Subscribers Expose My Big Mistake! Fixing the Cozy Cabin Disaster! 

I’m glad you stepped back and did the joist flashing, I was one of the guys that made the suggestion. Every deck that I’ve torn apart and rebuilt did NOT have the flashing tape on the joists, and the joists were all rotten on top. Cheers from Tokyo!

Takes a big man to admit he was short on being right….

Humility is easily one of the greatest qualities a person could have.

I agree with a lot of your perspectives, I disagree with some. Yet I still sit down to eat my dinner alone most nights and enjoy watching your videos. godspeed brother.

99% of the comments are supportive and love the channel!

Ah cut him some slack he's a west coaster..u can't expect a whole lot

Respect for not letting ego win

I have M18 Milwaukee’s, but I love the M12’s. The M12 line just really gives me the fizz.😃👌🏻

Probably had better throw some of That tape on the endgrain of that middle post! I’m glad you ended up listening to the comments on this one! You won’t regret it!

Good on you Cody for be open about your mistakes and being humble. By the way, an East Coast man would have put those boards right side up first time.😄

As someone who is impatient when working, I can appreciate the patience you have and willingness to go back and fix things. A lot of time, I just want to play ahead and get it done.

This has morphed from a DIY cabin to a cabin by committee. I really doubt there's anyone in here who hasn't "finished" a project just to realize they did it backwards and have to rework the whole thing.

A j roller is great for ensuring the rubber flashing is adequately adhered.

looks like you missed the middle post .. toward the front

The time thing....my daughter tackles improvements at her house by herself. She was asking me how long I thought one of her projects would take, I told her 2 hrs but plan on 6. She laughed and said "what?" I told her you'll learn quickly on how fruitless it is setting times for projects, so I guess, then multiply by 3, and it should be somewhere in the middle. A few days later she said I was right...😂

I love when you share this: I was talking with my father as i was telling him about a project I was doing, and he said "make sure you measure twice.. " "yeah yeah" "... and cut once!" when I was fitting a new floor in our new build. ... I measured twice. and cut once. and installed it upside down!! I had to call him afterwards... I still laugh about it.

I’d really like to see a carpentry video or 4 of you making the front door. I think that would really put a great finishing touch to the cabin.

Is there a video explaining the relationship you have with "Man servant" Jeriah? You have some mysteries, but it'd be neat to learn about this one!

You know, I grew up and worked in most of the trades and have been a heavy truck mechanic the last 10 years. Always use to hear “don’t call me mister, I work for my money” but the older I get the more I understand it as a term of endearment and not a class of man. Keep up the good work

I know Elvie over at Meadowlark Log Homes. Very nice family. Are you going to stain the outside of the log cabin? Just curious. I know they do that for a lot of their clients.

Don't forget to half-bury a plastic skeleton under the deck.

Hey Cody! I am a finish carpenter by trade-- when you make the final cut on the exterior boards, I would highly reccomend sealing the end grain with some wood glue (titebond 2 or 3) or some wood sealer. The end of the boards is porous and will soak up any moisture-- this increases the chances of rot and can be remedied by smearing some glue on the ends of the boards. Also-- i would domino or use a biscuit joiner + glue the corners of the picture frame if you can. Cheers and thanks for letting us live vicariously through you : ) God bless you and Mrs. W.

Starman, we all make mistakes. I've been married five times and they all left me and left me broke too. Life just works this way most of the time for me anyway. I often question who's smarter, me or Sleepy Joe.

An added suggestion is to use a plastic squeegee blade to force down the tape instead of your fingers. It is easier on the fingers, see RR Builders.

I've been a Makita man for a few years, but I'm warming up to Milwaukee. I bought a couple of Milwaukee tools recently, including a 3/8" drive impact wrench. The specs are very close to the 1/2" drive, I'm loving it so far. Doing a project right takes extra time, but when it's finally finished, you won't regret it. Cheers.

Mt Fuji is truly excellent. Just settling in to my first homestead at Mt. Yamagata. Just a bit north of you, we can see the same mountain if we climb high enough!

HONEY BE QUIET IM TRYING TO CLEARCOAT MY HOOD WHILE WATCHING WRANGLERSTAR 🔥🗽🦅🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸🦅

Milwaukee do a fluid based impact driver which is explicitly designed to be quieter. Apparently. I’ve only read about it on their website - I’ve no first hand knowledge. But as a someone who uses theirs almost daily - you might be interested!

Seems like I just saw you and the boy (full grown man now) making blacksmithing videos 😂 time flies

Enjoy your work brother. You live in a outstandingly beautiful place and you cabin is as flash as I would ever want it. Solid real walls not the cardboard walls we have been hoodwinked into living in.

Really pleased to see you owning mistakes, it’s a rare thing on RU-vid these days and it means we all learn along with you. The cabin looks like a fantastic home.

Knipex.. Pronounced nipex in the UK! Woustershere sauce... wouster - shear sauce 😜❤ Yall are Yankees to us don't worry 😜❤❤

This early feels wrong

The best thing about DIY projects is you can take the time to install material with the care that the manufacturer intended instead of standing over the shoulder of contractor in hope of getting the job done right. Sorry to have to say that but those who don't operate by high standards tarnish other true professionals. Hats off to Cody for installing the peel and stick flashing with care even though it will not be seen again.🎉❤ These things speak volumes to integrity and professionalism.

I suggest you run a fillet of marine clay or other water shedding soil around the periphery of the foundation that slopes away to prevent water from entering your crawl space and compromising the integrity of your foundation

Cody, the cabin is looking fantastic. Thank you for representing quality in your work. A 500 year home indeed. Jalon

Need to start a company specializing in battery operated tools with wooden housings and battery cases. Take natural to that next level.

I was eager to see how you would handle that floor goof. Boy, can't I relate to finishing a project "upside down" a time or two. Once I know, I can't un-know. Glad you had the chance to correct it without too much suffering.

I would paint on some fastenmaster deck frame coating. I sell this stuff all the time to deck contractors.

What is with the osha approved shoes the last couple videos

Great video. Relaxing to watch

My old MSN brought me up with one philosophy, one mantra in life. "There's two ways to do something, the right way and again." 😉

I agree 1000% with you in the smaller m12s being enough to drive screws. I use them for swimming pool servicing and when it's in your hand 3/4 of the day the lighter battery pack

West Coast man keeps cropping his tops

That tape is upside down. /grin

If doing it right takes time, I do most projects right cause mine seem to take forever.

What do you mean that log home isn’t “flashy”?! You just flashed the heck outta that deck!

have you ever thought about going to Meadow lock Log homes and doing a video on what it takes to make a log cabin. From prepping the logs to building the cabin .

M12 is just fine for the job

If you were East Coast, you would have done it right the first time. :P Looks good!

As a karate guy. It's always good fun watching someone being humble. It's a life long thing to mastery in anything 👍❤

The gap between your log tails and your porch deck boards is still an issue if you have any kind of snow or ice it's going to get in between the two and you'll have expansion problems

I love that you show the mistakes. Makes me like the channel more. That Mt. Fuji looks a lot like Mt. Rainier....

Such a good view of Japan from your new cabin.😂

I like the look of the floor upside down better even with all that rubber on your deck joist if the sides of the wood get wet it will suck the water up via osmosis if anything im willing to bet it will cause it to rot faster since the wood is no longer breathing on the top side better to have a small gap between the deck boards to let the wood breathe

“Not flashy or anything.” Oh but it is pretty “flashy” now.

Rockin' that toup today....that ladies must be getting extra rations.

77 degrees in July....mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.............. And that mountain..... 2 things I'll never see in Florida......

Nothing to beat Kerrygold butter 😊....greetings fron Wicklow Ireland 🇮🇪 Good on you for accepting your mistakes, it take more courage to accept a mistake than trying to cover it up....

Hello from Canada.Great video. I think I see a POTENTIAL PROBLEM 😬😳. On either side of the deck were you a picture framed it. Were the edge of the your deck boards touch your picture frame. It will look great and it’ll screw down nice into your backing. But there is no support underneath the backing. I have only built a few decks in my day. But I would definitely do this. If you were to jump up and down right where the deck board meets the picture frame it’s a weak spot. Keep being you. You’re making the world a better place.

2:43 Try the Milwaukee Surge 12v. Incredibly kind on the ears! I’m a carpenter and pick that thing up more than most tools, such a joy to use. Not bought the 18V Surge but I figured if I need stronger impact, the standard 18v will do but the quieter 12v Surge over the standard is fantastic for first and second fixes, especially inside cupboards etc. Beautiful cabin!

I guess I don't understand the ceiling boards... please show what was wrong vs. right. I can do electric... but I'm no Carpenter.

Truly walking in the Word, sometimes illustrates the Powerful Essence of Jesus on Earth until His Ascension … and the insignificance of a man. I love You, Your Family, and this channel. ❤❤❤❤

Oh no! Not Kerrigold! Kerrygold Irish Butter is prized by many consumers for its grassfed goodness. But what consumers may not have realized is that the grease-resistant wrapper contains per- and polyfluoroalkyl carbons, PFAS for short, a toxic artificial compound.

M12 vs M18 .. honestly it's not about the power , the M18 handles just feel way more ergonomic.. they give me 100% fizz vs 80% fizz .. take a M18 in one hand and M12 in the other and you'll see ! 😊

Regarding the best chips, may I suggest trying Boulder Canyon Avocado Oil with Sea Salt. 3 total ingredients of Potatoes, Salt and Avocado Oil. They are amazing.

Thanks for considering your HEARING. I deal with especially a bunch of older people than I during the week (Firearms Instructor) and that they don't consider their remaining hearing a resource is just ALIEN to me.

Striving for excellence, sometimes requires some backpedaling. A pleasure to watch you put in maximum effort.

GOOD JOB!! UM, maybe the top of post should have tape HA!!! PS lv the Cabin,carry on !!

Had a builder rebuild the back of my house about 12 years ago, when I still had one. As this meant the house had no toilet for a month, I could hire a porta potty, or for half the money, I built an outside dunny. Never attempted such a thing before. Poured a slab, plumbed the sewage, vent and water, framed it with code stud walls, clap board external walls and a lean to roof. Blew the builder's mind when he saw it. Said it was made really, really well. Who taught me how to do timber framing? "RU-vid...and I f*&^ed up about 7 times before getting it right"

I don’t understand the whole deal about Trex. It’s expensive, it warps and it’s slick in winter. I’m a caretaker for a large property in Oregon and they just did Trex on the farm house where I stay. It’s terrible. Nice cabin, Cody. 🇺🇸

Im a Pro builder by trade, my trex is flaking and failing on my deck maybe 15+ years old.On a 10000 sq ft home I did I installed 3'' fir deckingIve worked on high end quality projects for 40 years

FYI Milwaukee makes a surge m12 hydraulic impact for about the same price that’s significantly quieter.

if the noise of an impact is too much for you, look into the Milwaukee Surge M18 impact, much quieter, powerful enough for 90% of jobs

Curious...... How are the cold plunges/ showers and breathing exercises going? Still at it or taking a "break" from it? 🥶

I completely understand your frustration with the noise that impacts make, especially in an enclosed space with no soft surfaces it can get significantly headache inducing. However you might consider taking a gander at oil-pulse impact drivers. You get the benefits of an impact drivers speed (Because lets be honest, impacts are just night and day faster for some jobs) with a drastically reduced noise level. They aren't quiet, but I feel in many situations they are worth the small difference from a regular drill for the increased productivity. Obviously you would have to make that decision for yourself as that is a personal thing. Anyhow just a suggestion for you that you may or may not have already considered. Beautiful work by the way.

And that tape helps stop squeaks! Butyl tape! I love that you discuss your mistakes!

You missed the top of the middle 6x6! 🤔🫣🤣🤣

Everyone always shits on me for using M12 stuff too. Hey, it's paid for, it works & it's lighter. I hardly have to charge the batteries as it is. If someone wants to buy me all new M18s feel free though, I won't complain 😂

You better check your tape measure cuz that stripped 3 inch deck screw looks a little small lol. in the seconds I seen it. I build decks for a living and use 1 5/8” and 3” screws so I’d guess 1 5/8”. Just a realist saying what I seen. Much love

This is the only dude i know of who can take a tree apart and put it back together, but fancier.

I’ve been waiting 13 years for you to finish and log cabin and you didn’t even build it yourself I remember watching you build that cabin from scratch

Kerrygold Butter! I’m from that part of the world. Co. Kerry, Ireland . Produced some of the milk that went into making it…. be it a few years ago. 👍🏻

Dang Cody, Mt. Fuji sure does take the cake. I live near the Ozarks, but that view makes me want to move. I would if all my family and friends weren't here. Ah well, we'll see how the Lord directs me.

VERY nice troll with the Long/Lat on Mt. Fuji!!

Try true. Those ARE the coordinates for Mt. Fuji… but what are the coordinates for the mountain in the background of that scene?

I see by the end that you realized that it's easier to cut the tape seal from the top side instead of the glue side.

I'm 13 days late but I don't know for sure if this could be a problem and you most likely seen it and realized the center post cap could use water proofing too . I am a steel detailer/ fabricator by trade for most of the last 45 years but my true love is wood working . Please don't get offended from my words , your doing some mighty fine work and I appreciate you including us to tag along .

It would be great to use the "100 Year Windows" by Hull Millwork in Fort Worth, TX. They look like they use the right materials for the right reasons (and a lot of nice wood).

are you installing a split AC system in the cabin...you know...because of the climate change

I've found very few general handyman task that my M12 tools won't handle. Lighter smaller - just right!

Mrs W doesn't cut corners with your lunch or housekeeping , she would not be happy if the backbone of the family she sacrifices for was making mistakes and hiding them with lies. I congratulate your teamwork , two masters of each domain coming together to make the floor as it should be , unbevelled

Could you imagine 300 years from now your future family members watching your videos of you building the cabin while they are inside of it enjoying it

There is as liquid sealer for the tops of those deck joists. Probably more expensive than what you're using, but I hear it's a longer lasting product.

Oh, I've a fraction of the experience you do, and I found mistakes on the project I am working on right now for our cats. It's frustrating, but there is doing it right, and doing it wrong. Right is better.

Remember though, he’s a Professional Home Owner!!! Beloved!!

I have learned a great deal from talking with AI, like Gemini or Copilot and watching it talk with such confidence even when it is incorrect and how it acts when corrected or questioned, the certainty and inability to listen was interesting to experience from the receiver's perspective. I do my best to be courteous and respect it in return and it was fascinating teaching and correcting an AI without concern of error because if I am wrong I am learning and if AI is wrong than it placates me and pretends to care, but does not learn repeating errors and acting like a cocky asshole but receptive, oddly receptive and happy to learn even if the program lacks memory beyond the conversation. AI is worth trying.

Takes a real man to admit when he’s wrong. I respect someone so much more when they can admit they’re wrong. There’s no harm in being wrong. That’s how we all learn. Wranglestar is the type of man we need more of in this world. This is probably one of the best channels on RU-vid. Keep up all the hard work and great content.

You still need to address that blocking for your picture frame.. A 2x6 on its side is not load bearing... Your deck boards are going to land on that and not the rim joist...

A better quailty of decking then cedar would be IPE decking. But the reason composit is so loved nowadays is due to limited maintenance, we live in a lazy society that wants to live like kings and not be bothered with things.