As an HVAC guy I love your attention to air sealing and insulation!! I hope you install and ERV or HRV to bring in fresh and filtered outdoor air. You will need a continuous fresh air system in a house that air tight!!
@@TheDIYCabinGuywhat did you end up using for an hrv? I built a couple 280sf cabins last year with an emphasis on air tightness and used a cyclone dv160 which I'm incredibly unimpressed by
Fantastic Job, only a self builder would take such pride. The water heater drip tray and toilet overflow easily feed into the sink drain using a splice. No need to more pipes on outside of cabin... keep it up. great job so far.
Tristan, no one could ever accuse you of being lazy. Be confident that your grit will lead to success wherever life takes you. My only concern is whether you ever get to spend time with your wife. :) Hopefully you’re taking some days off between working, researching, building and editing to enjoy your family. Best of luck finishing this project, can’t wait to see if posted on Airbnb. Nice work!
Thank you very much, you’re correct that the past 2.5 years have been hectic ! I thought this project was going to take only a year and here I am, still building. We’re also expecting our second daughter in a few weeks now so I’m not sure how this cabin is ever going to get done even though I feel that I’m getting pretty close. I probably was overly confident throwing myself in this project while starting a family at the same time, lesson learned. The motivation is also to have the space done so that my parents can come visit from France whenever they please and stay for extended periods of time since our house will be maxed out in term of space. Thank you for the kind words.
So when I wrapped my post frame I came up with a great way to hold the roll of wrap at whatever height you need it and still be able to unroll as much as you need to make a wall length run. First i drilled a hole in the middle of a 6 inch long piece of 2x6 and pulled the long side of a ratchet strap through the hole until the hook contacts the 2x6. Then l ran the long end of the strap through the core of the roll and fed it back into the ratchet half. You can hang the short side hook on the end of your wall run and adjust the height with the ratchet mechanism. The strap lets the roll spin so you can pull off as much as you need and staple back towards the roll.
After watching at least 10 episodes over the last few days, I finally caught up to this most recent episode. Your attention to detail and thoroughness in completing a task is really something. Are you concerned about your metal roofing eventually leaking because of all the fasteners that are penetrating into the surface of the metal and are directly exposed to the elements? The reason I am asking is because I have a small section of corrugated fiberglass roofing material that covers an outside staircase that leads up to an upstairs apartment and is leaking in a few spots because of the fasteners.
Yes I am, I have a similar roof on my house and had some leaks. I think the only way to prevent it is to be proactive and inspect all fasteners every so often because otherwise, a leak will end up happening. I’ll probably get on the roof every year or so to check all screws manually to make sure that none have become loose.
I work in insulation, and we have an upcoming project that requires this for all ceilings. It will be interesting to observe my team's reaction to a new product. The learning curve is steep for some people. Additionally, with architects present on-site, it's expected to be quite challenging.
Do you feel that the opportunity cost, related to using batt insulation and its vapor requirement, would have made spray foam the more sensible option? (Though, spray foam isn’t as great as once thought - seems it takes a long time to fully stabilize, thus toxic out gassing happens for a while) Don’t get me wrong, you did great work. The only thing I would have changed about the batts is I would have used mineral wool.
That’s a good point, I guess I did not consider spray foam as that is something I would have had to hire someone to do. I know they sell diy spray foam kits but they did not seem that great
Awesome watching your progress ,how many days did it take you to complete the barrier? I'm using the 6mm vapour barrier as per the Ontario code with Acusti-seal then tape ,by myself taking forever ,our main room ceiling is 24 ft up lol
@@TheDIYCabinGuy I wonder why you are not using double or triple glass windows. They drastically improve the heat/cold/noise insulation. The same question about the door. Why not have a small entrance with outside and inside doors?
@@TheDIYCabinGuy Thanks for answering. Not necessary for a mud room. Just two doors, one opening to the outside and one opening to the inside with perhaps as little as 5cm air in between, would already make a huge difference. Just an idea for you to consider.
@@TheDIYCabinGuy if you are not getting all or most of your materials for free at this point, you are not using UA-cam correctly lol. Although marketing a full-time job and you seem to be busy building a cabin lol
@@redemptiverevelation for now it’s been more of a passion project, I make a little bit of money but if I calculated my hourly rate it’d probably be extremely low 😂
If you are installing a wood stove, it is going to struggle mightily by making your cabin air tight. You are going to need to bring in a fresh air intake for your wood stove
As an HVAC guy I love your attention to air sealing and insulation!! I hope you install and ERV or HRV to bring in fresh and filtered outdoor air. You will need a continuous fresh air system in a house that air tight!!
Yes! I will have a small HRV system with heat recovery.
@@TheDIYCabinGuywhat did you end up using for an hrv? I built a couple 280sf cabins last year with an emphasis on air tightness and used a cyclone dv160 which I'm incredibly unimpressed by
@ it’s called lunos e2
That air and moisture barrier is fantastic.
Thanks ! I’m excited to see how it’ll perform once I have the heat pump going
Fantastic Job, only a self builder would take such pride. The water heater drip tray and toilet overflow easily feed into the sink drain using a splice. No need to more pipes on outside of cabin... keep it up. great job so far.
Thanks a lot!
Here the popoff on the water heater cannot directly tie into the sewage drains or vents
Your level of detail pleases my OCD. 😂
🤣🤣🤣 the engineer in me can’t help it
Yeppers, I wouldn't have to watch this sub😂😂😂😂. My OCD is off the charts
Tristan, no one could ever accuse you of being lazy. Be confident that your grit will lead to success wherever life takes you. My only concern is whether you ever get to spend time with your wife. :) Hopefully you’re taking some days off between working, researching, building and editing to enjoy your family. Best of luck finishing this project, can’t wait to see if posted on Airbnb. Nice work!
Thank you very much, you’re correct that the past 2.5 years have been hectic ! I thought this project was going to take only a year and here I am, still building. We’re also expecting our second daughter in a few weeks now so I’m not sure how this cabin is ever going to get done even though I feel that I’m getting pretty close. I probably was overly confident throwing myself in this project while starting a family at the same time, lesson learned. The motivation is also to have the space done so that my parents can come visit from France whenever they please and stay for extended periods of time since our house will be maxed out in term of space.
Thank you for the kind words.
Congrats on baby #2! I guess you did get to spend a little time with your wife :). Seriously though, best of luck.
So when I wrapped my post frame I came up with a great way to hold the roll of wrap at whatever height you need it and still be able to unroll as much as you need to make a wall length run. First i drilled a hole in the middle of a 6 inch long piece of 2x6 and pulled the long side of a ratchet strap through the hole until the hook contacts the 2x6. Then l ran the long end of the strap through the core of the roll and fed it back into the ratchet half. You can hang the short side hook on the end of your wall run and adjust the height with the ratchet mechanism. The strap lets the roll spin so you can pull off as much as you need and staple back towards the roll.
Nice ! Thanks
Mamene killing it !!!
🙏🙏🙏
My finish guys might not like the window wrap but I alwaysed used Nova flex to install windows, screws,2, were merely for looks though.
Thanks
Love the cantilevered looks outs...
Thanks
After watching at least 10 episodes over the last few days, I finally caught up to this most recent episode. Your attention to detail and thoroughness in completing a task is really something. Are you concerned about your metal roofing eventually leaking because of all the fasteners that are penetrating into the surface of the metal and are directly exposed to the elements? The reason I am asking is because I have a small section of corrugated fiberglass roofing material that covers an outside staircase that leads up to an upstairs apartment and is leaking in a few spots because of the fasteners.
Yes I am, I have a similar roof on my house and had some leaks. I think the only way to prevent it is to be proactive and inspect all fasteners every so often because otherwise, a leak will end up happening. I’ll probably get on the roof every year or so to check all screws manually to make sure that none have become loose.
@@TheDIYCabinGuyi used to be like you when i built my house. 45 years ago ,you are doing good job
@@mikemcdermott1026 thanks!
Great episode 🎉
Thanks !
I work in insulation, and we have an upcoming project that requires this for all ceilings. It will be interesting to observe my team's reaction to a new product. The learning curve is steep for some people. Additionally, with architects present on-site, it's expected to be quite challenging.
combine that with Wood Fiber product its going to be a joy lol
Yeah I’m sure the architect will want to see it perfectly installed with no leak whatsoever. Will be tedious for sure!
Do you feel that the opportunity cost, related to using batt insulation and its vapor requirement, would have made spray foam the more sensible option? (Though, spray foam isn’t as great as once thought - seems it takes a long time to fully stabilize, thus toxic out gassing happens for a while)
Don’t get me wrong, you did great work. The only thing I would have changed about the batts is I would have used mineral wool.
That’s a good point, I guess I did not consider spray foam as that is something I would have had to hire someone to do. I know they sell diy spray foam kits but they did not seem that great
Not so many stapled....the tongue and Grove plus fasteners is plenty.
Sacre bleu!
😂
Awesome watching your progress ,how many days did it take you to complete the barrier? I'm using the 6mm vapour barrier as per the Ontario code with Acusti-seal then tape ,by myself taking forever ,our main room ceiling is 24 ft up lol
Thanks! Took me exactly 56 working hours to get all this done. Dang! That’s a high ceiling! Hopefully you’re not just using one ladder like I did
@@TheDIYCabinGuy no sir ,bought 4 sets scaffolding,will sell them when I'm done hopefully
@@dougfraser8698 nice!
if you get a thermal camera, you can see where the cold spots/heat leaks are
It might be a good thing to do once I have my heat pump installed
@@TheDIYCabinGuy
I wonder why you are not using double or triple glass windows. They drastically improve the heat/cold/noise insulation.
The same question about the door. Why not have a small entrance with outside and inside doors?
@@MachoMaster all the windows are double glass, I don’t think there’d room to have some sort of mud room
@@TheDIYCabinGuy
Thanks for answering. Not necessary for a mud room. Just two doors, one opening to the outside and one opening to the inside with perhaps as little as 5cm air in between, would already make a huge difference.
Just an idea for you to consider.
@@MachoMaster oh i see, like a storm door
Nice episode! Was the intelliplus a sponsor? Where did you get it?
I wish! No it wasn’t. I think I came across it online, there is only one website selling it in the USA I think. It’s called 475 performance.
@@TheDIYCabinGuy if you are not getting all or most of your materials for free at this point, you are not using UA-cam correctly lol. Although marketing a full-time job and you seem to be busy building a cabin lol
@@redemptiverevelation i wish I am doing it wrong! I tried to contact bigger brands but I don’t think I was big enough for them to bite.
@@TheDIYCabinGuy yeah there are lots of channels, but yours is solid, great cabin series, my favorite! Hopefully you’re getting something from YT
@@redemptiverevelation for now it’s been more of a passion project, I make a little bit of money but if I calculated my hourly rate it’d probably be extremely low 😂
What is the brand he is using? I think I may have missed that in the video.
🤣 I sense the irony
LOL
Progress!!! :D
Yes ! Very exciting !
If I can make a cabin 1/10th as good as your cabin it would still be the best cabin in my entire neighborhood.
Thanks a lot! Well builders usually tend to rush and quality control is really poor, that’s why I love doing it by myself!
Same reason I am planning on building my own. Sheers!@@TheDIYCabinGuy
I would love to see a blower door test 🤔
Probably won’t do one but would be interesting indeed
If you are installing a wood stove, it is going to struggle mightily by making your cabin air tight. You are going to need to bring in a fresh air intake for your wood stove
No wood stove and yes! You’re correct, I am installing a HRV system to bring in fresh air.
How much have you spent so far on the cabin build. Did you go over your original budget?
If you get the cabin plans (link in the description), you’ll receive my monthly newsletter where I give an update on my budget each month
No "hair" will get in now
😂😂😂 brutal
@@TheDIYCabinGuy jk and you did great on the cabin
Das größte Problem scheinen die Fenster zu sein! Die schauen nämlich nach einer ganz miesen Qualität aus!
😂 first price at lowes but still a double pane, okay American quality I guess but probably looking fairly cheap compared to European standards
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How are you going to burn a candle 🕯 in there?
I think you need an oxygen monitor. 📟
There will be a heat recovery ventilation system which will bring in fresh air constantly
@TheDIYCabinGuy Where will you go when the power is out?
Or the system breaks down and you need to order a part?
@ crack a window open lol
vapor barriers do not go on the interior of a wall
That one is literally made for that purpose
this one a not a vapor barrier but a smart membrane, anyway I never seen a vapor barrier installed outside :-)
Yeah they do