Building A Warm Cozy Cabin For My Family In Northern Minnesota: Skirting The Cabin

[@MikeZMonroe]

Been watching the Boss for many years. Got to believe the Boss is very happy and proud of you.

[@_.Azuwer._]

Oh wow that looks great with the skirting.

[@kentkelly5301]

We had vents around our cabin in Nebraska. We used a recessed style and would block them closed during the winter when there is not much of a mold or mildew issue, and unblock them in the warmer months. Cabin was built in the early 60's and never had an issue! Still stands today!

[@loocuss722]

Great job as always Kyle! Lotta lost boys out there need to tune in, and learn to be men 💪🏻🙏🏼

[@williammeek7218]

I just want you to know I always watch your videos. You are an inspiration and Cierra is priceless . I’m addicted to Alone, the Last Alaskans and Mountain Men. Skirting the addition is a great idea. I figured you’d get around to that. And just in time too. How is Cierra, I worry about her and baby.

[@marianfrances4959]

Sweet to see the birds....and Skeeter's curly ears.🩵 He is so cute. Get ready to fall in love with that baby!❤ 😍 The addition looks awesome!! 👍😎🇨🇦✨️🐾

[@queenzdipped7408]

Kyle I just want to say you are a true inspiration to me. you live such a stress free life and I admire you for that! you inspire me to live this life within the next few years and I thank you!. if you guys need anything for a baby shower gift shoot me a message id love to get you guys something as a token of appreciation !

[@reapersphantomofhell]

Hot dang, I got a Kyle video notification and jumped on it.

[@Johnsoncrna]

It looks amazing!

[@LaurelsChannel]

The Boss of the Swamp is legendary. I've seen many, many other KZbinrs shout him out.

[@coreyriley7160]

Hey Kyle, looking great. That will be noticeable for sure. Greetings from Anoka County

[@FreedomChaser123]

Skirting looks like it'll make a huge difference bud good idea! Hot goes to cold, so that'll definitely save you some firewood and keep heat from getting sucked down through the floors. Might be able to use those old pads for an outdoor fireplace or smoke house, or maybe to put under the woodstove at your steel frame cabin build 👍

[@MrSTOUT73]

Skirting looks great! Gives the house a more "finished" look.

[@dubehigh]

Ya gotta love JC-Boss of the swamp. Many of his ideas I used also. My favorite is the bubble foil.

[@ScottWigfield-jc3ku]

You are a hard working young man and closing off around the cabin should help a lot good job 😊

[@brendahogue5487]

Kyle love and enjoy your videos. May the lord bless and protect you and Sierra and working on the cabin and homestead

[@rachelfrees1268]

Skeeter, skeeter, you are so cute and full of life❤ I love how KZbinrs learn from each other and replicate the knowledge. That’s American ingenuity.🎉 Would you ever consider a thank you capability where we can contribute to help you wonderful folks? Kyle, I wish you and family the best of everything🙏

[@paddycaseygsxr]

Boss of the swamp is a great channel,been following him for years

[@maryintx4409]

nice job

[@johnhoward650]

Love your videos Kyle you are living the dream.

[@feline-n6b]

Skeeter keeping an eye on things as usual..hopefully kitty was back in the house…improving things & getting ready esp. for winter is always a job

[@cynthiabolick3892]

Hello Kyle, tks for video. I think your under penning looks great and will make a huge diffrences. Much love to you and your family.....

[@gailbrault9251]

It looks pretty good! Can't wait till you do a followup next year.

[@maryjonorum107]

I hope you and the Boss can meet someday. He would be impressed with your progress. I look at the beautiful home you have worked so hard to provide for your new little family. Job well done.🩵🦋👩🏻‍🍼👨‍🍼🐥🐣🦋🩵

[@lauraquigley6403]

Hi Kyle & Cierra! I am sure baby will be there soon. I am sure your parents are excited. I miss Leech Lake whenever I see your videos! Sending lots of Love to your family! I have followed the Boss & Lorie before following you. I am one of your first subscribers 🙏🙏🙏Blessing’s

[@henrymorgan3982]

Any skirting is good skirting. Great video!

[@dorisharrison9885]

Looking great😮🍂🌾🍁🇺🇲👍

[@alexs3447]

great idea from the boss . if it works for him it will work for you.the guy knows his stuff

[@gail2616]

Yay!!! Me too! Always thinking we’re going to hear about a baby!

[@yvonnejacko5644]

Thanks Kyle 👍 Great video 😊❤❤❤

[@grannyshell5425]

Kyle, that skirting looks GREAT!!!! Good job!!!! I love watching all the projects you do. You have a wonderful home for your sweet family. God bless!!!!!🙏❤️🙏❤️

[@racebanning6390]

Yes it Does🤙🤙

[@wobdeehomestead]

Nice! That skirting will help biggly! Boss of the Swamp has some great videos

[@laruedouglas7972]

Great idea 👍, plus keeps critters out.

[@jimmcd5660]

Thanks for the vid Kyle, my place is very very similar to yours, though I didn’t build it myself. I need to skirt this cabin, been putting it off for three years, your vid helps inspire me. Also, boss of the swamp is great, JC has some awesome vids, he’s a great guy, gives lots of useful tips and is just a wholesome dude all around. Happy Fall, gonna be wood burning time soon!

[@deannaoverstreet4146]

Thanks for sharing

[@donnamacleod2947]

Awesome job on the skirting!

[@sueyates3555]

It’s so cute cute and Skeeter looking out the window, keeping an eye on everything. I think that was a very great idea putting that skirt around the cabin Kyle that’s gonna be a game changer for you both. And when the baby comes. Take care and until next time.

[@johnc1552]

Great video. Thanks Kyle.

[@pinkywilliams8063]

Great job with skirting around the home.... Thanks for sharing Kyle. Tell Cierra, Hi.

[@randymiller1604]

Nice job 👍

[@jordanmyers4313]

Always look forward to your videos. Thanks for sharing!

[@HH-li5xl]

Looks fantastic !! You are one of my favs !!

[@jimbrown4180]

Great job and very good idea close it up !!

[@briansmallwood2103]

Hey Kyle there’s a vent you could get that is operated on a bi metal strip which opens and closes with the temperature. I put one on my crawl space. It works good.

[@rogernighbert5436]

I like it, it will do the trick. And it looks good too. Good Job Buddy

[@russellwatters5891]

Awesome job on the insulation and skirting! It'll definitely be a big help in the temperature management of the cabin. They make thermavents for crawlspaces. Vents that open and close to allow stricter air movement. Great job! Love what ya'll are doing ❤️

[@johnpeddicord4932]

Enjoyed again Kyle

[@larryboschen1287]

Great job Kyle. And I have been watching J.C. the Boss for year. He always has some amazing ideas.

[@dianamazzullo9065]

I would think that skirting will make a noticeable difference. ❤

[@willowcoulter8274]

Great job Kyle! The skirting looks fabulous. Time to snuggle in and wait for baby to come.

[@JoHarmon-hg7wz]

You should see an improvement in heating the cabin, with less air flowing under opening. Your right on top of things Kyle.

[@northernoutlier]

Beautiful work, well done.

[@debjukes5548]

Fabulous video again….excited to see the baby when it arrives.

[@monahardy978]

Well done ❤

[@susanmiller5852]

Hi Kyle & Scooter. Another job well done! You worked really hard as always. The skirting looks really nice. It should make a big difference I will be excited to hear how it worked. Ciera is getting close to having the baby. My daughter is due any day now. You & Ciera are going to be great parents! What a beautiful place on this earth to raise a child 🥰 Have a great weekend!!!

[@wendysplace3867]

Very Good and very smart. I live in the south and we don't get frost as much and freezing temps like you do. Boss of the Swamp is a good channel.

[@peperetuque7744]

nice job and yes i am subscribed to Boss thank you for sharing

[@chuckolson5825]

Another great job and good presentation all as usual. Get er done!!

[@Fuzzyedgz]

Hey Kyle, you promised a tour of the finished interior next. Baby's room, bath etc. Did I miss it?? I was really looking forward to seeing it.

[@debjukes5548]

I don’t believe that he has done it yet.

[@glenharper3136]

Thanks for the video Kyle.

[@leeslone3640]

I also watch❤❤ the boss Frankie and the boss❤

[@racebanning6390]

HUGE difference. I live in my truck and the truckbed gets cold . i insulated it, reflectix, carpet, i really need Winter skirting to keep the freezing air & wind out. Its gonna help yur Cabin a bunch brother. Be blessed 🙏🙏🙏🇺🇸👍👍

[@charleshutchings9355]

Great work! I like the idea of insulating. I'll be anxious to see how it works out.

[@sherrilee230]

That will make a difference the cold air coming up underneath the floor it'll make it easier to warm inside your house and kitty is so gorgeous turned out beautiful

[@JackieKing-k7e]

The cabin is looking so nice

[@jamesmckelvy5441]

Looks good, yes, definitely add in some vents. A vapor barrier to cover up the dirt would help a lot also.

[@ktshorty4808]

"Coming out fluff" made me chuckle! I'm sure you meant "flush"!😊

[@joanntucker2742]

Yeah that looks good 👍

[@suzannest-laurentdvorak459]

Awesome video once again. I thought though for a minute you had insulation on your mustche.

[@craigcervenka7605]

Nice job as always!

[@shawndonohoe2789]

Nice job. Put lots of "sealable" air vents into the skirting and close them for 4 months, best of both worlds

[@PamPoarch-ht5qn]

Good job!

[@maine207greene]

I’ve been waiting to see the skirting. I had also watched Boss of the Swamp and like the way he did it. I was thinking an inexpensive way of monitoring the temp down there could be using the little Govee Bluetooth temperature sensor displays from Amazon. You could connect whenever you like from your phone app via Bluetooth. I’d probably make it so the battery just had a length of red and black wire clipped to the terminals and then drill a small hole for the wire to come up through the floor. Then just connect it to a few AAA batteries above the floor behind some night stand or some other piece of furniture. You could check it whenever the temp drops to see what it’s measuring down there without much effort. Maybe even a trap door in the floor of the utility room would be worthwhile to get under there easier in the dead of winter if needed.

[@billguyer5211]

Hello Kyle, cabin looks great, maybe try a small de-humidifier under cabin, I think that too will be awesome.

[@samhill3496]

Good vid. You good put a floor vent on the opposite end of the house from the stove and another near the stove so it could draw warm air thru the crawl space and back to the stove. You can regulate it. All good from east Kentucky USA Take care. The white stuff is coming soon enough.

[@noyopacific]

Thanks for the video Kyle ! I only go to my MN cabin (near Ely) for a couple weeks in the winter to ice fish. The walls and ceiling are insulated. The floor isn't insulated but I skirted it with salvaged metal roofing. I've wanted to put Reflectix under the skirt but considering the limited amount of time I'm there, the floor isn't cold enough to go to the trouble of adding insulation, even at -20ºF.

[@budc865]

Looking forward to see how it performs this winter.

[@conradlowenstein9210]

you should put dampening vents below or near your woodstoves for air circulation under the cabin to help keep it dry under there.

[@bemckinn1985]

Looks great! I would highly recommend running a good bead of sealant between your foam and t1-11. Just some sort of clear exterior sealant would add a little extra protection. Love the channel man, keep it up!

[@Robnite55]

Looks good

[@mikehavelka2260]

Skirt the porch.keep out critters.

[@marvinalbers3353]

Hey Kyle , check in to ventilation under cabin . To prevent moisture and MOLD .

[@RossWard-o3j]

Boss of the swamp is right and he put that silver insulation under the bottom of cabin 😊😊😊😊😊

[@RosrShafer]

Skirting looks great. Should keep your floor warmer

[@conniewright8080]

We put down 6 mil plastic down on the ground under our sunroom addition never mold & mildew smell...we also had foam spray to the sides & top for added heat....although we did put ductwork in it too.

[@glennyork6800]

Good job Sir Kyle. Gotta keep baby warm.

[@Bushmoose]

I notice you have your vehicle almost right up to the cabin. Suggest you add a few truck loads of gravel and make a decent driveway to the cabin. Mama is going to have a hard time walking along a muddy, slippery path, either pregnant or carrying a newborn, from the parking area any distances from the cabin.

[@metonicycle6294]

I was thinking the same thing.

[@danielvelez4001]

Nice job 😂😂❤❤

[@gregghodge6130]

The foam may help keep frost from forming . Maine cabin masters actually bury the foam under the pads they set the cabin on. I dug around the skirt area and attached 1/4” hard cloth about 9” down and 90 degrees out about 6” , to keep garments from digging down and underneath. Enjoy watching, see ya soon!

[@bubcat54]

Turkey love that foam board too. My buddy's house in the U.P. had foam around the entire foundation. The turkeys ate one whole side of the house in 2 years. I mean every square inch.

[@Fuzzyedgz]

Wow! Wonder why?

[@bubcat54]

@@Fuzzyedgz They eat gravel to help pulverize their food in their stomach(s). Maybe they get some digestive help from chunks of it. Or, it's just fun and easy to peck and is tasteless but filling.

[@marianfrances4959]

😅

[@21bullrider]

We like to lay down old shingles around the skirting before putting rocks/dirt down to keep rodents from digging thought the shingles and weed control.

[@53221carvel]

Put your vent in in the spring. Make them so you can close them off in the winter

[@yuckyduck9064]

Looks good now you can do do the soffits

[@piddy3825]

now you just need to do is skirt the porch, so the building has continuity all the way around. it will definitely look better

[@carolynbuddie9588]

And they have vents that open and close when its warm and cold automatically. 🙂

[@gregcripps7291]

Do I hear your chickens supervising you while you are changing the pads?😂

[@carolynbuddie9588]

Did you remember to move the hose out before closing in?? Any plans to skirt the porch too?? Good job, all in all. And what about tying down the new addition??

[@bettyolson1182]

Was hoping for an inside the cabin tour…mentioned in the last video. Maybe next time? 🤷‍♀️

[@michellelyon3149]

Kyle, I haven’t watched in a while. Where is the beautiful kitty you had?

[@chrisp308]

Chickens go full tarded over any kind of foam 🤣 like my old man used say "you can't fix stupid son".