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@上野亮子-c5j Күн бұрын
土台が正確で綺麗です 頑丈で良い家が建ちそうですね 日本人から😊
@offgridal Күн бұрын
Thank you.😀
@shortsweettoo 2 күн бұрын
Canadian here. Gorgeous foundation! Subscribed. So looking forward to watching your build.
@offgridal 2 күн бұрын
Thanks for subscribing, I'm glad that you like the foundation build. Enjoy the rest of your weekend.
@albertoramirezmota1948 3 күн бұрын
Me gustaría verla una vez terminada🙏👍
@offgridal 3 күн бұрын
It should be mostly built by the end of next year, right now I will be mostly felling trees and milling my lumber for the build. Thank you for your comment and watching my video.
@rboutdoorsnw 3 күн бұрын
So Al, I need to come up and give you some venison protein. Do you have any way to refrigerate that for a few days? I just process Brenda’s deer and it is excellent.
@offgridal 3 күн бұрын
That would be awesome Richard, I just started using my cooler so yes. Thanks
@___PK__ 3 күн бұрын
Man, that's a lot of work to accomplish in a weeks time. The pier foundation looks very square and level! Its huge too. Will be a really flat place to dry lumber in and on. Weather looks very pleasant.
@offgridal 3 күн бұрын
Yes I have been pushing it to get that part done. It is darn near perfectly square and yes perfectly level. The weather has been pretty good, it did sprinkle a little once this week. Thanks
@Dutch779 3 күн бұрын
No white ants in your part of the world AL? We here in Australia used ant caps on red gum stumps, then concrete stumps, and then fazed out when the concrete slabs came along. Shows how old i am, 1967 started my apprenticeship of Carpentry and Joinery. Dug the holes by hand too and only hand tools.
@offgridal 3 күн бұрын
We have carpenter ants here, but I have't had much of a problem in the build locations although I have found a few ant mounds in my upper property I need to take care of. It sounds like your use to hard work too ....
@larryboschen1287 3 күн бұрын
Great job Al. Looks great.
@offgridal 3 күн бұрын
Thanks Larry
@joeclark9042 3 күн бұрын
Very good job Al I like how you got all those notched in there it looks really good and it's going to support a house I don't care if you put concrete on it but let me ask you a question brother what state are you in if you don't mind me asking
@offgridal 3 күн бұрын
Thanks Joe, I'm in the high desert of Washington State about 50 miles from the Canadian Border. I know most people think of Washington as a rainy state, but not all of it is that way that is more West/Coastal Washington.
@joeclark9042 2 күн бұрын
@@offgridal heck yeah i need to be up there im in texas
@shellywinters1093 3 күн бұрын
I nearly spat my coffee all over the monitor at the **Well that was graceful** :D Being graceful is a thing of the past as these days I have to remind myself with every step to pick my feet up or I will face plant :( That is going to be one heck of a cabin, I am sure it will be much more comfortable to live in while you complete all your other builds up to the end game cabin :D Have a great week Al and yes I am number one today as I found this 5 minutes after you posted which was around 6.50am :D
@offgridal 3 күн бұрын
Thanks Shelly, I forgot we have a large time gap between your country and the USA (West Coast) I'm glad you got a kick out of that Graceful comment I made 🤣
@lavernehendrix5268 3 күн бұрын
Coming along Al great work!
@offgridal 3 күн бұрын
Thanks Lavern
@rudolfhild 3 күн бұрын
Guten morgen aus Germany Du machst wirklich eine sehr saubere . korrekte Und stabile Arbeit. Hoffe es kommen noch einige videos
@offgridal 3 күн бұрын
@@rudolfhild Good Morning, Thank you for your coment I really appreciate it. Yes I will be around making several projects and videos over the years. I hope you will stick around, Thanks again and have a great weekend.
@rboutdoorsnw 7 күн бұрын
Sounds like you got some pretty mean deer up there maybe you should put them in the freezer and help them cool off a bit!
@Dutch779 9 күн бұрын
Al, bit of the Paul Buninyong the lumberjack, a cousin of yours.😊 That red shirt and chucking those logs on your shoulders, and one broad swipe of a axe and no chainsaw. 😊 good job on those logs.
@offgridal 9 күн бұрын
Oh that's funny 🤣 I was using an axe on some of the wood, but didn't video it. If I ate my wheaties I would have packed them out on my shoulders Haha.....
@Dutch779 9 күн бұрын
G/day Al. Have you been eating those mushrooms you planted into those logs? Wondering how they were going?
@offgridal 9 күн бұрын
The mushrooms in the logs should take 12 to 24 months to grow, so nothing yet, but I do plan to update on them when they do. Also the others in the slurs mix should be growing next season hopefully. Thanks for asking.
@shellywinters1093 10 күн бұрын
Al, videoing your days takes a lot of time and I understand that :D I'm just grateful to see you check in each week with whatever you have been doing. Getting all that scrap wood cut up for winter was a job well done. Take my advice when you are ready to set up your garden use those log offcuts to make raised garden beds. No 1 it keeps the dogs out of them, Jax and Ren love to go digging through the vegie patch. No 2 boy oh boy does it save your back, young whipper snapper like you won't even notice but as the years creep up gratitude for the height will definately set in :D See ya next week mate :D
@offgridal 10 күн бұрын
Well said and thank you for the comment that I'm a young whipper snapper, Haha but really my back felt it just cutting that wood up with a heavy chainsaw in hand. Thanks again I have a few of you good folks that have followed my channel for some time now and that is what keeps me going on my video's. Some video's will certainly be better than others, so I really appreciate those of you that stick around.
@___PK__ 10 күн бұрын
Those pines have some serious lumber in em! In the background I see some wide enough to max out the mill. I wonder, if you surveyed, how many bf are in those woods? What dims are the wall logs to be, 5" x 8"?
@offgridal 10 күн бұрын
Hello PK, I haven't had it surveyed, I deffinetly have several trees already cut down that will max out my mill. This cabin is still going to be stick built and I am thinking of making shingles for the exterior on it, although that will be too many to make by hand so I will mill them as well. When I start the Appellation cabin build it will have 6"X12" beams for the wall logs.
@OFFGRID_Trucker 10 күн бұрын
Like #10 and first comment.. woohoo.. I was in town a couple of hours ago and went by Sage rd. haha.. short but productive. Good stuff.
@offgridal 10 күн бұрын
Thanks😃
@___PK__ 16 күн бұрын
So many things can run of hydraulics or pto. Cuts down on how many motors you need to keep going. Wish I had one of those pto driven generators.
@larryboschen1287 16 күн бұрын
I like your vision on your shelter for your snowmobile....but I would think about adding a few Diagonal bracing to address the snow load. Not a good idea to have to address this problem later in the snow and having to dig out!!??
@offgridal 16 күн бұрын
Great suggestion Larry, Thanks😄
@OFFGRID_Trucker 17 күн бұрын
GO Tom Sawyer GO..!
@rboutdoorsnw 17 күн бұрын
Those are some nice trees you cut! How much wood did you go through last winter!
@offgridal 17 күн бұрын
I went through maybe 5 cords, but my cabin is tiny and last winter was mild. I expect this year I will maybe go through 8 cords.
@Dutch779 17 күн бұрын
Doing your own thing is retirement.
@offgridal 17 күн бұрын
Oh you got me there 🤣
@shellywinters1093 17 күн бұрын
I can see all those little trees breathing a sigh of relief and saying I'm glad that big heifer is gone now we can get some sunshine. :D Such a cute little house for the snow rideon thingo,. I did have a giggle at the *once I retire* comment cos you have a full on 25 year program left to achieve all your goals. You better not slack though cos if I have to hang around for the whole 25 years I will be close to a 100 and probably a bit of a crotchety old bird whinging about everything you are doing :D Have a great week Al :D
@Dutch779 17 күн бұрын
😂😂😂
@offgridal 17 күн бұрын
You're cute, thank you and you have a great weekend as well.😆 I really hope in under 7 years to be set up the way I want here and be able to just sit back and enjoy my labors over the years for a little while, but I have never been a guy that can sit around and do nothing. Too ambitious of a person maybe.
@javiermartinez701 19 күн бұрын
Excellent! I love your decision to enlarge your cabin 'cause if you're going to build a homestead to live in it should be spacious and comfortable and especially with the bathroom inside the cabin. I don't understand most cabin builder who built the bathroom outside the cabin, just imagine how inconvenient is to go to #2 a midnight at 20° F or very early under a snowstorm or rainy. I agree with @shellywinters1093, I don't get the point to build a cabin or a home with XIX century technology and tools if we're living in the century XXI of modern electrical tools. I look forward to watch your huge home. Congrats
@offgridal 19 күн бұрын
Thank you so much, I appreciate it when people understand my intensions. I certainly thought about a sauna/bath house with toilet separate from the cabin, but as you stated it wouldn't be very nice to go out in the cold and it does get cold like -30 F in the winter here at times. Thank you Javier 👍
@shellywinters1093 24 күн бұрын
This is going to be the Taj Mahal of cabins :D I am of the belief that ignoring modern technology is a mistake. Why do something the hard way when it can be done much easier. I admire your work ethic and that isn't governed by the tools you use. Have a great week Al :D
@offgridal 24 күн бұрын
Thanks my friend.
@timothyalanogrady 24 күн бұрын
Good morning Big Al . Hope all is well 🙏. I see your hare at work on setting the piers and floor gutters and deck box framing done . Looks to be a fairly nice size cabin for you and the wife . And it's always great to score doors windows that are used that you can use. What looking forward to starting to see all the videos coming. God bless and be safe
@offgridal 24 күн бұрын
Thanks
@___PK__ 24 күн бұрын
Hey where's Shelly at? That's way bigger! The pricing stuff is interesting to know. It'd be cool to figure out the total board foot too for a whole cabin, hard to have perspective for that.
@offgridal 24 күн бұрын
Thanks PK, and I'm not sure where Shelly is, my video came out late so she may not of had time to see my latest video.
@valeriebostick1913 24 күн бұрын
I didn’t realize nails were so expensive good video 🇬🇧😊
@offgridal 24 күн бұрын
These are 12" Galvanized nails or I like to even refer to them as spikes.
@timothyalanogrady 24 күн бұрын
A 5 lb box 3 1/2 inch deck screws is like $ 40.00 us so you're looking at like 30.50 Sterling in UK
@offgridal 24 күн бұрын
@@timothyalanogrady unfortunately those nails wouldn't go through 8" of beams and into the post, but yes I have a 30# box of 3" nails as well.
@timothyalanogrady 24 күн бұрын
@@offgridal no I was just using the box of screws as an example on how much stuff costs here in the US. I do know that 14 in timber locks screws for 3 lb box is like almost 50 bucks. I had to do a small retention wall and I bought 3 lb boxing. I was scratching my head when I walked out of the store thought I broke a window 😂😆😂
@offgridal 24 күн бұрын
Your so right the screws are expensive especially timber lock screws 😂
@MV19-er 24 күн бұрын
You're a hard working Dude Al.
@offgridal 24 күн бұрын
Thanks
@gregganderson1454 24 күн бұрын
Looking good so far. I think your dog was wanting some attention!
@offgridal 24 күн бұрын
Sage always wants to play for sure.
@OFFGRID_Trucker Ай бұрын
Nice intro.. At least the rocks have been pretty small so far.. Would it help to dig the first 6 to 9" down and then fill then with a gallon of water and let them soak in or just dig dig dig.. like your doing. Speaking water.. What are the plans for water for this cabin..? Any springs nearby.. or a creek with a ram pump on it..?
@offgridal Ай бұрын
I think just digging in dry is fine rather than mud. As for water I will. be making gutters and have a rain catchment system for the garden and I still need to bring water up for inside the cabin . I plan to move the 100 gallon tank from the tiny cabin into this cabin and replace the tiny cabin water tank with the 55 gallon one under the place. The only spring I can find is the one I currently use.
@shellywinters1093 Ай бұрын
LMAO Al I totally hear the **ffs do I really want to do this???**. IF there was a God in this world those holes would magically appear :D And then with the miracles of the Interwebs them holes appearand Al's work is done. In floorspace that is a quite a build. You will end up with so many little living spaces you could set up your own AirBnB. Thank heaves you are still only a youngun and have time to get that 25 year list completed :D See ya next week Al.
@offgridal Ай бұрын
Aw thank you, if I make it 25 years that would be great! I would be happy to live to 85 and still be mobile and have my sanity I hope. 🤤
@OFFGRID_Trucker Ай бұрын
WHAT THE..! You wouldn't be here if there was NO GOD.. but lucky for you, me and the ENTIRE human race, there IS. He was once a man here on Earth.. but was put on a cross and died for our sins. He was put in a sealed tomb and 3 days later, he was taken up to heaven where his father and the holy spirit live.. and promised to return. Well.. That day is coming soon. Maybe in our lifetime. Then is going to a literal hell on earth for 7 yrs. Where would you prefer to live for eternity.. Heaven or in Hell..? That's paradise or burning in a lake of fire.. You decide.
@Dutch779 Ай бұрын
You would be the most holy of holiness in the hole digging there AL. 😊 so godbless in the Holy holes. Looking good.
@offgridal Ай бұрын
Thank you.
@MV19-er Ай бұрын
Good episode. Hope your kids drop in on a future video.
@offgridal Ай бұрын
Thank you, I hope to have my kids here someday in the next year or so if they want, You never know if this is something your kids want until they show some interest for sure. My son has expressed interest, but hasn't made the trip as of yet. One day maybe. This is my legacy to my kids if they choose.
@MV19-er Ай бұрын
@@offgridal understood 👍🏻👍🏻
@colinmckenzie3484 Ай бұрын
Hi Lad love your build skills, grafter ! Would a nail Gunn no help…
@offgridal Ай бұрын
Thank you... Yes a nail gun would be very nice, but I don't mind the nailing by hand and I even enjoy sawing by hand as it is so much quieter than power tools are.
@___PK__ Ай бұрын
That will make it hold the heat more I think. At least it will block the wind and weather more. Looks fantastic!
@offgridal Ай бұрын
Thank you sir.
@shellywinters1093 Ай бұрын
The siding really finishes off the look of the place. Hopefully it also helps to keep the place warmer during winter so the dogs water doesn't freeze. Yeah I totally understand the screen door for ventilation and bug free zones. I have heavy security doors on my home so that I can leave the solid doors open during summer. Air flow is what it is all about when it is hot. I also want to say how much more professional your videos are now it's obvious you do a lot of work on them :D See ya next week mate :D
@offgridal Ай бұрын
Thank you for the compliment on the videos, I do keep trying to evolve and get better at making them. I do need to get more air flow in the cabin as it gets plenty hot up here during the summers. Take Care!
@timothyalanogrady Ай бұрын
Hello Al great job on the siding . Looks amazing. So far .
@offgridal Ай бұрын
Glad you like it, Thanks
@timothyalanogrady Ай бұрын
@@offgridal welcome
@OFFGRID_Trucker Ай бұрын
Hey there.. I just sent you a msg on fb.. speaking of offgridding.. looks a little overcast there.. but cooler weather to work in..
@offgridal Ай бұрын
Hi Bruce, I just checked it out, nice log arch. It has gotten cooler and it just started to sprinkle a little so I had to stop staining the siding for the time being, but only 9 boards left and I can move on from the tiny cabin for now.
@OFFGRID_Trucker Ай бұрын
@@offgridal Baby steps.. be safe and have fun.
@thomasschafer7268 Ай бұрын
😅😅Holz verfault in der Erde. Egal ob in Amerika oder in Europa!!!👎👎🇩🇪
@offgridal Ай бұрын
I am building in the high desert and it is dry here most of the time and there are cabins around here build in the early 1800's that are still standing with post built in the ground with rocks and dirt. Wood prep and type of wood helps slow down and prevent quick wood rot. A little research would do you good. I appreciate your opinion,
@OFFGRID_Trucker Ай бұрын
Like #130.. haha.. smart to stock up on food stuff and be prepared for Mr. Winter. Sage picks the oddest times to wanna play...
@offgridal Ай бұрын
If I sit down it is play time for sage.
@___PK__ Ай бұрын
It all looks so flat and level. There's no air between the tops and the sill! We're gonna see Al in the UFC octagon if he keeps working this hard though 💪🤣
@offgridal Ай бұрын
Thank you very much, it's all in a days work off grid.
@shellywinters1093 Ай бұрын
LOL Al I liked listening to your life plan I feel I can now age gracefully watching you build and do all the work. Nothing feels better than watching someone else work so I will definitely be sticking around :D Cooper and Sage are enjoying the last of the good weather. It is awesome to see that you will be much better set up for winter this year because it must have been pretty rugged last year. Did you ever set up the coffee maker fire ?? You are going into bitter cold and we are getting ready to go into searing heat :D Have a great week week and one job at a time and you will achieve your dream. Ya mate Lynda.
@offgridal Ай бұрын
The good weather here changed the day after I put the tarp up, got thunder and lots of rain all night and all day today. A small creek running down my driveway right now. The coffee maker will be for the next cabin build bed room. I expect a harsher winter here this year so firewood stock pile is on the main concern list along with food for the pups and I. I bet your hot weather there is far hotter than our 102F we see here and think is so hot? Take care and enjoy that beautiful country of yours.
@shellywinters1093 Ай бұрын
@@offgridal 10F-110F for 3-4 months then it drops down to about 80F - 90F for another 4-6 months we get around 2 months of the year where the temp drops to around 50F to 75F. Those times it hits 50F I am like a little cocoon wrapped up in blankets with the heater going. I can see you laughing at this whimpy old lady complaining about 50F :D
@offgridal Ай бұрын
@@shellywinters1093 Oh I know your acclimated to warmer temps, at 50F I am in a T-shirt and sleep on top of the covers. 😉
@larryboschen1287 Ай бұрын
Looking good.....pace yourself with those heavy timbers!! Yikes.
@offgridal Ай бұрын
Will do
@rboutdoorsnw Ай бұрын
So I noticed a couple things Al those beams need to be heavier. You’re not sweating and grunting enough and it sounds like you need some venison.!
@offgridal Ай бұрын
Thanks Rich, are you offering to come help me drink some beers & eat venison stakes? Haha
@rboutdoorsnw Ай бұрын
Deer season opener next month!
@Billestlà Ай бұрын
I might have missed you talking about this, but you may want to consider using your mill to cut the beam horizontal end notch and then you'd only have to make one vertical cut instead of many? Regardless it looks awesome. :)
@offgridal Ай бұрын
Thanks for your input, I did think about doing that indeed, but I think people like seeing the hands on effort there is just some kind of attraction to building by hand and boy can it save you $ in equipment doing things that way. Not that I haven't already blown my cash on equipment, I have.
@ervintaylor6508 Ай бұрын
Keep up the good work man I'm with you I'm 59 looking at retiring in a couple years and my first build will be a 24 by 24 timber frame
@offgridal Ай бұрын
You can do it!
@MV19-er Ай бұрын
I appreciate your craftsmanship
@offgridal Ай бұрын
Thank you very much.
@valeriebostick1913 Ай бұрын
Great video winter with be around the corner good that you are preparing for it 🇬🇧😊
@offgridal Ай бұрын
Thank you Valerie, I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
@gregganderson1454 Ай бұрын
Enjoy your videos!
@offgridal Ай бұрын
Thank you!