Building an insulated shed to store solar equipment

Building a 6x6 shed to house the LIfepo4 batteries, inverter and other equipment for running the tiny cabin off grid. Building it at home and transporting it up to the adirondacks where we install it
3000 watt inverter : signaturesolar...

[@AW-Services]

What a wholesome family based video. A brilliant shed build and fitting it out. A massive well done to Caiden for taking it upon himself to fit the door furniture. There are a lot of fully grown adults on here who are proud of you young man for wanting to help out and learn more. Too many kids are glued to phones and tablets nowadays when the Muller boys are out there doing amazing things. Well done, Jesse & and family 👏👏

[@markbrown6236]

That's the right way to raise sons.

[@luckydog9809]

Voice over narration, very nice.

[@mitchstravel4186]

Hi Jesse. I’ve been away from home at Casey station, Antarctica🇦🇺for 11 months and your videos are keeping me sane. I love the Adirondacks videos, keep ‘em comin! God bless you and your family

[@asya9493]

When a kid learns for himself how to do adult stuff, and goes and does it without any help, then that part of him isn't a kid anymore. And he's got that knowledge for life, and he learns to do it better each time. Great episode ! 👍

[@brucelarson5267]

I noticed that when everyone was painting, you gave the production equipment to Mom and gave the young ones attention-getters. This was the first time I saw your older son, most of the time I hear or see the younger ones. It is always a pleasure to hear their happy voices in the background.

[@kerrysullivan6294]

I learnt along time ago, buildin my second home. Insulate well enough, so you can heat it with a cigarette and cool it with a martini.

[@jmuller86]

lol good point. I was thinking of just putting one of those buddy heaters in here with the pilot light going. that is all it should take. and on a 20lb propane tank, that should last like a month or more at a time

[@horstszibulski19]

@@jmuller86 I wouldn't recommend anything with a open gas fire, it will bring out moisture. Better use one of these chinese diesel heaters, internal combustion, unreal low power and fuel consumption and really cheap, For a shed like this well insulated one, 2 kW of heating power would be sufficient. I'm heating my uninsulated minivan with a 4 kW heater up to bikini temperature in no time even in winter. 👍👍👍

[@currentfaves65]

@@horstszibulski19 Yeah, been watching van life channels for years. Everyone one of the full timers leaves the propane heater for diesel because of the moisture issues. The only part I am not sure about is how often the diesel heater will need to be service / cleaned. Once a month for sure.

[@horstszibulski19]

@@currentfaves65 Having mine only serviced twice, if you would call restarting it after improper shutdown and soaking the chamber, used a vacuum cleaner as a blower and restarted the heater with a cloud of smoke and particles, no issues beside that, happened only these two times in over five years since installing it... 😉🤞

[@currentfaves65]

@@horstszibulski19 Nice ! Even with daily use ?

[@roberthaynes4809]

Loving the fast forward clips with no music. spot on.

[@maxvonraben8112]

Me too!

[@TyBradley-x8n]

HI Jesse, Hope you and your family are Okay. Sure miss your videos. Hope you're able to get your shop insulation be for winter. Thanks for all your videos. 👊

[@jmuller86]

Thanks. Working on some big projects now, will have a video about the shop early next week

[@ksook13]

​@@jmuller86 That is GREAT news!!

[@foreignflava9666]

Jesse I'm an amateur DIY'er but I could proudly say I'm getting better by the day just watching your vids man..great content and camera work as usual bro, keep em coming!!👍

[@soniabaileywood5265]

That's beautiful the way u piled the rocks on the bank of ur driveway. U should do both sides and plant flowers between them in the spring.

[@antoniaortiz8770]

You and your family will have lovely memories of this cabin that will not be forgotten. Enjoy every minute, kids grow fast💝. Happy holidays 🎄🎄🎄🎄

[@Billy-j7l]

Working this 12 security shift, thank you for helping me pass the time 🙏

[@johntilson2535]

Those fall colors in the outro: Fantastic!

[@allanpeters4403]

Jessie - I don't always understand what you are doing, but I love watching you build and repair. The electrical work leaves me in the dark, but just as interesting!! Tks!!!

[@donnal.oglesby4806]

Jesse, I love how you and your wife have taught your sons, and that Kaden wants to learn and interested in all that you do. Great to see the whole family get in on another project together. your wife is pretty amazing. hard to beleieve that Little Noah is already 4 yrs old🙂Looking forward to next videos of more clearing and building your small cabln.

[@Watchyn_Yarwood]

Noah looks like he enjoys painting about as much as I do. Love it!!

[@jastuff3689]

Jesse you do amazing work and your videos are better than commercial stuff. I don't know why you don't already have over half a million subs. You deserve it. Your family is totally involved and you are a great role model.

[@billyhaddock5540]

Jesse, great job building ur SolarShed with ur friend.. looks cool..

[@patrickmoodabe9728]

Hey Jesse, you’re progress. & work ethic. Has been staggering. With your family by your side. Patiently helping your kids. & setting up your life. With blood, sweat & tears. Very inspiring. Very logical. & great to watch. In this day of hyperinflation. People are going to have to learn these skills again. At a time when schools have moved away from practical skills. Cheers from New Zealand 🇳🇿 🙌

[@bobgrier3103]

I’m mighty impressed with your skid steer driving when trying to place the solar hut. That was about as skilled driving as I’ve ever seen. Kudos.

[@asya9493]

A lot of valuable rocks there at 51:00 that you'll be able to build something with. Also I suggest you camouflage and hide the cameras. Cool dog !!!

[@jerrygibs8120]

Watching from Texas 🤠Thank you for sharing your thoughts, family life & experiences, knowledge and creative expertise. I enjoy watching you and your family grow. Stay safe brother, be strong and healthy, grow in wisdom and discernment, live a peaceful life and gain success in His Awesome Name. Hebrews 5:14 - But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil. Blessings and prayers for you and your family along with your work crew and associates in Jesus's Name.❤💯☝🙏🙌💪

[@vomlande9112]

I could only say thank you to your family to takes us part of your adventure

[@alvalonline]

Hey Jesse, Upstate New York here... I was going to insulate my entire Solar Shed but decided that maybe just insulating the batteries themselves would be easier for me. I bought a rack mount and have 5 batteries installed. I just cut some spare 6x6" beams into 8 inch high blocks to sit the rack on (it gives me some space for a small heater under the battery stack). I then just bought a few sheets of 1" poly-Iso to cut to put under, on top and around the rack. I used regular foil tape to seal the corners. I purchased a small thermostatically controlled outlet and plug my heater into that (I set it to turn on at 32 degrees and go off at 40 degrees.) This way, the inverters and everything else that actually runs more efficiently in the sub-zero weather is separated from the insulated battery rack, and the tiny space that gets heated doesnt use much of the stored power at all. I rarely had to worry about it, even during extended periods of very cold weather. And saved me a LOT on insulation.... I think I've got some videos of it posted on my channel, and you're always welcome to come up for a visit to our little homestead....

[@jmuller86]

yea I will probably still make an insulated box around the batteries and use seed starter mats with a thermostatically controlled outlet to warm them up. But I also wanted to insulate the shed itself because I noticed that condensation becomes a problem with uninsulated areas. Where abouts are you upstate?

[@AlAndValOffGrid]

@@jmuller86 We're in St Lawrence county south of Canton/Potsdam. Moved up here onto 30 acres of woodlands from the NC mountains. (Wife was from Ottawa, CA). We've spent the past 2 years building our own home here on the property and just finished up the house last month. We insulated it heavily and heat with a wood stove with wood from the property, generate all our own power with solar, and like you're doing, had a 1800 foot 1 Gig fiber cable buried for our internet (from TDS). We love it here. Now I get to start working on the property since the house if finished.

[@bobbruin44]

That was such an enjoyable video Jesse. So great to see your wife get more involved and watching the boys work with you. I was hoping that you would prank Noah by telling him that one of the shelves is his bedroom. He would probably totally love it though. Peace brother

[@spencerrobinson2719]

That is a neat design, I agree, sheds, buildings, NEED eves and overhangs, even just for ascetics. I like the way the boulders look along the cut on the driveway, it really looks nice and would keep the brush from creeping back in for a few years anyway.

[@JERRY-xb6vy]

Hey Jessie great job with the shed build, little suggestion with your remote cameras get night vision enabled cameras with small solar panels WiFi connectivity and strap some to strong trees on your property hidden from prying eyes for security reasons, good luck can't Waite to see the finished product, Jerry

[@jmuller86]

that is exactly what I got and exactly where I put them lol

[@SubculturalMoKa]

great stuff, loving the adirondacks series! familys coming around well, they really do add to the project

[@lucsurmon2623]

As usual nice and interesting video with the great pleasure to see all familie working together😊

[@glenlongstreet7]

Hi Jesse, I love how you keep your kids engaged. My dad was an engineer, and he did not really try to keep us engaged. My kids weren't really interested in building things, but they are both in their late 40's and seem to be interested in fixing houses, so I guess they got something. But in the end, I am an engineer too. I don't drive trains.

[@jmuller86]

what kind of engineer are you? structural?

[@thomasbradley4868]

Hi my name is tom I just wanted to say I build those sheds to all together already painted and we put them in your yard. I watched how you put that shed together and you did amazing job on it, I would hired you on the spot! Thank you !😊

[@thomasbradley4868]

Hi again I would like to know more about that antenna to boost my bars on my Internet please and thank you ,😊

[@AW-Services]

Google We:Boost and also We:boost external Yagi antenna

[@briancarter1629]

The warehouse is actually a garage/shop ​@@kenadams5504

[@dlaitch]

I missed the ridge cap install on the shed but see at minute 45:50 there is one installed ! As always great organization and whole family involved in the shed build. You are multi-talented, Jesse, but your electrical knowledge on these complex wiring system is mind blowing in setting up your house & cabin area with solar power systems,.

[@g-man7938]

You guys are great parents, these young men "want" to learn.👍🏻

[@halfaulkner7415]

Thanks for letting us come along great to see the progress

[@tranquilitybase6417]

I finally built my power hut this past Summer and am hooked up and ready for Winter. Already made it through one power outage. In-line transfer switch for grid-down failover and lizard lamps to keep the cabin warm enough through the sub-zero Idaho Winters.

[@jamescole1786]

10/13/24..building & transporting yur battery power/tool storage shed to yur acres in mountains...wonderful to see whole family (+dog) involved in this video! Anxious to see more! Stay safe & carry on!👍👍👍🔧⚙️✅️😊

[@jasongentle6446]

All coming together now and all down to help of them boys Jess great to see kids helping and being outside 👍👍👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@SA-76234]

Thanks for sharing. You should put a gate up you can lock also. Help keep people out.

[@williamkn621]

Great design and as a solar fanatic always cool to watch you do another little solar project and seeing both of your sons working with your wife on the shed was great

[@robertsimmons3556]

Great progress! Better memories for your boyz! So important to make them part of your day! Great job Jesse!

[@jackjetpilot]

Very impressive on the door hardware! Great job!

[@ms6turbo]

that rescued old dodge has been putting in some work!

[@ZacharySpankyy]

And by the way I have learned a lot by you on equipment I am not in the 24 years old and I have a four-year-old son and he loves watching you

[@AdelinoGambiarras]

That was an awesome idea of a shed and an awesome video to nice to see a family together 👍 👍

[@ZacharySpankyy]

I’m proud of your son on the door knob job I just started watching you the last couple of nights and I just subscribed to you last night I hope you keep the hard work up man with the equipment

[@jeffrichter5735]

I just found your channel. Excellent video, editing, narrating and content. Great channel, thank you.

[@garyclemons1129]

Looking good buddy keep up the good work

[@dbag407]

The voice over style videos are much clearer and more enjoyable to watch, so thanks very much.

[@LAKESIDEBOB1]

On a 0 to 10 scale another 10+ video; your doing good Jesse.

[@lesliebradshaw1408]

I realy enjoy all your videos please keep them up From Bradnock acros the pond.

[@matthewboyd3297]

I can’t wait until you start teaching your children how to hunt and fish! Please include those videos. Great family. Definitely enjoy your informative version of how you are creating a self sustaining lifestyle.

[@wayne-ws4uf]

Great video. Jesse,glad to see Pearl. Hope. Shee has 5 more good years .

[@devingorge1022]

Vid up, I'm on point. Like the way you get down. You get down,just to get down. + a role model for your kids and others. Touche ✌🏽

[@rafenatho5406]

Good!!😂😂😂😂😂 i love it. You guys have a beautiful family

[@lucaskacin16]

Love the videos from Canada !

[@78jog89]

Thanks for sharing your technical skills so freely and also sharing for showing off your awesome family.

[@patricktansey4721]

Nice little power house, I’ve done similar. Few tricks/ideas. To resolve the braces I’ve used banding straps nailed into each stud. An external Wi-Fi antenna, the shed will act like a faraday cage with the foil back insulation and metal roof (ham radio and experience). Place your batteries in an old refrigerator and heat that much smaller space. Star link is awesome for internet and is moveable on your property (I love it). Keep chugging along and you’ll get there. We’ve been at it for 5 years deep off grid and even colder then you. 👍

[@casycasy5199]

nice shed.you have to be proud of your kids.great workers.i loved when your son checked the lock with the key,i had two door locks that did not work with the keys in the box.and the best line overdoes it look like he needs help.lol

[@nathanmiller5209]

love to see yr boys getting involved mate, great stuff, loving it here in the UK.

[@douglasthompson2740]

If you have more of the galvanized roofing I would use it for your siding as well. Makes it pretty much bullet proof! Construction adhesive is a quick way to stiffen a structure and waterproof the laps. The electric blankets they make for car batteries are a pretty efficient way to keep the batteries warm and as the heat transfers it will add to the inside temperature. Win/win.

[@КонстантинЛазаренко-г5ф]

Good evening, you're a great guy. I really like watching your videos. Greetings from Russia. Good health and kindness to your family!!😀😀🤠

[@sentuhankecundang7351]

again great video as always..nice to see your family pitches in..

[@danielmorris3377]

Love the time laps and voice over!

[@billbly1691]

You have a beautiful family I love your channel thank you,,,

[@daneisenbrey9897]

I actually laughed out loud when he goes. Yes, it works!!! Good job teaching him how to learn the skills of the trade!!! Good job DAD!!!

[@joeandjudygreen5398]

Beautiful country. Enjoying your journey through life.

[@tonygriffiths2485]

Very interesting and enjoyable again. Always informative. Thanks :)

[@tomzerbyjr9783]

What are awesome job you did I really like your videos could be a nice cabin when you get done I'll still keep watching you

[@johnnicholls9023]

Alright feller love your content it’s great to see your young lad taking part as many in the uk can’t be bothered what I did notice he’s already got the trade men check meaning when you screw or hammer something in he’ll run his finger over it weather it be sharp or not if you watch over when he puts the lock on you know what I mean 😂

[@johnkranz4004]

Very nice work Jesse looks great

[@jackmundo4043]

That’s some mighty fine help you got there. Wish I had two just like ‘em. Good job, thanks, I enjoyed it.

[@richardsamia1485]

It's so nice to see you teaching and working with your boys. You're a good man. They will benefit greatly from that and their lives and the future and probably have fun memories of what you taught them.

[@Kevin-is-here]

Look forward to the cabin build, hopefully winter doesn’t hit too quick

[@christopherway7669]

26:11 "It works!" Way to go kid. Keep learning by keeping it fun and interesting.

[@joeybagofdoughnuts6664]

Looking Great Jesse!

[@dmmaddex]

Great content, as always.

[@CranialAccess]

By far my favorite channel on KZbin! Always interesting, informative, educational, just great. At 70 years old my love of 46 years and I just closed our cottage up in Bleecker NY for the year. Fiber Optic Cable up in the rural Adirondacks is amazing! Is it available in Earlton? Awesome to see your family enjoying life….look forward to every upload!😊

[@raeanker3078]

Liked the different format of video at high speed with you narrating your process building the shed, looking forward to seeing progress on this project. Cheers from down under.

[@williewombat1851]

Great job Jesse, must admit half the enjoyment with watching your videos is seeing what Noah is going to get up too [thought he would want to make sandcastles when you put the sand out for the shed foundations] Looking forward to the next installment of "life with the Muller's"

[@DanielColby-t6l]

very entertaining …maybe build some stone walls with all those boulders…just a few at a time (like the ongoing clearing/cleaning) before long, it will look like an ancient one✌️

[@nellomichi6416]

love the kids helping you !!!!!

[@readtheinstructions1407]

May I make a suggestion, to compliment your security cameras, get some Infrared illuminating/spot lights to help shine light on your property that nobody can see with the naked eye, but the cameras can see only.

[@brianelliot2719]

Thanks Jesse. Great video. I didn’t like the shed colour over the white when you guys were first applying, but it looks good now in the woods.😊

[@kenhart6330]

From every generation I have been told that if a kid is dirty then there's nothing wrong with them because a kid who doesn't want to go outside and play then something is up with them. At least it was true with my kids and they're both in their thirties now. How glad I am to see your two boys love playing outside and getting themselves so so dirty, I played around demolished houses and forest from being a little boy what a pleasure to see where you live and where your tiny house is going to be Jesse.

[@kirkandcindycasterline2659]

Lots of family memories to be had.

[@steveg4iwr]

Great to see the kids helping 😄

[@harkbelial]

Great shed, liveable also.

[@markdesanctis8688]

another great video, jesse!

[@the2060ish]

Wiggly jiggly is my word of the week. Your wife hair color is like the Fall leaves 🍁🍂 Good family team work..❤👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

[@JeffMarsh-i4w]

If you are trenching an internet line in. I'd suggest run a fibre line from the tiny shed to the old cabin, do away with a signal booster, switch to switch much more reliable. Keep up the good work..

[@Clark_Harber]

Jesse. Really like the Diresta and Makes Everything Shop style voice over and time lapse build filming. Nice work. New York State KZbinrs setting the standard.

[@jmuller86]

yea he is only about 15 minutes from me

[@markbrown6236]

@@jmuller86 I'm so glad he sent me to your channels years ago.

[@jmuller86]

@@markbrown6236 diresta did? Or are you talking about Andrew?

[@brenainndurkan3954]

Oh and put up a rugged locking gate to keep out the the riff raff 👍🏻

[@markconger8049]

Nice. A tip, though. You should really retract the awning on the travel trailer when you’re not there. Wind will tear those things off in a jiffy.

[@trader4239]

Can't wait you start this building! thank you once again!

[@douglasthompson2740]

Those store bought doors really have a low R value and a lot of heat transfer through the steel. For a structure like yours I use the blue camper sleeping bag foam and glue it on the inside. A couple of layers improves the door substantially. That older boy is a worker instead of a show off. I'd keep him!!

[@coryatcosta2714]

Damn the Adirondacks are beautiful.. Im down on Long Island and currently looking for a piece of property upstate.. Awesome video bro!

[@sylviaprudhomme5417]

That was a great video. And like to see kids❤❤❤

[@chrisoakey9841]

When doing the 3 inch foam in a 3.5 inch cavity, you should try a few rubber grommets as spacers between the foam layers. With the expanded foam around it, you end up with a closed sealed pocket of air giving more insulation.

[@patrickb8250]

Bravo pour votre travail à la semaine prochaine

[@philrodger6445]

Good job Kaden!