BUILDING A RAISED BED PLATFORM in our Tiny House | Off grid Abandoned Land

[@paulinewilson613]

Brilliant job both of you, hope you sleep well, very profressional woodwork.

[@jsw-farmer4140]

Drill, cut holes in the base, the board will rot through body moisture. Cracking vid as ever

[@SmithsdaleFarm]

Thanks. We have thought about that, but the mattress won’t be laid out permanently so should allow the wood to breathe. And we’re going to protect it with a sealer too. We can always add holes at a later date if we think we need them 👍🏻

[@SonnyGreenwichJr]

Fantastic stuff! I thought you had gone away, YT hasn't been letting us know of your new vids. All caught up now... ☘💪🏽👀👍🏽☘

[@SmithsdaleFarm]

Glad you're enjoying it! if you click the bell icon it should tell you when we post something - I know we're not regular posters :)

[@SonnyGreenwichJr]

@@SmithsdaleFarm The bell was already clicked hence my surprise I'd missed so many vids!

[@bitsii]

high five // go you! love this kind of lifestyle. cheers!

[@ourhighlandhomestead]

Brilliant! Key question.... was it comfy?! :D

[@SmithsdaleFarm]

Yes!! And not only in comparison to the air mattress… actually comfy! 😴

[@greivinom]

I think those bed boards look way better than the OSB boards

[@SmithsdaleFarm]

Yes, they do. But the ply is also about 5x the price of the OSB 😬

[@greivinom]

@@SmithsdaleFarm wow! That’s insane Nice videos tho!

[@joygrimes6135]

Looking good...😊

[@SmithsdaleFarm]

Getting there 😁❤️

[@kingfisher5150]

Tony and Tim taught you well Danny! Great job both of you xx

[@SmithsdaleFarm]

Dredging up some of those old school days skills!! 😁

[@theoldjewel9843]

Well done

[@SmithsdaleFarm]

Thank you! 😁😁

[@isahogan]

Aww well done x

[@SmithsdaleFarm]

Thank you 💚😁

[@paulmcgovern3682]

amazing....I recently purchased a 10,000m2 Finca near Alicante, we have 120 Olive trees and some Almond Trees and a few old buildings . I'm following you guys because my dream is to renovate everything and maintain these amazing trees. We got out first Olive Oil from the trees last year. ...its incredible. Although we don't live there permanently we are now renovating everything ...your story resonates with us 100%. You're both doing an amazing job...good luck for the future 💪

[@SmithsdaleFarm]

Very nice! we've not had our own oil yet, we missed the first year and the last 2 years harvests have not been good... it what we get for buy tress that have been chopped down :( keep in touch ant let us know how your place is getting on!

[@paulmcgovern3682]

@Smithsdale Farm yes I saw what they done to your trees.... I wonder why they did that... I thought maybe they had some disease...its quite common. I know you said it was for firewood but it seems strange. Looking forward to seeing more videos....solar panels were a game changer for us...found a really good company from Valencia area to install, have been great...all the best

[@davebaldry7150]

Very professional first go at wood joints. And you managed to get wood that is not warped. In Spain that's an achievement. Good luck with the remainder of the platform

[@SmithsdaleFarm]

Thank you! Oh yeah! Wood here is a nightmare most of the time. We actually got this from a wood merchant called Cado in Tortosa in the end - the best prices, friendly helpful staff, and really good quality and choice of wood!

[@seriouslyjoking2]

Great job for people with little experience.

[@SmithsdaleFarm]

Thank you! We’ll be building furniture in no time 😅😁

[@alisonearll2474]

Wow! How exciting you had your first night in the cabin. You must both be proud, it’s an amazing accomplishment. Can’t wait to see next video 😀

[@SmithsdaleFarm]

Yes, it's so much better than a tent inside the dusty house! things actually feel clean...

[@rickardenstedt]

Hmmm🤔 still the same built as för 1,5 years ago... must be a good house😂 Regards Rickard from Sweden

[@old_con]

Great to see how your joints got better and better as you did more of them. The design was spot on too, in a small space you need everything to be multifunctional. Your both doing so well and to see thing’s progressing must be a huge lift for you. 👍🏽😎

[@SmithsdaleFarm]

Thank you. Really feels like it’s coming together now! 😁

[@odb388]

job well done folkes!

[@SmithsdaleFarm]

Thank you 😀

[@jazzswinglish]

Great job, well done! I loved it when you touched your head when you said "Touch Wood". I thought it was just my family that did that. One of my sisters taught me it many many years ago, " Wood from the tree of knowledge and the board of education"☺

[@SmithsdaleFarm]

Ahhh! I knew it was related to the pages of books, and knowledge, but hadn’t heard the quote before. Thanks for sharing! 😁

[@jbyrd2516]

I love how you work together. Great idea to learn carpentry techniques on your tiny build before working on the main house. And how delightful to not only have that first night in the cabinet, but first morning too! Thanks for sharing your learning journey.

[@jbyrd2516]

* “Cabin” not cabinet lol

[@SmithsdaleFarm]

Thank you! Hopefully all this practice on the cabin will be really useful when it comes to the stone house 🤞🏻 We feel like we’ve learnt so much doing it this way!

[@mrs.jillaroo6907]

Excellent!! Well done you guys. What a feeling it must have been to wake up in your tiny. Keep it up & good luck on the next step!

[@SmithsdaleFarm]

Thanks! It was so great waking up after a good nights sleep in there!! 💚😁

[@joannesmith7889]

Looking good guys……definitely building on the skill set 😊

[@SmithsdaleFarm]

❤️❤️❤️

[@FincaLife]

Great job guys but there is no need to use such elaborate joints on a simple structure. Keep it simple, save yourselves a ton of time and effort. Cheers on the Suave, it's one of our favourites

[@SmithsdaleFarm]

Thanks guys. Yeah. We know it was a bit overkill for what’s needed.. but we wanted to learn and practice, so thought it was worth doing that here. Plus it does need to be strong enough for almost 200kg with us two and the dog 🤣🤣

[@FincaLife]

@@SmithsdaleFarm I was going to say just that. A great opportunity to practice and learn.

[@seanfromAus]

Looking great!!

[@SmithsdaleFarm]

Thank you! 💚😁

[@lp2901]

😮👌👍👌😮

[@gracaandrade9727]

6-6 -23 Portugal super bonito 😂

[@SmithsdaleFarm]

Portugal?

[@overcrac]

I would make holes in the bed board so that it can breathe

[@SmithsdaleFarm]

something we thought about. For now as we aren't spending much time there and folding it back to a sofa we think it should be ok.

[@Frank18750]

Mighty work, but please get some good quality dust masks as wood dust is very bad for your lungs

[@SmithsdaleFarm]

Thanks. Yes. The ones we had aren’t great… we need to look at getting some better ones!

[@johnlander1610]

Need to sharpen that chisel guys

[@SmithsdaleFarm]

😂😂 Yep! We found the stone on the 2nd day and it made it a lot easier!

[@reallynotpc]

As far as the carpentry goes, I should say you were fast learners. I'm not a great carpenter either, but I have found that the kinds of softwood that you are using are in some ways more difficult to work with than hardwoods. It can be too easy to remove too much! I expect you know that by now!

[@SmithsdaleFarm]

Thanks! At least these were pretty simple joints… but yes, we found the wood a bit temperamental! Especially if there was a knot hidden in there too!!

[@shedboy18]

Snug as a bug in a rug

[@SmithsdaleFarm]

So cozy! 😁

[@101life9]

Now you can work better and faster!😅😅

[@SmithsdaleFarm]

So much faster in wood! And being able to work on a flat surface, inside!! 🙌🏻