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Earthship Serenity Construction Timeline

This is a rough slideshow video of the construction of my Earthship over the course of about seven years. It was built primarily by myself and my father, with the help a just a few specialized contractors. It is still very much a work in progress. My wife and I moved in in the spring of 2022. It is more complete now than where this video ends, but still has a ways to go before it's where I envision it would be when I started the project. I hope it gives you some insight into the scope and skill requirements you will need if you choose to do something similar. My personal background is in construction and engineering. If you do not possess these skills I highly recommend having access to someone who does, as this kind of construction requires you to be able to adapt to geological and technical problems often because of the non-standard materials and design. Warnings about this type of Construction: - Financing: You will need 70% of the total cost of the project upfront for a financial institution to even look at the project. Once they hear "off-grid" or anything non-standard design, the assets required will substantially increase. I started with a conventional construction mortgage, but due to the long construction schedule got into problems with the banks and had to collapse it. Fortunately, I had an extraordinary amount of collateral, and finally, after a lot of searching, found a bank that would back the remainder of the project. At that point, the house was around 60% complete, and I had dollar-for-dollar asset backing. I was able to complete using a large line of credit. If your project fails, it will most likely fail due to financial instability. It was by far the hardest part to manage, and like I said, I had a lot of assets to draw from. - Tire Construction: It takes about 20 minutes to 'pound' a tire full of dirt, and anywhere from 1200 to 1800 tires in a house. That is with good loose dirt readily available and good weather. This works out to between 400 and 600 man hours. There is roughly about 350 pounds of dirt in each tire. People have tried to streamline this with pneumatic presses or other such machines, in the end hand filling works the best. - Tire sourcing: Getting tires can be a challenge. In most places they are a controlled hazardous material. By law here once they reach the recycling facility they can't leave unprocessed. This means you need to get them between discard and pickup. I arranged this with the tire pick up contractor, which of course had a cost to it. Later on in the project, when I required more tires to finish, I made a deal with my county to pick tires from the local collection points. This of course is up to the discretion of the county you're building in, some are nicer than others. - Permitting: You will need to have drawings done up and stamped by a licensed engineer to get permits. Permits for this kind of construction very from county to county, it's best to know what the restrictions are before you buy the land. I drew up my own plans, as that is what I do for a living, but Earthship Biotecture has various plans for sale on their website @ Earthship.com. However, they are designed for a New Mexico climate and will need to be adjusted to your local climate. They also sell books that will help with that. - Labour: If you do the majority of your own labour, this type of house definitely has it's cost benefits. However, if you need professionals to do any part of it you will run up your costs extremely quickly. Mostly because even seasoned tradespeople will have no experience with the types of designs that Earthships use. Which means you will need to explain what it is you're doing. You will need to be your own foreman and understand how all the systems work together. Everything is time-intensive. Negotiate contract prices for the work being done upfront. Hourly rates will kill you. - Timeline: Think how long it will take you, and then double it... Or in my case quintuple it. - Budgeting: Make as comprehensive a materials list as you can and price out everything online. Use a middle of the road price instead of the cheapest for that list. It will save you in the long run. Since I started my house the price of wood has risen 80% and the cost of glass 30%. The glass in my house which is an essential feature for the heating, cost 35K. If I was building today it would be over 45K. Ordering speed is of the essence. - Getting help: I hope you have good friends. As stated, everything in this type of project takes an enormous amount of time. I built mine with only two men. We worked on it every single day and weekend. I was working full time all during those years. Hence the seven year price tag. If you get help it will decrease your time to complete considerably. If you have to pay them, it will increase your costs considerably. Try to find a balance you can live with. If you have any questions, feel free to email me at [email protected]