Framing our FIRST WALL - Couple Builds Dream Home

In this episode of our Couple Builds Dream Home series we are Framing the first wall of our apartment of garage addition to our off-grid cabin. The wall was extremely heavy but we managed to lift it with a little help from the tractor. Lifting walls with a tractor can be a bit nerve-racking but when you need muscle they sure come in handy.
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[@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving]

🔥 *WATCH OUR OFF GRID CABIN BUILD FROM THE BEGINNING* kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3jJppqcqt95gM0

[@marchelaadeliaanastasya9149]

HELLO

[@edwinubod0405]

so nice pak

[@achmadzainal4563]

Sukses pak Martin

[@edwinubod0405]

@@achmadzainal4563 Aman

[@sailingavocet]

This is so cute! Love seeing other KZbin couples out there. My husband and I are 23 and live on our sailboat, preparing to sail around the world. that's actually what our channel is about haha!

[@freddien7]

Build the wall frames, put 1 sheet on each corner to make it square, put a long 2x4 on tractor bucket pointing forward, tie down to bucket, put strap on frame where window goes, attach to tractor, Lift in place, gives you more reach, then fix rest of boards. Dont forget to put plumbing in,Put up 3 walls then Concrete floor, good surface to work from, and if you wait untill all walls up will have trouble laying concrete!!.

[@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving]

Thanks.

[@stephendavidson1998]

you are truly blessed with your family pitching in to help , I could not pay anyone in my family to do it .

[@jamesgoodman6243]

Seen basements of homes already built pouring the basement floor last. It's no biggy. You build it however u feel comfortable building it. Everyone has a perspective of how it should be built. But in the end it's your build site not theirs. God bless be safe. Jim

[@borys444]

Dudes got a demoltia shirt. Good to c other channels support each other in there own way.

[@abubakarabdullah9423]

Poor Seth, must be tired after school. Great job.Keep smiling.👍

[@widayanthiesagita793]

They are home schooling right!?

[@monicapttrsn]

The Rotor Hammer is one of the best tools you can buy for home building during the foundation stage. What a nice toy!

[@unityelite2892]

Hey guys! It’s Caden. Loved that time lapse at 2:50! Great video.

[@angeliquerider-mitchell2538]

Wow! Marty , you are looking like an experienced builder! Good for you! Isn't it amazing the amount of new information a person can master when its a "buck stops here" scenerio? Congratulations!

[@gerryhartung736]

I'm 76 and still buying and upgrading my carpenter tools. You can never have to many tools. This year I have myself Bosch 10in. Jobsite table saw and 12in. Axial glide chopsaw. Merry Xmas to me. Da D was carp., I have been tile cont., Gen. Cont., Framer, cabinet maker, and remodeler. The right tools for the job make all the diff.. for long drill bits I used ship augers (18 in.) For jbolts sesmic etc.plate markers, chanel markers.....

[@DennisDuboisLifeview]

It is more usually to leave the compacted gravel 4 inches below the door openings on a garage if I'm not mistaken.

[@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving]

Maybe we are doing it wrong.

[@wilingtonemai5009]

Excellent jod done

[@lidiobax]

I like this building system. In Italy we have few woods and wood costs a lot. And in the summer we have a big fire risk because there are vacant lots with dry bushes. We build with cut stones, bricks of dimensions and substance of many kinds. Concrete pillars and beams with abundant iron for earthquake breakage prevention. Don't you have large concrete bricks in the USA with padding made from pieces of wood? With bricks it is very easy to build walls.

[@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving]

Yes we do. But we mostly build with wood.

[@tobiasgerber3546]

Thanks for sharing your work. There are so many things I can learn. God bless you.

[@HousewifeInTheWoods]

Whoa has Seth changed so so much in a year! He looked like a boy last year and now has changed into a young man! Way to go Martin family ♡

[@kevinbrewer2141]

If you get one or two four by four by twelve feet put a eye bolt at the end. Put the poles under the bucket then take a chain over the bucket loop them on both sides of the bucket then use a chain binder to make tight. Use a strap or a chain if you want. I have used this method before. If you want you can also use steel pipe with at least quarter inch wall. This might help keep up the great work.

[@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving]

Thanks for the tip.

[@alfiansyah8823]

KEEP SMILING

[@sharonh1671]

Martie you are making real progress with the build . Seth is growing really well and getting tall and strong. Love the video. Regards from Barbados. 🇧🇧🇧🇧

[@bambangwidagdo2668]

amazing to make a home with family, i am very happy to see this video.

[@andyteohockguan7243]

Awesome video and work done, God bless

[@viankalobosvalenzuela7456]

Excellent work and congratulations for your family work, you can see that there is dedication in the project you are carrying out, greetings from San Felipe Chile 

[@randomyesrandom5475]

Wonderful u guys doing there... Take care guys God Bless y'all ❤️

[@tj1be118]

lets go framing! Regards from Switzerland

[@azmanmdsalleh2009]

To frame who...?

[@peterchapman753]

In the UK we call them a whacker plate for obvious reasons. Great vids envy you! Peter

[@beardedman8558]

love the longer vids. good job guys.

[@farmlifeoffgrid]

A set of wall Jack's will help you guys a ton, built our whole house myself lifting 30 foot 2×6 walls no problem with 2 jacks

[@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving]

Cool idea.

[@estellaknox4488]

Making progress a lot of progress don't hurt yourself Julia God Bless

[@elizabethbermudez2299]

Martie have such a great wonderful wife beautiful hard worker bless you alls hearts blessings beautiful lil family

[@bobjoncas2814]

...LOOKIN' GOOD, NICE JOB...STAY SAFE...

[@dedeandi7833]

Luar biasa kekompakan keluarga,salut....

[@be4realz]

I always like watching you all work together. I cant wait to get started on our pole barn. One last clearing and leveling and we are a go! We may be building in dead of winter..lol. we are just south of you.

[@stevenm3141]

Just a little reminder, when picking up walls always tack a kickstand on the ends . So as you pick it up it holds your place. Also, didn't notice if your sheathing go's down below the plate. Good show, I'll keep watching you keep going. Don't worry about the floor.

[@ewidmer1]

Another Awesome Video and well explained

[@AZASVLOG]

Good job bro.

[@fajarramdhani8746]

Bu juli kerjanya semangat.jangan lupa pake masker .asap debunya bisa pekat

[@juliejohnson9531]

Lifting that wall with the sheathing was so heavy!!!

[@loucinci3922]

Saw that. Felt the pain. Needed those chairs again...

[@juliejohnson9531]

@@loucinci3922 for sure! And Sarah too!

[@farmlifeoffgrid]

Get a couple wall Jack's on Amazon

[@smoochmcguire5291]

Great video thanks again

[@kawarthahillbilly]

Looks great brother!

[@GirdHerd]

Good plan for your door and window openings.

[@kakros7869]

Amazing 👏👏👏

[@annamaybeekman5152]

Good job you guys.. God bless

[@dodohoho3992]

Well go on

[@gordonxu2493]

Just found your channel tonight. Love to see the dream coming true step by step

[@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving]

Glad you found us. Hope to see you often in the comments.

[@rahadiagus9115]

Bu Julie real " THE WONDER WOMEN " 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@geotarkus7370]

Padre, madre e hijo para levantar una pared. Unos locos 🤪

[@stanleykeith6969]

Marty, I would have thought that you would have put some stone on the outside around the walls for drainage. I wonder if you will put some drain lines in the garage. Sewer lines to let the water out when you park wet cars in the garage. Sometime you can put some epoxy into the holes to help hold those bolts. I noticed you could have added a place for a water line into the garage. The wife and son should have safety glasses and hearing protection on. Marty use some straps on the bucket when lifting those walls.

[@northernliving2387]

Marty looking good

[@fasha1968]

Semangat pak Martin.. Sukses selalu

[@Tabacum183]

Semangat Pak..martin.jadi pengin main ke situ ikut bantu bikin rumah..

[@loucinci3922]

One wall at a time. Seth has really hit a growth spurt. Fine young man. Jules is amazing! Keep up the good work. What about utilities? No electric/water/sewer/gas in garage? upstairs bath? I'm sure it will all be reveal soon. Love it!

[@65895555]

Before you pour the inside floor, make sure you really soak that 3-4 feet inside perimeter. Your middle is already undisturbed, but that 3 feet in from the wall will shift if not really compacted.Good luck.

[@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving]

Thanks. We will pack it again.

[@wilkinsoncarpentry6278]

With the way u done your headers marty is fine, nothing wrong with that at all

[@sukiran6259]

Pk mantin & ibu julie kerja keras lg yaaa, semangat luar biasa...tks

[@patrickschiedel2141]

You should have added insulation on your floor of your garage before you pour the flooring this would help your Energy Efficiency of everything

[@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving]

We have poured the floor yet. But we won’t be adding insulation because it is just a garage and won’t he heated regularly.

[@ModernMountainLiving]

Lately I haven't been much for wearing a mask to separate myself from the lemmings, but all that dust would be a justified need. I do like your demolition shirt! Be Blessed

[@dennislower4742]

Keep 😀

[@louisl.8724]

I hope you checked the oil in it! Just use the tractor to lift the wall w/help on the ends.

[@scotslorra5753]

We call it a “whacker plate” in the uk 🤣

[@scotslorra5753]

soaringtractor That’s ok because I wasn’t talking to you. I’m glad you’ve found your place in life... talking for everyone!! Be kind, it costs nothing!!

[@johnoliveri5544]

i'm sure you know, but they make forks for the bucket on the tractor. if you use the forks, and straps around the top of the walls, you can pick the walls up a lot easier

[@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving]

True. Thanks.

[@garymucher9590]

Not really surprised you all couldn't lift the wall. I mean maybe if you framed with 2 x 4's it may have been possible. But 2 x 6" and OSB sheeting and it takes a lot of effort. And the key is to NOT over push everyone's abilities and get hurt and then everything has to come to a halt. Easy does it and you can continue on. Over do it and it could come to a total stop until you all heal up... Safety first!

[@redhughdl]

hey Martin that concrete is still "green" its poured no lenght of time, take that bosch to a piece of concrete a year old :)

[@tadloki]

Fajna rodzina

[@markkelleher1]

I enjoy watching your videos and seeing what your family is up to. Some constructive criticism though, It is tempting to use a music bed too much of the time. This requires your viewers to not only like your content, but also not be aggravated by the choice of music. Just the background noises or even silence is often preferable to the over use of a music bed. I mean, sometimes you are even using it (ducked a bit) while you are speaking. Please think about this in the spirit the comment is intended.

[@wilkinsoncarpentry6278]

I’ll tell ya what, those Ryobi tools have built everything on that site, not bad at all, I’m amazed Milwaukee or another “big brand “ hasn’t jumped on board and supplied you with tools .....

[@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving]

Me too. Still waiting.

[@wilkinsoncarpentry6278]

Martin Johnson - Off Grid Living dont want this to come across the wrong way but I see nowadays as soon as a female tradie gets a little following on Instagram, brands through tools their way, it really annoys me ..... if I was a rep for a tool company, I’d be offering you tools , this channel has a big following, and I’d be guessing that a lot of followers do a lot of DIY 🤷‍♂️

[@wilkinsoncarpentry6278]

Throw* not through 🤦‍♂️

[@bangjoelamania2397]

semngat sukses

[@ahmaaaaad27]

Gembira Squad just wanna say : 'enjoy the process' * where is Tux ? 😄

[@joewilliams7161]

Hey Martin we drive pass your towns go to Montanaa and I am Deaf hard of hearing nice job

[@Krebs-Danmark]

Bosch 👍

[@BulletproofPastor]

Down here in South Texas those are called "Whacker-Packers"

[@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving]

Good to know.

[@bahaasalammi5145]

Thank you for Flokat. Are you an engineer? With best wishes to you and your family, my name is Baha from Iraq

[@daviddjerassi]

Martin your the Boss Man and expecting to lift that wall was dangerous and crazy ,people are going to get hurt we are talking about your Wife and Son Man ,put up the frame then the panels .enough said.

[@jamalrey7066]

I am fascinated by your construction. 2X6 is the way to go for insulation. Question: I build an addition to my home using 2x6 (With a 9' ceiling basement. The basement walls extend over 3 feed over the ground I noticed you did not use termite shields. Are there no termites in your area, or at least to reduce the change of termites, or ants invading the home?

[@sridewi5730]

No pain No gain...

[@fabriciostefanini]

Watching your videos from the start of construction. I'm from Brazil and the construction style is very different. In Brazil it is much more complicated to obtain the permits and the land is very expensive. The permissions here are also expensive and bureaucratic.

[@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving]

What is you were out in the jungle?

[@fabriciostefanini]

@@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving I am thousands of kilometers from the jungle hehe. I actually live in the most developed state of Brazil (São Paulo). The problem here is political and not geographical. I think the North American lifestyle is excellent. I would love to get out of the 'jungle'.

[@IDKEither]

watching that wall go up with tractor and not using straps was killing me... nail biter.

[@pcripassbandrool2801]

Piye pak martin..kabare sampean

[@PaullaWells]

Do you think y’all will do sheathing after standing the wall for the next three walls? Great progress too. Good job!

[@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving]

You will have to wait and see 😉

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[@binking4839]

先👍再看

[@oldfart5127]

Looks to me. That you not going to pour a concrete floor? You answered my question at the end. Opps.

[@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving]

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[@greywolfwalking6359]

Just a quick thought: put the tractor outside the box n " pull the next wall up ".. As you guys help guide it?? Maybe a bit easier?? Stay safe... Please?? Don't need a trip to the er!! ( BTW.... Not being a 'safety sally' , just concerned for all of you)!!! GWW... Ooouuuttt!!!

[@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving]

Thanks, GWW

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😯👍👍👍👌♥️♥️♥️

[@75Mooses]

U ever run a loader before your making more work then you should be let the loader do the work

[@donaldbrillhart8159]

Martin your framing gun is and electric- air gun , the compressor is electric get it ...lol

[@donaldbrillhart8159]

powered by the sun

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A shout out for Foreigner in phillipines

[@mohamadzaidi6378]

wau very faster

[@HyperJoe]

Not exactly how I'd do it with the Floor height and Window and Doors, but too each His own, I'm sure there is a method too Your Madness..hahaha 👍 😂

[@rosalindeherridge4782]

Why haven't you finished the outside of you house? Love watching you guys 🙂 x

[@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving]

I’ll make a special video for you.

[@rosalindeherridge4782]

@@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving OK thank you I can't wait 😂😂😂 xx

[@ferryharyanto]

hebat. bikin rumah hanya sekeluarga

[@pamelar5868]

"Honey, I just don't think this is how you play hockey."

[@kristinlanorvegienne7778]

Since the walls are so heavy - is it possible to split them in two parts and nail them together in the middle. What are the contradictions to such an idea?

[@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving]

Yes you can.

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Nice video Martin! Why so many commercials?🤣

[@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving]

Don’t know. I don’t put them in there. It is KZbin.

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Hello

[@mariowickel456]

Not really extra work Marty, as tight as you have that Base now . You'll not be risking cracking a concrete slab with heavy equipment raising the walls keep it up .

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LIKE :)

[@craigculver1933]

What your doing top to bottom makes sense, where your at in the process. Just keep using that common sense and you'll be great.

[@polinsiallagan4742]

How much bosch rotary hammer?