Pretty cool. Me and some friends built a cabin using the same technique, only with stacked firewood, mudded with red clay, instead of mortar. Used old single-pane windows and simply mudded them in place. That was back in the 80's. Some shitheads came through on 4 wheelers and burnt it down about 10 years after we built it.

A1 - We've thought seriously about building a cordwood structure, incorporating glass bottles we've found over the years, but then you have to think of moisture that builds up in the bottles which attracts mosquitoes and bacteria.

Here's a great cordwood look:

but then you have to think of moisture that builds up in the bottles which attracts mosquitoes and bacteria.

Angle them downwards.

moisture that builds up in the bottles which attracts mosquitoes and bacteria

I wondered that too. Why didn't he seal the bottles?

I saw pictures of a driveway in Florida that was 'paved' with flattened out beer cans. I think it was at least a quarter of a mile long. The owner would ride his Harley fast down the driveway and create a rooster tail of cans behind his bike. I think it was on one of the popular photograph sites (and will see if I can find it and post a link).

I always wanted to build a super insulated house with walls at least a foot thick. The construction idea is pretty simple, basically two walls with lots of space in between for insulation. With some careful attention to sealing the vapor barrier, energy usage can be 25% or less of a similarly sized home.

I did build a crude log cabin once and it was certainly a learning experience. It barely provided decent shelter, but due to poor choice of logs it has long since rotted away.

Man Builds House from 6 Million Beer Bottles

My kinda guy

It's a better idea to build a house of old tires.

It's a better idea to build a house of old tires.

Even better, bricks

I always wanted to build a super insulated house with walls at least a foot thick.

I have seen house built out of straw bales covered in stucco with two foot think walls, extremely energy efficient.

Can you imagine the sound that house makes on a windy night?

"A million bottles of beer in this wall, a million bottles of beer . . ."

Why didn't he seal the bottles?

Probably because he's the type of guy who builds a house out of shit he found in the road.

he should of used full bottles. then he could have a drink whenever he wanted.

I want one of these.

I'm to lazy to have the upkeep of an earthship

I believe that I have probably gone through and thrown away enough in my life time to add a nice garage and workshop...!!!

It's a better idea to build a house of old tires.
Even better, bricks
#8 | Posted by goatman at 2010-03-09 02:52 PM

You might be surprised.

Built-in solar-powered hydroponic garden (which I would expand into an Australian silo convection system, plus more clean water reservoirs) with an efficiently integrated water and waste processing and reclamation system feeding it. So far only chintzy solar and wind powered battery backup is shown, but use your imagination - build a robot lab under the casino and a solar focus ring on the roof so James Bond can drop off lemon squares, you hippy. To stay connected you could obviously power satellite television thus internet, so why not a hydraulics system for tools and doors instead of electricity directly? This construction appears to encourage arty architecture - could you imagine a self-sufficient Hobbit village for guests? Their 1990 document prices them from $20-$90 per square foot, 6000 square feet of climate controlled living space = $100-150k depending upon materials, tools and vehicles. That is probably considerably off from current costs, but I've read about 2000sq currently built for around $30k in materials. Seems like a potentially better investment than a standard construction - so long as you are a fair designer.

There is NO WAY that is anywhere NEAR a million bottles.

You can just sit there and do a spot check count on the photos.

Perhaps it would be possible to collect 6 mil bottles in 20 years but he did not use all those bottles to build that structure. Not anywhere near that amount.

The number of full bottles showing in the photos adds up to thousands, not millions.

I know a person who builds houses out of tires in eastern Ohio. He packs them full of dirt then stacks them.

I know a person who builds houses out of tires in eastern Ohio. He packs them full of dirt then stacks them.

Been quite a lot of stories lately of houses like you describe being built. Some completely off the grid.

Pretty inventive.

After watching the video there may be a sign in the future that says:

"House for Sale. Need Liver Transplant"

is this in an earthquake zone?

is this in an earthquake zone?

is this in an earthquake zone?

#22 - I don't know
#23 - I don't know
#24 - I don't know

#12 | Posted by JOE at 2010-03-09 03:24 PM

Okay, that was f'n funny...

#25 | Posted by nanc at 2010-03-09 11:04 PM

That was funny too; I cried a little...

What earthquake zone is this guy living in?

Meh, Spud'd be more impressed if he drank all 6 million beers himself first.

That'd be sommat.

Be Well.