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If you have the material, I'd box around the tree with a nice log bed. The same knotch you are using on cabin.idk, it's extra work, but definitely look professional.

I'm assuming you also screw these into the window frames and so on at the end of the logs ?

Your doorway footers are dangerously exposed to frost heave and very serious damage. Before backfilling and finish floor inside is the time to overcome this defect. If you could invest some time and funds now will save serious heartache I the future. How did this pass INSPECTION?

Yes, filling around the base of the will kill it. You could build a retaining wall but it would be close to the house. Are you sure you want the tree that close to the house?

Merry Christmas, Cabin is looking great !

Unfortunately, adding dirt up next to the tree will kill it over time. Anytime the root flair is covered, the tree suffocates and dies. Love your build!!

I ABSOLUTELY could not be more proud of you my dear Sonshine!❤️

That tree is a split-tree. It will look totally fine one day, and fall on your house the next. Also, for safety sake one should never have a tree within fifty feet of the home in a forest situation. One forest fire and you loose everything. My two cents, but I fought fires that took homes that a fifty foot buffer would have saved.

Merry Christmas Ross and family! Looking forward to seeing you in the New Year! 🎄🎉

yes the tree will die, sorry

Seeing it all come together like that has to be a great feeling. Rolling with the punches too with the bit and sledge breaking haha exciting to see these walls go up. Merry Christmas to you and your family!

Merry Christmas🎉

This place is looking awesome. Have a Merry Christmas!

Nice work this week Ross, did I miss how you are going to address what you are going to do when you run out of reach with the mini? I’m certain with proof in all your videos any obstacle that comes your way you always overcome. Merry Christmas to you and the family!

That will definitely kill That tree.

If the OSB boards get wet, you have the first water damage before the house is even finished, why don't you protect them with special paint? Once they are soaked with water, I wouldn't want to have them installed again.

That pine tree is what they call codominant trees they are danger trees they grow in a split and will come down in wind and snow storms they are beautiful but do you want to get cabin built and take a chance on tree coming down a messing up your build after your done building it? Me personally I'd cut it down now before you regret not doing it in the future..

Putting a slightly hollow (concave) grind on the face of your sledge will make driving the rebar easier.

By the way a split trunk is already a weak tree and prone to disease starting in that crotch. Just not a good idea.

That tree is way too close to your cabin. It will only get bigger over time. Dumping needles on your structure and sending roots under your footings. Trees are nice but not within the area where they can reach the building now or in the future. Too close and they also represent a huge fire hazard. Wildfires and wind can be scary enough but trees are candles. Too close to the house is foolish. They also make a highway for critters to get into your house. Limbs can tear up the siding......etc. etc.

Get yourself a two inch dia. piece of cold roll two inches long and drill a hole in the center just a little bigger than your rebar about one inch deep. Put it on the "nail rebar " it becomes a cap. Much easer to drive the "nail".😉

Merry Christmas. Can’t wait to see the progress on the next video

This was so super exciting!!! you are the bomb!!!! I hope the family is loving what you are doing!!

Merry Christmas! Great progress over the last two weeks it's really coming on. All I'll say about auguring through greenwood with a power drill is that it creates an awful lot of heat which weakens the shaft especially if your drill speed is high. Also get an auger bit with a long cutting screw. That will clear the hole as you cut more efficiently so reducing heat build up and cutting efficiency. Slow and steady is the name of the game. In fact I'd suggest you go back to a hand brace! It may take 4 or 5 minutes per hole, but it's cheaper than buying new bits every couple of days!

Merry Christmas and have a happy holiday with your family and you crack me up every time I watch your videos You’re doing a fantastic job too.

Impressive progress!

Merry Christmas great job 👍😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Thought this might have been a good channel for a log cabin build!! My mistake, the worst I have seen ever

You could always cut a 55 gallon drum put it around the base of the tree, giving it some room and put your dirt up against that as an option

Google how to girdle a tree. All kinds of information.

Merry Christmas Ross!

Merry Christmas to you and your family.

Use some of those large rocks that you’ve dug up along the way and build a retaining wall around the base of the tree. Then backfill between the house and the retaining wall.

The roots from that tree will get into the house don't risk it

Merry Christmas to you and your beautiful family 🎉❤.

I’d recommend a ring of boulders or landscape wall block around that tree and grade from the house out against the tree ring.

Looks great. Hope you have a great Christmas, God bless!

Good job. And Merry Christmas. Greetings from Rotterdam the Netherlands

Super tough work, with the added aggravation of chasing tools, with seems to be a big part of building. It was for me building my horse farm from ground up. Merry Christmas to you and family. 🐻

My first comment on your channel! I've been enjoying the build since the beginning and am glad to see the first logs being installed permanently. The answer to your tree question is - YES - if you cover the roots close to the natural ground level the tree will eventually die. May take a year or two, but it will die.

Hope you and the family have a Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄 Keep on keeping on Semper Fi

When the hammer broke, I was like, Oh my goodness!! Another very entertaining video, Ross. Merry Christmas to you and your family and to All of your viewers! 🎄🎄

Looking real good, merry Christmas Ross and to your family as well from 🇦🇺Melbourne, going to be 30degrees Celsius Xmas day and 37 Boxing Day, enjoy your cold

Merry Christmas, happy new year! My wood shop teacher used to put bar soap on drill bit to use it as a lube. See if that might work for you? Awesome progress sir!

Your determination awesome! Merry Christmas

I think I'll just drag it over. 😆🤣

If you cover the root ball it will rot!

Merry Christmas....Your getting it dialed in. Keep up the good work!

So happy to see logs going down. Merry Christmas