We Gotta Figure This Out| Installing Corner Deck Roof Rafters On Our Cabin Homestead| LAKE SIESTA

We Gotta Figure This Out| Corner Deck Roof Rafters Installed On Our Cabin Homestead| LAKE SIESTA
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[@jeanbarton4418]

This video made me long for the days when we were free to hop in the back of a truck bed & the more the merrier, with cousins who were living close by, a picnic packed at last minute & enjoyed the lake or beach. Those were great days!

[@crazyjohn6130]

Gary go with you're gut on the overhangs. Mel and Gary thank you from your crazy friend in ohio for making me feel young again hanging out at the lake. Peace be with you everyday ❤

[@jameskotsch8271]

Good job teaching your kids and reminding everybody that every good thing they do makes a difference.

[@peggymoncrief386]

Aesthetically, I would leave the overhang. It looks really pretty and I think it will provide more shade and protection from the rain.

[@loycemarch8409]

Do not do it. No cut and let it cook, let it stew a bit. You can put up hooks and hang plants.

[@diyfferent]

No house has rafters hanging out that far. It's not normal. It's structurally not safe. Gary said they will do a 16" overhang.

[@rongray4847]

Hi Mel and Gary, well Gary you have worked all that out on your own and your roof and deck are gorgeous. Good work and build guys. 👍👍❤️❤️🇨🇦

[@brendamoody1309]

Mel you have one knowledgeable man there. I think he is a keeper. I know you are proud of him,i see the happiness on your face. You yourself are very skillfull also. I have watched your progress from the ground up an while you were on your way to live in Arkansas, from the time you Gary Rox and your brother Ant an family ,lived in your little campers. You have made it this far an it has been an amazing journey to watch. I like the lake getaways.an the florida trip. You are making some beautiful memories for your babies to watch when they get older. Love watching it all go down . Wait i will rephrase that. I love watching the progress. Good great job Gary, you are amazing.looks really really good.👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍Guys always have building skills,i know girls do to, but men are just so handy an knowledgeable. 😊Yea! Rafters are done.good job, again Gary.👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@petergrimes2466]

I absolutely love to see you both laughing and having fun and when the kids are there even better they were having a BLAST!!!! No worries just having fun and lots of it!!!ALSO I love that you are teaching your kids the eddicut of leave it cleaner then you found it and pick up trash!!!!!!!

[@lilystilo710]

Roof looking good. Love the lake. The kids are having so much fun.

[@annamaybeekman]

YOU ARE GETTING HEALTHY LIFE BALANCE IN YOUR LIVES IM SO PROUD OF YOU.. GOD BLESS. FAMILY IS EVERYTHING. LOVE YOU ANNAMAY

[@dannageil9610]

I taught my niece and my kids to do this exactly. We even volunteer for the beach cleanups through SOLVE which is our conservation agency. Yall are raising them right!

[@cheriekreusel3756]

Can't wait for this to be finished because I can't "see" it in my mind. It is way over my head, literally, lol. I know it is gonna look good but for the life of me I have no idea what it is gonna look like when done. It is all going to be worth it to have that deck up there to look out over the property from thou. Nice video!

[@annaschmanna1]

I was thinking about your problem with what to do on the overhang, and the only way is to box it out, but under your new overhang so you protect your house from water as much as possible. I think it doesn't seem like it will look right, but it will make you smile when it rains hard.

[@charlenegrady8781]

Your moving along with the deck. You will be roofing soon. Thanks for sharing today✌️🇺🇸❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@douglasbrownbear4210]

You guys are doing a great job. Looking good.

[@pamlucas1326]

God bless you all for leaving the beach cleaner than you found it. Good job kids too

[@hallierasbury65]

This really makes me miss Arkansas so much. Thank you for the memories recall.

[@rossbrown1748]

Gary, I love your hat

[@timwolters1969]

OK, that looks so good, you're getting there.

[@Lake-girl2024]

Enjoyed your video always take time to take your kids to the lake. That’s fine. They grow up in the blink of an eye, and the memories you have will be forever. I love how your home is coming along.

[@BethCarter-n5s]

I can't wait to see the end result!!

[@theresaconrad6608]

You almost get there to complete your tirely house. Congratulations

[@davidtawater]

Wow! Mel and Gary this is superb. I love everything y'all do and build on your homestead. Keep cool this summer.

[@paulshuppert4975]

Have a metal channel made up when you do the metal roof to cap theme high end of the wing. 4x4s will help keep the wings down in high winds.

[@DianeWilson-q7i]

BEAUTIFUL GUYS JUST LOVE ALL THIS YOU ALL HAVE A WONDERFUL HOMESTEAD AND FAMILY. THANK YOU.

[@alandixon3246]

God Loves you ❤️ My Friends SLR Mel and Gary Keep Up Great work On the Deck Roof Rafters 👏

[@markrobinson5511]

For the overhang, make a latter type frame 16 inches wide like what Marcel did in its all Grady..

[@diyfferent]

I don't think the overhang itself is the hard part. He's just not sure how to make the soffit look good underneath because of the way it comes to the wall of the house, especially if he installed a flat ceiling in the porch area. It's hard to explain but yeah it is a complication.

[@estellaknox9285]

Less stressful a break will do good refresh the brains 🧠

[@richardrussell7052]

I want to say some good comments. I think you guys are doing a good job. In this hot weather is just hanging there. Or you know what it'll be winter? You'll be like. Oh yeah, have a beer, Abu Dhabi. I'd say it's all me, but it's you're too far away. I'm from Bellevue Florida. Love, watching you guys keep up the good work and I'm glad you're working on the roof today. Love watching. Love you and you're there

[@BillRobinson-rl3dq]

DO the 16” overhang Gary off your gable fascia board. Don’t cut off your original roof overhang because it’s part of your roof strength of the house. Take a long 2x6 and place it out on beam tack it to the fascia just to get an idea of the look 👀 👍🏻. Ps… happy Father’s Day Gary from Canada 🍁

[@chrissyfrancis8952]

I know you changed your mind about a wrap around deck for now, but now’s the time to plan for the future. I’d cap it off as if it was the corner joint for the side section of the roof. Which is the easiest too. I think you’ll end up at least putting steps off of the porch. No one likes to think about it(I don’t even like to say it out loud)but it’s a second escape route if you weren’t able to get to the front door or windows too.

[@truckinut20]

Need to find some big truck inner tubes ... We'd float down the salt river for miles and no sinking..bring extra tube to fit around the cooler to keep the beer chilled 😉

[@Betsy-sp7jr]

All around great job. Very relaxing end.❤

[@paulshuppert4975]

Excellent job

[@richardgonzales1549]

I love the clean up 😊

[@minniemouse7803]

Great video. ❤ Thanks for sharing.

[@chrissyfrancis8952]

Gary really needs a planer to help with all that warped wood. It’d be much easier to plane off high sides on the bowed wood then make all those crazy cuts . That middle roof board looks like a canoe😂

[@cathyclark5272]

In hindsight you should have just brought your deck straight out from the house,the angles on the side has made it much more difficult than it should have been

[@johnlenhart1460]

I agree with and it seems like wasted space if u made straight instead of angle u would have more deck space it's going to be a real pain when they go to put the roof on

[@dottie4852]

But this is the way he wanted it. 😊 I think it really adds a cool touch! ❤

[@cathyclark5272]

@@johnlenhart1460 wasted lumber my dad was a master carpenter,the main problem will be roofing around all the boards on the main roof could have some leak problems

[@cathyclark5272]

Really I’ve never seen anyone tie into their roof like that,I think he should have framed out the deck roof when he framed up his roof a nice gable style over that deck would have been sweet

[@barbarahopkins5239]

It was originally going to be a wrap around porch. They changed their mind and just made the back deck. That is why the difficult angles.

[@stephenkennedy7931]

Beautiful scenery. Gary what about joist hangers and 14 1/2 in 2 by 6 nailed to the triple truss and then the face board and box in the corner. God Bless from your Canadian Friend.

[@lillianrobinson2897]

Great healthy idea taking a break. Less stress and less health problems. Also making memories with your children. More parents should do this. ❤

[@tomjackson331]

I would cut the overhang. You don’t need it now and I think would look much cleaner and probably faster

[@judyherman1249]

Thank you guys so much for picking up after the lazy litter bugs. Your motto should be Work Hard, Play Easy. Love you all.

[@lawhornracing6921]

I helped a friend build a deck/roof just like that on a ranch without the lockout pitch. He had a bunch of problems with bird/wasp/hornet/mud dobber nests. He needed up having to close in roofline with porch rafters

[@kathrynmauro8673]

You need one of those big round tubes with a floor that can fit an army. Lol 😂 Perfect day though. Work and quality time with the family. You can't beat that! ❤

[@theresaconrad6608]

Great job, all done and safe for both of you. 😊 Enjoying your best day!❤

[@betty-anndixon3174]

Beautiful

[@kayashmore4296]

Just curious what the game plan is where the porch roof normally feathers out where it meets the roof you added the thickness of the two by planks. That's a lip that will hold water won't it? I'm sure you have a plan but I may have missed it or had a blonde moment?

[@dizzybee4875]

You should put some glass pieces in your porch roof to let some sun in & brightness Good job. I would cut off the overhang & make it flush, if you leave it it provides a place for birds nests & wasp nests & other insects to hide & burrow into your house.👍

[@imhere9745Elaine]

Figer out the stairs , then draw out a diagrams and study what you want ! I know that you will do it well ,❤❤❤

[@davejames8002]

It looks like a cobble job to me

[@AuntieAnn]

Great job Gary!.. yikes that overhang looks major scary 😰... I'm gld to see y'al having fun at the lake, you deserve a break 👍❤️❤️❤️

[@SimpleLifeReclaimed]

Thank you Auntie Ann 💚 it was a pretty great day

[@lorenmcclellan9944]

Gary....I would just keep it where it is because 1. less weight. 2.less to catch the wind. 3. thinner is less intrusive 4.keep cost down.

[@csilveira8951]

Yeah! 😊

[@sharnabotes5216]

Just my opinion: leave the overhang..... If it rains deck would stay a little bit drier and your bottom patio Side note: for the people who left all the beer 🍺 cans take a note from this family (hope they see your video) I always clean our beach when we go ❤

[@diyfferent]

They can't leave rafters sticking out 4 feet, that's just too big of an overhang. They won't be fully cut off, they will leave 16" of overhang.

[@lonniehughes9425]

Cut the overhang off. That is what my construction crew would do.

[@dolores34]

😊❤

[@joannwidney2764]

Why the shims under the wood? There is so much extra weight on the roof. I can see areas where space can be seen under the wood. Others have a different opinion of how you’re building this but I think had you had a real a building plan with very specific measurements to follow you wouldn’t have to pretend you know what you are doing and you wouldn’t have to change directions in your build.

[@wildbumbylee6731]

Mel, have you seen new apple commercial with custom emoji? there was a squarell djing emoji , 1st thought, that melanie of SLR emoji

[@walterferguson9323]

Gary no matter what you do the house will still settle in time as the wood cement and all the other materials dry out as time goes on. Your over thinking things and it will all work out in the end.

[@salyerandrew5122]

How about just installing soffit instead of cutting anything out?

[@lorriewittig9066]

Way to instill caring for nature in your family! We pick garbage everywhere when we take walks in the neighborhood.

[@simplyme6558]

What about just going ahead around the corner like a wrap around porch? Just enough to end at the last on the roof part. You could have your steps under roof that way… just a 🤔💭

[@lmoten8611]

Do you guys have gators in Arkansas like we do in Florida?

[@truckinut20]

Dang mills are cutting too soon not letting the wood get dried before they cut and ship.. or your getting junk wood it shouldn't be giving you as many problems that you go thru . Even for a perfectionist 😉

[@marykey5813]

Great video

[@hilary1538]

You want to get some keen-pads or you are going to have trouble later wow you have put a lot off work in one hell of a lot of wood 👍❤️

[@sandylester3385]

Did you make the sides go out like that just in case you put a wrap around deck in the future?

[@seanclark7783]

Say you check out Perkins Builders

[@barrypassetti2011]

Two sets of stairs would be cool to make use of those corners.

[@kentneeley4783]

Good morning Coffee…no better way to spend my coffee time , then to watch you fugue this one out.. be safe and have a great day…

[@beckymerriner2493]

Ever since I watched you fall off that scaffolding I have so much anxiety watching humans put these rafters in I pray the whole time I'm watching that nothing happens Love you guys please be careful❤❤❤❤

[@stephenrangel621]

Hey don't forget to measure thrice before cutting ?

[@jackiesaylor2487]

JUST DO IT THE EASIEST WAY. STop the stress. YOU CAN ALWAYS CUT THE OVERHANG LATER IF IT REALLY BOTHERS YOU.

[@pamhudgins7775]

Hey guys I guess I didn't get the (MEMO LOL)but why are you making the roof point out at the side ends instead of going straight out.

[@BrankoTopolovec]

Hello, you have complicated this canopy, the last plank of the canopy should also be the last parallel to your roof and then you could make a nice angle for the extension of the terrace. Then you would not have such a gap on the roof because it would work out as it should. Unfortunately, you made a big mistake. Lp.

[@craigfallon8340]

👍👍👍👍👍👍😘😘

[@creinicke1000]

I know it's done already.. but why didn't you use a "come a long" ratchet device?

[@Misty45-kx3bz]

💖💖💖💖🙏🙏

[@Revelation22-13]

Mark 1:27 King James Version 27 And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him. Gods blessings over you .

[@ThePeaNutFarm]

Boy, that was some redneckery right there. But whatever works.

[@Jean-sh3xu]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🫶🏻

[@DonalMccaffery]

I’m confused with the amount of rafters you already have up you shouldn’t need to adjust the outside wall now something is apparently off. Only an assumption not being there I’m unsure. Not being critical just wondering. As long as you like it and it works doesn’t matter how it’s done

[@mortenmyhrmoen7592]

🇳🇴👍👍

[@mikefox2182]

Good GRIEF dude!! Why not just remove and replace the bowed frame pieces...could have done it for less than forty bucks...in less time than you screwed around trying to bend them back...AND, they will move back...and always look crappy...

[@PamRawles]

Gary sure does whine a lot about how hard everything is and once he finishes a project he complains about how difficult it was and how glad he is that it’s over. Does he realize that about himself?

[@lindamaskus5142]

Well you're just a bundle of sunshine! Ppfftttt. Dont watch then!

[@inadollard6672]

❤😊👍💪💖😁

[@BethCarter-n5s]

Get er done , lol

[@FloatingVillageLife]

We Gotta Figure This Out!" Installing corner deck roof rafters on our cabin homestead at Lake Siesta? Now that's what I call DIY determination with a lakeside view. Who needs a gym when you've got homestead workouts like this? And I Am Floating Village Life

[@brentclarke1841]

treat the two soffits separately,, not on same plane,, good luck

[@akgobears]

For a lake , that water doesnt look very appealing...Looks dirty instead of lake blue...Guess it gets the job done though....Stay safe, all be well...

[@SimpleLifeReclaimed]

That's just how water is Arkansas and the south (from my experience) It's not dirty, it's just minerals.

[@paulshuppert4975]

Roofing metal don't bend well.

[@gaildavis710]

I don't think ANY KZbinr wants to really hear anyones comments especially if it's not totally agreeing with them!!!!!

[@SimpleLifeReclaimed]

That's not true. It's all about the delivery. We love hearing *polite* constructive criticism and advice. We have many subscribers we respect and would consider their opinions heavily, and others we eyeroll at. If someone is always nagging and complaining, yes, they are not taken seriously or well liked. Who would like a person who is rude, name calls, tells us where our priorities need to be and shames us for not making the same decisions they would, tells us what we need to be doing & how we should be spending our time and money, never has anything productive or kind to say, ECT. And then gets mad and lashes out when we ignore them? No one. No one likes that type of behavior. Not in the real world, and not online. Consistent negativity is EWWWWW. You have to remember, even though you FEEL like you know a Content creator well based off of the videos you have seen, The Content Creator DOESNT KNOW YOU. You're just a name on a screen. And if that name is always popping up with a negative comment to follow - yeah we know. We see it. And so does everyone else. I'm not saying any of this singling YOU out. This is just a general Info FYI reply.. hope you are having a great day today 💚

[@gaildavis710]

@@SimpleLifeReclaimed By the way, I have NEVER NEVER said anything bad about you two!!!!! Was speaking as I have seen it! No worries, after today, I will not comment again. BTW, hope you have a great weekend!!!

[@SimpleLifeReclaimed]

Like I said, I wasn't saying any of that to single YOU out. It was just a general Info FYI reply as many people read the comments section. :D Again, we hope you are having a great day💚

[@kathycollins5334]

dont cut off the overhang

[@diyfferent]

They can't leave rafters overhanging 4 feet out. That's too long.

[@kathycollins5334]

@@diyfferent Didnt realize they were that long..A 1 ft overhang though?

[@diyfferent]

@@kathycollins5334 No, he said that he wanted his overhangs to be 16 inches like the rest of the house. That is pretty normal. 16 inches is longer than a foot. A foot is 12 inches.

[@kathycollins5334]

@@diyfferent please dont treat me like Im stupid....

[@diyfferent]

Um? You're the one who *randomly* said 1 foot when no one said anything about 1 foot. Or were you _suggesting_ he leave 1 foot of overhang? Maybe you thought he was going to cut them off completely?

[@his4evr2c]

Level Shim the gap ? Lol 😂❤🎉

[@mikeyoung5211]

Why don't you grow wings

[@davidgould5186]

Why do you call it biggie?

[@karenklucas923]

I sooo miss the lake!!!!😢

[@sandramiller2074]

Why does your wife wear that choker around her neck all the time

[@dkaysette]

You will never regret taking the time to take your kids to the lake. I don't. That's some of our very best memories and we did a lot of it! (We live in Arkansas, too!) Congrats on your home progress. Good job.

[@roxannehale9269]

God Bless you All!!! Thank you for caring and showing your children love of the world!!!

[@peteryoules2207]

It’s a shame that others do not appreciate the beauty of nature and take their rubbish home, well done in caring so much about keeping our planet as it should be

[@TimothyTate-tc5yk]

Before you decide what to do about the overhang's watch some KZbin videos on how the pro's put's overhang's from the kickers. That will help with the stressed as how to put some ideal on how to do your overhang's from the kickers. Now when your ready to put the roof decking on you need to come up 6" with your OSB board making sure that you cut it at the angle of your existing roof and then make sure you lay your flashing along the seam to prevent leaking and riding out your existing roof when it rains. Good job y'all.