Cementing The Posts For Our Pole Barn House Build | Huge Progress! 

Jess, I always respected your staying in the background but it is so good to see you coming forward, because your doing fine. You got this and you really add to the videos positivity. Give the dogs a hug for me.

Lluvia is living her best doggie life and the pole barn is exciting! I'm glad to see Jesse smiling.

Get yourself one KEY post cemented in place and then use that to take all your measurements from. The way you are currently doing it means that you have the potential to be continually shooting at a moving target!!!

Jim and Jess, Don't rush your project. Take your time so you will be happy with your results, and you can avoid more time consuming issues. One more thing, when you go do bloodwork, especially after working outside before going to do it, you need to HYDRATE well. Drink plenty of fluids, first! I usually drink a 24 to 32 ounce bottle of water before blood work, myself. Hope things go better next time. God bless you, your family and your pets. ❤

I love seeing the smiles on your face. Thanks More trees? Being nervous means you are stepping outside your comfort zone. Everything is good and you are growing.

Go Jim, looking good! Stay on the beaten path, one day you can relax and say, I DID IT MY WAY AND IT WORKS!!! Congratulations!

Your OCD is showing, it looks perfect from here. Love you guys

Looks like you could have had Lluvia digging all of those post holes for you! 😃

I have mixed concrete in my Gorilla Cart. Back up to the hole and dump. It is really easy to hose out when done and you don't have to be working on the ground.

You will be so happy that you took the time to be exact! Of course you already know that! You have saved yourself days and days of work later if things didn't line up.

Jim, Look at 10:15 of the video. You are checking layout at 4’ off the ground And a post is leaning you are screwed Measure at ground level Do not measure post to post Measure from the corner post Why? If you bust a measurement then only one post is involved As opposed to all being off if you measure post to post

Keep on keeping us amazed!! You two are just fantastic in working together as a couple. Love it!!

Hello fellow human beings living your best lives!! Suggestion on your barn build. I am no expert by any means but in my humble opinion you HAVE to set your four corner post in the ground making sure all four are square with each other. You can put the post in the ground and "tamp" 4 to 6 inches of dirt so the base of the poles don't move and then cement. Once you center all four corning post the others will line up and stop moving. After watching the rest of your show it appears you were able to get them all centered and cemented in. Good job.

Hi you two, I've watched your videos for years at this point, but never commented. I just want to say that you two are the real deal. I'm very impressed with seeing your dream property come together step, by incremental step, in such a genuine way. You are both so transparently doing this all yourselves, I have mad respect for you both, no matter how it turns out. And it'll be great, of course.

OMG 🙈 Giving Blood.... 💯💗 Hero 🙏🏼 Hero 🙏🏼 Hero. Thank you for giving the Gift of Life. ❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️ Vida🍃

Your drive to do this work is just amazing and I love these weekly videos. I have to make a comment on what is visible in the drone shot at the end of the video that clerarly shows two short red posts on concrete support blocks sitting on the edge of the stairwell to the root cellar. As a licensed architect and structural engineer I feel obligated to caution you about that placement. These appear to be in line with the other columns so I presume the intent is to support the roof with these using taller columns. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS! I realize you're setting these on compacted earth bags that are really solid, however depending on the magnitude of the load there is the potential for what is known as soil shear failure. It MAY be just fine, however the failure mode of this situation can be sudden, without warning and catastrophic...meaning that possibly for years it will have no trouble, but then one day all of a sudden the soil gives way and the columns and everything they carry go down. If they must go there, please consider reinforcing the wall on the inside of the stair well with more earth bags tied back into the ground with rebar hammered in horizontally. It gives me the heebeie jeebies to see them sitting there like that. They should be at least a few feet from the edge of that wall. It's totally possible to relocate them and then adjust the framing above with headers and/or cantilever ends. Similarly, the columns that penetrate the floor and sit on top of the root cellar proper are also not in a great position. It may be just fine and never a problem, but the failure potential is real and very dangerous.

❤❤ and ❤for lazy dog and ❤ for all the hens. Keep rockin ya’ll

Being on a jury is really important.

Seems like you guys would close off those upper ceiling ledges in the root cellar, looks like perfect snake nests. 😮

Hello my friend, I am from Iraq. Thank you for this beautiful content. I wish you happiness and may God bless you with children. My regards

You’re doing great! Don’t be upset, it’s better that you remeasured and do it right.

Love the fluffy coat! Dont do mudding with it on of course

I'd dry pack that cement in those holes then add the water and poke around with a stick, much faster than pre-mixing the cement and filling the holes ! JUST MY SUGGESTION to help you. You do you though as you're doing GREAT !!

Anytime I get blood drawn they have trouble finding vains. A nurse told me it is from not drinking enough water. All that work you might have needed water. Best of luck w/o the build!

I hope you guys know that what you are doing out there by yourselves is simply amazing!!

Jim, I'm not sure if you have it in the US, but in the UK we have a product called postcrete, which is so easy to use, you pour the bag straight into the hole with the post, then you pour water into the hole and mix it, and it sets within an hour, that way you can install lots of posts in a day

Love the background music.😊

Hi Andre from SoutAfrica here next time mix dry mix then trow in hole then water Will use less water

Amazing. Never hurts to double-check.

Jim, sometimes I get hematomas too when I get blood work. I think it all depends on the person who does it. Everything is coming together, I'm excited for you guys.

Lazer level would have saved you a lot of extra work. You work wonderfully together.

Awesome job as usual guys. I agree measure, measure, measure. You keep going until you're 110% that everything is right. Like you said you basically only get one shot at it. Yes if you mess it up you could fix it but the time and money it would take wouldn't be worth it. Great progress you two. looking forward to the next one. Take care.

Very excited. Thanks for my favorite show!

With the price of materials it pays to be accurate. Looking great😊

Nice to see all the work that you are both getting done.

This is a late comment. If you set up batter boards outside your building area and then stretch strings it gives you the opportunity to check your layout without losing the string line. 😊 if this is confusing as one I could send a picture if I had a way to mail it to you. 😊 I’ve always put a layer of rock in the bottom of post holes. Keeps the bottom of post out of the dirt.

Jess you look wonderful, love to see how u are dealing with everything, you are a fabulous artist and have a great spirit! Keep the good work ❤

Just my thoughts.. If the structure is square or rectangular... Go after the 4 corners first using the X pattern to square it.... Then maybe fill in the lines...

It definitely needs to be perfect when setting post. Seems a pain but will make framing better. ❤

Ive been here since January! Looking forward to every video. Im a dedicated viewer!!! You’re such an inspiration you don’t even know… maybe you do know!!!!😂 I will be watching as long as you post!

Hi Jess and Jim, I look forward to your updates, the first that I open when I see them. I enjoy your partnership and how you work together. Jim, it’s often a worry checking and rechecking when you build, but you want to get it right. I can relate to that process as I built without any experience. I did watch builders at construction sites and worked out the process. It is a challenge as you already know, well you have don’t your root cellar, and the dome. All it takes is methodical work and creative problem solving, something both of you are great at. Keep up the great work.

Trial and error but you never gave up. Great job and great video!

You two and all of the other builders that are building in similar ways are so wonderful. I WOULD NOT MAKE IT IF IT TOOK THAT LONG TO BUILD MY HOME .I WOULD WANT TO WORK MORE ON THE GARDWEN AND OTHER THINGS TO LIVE THAT WAY. GOOD LOOK ON FINISHING.

We love watching your progress. Great job

I mentiond before..you should put a framework of somekind to square up all the posts. BEFORE you put cocrete in hole

Moving on. Looking Good. Thanks for sharing. Ron PTL USA

Thanks for sharing y'all's beautiful home and atmosphere. Great video

Love you used the music from "Blade Runner". Good job on the build.

Great job Jessica and Jim!

Good job. Looking at your property I realized how hard you two already worked on the land. Stay strong and God bless

Good Morning 😃

That's why you double check the measurements. ❤ Better now

Always nice to make progress, good luck going forward.

The time it takes to get it right, is chicken feed compared to the years you will be living in your snug warm strong home. Just a thought Wolfmama

you guys are so inspiring. love you guys. looking forward to seeing your bright future unfold.

Good Morning.... Coffee will thaw you out....

Looking great love your content.

Might be easier to use a 100 ft tape. (?) To help keep mistakes to a minimum

It is so cool watching you guys I am so proud of you guys I'm so happy for you guys I love you guys bless you guys

I would suggest that you wear a mask when mixing the concrete bags because that dust is not good for your lungs.

I’m so glad to see your subscriber count growing

Beginning to take shape can’t wait to see how it progresses

Great progress. Most Americans dry pack posts and add water on top, I wondered why you do it the conventional way, and why you don't mix a couple of bags in a barrow? I would have knocked together a chute from barrow to hole, but I'm lazy that way😂

It’s coming together those poles has to be strong in the Arizona ground

I love ALL OSRL Videos. Love what you guys are doing, planning to buy me some dirt and do my thing too.

Must get it square in, and the top rail on, to hold them from warping Then the middle rail.. Even tho its forgiving a few inches 👉👉 I DIDN'T see you cross measure the ends, to end. That only way to KNOW ITS PERFECT and SQUARE

Two words: batter boards

Hello guys hope y'all are well

Love you tenacity, The two of you just keep going like the energizer bunny! Something fails ...You rebuild.... Always smiling!!! {{{{{{{{{{{ But in this episode I just could not help myself but , cringe}}}}}} Any builder worth his salt , Knows the secret! Its Pythagoreans Theorem .... Simply put.. 345 or...3 ft one direction 4ft another direction pivoting at starting stake... And the measure point to point at 3 and 4 ....drawing a line between the two distances from the measured lines..... They Must equal , And will equal 5, When you are at a dead 90 deg. or dead square...This formula is perfect and has Zero failure rate! And it can be adjusted , Try adding zeros behind the numbers now its 30, 40 ,50 or3000000000000 , 40000000000000 ,5000000000000... You could coral the whole desert with a perfectly square corral. But wait there are other variations! 6,8,10...... its a relationship of the numbers ....and it is An absolutely indispensable tool ! {{{ LEARN IT AND YOU WILL NEVER REGRET }

If you get a mortar hoe, they have a couple of holes in the blade, you can mix the stuff in your tub while standing upright, much easier on your back. Learned this the HARD way, just saying! Dan S. From Michigan & Texas

Your build is so exciting I wish I could see your vision for your house I know its going to be amazing. Will the mud walls be painted when your finished??Your dog dosn't know what your looking for but he's determined to find it, did you forget a post hole Ha Ha 👍GOOD Dog

Exciting as always !!!! ❤ It !!!

Need some pretty chimes to hang off the little dome

You really should consider treating and sealing those posts if not setting them on piers. At best, you'll only get 15 years before the rot sets in.

Hi guys am so happy for you your hommengetting one more spep away❤love seu

I would highly suggest, leaving all of the braces on your vertical posts until you have framing, securing the tops, and have that anchored to the ground very well. Otherwise, your posts will most likely topple out of the ground as you only have them 1 foot deep.

LOOKING GOOD thank you stay safe ALL

Man y'all are doing great. Setbacks happen you just keep on pushing and grinding till you overcome.✊

I am so proud of you all out there pushing thru, don't even worry or be concern how many times you have to check, this is a big deal that you are building and it truly has to be right...so keep on keeping on...amazing idea's

Thought you had a cement mixer

Hey good morning or good afternoon how your folks doing today hope everybody's doing the good job out there keep up the good work

This was excellent. Hi Jess! 🧡

Looking good ! Can’t wait to see the next video. Should be at the RV camp the beginning of April . We purchased the ArticFox from Roy , owner of the park. I hope I made a good buy. Keep up the good work.

Who is the man in this video? Love watching you both!

Great to see the progress on your post layout . Hopefully your on your way! 👍😎

❤ well done ❤

If you make a mistake rent a electric jackhammer.

Your both doing great job. Well done.

It would have been easier if you just pour the cement in the hole and then put water in it works just as good if not better

Thanks for your vid 😇💟💟💟 Love and bless you guys good work

Great job guys!!! Even with a few set backs things progress and you know its square!

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Looking good!

Good job guys!

I haf you back!

Keeping it real and positive, Jim! 😊

it's probably getting some weather again , Its weds. night ,

All the time, I see people putting water in the hole, then adding the dry mix and adding water to that. Actually, I prefer your method of emptying the bag into a tray, then adding the water before dumping it into the post hole.

It is NOT enough to brace the posts! The braces MUST be staked as well!

Measure, measure, measure. Its harder to uncement a post.