You remind me of the time my father was building our cottage. Living in a tent, then all in one room. All we had was an old fashioned ice box, kerosene lamp and Coleman hand pump kerosene stove.
Seams in your sheathing should break on the 2x4's with very small gaps. Visqueen is used over insulation without the paper vapor barrier. If the plastic is temporary to keep the insulation in place until you take it down to get the drywall up you might get away with it. Building is a big job so keep working at it. I'm a retired contractor and have been building since I could pick up a hammer so don't get upset when I mention things that would make the job better. You have a beautiful family that deserve the best place you can make for them.
Hi Family U said u only wanted Two holes in the roof , for me one of the great additions was a sky light over the kitchen area and an amber one in the upstairs loft , this is what I did years ago and it was a blessing ,keep up the great work
Here in Indonesia, the houses mostly made of stones and bricks,,,when we saw beautiful house made of wood, it looks amazing,,,, but a house that was designed and built by its owner, its truly extraordinary awesome 😍🤗👍👍
One task to do over winter is to figure out what trees you want to add to the property from fruit to high value trees for the area. A nursery near the house will let you get small bare root saplings and care for them for a few years till they get large enough to transplant to the final locations. In 5-10 years you will be very happy you got the fruit trees started so soon or kicking yourself for not getting them started asap.
Finally in this video I cannot control to type in comment. Amazing and good job Pak Marten sekeluarga. Very very inspiring family 😍😍👍🏻💜god bless you all 🙏🏻😇
Not sure if it was mentioned but when cutting the house wrap cut in a X and fold the Top and 2 Sides in. This covers up the cracks where pieces of OSB join and and helps with keeping water, snow, wind and small bugs from getting in. Also with the outlets, I was pretty sure the code stated that if the wall was 6' or more a plug needed to be installed for living spaces. Love what you did with the plumbing vent stacks. Great idea and might do that with a house we are remodeling in Virginia. Making great progress and the house looks amazing.
Marty , love that idea of shelving built into walls . On baffles in attic on roof, best for circulation . It ain't overkill anyone says different has never rehabbed a house and dealt with mold . Your baffles will help prevent that . Stay strong looking forward to next video
Guys... Love to see ... and I can imagine all hard work and hustle .....and after that spending night though it is incomplete...sleeping or chatting .... its real passion and joy..
My brother lives in Beyond hope on the peninsula looking down at Lake Pend Oreille. Beautiful country. I'm in Sarasota Florida it was about 90 degrees today.
In a wire situation like that, I like to run the wire under the floor so that I don't have to drill so many holes especially through the studs that hold up the weight of the house.
It's a good thing that you guys listen when people talk to the screen! LOL I was watching you with that outlet box, and was saying, "move it over one stud! Dude! Move it over one stud!" And then you did! =0)
Congratulations on being able to move into your house. I was getting scared you guys were going to be stuck in tents all winter long. I am so happy for you guys.
The Y-T's are turned the wrong way, I do believe from my time in the trade. It is a vent you do not want water from vent back flowing down your sewer lines. Hey it is looking great. I would havewaterproofEd the craw space walls and put perimeter drains in while connecting the downspouts to it to carry the roof water ,away from the foundation, just extra protection. That is awesome that your children. Are part of the build as they are learning valuable lessons . Good luck and be safe. May the Lord continue o bless you all.
Plastic vapor barrier over the paper vapor barrier on the insulation may cause a problem. See what an insulation contractor says. You should buy insulation without a vapor barrier if you plan on continuing with the plastic. Get some smoke and carbon monoxide detectors! Nice work.
Oh my word... this was SUCH an exciting vlog !!! When saw it was 22mins.. I was like YES !!! Got myself an iced coffee and settled in. LOL. Fantastic progress guys !!! xx
Hi all, been thinking about the family all morning. It was ice cold here in ky when i woke i can only imagine how cold it must be for ya'll....stay warm.
Nice job. I just have one some advise on the insulation of your loft area. If you intend to live in there temporarily without covering the insulation with a finish surface. You may cause sweat to build up behind the insulation creating serious moisture and eventually dangerous mold growth. I had this occur to me during a build. Hope you all do well.
I still don't think it will work. You say you are heating with propane. It produces water. Plus you don't have the floor insulated and warm and cold air will clash creating a rain forest effect. I hope I'm wrong. But my experience shows otherwise. I wish the best for you. Love your family. What a great example. 🙏🙏
I would finish that room ASAP. Your propane heat will produce a lot of water. Clashing with the cold air from the sub floor and venting in the ceiling space. A recipe for mold build up. I don't believe the tape will be sufficient. Best wishes. I hope I'm wrong. Great family. 🙏🙏🙏
I love the Built ins Idea. You are dead on with the plastic to keep the fiberglass off of you, especially with all that air movement. I know this is a temp setup (and I am glad to see ya'll out of the wind and wet) but if the entire envelope is not insulated you will get condensation on the back of those pony walls insulation. Is Kim your window contact?
@@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving She was the Window Pro at HD. Not so pleasant, but does know her stuff. I'm saying it again, I am really happy for your family and your leadership.
Great progress! Might want to up-grade the ceiling boxes, a few options are available that provide a strong base for any future uses, a 5/8 pancake box is cheap and will support any future fixtures.
Necessity IS the mother of invention. As you gravitate inside you'll find area's to seal up (temp or permanent) to stop the wind and cold from penetrating. Looking Good though! A+++
Just found your channel and have been binge watching most of the day ,lol . Great job . One thing about the wiring of outlets , be sure to check and follow your local codes even if you are outside of the inspection jurisdiction. It really makes a difference in the event of a fire for insurance and also the value of the home if you ever decide to sell . Most codes require an outlet spaced a minimum distance apart
47 years as electrician, if you can, return those 250 rolls of Romex and get the the 1,000 foot reels, much easier to run and no kinks to bind up on drilled holes
Martin took thing initial precision, in other video...the way he cut the firewood measured by the length of chainsaw blade per cut, makes them stacked nicely later on. Kinda professional hands...?
Bonjour Martin je voit tu doit placer touts les interrupteurs et les prises faux rien oublier quel courage vous avez et oui tout l,isolation ça prend beaucoup de temps je suis de tout coeur avec vous 😊🤗🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷😍
I am so very happy for the whole family. You all have so much to be thankful for.Come this Thanksgiving.I can 't wait till I get up there and start my homestead.I have 3 goals to reach before I go up there. I just reached my 1st goal on Fri.I got an F350 super dury powerstroke 4x4. My 2nd goal I will reach in April. I will trade in my small travel trailer for a 5th wheel. The 3rd goal I will be saving for a yr. For my property. As always God bless
When will that last gable end be done soon before the snow fly's??? Praying for all of you to stay warm for sure. Exciting times for sure sleeping in the house...brrr lolol
I am so happy for you guys are together, I am in one part of my house, staying, we have a wooden stove, the house wrap is up little insulation been cold ut been 36 high 57 we are very warm get up work some more until night god bless you.
I'm loving this ♡ you guys are doing great! We were in the same situation 2015 in northern mn... we dried in and had plastic on the windows and moved in to beat the winter. Great job guys I can't get enough!
Why not take the vent pipe out the upper area of the back wall instead of another hole in the roof to seal. Doors and windows installed downstairs below the loft would ensure that heat would not escape Or you could cover them with plastic to keep heat inside that end of the house.
Martin Johnson - Off Grid Living I agree with kel Davy. Vent out the gable end and turn up above roof. That’s one less possible roof leak. Especially for people that use close cell foam in the attic under the roof sheathing. That foam will not let water thru it so if you had a leak you may not find out until roof shearing and trusses in that location rotted or produced mold. You are in the woods lol The bears and other wildlife aren’t going to think it’s a eye sore
Are you going to store water inside for this winter? Once the tin, windows and woodstove are installed the stress of beating winter should be relieved and you can work inside with little stress.
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You probably know but , be careful with the vent free heater as far as oxygen depletion goes. I don't think its big enough to take out the oxygen while you sleep, but for every 100,000 btu's of combustion you will get a gallon of water as a product of combustion. You may note it being humid when the heater is running.
Big no no, at 10:39 it looks like you cut a channel through three studs to run the wire under the window. The building inspector will not pass that as you took all of the strength out of those studs... always drill in the center of a 2x4 or go up and over or down and under to get around hard areas.
Get those pneumonia holes closed off with the doors and windows ASAP. What about the exhaust fan over the cooking stove? Stay warm, be careful with carbon monoxide in that small space. you should've installed unfaced insulation if you want to use the visqueen poly on the walls.
A few people have said the same thing about the insulation and plastic. I don’t really understand why if the plastic is sealed. I’m trying too but don’t yet.
