2 Week Update on our $1 Mobile Home

2 weeks of work done on our mobile home, going to get it dried in next
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[@ChrisLee66]

Less than two weeks ago I thought you guys were crazy. Watching you all move it and just waiting for it to collapse but dam, you guys know what your doing and I am looking forward to seeing the full transformation. Hard working good people right here.

[@katherineleavitt7275]

Great job so far. Our daughter's double wide modular home was heavily damaged last summer from a oak tree falling on it. She just settled with the insurance co after a year, paid off her house and is giving it to a family of 7 who's home was destroyed in the same storm last year. Since our daughter is single she decided not to restore the house herself because it was going to cost between $ 98,000 & $130,000 + according to contractors. She will be purchasing a new smaller single wide since she only has 1 son 22 living at home. I'm so happy for you since you are getting a house you yourself are able to make into a new home. Congratulations Kathy Mphs.

[@lindamiller5489]

Loving being able to watch you restore this

[@TedMHundley]

Bart is such a cool looking dog. Love those eyes…

[@firesunearthmoon8999]

If I was young again this is how I would build a home on several acres.

[@jamesripley9095]

I'm working on my 1986 modular home now new windows floors furnace,central air , water heater so far next year new siding and addition to the kitchen. Your doing a great job it's alot of work.

[@judithcoe7551]

Wow, it doesn't even look like the same mobile home! You all got an awesome deal for 1.00! Saving money doing your own work too! I hope the rain didn't get on any if your wood supplies. God Bless and be safe! Safety First!

[@farmerbill6855]

Looks good, I hope y'all don't get much snow though. Good to have a sweet wife that shares your dreams. Like living in heaven.

[@justgoodness333littlehomes5]

Make sure to check the air duct where the bathroom floor was rotten. I just did my floors and found rusted out spots along the bottom where wet insulation was. I wrapped my duct with 1" foam board insulation but I'm sure there's other ways to patch holes if you find any.

[@michelestellar7725]

You are starting off right. Sweat equity is free labor and labor is COSTLY. Working for yourself pays big dividends in $$AND SATISFACTION .

[@annmcintosh4524]

Found your page today. Really enjoying the format. Less talk, more progress! Love seeing a nothing becoming a beautiful something! Can’t wait for future episodes!

[@nancyison7481]

Love it the kids playing in the sawdust reminds me when we did ours. We worked sooo hard even our dog was working. He would carry sticks he thought he was helping.

[@mickichikwinya5519]

Good progress for just two weeks. You are blessed to have your parents helping too.

[@marilynrobinson8677]

That is going to be beautiful, I am so looking forward to seeing it finished. What an awesome home you will have. God Bless. 🙂

[@koacres]

Thanks

[@user-qk8uq4hh3k]

Your property is beautiful! You will have a wonderful home when you are done.😊

[@RunningGreyWolf]

Great job, very impressive that you had such a vision for something that cost a buck!!!

[@jg24diecast41]

Lots of progress! Looking good. Highly recommend from personal experience with older mobile homes, if in the budget, to plywood over top of all of the sub flooring.

[@LoveFaith-my6yd]

God is so Amazing! Great video thanks for sharing. Beautiful family. Bart is so adorable. Blessings 🙏🏽

[@cindykatzenberger2528]

I am amazed. What a great job. Can’t wait to see how it turns out.

[@rochellesymonette7991]

You guys need protective eyewear, especially dealing with glass. You also need to be careful with your precious babies when dealing with glass and the construction site on the whole. You don't need any accidents or injuries to happen to any of you. But love your progress so far. God bless you

[@koacres]

We will get some next time

[@jacquelinejenkins8]

Great job guys. Man you are really moving and shaking this thing. It's going to be a beautiful 1.00 house. See Y'ALL next time.😊

[@MarshandMellow83]

Moving along nicely...a lot of work, however you have a lot of knowledge on what needs to be done. Keep up the Great work...looking forward to seeing more...Thank You for sharing ☺

[@AmericanGiGi55]

Looking great! Excited to follow this build

[@1965ask]

That property is awesome! I would love to find a nice piece of land with more space! Love your project!

[@shirleyyeno1950]

I’m from ny. We had same weather the other day. When it started to hail we got a warning we were under a tornado watch. It touched down about 10 miles from where I am in town. Freaky.

[@cherylemaybury9967]

Wow! This is looking so good already. I’m excited to see what it all looks like at the end. I had to subscribe to see the rest of this renovation. Great job. 😊😊

[@ask-128]

Wow..a lot of work in such a quick time...looking good.....can't wait for the next video....

[@SandraVanLankvelt]

WOW awesome JOB and it's all coming together. GREAT JOB for sure. God Bless you all.

[@dananderson3077]

Nice work guys.....love it! Bart wants you to build him a house too....prob down your list a bit. Keep it up....great work!

[@pinacoloda226]

Just gorgeous!!! And Bart is a cutie❤❤❤

[@courtneyclark995]

Very cool I'm thinking about reading a Mobil home myself.

[@lyndioli]

This is coming along so nice! Didn't realize your plans to add the additional rooms! Looking great!

[@koacres]

I think it’ll make it feel more house like

[@userunknown-bf6oo]

You and your family are doing a great job! Thanks for the tour of your progress. 👏

[@crystalgoodall9164]

Can’t wait for the next video!!

[@tomviolarussell8803]

First time seeing you all. We live in Canyon Lake, Texas. I'm amazed at all you 'quick' work.

[@jmtz4054]

Awesome work ! Very talented family! I can’t wait to see all the progress coming along! Greetings from Dallas Texas 👋👋

[@joycef8443]

Love guys, but keep those kids out of the mix. Too many chances for injury. And get some safety glasses!

[@terrigarner9155]

Everything looks great!

[@jerrystout3032]

Outstanding Craftsman ship 👍!😇!😇!

[@waynewayne2523]

Dude, you know stuff AND you do stuff! awesome! that is one large mobile!

[@Audri_at_Auds-and-Ends]

Great progress!

[@patchadams4me]

You are knocking it out! I loved your little Solid Gold Dancers. Y'all are doing great.

[@koacres]

Thanks, I had music playing but I had to mute that section for copyright reasons

[@StrPyre68]

Wow, that’s amazing!!!! Basically by yourself and you did all of that, I wish I had that skill set.

[@user-hc9tv6oq5h]

Be sure take out the sliding glass doors build walls in their pace & put in a metal door are put in metal french doors those sliding glass doors will loose their gasses from moving. The mobile Home we have been there done hat LOL we put metal doors with lights in one place and built walls. The other one french metal doors

[@SmokyMountainBlessed]

looking great wow it's being transformed nicely

[@katherinegosnell8256]

Looking great !! Thank you for answering my question on a earlier video

[@heatherarthur6232]

Loved your video and what you have done with that old trailer.❤

[@jonhamilton5789]

I’ve got to say, I had my doubts when I saw it after the move, but great work.

[@jillinidaho]

Great work!

[@junemiller8678]

THIS is soooo awesome!! You and your whole family are doing an amazing job!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼😊 So glad I’m following you from the beginning! Don’t let the naysayers bring you guys down in anyway,you guys are amazing! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼❣️❣️❣️😊

[@margaretrose8105]

Good work.

[@randymiller1604]

I’m totally impressed nice job 👍

[@jemreandeau3583]

Nice video, you have a great narrative style and nice family too. I just found you and look forward to following your journey. ❤

[@catherinegiuliano4080]

Well at least you’ll know if there’s anything wrong with the roof leaking.

[@user-hn3fd4wm9f]

Hard workers and helpers!

[@d.collier_8280]

I wished I could talk my wife into us doing something like this.

[@michelestellar7725]

@@d.collier_8280 start honing your skills. Is it possible for you to build a small shed while doing so? I have come up with a solution for a 'foundation' that can support weight, is permanent, lasts for years and is cheap and easy. Great for small sheds and low decks. All you need are simple tools , and 'T' posts, a shovel, hoe, concrete and treated wood. I built a platform for a truck camper over 20 years ago. The truck went to the junkyard after a hellacious hail storm so the camper just sat on that platform awaiting a redo for MANY years until I finally realized no more camping for me. The 'platform ' is STILL there. I had ideas of turning it into a small shed too . I just might do that yet. I do have a shed closer to the house I even used that for my horse, so plenty sturdy. Anyway maybe you need to demonstrate you have some skills to convince your wife, a small shed is a start.

[@campingkupcakez]

This is so awesome. I wish that I had the skills to do something like this.

[@moniquedoherty8831]

Your working at a blazing pace. Well done it's looking good. The rain was intense

[@koacres]

Thanks, I try my best

[@louisemorris1961]

You can get alot of money if you bring all that aluminum siding to a recycling depot,,

[@koacres]

We’re going to use on our goat and chicken coops!

[@warrenvalentino5763]

Great video! Awesome job on building your Home! i just subscribed to your channel and i also hit the bell thing too! i look forward to watching more of your videos.

[@lisaburks2]

I would love to get some land do something like that. Great job

[@cata687]

Wow amazing work❤

[@armidaperez5360]

Hopefully you get permits if you need them cause I've seen homesteads have problems with county.🤞all goes well for you guy's

[@user-bd1mj9qb9z]

Amazing looking there now yall

[@phyllisroark8526]

I just found your channel. So is this going to be your families home? It looks great so far. We are redoing our home little by little but you seem to be moving very fast lol. Great work and nice to see family working together to get it done.

[@koacres]

Yeah it will be our home, then we will build another house on our property

[@ZERODESTRUCTION]

Bats are excellent mosquito eaters! Buy a Bat Box to attract more.. Also, plant Peppermint, Spearmint, and Marigold seeds for more pest control. The mints are super easy to grow, come back every year, and go great in iced tea.

[@koacres]

Will do! Thanks

[@joycef8443]

Love the bat! Their fur is soooo soft. They are like hamsters with wings!

[@billiejoepellegrino6016]

What kind of dog is he ? He looks like a poodle mix, so adorable.

[@koacres]

Poodle and English Sheppard mix

[@donnaokeefe6463]

That’s a Samich made with love!!! Lol

[@craftingwithapurpose6479]

You are amazing! Love watching the progress. Your $1 find was such a blessing. Your girls are adorable. Hoping only good things for you and your family. Thank you for the videos.

[@Qw-nj5xg]

Make sure you cut them trees so it doesn't fall on your house

[@marycranshaw9715]

Going to be so nice.

[@user-pi4zq2bm6r]

How in the world did that key make it? Wow , your all doing great to make that a home. good project.

[@MsCissyBlue]

New sub here - very much inspired - I'm moving and looking for a new place - this is good info - LOVE TO LEARN - THANKS!

[@koacres]

KZbin is free education!

[@aplace2grow]

I wonder what the plan is for this low pitch roof in a snowy region, maybe plan on clearing off snow when needed, because of the weight?

[@koacres]

Yes we get loads of snow in north Idaho. Shovel the roof off after every other storm

[@jenthrasher5056]

Your daughters are adorable. You should reframe widows and not use trailer windows. Would be way better on heating and cooling

[@joycef8443]

With the number of windows they need, it would be $$$$$. I wonder if the walls are deep enough to support “house” windows.

[@petergarton5629]

Ace biuld.

[@claudetteraymond8710]

Your electrical wires measure the height of the line then take a chalk line on the outside

[@koacres]

After I got down a ways i realized they’re about the same height all around

[@tinabrewer_24ab12]

I am liking your progress! Great job! May I ask where about are you? In Idaho?

[@koacres]

Sandpoint Idaho

[@tinamarieb49]

Honest question here: You are clearly very skilled and are having to replace absolutely everything on this home. What is the benefit of the cost of moving the $1 trailer over just starting all new from scratch? I thought it might be the applicances and cabinets but you're replacing all those. Maybe the base trailer but you could build right on the ground. So that leaves some windows, 2x4s, and wiring. Is it a permit issue or something? Just curious. Please educate me. Thanks!

[@koacres]

Well we ran numbers, and it is more cost effective, to go this way, about 50% less cost. Think about it, we payed $1 for floor system, subfloor, wall, insulation, electrical, plumbing, trusses , most of the roof. That’s the benefits

[@tinamarieb49]

@@koacres That makes sense! Thanks so much for your response. I'm enjoying watching your journey. Subbed.

[@laurasmith1697]

Please,please pint it before the outside wood gets wet

[@billiehuskins8129]

Liked the video kids and dog are cute 🐶🤹🤼

[@saywhat5528]

Tremendous progress!! Looking good!

[@user-gs2nq3rs8l]

So how do you get utilities out in the middle of nowhere I always wondered about that how many feet long is that I think that's the longest trailer I've ever seen unless you just took that way on camera. Your kids look cute I like your dog too what kind of dog is he. Can you get that place looking pretty cool already

[@koacres]

It’s 66’ long, I’ve seen some 74’ trailers too. Either way it’s very long. I had to pull electric about a half mile to my property, I’ve got another KZbin video on that too. And they were going to drill a well and build our own septic system

[@user-gs2nq3rs8l]

@@koacres I wish your family what's Happy Times there it's a lot of work but I'm sure that you can handle it buried when I was young I could do anything to I'm praying for you and your family

[@koacres]

Thank you, I appreciate it

[@rayheatherly672]

looking good,......but? after all the work and expense and lumber/materials you having to buy in addition to everything it cost to get the home moved, it seems like it would have been just as good to have just built a home new from the ground up, just saying/wondering

[@koacres]

We thought about it. We are still 10x money ahead vs building from scratch

[@Topdaug831]

A little advice…set up ur camera to show us while u r working. That’s more entertaining. Love the vids tho!!

[@koacres]

Will do on the next, had to buy some camera equipment

[@TheTandumbs]

❤

[@nikiboss3312]

I’m curious would it have been cheaper to buy a new one? What’s the cost to replace everything compared to buying a new one?

[@koacres]

No it’s 1000X more expensive to buy or even build a new one

[@nikiboss3312]

@@koacres ok thanks for asking. I actually bought a mobile home that needed work and where I live it would have been cheaper to buy one used that didn’t need as much work. I finally gave up after 2 years and sold it. I also only had my 65 year old father helping me fix everything. Definitely would not do it again lol

[@koacres]

It really depends on the condition of the mobile and potential. Also the area we live in may have different prices. I do all the work myself and we get almost all of our materials from second hand stores and Marketplace. Big price savers.

[@shawncossel1100]

Can't wait to travel along on your journey ! Many thanks for sharing.

[@carsonmorales9580]

Show more Bart! 😂

[@koacres]

If you want more you’ll have to pay for his OnlyPaws account 😂

[@tedshaw4567]

That OSB is too heavy for the walls unless you put pillows under the walls to hold them up I did not see the underside of your trailer most steel frames Does not go all the way out to the walls. The average trailer wall is aluminum or vinyl, wood wrap, and insulation 2X3 frame, and paneling. You most likely will replace it with. 2X4 frame, OSB, siding drywall and something on the other side of the OSB think of the weight difference

[@koacres]

Good point. I too the OSB to the 2x6 rim joist of the trailer. But yes it is about 3’ away from the trailer frame, I’m going to supports when I run the skirting down.

[@katepattridge8424]

Dude! Propane ovens will drain your tank quick. Keep the electric oven idea and use propane for the stovetop

[@katepattridge8424]

But hey it's going great, I bought a "fixer" too, love watching somebody else go through my pain

[@koacres]

Yea that’s true, we may consider

[@TenzinStensland-6hent7nf]

Propane stoves don't drain the tank quick. I have one in my trailer and I haven't had to fill my tank for about a year or more. And yes I check my propane tank.

[@katepattridge8424]

Well I bake all the time and it does drain your tank. You got to preheat the oven. I use my gas range and a toaster oven​@@TenzinStensland-6hent7nf

[@TenzinStensland-6hent7nf]

@@katepattridge8424 #1 I don't have a toaster oven #2 I don't be all the time & #3 I preheat my oven whenever I use it

[@marlenearocho3680]

You definitely have a lot of construction knowledge . is that your line of work ?

[@koacres]

I run a landscaping business. I learned a lot from my dad who is a general contractor, as well as KZbin.

[@marlenearocho3680]

Good on Dad !!! Sure some valuable skills to have. :) I wish you and your family all the best !!

[@andreamorrison8419]

What breed of dog do you have? He is so cute 😍

[@koacres]

He’s a poodle/ English Sheppard mix. Nice little guy

[@ronlowther9044]

🤙

[@crystalwarren5718]

If you marry a man who can build and fix things ..you have hold. Same if you marry a woman who will jump in and help and keep the home running and cook . You also, have gold.

[@mair18]

WHAT DID ALL OF THIS COST FROM START TO FINISH ?

[@koacres]

I’ll do a cost breakdown on the next video, but about $4k to move it then the lumber package was about $4k also.

[@mair18]

@@koacres there's still the expense of all the other materials but thank you I'll look forward to your break down of all of it.

[@koacres]

Yes there’s lots of nickels and dimes that add up. A lot of stuff we get off of FB Market place or craigslist for fraction of new cost

[@tamirose8562]

$1 for the trailer & a couple thousands to fix🤔

[@patchadams4me]

Still a good deal.

[@koacres]

$1 for electrical, insulation, framing…. It’s a good deal

[@lyndioli]

Worth it for sure! Especially if you know what you're doing and have the skills to do so...plus some $$$, lol!

[@glowandgrowself2844]

With the cost of housing these days $300k and up who's complaining abt a dollar, especially if you've count the cost already & have the skills to do the work yrslf. Thank you for sharing your journey. Its exciting and motivating to watch. Now others can see that with a little hard work the dream of home ownership is possible w/o breaking the bank. Best wishes!

[@theinfinitymachine9610]

It's not cheap to get raw land and install a septic, electrical box, etc. value is in grandfathered utilities.

[@norrisonian]

Bats eat their weight in mosquitos and bugs every single night!

[@BubzBScorpio]

Bro I like to see the work in action instead of hearing you describing plans. This is my second video and it feels like your mansplaining.🤷🏾‍♀ Cmon give the people what they want. Lol but fr

[@koacres]

I just ordered a tripod, im a rookie videographer

[@BubzBScorpio]

@@koacres understandable. I hope you have great success. And able to show and share your talent. Construction is a talent many have an ability to obtain. Much love 🫰🏾

[@sandyc6569]