Building A Log Cabin | Ep. 67 | Finally starting some building again!

In this episode, we install our bug screen on the front porch and put up a birdfeeder. Work continues on the garden as we plant strawberries, herbs, rhubarb and other vegetables. We finally build a real floor on the extended portion of the cabin using treated lumber. We do some trail maintenance, and lastly we burn some old branches that have accumulated around the cabin.
Welcome to our channel! This Log Cabin Project is a dream that we have had for several years that we finally decided to make a reality. Our goal is to build a tiny log cabin from scratch using as much material from our land as possible. We are building it entirely using hand tools (no chainsaw!). This cabin will function fully off-grid and will be only accessible by foot. Subscribe to follow our journey!
We are learning a lot as we are doing (as always), so don't hesitate if you have any questions, it will be a pleasure to share tips and tricks, if possible.

[@Smba1111]

The lady works hard like a man, good for her!!, 👏👏👏

[@jamesgray9642]

Hi I think it’s great that you two found each other I watched your cabin build and loved it!

[@richardofsylmar]

The cabin has come along nicely, I can only imagine how wonderful it is to be able to live in a cabin you built by hand and in such a beautiful location. Thank you.

Thank you! Yes it is quite satisfying and peaceful here. We often just look at the cabin and think "what a crazy idea we had" 😂

[@SandraHill-b4p]

I am so amazed at the work you two young people do. Love your videos. Thanks so much for sharing.

[@SeaFletcher]

You two are a great looking couple. Team work makes the dream work! Just found your channel and it's so satisfying to see -- the ASMR aspect and the creativity. God speed!

[@alvarogaitan2529]

Congratulations congratulations congratulations fantastic fantastic house 🏠 God Bless you 👏

[@7000万分之一]

Your axe sharpening is so cool and makes me remind my gone farther who did the sharpening well.thank you for sharing your work

[@cuocsonglangnoigogang]

Your dedication to craftsmanship and perseverance in building a log cabin is truly commendable. Each step you take towards realizing your vision reflects your passion and determination, inspiring others to embark on their own creative journeys. And I Am Floating Village Life

Thank you very much!

[@daniellamarand7619]

You guys are an inspiration, God bless you both

[@gardnerwilson57]

Yellow birds, wild geese, blue jays, but no sign of bear. Do you have bears where you live? Planting season I think is my favorite. That yellow gue you paint to preserve raw wood...what is that? I ask a lot of questions because I like to know and understand things. Your sharpening skills seem to be on par because you hacked through that fallen log in no time at all. Very impressed. Happy to see you building again you guys really do work as a team. It's funny you still wear jackets when I sit here sweating in 110*. Some say ""It's a dry heat."" but that doesn't make it any cooler. Awaiting for your next journey, Still luv ya!, Me southern AZ. (USA)

[@bbayerit]

Great opening and closing scenes!!! Thank you for sharing the beauty around your lives.

[@BirdYoumans]

Always love your vids, but those shots of the birds landing and swimming on the pond - so good!! ❤❤

Ah! Maela wanted to cut some of it out ;) glad i’m not the only one that enjoyed it as much! Glad to have you back, hope you’ve been doing well :)

[@SalfordCharityWorker]

I've so missed your video's. Thank you for your efforts to create new videos.

We’ve missed making them! Glad to have you back :)

[@LindaPatterson-te7lb]

I so enjoy watching you guys what you do together is amazing can't wait for your next video and God Bless you both

Thank you, Linda! God bless you too :)

[@DaleRude-ur9ns]

Always great when you release a new vid…Today is no exception…Thanks for sharing…IAG, eh!!! 🇨🇦

Thanks a lot :) take care!

[@reneeparker7475]

Good to see you, again. I'm so looking forward to see what the two of you can create, now. Be safe, be well, and have an awesome time.

Thank you very much :)

[@johndarking7616]

Great video, nice to have you back... I watch your videos on a Sunday evening before work on Monday, really set me up for the week ahead! Thank You.

Great to hear! We're glad we can get your week off to a good start :)

[@joebacarella2829]

Great to see ya again, sharp tools are a must, I just sharpened my mower blades, and a couple kitchen knives, be well friends.

Thanks, joe! Take care :)

[@_evildoer]

Loved the pond footage at the end. Very relaxing

[@galinanovozhilova3864]

Смотрю Вас из России Санкт-Петербург. Всегда рада выходу Ваших роликов. Браво, браво, браво за Ваш труд...!!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🌍🌍🌍🌍🌍👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@TheJosip1000]

Noone understands the giberrish youre writing dude....

[@stenjek1]

KZbin vertaalt het voor mij😊

[@ИгорьКириллов-к1ь]

Почему на экране перестали появляться русские субтитры. Раньше были

[@ИгорьКириллов-к1ь]

​@@TheJosip1000чувак ты, а она девушка

Спасибо большое :) Не думайте, что нужно писать по-английски, люди без всякой причины ведут себя странно. Хорошего дня!

[@lancepearson4035]

Always good to catch up with what you guys are progressing on with - thanks for sharing

Our pleasure!

[@sammyrothrock6981]

Beautiful place! Im surprised you wouldn't have built your log home right close to your beautiful pond ? Wishing you two all the very best !!

[@veldanicholls8396]

You should put those branches in the water just like the geese have them to sit on....if you have a forest fire you may need to perch yourself on a wood island. It happened to my son that he had to lay in a creek for safety. If it had been longer I'm sure he would have liked to have the option of a dry place. Just a thought. Love your show.

Interesting idea! We're glad your son survived, that must have been scary!

[@manuelhofbauer6031]

Hello you two, I've missed you. Nice to see you again!

Hi Manuel! Nice to see you again too :) hope all is well for you!

[@larrykelly2838]

Love your geese.

[@bikepackingraiz]

watching here from Brazil beautiful work

[@charleshutchings9355]

Good to see you again. The wildlife there is awesome. Sharp tools are necessary. Time for the screening!

[@christianerousseau9606]

Welcome back Nick & Maela. So nice to see you two again. Looking forward to watching what you're got for us all. Have a great summer. ☮💟 Auntie Chrissie

Thank you, Auntie Chrissie! Hope all is well for you :) stay safe out there!

[@ligiamaria7953]

estava sentindo falta de vcs, obrigada pelo video, ate o proximo

[@francineh.7825]

Was great seeing all of the nature footage!

[@johannepelletier7490]

Toujours aussi agréable de voir toutes les améliorations que vous faites sur votre terrain...et vos prises de vues extraordinaires ! Bravo à vous deux

Merci Jojo!! ❤

[@Darwin.1978]

Son una pareja sorprendente, felicitaciones

[@neil2809]

You need to look at the grow rings. That tell you witch way to lay the board. You want the ring to the high side on the top side .

Good to know, thanks for the tip :)

[@sandratweedale2579]

Good for you! I have so many feeders here at home in Ottawa. My grand dog sits on my lap and we watch all the birds (and squirrels 😡 ). We wake up to two ducks most mornings and bunnies plus their babies now. Oh and two wild turkeys have adopted our street. They all happily enjoy the backyard

Hi Sandra! How lucky you are to get all that wildlife directly in your backyard ! We’ve been hoping for some baby bunnies in our garden, but no such luck yet. We’re glad to have an update from you, we hope you’re doing well :) stay safe during the heat wave!

[@JH-wi8lu]

Can’t wait to watch! Hope you’re both well

[@giselecontassotdesayvre3965]

Wow ! Très belle vidéo, les reflets, les volatiles sont superbes. .images très nettes. C'est la saison des plantations, des moustiques aussi! Sympa la rubarbe dans le pneu..bon courage et bonne continuation, merci , mais pas de traduction !

Merci, Gisele! La saison du jardinage est sans faute suivi de la saison des moustiques.. ça ne dure heureusement que 3/4 semaines. Nous avons en effet rencontré des problèmes avec la fonction des sous-titres, nous avons contacté KZbin pour tenter de le régler. Nous espérons que le prochain vidéo aura ses sous-titres habituels ! Merci et prenez soin de vous :)

[@MineMine-xd4px]

Sizi türkiye'den severek ozleyerek seyrediyorum lütfen daha çok video çekin 🤗

Thank you!!

[@leilaalves4903]

Que bom vou assistir com carinho abraço de Brasil 🇧🇷

[@laruedouglas7972]

I love the nature you live in 🥰

[@sidneideabreuabreu3848]

LUGAR LINDO CASAL SHOW TODOS VIDEOS MUITO BONS PARABENS

[@shannonwilliamson5943]

Great to see another video of you all and your progress there. I always feel so relaxed and positive after watching you make a more relaxed and intentional life. Question: do you plan to put a railing around the entry porch now that you have decked it permanently? Thank you for all of the bird shots!

[@williamburchard2987]

Very glad that you are on again. Would you have a list of the make if tools you use regularly? Seem to work very well and are of good quality. Thank you.

For sure, we’ll add that to a future video :) thanks for sharing your idea! Take care!

[@Pablodell]

Que genial la casa que construyeron! Los felicito!! Estaría bueno que agregaran subtitulos en Español o Doblaje!! Un saludo!

[@WarrenKimpel]

another nice video

[@arildbergstrm9065]

Good luck

[@kellysauerhage8898]

❤ amazing

[@antoinelemarier3567]

Bonjour Nick et Maëla. Toujours content de vous retrouver. Mais pourquoi vous ne mettez plus de sous-titres en français? Vous êtes tous les deux bilingues (anglais et français), mais ce n’est pas le cas de tous les Québécois et Québécoises, sans compter toutes les personnes francophones qui vous suivent de par le monde.

Désolé, il y a un problème avec nos sous titres. On a contacté youtube pour essayer de résoudre le problème. On espère qu'ils puissent le régler!

[@miraguedes9339]

❤❤❤❤❤ um abração meus lindos....obg pelo vídeo..Deus abençoe vocês

Thank you!

[@Avidreader4022]

If you want to identify your birds by their song, I would suggest the app Merlin by the Cornell University. You will be happily surprised by the birds near you that you often do not see in the foliage.

Great, we’ll definitely check it out, thank you :)

[@denisemooneyham7032]

I was wondering if you still had a channel. I haven’t had any video notifications in months. I’ll have to go back and catch up. Love your videos!

Yes we've been a little busy with other things the past few months, so we haven't been able to make as much content as we would like. But we do what we can!

[@gregorybryant6610]

I think a good future project could be railing for your porch. I was wondering or there fish in that lake . looking in from California in the U.S.

[@jamesseltenreich652]

Good morning guys, great to see you today, wondering did you ever try the birch syrup making? I ended up getting 3 gallons but oh man was it a chore lol, will definitely be getting a large boiler if you will, turned out great, your friend in Alaska ❤️🙏

We never did! Ran out of wood too quickly (it’s crazy how fast it goes!) glad to know it went well on your side. How much gallon did you need to make the 3 gallons of sirop?

[@jamesseltenreich652]

I would say at least 125 gallons of sap and I was boiling it in a 7 gallon pot, was very labor intensive but it’s amazing, definitely getting a large pot for next year

[@jamesseltenreich652]

Per gallon of syrup

[@RodneySYKORA-v3w]

You need to tell us what you are doing and how you’re going to get it done. Talk to us.😊

[@antoinelemarier3567]

Je reviens pour compléter mon commentaire. Votre filmographie est très belle. Les bernaches qui se prélassent sur l’étang, les oiseaux, la jolie maisonnette pour qu’ils puissent manger, l’amélioration du balcon d’entrée. Bref tout fait plaisir à voir dont vous deux travaillant. Il me semble que je vous vois avec un chien; en le prenant tout petit, il s’attachera à vous et ne cherchera pas à s’enfuir. Je me demande aussi s’il est dans vos plans, une fois que vos constructions et votre jardin seront terminés, d’avoir un bébé 👶? Un bébé qui vivra au sein de la nature, comme vous. ❤

Merci beaucoup!! On pense des fois à adopter un chien, mais on est pas prêt encore 😅

[@木戸淳一]

最初の土台作りから拝見してます。だんだん出来上がるのが楽しみでなりませんでした。また電動工具を使わないでの作業にはほんま尊敬だけです。はじめはびっくりしたけど。なかなか出来る事じゃぁない！よく、ここまでやったな〜って思うよ。これからも楽しく拝見しますね。日本の空から応援しちょるけぇの！🥳🤗

Thank you so much!!

[@ECole-le7we]

So, have you fully recovered from your injury? Looks like you have. I pray so.

Yes, pretty much fully recovered ! The flexibility in my wrist has not fully come back, but it’s 98% there :) thank you for caring!

[@crandell85]

Do you think you will find a way to introduce young trout to your beaver pond? A food source & fun fly fishing.

We're not sure it's big enough to support trout! Anyways we don't eat fish 😅

[@gustavoguedez554]

Hello Nick ando Maela congratulations. through your channel. Please edit subtitles in Spanish. a hug and God bless you

Sorry about that, we’ve been having problem with the subtitles in our last 2 videos.. we’ll get it fixed ASAP! Take care :)

[@marlenehod]

Thank you for the update. Could you please add Closed Caption (CC) to your videos for us hearing impaired? Thank you.

We’ve been having problem with the KZbin subtitles for the last 2 videos.. we’ve reached out to KZbin to try to fix the issue. Sorry about that, hopefully it’ll be fix for next video :)

[@paulobernardi-ng2eu]

Uma Dúvida?! Vocês estão preparados e alinhados com Brigadas contra Incêndio??? Porque tem muita Madeira e MUITA LENHA AI!

[@thomasfruge]

😀👍👍

[@paulobernardi-ng2eu]

O Lago é sempre essa quantidade de água ou diminue em alguma época do ano??? Vcs podem construir um Deck com alguma ajuda de Profissional de fora.

[@douglaswillis5322]

You need a battery palm hammer .

[@star-korea-star]

부족하긴 해도 유튜브번역이 당신의 말을 이해 할 수 있을정도로 번역해 주었다. 그러나 이 영상은 번역기능을 쓸 수가 없다. 그래서 나는 당신의 말을 이해 할수 없다. 다음 영상에서 번역기능을 사용할 수 있기를 기대합니다.

[@Alexandr_RnD_]

Большая просьба, делайте видео с субтитрами. Очень интересно,но ничего не понятно. Удачи вам 😊

We've had problems with our subtitles for the past 2 videos, we don't know why. We contacted youtube, hopefully they can help fix them! Sorry about that :(

[@Alexandr_RnD_]

Спасибо что ответили) будем надеяться что проблема исчезла))

[@izzygirl9591]

Do you live full time in your cabin

Yes since last June!

[@БаламутЧумаБорода-ы7х]

Isn't it possible to build a mill by the stream?

Possibly, but it usually dries up for most of the summer

[@joedannunzio9416]

Good day to my favourite 2 Canadians. I don't understand why you have to feed birds in the woods. Nice to see you 2 again even under the face mask. Liked the part when Nick was feeding the fire and Maela was just tapping her foot. Made me laugh. Take care ❤

[@_evildoer]

Bird feeders are not because birds are going hungry.. its to have them sit and eat close to you, so you can watch them..

[@joedannunzio9416]

@@_evildoer makes sense.

Yes, it’s only to watch them from up close :) and yes, that shot made us laugh too! Thanks for your comment, take care :)

[@cnerup]

Why would you not paint both sides of the boards before install?

Because we're impatient and want to build things fast 😅. The wood is also pressure treated, so there's no real need to stain the underside anyways

[@sandratweedale2579]

Any secrets for natural bug repellent

We’ve heard lavender is good, we’ve sprayed the cabin with it and it does seem to help. However, we did that during a dry week, so it might’ve just been that.. the best repellent, sadly, is long sleeves and pants and a bug hat.

[@ipanonymously9503]

Are there fish in that pond near your cabin?

We haven't seen any. Only lots of frogs!

[@ipanonymously9503]

Make you can stock it?!

[@alessandrogusella6504]

is it possible to live in a place where, as soon as the spring and summer seasons begin, you are forced to cover yourself with clothes and mosquito nets to protect yourself from insects?

[@ligiamaria7953]

Pena o video esta sem legenda

[@alexmelgar8886]

Lástima que los subtítulos no estén disponibles en español😢...

[@allen675]

Need a to make a new rooms

[@BrettSchuhkraft]

Why don’t you rain farm for your garden

It's in our long list of projects! We want to put some gutters on the sugar shack and collect it all in barrels

[@cchambers8632]

Do you have any Red-headed Woodpeckers around your beaver pond?

Yes, we certainly do :)

[@brianpulstsr8680]

Don't you ever feel bad about working that poor girl like a borrowed mule?😃

[@daysiduck7945]

Leider keine Tonspuren implementiert

[@DennisWhite-s5k]

Subtitles would be nice. It helps deaf people like myself. Or perhaps we dont matter.

[@rosannesalmen2317]

Grow up

[@DennisWhite-s5k]

@@rosannesalmen2317 The second word is OFF.

[@rosannesalmen2317]

Your mama

[@DennisWhite-s5k]

@@rosannesalmen2317 oh my pixels are so hurt.

[@BeeeZucca]

They don’t even talk in their videos, maybe for a max of two-five minute lol. It’s legit just background noise 99% of the time.

[@realamerican6101]

Do you guys put PeanutButter on everything that is your waterproof stuff?

[@bernardwebster1978]

Mosquito season is always horrible hope to see maela in her bikini great work

[@TheJosip1000]

I thought you guys were dead

Not yet!