Simple Mortgage Free Cabin Addition: Roof Rafters, Metal, Cutting Window Openings 

You really are an amazingly hard-working.Young man and you are building a wonderful life for your family. Cabins looking wonderful.Can't wait to see how it turns out. God bless you

Looks like a sweet lady put fire in your soul, Kyle. Taking good care of your family. Love seeing how well you both work together. Good people. Wishing you both many blessings and all the best with your family!

I'm said it before I'll say it again best channel on RU-vid I wish I would have known all this stuff when I was younger 💯

Kyle love your videos and enjoy watching them. May the lord bless and protect you and your wife and new baby on the way

Doing a great job,, can't wait to see the baby. Hope she has a easy pregnancy.

I am so proud of you Kyle you are doing a fantastic JOB on your NEW addition. Can't leave dad out here good job helping Kyle. It's looking really awesome. God Bless you ALL.

It’s amazing how fast you can work with getting things done and doing such a good job, Kyle. Way to go.

I am glad to see your positioning of the T1-11 onto the rim joist and below the bottom plate. I see to many cabin builder stop the T1-11 at the bottom plate of the wall.. I yell at the screen "at least go an inch past"!

It's starting to come together and lookin pretty sweet. All the best to you and Sierra, and a big congrats on the soon to be new addition to your family. Keep up the good work buddy, and as always, all respect from Ontario Canada.

Sit on that roof and have a cool one. Toast a friend in Mississippi. :)

Addition is looking real good! Can’t wait to see the baby’s room all decorated!

Wow Kyle this looks very nice!! You made a lot of progress too. I love the large windows. This is going to be a beautiful family addition. So happy for you & Cierra ♥️ You’re a good man and Cierra is a good woman and you are going to be great parents. Wishing you all the best!! Did I miss Skeeter? I may have to watch this video again. I hope you guys have a great time fishing. Love to Skeeter 🥰

You my friend are one helluva good builder, you are going to be a great dad brother

The edition is looking fabulous

Dang you work fast Son! As always very good progress and lots to be proud of. Thanks for sharing.

You say you're not a carpenter or a framer?But look how good you're doing so far.Good job sir

Kyle you are amazing if you go with this speed you will be unstoppable My family and I wish you the best your family so lucky to have you ❤ This is from a mother to fifth son.

Your new addition is looking awesome!!!

I just started watching again. Now I saw Skeeter!! That made my day ♥️

Ever hear of ice dams? Right where the pitch changes is where the freezing snow and ice will build a dam and allow water to run back under that flashing. It's an age old problem.

Love watching your videos...

You are an amazing builder. Very nice.

Skeeter is such a sweet pup❤

My concern would be ice build up at that angle joint. If snow isn't removed and the heat comes up an ice damn could build and push water back up to the joint. Ask me how I know. Too late now but a sharper roof angle might have helped fix this scenario. It will be fine if you keep it cleaned off.

Your addition is coming along great! You do amazing work! Great job! 👏

You should be putting your screws on the rib. The displacement of water is much less on the rib, than on the flat part of the metal. That is the proper way to do it anyways. Happy for the new addition. You will be busy with the baby!

Definitely coming together! ❤

Hi Kyle, I'm Stewart from Paisley in Scotland, I like many other think you are doing a fantastic job on both your cabins, I wish I had half your energy and drive, but I'm old and sore now, but you have given me great joy watching you this past year. Love to you and your family, keep up the good work . Stewart

Looking good! Love all the windows! This is going to be a light and airy addition for all 3 of yall.

Kyle, it's pretty impressive to watch you work. Creating a space to meet your future needs with a baby on the way. What an exciting time for you two!

You are amazing.I cannot imagine how many people you have helped with your videos. Best wishes.🎉

We need more or Kyle’s, Cierra’s and Skeeters in this world! Love you guys! Keep adding on and you’ll have a mansion in the woods in no time! ❤

I’m sure you know this, but be sure to stain the bottom edge of that siding. We have the same stuff on our well house, and it is now rotting along the bottom foot the entire length because while being painted, no one thought about that edge being as vulnerable as it is. The rain and weather bounces off the ground back up along it.

The entire time I was watching this video I couldn't help but think what a cool documentary of your life this is for your newborn baby. Your child is one day going to see how life was before it was born and know just exactly how cool mom and dad are. You've already packed a ton of life lessons in the history of your video making career. Well done Kyle.

The addition is looking fantastic Kyle 😊. Great job and everyone is rooting for you and Sierra!!! That's gonna be a very lucky baby 👶. Looking forward to seeing the next video!!! 😊

Yay, you raised the walls and roof, awesome seeing the progress of your wonderful homestead 👍🏻👍🏻. Thanks for sharing with us and bringing a Smile to our face. So very proud of you both. Sending love to the animals too❤️ Stay safe. Love and Prayers For All ❤️🙏🏻🙏🏻

Small tip for the roof screws on the flatter section of roof on your extension - cover each screw with a waterproof sealant. It won't last forever and it'll be a pain in the arse to actually do it, but it'll protect the rubber seals on the actual screws and you can replace the sealant every other winter, instead of having to replace the screws.

If you ever want to see the making of a true superhero just watch a real man get told he is going to be a dad. And this is what you get keep up the hard work sir your going to be a awesome dad

Your addition is coming along nicely. Looks good

What’s up folks? 🤗

Good old T1-11 it appears. Thx. Guy builds 2 homes at one time mostly by himself. Impressive.

I never said congratulations on the news about the baby. I absolutely love that you guys are so excited to have a baby and I can't wait to see that precious baby when it is born. I've never seen a man jump into action the way you have at the news of being a father. I love that you put everything else on hold to prepare your house for the arrival of your child! You are an amazing person Kyle. You'll be an amazing father!! Sierra is so blessed to have you in her life and that baby will be so blessed to have you as his (or her) father. I am looking forward to watching your story unfold right before our eyes. I feel very blessed to have found your channel on youtube. No politics, no woke ideology, no agendas, just a hard working, good hearted man living a clean and honest life. Nothing in life can be better than that!

You just amaze me. It’s good Cierra can help too. Be safe.

Another excellent video, Kyle. My family and I really appreciate the fact that you keep your channel very family-friendly. We like to sit down and watch your videos as a family.

Love MN & your channel! Hope you got out for fishing opener! be safe & take care! Good to see Cierra!

I stopped watching for a couple years while life took a tangent, but have come back to find you continuing to thrive. Love the addition.

Looking great. I was so curious about the roofing tie-in to the existing roof. Looks like you have it worked out. Would still like to see how you do the corners to finish them out and completely seal them from rain/snow. Great job. Very interesting to watch. So happy about your growing family and can't wait to see the baby. God bless

LOOKIN' GOOD!👍

About the screws, that’s why you screw the sheets on through the peaks not the “valleys” flat part

Born and raised in Maine. Do like my mom did Kyle. She kept the wood fire roaring in the Franklin. It was 93f in our house in winter and we always had water running off our house. No shoveling needed. Miss you mom!

In winter run a stout rope across the roof where the cabin meets addition. After big snow a person at each end grabs rope and pulls the rope outward over addition under-slicing the snow.

It’s going to be a beautiful home in which to raise your child in. Wonderful life you’re making for your family.

What a great worker you are! That room will look amazing when you are all finished with it! Love watching your videos Kyle! And also Sierras!,

Awesome 👌

Dude, been a fan for a while now. Congrats and thank you both… all 3 actually

Hi again KYLE You're doing a great job with the new addition! That's going to be a super extention to your home there and the added footage will come in handy in so many ways. Can hardly wait to see what you'll be doing with your new log home. So far so good! Your craftsmanship is near perfect and your work ethic is amazing. A great combination to pass on to your kids. Thx as always for sharing. Catcha next one.

Great progress this week, Kyle! You are crushing this build! 😀

Much Respect. 👍

Kyle, it's remarkable how a young guy can figure & engineer this entire build mostly alone. You are unbelievably smart...really smart. Thnx 4 sharing the process with all of us. Would like a blooper reel if you have such clips?

Having worked for Midwest Steel Erection Co. out of Waterloo Iowa back in the early 70s, we screwed down the metal sheeting through the ridges on roofs, and in the valleys on walls.

Great Job Kyle, I can see you both will be Wonderful Parents. There's nothing like having your own child it's Great.

Looking Amazing Kyle! You're both livin' the dream - to be sure!

You're doing a great job! Looks really good 👍

It's very exciting to see the progress from week to week. Looks like it will be a great addition to the existing home. Your truly an inspiration to us DIY'ers out here watching from home.

You are a hard worker.

Yeah!

Looks good Kyle. I was a little surprised you didn't go with a steeper pitch but the work looks pretty solid and it sounds like you got it figured out. Good luck on the next phase.

Congrats on your new family, I see you’re still building a dream in the woods.

Looking awesome Kyle 😎

Looks like ya'll are doing an awesome job on the addition! The roofing turned out great, it should shed snow unless there's a couple feet as you said. Love what ya'll are doing 😊

Sierra's pink work clogs. Kyle you're a hard-working young American!

Wow great job you are a hard worker

Kyle your an amazing young man! God has gifted and greatly talented you! Your work ethic is outstanding! God bless you and your family! You’re a survivor in such times! Shalom!

When you set your mind to something, you go right at it Kyle. Both builds are coming together good. Good luck fishing, hopefully you get a video of the two of you out on the lake

Hey Kyle, good vid. The project is really coming along. Good job on the roof transition. Only concern maybe if it piles up at the break and melts and runs back up under the flashing. Maybe a few squirts of sealant up under it. But it looks great. It may never be winter in Minnesota again like it was. I worked up there several years. All over. That's going to be nice to have all that extra room. Got to figure out the chimney pipe too. A haircut, hell let it grow while you are young. Time will take care of it. It has a lot of mine. Take care, work safe.

this country needs more Kyles!

Wish I could buy stock in you, Kyle - talented, smart, well-spoken and hard-working. Hat Tip from an old timer

Good work man I wait for these vids weekly 😂

❤ New property? Did we miss an episode ? Good Deal ? Natural Gas and electricity? Wow happy for you . ❤

Wow Kyle that all happened so fast! Its more than half done! The addition will be a blessing for you both with newborn coming along. Cierra please dont try to do too much lifting..i know you want / need to assist at times. Just light work for the rest of the build. ❤

Never even thought about having to meet a snow load standard. Snow isn’t something we need to think about here. I imagine it gets fairly heavy though. I’ve been really impressed with your build on this and your log cabin so far. No pissin’ about, you just get it done.

Dude you are a machine, outstanding progress!

You really are great it amazes me to see you build this add on to your home! And looking forward to see you finish the log cabin until you next video stay safe stay healthy and may god watch you and your family though this wonderful journey 🙏❤️✌🏼

You're doing a awesome job building the addition!!

The apron flashing you have that goes under the old roof and onto the new, has a lot of leak potential. You haven't factored in wind driven rain, which will go straight up there because you haven't used foam fillers to block it. The screws should be in the crown of the sheet, not the pan of the sheet, you've got a rubber washer at the top, but where the screw meets the roof there is no seal and the water will make its way into the screw hole over time. I do these roofs for a living. I've seen these problems again and again, and people always drastically underestimate the effect of wind driven rain. You need a foam filler in that flashing, and the screws in the crowns, preferably silicone the fillers in. Just some advice from 20+ years experience doing it.

Kyle you have a fan here! You’re a remarkable young man! I would have loved that life just didn’t happen for me! Best to you Cierra and Skeeter😃!

Another great video, thank you for sharing

You know for someone who said he is self taught. You do an excellent job of building a house.that roof truss ain't going no where.great job kyle.

I’d be interested to see how you attached the new rafters to the existing cabin if you get a chance in the next video. Thanks for all the great info and content. You guys are indeed living the dream.

Nice job Kyle. Well thought out project

Thanks for the video Kyle, You sure get a lot done.

Mama Cierra....Papa Kyle....❤👍😎🇨🇦

Love watching this channel. Very interesting and informative!

You are a smart hard working guy...

IMPRESSIVE❗️look forward to your videos 💯🦋🌻

Wow! Great job Kyle! You’re very talented young man.

Great addition and the T1-11 makes it.Cutting windows out with your chainsaw made me snicker!"

So impressive Kyle. Very impressive indeed.

Enjoyed the video. Thanks for sharing

You are an awesome builder! If I were building a cabin, I would definitely use your videos as a tutorial!