CONVERTING AN ABANDONED FARM IN THE JUNGLE ONE STEP AT A TIME

[@SailingGoodBadandUgly]

Thanks for watching this week and don’t forget to hit subscribe! It’s a free way of supporting us! Also who thinks Matt deserves a pat on the back?!

[@davehaworth4138]

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[@xoniwebmaster1]

Not just a pat on the back, but some EYE PROTECTION when ur routering. Say Thanks Mom! LOL

[@annewinning9723]

Matt deserves a freaking medal - he is a legend and a star of this episode. His patience and work ethic are like no other. Planters look great Kristen! Happy, that the chickens can roam free. Make sure to get proper safety equipment and keep Matt safe - otherwise injury would put a halt on your content.

[@questateyahoo]

Both of you are meant😂 for each other. Seeing that you both sailers. Have you considered a giant cork for your home? That way when the solar flare (micro nova) hits and a giant tidal wave sweeps over the island. You and yours would be the only survivors. Not to mention, it’s adjustable on land to go with the clay moving hillside. All hillsides move. I know, I live on one. Goofing around and thinking outside the box. Been trying to think of a boat tat way so, why not a home? Love ya both. Keep up the great work!

[@VoteBLUE2024toSAVEDEMOCRACY]

Looks amazing Matt, and you couldn't do it without the loving support of your Wife! Congrats to both of you once again and a project well done. Note: even the ones who are well experienced, think it could be better. But know, you two did it, and for that, it's perfect!

[@TheRealSasquatch]

Perhaps fit a cap rail to the gate and the fence to prevent the end grain being exposed to the rain?

[@walterbehnke9393]

Hi guys, you remind me of my wife and I of 50 years of marriage from sailboat to powerboat to 100 year old house restoration and pets. From all the victories and setbacks, that’s what makes you strong. Keep your dreams out there most of all have faith and most of all don’t lose your humor. Love your show.

[@a13Banger]

I just think of this channel name as "GBU" :) I don't care what content is on this channel, sailing, building, whatever.. I am just here for you all :)

[@superfishal00]

Hey Matt... We are building a super modern container home in PR for the same reasons you're having issues, namely GCs, permits and code. The company we're working with will do all the permits, engineering drawings, site survey, foundation, septic, etc. They'll build the containers at their shop and transport them to the site to be lifted into place with a crane. We're planning a 2 x 40' container main home (double width) and another container as a studio apt for guests.... Takes 3-4 months and reasonable costs. And we're having the containers done without any interior finishing so that we can save money and install our own cabinets, flooring, tile, plumbing, lighting etc. They'll do the welding, insulation, walls, doors and electrical/plumbing rough in. PM if you want details on costs etc.

[@thinkforyourselfjohn3167]

Hello who are you using if I may ask. Thank you.

[@deepdivedelight]

@@thinkforyourselfjohn3167 Good luck with your question, this is the Internet :)) "reasonable costs" which is grand secret...

[@superfishal00]

@@thinkforyourselfjohn3167 YT is not letting me post that info for some reason.

[@SailingGoodBadandUgly]

If you could shoot me a dm on Instagram or fb

[@ArthurValencia9438]

You have created a beautiful "Curb Appeal" look. I believe a professional could not have done any better. Fantastic job! Art in Calif.🤓

[@elizabeththomas8746]

Your curb appelle looks fantastique ! 😊

[@johnd.8224]

Good sharp chisel & you would have been done with the inletting mush quicker.

[@davidm.8309]

Best fence and door building channel on YT !!!! :)

[@dennisandpampriest6940]

Sorry if this comes off as weird, but I am really enjoying seeing the the gold rings on ya'lls fingers. I thought I would miss the boat life ya'll had, and I do, but this new endeavor you two are into is still entertaining and watching how you two compliment each others personalities reminds me of how my wife of 43 years and I work together. I wish you two the love and longevity my wife and I have enjoyed. You two are off to a great start. "Try to never go to bed mad at each other" was the advice my wonderful mom gave me when I got "hitched" and so I'm passing that advice on to you all. "Larry Laminado".... you crack me up bud.

[@hobie695]

You guys are perfectionists. The wall looks great. How about filming it from across the road so we can see the entire finished project. You both look good in your new wedding bands!

[@wallykramer7566]

I expect that shade is temporary and isn't going to be replaced with a permanent covering of any sort. So, what is going to protect that gate from sun and rain cycles? I would have expected something more stout than wood would have been used. Maybe something metallic or ceramic? Or are you going to replace it every 3-5 years?

[@richardlaureano3551]

You've done a beautiful job there. As to the iguana eggs, the iguana is not indigenous to Puerto Rico thus having no natural predator. They are ovo-vegetarians and have decimated the coqui and native bird populations, not to mention what they to vegetable gardens and flowers. Each female iguana can lay up to 60 eggs at a time. Please reconsider protecting the nest and reach out to State Environmental office. They will advise you on the islands policies and alternatives. Thank you!

[@gaiabreeze]

Maybe omelets are the answer

[@winterwolf2012]

When times get really bad & they will, the iguana will be like lobster & will disappear.

[@SailingGoodBadandUgly]

There is absolutely no shortage of coqui on this property🤣😅 and the hawks, dogs, cats, snakes, do eat the iguanas. I've even seen insects eat the eggs.

[@Pocketfarmer1]

Iguanas love chicken. The green iguana is invasive in Puerto Rico. You should talk to someone on your island to see if the eggs are a problem.

[@2140BlackCreek]

Kids, been there, done that with building in PR. Of course it was almost 50 years ago, but the reply the builder gave you about building his own house is the norm. If you can find an architect or a good contractor that will work with you, (not easy) that's a step in the right direction; but friend, on the Isla you too are going to have to plot your own course. Worry about your grading, find a septic field that will perk and a contractor that will stick with you and don't expect miracles. I love watching you guys and wish you the best.

[@dulciniabaez6703]

HELLO! YOU SHOULD HAD PLACE THE DOOR HINGES FACING INSIDE. FROM THE OUTSIDE IS EASY TO TAKE OFF THE LARGE SCREWS FROM THE HINGES AND HAVE TRESPASSERS. BLESSINGS!!

[@claybornlewis276]

When you put the boards up for the door jams On the stucco ...you put screws in there, you should have also used liquid nail... So it was more secure to the stucco In the blocks....And you don't have to worry about the screws pulling out later... Well maybe next time. But then I don't know if you even read my comments.... I have given you suggestions before and you have never responded.... I think maybe you only respond to your patriots

[@mwatkins2464]

That’s why Matt makes so many mistakes they don’t read the comments. People tell them what they are doing wrong but it never changes. They both continue to screw up whatever they are building

[@christopherjacques9658]

Now that you’ve put some time into masonry work, you should consider rebuilding the original structure into possibly a small gate house building. If nothing else it would be a great little guest accommodations or maybe a place for a property care taker in the future.

[@sigmachi5803]

FOLKS, My wife and I were commenting to one another about the same thing...rehab the ruins! We look forward to GBU every week!

[@jacktritten608]

Will the hinges handle the weight ? You could always add another hinge. 👍

[@tmcmsail1]

Get those safety glasses 🥽 on. I want you to be doing this for a long time.

[@JanineWaugh-w2e]

We are new to your channel. We started watching when you guys rescued all the kittens, and we were hooked. We love your channel. Please just one request, please can you add more of the kitties and the rest of the animal babies. We love seeing Matt loving on all of them! So much love to you both and congratulations on your wedding 🥰. All the way from Sunny South Africa 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

[@karenwilliams3882]

You should go back to the beginning and watch all of the sailing videos, they share amazing, fun and beautiful adventures. Hugs 😊

[@eddiesosa2510]

Flying to PR next week and going to look for some land to buy. Enjoying your journey on your homestead.

[@Franko-eg6iu]

Mat Wood gate will always expand & shrink. Put a cable & turn buckle from top hinge corner to opposite lower corner. A couple turns each way easy adjustment

[@BlancaRodriguez-rf3ll]

Call around there are people who exclusively do permits. But from our experience lots of builders working for FEMA contractors. We been here 4 years now. Bought 5 acres with a fixer upper in south. Fence is beautiful. Love it!

[@danielwaters2132]

Congratulations on beginning you new journey into wedded bliss! Just remember you two, marriage is just like sailing. They'll be fair winds and fallowing seas , storms and high water, doldrums, grey and sunny days but as long as you take good care of the boat and work as A TEAM. you will know the happiness only a bond of love and trust can bring!🐬🐬💘

[@clivesheppard8432]

When we were building in the UK one strata around London really common was clay. My experience, i'm 78 now and (I emigrated to Thailand nearly 9 years ago) working until almost 70 as a Construction Project Manager following 30 years "on the tools" is that firm clay is stable once you get 3 feet down into it, moisture content and load-bearing remain constant and at 3 feet you are below rain effects or frost. So my advice for a 2-storey hollow-block house would be dig 2 feet wide and 3.ft 6" deep, deeper if you hit unexpected soft spots, and put in a concrete strip footing around 9" thick and come up out of the ground in concrete block anchored with rebar grouted into the concrete footing and fill the holes in the blocks around the vertical bars with concrete, As you are possibly in an earthquake zone I'd take the rebar all the way to the roof and weld it to a perimeter roof steel but local knowledge is your friend here. Door and window lintels need minimum 150mm end bearings and intermediate floor construction should have rebar welded to your wall rebar which of course continues to roof. Then everything is tied together. I'd also b ed a lighter rebar into every say 3rd horizontal course and weld that to the vertical bars and your house should be virtually indestructible.

[@Hives2honeyfarm]

I think your problem with the house will be the septic field. When I built here, that was the first thing they did was a perk test to see where the drain field should go. From what I saw in previous videos is really swamp land. If your black water don’t drain proper, you’ll always smell it. Hope you find a spot that drains well. Good luck

[@davidoldford9536]

Don’t worry they are 5 years away at their pace of building a home.

[@gabrielmatthews1671]

I think you stink to mutch

[@gabrielmatthews1671]

Yay Tallest midget

[@gabrielmatthews1671]

Shit flow down hill!

[@deepdivedelight]

@@gabrielmatthews1671 straight inside the river...

[@bobbrown5529]

I think that if your home is anything like your front fence / entrance , it will be STUNNING . Anyone would be proud to have an entrance like you have built . Cheers from Australia .

[@twmcmahan]

We'll see in 25-35 years!!!

[@stevemazz3121]

You two work so hard to do what so many consider an easy task. But you always get it done and learn as you go for future projects. WELL DONE !!!

[@Missjodes74]

What do you mean them 2 hahaha ..!! She says " We " done this an that today , but I only see him doing anything

[@reneacevedo87]

But who give him water who watch for him and make sure to move the cameras so is right she said we😂😂😂😂

[@meat-n-taters]

Chickens can pretty easily fly up into a tree. So that fence will not keep them in. When I used to have chickens what I did was clip a few flight feathers on *one side* of my chickens wings. That makes it so that they can't fly properly. Those will grow back, but meanwhile, they "learn" that they can't really fly. After only clipping a couple of times I never had to clip them again. Just something to think about if you see them going over the fence...

[@mssr42jim37]

You guys are true and real. Absolutely look forward to watching your videos. Nice job on the front.

[@jonathanscott550]

In Central and South America Iguana eggs are considered a luxury food item. Also Iguana's meat is very well suited in curries, soups, stews, gumbo, etouffee. Iguana are known as chicken of the trees. This video was really good and your hard work has paid off on your wall and doors. I guess just like the chicken hut time will tell. Looks absolutely beautiful.The cactus and planters look awesome . Like Matt said clean up the dirt and stones from roadway it will even look better. Looking forward to next video.

[@BreakingBarriers2DIY]

Consider being your own general contractor and for the things that you need a specific trade to accomplish, hire that contractor yourself. It has the greatest satisfaction. You have no deadline and quite frankly a whole host of fans who watch the process. Whatever you choose try to remember that the only thing that tends to have a speed requirement is when you hire someone to do it. So imagine the risk or how much you are entrusting to a general contractor… they have time constraints that YOU don’t have… in fact the longer the better in some sense. Please consider that approach to time.

[@tri7272]

Yes. In most areas, even in the states, you can pull a homeowner permit and do it (sub out) yourself. U need an engineer for the footers.. Easy stuff.. You guys got this..

[@RidgeRunner5-]

I like how Matt plugged in the router, THEN changes out the bits.

[@dclements54]

That's how Larry Laminado rolls.

[@deepdivedelight]

@@dclements54 Larry Laminado! True dat!

[@SailingGoodBadandUgly]

Lol I had to make sure it still worked 😂 I haven't used it in a yr

[@davechristensen3167]

All fun and games till you get your eye poked out. 😢

[@zzrider3557]

Hey Matt, my wife and I are building our own tiny house on our acreage in SW Florida. We ran into the same problem you mentioned - no contractors are interested. So we are doing nearly everything ourselves and we pulled permits as owner-builder. We're only subbing out the stuff we absolutely can't do ourselves. In Florida, owner-builder can do everything as long as it's engineered, built to code, and passes inspection. You may want to see if PR allows owner-builder permits. I'm sure you & Kristen can do ANYTHING you set your minds to!

[@rivergirl1554]

So beautiful, so serene. Omg, the music! The soundtrack! Sets off Matt’s “can-do” attitude, and compliments your support! So beautiful….

[@MsVitaMaria]

I’m so happy for you both! Overjoyed that you are finally married. Love seeing Matt wearing his wedding ring while he’s working. It reminds me of my husband with his ring on while he’s working. The front curb appeal is amazing. Well done kids. I can’t wait to see and I hope you will share some of your wedding video with us.

[@waynefee1561]

Seal and maybe Cap the wood with your climate check it out. Just a comment from an old bloke. Love your show.

[@zzzxxzzz3248]

The last guy that used power tools without safety glasses was nicknamed one eyed jack . After he lost his second eye the same way he and his wife would play blind man's bluff !

[@Kevin_Reems]

Two inches over freaking gravel! Our boy be scary AF sometimes! Matt, you just got married homie. Please dial down the Florida-Man just a little bit :O

[@kenny6444]

Matt. Would love to see ya working off saw horses making all those cuts. Saves the ole back. Let alone makes it alittle easier.

[@domalash]

only one word comes to mind seeing the final reveal.. FANTASTIC!!!

[@richardlaureano3551]

I would use 3 hinges on the front gate, looks amazing. Congratulations on your marriage.

[@deepdivedelight]

It's a double door, therefore 2 on the top, and 2 on the bottom to be 100% safe. Flat beveled edge baguet should have been iron, preventing prying and wood distortion, the same goes on the receiving side..

[@Guvnor100]

Just want to add that the wood would swell even if it's pressure treated. The treatment slows the rate of the timber rotting and does make it more stable for outside use, but it will still take and wick moisture. Leave decent gaps on those gates. Wish I could spend a couple of weeks with you guys with my tools, could leave you with so many tips and tricks to help you push these jobs right along.

[@lancehites6697]

“When they hatch out, I’ll use them for fish bait. “. Kristen, “No You’re Not!” 😂😂😂 I just enjoy your banter so much!

[@gaiabreeze]

The omelet was even more outrageous lol

[@andrewjackson9209]

You can put the iguana eggs in the chicken coup and the chickens can sit on them until they hatch. The hen will freak out. 😂😂😂

[@Toaster-v1z]

Probably eat them after they hatch.

[@ottisthedog3544]

Hey Matt invest in a wood chisel 1" wide its one of those tools you dont realize you need or all its uses until you have one and start using it (clearing those sharp corners)

[@geoffreyblake2765]

Should have used Dolphinite compound between the stucco and wood frames for the gate (door). I don't see any sign of treated wood. Smith's Products from Richmond, CA also mfg superior products for boaters, etc.

[@fredcauley4633]

Matt, for goodness sakes build you a pair of saw horses to work off of. Great plans are on line for 2 x 4s it will make your life much easier.

[@rbbartho1]

The door jam should've been built first with the door attached. Then attach to the wall using shims to make it plumb. Use a wood diagonal brace to prevent sag. Your door will sag without a brace.

[@michaelorr1945]

Build “in compression” not” suspension”!

[@DBowen-os2cv]

Good video…as always. It would be nice though if there wasn’t so much music during the time lapses. Perhaps abbreviate the work sounds during most of them? Keep up the great work! Much different than how I started watching you 2.

[@MrRloucks]

With the weight of the door you might need to add more hinges.

[@ShaggyDA1]

Definitely use rebar in your poured footer. Also, you need that footer on a nice bed of crusher run with a gravel on top of it.

[@arnoldsmith5754]

diagonal braces are best 3 or more hinges also there are handles that make spray painting easier snap on the can and good luck

[@deepdivedelight]

Larry Laminado needs to straighten up his game and get serious. This is PR, a traitorous weather. The design looks good, but their TikTok concept approach to home building isn't going to last. This is not a plastic boat surviving on patches...

[@sonnimanwalker3455]

Just know I'll always be a number one supporter of this channel ❤❤

[@genievievewoodward7120]

it good your makeing video uncle Maddie has been doing a good job fixing stuff sorry if I miss spelled your name love you two keep up the videos ❤❤❤

[@jimfisk4474]

Holy mackerel, everything looks terrific. And keep looking pretty Christian. Hey, Matthew., She good Gal, and you good guy.. Thank you so much and look forward to next sunday, Arios amigo and Senorita❤❤❤

[@johnnyhag675]

As much as I love sailing, I think I'm enjoying your channel now more than ever. You guys are a hoot. Thanks for sharing.

[@mikehinson4062]

You did a great job on the door. I would plane a little off of the door edge. It might not swell much, but even 1/8 in of swell will cause it to stick. It is always hot and humid there, so there shouldn't be much change. But you made it to fit very well and a slight swell will cause it to stick. Or wait and see. You can always plane a little later on also. Just save some stain in case you have to plane later

[@budm9982]

The whole fence, wall, gated entry, landscaping looks awesome! You guys are doing great. It's easy to see the time and care you are taking to get it all looking right. Good job!

[@maverickmyrtlebeach]

Make the house simple square with monolithic concrete pad. As for the roof a pyramid ridge will take winds from all directions. DP 50 ++ window rating . Walls I would use 10 " or 12'' In blocks. fill block core with insulating perlite inside walls 6 mil. plastic then 1x3 strapping studds with 3/4 rigid foam board in between studs insulation green board sheetrock outside walls Stucco finish.

[@lynnemac1402]

Congratulations on for getting married. I have watched your whole journey for the rain forest property and I really like your wall, fences and gates you did a really good job and it looks really grand, as we say in the UK. I love that you are taking care of the animals and those goats are so cute.

[@TheDrDover]

I bought a Dewalt corded drill like that in 1995. They make really cool cordless impact drivers now. Mind blowing technology that actually works really well. Get ya some!

[@AnthWood]

Love it Im well impressed keep the good work going. Looking forward to your next update.

[@larrycater-tx613]

Good job on the door. Good idea on the way you built 2 sides. Actually everything looks great.

[@shannanbegley8189]

I started laughing as soon as you said, without a hitch😆 It looks awesome!! It really turned out great, love the contrast between the wall, door and planters!! Great job!! Learn as you go!

[@SNBR1975]

First thing that came up searching for using bamboo as building material 🤗 Use only properly dried and mature bamboo for construction. Bamboo poles contract after drying and as it shrinks it will crack and split. Your bamboo poles should contain no more than 18% moisture to be viable for building

[@andrewlockhart3534]

Congrats on getting married, so exciting! I've been really only following you since you got to Puerto Rico. My wife and I took a boat to Mexico but decided to buy land and do what your doing using some boating and construction knowledge. I love how you guys are very authentic and show your struggles. We're just renting now and looking for something on the Yucatan side. We also had our baby in Mexico; my wife got pregnant a month after we started renting a place after boat life. Watch out for baby Mattie there's something in the water lol! A note on reptile eggs. Put them back as you found them. They don't rotate their eggs like birds. The embryo (yolk) attaches to the top of the egg for proper air exchange. My wife and I are animal lovers as well and don't leave any destitute. Glad you guys are looking out for them! We hope to have a permaculture retreat some day. Thanks for making some of the mistakes for me; there's certainly a learning curve for everything. You're doing awesome.

[@tibetfruit2324]

Great proress in the past 6 months. Nice to see you both work together as a team.

[@conradjelinger2120]

Add more TapCons to the left and right on the frame to prevent cupping.

[@patrickbrennan2346]

Everything looks great with the walls & fencing & the door. I did notice that some of your tapcons going into the block wall went thru pretty easy. If you have any issues with them being loose or not drawing the wood in tight you can stick a piece of wire in the hole & drive you tapcon into place, that goes the same for the lights the screws didn’t appear to grab on to well. This makes the wire wrap around screw when driving it in adding thickness to the screw.

[@Najitaka]

Nice prison entrance, LOL. Just kidding, it looks great. Enjoying fencing GBU!. Next up, house GBU! I recommend putting that house up on a platform. I'd be concerned about how high that river comes up in a hurricane.

[@wannabe_sailor_777smith6]

Matt, you are absolutely the hardest working guy on KZbin, but damn dude how you haven’t hurt yourself yet is beyond me. You don’t wear safety glasses or gloves and you don’t use a sawhorse to steady things. You have a family to think about now so for their sake please work safer !

[@80884bpresley]

Awesome video guys!!! Great job on the wall!!! It looks so good! The whole project looks great for sure!!! See y'all next time.

[@Jaantoenen]

I suggest prepare and take contractors license exame. Great job it looks beautiful. Perfecto!

[@thomasjay975]

my guy holding the planer like that making me think of jamie from perkins brothers, u gonna lose some fingers lmao

[@mikekares-b8q]

Sometimes the work must go on The Pop up canopy was a God's send .We used to do that to work on vehicles before a got a large Building on my new Property . 18:11

[@113mjh]

Happy you both are healthy and smiling. 😀

[@edchamberlain1879]

Sounds like you may need a 'raft' foundation to prevent your walls from cracking - if you have shrinkable clay. A reinforced concrete slab with thickenings at the perimeter and beneath any internal loadbearing walls. This means that any movement due to changes to the clay, occurs to the whole foundation equally. If the land is sloping, this may also need to incorporate reinforced concrete retaining walls to form a basement (or partial basement). Get an engineer's design for this, that specifies all the steel, concrete strength grade, etc.

[@PPD55]

So funny, Matt, I think the iguana egg omlette was a great idea.

[@rossalyntownsend9535]

The gates and fence look 👀 amazing ❤

[@stevenhallsworth5839]

Your building skills are quite amazing to say your not a builder. You've accomplished so much both of you well done for doing it yourself. Now you can say I did that. And how good does it all look. Outstanding give yourselves a massive pat on the back. I love it just brilliant. Keep it coming both of you. I'm hooked.

[@chrischapman2955]

Those tents are a godsend. Working like you have in the sun had to have been brutal.

[@colby_graba]

Iguanas are actually considered an invasive species in Puerto Rico but like you said probably excellent fish bait or cat food, just saying!

[@zzzxxzzz3248]

Matt was the inspiration for the planters , old and stoned 😁

[@BradWallis]

Yo Larry! I know ya like it tight, but wood swells in the tropics!!! Give yourself a 16th{.0625"} here and there.

[@walterwinn2842]

Those screws are not going to hold your door jams in place, after you install your door. You need mollies.

[@d3vin301]

Those Shaders/Popup tents are totally worth it. Back when I used to work in party rentals there was a section of my warehouse with about 25 of the tents and we had a mist hose that we would string in the top connected to a water spicket and it would lightly mist to keep the partygoers nice and chill. Congratulations for the Baby Iguana eggs! when you said Iguana Omlette I said it too 10 times fast lol.

[@bethintexas9678]

Looking good! And the portable shader tents are indeed a godsend!

[@timothypalmer454]

The Alcove entrance look real nice with the lighting and planters.

[@scotblack1386]

It’s looking so good, you could build a little bed and breakfast retreat

[@johnh8268]

For the life of me, I don't know why you don't get an impact driver for the amount of screws you use.

[@stevestone1158]

Love your channel and been watching for almost a year now. I love sailing myself but enjoy watching you both interact with each other regardless if it’s on land or sea.

[@hotplug56]

Untreated bamboo is short lived as you have discovered. I am more than impressed with this project. Cannot wait to see you get The House started. Thank you for saving the iguana nest. I found a similar nest in a Golf Bunker a number of years ago. They were transported to another area and did fine.

[@mikeburns9387]

Yalls fence looks badass! great job!

[@edjelley5376]

I just think the whole front facade looks great! Alot of work. Congrats!

[@GeorgesPapadopoulo]

It looks Gorgeous …. Like real classy and you would imagine a nice open plan simple house and pool to chill out in at the back of those gates with a car a 4x4 and a motorbike a few dogs too just sleeping at the porch

[@micahwatson9017]

That wall and fence look amazing! I love the darker stain on the fence better than the lighter because it contrasts the white wall and looks crisp. The lighting next to the door looks OK, but you should look for some landscape lights that stake into the ground behind some boulders and bushes that shine up onto the wall so you get nice indirect light. It will look super high end and you can just direct bury the low voltage wire under the gravel and mount the transformer behind the wall.

[@dlloyd6300]

Looks great! 1. Please tell me that you installed a cap on the door. 2. The fact that you have a Dewalt corded drill, Milwaukee saw, Bosch battery drill, Ryobi planer, and whatever that sprayer is, is killing my soul!!!! 😂😂

[@joshrichardson7077]

He's a real man who has all types of tools not just one brand who does that.. haha I dig your comment

[@dlloyd6300]

@@joshrichardson7077 When they are corded it doesn't really matter honestly, but when you get into battery tools you really need to invest in ONE battery ecosystem for your OWN benefit. No one wants 5 chargers and 5 different tools with 1 battery when you can have 1 charger and and 5 of the same battery on standby for when one drains. For the most part it doesn't really matter, but it drives my OCD crazy. I don't even care if it's Ryobi..... Just pick one!!!! 😂😂

[@Hayleyshyanneb]

I know you may not want to answer, totally okay! But im curious what yall do for work? We are 10 year big island residents. We know how expensive building materials are living island life and you guys are just killing it in how quick this is happening!!! I want to know the secret here lol! My guess is really good paying online work? But i thought id ask! You guys are killing it. Love what youre doing. Been wanting to get into sailing myself as i was a little baby sailor with my papa for most of my childhood.

[@mwatkins2464]

KZbin money is real. A lot of people are making crazy money doing it.

[@ronmack5384]

Ok, really enjoy ur precision Matt. But with all the rain/humidity the wood will swell big time. I would allow 1/2" clearance on that there gate. Also w the double side weight there will be sagging esp when wet. Sorry but just from my experience Cheers, Capt Ron

[@FransvandenBergeMuziekschuur]

Love the paint experiment. Came out great on camera.

[@deepdivedelight]

Using the same coating and texture that they used on the walls would have been perfection, and last much longer.