How to LEVEL a FLOATING House?! 🤔🛠

[@sahoyte]

Two for Friday day! Watched you earlier today on Tiny House, Giant Journey. Must be my lucky day. Thanks for another video of Keeping Afloat with the Joneses.

[@KeepingAfloatWiththeJoneses]

Glad you enjoyed!! It was a fun surprise to us to see the video that morning too! 🤠🙌 haha

[@olderwiser64]

What a fun episode! Not sure if I laughed harder at the polar plunge memory (I’m totally with Brandon on that one!) or Iko tearing her bed up and then refusing to hop onto that fancy new bed you got her. She was AMPED UP, wasn’t she?! 😂😂So sweet though when she finally got in bed and daddy climbed on there with her. So so sweet! 🥰🩷🩵 Great video!

[@brandonjones803]

I was testing it out so when Sarah puts me in the dog house! 😂

[@olderwiser64]

@@brandonjones803 😂😂

[@greeneyedgirlina]

Just want to say I.so.enjoy.each.and.every.one.of.your.videos. Loved your Why Not cooking segment. More please. Seeing you in your first feature in Tiny House Giant Journey is what brought me to y’all and I’m so grateful to have crossed your paths. Glad to see THGJ returned for an update. Hope it will give you tens of thousands of new subscribers. You deserve them, love your content.

[@KeepingAfloatWiththeJoneses]

Aww. Thank you so much, means a lot. So happy to have you onboard! I’m sure it was a different perspective seeing us on THGJ the second time around, “knowing” us now! 🩷 Glad you enjoyed, appreciate the support!

[@melanie2846]

Love that “why not” attitude! LOL. Glad your Sushi was a success. I have no doubt that Brandon would take the plunge for you! Hope y’all have a blessed weekend and a wonderful week. Take care…

[@KeepingAfloatWiththeJoneses]

Pretty much how I approach all recipes/cooking ideas 😆 Thanks so much!! 💖

[@pamlovaas2835]

Just loving this channel Why Not

[@KeepingAfloatWiththeJoneses]

why not?! that’s right 🤍 thank you!

[@janeysiegrist5061]

Awesomeness seeing you guys on Tiny House Giant Journey this morning ❤ You guys created a great episode🎉

[@olderwiser64]

Oh boy! I had no idea and I watch that all the time. Going to find it right now. Thanks for the tip!

[@kathleendodds5309]

It was excellent I enjoyed it

[@KeepingAfloatWiththeJoneses]

Thank you!! 🎉 It was a blast! Brandon’s banjo song was completely improv off the cuff 😆 love that it made the cut

[@TheJourneyofGeminiandNoble]

Bear is sooooo adorable. (Shaking Treats) lure his away.....he's too adorable with his new bed.

[@KeepingAfloatWiththeJoneses]

Our bestie 💖🥰

[@DunstanW]

Yeahaaa.... 👋🏾 Hi there. Always brings a smile when you post 0:51 It's awesome how Iko gets so excited to see you coming home. And I love the "Why Not" new series ❤👌🏾. 17:51 See you next week 👋🏾 Be safe

[@KeepingAfloatWiththeJoneses]

thanks friend! 🫶 see you later today!!!

[@DunstanW]

@@KeepingAfloatWiththeJoneses 💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾 yeahaaa!! on the look out

[@JimLewis-ik7qw]

Hey guys. This is Jim Lewis again. Love watching you in every video and very jealous of you on Fontana. They have really improved the marina dock and store since we were there. You are doing such a wonderful job on your videos and bringing back many memories for this old man. Fontana sushi; that is a new one. Maybe you can get them serving it at the Inn. Take care, enjoy your life and many thanks for renewing many old and wonderful memories of that beautiful lake and village.

[@KeepingAfloatWiththeJoneses]

Aww. Loved reading this. thanks for the comment Jim! 🤍🤍🤍

[@bill944]

I saw the episode of Tiny House Giant Journey with y'all earlier and I about spit out my drink when y'all were talking about Iko. Hilarious!

[@brandonjones803]

Thanks for watching!

[@KeepingAfloatWiththeJoneses]

omg. I couldn’t believe they actually included that but I bursted out laughing lolllll. oops 🙊

[@bill944]

@@KeepingAfloatWiththeJoneses I enjoyed the episode. It showed me what down to Earth "real people" you truly are.

[@leonagann5161]

Just watched yall on Tiny House Giant Journey! How exciting! Love all of your videos! Love hearing the water! It’s so nice to learn so many new things from y’all. Everything is coming along with the remodel house! Iko so excited about her new bed is too cute.

[@KeepingAfloatWiththeJoneses]

Love this comment 💖 thank you!!

[@NicNac081909]

Yeah! Bear loves her bed ❤️❤️

[@KeepingAfloatWiththeJoneses]

She better, it wasn’t cheap! 😆💓🤪

[@JosephPuplava]

Love it and a new bed! This clip is different and relaxing. I like it.

[@KeepingAfloatWiththeJoneses]

So glad!! 💙💙

[@bethgahring6676]

I also enjoyed this day in the life of video. You live such an interesting and fulfilling lifestyle. ❤ Seeing Iko so excited to see you guys returning hine from the boat is one of the sweetest things and makes me smile everytime! ❤ Thanks again for always sharing your life with us and allowing us to follow along with your journey. ❤ Have a great week!!

[@KeepingAfloatWiththeJoneses]

🥰❤️ thanks so much!!!

[@marykathrynmcgregor8612]

Loved the cooking segment! I'm always looking for new creative and healthy recipes so keep them coming!

[@KeepingAfloatWiththeJoneses]

Woohoo! 💓 will do! Hope you’re doing well!

[@sissylou1973]

Lol ! I hate the cold too! Loved it when he said it was fing horrible ! Love yaw from Candler NC ! Not too farm from you guys !

[@mgadkins1659]

Enjoyed the video of what your doing with the fixer and your cooking show.

[@KeepingAfloatWiththeJoneses]

Yay! so glad to hear, thanks for the comment 🙌

[@liebekatz1]

Your pup is living its best life❤ I missed if it's a male or female 😁

[@greeneyedgirlina]

Iko is female.

[@carlapierle8623]

Warning: I bought our two Mini Schnauzers a "Gorilla tough" bed that was supposed to stand up to ANYTHING. Came home from work and their crate looked like a blizzard had exploded. 🤣 Where there's a will, there's a way. Can't wait to see what's next on your "Why Not" cooking series, lol. It turned out looking good!

[@KeepingAfloatWiththeJoneses]

😆 ohhh dear. Iko is generally not one to tear stuff up tho, so hopefully this was an isolated event!! Haha. Glad you enjoyed the “why not” 🤠 more to come!

[@ptwhd]

Thanks for sharing 😊😊😊

[@sherryacox65]

With the bar stools and the island I think you should add one more window next to the kitchen sink so there is double the view!! 😁😁

[@KeepingAfloatWiththeJoneses]

Unfortunately I think we are past the point where we could add more windows 🥴🙈 but there is another huge window facing out the opposite wall right there beside the island, looking out off front porch! 🙌

[@chandrasutton4669]

Awesome video!!!😊🎉❤

[@KeepingAfloatWiththeJoneses]

Thank you 🤗💖

[@markgosser9578]

Rosie needs to give it up! Um Um!

[@KeepingAfloatWiththeJoneses]

right?! 🙈

[@johnqpublic691]

Good job on the sushi.

[@KeepingAfloatWiththeJoneses]

Thanks! 🤠

[@chrisvegh9905]

Beautiful dog, Akita I believe?

[@KeepingAfloatWiththeJoneses]

That’s correct 🥰 thank you

[@brandonwilson1739]

Hey guys, I have super duper warm wetsuits for diving in cold water. This might be a job for Diver Brandon! I wouldn't mind an excuse to come hang out again!! Let me know if you want some help.

[@KeepingAfloatWiththeJoneses]

Diver Brandon to the rescue again?! 🤩 woohooo! We’ll keep you posted on timeline 😎 & you know you’re welcome to come hang anytime btw, diving related or not!

[@gedman3085]

Another great episode. Why use bags of concrete mix (which will harden with moisture) rather than bags of rocks?

[@KeepingAfloatWiththeJoneses]

Thanks! You could use rocks if you wanted to. We just went with quikrete for precision. It’s a uniform size that fits perfectly between our joists, so you can get the max weight evenly distributed in the smallest area. When it hardens they basically become perfectly sized identical rocks. 🙌

[@tonysanders2071]

Trout might be fruitful. 30 years ago I was there trying to catch large mouth bass. 2 days and zilch. House looks really nice !

[@KeepingAfloatWiththeJoneses]

Haha well dang!! We don’t bass fish so I couldn’t speak to that but we seem to get a lot of trout, catfish, and bluegill right here!

[@michelewynn9140]

Love your videos!! Where did you get your white heater that I saw at the end of the video? I live in a shipping container home in east TN and need one of those! Thanks in advance. Love you guys!❤

[@KeepingAfloatWiththeJoneses]

Aw thank you! ❤️❤️❤️ too sweet. amzn.to/47ET7e1 annoyingly it doesn’t come with the legs so unless you plan to wall mount it you gotta buy the legs separately haha. Where at in east Tn?! we’re just on the other side of the state line

[@TerryFalan]

We always knew you guys were on the level! Sorry!!! C wants to know if you’re going to add anymore deck space to your house? Also I have to ask, did Brandon end up sleeping on that bed or did Iko? Anyway, you guys have a great week and we’ll see you next Friday! T&C!

[@KeepingAfloatWiththeJoneses]

😅 that’s right! Haha we cannot add any more deck space to our own house, 400sqft is the max we are allowed. We will be adding a lot more to the cabin we’re remodeling though, as it is well under 400sqft! Little bit of both! 💤🐶👨🏼 🤪 See y’all soon!

[@adamguymon7096]

I wonder what types of clothes do you have that most people wouldn't have living in a brick-and-mortar house? One thing I was thinking about is if you have to get into the water do you own a wet suit so you don't have to freeze during winter to make repairs? The other question has your dog ever jumped off of the deck of your house and if so how did she get back up?

[@KeepingAfloatWiththeJoneses]

we both have wetsuits, yes! 🙌 also spring suits. and no, Iko has never jumped off the dock. she reeeally doesn’t like getting her face wet so she doesn’t like jumping off things for that reason haha

[@vonheise]

Why Not, so much information is such a short video. Need more info... Was that vegetable sushi? If so, how did you cook them, or did you? A cooking show needs more detail... 🤔

[@Rolphoto]

Hello from the Arctic.. Just curious, why buy bags of concrete mix, when you're surrounded by free rocks ? 😀

[@KeepingAfloatWiththeJoneses]

The concrete mix is just a few bucks per bag, but we went with it for precision! You could use rocks if you wanted to. But this way, the “rocks” created by the concrete hardening over time are all identical in weight and distribution over the floats, making sure there’s no chance of unevenly warping the dock in the future. 🙌 Also… the Arctic?! How cool!!! My immediate thought was - are you a scientist?? Photog?

[@Rolphoto]

@@KeepingAfloatWiththeJoneses Ah I see.. lol No I'm just your avrage Norwegian from the northern most part of Norway 🇧🇻 @ 69°North. born in the land of the midnight-sun.. also, now in winter.. we have no sun at all.. 2 months of polar nights.. :) and just 1-2 hrs a day with dusk/day light

[@KeepingAfloatWiththeJoneses]

Whoa. I’m sure you are used to it by now, but gosh I don’t think I could handle the lack of sun for that long! I struggle here in the winter losing just a few hours of sun when it sets at 4:30pm instead of 8:30pm like in the summer 😆

[@waderue]

When a dog chews on anything it is because of stress and she misses you guys so maybe a special chew toy

[@mariezurie7828]

You need a wet suit to go under water when it gets so cold. [Do the mountain lions/bears ever look like they want to swim out to your house?]

[@KeepingAfloatWiththeJoneses]

We both have one! It’s just wetsuits help you slow the loss of your body heat but they still don’t prevent that initial shock of the cold 😆🥶 Haha good question! Not at all actually. They’re still wild enough around here to see humans as a threat, they run away as soon as they see us (or hear Iko, whichever comes first lol)

[@espoir203]

hi it would have been better to buy sandbags because in the event of a bag leak it will not pollute

[@olderwiser64]

Oh boy! I had no idea and I watch that all the time. Going to find it right now. Thanks for the tip!

[@brandonjones803]

The quikrete will harden in the bag and stay on the floats. Look up quikrete walls. Pretty cool

[@KeepingAfloatWiththeJoneses]

The concrete hardens in the bag when it gets wet & sits in a solid block on top of the floats, like a cinderblock but heavier. It won’t stay powdered &/or disintegrate into the lake. But sand would, which wouldn’t hurt anything of course, it would just defeat the purpose

[@adamgorman8874]

You totally just wanted an excuse to show the polar plunge again. Only one month to go until new year... if you do it, I'll do it too. 🤔🙃

[@brandonjones803]

It’s going down!!

[@KeepingAfloatWiththeJoneses]

You know i’ll take any excuse I can get to resurface that memory and cackle to myself again 😆 Oh it’s goin down! You’re on! I’ve actually been practicing, doing a few cold plunges to acclimate. Brandon…. hasn’t 😂

[@adamgorman8874]

New Years Day plunge is going down! 🎉 Hangover is optional. 😮

[@waderue]

guys why would not just some sandbags incase they open for some reason i would hat see what concert will do

[@KeepingAfloatWiththeJoneses]

the concrete hardens inside the bags and then the bags slowly disintegrate, it’ll end up being a bunch of identical “rocks”. Sand would just fall into the lake (which won’t hurt anything but what’s the point ya know?) haha

[@gailegormley5744]

Where is the raw fish??

[@KeepingAfloatWiththeJoneses]

Didn’t have any on hand! lots of sushi is vegetarian though so it wasn’t a deal breaker

[@mrichards1114]

Congrats on being featured on Tiny House Giant Journey again! Sarah look up Redneck Sushi by Trisha Yearwood and make it for a delicious and easy treat. It's a hit with all the guys I work with. Every time we have a potluck, I have to make it. I even have their girlfriends/wives messaging me for the recipe. I'm not a fan of seaweed or raw fish so Redneck Sushi is my go to. The name is deceiving because it's nothing like real sushi but still really good.

[@KeepingAfloatWiththeJoneses]

oh that does look good!! very cute name for it too. 🙌

[@vonheise]

Why Not, so much information is such a short video. Need more info... Was that vegetable sushi? If so, how did you cook them, or did you? A cooking show needs more detail... 🤔

[@KeepingAfloatWiththeJoneses]

😅 just a pilot! Didn’t wanna make it too long but seeing that folks enjoyed it, i’ll add more detail in the future. Yes just veggies (cucumber, carrot, arugula) since we didn’t have any fish on hand. Did not cook them, only cooked the sticky rice. Topped with sriracha mayo & crumbled fried onions, served with coconut amino acids (healthier alternative to soy sauce with same flavor). If you were to try something similar at home I would make sure to add in some cream cheese too! 🙌