OFF GRID CABIN IN THE WOODS Ep 3…NO TRUSSES SO WE GRIND TO A HALT

[@hyundia1]

love this build think I would have carried out 6 more feet with the concrete for the porch but thats just me lol have great day and keep up the great work and we are in a little better shape here in eastern ontario as far as fires but not out of the woods yet {pardon the pun }

[@jamesshiver2094]

Not sure if anyone still uses them, but, a combination square set to 9/16th of an inch might be easier than the tape measure. Great job on the build.

[@stardust4566]

Hi Ken, Awesome to watch as always 😎 and waiting for trusses as well ... In regards to your solar panels you will never get full 400w power out of them even in best sunlight, there’s many different factors to consider. Cheers from 🇨🇦

[@kenskarpentry]

Ok thanks

[@bobt3374]

Hi Ken Dan & Chas. Amazing views from the drone & i think the cabin looks great so far. Top job.

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks 👍

[@clarencewiles963]

Looking forward to seeing you guys do the roof. Thanks for your sharing and the videos of the area 👍

[@kenskarpentry]

Us too!

[@karenphillips6801]

I would sure hire you all if you were in Tennessee. Beautiful view of the trees.

[@Thatcanadianguyehh]

Another good watch with my morning coffee. Thanks for answering my question about the foam board.

[@kenskarpentry]

You’re welcome

[@jdelbrid]

Great location for a cabin. Having the porch will really add to the character of the building. You and your crew work really well together. I hope everyone has a great week.

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks 👍

[@bay9876]

Nice work at the remote cabin. The geo-thermo heating /cooling system run off a low voltage solar power supply will pay off dividends in the future. It looks like a well thought out off grid cabin.

[@kenskarpentry]

Yes thanks

[@greglancaster1079]

Beautiful job around the windows especially taking the time to notch the trim. You and the guys do fabulous work! (BTW- we live in WA State. I’m waiting some acorns so I can start them in my green house.)

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks

[@rdyardie]

This is a great video showing us the progress that you are making. The drone shots are appreciated. It is unfortunate that the trusses are delayed a few weeks but it appears that there are glitches in the supply chain even since the pandemic. Take care.

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks

[@lynntaylor6682]

Looks great guys! Thanks for explaining the windows and have a great rest of your week!

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks! You too!

[@jacksanders7018]

Hope the weather is not too wet while you wait for trusses, thanks.

[@kenskarpentry]

Me too

[@wingman8447]

The battens really set if off. Very nice.

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks, yes they do

[@StoneKathryn]

Looking good with the window trim, corner trim, and the top board up. Wow, you put the batten boards up too! Lots done in a day. Looking so good! Thanks for this video Ken!

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks 👍

[@glorialeopard8808]

You are moving right along. Looks great, beautiful weather to be working outside. No rain in Alabama for 16 days. Still in 80s in daytime. Look forward to more great videos.

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks

[@Mark_Nadams]

Howdy Ken, You had me laugh out loud with your quick "Thank you, Thank you very much" Elvis impression. I would love to be working along side of guys like you and your crew. You all have fun together and get stuff done with smiles on your faces. Your solar panels were doing pretty good for what they are. It looked like you may have had your solar panels just slightly out of alignment with the sun. That would be one reason they weren't putting out what you expected. Any misalignment will diminish the panel output. The azimuth (side to side) looked correct because the shadow fell directly behind the panels. However it did look (from the camera angle) like the altitude elevation angle may have been off. When the elevation angle is correct, the shadow's size will match the panels dimensions on a surface at the same angle as the panels. I wouldn't stress too much about it. The sun moves through the sky during the day so realignment would be constantly required for maximum efficiency.

[@kenskarpentry]

Haha. Thanks for the input.

[@shirleyannconfer9651]

Wow, the before and after for the window trim is incredible. This cabin is going to be gorgeous. I love drone footage. It really shows the full scope of the project. Give Kaia a scratch behind the ears for me. I wish I had her energy!

[@tobymeade3222]

❤ Good Morning Ken🌞🌻 Beautiful Lay out o cabin with Terrace up stairs 😉👍👌🤞✌️🙌🙏🇺🇸💟✝️🌟🌅🌄🍁🍂🤩

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks 👍

[@monicogalieto808]

wow awesome build, like your style of building simple prefab at you garage warehouse .. great work guys

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks

[@michaeltorres3231]

Great build boys. Love your videos Ken...

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks 👍

[@stevenwarner7348]

All good Ken. A very special build. Can't wait for those trusses. ✨🌸✨

[@glennkisling3365]

Hello from Virginia,Ken you and your guys do amazing work so skilled and neat on everything you do great great videos 👍👍

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks 👍

[@gvnumber3200]

Good morning, Ken !

[@kenskarpentry]

Good morning

[@joem7062]

T1 11 is like a wonder material. Siding and sheathing in one, then if it starts to go 20 or 30 years later, cover it in lap siding.

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks

[@georgelin3420]

I have been watching you and your team for quite some time now , and I'm always impressed on your process of doing things correctly, and not cutting corners. Your attention to detail is motivating to me as a novice woodworker/builder. I'm at the level now of buying new nailers to add to my arsenal of hand tools. Would you share what typical sizes of nails/guns and nail length and gauges are typically used for framing,sidings, trims ! Thanks and keep educating and inspiring!!

[@kenskarpentry]

3 1/4” nails for framing. 2” ring shank for sheathing

[@t.d.mich.7064]

Hi Ken, you used to always quote the cost to build. I guess inflation would scare everyone off!😅

[@kenskarpentry]

Very true!

[@Slassetter]

The scenery is beautiful! I love fall. The building looks great and I imagine it will be beautiful when all is complete. Gif bless!

[@jasonflowers3830]

Great job Ken and crew! I really like the board and batten look. Can't wait to see the roof on.

[@eloleddie]

Looks great. Now waiting for the trusses and roof! Wait patiently!

[@Jimmyfisher121]

Thanks Ken that was good drone work you are getting so much better at controlling the drone, everything is coming along nicely.

[@criticaltemperature3343]

I was mentioning to my wife that battens over t1-11 would look good. Then i see this video, lol. I have property in Vershire VT, hoping to build something like this in the spring.

[@josefreck1103]

Wunderbar gemacht 👏🏻👋👍🤗😁😊🙂

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks

[@jmuise2704]

Gotta love those fall colours.

[@kenskarpentry]

Definitely

[@kenskarpentry]

Definitely

[@MikeJohnson-y2g]

Hey ken greatings from the south. Outdoor finish this stands up to time using penetrol! It's the best

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks

[@billywrenn9609]

Lookin' good, Ken! Excited to see the roof go up!

[@johnyb9884]

About 2 minutes in you’re answering questions. I would love to see up close what you’re talking about when it comes to the flashing on the top and bottom. The window with the mailing flange. I’d really like to see this up close. I don’t know what it is and really want to learn. I do appreciate your videos and selfishly want to see up close what you are talking about. Thanks

[@kenskarpentry]

Ok thanks!

[@johncornell3665]

Will be very nice once completed. Thanks Ken!

[@Dutch779]

Now that's what you call open living Ken, then you said the trusses are 2 weeks off. Beautiful area Ken.

[@urch4ever]

Just needs a bug net

[@kenskarpentry]

Yes

[@davidlarson2534]

Now I want to move to Vt and build my own off-grid, but I would use ICF.

[@kenskarpentry]

Nice

[@kennethcoder2989]

Looks good. Thanks.

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks

[@HaroldMalaby]

Ken what a wonderful contractor to work with. You and your crew do such nice work and seem to make such a nice team. Dream Team I'd say ;-)

[@billk8780]

Ken, be careful Maya may dislocate your shoulder!

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks I hope not

[@dmark6699]

Trees are turning fall colors we have mainly evergreen trees here and they stay green most the year. I wonder what kind of floor they are going to put in?

[@richardroyles1423]

Looking good. God bless.

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks 👍 same to you

[@glennyork6800]

OMG 2 or 3 wks for trusses? Unreal. Why not stick build? Last home in Brunswick Ga builder I hired for a 3700 sq ft 1/1/2 story house w/ 3 car garage on a slab roof framed & dried in in 3 days & stick built by 3 carpenters.

[@kenskarpentry]

Actually, very reasonable. We only ordered them last week.

[@philtucker1224]

Kiya is giving you repaired shoulder plenty of stretch physio today Ken! 😁

[@kenskarpentry]

Haha

[@tedparr3038]

Great job Ken. The cabin really looks nice..

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks 👍

[@TaterFarm]

Straight as a good stick - Perfect!!!

[@kenskarpentry]

Haha

[@patrickhurley8796]

love every episode your a good man Ken and your crew

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks

[@lindacarroll3853]

Nice, they are gonna enjoy this.😊

[@kenskarpentry]

I think so too!

[@sherpa972]

Nice project.

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks!

[@jeffb2456]

I like the batten look.

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks

[@suttonbogedain5874]

Well done. Would love to have one of these myself.

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks

[@williamneufer1098]

I wish you and your team lived in Arkansas, I’d hire you in a skinny minute. The quality of your work is unmatched. You have a great team. Always a pleasure watching you guys work.

[@kenskarpentry]

Wow, thank you!

[@niveknospmoht8743]

Never seen battens with T-111 before. Looks sharp

[@evalinawarne1337]

Good morning Gentlemen. Grand to watch you and the view. Looks like NORTHERN MICHIGAN. I would love to run in the woods too with Kia dog. LOVE and PRAYING with you in JESUS'S NAME AMEN. GOD BLESS EACH of YOU. Hope too see you at AL and GINA'S VLOG Sooner. .🛐✝️✝️✝️🀄☕☕💰☕☕🎉👏👏🦜🐦🌿✨🎉🐟 Today is our last of our hot blue skies weather. Tomorrow 60 rain, rain, rain and cooler day's of Fall. ??How far is CANADA from you?? I'm about 45 minute's to Windsor tunnel or bridge to go CANADA. It depends on the traffic. Thanks KEN. I remember last year you stated "CANADA was right there, real close"??

[@kenskarpentry]

Good afternoon. We are about 45 minutes from Canada as well.

[@dougbishop4196]

Noticed at the end of the video where you are outside one of the entrances that there are no "Battens". Do you install Battens above the door? Looks like it will be a very sharp looking cabin when it is finished.

[@johnstevener501]

He said the brick molding on the door will be replaced with pine like the windows before putting the battens in

[@Flowing23]

great work 👍👍

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks ✌️

[@DesVesper]

Looks nice. Thx.

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks

[@bodyshopmgr1]

Very nice work

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks a lot

[@RobertKohut]

Find the proximity sensor setting....🙂

[@redlalo777]

Thanks for the video What size windows are you using all arround. Kitchen living room etc Thanks again

[@crazybirdhomestead]

Thank you for the great footage as always. Really enjoy the drone footage. What kind of drone are you using? It takes great footage.

[@reese8752]

Love the skylight 🤣

[@ice4278]

Hey, Mr. KEN I have a question? Will it be cheaper to put up a building for garage twenty five by forty out of metal or wood like The garages you build.

[@kenskarpentry]

I’m not familiar with how much metal buildings cost. Sorry.

[@mikecox9214]

Trusses coming from Canada again? Looking real good so far!

[@kenskarpentry]

Different company but we just ordered them last week

[@kusterflattail]

Dog gonna tear your shoulder out! Ouch

[@kenskarpentry]

Haha

[@kerrylewis2581]

I hope to be an owner of a cabin just like this.

[@kenskarpentry]

Nice

[@sparky178]

I’m a little concerned about the job site safety. I believe the puppy should have been wearing a hard hat and high vis t short. 😆

[@mikeburch2375]

GREAT JOB I LIKE IT

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks

[@joemissanelli3395]

Great work, as always, Ken! What steps did you take to obtain your drone license?

[@kenskarpentry]

I studied watching KZbin videos then scheduled the test. It was a couple weeks waiting to take the test. It might have been $150 altogether

[@jeremy67]

Did anyone else notice something crawling down one of those battens as they were installing?

[@kenskarpentry]

Haha caterpillar

[@byronholmes2496]

Good day to all.

[@kenskarpentry]

Same to you

[@NEKingdom241]

Nice Cabin. No closet flange or shower trap?

[@kenskarpentry]

They will be taking care of that

[@philtucker1224]

Ken are you staining the T111 and what colour please?

[@kenskarpentry]

We are not doing the staining

[@jamessteffens8337]

Are you going to grow melons? Why don't you use that old outside fabric for melons. Jim80

[@kenskarpentry]

Yes I am thanks

[@philtucker1224]

Ken I know you had to wait for trusses on Al & Gina ‘s build. Is the truss company short of timber or is it just due to extraordinary demand?

[@kenskarpentry]

Not sure, but we switched trust companies

[@wskripka1]

Why did you add all the battens on the siding? For looks ?

[@kenskarpentry]

For looks

[@barriesmith3489]

I think I’ve said before near enough not good enough but perfect is near enough

[@kenskarpentry]

Haha yes

[@danbingen4708]

What type of finish do you recommend for the T1-11? Great job guys.

[@kenskarpentry]

Stain works great

[@hollyslaughter5505]

What size are the batten strips?

[@davidrussell9078]

Is this the same outfit you used for Al's barn?

[@kenskarpentry]

No. I think we burned a bridge with the former trust company. We have a new company we’re ordering from.

[@erwinaddison2030]

Think your doggy smelled something that scared her😁

[@ldhare]

I seems to me that the truss mfg's that you're using are slow, undependable, and are using some questionable quality material such as with the Lumnah garage project. What would be the cost (including labor) cost to produce your own trusses vice purchasing these ready made trusses such as for this project??

[@rupe53]

Going back (last year?) Ken explains the cost difference of about 20% more to build rather than buy them. I suppose the bottom line is about what the customer wants to do.

[@Cooldaddio2]

3 doors in that tiny home?

[@kenskarpentry]

Very important

[@johnbichell8023]

How wide are the battens?

[@kenskarpentry]

The buttons are one and a half inches wide

[@garymonsarratt6048]

Perfect

[@kenskarpentry]

Haha yes

[@chrismorris9035]

Yo Ken , why dont u make your own trusses?

[@kenskarpentry]

I really don’t like making trusses

[@billk8780]

Kaya

[@matthewhill5130]

With the delays in getting ordered commodities, like trusses, wouldn't you be better off making the trusses yourselves? The current structure you are working on will be open to the weather and potential damage while you wait the two or more weeks for the trusses to show up. I remember you guys making trusses for another job you did. I just thought it might make the construction move more freely without the delays waiting for something you could build yourselves and have on hand ready to install.

[@kenskarpentry]

We actually just ordered them last week

[@ChuckNorris-ju5fn]

How much does something like this cost

[@kenskarpentry]

We’re not doing the whole project so it’s hard to say

[@dwaynesanders2095]

Nice

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks

[@kirkdesmond]

You never finished the story about the neighbor who stopped by and is building a driveway.

[@leiferickson713]

Need to make yourself gauge block. Then you don’t have to keep pulling out your tape.

[@kenshores9900]

Ken, You really have problems with on time delivery and quality of trusses. Do you see this improving any time soon. Guess people want more money for less work. Rail on!

[@kenskarpentry]

They’re actually on time. We just ordered them last week.

[@dorisharrison9885]

👍🍁💜

[@raymondheckard234]

Ken I think it is about time to go back to building your own trusses instead of shutting down your projects. A very old builder once told me back in the 1970’s that carpenters was getting very lazy relying on commercial trusses for the roof, and as he said it will one day become a rattle snake that will bite them and their jobs will be shutdown waiting on something they could build, and build much better. It looks like his prediction has come true, it is sad he did not live to see his prediction come true. Harry died about 15 years ago.

[@kenskarpentry]

Thanks. We actually just ordered the trusses last week because we’re redoing our schedule. So a couple more weeks or trusses would be normal.

[@CrustyAbsconder]

Put a giant piece of clear plastic over the void of the roof and poke a hole in the middle and see how much water you can collect in a barrel. Why ? Just for the sake of making a video about how to collect water from the dew.

[@kenskarpentry]

Haha

[@richardwhite4277]

do not buy trusses from the Lumnah Acres supplier