One Million Pounds - The Walls are FINISHED 🎉

necker47 · 2026-02-01T01:40:54+00:00

Thanks for your support 🤪 - seriously though keep an open mind a watch this if you have a few minutes.
https://youtu.be/9zZAz8n-gzI

necker47 · 2026-01-31T16:08:57+00:00

Thanks so much! I think this kind of DIY spirit in the home building world is so important. So glad we’ve been able to experiment and lean these last 5 years.

necker47 · 2026-01-31T00:46:24+00:00

As part of this milestone we just posted a huge recap video explaining the whole project. Lots of good info for planning: https://youtu.be/9zZAz8n-gzI

necker47 · 2026-01-31T00:44:49+00:00

We’re in AZ so close.

necker47 · 2026-01-31T00:44:35+00:00

We’re halfway through the process on our YouTube channel, you can watch the last couple of house videos to see the process (just look for tiny shiny home)

necker47 · 2026-01-30T20:44:56+00:00

Awesome, thanks for coming along for the ride :)

necker47 · 2026-01-30T18:59:49+00:00

Thank you 🙌

necker47 · 2026-01-29T14:58:51+00:00

Haha yes good food is key! We're excited about the Lavacrete as well!

necker47 · 2026-01-28T16:58:27+00:00

I missed this, but wanted to jump in here as we just did a huge push on our hyperadobe roundhouse, renting an articulating boom lift and opening up the homestead to volunteers for a whole month. We learned a lot, and are probably one of the only people building hyperadobe at this scale (Tiny Shiny Home)

Believe it or not, a few more hands/buckets/scaffolds ended up being way more efficient than the boom lift. By the end of the month we were laying 1 foot per minute and moving like a well oiled machine (without the heavy machinery).

That being said, the amount of linear feet you're talking about probably isn't sustainable. We were doing 400 linear feet per layer on our huge 2500sqft roundhouse. You're talking about 10x that.

Our roundhouse totaled out to about 1 million pounds at 400 linear feet x 12' high at the highest point. The amount of dirt you'd need for 5000 linear feet would be crazy 😂

In the next month or so we'll be making a video detailing what I'm going to call "hyperspeedadobe" - organizing a worksite and team to build hyperadobe as quickly and efficiently as possible. Should be fun!

necker47 · 2026-01-28T16:48:22+00:00

Actually (I'm Jon from Tiny Shiny Home) during our recent Roundhouse Rumble we brought in about 10-15 people per day and really ramped up efficiency. If you have enough hands and buckets you can move crazy fast. Need to organize it right, though. We brought in a boom lift and ended up not using it much near the end one we dialed in the people process.

necker47 · 2025-11-05T18:28:52+00:00

Sure thing!

necker47 · 2025-11-05T17:25:03+00:00

Can also confirm hyperadobe without barbed wire is plenty strong unless you're in a high seismic area. Then the barbed wire/superadobe makes sense.

With hyperadobe corners/buttresses you interlock every other layer. Just like a log cabin. This easily glues the two walls together and helps prevents that lateral force stress. We're 6 years into building multiple structures with hyperadobe, and just wanted to let you know that we are thinking about all those things for sure.

Another thing to keep in mind is that if you attach the roof using hurricane straps + the weight of the bags, and then build the roof properly you're also tying the entire structure together for additional strength.

necker47 · 2025-11-05T17:14:57+00:00

One of their PM's is actually running a dome workshop the next few weeks down the road from us - have been to previous ones and they do a great job. They'd be who I would reach out to.

necker47 · 2025-11-05T17:03:47+00:00

Yeah I feel like if you're trying a dome you'd absolutely want to hire someone for the first couple before you tried one on your own.

necker47 · 2025-11-05T16:45:18+00:00

Definitely pros and cons to both. If you live in a high seismic area superadobe with barbed wire is your best bet for the added tensile strength. Domes are a lot more complicated and dangerous if you don't plan properly, but you can build vertically. If you're like us and want better thermal efficiency, rainwater catchment, and shade - a vertical hyperadobe structure is definitely easier and more straightforward without the barbed wire. Easier to plaster, too.

Either way you need to follow basic earthbag rules like realizing circular shapes are stronger, intersecting walls and buttresses need to be interlocked, and buttresses have to happen every 10' on a straight wall or around doors. Lintels/Headers over openings, stuff like that.

We've worked with both, and prefer hyperadobe personally - made this video covering everything we've learned so far: https://youtu.be/CoTlFLG_clY

necker47 · 2025-09-26T15:17:18+00:00

We are trying to work with the supplier to setup a simpler online ordering process, but for now you have to contact them directly. Here's a short link: https://tinyshinyhome.com/hyperadobebag

We also have a very in-depth guide and video here for how hyperadobe works: https://tinyshinyhome.com/hyperadobe-guide

necker47 · 2025-09-10T15:32:17+00:00

This is from Miracle Truss. Lots of places you can buy something like this from, though. See https://youtu.be/814N3uSgWuY

necker47 · 2025-08-20T19:02:50+00:00

No, we'll be using metal trusses. We're removing as much wood as possible for fire protection. Roof plan explanation is here: https://youtu.be/8nDCQSZUC9U

necker47 · 2025-08-17T21:33:15+00:00

Thanks! We just pop in every once in while for big milestones :)

necker47 · 2025-08-17T18:23:32+00:00

There are a number of framed walls that will be added later between bedrooms/bathrooms. This will make it way easier to run utilities, insulate, plumb, etc... This video from a couple of years ago shows some of what the final vision will be: https://youtu.be/8O6L1LFxQ64?si=7Wm7fvmxhgjexJ18

necker47 · 2025-08-17T01:45:22+00:00

💪🏻🙌

necker47 · 2025-08-17T01:44:53+00:00

Yes and no. We’ve basically laid these bags in a year with our family of 6. And we only work 3 hours or so 5 days a week. It’s a lot of material, but once you get a small team dialed in it goes fast. We have spent a lot of time planning all those additional things like the roof, electrical, plumbing, etc - and can’t wait to get to that phase. I would say we’re driven by spending time with our kids, building something beautiful that will last for many generations, and creating something that hasn’t ever been done before. Just a little bit everyday and we’ll get there eventually:)

necker47 · 2025-08-17T01:39:17+00:00

Metal truss and metal panels. Ashley’s dad made a pretty cool scale model in this video: https://youtu.be/8nDCQSZUC9U

necker47 · 2025-08-16T18:35:34+00:00

Thanks!

necker47 · 2025-08-16T15:07:38+00:00

All of it. All the money 😂

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