The thought regularly comes up in my mind that I should buy land, hustle real hard and build my cabin in 3-months. Videos like this are a healthy reality check that it will, uh, take a little bit more time lol.
Yep, I had the same thought when I first started building. It’s certainly possible to build these faster but I’ve been trying to fit the build in when I get time. Having another person with you to help can speed it up too.
Well said. Too many videos show the host (and spouse) flitting about with brand new contractor-grade equipment. Lingering shots of dew on cobwebs mask the obvious use of hired skilled labour. Reminds me of the Gene Hackman scene in 'The Unforgiven' where he constructs a leaky lop-sided cabin. Time, skill and cost constraints are the same whether in the woods or favelas of Rio.
Great videography! Nice that you let your little boy help and spend time with him. He will remember that for the rest of his life. Well done constructing and being a great father!
Amazing video, I know it was not intended as a tutorial, however I feel like you could build your own cabin after watching this a couple times. Great job!
When I bought my shop a couple years ago there was an office 12x30 Office trailer and gutted it, put a pitched roof on it and built it into a Tiny house then bought a 5 acre piece of property here on the Waccamaw River in South Carolina, it's not completely off grid because I had to connect to county water and sewer being right on the river but I do collect rainwater to cut down on my water usage have solar power and heat with wood I don't use A/C because my place as alot of shade, I just put window fans in the windows to curculate the cool air. Right now at 11:30 it's 92 degrees and it's 70 degrees in my house.
Hello, Watched some other videos and they got caught where mice and other things entered upstairs. I hate nice,have had 11live and dead and decomposed, horrific! That's in the city out there who knows,they can squeeze through the tiniest crack. Most people don't think on this scenario.Sorry to mention this.
Now, when you were building your right wall. Couldn't know if you put the studs the other way. So they were the same thickness as your ceiling rafters,
I just saw this today - the title grabbed me because of the 12X20 cabin, and I had to come watch. We used to live in the PNW. We''re in the South now, and are building a 12X20 cabin in the woods here. I kinda wish we would've done the pitched roof, but it's just the two of us - in our mid-60s and early 70s - and a shed type roof was WAY easier for us. Do you have a video of the finished cabin? I'd love to see how you finished the interior.
I'm glad you found the video! I thought about going with a shed style roof for the same reason but ended up deciding on the pitched roof because of the amount of snow we get at this elevation. I'm still working on the cabin, so I don't currently have a video of it finished. I plan to work on the inside of the cabin this fall and winter and post videos every few weeks showing the progress.
@@tinycabinpnw I'll be watching for those videos! We don't get that much snow here - at least I don't think we'll get enough to matter. We haven't been through a winter with the cabin yet though, so we'll see. We are SO looking forward to winter camping!!!
Great point! One goal in having our little helper around the build is to help him have a healthy respect for the potential dangers while starting to teach him safely. With that said, there are certainly areas of the build I’ll keep him out of for now.
Initially I was thinking we would just use the cabin during the warmer seasons and floor insulation wouldn't be necessary. I've since changed my mind and will be insulated from underneath. I'm still trying to decide if I'll go with spray foam (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-i68KwxvbtUE.html) or use Rockwool batts with 1/4" plywood underneath.
I've got to be honest. I couldn't do the music, I turned the volume completely off. I would rather listen to the sounds of hammers, saws, nail gun, silence, etc. It's obvious your not a carpenter and I think you made a pretty good stab at this project. You did somethings really well and I think you need to view some good instructive videos, multiple times, and then ask alot of questions and understand what i am expressing to you. It's good you didn't spare the lumber, I personally like to over-build. I would not have put in all of the windows (don't bother putting a lock on the door). You can always correct this. How hot and cold does it get in this area? Ridge venting is critical. I kind of started skipping over some of the video to evade the cringe parts. Please take what i have written in the spirit of construct thoughts and not with destructive intent. What you have built should stand for a long time ⌛️
Thanks for the great feedback. You are correct I’m not a carpenter and I have certainly learned a lot of things in the process. I did debate on the ridge venting but decided to skip it after watching a video by Matt Risinger. We’ll see if that was a mistake in this climate. The temps rang from about 80 degrees F in the summer to -10 degrees F in the winter.
@@tinycabinpnw sir, the vent can be corrected, also. Please do more research regarding this issue. Moisture build up will create mold and other issues. Please, please take this next comment from my heart. I had 7 kids (5 boys, 2 girls) when they was small, I never let them play around my work areas, NEVER. I watched your little fella romping on the 4 x 8 sheet of decking and I was praying he didn't fall between the floor joint. He could have gotten hurt pretty bad. How do I know. It happened on a room addition that I was building for one of my customers. The person that fell was a adult and i couldn't stop it from happening. They really got messed up. I know folks are going to say, accidents happen, but not on my watch, if i can prevent it. I feel horrible, even to this day. We can't turn our backs on our little ones even for a second or suddenly the fun ends. Just a cautionary note. Thanks 😊
