the back door?

[boydlyon]

90% of the worlds population do not have indoor plumbing.

[cloudberry121]

@boydlyon

Oh man that really sucks!  :-(

[fullfist]

@boydlyon are you sure it's 90% ? that seems like an egzageration.

[chris627627]

@boydlyon so your telling me that america accounts for 1/2 the worlds toilets? lol more than 10% have toilets.

[rcvanau]

@boydlyon Bullshit! Stop making up facts and figures. Your statistics will only fool someone who can't think for themselves. The United Nations Human Development Report (2006) estimated that 2.6 billion people lack indoor sanitation facilities... In other words, forty (40) percent of the people on this planet have no indoor plumbing, not 90 as you stated. Thanks for the video anyway.

[Scott19seventy5]

@boydlyon Try telling that to the people @ occupy wall street.

[thesillycunt]

no toilet?

[boydlyon]

Indoor plumbing is a upper class luxury, which does not exclude us from the responsibility from working with communities to have appropriate "black water" disposal (preferrably a composting toilet) and sources of clean drinking water as well because at least 10 times the number of people die from tainted water as do anything else known to man.

[breezebro]

So why didn't you put one in? It's going to remain a luxury if you don't put em in.

[MountGoth]

well, if you wanted to live outside of the community in a house you built yourself, chances are that you're also going to be growing alot of your own food. and what better compost than your own waste

[OntDinRS]

@boydlyon

I beg to differ, aging kills more than tainted water.

[freze2]

Amazing

[douglundy]

the only significan number is Man-days. One guy one year, 365 guys one day...not a diffeerence. Anybody can build a tract home in a few days, given enough people. Cmon.

[kwikflikz]

great video!...what material is the roof/walls made of?

[boydlyon]

We use local materials for roofing. In the video it is metal (very common all over the world)

[lissame73]

awesome... im guessing no electricity or running water?

[boydlyon]

That's true. In most countries where this house would be most helpful, electricity and running water are luxuries and most often not indoors

Thank you for commenting.

[Mortarsprayer]

Great house. Great video. Cheers!

[boydlyon]

Thank you so much...tell your friends and neighbors. We're building a 400 sq. ft. Emergency Transitional Housing In Communities (ETHIC) structure next month in one day.