Finishing What We Started | Family Builds Their Own Home

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Our family is almost finished building our off grid home! Our house functions as a fully normal home, just off the grid and run by our off grid solar power system. In today's video we are focusing on finishing what we started, checking off our punch list items and wrapping up this build.
We are a couple who are building our own home from the ground up in the mountains of West Virginia. After living near the city our entire lives we finally decided to sell it all, pack up our 3 kids and live in an RV on our 73 acres while we building our own debt free, off-grid house and learning to live a more self-reliant life.
Our house build is documented entirely on our main channel "Wild Wonderful Off-Grid" and our family life vlogs can be found on our secondary channel "Wild Wonderful After Show"

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@WildWonderfulOffGrid 3 года назад

Here are our plans for a massive expansion on our solar system from our vlog channel- Solar During Winter: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-m8m2fAtU8ZM.html

@ivanking5696 3 года назад

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@enricoferri4636 3 года назад

Mi piace 👍🏠🏠🏠❤️

@josiebaker8320 3 года назад

Just want to welcome you to the small town in WV just wanna also say HELLO NEIGHBOR!!

@enricoferri4636 3 года назад

👍👍🤩🤩

@enricoferri4636 3 года назад

Mi brillano i🤩🤩🤩🤩👍👍👍🏠

@ptaylor4923 3 года назад

I really love seeing Chuck. He doesn't strike me as your typical farm dog, but at the same time he's King of the manor and I adore him.

@erikroberts8307 3 года назад

Hooray for Chuck!!!

@ptaylor4923 3 года назад

@Christopher Perry Awww, does the poor little boy not have a life of his own... 😭

@zzydny 3 года назад

As Emerson wisely said, "Its the not the Destination, It's the journey."

@chrysademarko6902 3 года назад

Sorry but it was not Emerson who said it, but Homer in Odyssey.

@mariocardamone1846 3 года назад

@@chrysademarko6902 could have been homer simpson

@chrysademarko6902 3 года назад

@@mariocardamone1846 Instead of being sarcastic try to open a book and educate yourself...

@CzKaa 3 года назад

@@chrysademarko6902 Instead of being bored person, try to have a little sense for humor...

@RS-pq5mo 3 года назад

@@CzKaa There are "Karens" everywhere !! LMAO !!

@dianaabney795 3 года назад

You have done such a wonderful job on your home. It is cozy and warm but most of all, filled with love. A house maybe made of wood and beams but a home is made of love alone, in which you have done. Great job!!

@carlmorrey5410 3 года назад

Loved the way Josh covered his mouth for the expletives....lol

@countrygirl6794 3 года назад

"It's the times in between that matter," a reminder for us all ...

@HiddenHeightsFarm 3 года назад

You guys are one of the hardest working couples on RU-vid! Great video!

@WildWonderfulOffGrid 3 года назад

Thanks guys! We always appreciate your support ❤

@charlesvincett84 3 года назад

I can only imagine how much you are enjoying your home over the RV...congrats...you guys did the work and you are wreaping the rewards....👍😎😁💯😆😄

@tapan1937 3 года назад

Always a heart lifting viewing. Enjoy your children’s childhood - in retrospect it is so short a time. My two sons were born in 66 and 68 and I wonder where all the time has gone so quickly. And my only grandson is now 23. Where did all that time go - and SO fast!

@oldmanjimh3165 3 года назад

Drywall with channellocks, brilliant.

@davidvansickle563 3 года назад

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@einsteindrieu 3 года назад

I like the way Josh was cooking with channellocks last video.😍💛

@LostInThe0zone 3 года назад

LMAO

@leslietarboxjr4287 3 года назад

You are so correct when you said that the build is important but the time in between with the kids is what is so important. They and you will cherish those memories for your and their life times. Great job and great parenting.

@suedorfman7138 3 года назад

Great way to spend my Sunday watching you and your family.❤️❤️❤️

@jacklabloom635 3 года назад

You do great work. I advise you wear eye protection whenever grinning metal or wood, driving nails, or doing any type job that has the possibility of create flying debris. I had a relative who lost an eye, because he was not wearing his eye protection. He normally wore it, but got in a hurry and did not take the time to go get his eye protection, before he started grinning. A tiny piece of metal traveling at high speed was all it took.

@tramtoby 3 года назад

Sometimes the doing is more fun than the done. Happy new year.

@oddznsoddz3973 3 года назад

I totally agree. I built a full garden room and at the time I was like I can’t wait to be done and sometimes hating it but now I’m finished I feel lost

@neomaster8739 3 года назад

Always

@TheWhiteknights82 3 года назад

I just want to say that during 2020 your videos have been amazing, I always look forward to watching them, positive energy and family time please keep them coming from the other side of the pond 🇬🇧 much love.👍🏻💪

@DWilliams-ce8nb 3 года назад

" Time to finish what we started"... Josh is lucky to have a boss like Erin.

@misty4782 3 года назад

I've been meaning to tell you....the barn door HANDLES are out of this world gorgeous!!!!!! I've not seen anything like them before and they fit so perfectly with your house theme. Awesome. Blessings.

@BirdYoumans 3 года назад

After building several buildings basically by myself, studio, shop, remodel two houses, storage shed etc, I quickly found that the frame work goes relatively quickly and looks llke a lot gets done. Then, the finishing work. It takes forever seems like because there's always just one more little detail that needs to get done that takes much of a day if not more. But it's the finish work that shows off your work. You are wise to finish the part you've done so far before going on to the next addition. I'm still working on finishing work lol. I have found that a lick and a promise is often a promise broken. Great job you two! Beautiful house so far.

@robertmcgovern4936 3 года назад

As they say, the devil is in the details!

@joeoallen 3 года назад

Exactly..... the time in between is everything. Never lose sight of that. The trips and time with the kids that I watch you have warms my heart. From fireworks, ice-skating, and time around the table they will remember forever. Nice job Dad & Mom!

@pnwsinglewideliving 3 года назад

Love you guys and what you're all about. Completely motivated me to sell my house and start my own build.

@RA-tj8lv 3 года назад

Ooh, good luck!😬🤗

@paulinarios3665 3 года назад

Wow I hope it goes great for you! 😊😊😊

@idiotaguy 3 года назад

Good luck, but don't sell you house, it could take months or even years to build a house.

@freedomforall236 3 года назад

Always a highlight of my day is to watch your family enjoying the fruits of your labor and love. A fan from 🇨🇦

@bjenuine 3 года назад

Well stated... "It's the times in between that matter." And time slips by so quickly. Enjoy the journey. God bless.

@garrettmiller3435 3 года назад

I absolutely love the door handles. All the wrought iron finishes in the house are so elegant and flow very well with the rustic appeal of the home

@barbaraalton5837 3 года назад

You started the year off right by letting us come along on this small chore! So fun to see the joy you have in trying to adapt even if you are out of blades!! Josh is a keeper and the "boss" is the "boss" and a keeper!! Dennis

@cozyhomes6026 3 года назад

There is a real joy and sense of accomplishment when you build your own cozy home.

@doruparaschiv9715 3 года назад

I've been watching you since the first video. Beautiful family.

@herbhunt4110 3 года назад

Guys. Those barn door rollers used to be built that way on purpose. I think they are a set. The idea was that the rail was not level. The door hung perfectly vertical but the angled rail would cause the door to automatically open/close depending on which way it was hung.

@chrisrobles2012 3 года назад

Just when I was about to take down the Christmas lights. Break time

@samvalentine3206 3 года назад

Same here! Gotta catch up with my favorite family! 👍

@robinmyman 3 года назад

Just the tree to go...everything else is away at chez nous.

@zzydny 3 года назад

I didn't put up a Christmas tree. Instead, in a vase on the sideboard, I have a dry branch from one of the trees in my yard and I re-decorate the branch for various seasons and holidays. Sounds silly perhaps but it's a soothing and amusing thing to do. And I enjoy it more fully than I ever did with Christmas trees.

@rockytopwrangler2069 3 года назад

...I swear ,, this woman is ONE OF A KIND !!..

@Jayrose59 3 года назад

I love the way you twirl the screw driver and put in back in your holster like it was a colt pistol

@erikroberts8307 3 года назад

0:48 Hooray for Chuck!!!

@fergusfarm3793 3 года назад

So inspirational!!! Love seeing the tweaks & reworks. We did it fast and now 10 years in we're starting our rework. It is what it is, point is to have fun doing it.

@chefhomeboyardee8 3 года назад

I keep forgetting that in top of all the hard work we see Erin do. She's also doing a ton we don't see ie.. making these awesome channels. Kudos to you. And oh yeah Josh has crazy mad skills.

@MrUmami-rp2pz 3 года назад

Happy New Year Everyone. Greetings from Germany🇩🇪🇺🇸

@charlesroer972 3 года назад

How is my river running there ?

@RA-tj8lv 3 года назад

Hi Germany from Utah!!👋👋🤗

@Fixmix78 3 года назад

@@charlesroer972 still running fine 😀

@charlesroer972 3 года назад

@@Fixmix78 it’s cool havin a land mark carrying my name . Ill never get there to see it but it’s good to know it’s still there

@terrynorris5037 3 года назад

I admire Josh's willingness to take on anything with the idea that we'll just figure it out and between the two of you it works out.

@IthlinnePewPew 3 года назад

I admire that you still fight with that wall. I probably would put it aside for a while, or go nuts. Also, have you thought about getting a shipping container to use as a shop, so you don't have to worry about the rain?

@Beandiptheredneck 3 года назад

He’s putting it on too thin and taking too much off, he needs to skim a large section, scrape it flat, skim it again, then sand with a flat sanding block not sanding paper, it’s all in the technique, it’s not hard once you know what you’re doing

@louiswarmoth7354 3 года назад

@@Beandiptheredneck Right ! Anybody can slop mud on a wall. One of my employers used to tell me “Cut it tight Lou, cut it tight ! Tight and wide.

@huckmiller1971 3 года назад

Old Chuck loves his Mom ! Chuck , what a great name for a dog !

@kalandobrown8091 3 года назад

Absolutely correct with the message at the end there.

@khaledhammad3731 3 года назад

It is truly wonderful and impressive that a couple build their home hand by hand from start to finish ....💌🏡🎆💞👍

@nomadus169 3 года назад

Don't forget to use protective glasses while working with the metal

@watcherofwatchers 3 года назад

Don't forget to be a Safety Sally.

@dennis2376 3 года назад

@@watcherofwatchers Better to be safe then up with metal sliver in your eye. See it happen.

@illegitimate0 3 года назад

He can type that to you because he has all his eyes and fingers.

@laurieg673 3 года назад

I've dug more metal out of eyes than I can remember.. 🤦

@SagebrushRambles 3 года назад

With metal, while sanding walls, while using an electric sander with long hair..tie that back! The list goes on..

@virginiareid5336 3 года назад

Progress will come, but all the wonderful moments ( such as your holiday trip) are priceless. Take Care

@WeekendOffGrid 3 года назад

I learned so much from you guys when I was building my Off-Grid cabin. Thanks for all the help.

@haleypartridge4581 3 года назад

You are an inspiration! We have three kids also and have been working on refinishing our basement and it is not even close to done at almost a year later. Patience......

@niniandsunny1353 3 года назад

As we wait for our home to be completed, It's been a long process and a story I'm not going to bore you with...I really love at the end when you say it's the time spent together in between the process. (In so many words). I am going to stop and smell the roses for a little while. 🤗

@davidvelen9835 3 года назад

Happy new year, Josh please wear eye protection when using the angle grinder.

@mariabug5047 3 года назад

Yes, please 👍

@17th_Street_Preacher 3 года назад

You've built more than a home, a following & inspired thousands

@micky8912 3 года назад

To fix those little pin bubbles, try using a wet/damp sponge, rub over like you would with sandpaper. it will smooth it out really nice with out the dusty mess. It will remove the mud if you are not careful, just don't rub too hard.

@Vixinaful 3 года назад

I love that damn sheep

@Handlethis342 3 года назад

So many talents between you two. The editing of your videos are one of them.

@jenniferlandschoot302 3 года назад

Really love the journey and your editing is great! Also love your music choices, really brings it all together.

@MariaVargas-gx7pg 3 года назад

Your house just keeps on getting better and better! It’s looking beautiful!

@mandyleeson1 3 года назад

Thank you guys💜and please give my love to Chuck❣️

@stephenvessels9483 3 года назад

"It's the times in between that matter." Beautiful. Joys upon your home.

@andrewrobertson8300 3 года назад

Always impressed, best wishes from Scotland

@UmExPeaoNaAmerica 3 года назад

I love your texts. Full of wisdom, experience, and elegance.

@georgeglez8772 3 года назад

I love this show and you guys, what a beautiful family you are, God bless you and happy new year.

@Tuscarora-Twigg 3 года назад

Love your comment at the end about the space in between being what is important. In my Yoga practice I don't focus on breathing in or breathing out, I focus on the space in between.

@TheSmartodd 3 года назад

Imagine what Josh could do if he had time to build a workshop ;-) ;-)

@andyhuckle 3 года назад

thats phase 6??

@georginawatson9374 3 года назад

Happy new year ,have a great day.

@dgoddard 3 года назад

You can add a couple of drops of dishwashing liquid to break the surface tension in the drywall mud. That will stop those air bubbles. Also, when you go to final sanding you can use a wet sponge to help you get it flat. It helps because you can actually use the wet surface to see defects and push the mud around a little bit as needed. Plus, less dust!

@tomas5376 3 года назад

Everything would be perfect if Josh would only start wearing safety glasses now and then! ¡Prospero Año Nuevo! 🥂🥂🎊🎉👍✌️😊🙏🏼

@garysmith4196 3 года назад

Truly enjoy watching your videos. It’s a trying job to do what you both are doing. We didn’t build our home but we had to totally remodel our home. We did it one room at a time removing all the drywall installing all new wiring adding extra outlets,light,switches. Our home is warm and beautiful. We are very proud as I know you will also.

@mladenjerkic6105 3 года назад

That wall refuses to get fixed hahaha. Great stuff, u motivate me to build my own A frame! Happy New Year!!

@midaham7031 3 года назад

Here is a drywall mud tip: put 5 Tbs of dawn dish soap in 1 box of mud and mix. It eliminates the pinholes in the finished product. Great videos nice home you have built.

@MS-hd8yq 3 года назад

I found the lack of channel lock usage disturbing 😉

@michaeldecarlo6945 3 года назад

Greetings from New Hampshire. Regarding the barn door runners being different heights, they are supposed to be that way. The rail should be higher on the back (or “open position” end) than the front or “closed” end. That way the door hangs level and gravity helps you close the door and gravity ensures the door stays shut. Don’t buy another roller, just raise the left end of the rail to where the door will hang level.

@Terry-lu2dr 3 года назад

I know editing is just as much as building, Best to you both.

@heatherphelps6512 3 года назад

I love everything about your house, family and the life you have created. Thank you for allowing us to share in your adventures.

@spacecat5517 3 года назад

A door on the master? Uh oh. Here comes another baby.

@wjhann4836 3 года назад

I hope so 😍

@RYBAT 3 года назад

Nah, just keep practicing

@rose-marielundholm3597 3 года назад

Most people have a door to their bedroom-_-

@clarkclarke 3 года назад

really??? for your sake I hope not for according to you there should be copious baby making because of a bedroom door ....and that my friend is kinda weird ...to me 🤣

@ingridassoon6958 3 года назад

For sure watch out guys😂😂😂😂😄

@davidr6045 3 года назад

Hey Josh: If you float your edges thin on your drywall repairs you can take a large damp sponge to the edges and eliminate the dust. It usually takes three floats to do the job

@jeanetteg3346 3 года назад

Would it be an idea to put black chalkboard paint on that wall? so that you sweet little girl can make drawings with colored crayons! ..win win Love from the Nederlands 💋🍀

@mama-at-home 3 года назад

Love this idea

@colinstace1758 3 года назад

Chalk not crayons 👍😊🇦🇺🦘

@jeanetteg3346 3 года назад

ohw yes Colin, i meant colored chalk 😊🙈

@janwilson1497 3 года назад

No! Personally, I’m done with chalk dust.

@michellelane225 3 года назад

You are such a joy to watch Erin and Josh. You have a beautiful family and an amazing home. Sending love from 🇬🇧 xx

@ofmyownaccord 3 года назад

Does Erin edit the videos? She's gotten so good at it!

@WildWonderfulOffGrid 3 года назад

Yes 😊 thanks for the support!

@laurieg673 3 года назад

She's getting very professional at it.

@Albertwildhorseshoer 3 года назад

You both are hard working. There is not a lazy bone in your kids or in you!

@davep4240 3 года назад

Just realized how much I missed watching Josh doing electrical work....

@lukecreatives 3 года назад

These doors are the most beautiful things I’ve seen!!

@extremelydave 3 года назад

I see the definition of persistence every Sunday.... hope your family has a great 2021!!!!!

@caltom1427 3 года назад

Modify, grind, cut, sand, adapt. Well done.

@dennisackroyd5551 3 года назад

Josh, hate to say it but you need to wear safety glasses when grinding...I know someone who almost lost his eye because of doing the same thing. You have too mush to live and be thankful for!

@bevnelson3678 2 года назад

You a great team working together. It’s awesome watching your videos I’m sure I’ve seen everyone of them. So I’m going through them again.

@wjhann4836 3 года назад

Word of the year: channel locks.

@einsteindrieu 3 года назад

Channel locks isn't that a new movie coming out !

@colinstace1758 3 года назад

Tool of the year ! 👍👍

@einsteindrieu 3 года назад

@@colinstace1758 Best movie of the year ! 🎥

@vic2265 3 года назад

I would suggest before the next house addition that you put a pole barn type workshop up so you have a place where work can occur no matter the weather and you arent limited to what days you can do certain projects. Lookin out for ya Josh! Great work guys!

@juliuspadillaofficial 3 года назад

You did not build a house. But you build a HOME. Been watching all your works since day one and it inspires me a lot💗

@LionsGateCorp 3 года назад

Outstanding, easily the most impressive woman I've ever been made aware of.

@triciasklodowske5653 3 года назад

I love the door's!!!! Just had an idea for the second half of the home. Basement with garage over it ( that would give a place to work/build thing's like the door's and be out of the weather) and then over the garage the bedrooms. Have a 1 story mud room between the garage and the main home with the stairs for the bedroom part. I always do this when looking at house's. You 2 are really getting thing's done. Love your home. It is comfortable. Chucky is so cute. Thanks for sharing. Stay safe, warm and healthy. God bless

@anaislake 3 года назад

the yogis call what the canines do the yogic sleep, yoga nidra .... go chuckie keep stay on top of your meditation game.

@subymtdan6137 3 года назад

I'm an auto mechanic and a really good one but I don't know nothing about building a house and that's why I watch your channels its so fun

@lindaanderson7507 3 года назад

I love that your animals love you so much and are like pets.

@susanhogan8649 3 года назад

Unbelievably beautiful and amazing. You guys are something else. What an inspiration.

@RA-tj8lv 3 года назад

Oh and the cooked oranges with his favorite tool!! LOL very inventive!😬🤗

@ep2560 3 года назад

1:00 Please , Josh , wear safty glasses . Everyone just have two eyes only .

@themusictherapychannel5521 3 года назад

Chucky wants attention NOW!!!😂 I just love seeing Chucky so active. You look nice and warm in the house. I'm sure it's a thousand times better than the trailer.

@rock-n-rollfoodie 3 года назад

Why doesn’t this dude ever wear safety glasses?!?!?!? ☮️ on 🌍

@dixinormous8539 3 года назад

Jeez what a powerful testimony to resilience, love and self sufficiency.............just when i think humanity is fucked there is hope

@richardrich4320 3 года назад

I like those heavy duty handles on those barn doors - for a moment I got carried away and thought you were building a castle but then I " re-thought my initial thought lol " once again and realized that yes you are building a castle - All the best to your whole beautiful family !

@Palmateer29 3 года назад

The best thing is josh being an electrition ...which makes your home so much safer.

@reneegriffith2375 3 года назад

I was so bored this weekend. I decided to go back and watch all your video's from the beginning. The kids are so small. No Leon or Bruce yet, lol. Your getting ready for the expansion on your solar and I am getting ready to watch you put in your solar from a year ago. So worth watching the old video's. I have loved seeing the Facebook post, but wanted to see more. So it has been great going back and watching them all again.