Cutting Massive Holes In Our SHIPPING CONTAINER ROOF! 

Spencer, just a suggestion, whenever you’re going to climb the ladder to the roof & carry heavy items up, extend the ladder so that it is about 3 feet higher than the roof. This will allow you to hold onto the ladder and still step onto the roof while carrying the load.

Bless Kenzie...She even manages to be funny and smiley when shes feeling crappy.....Great job Guys.

The way you transition into your closing music is so smooth. I’ve watched enough videos that I can tell the video is coming to an end when I hear the subtle change. I don’t know if you edit that or not, but it’s a nice touch. Love your videos, good luck with the cabin and feel better!

Hi Spencer, nice work. For a DIYer you've taught yourself a lot and much respect to your problem solving attitude. I thought of a couple things that might make your life easier in the future. In times where you have to install a heavy overhead item like that bump out box you could lay 2x4s perpendicular to the box wider than the box and push it up with the load control poles you already have, that way the box won't fall through and the wood should push the edge of the box flush with the ceiling. Next time you need to move lots of stuff onto a higher surface like the roof of the container you could put all your tools and machinery inside the bucket of your tractor and use the hydraulics to lift it to the same height as the roof deck.

I'm looking forward to you guys getting a gigantic garden going. Perhaps even a large greenhouse to become food independent.

Sure do enjoy watching you, the kids, and the work. Thanks for sharing your journey with us.

Spencer, next time you are putting a box like that through the roof, weld some tabs to the lowest part of the box. Make the tabs from 1" pieces of angle iron. That makes the tabs "L" shaped and they will not only keep the box from going too far into the hole but give you a little extra to weld to the roof.

We’re having a heatwave in the Midwest, a balmy 0 degrees here. Spenser, nothing is easy but you always persevere and create your vision into reality. Looks like a one step forward, two steps back kind of video. Don’t sweat it, it will all work out.

Way to go Spencer. Just shows what hard work can achieve. A great example to your children….soon to be three.

I love watching how you guys work and troubleshoot. You always persevere and that’s the goal. When the bump out nearly fell through he could’ve said “my heart stopped!” Because mine did. But also, my butt puckered at the same time. 🤷‍♀️ Sooo, I think the response was an honest one. 😆 Kensi, during my pregnancies I had to sleep propped up. Developing cough with compromised lung capacity required it. I was blessed to have a very comfortable recliner with my first and a very comfortable sectional with a chaise lounge with the last two. I now have an electrical lift bed that I wish I would’ve had back then. God bless and keep you all!!

Kenzie... chop up an onion, put it in a gallon zip lock bag, put your foot in the bag with the onion, zip it tight around your leg (as tight as it will go). Then throw on some socks to keep the baggies on your feet, then go to bed... I was told about this to help with coughs and it works so well!! It sounds kinda dumb, I know... but it works. Hopefully you can get some relief soon. Works for children too, if they need relief.

You guys amaze me every video. Spencer you’re the man to figure it out!! Love your projects and what you come up with. You’re a very smart person and it sure shows. Love you guys, take care and good luck moving forward. 👍👍❤️❤️🎂

Hey Mackenzie, try boiling some fresh Thyme leaves in a good size pot of water. When the water takes on the color of the leaves (greenish-brown - takes about 45 mins), put a load of honey into a Thermos and strain the Thyme water into the thermos. Drink sips throughout the day - this stuff is magical. My local Wholefoods and even Publix has the fresh Thyme. Give it a try - all my friends love it!

Amazingly patient, and hard-working man. Salute.

Spencer, why not use the front end loader on your tractor to place all that stuff and then just lift it up to the top of the roof. Remember, work smarter and not harder. ✌️😎

Great Job Guys! Love to see how nothing stops you two. Keep up the awesome work. God Bless you, your family and all who support you.

you got the roof bump boxes welded into place, great work Spencer, Cam and Beau are great kids and Mckenzie is a great videographer and editor. have a wonderful week

The music at the end of the videos is so unique but most times it feels like it comes too soon as you’re still enjoying the video. ❤️❤️

Spenser, I apologize for having so little faith in you. I just knew that steel box was going through the window, but you made it up without a scratch!! I’m so sorry you have to move that wire, because that is some precision zip tying you have to undo! Major bummer!! Kenzie, excellent filming and editing and everything you do as a mom, as always! You rock! Love to your family, from Oregon ♥️ Jess

Oh my goodness, Cam and Beau are so stinking cute! Cam rocks those safety glasses!

Your problem solving is really good and it shows in your work. Will look really good when you get done.

I really look forward to watching your new videos. You kids actually have fun while doing so many serious projects. Blessings,Carlos ✝️🙏❤️😊🇺🇸

Spencer, use your tractor to lift up your heavy items....then climb up and simply pick them up! This could also lift up your generator too...to the level you find more adaptable. Use your pallet forks and even an empty pallet if needed. Nice job, just make things easy for yourself and use your hydraulics whenever you can! 🙂

I heard the chicken clucking at about @8:45 and thought, "That was a well timed click." Then I remembered that you two don't have any chickens and laughed out loud! Well done editing that could only come from a loving wife! 🐔💜

Brilliant cough remedy ever. Chop a red onion into a Mason jar. Pour 100% organic or raw honey onto the onions till covered. Let it sit overnight to draw the liquid out of the onions. Have a table spoon 3 times a day. Keeps in the fridge for about 2 weeks.

Looking good so far Spencer, keep up the good work. Always good to see the family involved.

Thank you all for showing the mistakes! We all make them and it is just part of the process. Keep up the great work!

Every project has a hick-up. Don't worry. There will be more. Looking good so far. See you next time. Hope you all get well soon. Stay warm.

Nice picture of Orion constellation at the end. Clear skies!

It's great to have you guys. I love watching you. Happy new year to you both and your beautiful children ❤

First of all this old man loves my little family that's not really my family ❤. Next I'm 65 years old and welded most of my life. And Spencer I've got to say. You really impress me with that flux core welding. If course that shouldn't surprise me because you both just keep amazing me. Thanks again for letting a old man tag along ❤😊

Best for your cough and kids can take it too is chop up an onion and add 4 tablespoons honey. Let it stand for a while it will draw a syrup and drink that syrup as cough syrup 3 to 4 times a day. To help when u have a bout of coughing swallow quarter teaspoon coconut oil it soothes the scratch in your throat. Hope u get well soon and nobody else gets sick❤

You do such a good job putting videos together. I always enjoy watching.

I still have to say after all these years how much I appreciate the chicken sound effects. Classic.

Kenzie, I agree with Spencer 🤷‍♀️ No better explanation that a puckered butt 👍😂. Oops than a puckered butt 😂 Great job Spencer 💕

I recently learned a zip tie hack--flatten a nail tip that will result in the same width as the zip tie slot and you can loosen the tie and slip it out. No more unnecessary waste of zip ties!

Spencer, How about using your tractor to put the 50lbs of stuff up by the roof.. You doing a Great journey.

Next time install some wood cross bracing, mounted to the top of your wall framing. Allow that box to sit on it securely. Unscrew it when ur done. You catch that thing in your dome.... game over.

Wardrobe changes!!! Strut your stuff Spenser!!😂😂😂 mmmmm muscles. 💪🏻 ❤😂 you two are so cute! Love the humor!!!

One thing to consider at this stage of the build, security. Build a shutter system to secure your windows from vandalism and entry by building boxes similar to the boxes on the roof. Make them removable for when you are there and then locked down when not. May find some ideas from hurricane country on how they protect from damage and looting. Love the build.

I'm chuckling over the image of Mackenzie trying all the suggested cures for her cough and imagining the reaction from the children. "Can we try some too, mummy?" Here is an extra suggestion that helps me: a mucus clearance device. You blow into it and it creates gentle pressure vibrations in your lungs. They help remove the irritating mucus. Whatever you try, hopefully you will feel better soon.

Life has been pretty contained for me, since it has been -10 outside.

Thank you friends, doing great! 👍

Those Mom and Dad jokes are piling up ! Lol. Thanks for sharing you're beautiful smiles with us !!! 😊

turning a humidifier on will help a lot with the cough. i use a warm mist ultrasonic humidifier

Awesome job Spencer!!! U guys r doing a wonderful job!!!!

The 'pucker factor' is always real when you're doing something new and trying to figure it out on the fly. Spencer always pulls through and makes it happen. Your calm and methodical approach to problem solving provides the time and mental space to make it happen. Great job, Spencer!

might be better to add a junction box and run the shorter piece to it then add the needed wire to the fan....

Good job Spencer! Hardest working man on RU-vid!!! Best wishes to you all!

Have you thought about adding a piece of 2x2 angle iron in the ceiling from side wall to side wall to support the roof at the AC units? If you had put a hand full of self drilling screws through the AC box from the inside they would keep the box from falling through the hole...once it was tacked in place, just remove the screws and weld the holes shut as you pass by them. Or just screw a piece of angle to each end as a temporary foot to keep it at the height you want and keep it from falling through. Also, not sure how many devices your putting in the electric box at the pocket door, but you have WAY to many cables in that shallow box...put a large 2-gang (or even a 3-gang) box with a blank finish plate on it in the ceiling as a junction box and only take one cable down for each device...you'll be happy you made this change.

2 boards under the metal box - jack the boards up...

Again I say that Spencer is the man with a plan and if that one doesn't work out then you come up with a new plan. You are a modern day MacGyver. The kids are precious and they are growing up so fast and there is another one on the way. Thanks again for bringing us along on your adventure and until the video be safe and prosperous.

Maybe you should have taken your tractor forklift with a pallet and all your stuff and put it up there, just a suggestion from a fan!

I'm so happy you all have seen coneheads lol one of my favourites from when i was a kid. LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH :)

The best way to dress is in layers in the winter... You can save energy by keeping it cooler inside, and add or remove layers as you work and get hot, or add a layer as you sit and get colder. It beats being uncomfortable or trying to stay comfortable with a thermostat. Older military cargo planes have miles of unused wire in them, because when we wired a new system, we just cut the old wires if we couldn't use them and ran the new wire. Saved time, and often removing the old wire was impossible without major modifications. (I'm suggesting leaving the old wire alone and run the new one.)

Spencer your abilities and talents are truly a blessing to your family. Bles you all❤

Spencer, you are freaking amazing!! I'm blown away by your skills, your creativity and attention to detail, but most importantly, I'm blown away by the fact that you're doing all this practically by yourself!👏👏👏💞

I would hang the drywall but not mud it until the cabin is in place. I'm guessing a lot of joints will crack during transport. Looking good.

Hope you are on the mend Kenzie. And you and your family are 'weathering' the horrible weather down there!

Love your channel...been watching since day one. Great seeing the family expand. Name of channel should be Life " just need to make some minor adjustments" Uncontained! LOL. Love the reality of the reality!

Spencer, you have certainly come a long way, and have added so much to your skillset. Just imagine how much those skills are actually worth!!! Great job!!! 😊

A cheap welder can afford to give you a longer cord. You can always buy extra cable and make a cord as long as you want. Great job all.

For someone who works soooooo hard with his hands, Spencer has the most beautiful groomed hands. Hand modeling could be a thing for him. Love your videos!

Just love to see how you put everything together. Job well done. So excited to see the next move on project.

I thought you would use the ceiling rafters to shim that popout into place, would've been much safer LOL

Spencer, I feel your pain brother when you was talking about having an extension cord on top and needing it down inside the cabin and then needing it back up on top agen !! I go through the same mess on my projects to. That reminds me Spencer, you've dune alot of cutting metal and I was wandering what kind of cutting wheels you've found that last the longest ? I'm getting ready to build a shop out of steel and I'm looking for cutting wheels that don't whear out so fast. I could use your advice. And McKinsey, did I miss something? I thought I saw Cam wearing glasses also I love the music you put on your videos and I know it would be extra work but it would be nice if we could know how to look up the music you use on the videos. Love it. Give Beau and Cam a big hug for me and tell Bear and Io I said Hi. God bless you all.

In our 50 sq m 1 BR apartment we found it possible to set up temporary sleeping in the DR area. With the sick one sleeping in the DR and the other in the BR, with the door closed, it is possible for both to sleep. The BR also functions as a dinning room or for sitting, or gymnastics.

This is really weird but I swear it works. Rub Vicks on your feet and put socks on at night and you won’t keep yourself up at night coughing.

Your kids are sweet, your container is looking good.

I just decided what you two builders need . You need one or two thousand "Lego Blocks" . That will be sooooo much fun . You can make a scale model of your farm and then put the whole thing inside a nice clear plastic case . That will look so neet !

I've been watching y'all for years. You really have the best show out there. I look forward to each video that y'all put out and I always get sad when it's over. Keep up the good work!

Looks great. You do really move work. Hmm, have you considered just temporarily welding metal tabs around the opening that would keep the box from falling in and allow it to line up perfect with the metal roof. Then just drop the box into the hold and weld enough of it in place to secure. Then inside and cut away the metal tabs. Then finish off the welding above. A lot easier than the floor to ceiling braces.

I only wish the videos were longer and more frequent 😅 you guys are amazing, wishing you all the barakah!

Another suggestion: When dealing with short cables and working at height, consider lashing the welder, in this case, to your tractor bucket. Oh wait…the tractor is at the Mountain…sorry.

That would be a perfect picture of mama and her children by the tree like that!!!

Probably won’t be a popular opinion, but all this work for the multitude of bump outs and customizations is really showing the limitations of using a shipping container for this purpose.

My compliments to whoever does the editing and sound engineering. Nice job.

It's coming together beautifully! Keep up the hard work 💪

I keep thinking the tractor could help lift those things up to the roof. Spencer you work so hard!

Only geniuses can detect the problems and fix them you are the one😅😊💜

All I can say is, you're very brave. Cutting holes in container ceilings would make me crazy!

Wishing a hard hat for you every time you’re working with heavy objects above your head. Good thing you have luck and talent both.

Hey when is the baby going to arrive? Do we know if it’s a girl or boy yet? Can’t wait to see the little one your kids are so adorable!👍😎❤️

well, it is soo darn hard that we always see the history... I would have loved to scream out: Make the switch to be an - What we call "outside placed" (I am a swede, with our building terms and traditions). We often go to breakers sitting on the surface of the wall, especially when doing fixer-upper builds, where the place in the walls is scarce.... Forgot to tell I so much admire and envy your welding skills - and I have seen them growing, this is so nice.....

I wish I was as strong and brave as Spencer ! Great job again !

For coughing - if you can’t use an inhaler to open your air passage way - don’t know if you can take an antihistamine since you’re pregnant because that would help relieve the draining down the back of your throat when you’re laying down - some say eat a couple marshmallows before you go to bed and that’ll stop the coughing. Also good luck. Hope you feel better soon.

Spencer, I have seen you climb that ladder so many times and each time I ask myself, "why doesn't he extend the ladder higher and make it easier on himself?" Seriously, extend the ladder a few more rungs. This is easier and safer. It gives you something to hold on to getting on and off the roof.

Every time up the ladder with one of those big pieces for the roof, I kept thinking...Spencer, please don't break the window.

If you take a pair of 2x6s and soak them you can screw them in place under each end of the metal box. It just needs to be lifted to the needed height and then screwed in. This will also force the metal roof up to be level with the box edge. The soaking will prevent the wood from catching fire. It would probably kill you if that box fell in on your head. You need to consider your gorgeous wife and stinking cute kids before tackling such a project. I would also recommend investing in a set of scaffolding. It will make your life a lot easier.

Looks like fun. Makes me want to do a container build!

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Where the roof boxes are welded to the container roof I would always run a good bead of seam sealer around the box before after priming before final painting.

Just a thought. For future welder use you can put the old wire onto the new welder.

Place your heart she running into so many issues with this new container but once it’s all done, it’ll be worth it it’s gonna be more beautiful than the other one I think! I just have less space to do what you wanna do that’s the issue but it’s all gonna work out!!❤🎉🎉 sounds like you have bronchitis? McKenzie, do you know if you’re having a boy or a girl? oh my gosh the hole in your roof that you’re doing dear Lord please help him.!!!😮 praying over your roof!❤ bless your heart and your positive attitude is what is going to make all this work in the long run. It’s gonna be all right.❤🎉 I’m excited to see the end results when he gets all this done it’s gonna be beautiful!! spencer, one day at a time!!❤❤

You will have so much experience working in these small/mini spaces you can open up a custom camper/RV shop! 😁 Flexibility is becoming a theme word.

Good I love these guys they literally helps my PTSD 🙏

NIGHT COUGH FIX…put a fair amount of Vick’s on the bottom of your feet, put on socks and go to bed. Works, don’t know why, but it does!

Dudes got a great attitude " Feed him good ! he deserves it . 3 thumbz up

Awesome and outstanding as always.Thanks for sharing and taking us along

Kenzie is showing a lot more now. Build a tall 4 to 6ft table for the welder, or get a 10 to 15 ft hd welder extension cable. At least the two a/c bumps are installed before the rain.