Building a Deck Part 3 | Alaska Off Grid Build

[@RedneckHillbillies]

That's very similar to what we plan to build, with the posts and braces. Love the black plates, they really add something to the finished look.

[@mariezafonte6473]

Wow, what a difference! The little cabin became a house. The black brackets are a great addition. I've enjoyed the build since the first day you arrived on the property. Can only imagine what the future will hold.

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Thank you so much for following along all this time 🩵

[@OldMan_PJ]

Really makes it look more like a home than a cabin. 👍

[@tomcrockettsr]

Those iron brackets add a really nice touch!

[@Nello353]

I,m calling your porch,” the forever porch “. The way you built it it should live up to it. It,s not only sturdy, it looks great too but then you build everything to last and that is a good thing . Lots of good health and good fortune to you two.

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Thank you 😊

[@AlaskanFreedom]

I can only imagine how expensive those black hardware plates are. But they look great.

[@ouralaskahomestead]

That they were! Thank goodness we only needed four. Thank you.

[@Hillbilly007-yd9gu]

New deck is looking great. You all are doing a great job.

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Thank you!

[@adelenoel7191]

Lots of hard work but worth it! Looking really good

[@barbn1211]

Craig and Chandra, no matter what the pitch of your roof is, it will be perfect for you. I regularly use a roof rake (as you're intending to do) even on my (very) sloped roof when the snow really accumulates. But sometimes the wind just blows it off. Sometimes, it evaporates. Sometimes, it melts. Depends. I really wish you could take a couple of days off, but with winter moving in, time is of the essence. As always, your work continues to be very well thought out and detailed. ✌️🇨🇦

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Thank you so much 😊

[@npete55]

Looks really nice with the black iron and corner braces!

[@richardlechtrecker9083]

Your post and beam porch gives your house an adorable” cottage” look..absolutely perfect..soooo many improvements from last year at this time..looking good ❤️

[@ouralaskahomestead]

@@richardlechtrecker9083 it’s coming along, still hoping we can get siding on before winter 🤞

[@colleenrodamer9497]

Omg that porch is going to be great come winter many blessings from North Texas ❤

[@valeriebostick1913]

Amazing job you guys are doing on the porch it’s going to be beautiful 🇬🇧😊

[@marktonthemove]

Those black braces really finish the look. Very nice job.

[@DeborahSmith-h3l]

It looks great!

[@annregan5330]

Wow what a beautiful job your doing it's gonna look really good and the dogs the way they follow you around waiting patiently to play I love your video's take care both 👍👍👋

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Thank you. They do like to be our shadows.

[@darlene6670]

That deck is so nice, I knew it was going to be because of how you were working on it! It's beautiful!

[@ouralaskahomestead]

@@darlene6670 thank you 🧡

[@tmark6701]

This build is really coming together. You've made a lot of choices I never would have thought of and every single one has turned out great.

[@SherriePhillips]

Love the porch ❤

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Me too. It adds so much space. The dogs can come out and greet me when I get home from work without knocking me off the edge lol 🐾

[@tomcrockettsr]

Good attention to detail, sealing the cut end.

[@AlaskaMyHeart]

Hey there friends. Wowwww!! I can totally see the vision of the look of the house. The deck looks so nice. Love how it’s turning out. ❤. You all have done a wonderful job. All your hard work is paying off. Catch you in the next one.

[@DawnMillington-i9t]

Looks great, Pat on both your backs. Great job. 😊

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Thank you

[@Jennifer-hi4tp]

It's looking so nice. I'm so happy for the two of you to be accomplishing so much. Craig's one of those people who can figure out how to do anything he sets his mind to.

[@vickievixen3785]

I couldn't agree with you more. The thing that gets me is he is always pointing out his mistakes. But then, he always comes up with an incredible solution and fixes it and no one can tell that it was ever done wrong. He is definitely a problem solver.

[@kevinwiley9696]

Love the black gusset plates

[@ouralaskahomestead]

They really set it off don't they. Thanks 😊

[@lyndioli]

Whoo Hoo! Looking real good! 👍 You deserve a pat on the back getting those rafters up there all by yourself! Bet wife was proud of you! And her porch!😊

[@ouralaskahomestead]

I sure am! He did a good job and it looks better than I envisioned.

[@vickievixen3785]

Hahaha, I bet she was.

[@vickievixen3785]

It looks great so far. You've really come a long way Craig. Great work even when you didn't have your little helper. I really love these videos. Thanks for taking me there👏🩷

[@lindahill9215]

The house is slowly becoming a home.😊

[@jacquelinemorris7133]

Great job, keep up the good work.

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Thanks so much.😊

[@heatherclayton-callaghan4270]

What an awesome job you've both done on that beautiful deck. With the enclosed room for the water tank etc and an arctic entrance you're going to gain so much more livable space. It looks great with the added black iron supports and bracing. You'll be so chuffed to have this up before the snow hits. From an Aussie Nan 🇦🇺🤗💞🙏👍👌✌️👏✝️🇺🇸

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Thank you Heather. You’ve been with us quite awhile and we appreciate your kind words every week 🩵

[@heatherclayton-callaghan4270]

@@ouralaskahomestead it's a pleasure to watch you grow your life in Alaska & support you in prayer and hopefully with increasing your channel. You bring me a lot of wholesome viewing when I refuse to watch MS TV. It's also encouraging to me to know you appreciate the long term support. One often wonders if one really has any impact on the people one enjoys watching on their channels. Your response is encouraging ,esp seeing I'm so far away, and on a disability/ oldage pension I'm restricted in being able to assist with any finances. I do hope to eventually be able to one day give at least one small donation to each channel I gain so much enjoyment from. One thing I can promise you is as long as you keep posting good clean wholesome family videos ,I promise I'll be watching. When you no longer see a word of encouragement or appreciation for your videos from me, you'll know I've finally shuffled off this mortal coil into the everlasting eternal loving arms of my glorious CREATOR GOD the FATHER, SON, & HOLY SPIRIT ; with the hope that in time you will join me in the Spirit, worshipping around the throne of our Creator God in Heaven, for ever more!!!! For To be absent in the body means I'll be present in the Spirit .... having been called home for eternity. I pray you'll also be in Heaven with the redeemed of the Lord NOT in Hell with those who reject HIM and His saving grace. Amen. SELAH (pause and think on this) 🇦🇺🤗💞🙏👍👌✌️👏✝️🇺🇸

[@karriehuskey9670]

Love your show you 2 have been doing awesome, my pops used to say the same thing as you... is it the right way? Probably not but it's the way I'm gonna do it. He passed 15 years ago and I started laughing so hard because our daughter said it must be a country phrase. Lol.

[@ouralaskahomestead]

We are definitely country bumpkins.

[@janetparrish3429]

Looks good, like the corner and T brackets.

[@ToddNeels]

Nice addition to the front. This is looking awesome. Been following your channel when you started building the cabin. Have to say, you are living my dream. I'm hoping to follow my dream next year. Thanks for the videos. Wish you the best.

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Thank you for following us all this time. Hopefully you can start to make your dreams a reality soon.

[@ShadowMoonFarms]

Making great progress

[@kathleenalleman2373]

Well done with your deck. Beautifully done and soon it will be done and over. Then you both can get your water tanks in to have running water.i always look forward to your videos every week. Stay safe and warm as you both can be. God bless you both and your doggies.

[@maryhudson-smith9613]

Great job!

[@anafredbrutout3648]

I really like those black metal supports It's all coming together. let's hope it gets finished before the snow comes.

[@trevorclayton6247]

We are so happy for you. Great job as always. The extra space around the entry will be wonderful.👍👍

[@ouralaskahomestead]

It already is. No more nearly getting pushed off the small porch by four dogs greeting me when I come home. Now there's plenty of room for them all to come out and say hi.

[@bonneymoseley1159]

You're almost to 25,000.! It should take off pretty soon. Your deck is looking great! You do a great job!

[@ouralaskahomestead]

@@bonneymoseley1159 thank you 💙

[@maneuschwander6394]

Love the hardware you put on your porch! Looks Cool!

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Thank you

[@jeremybuchanan6622]

Looking good so far. Can't wait to see it finished.

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Me neither!

[@Hillbilly_Hippies]

I love it, already looks amazing! I look forward to seeing your videos every week because I myself am planning to move to Alaska soon. Keep up the good work you two. ❤

[@ouralaskahomestead]

We appreciate you following along. What area of Alaska are you looking to move to?

[@danielemeyer-iv7nc]

The porch is looking so nice, great work 👍

[@ouralaskahomestead]

@@danielemeyer-iv7nc thanks!

[@DebA984]

You are doing an amazing job!! Love watching you two build your dream together.

[@emy3672]

The place is really coming along great! The deck is looking awesome!!!

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Thanks!

[@Ohiomx]

❤

[@DianeWilson-q7i]

VERY BEAUTIFUL LOVE THIS YOUR VIDEOS ARE AMAZING

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Thank you so much!

[@joellacecil7474]

Nice deck and rafters. You must live close to a bust road

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Yes, we live rural on the road system so I can commute to the hospital easily for work.

[@mauricewatton2568]

Place is looking great.

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Thanks 😊

[@mikepennington2505]

Looking pretty professional. I always enjoy the videos. Thanks for sharing.

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Thanks for watching!

[@jerryslater5173]

Looks good keep snow off, think about screening part of it in summer keep bugs out . Just a thought

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Great idea!

[@jasondavis1819]

Great job I’m still working in the Louisiana heat but hey hope to be up Alaska spring great work you guys doing be safe looks like you have great weather also

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Thanks! You too!

[@michiganjfrog5714]

Good job, it looks really nice. We got our first snow here in Arizona yesterday, I hope you get the roof on before it snows.

[@ouralaskahomestead]

I hope so too!

[@beckiesmith5095]

Looking beautiful, just my opinion that the whole deck should be blocked for support. So glad your covering the whole thing since it isn't treated wood especially for Alaska snow fall. You don't want to have to do it over after a couple years. Once and done. Again looking beautiful. Keep up the good work and safety always. God bless you and the dogs.

[@AmericanGiGi55]

Its looking great!❤

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Thank you! 😊

[@TheGypsyNurse_]

Wow that is really pretty you guys..

[@janreynolds2476]

Looking good 😊

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Thank you! 😊

[@jackpedrick4670]

Looks awesome great job

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Thank you!

[@anelson2964]

Wild Alaskan Homestead, Lookin good guys, You’ve got this

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Thank you.

[@raymondmills9377]

Man that looks good.

[@izzygirl9591]

You're doing a great job. Looks awesome

[@anelson2964]

Wild Alaskan Homestead, You guys should build a deck on top of that

[@ouralaskahomestead]

That'd make for a nice view being up that high.

[@bnelson2180]

Looks great y’all… love the black metal straps.. now I’m wondering if that deep rich red/maroon color would look better than my original #2 choice! 🤔

[@charlenegrady8781]

Making lots of progress. Looking good👍. Take care from Cape Cod✌️🇺🇸❤️❤️

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Thanks, you too!

[@mikemckinley1031]

Excellent work on the deck looks amazing you do great work can’t wait to see next video putting on the roof I will be sharing your video on my Facebook page publicly have a good weekend here from Ontario Canada ❤️❤️❤️❤️🇨🇦🇨🇦😎

[@ouralaskahomestead]

We appreciate that. Thank you!

[@carolyncarr136]

Looks great

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Thanks!

[@barbaralints3486]

Looking great. You do a very nice job.

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Thank you!

[@glenharper3136]

Thanks for the video.

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Thank YOU for watching!

[@travisgrow4713]

Looking great

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Thanks!

[@susancampbell7279]

Nice

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Thanks

[@pandaloves17]

Looks even more homey! Love it y'all!

[@KrissBartlett]

looking very good nice the dogs cant wait im sure

[@pameladay7081]

Look great :)

[@vickievixen3785]

Love the rug!

[@vickievixen3785]

Excellent choice on the brackets.

[@vickievixen3785]

The framing looks beautiful.

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Figured we’d better put something down to keep the dogs claws from scratching it all up.

[@vickievixen3785]

Ah, smart.WTG

[@eduardfrazao3506]

Good job

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Thanks

[@davidbickford2539]

Looks great! Are you planning on enclosing and putting windows in?

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Yeah, that’s the plan. Enclosing the right side before winter. Probably wait till spring to add windows.

[@1911MikeinOregon]

Lookin good... I know it doesn't make a lot of difference, but I'm curious why you didn't stain all of the rafter boards before you put them up ? That way you could have sealed the ledger boards, the rafter ends and the birds mouth cuts like you did on the upper bracing boards. That and it seems like it would be easier doing the staining before they were put up. Either way, it's going to look really good and last for years.

[@ouralaskahomestead]

For you. lol We try to release videos on Fridays but didn't get finished and with Craig working by himself, the only way to get all the rafters on in time to have the video ready for today was to wait to stain everything. It's so chilly its taking the better part of a day for the stain to dry. So, he's working on staining everything today. It definitely would have been easier to have it done first.

[@1911MikeinOregon]

@@ouralaskahomestead Thanks for the reply. That makes sense. Hopefully you will luck out and get it finished before you get your first snow.

[@mauricebrown9094]

How come you didn't stain the board before putting them up? It is all looking good Pal.

[@ouralaskahomestead]

The only way to get the rafters on in time to put a video out was to wait and stain everything later. So, that's what Craig is doing today.

[@littlegriffoffgridalberta6837]

It's coming along great 👍, It will give you a nice deck space for things you don't want in the snow :) You are going to put hurricane ties or joist hangers on the rafters on the ledger board side ? I maybe didn't hear you correct" I put my rafters on top the ledger board for mor strength, Love that timber frame porch look :)

[@ouralaskahomestead]

We’ll add joist hangers. Just forgot to pick them up while we were at the store.

[@bettyharper2214]

👍🎃🎃

[@MsCar2008]

Looks good. Nice job.👍

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Thank you!

[@darienneflint9354]

Hi is there enough pitch or fall on roof with snow ... looks great and having done before winter will be so satisfying

[@ouralaskahomestead]

It should be ok. We’ve got a snow rake to clear it off if it starts to pile up though.

[@vickievixen3785]

Do you know if they make like low voltage snow ice melters for roofs?

[@ouralaskahomestead]

@@vickievixen3785 I don't know. Even if they do it probably wouldn't be usable for us. Anything heat related takes a significant amount of wattage. Our solar system can't even support a refrigerator yet.

[@vickievixen3785]

I hear you if it was easy everyone would have it

[@Flossie921]

I hope you start making money off your channel. You both work so hard and are doing something constructive. Many influencers just sit around and talk about nothing.

[@donmcc4189]

You did a great with the deck and rafters, myself if it was me, I would have went up another 8 to 10 inches where you anchored to the home. Being your snow fall and how much you get and weight wise. I'd be careful of the the slope and weight. 10 to 15 inches of snow is heavy and if it's a wet snow it's a lot of tonage. But it did turn out good

[@ouralaskahomestead]

We have a snow rake to clear it off if it starts to build up.

[@brianpace6325]

A learning question: water tank won’t freeze? Do you wrap and insulate?

[@Jennifer-hi4tp]

I think in a previous video they said the plan was to enclose that side of the porch and heat it for the water and solar batteries.

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Yes, that part of the porch is going to be closed in as a utility room to hold the water tank, solar components, water heater and eventually a washer/dryer. We'll use a diesel heater to keep it warm.

[@brendasmith6076]

Why are you not staining the rafters before putting them up?

[@ouralaskahomestead]

We ran out of time. It would have been easier to stain first but its been chilly and the stain takes most of the day to dry. So it was either stain now and have no video for Saturday or get the rafters up and stain later. Craigs got them all stained now.

[@kaybetonoderlehm]

parking deck for a tank or why built so solidly

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Yes water tank will be in there eventually

[@carmene3534]

Okay, never mind my comment. I'm going to put making them cause as soon as I do you do something about it and make me feel real dumb

[@Alaskaguitarguy]

Every comment helps a channels algorithm so you just keep on making those comments. I do the same thing though. I’ll make a comment on a video and then it gets addressed shortly after. lol

[@carmene3534]

@@Alaskaguitarguy thank you for making the sixty six year old woman feel good

[@davidgurgir]

I hope your not sorry when the snow comes off your roof and lands on your stairs??

[@vickievixen3785]

I believe in the first or second video they asked for suggestions and thoughts on whether to keep the stairs Under The Roof. I thought maybe moving it back two or three feet and putting the stairs back two or three feet would keep the snow off the stairs and be safer in the long run. Yes they could be battling getting the door open but in New England when we knew we were going to get dumped on we went out every couple of hours and cleared it off. I made my comment with my thoughts in the comment section. I don't know, they don't seem to be the type of people who would just go to bed and forget about being able to open the door. But with the deck there they can always climb out a window. I think they are intending to put some type of Windows in. I believe they said one side was going to be closed off where that water tank is going and the other side is going to be left kind of open but knowing Craig he just makes changes as he goes but he's always letting us know. He's very adaptable I have to say. As long as I'm not shoveling it, it makes no difference to me. Lol. The idea of an Arctic entry is to make things easier. I don't think it was their intentions to make it the same as what it is now but that's just my opinion. Low voltage wire that they install under floors it would melt the snow on the roof and maybe on their steps as well. Who knows if they don't somebody needs to invent it

[@davidstakston1950]

Enjoy your added exercise of shoveling the snow off the flat roof.

[@Alaskaguitarguy]

You blind dude? It looks far from flat.

[@Alaskaguitarguy]

To make it steep enough to shed all the snow it would look ridiculous.

[@verajamieson8020]

Why there,shading your solar panels??

[@Alaskaguitarguy]

Shows the panels got moved to the other side later in the video

[@marthalikens482]

Solar panels to be covered by a roof??

[@marktonthemove]

you didn't finish watching the video eh?

[@Alaskaguitarguy]

@@marktonthemove shows them moved later in the video if people are just patient lol

[@ouralaskahomestead]

Having solar panels under the roof wouldn't work to well. No, as others mentioned, we did move them to the side of the house later in the video. I think around the 18minute mark if you want to see how it looks now.

[@robertwright1083]

You should have lowered the loft floor by ten inches, then you could have a bed in it! Your kitchen ceilings are high enought!

[@vickievixen3785]

Different Strokes for different folks. I guess they did what they wanted. Funny I think it's their house. Wouldn't it be strange if they listened to what everybody else thought was right for them, because it's what they would have done. In my opinion if you want the say so, then go do it yourself. There ya go another opinion and you know what they say about them yes they both stink, mine and yours. If you don't want someone to give you their opinion, then think twice before you give yours. Who says a bed won't fit up there? A mattress on a hard surface you got yourself a bed. A box frame.. bam a nightstand. Couple of boards attached to the wall, wow what a nice headboard. Suggestions are helpful. Acting like a boss or a parent isn't.

[@ouralaskahomestead]

We could have but there's just the two of us so no need for a bed up there. We're just using it for storage. A mattress will fit and a person can sit upright if a need arose. The plan is to do a guest/AirBNB cabin up front so if Chris ever decides to come home for a visit he can always stay in there.

[@robcole61]

Too all of the carpenter's commenting on my post. I would agree that those "racking BRACES would help shoulder the load IF they were mortised into the post. Screws are not the anchor of choice for sheer. His lapp joint has lost it's effectiveness by half without it resting on the post. So I stand by my statement that his lapp joint is incorrect and it is the weak point in his roof... I have no idea what the standard for snow load is where he lives. It may never be tested.... I am only trying to give him useful information so if he does any more construction of this nature he has CORRECT information.This comes from 40+ years of building houses.

[@Alaskaguitarguy]

Those look like log screws and they have a pretty high sheer strength. You’re right it should be directly over the post to get 100% of the load but it’ll hold and that’s from over 50 years building. I’ve seen things in 100 -plus year old houses that most wouldn’t think would work but Iit stood the test of time.

[@ouralaskahomestead]

We appreciate your concern and will certainly take your advice into consideration if we do a similar project. We are in southcentral Alaska and winters are pretty mild so overloading it will probably never be a concern. But I do appreciate the information Rob. We’re learning as we go.

[@LorraineU-j3k]

The dog wanted you to pet it and you didn’t. Nono

[@ouralaskahomestead]

I know! I didn’t notice it at the time but when we were editing I seen it and it made me feel bad. Poor baby 🐾

[@robcole61]

Dude,that is not how you do a lapp joint. Both of those beams need to be on top of the post. You have nothing supporting the bottom of that center beam,it isn't resting on top of the support post

[@Alaskaguitarguy]

Dude! It’ll hold just fine! I’ve see this exact lap that has held for decades with no issues. The braces will help carry the load.

[@Ohiomx]

@@Alaskaguitarguy I agree, while it would be better to have them directly over the post it will hold the weight with the supports.

[@debbiemiller7342]

Looks awesome!

[@valeriebostick1913]

Amazing job you guys are doing on the porch it’s going to be beautiful 🇬🇧😊

[@nevaswift3382]

Looks amazing!!

[@deettarichardson3682]

❤