The tire foundations are almost complete! After a bit of mortar & prep work, it'll be time to add the ferrocement roof. Funds are short 'round here. Even though most materials seen here are free, I do have to spend about $250 on remesh, lathe, and mortar materials for the roof. Any upvote support will be greatly appreciated!
Roof is going up in 2 weeks.
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Nice!
Maybe next time try staggering tyres like bricks. The wall will be MUCH more stable!
Ram on!
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Thanks for the support! I usually have them staggered, but where there's doorways/breaks in the wall, I'll do vertical stacks if I don't have materials for a filler section, which they use lathe & cement to fill in the Earthship school. You can see in the back how I used tiny tires and some Trex scraps to continue the wall up to the right side of the arch with no material cost
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This is really cool. I bet the insulation is amazing.
Great project.
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The earth rammed tires have tons of thermal mass, like big heat batteries. Insulation is another story though
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you got it!!!
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check out my earthship! ;-)
https://steemit.com/lifestyle/@eco-alex/6chqzu-ecotrain-seva-self-sufficient-living-providing-real-security-in-an-uncertain-world
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Oh interesting. I just looked up thermal mass. The ability to store a ton of energy seems like it would be key to being efficient.
That a great piece of knowledge. Thank you.
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Si los vendes en Venezuela te haces millonario. hahaha. Gretings.
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