IS THIS HARDER THAN IT LOOKS? TRACTOR Down Couple building DIY House, Off-Grid solar Homesteading

[@conradsamanie7337]

Marcel just food for thought if the laundry room is going to be in the basement In the future think about a shoot so you’re sweet wife doesn’t have to carry baskets down the stairs 😊❤

[@Itsallgrady]

Agreed ❤️ she has expressed interest in that.

[@donnadunlop]

@@Itsallgrady My laundry shoot is the staircase, i just heave the dirty laundry down the stairs, I love it.🤣🤣

[@karenbrest187]

Good morning 🌞 glad you'll be nice & warm with these fixes 😉 take care 🙏🇺🇲❤️

[@Itsallgrady]

Good morning to you too! Have a great day. 😊

[@Swtspirit]

Enjoyed Watching as Always Hope y’all stay Warm Have a Blessed Sunday and Upcoming Week 🥰🥰

[@Itsallgrady]

We appreciate you watching! ❤️

[@ronnydowdy7432]

❤ Using what you have. Nothing wrong with that at all. Money is tight nowadays for most people and we all have to make do with whatever we have on hand. Even if you have a great wood heater it has to draw air from somewhere else to go up the pipe. Usually anywhere that air can get into the house. That is why people who have a wood stove or heater ALWAYS enjoy being close to them in clod weather and you'll always feel a draft hitting you when you are away from the heater lol.

[@Itsallgrady]

Agreed. ❤️

[@glendabendel421]

Hello Denise and Marcel. The foam in the windows should help keep the cold air out. Stay safe and warm😊❤

[@Itsallgrady]

It's definitely a cold one out there! 🥶

[@jimdelong949]

Nothing wrong with using what you have on hand. Praying your able to stay warm. Praying you get the traction going without to much trouble or expense.

[@Itsallgrady]

❤️❤️❤️

[@denisesanders7560]

Stay warm you guys❤️❤️❤️

[@Itsallgrady]

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[@debbiesparks7010]

Hi Denise, Marcel and Gage you got this y'all. It is very cold supposed to have snow Friday in western Arkansas. I fell up the stairs before. Closing the upstairs will help keep the heat in. Good idea . Enjoy all your videos. That will be great to have a dutch door. Love the humor. Got my tree down too. It feels like the North pole. 15 for lows. I had to put my electric blanket on rhe bed. Have a great day,stay warm and God Bless ❤

[@Itsallgrady]

Thanks so much, we really appreciate it. ❤️❤️❤️

[@liammcgothigan2094]

Hi marcel Denise an gage your doing a great job on ur property 👋

[@Itsallgrady]

Hey, thanks 😊

[@kaytidmore1948]

I like your ideas! The styrofoam seems better than the pink stuff around the windows! And that big hole is closed up till 😮spring and summer hits. It won’t be that long. Keep moving forward…!!! I am currently laid up in the hospital with an arm broken in 2 places. I’m too embarrassed to say how I did that … it was something stupid!! Surgery will be tomorrow. See, life is not so bad😉

[@Itsallgrady]

Thanks! I'm sorry to hear about your arm - best wishes for a speedy recovery! ❤️ no need to be embarrassed with us. We family now ❤️❤️❤️

[@jeanielipskey1272]

Stay Warm! Looks like your getting it covered up!

[@Itsallgrady]

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[@francescam9539]

I’m love the McGivering!

[@Itsallgrady]

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[@SunnyJa1088-k3x]

Large pieces of cardboard can help with keeping cold air out also. My patio door needs recaulking & I feel a draft so I used 2 large pieces from my massager box., at least don't feel the draft as I walk by! (don't think I can use caulk gun to hold the rope like stuff so will use bathroom caulk!( that is permanent ) But cardboard is easy to remove if sunny & put back at night! A sheet of plastic behind the blankets over opening might keep more cold air out too!

[@Itsallgrady]

Nice, thanks 😊

[@Barbara-g6x]

No Cardboard. Cut a piece of plyboard the size of the whole. On top. Then put it up there. Put hinges on it so you can close it and open it.

[@Itsallgrady]

That’s a really clever idea! 💡

[@blessedbeyondmeasure-sisdeb]

Amen, we aren’t promised tomorrow so every day we wake up is a blessing! stay warm!

[@Itsallgrady]

Agreed ❤️

[@megslittlehouseinthecountry]

You guys are doing a great job of winterizing so that when the bad weather forces you indoors, you can work on getting the basement finished! And do civilized things like indoor plumbing! LOL! 💖💖💖

[@Itsallgrady]

Sweet ❤️

[@CCRobertsCarpentry]

You can calk around the edges of the tape spread it tight to the block to seal it of with aa putty knife.😊😊😊😊

[@Itsallgrady]

Good idea, thanks! 😊

[@monicahebert6291]

You'd be surprised what you can fix with duct tape , tiewire , & a butter knife ! 😊💕

[@Itsallgrady]

You’re right! It’s amazing what you can do with a few simple tools 😂.

[@meanmamameanest6314]

You could use roll plastic or a tarp

[@Itsallgrady]

Agreed ❤️

[@nmdispatchlady]

Have a friend that has the exact same thing in her house. She built a frame out of 1 x 2's and covered it with plastic. Hinged it on the wall side and put a hook on it to keep it open in the summer. It sits on the frame at the very top of the stairs then you don't have to worry about all the sides and such. When you need to go up it is light enough to just push up and hold till you get to the top and easy to pick up when you are at the top. Works AMAZING. Her temporary fix has lasted about 10 years. If you want to get fancy get some sticky foam insulation and put it around the edges.

[@Itsallgrady]

Nice ❤️

[@wandal.rodriguez7253]

Stay safe, and I hope the weather will not be too bad.

[@Itsallgrady]

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[@lynnbrown4219]

Get hold of SLR and ask them what they painted on their walls. If i remember right they got a special paint to paint the walls to help.

[@Itsallgrady]

We did use block sealer. It gets behind the tape

[@rongray4847]

Hi Denise, Marcel and Gage, you guys are building a very well built home, what I have seen you do up to now is exceptional and in the end you are going to have a first class home, your doing it as you can pay for it that’s smart and you will get there. Good luck guys you will get there. ❤️❤️👍👍🇨🇦

[@Itsallgrady]

Thank you for the kind words! 🙏

[@SueWagner-f9t]

Hi guys!! Brrrr!! It sure is 🥶 cold and we also have some kind of storm coming in on Monday too. Definitely do not like the freezing temps! 💜

[@Itsallgrady]

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[@CCRobertsCarpentry]

You could heinge a piece 7 16 osb 4 8 over the hole at the high end and a smaller piece at the top heinge it toward the wall 😊😊😊😊😊

[@Itsallgrady]

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[@estellaknox9285]

I used plastic to shut off the cold 🥶 in rooms and windows it worked until I was able to get what I needed gotta do what you gotta do ❤

[@Itsallgrady]

Nice, we likely going to use plastic as well. I'm just concerned with moisture

[@stephenkennedy9205]

God Bless from your Canadian Friend.

[@Itsallgrady]

Thanks so much! 🙏

[@teresaaverett6786]

Just a thought...i think i would use a plastic shower liner and just staple it over hole. Just a thought😅😊

[@Itsallgrady]

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[@CCRobertsCarpentry]

You should insulate between studs on the outside wall.😊😊😊😊😊

[@Itsallgrady]

Agreed ❤️

[@DeborahMitchell-g8g]

Frankenstruction! Whatever works, man!😂😂❤

[@Itsallgrady]

Lol ❤️ 😆

[@beverlymoffitt]

besafe and warm

[@Itsallgrady]

❤️❤️❤️ you guys getting this storm as well? Stay warm ❤️❤️

[@DianeWilson-q7i]

BEEN WAITING TO SEE YOU ALL ITS A GREAT DAY 👍

[@Itsallgrady]

We're glad you're here! 🙏

[@janetestis1472]

Be safe!

[@Itsallgrady]

❤️❤️

[@debralawler-nt9si]

Electric blanket is amazing

[@Itsallgrady]

Agreed ❤️

[@PegAMurphy]

stay safe and warm y'all ✌

[@Itsallgrady]

❤️❤️

[@lkball00]

Can’t you put a temporary door at the bottom of the stairs? Take a door off an outside shed or make a makeshift one with your plywood?

[@Itsallgrady]

We could ❤️❤️

[@timbertrand632]

You might try bubble wrap. Bubble wrap is used by many in the rv community for window insulation in the summer and winter. Just a suggestion.

[@Itsallgrady]

That’s a great idea! 🙏

[@JohnnieEngler]

Hey y’all all you needed to do was to get heavy gauge plastic and stable it down! lol

[@Itsallgrady]

That would have been a much easier fix! 😂

[@charlenegrady8781]

Hello Denise Marcel and Gage. Stay warm and safe🤞. God bless you all. Take car3 from Cape Cod✌️🇺🇸

[@Itsallgrady]

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[@lkball00]

Either way….Hope you have a fantastic New Year! 💕💕 while you’re freezing, I’m dying from heat, keeping my windows wide open. (hot flashes) I’ll trade you. lol 😂😂😂

[@Itsallgrady]

😊❤️❤️

[@dianne3971]

I use the bubble wrap for packaging as insulation on my windows. It does make a big difference..stay warm 🙏

[@Itsallgrady]

That’s a great idea! 🙏

[@larryfeeks6620]

Stay warm, y'all! Keep on keeping' on!

[@Itsallgrady]

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[@MarcelGrady75]

❤

[@Itsallgrady]

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[@wadeprior5203]

Hey buddy how you doing hi Denise how you doing any new jokes today all right guys have a great day and God bless you guys Happy New Year

[@Itsallgrady]

We’re doing great, thanks for asking! Hope you have a great day too! 🙏

[@jhappygirl3072]

Hope you all stay warm

[@Itsallgrady]

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[@dlbueche9738]

Why not do a hinged latch door with insulation on the top side? Love your content.

[@Itsallgrady]

That's a really good idea

[@george-ke2bf]

Hi every body

[@Itsallgrady]

❤️❤️❤️

[@Kaywem62]

Hi Guys .hope you are doing well

[@Itsallgrady]

We are,thanks 🥰 we hope you are as well. Blessings ❤️

[@Kaywem62]

@Itsallgrady thanks so much God Bless you Guys

[@lilystilo710]

Nice to see you guys. Hopefully you will be warm

[@Itsallgrady]

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[@liammcgothigan2094]

Ya can plasterboard around stairs an put adopt at the top

[@Itsallgrady]

Agreed ❤️

[@judyavants7928]

I hope that you all will be ok. It suppose to be down in the low teen tonight in South Carolina.

[@Itsallgrady]

That's cold 🥶

[@judyavants7928]

I'm very much cold

[@Melissa-pt2ik]

Have you gotten the wood stove set up in the house yet

[@Itsallgrady]

Not yet, we spent the stove pipe fund on the well pump. We working on that again.

[@michellelitaker1962]

Why haven’t y’all sealed the cinderblocks like simple life reclaimed deer on their basement

[@Itsallgrady]

We did

[@20thcentlimited]

What happened to the tractor repair?

[@Itsallgrady]

I got the parts. I'll need to try to fix it.

[@BeverlyBendo-bc4gn]

does your son have a room there or where does he stay?

[@Itsallgrady]

We had a room, however he real likes to stay in the 30ft camper

[@loycemarch8409]

Well it is a good and strange way to mickey mouse it

[@Itsallgrady]

Agreed ❤️

[@TheMaverickAcres]

There is absolutly nothing wrong with "trailer parking" some stuff now to get yall by. anyone that doesnt think so hasnt been there to do that yet. I can make you a couple of steel lids for the master cylinders if you can trace the sealing edge deminsions , the height of the bubble , location of the return line fittings and the size of the fittings for the hoses. That would be safer than sending an original cap through the mail . I can make you some "forever caps". It would be a gift to yall. send me a drawing through email or messenger either way and Ill get right on them.

[@Itsallgrady]

We will have to explore that my friend

[@mortenmyhrmoen7592]

🇳🇴👍👍

[@Itsallgrady]

❤️❤️

[@kayparks8382]

Marcel, if u can’t figure out the tractor give Gary at JunktoJems a holler. If he can’t help he knows someone who can I think. He had a problem with his old tractor and got it fixed. Good luck. Denise, ur a lucky lady to have someone that loves you and makes life interesting every day. Lolol. Y’all stay warm. 😊

[@Itsallgrady]

Good idea thanks 😊

[@kennethlane1220]

Marcel ask Junk to Jems. He's worked with heavy equipment and is quite the mechanic.

[@Itsallgrady]

Good idea thanks 😊

[@KrissBartlett]

Why show the Tractor then you dident fix it you said you were good job on the upstairs hole there i told you that months ago

[@Itsallgrady]

I took the part to a shop to ask questions. Yes that's for the ideas.

[@loycemarch8409]

That would be mickey mousing it. Geeze.

[@Itsallgrady]

Yes lol

[@JazyB1]

It's a fire hazard

[@Itsallgrady]

What is

[@judyavants7928]

Gage sleeping in the camper still.

[@Itsallgrady]

Yes, I think he like the independents

[@HalfAssHomestead]

Marcel Onlytractors.com is available, but not for cheap. lol

[@Itsallgrady]

Lol ❤️