My name is Cole and I love farming with my family, diving into nearly impossible massive projects, and trying challenging things. Join me on my journey of failures and successes as I learn how to navigate life as a farmer and more importantly, as a young man.
I am a 5th generation family farmer from Iowa. My vision is to educate the world about what it actually takes to feed the world. My mission is to prove that dreams come true if they are attacked with an unrelenting and unwavering force.
Amazing work guy I am tired, just watching you guys warm me out. I worked up a sweat.🤣🤣🤣🤣 Just kidding, but it is looking great. Roman and Justin are two amazing power houses and you Cole I really enjoy watching your content thanks guys
Total waste of time and effort. Should have just removed the slab and install a curtain drain to a sump. Water seeks its own level so with perforated pipe , silt fabric and stone under the entire new slab water will drain plus now you have a way for radon mitigation. Next install gutters and pitch the ground away from the house. I hope what they are doing currently doesn’t compromise the existing foundation.
That rebar needs to be up off the dirt, didn't they sell you adobes to wire onto the bottom of the mat? If it's in the dirt it'll rust, the rust will draw water into your concrete, hydroscopic pressure with crack your footings which allows for more water to get drawn in to continue rusting the rebar
Farming was so beautiful and expensive. Miss it so much, lost everything and livestock didn’t make it out from a huge town fire. Prob be impossible to Start from scratch
Truth be told I’ve been very critical of your approach to this channel and how you produce your content but, what you said at the end of the video was very inspiring to me, thanks for that!
Nooks- instead of cupboard doors, use the 'touch spring' type--press in top corner and it pops open. Then it will be a concealed and you won't need a random (ugly) cabinet and knob.
I know how it feels to run into town and get Supplies parts. I hate it that part too. You’re right in the middle of a project and everything is going great and then you need something very frustrating and you have to leave the job for an hour hour and a half and you get back and you God darn I miss that, you guys are working hard, hard-working men all the people that work for you. You are one blessed man. They are wonderful till next time God’s blessings to you, your friends and family.
Just listening to you list all of the expenses gave me a massive headache! That your example put you in the red was very irritating. SO, How do you determine how much corn vs soy you plant? I would think that is the soy is better priced you could increase that to eliminate some of the red but aren't the yields on soy less than corn over all? I know, the vid is 4 yrs old but, maybe I'll get lucky and you'll answer. Also do you run any livestock whether for commercial or personal use?
The sheer amount of muscle required to move all that concrete and rebar and lumber is astounding, and you 3 are getting it all done. This work is getting you all into the best shape of your lives !!! Protect your back!!
As long as Cole maintains the current sub-grade clay soil on the OUTSIDE of his basement walls? Cole will have "wet" basement walls whenever it rains heavily. Everything he is doing INSIDE his basement, to alleviate moisture, is superfluous, and will achieve a net-zero result, to keeping that basement dry. He may as well be hosing money at the moon. If you want water kept out of a basement, then you have to seal the exterior basement walls, with something like Thompson's water seal, and then a layer of bituminous tar, to close the concrete's pores. Then it's a matter of putting large diameter perforated pipe, wrapped with landscape material (to let water into the pipe, while excluding mud and soil, to avoid clogging the drains) then, (having excavated along the exterior of the basement's perimeter on the outside) laying in large, screened gravel,(roughly five feet deep) over which you lay a pond liner... and finally a layer of top-soil. Those perimeter French drains should lead to a sump-pit, with a sump pump, which pumps any water making it past the pond liner, down the hill and into the creek. There should also be a catchment scheme set-up, to take any rainwater from the roof-gutters down the same path, so it doesn't reach the basement walls. This is how you keep a basement dry.
If u get concrete on u for any length of time use vinegar to keep it from burning u. Lime is very basic thus the mild acid of vinegar neutralizes the concrete.
Having the opportunity to work on your house yourself, to actually be a part of the work that you live in everyday is awesome. It’s a great feeling when you can stand back and look at the finish product
