Been watching from Maine. I grew up in the Black Hills. 600,000 bikers around the Hills area every August. I can say I don't miss that part. Lost cabin of forgotten times whether made out of logs or timber you could see them in South Dakota, Wyoming and Montana. Driven through all 3 states seeing them cabin out on the prairie or tucked in-between hills. Most of them I knew as a kids are now gone. This is a treat to watch.
Ohh man that is exactly why we are making this series! 😄🙌🏻 Those cabins are all disappearing-the last of their kind. Honestly, thank you for watching & commenting & appreciating the idea for this. All the best to you!
Great video and excellent progress on the cabin. The dinner you prepared for your crew looked wonderful - in fact it made me hungry, so off to dinner for me!
Not only is metal more cost-effective, it is also consistent with period buildings. Like how you applied some "good thinking" to get to the truss solution. If I had to guess, I would say Robbie's think session while lying on the deck was helpful!! Those meatballs sure looked good!
Hi Jessie & Robbie, an great update the cabin gets here shape back.Great work constructing te trusses and get them correct, the small isseus with the trusses to get them fit was well solved the stairs for te entrance made by your friend your dad is an great story teller and creative with his words.love it. the stais fits exactly to the floor great fits exactly to the floor👍🏻🛠, Looking foward for get the roof completed.Greetings,Hubertus🙏🏻👍🏻🇳🇴🇳🇱☮🍀🇺🇸
Cedar looks good bring out detail and ofcourse make it historic. Metal can be slapped in hours , noise if rains, .One gets what one pays for? Finally what suits your pocket. Godod job its coming along great.
Brilliant production!! It is such a joy to follow your adventure. Honestly, your channel is so refreshing and authentic. Bravo! Oh… I’d go with a metal roof in order to preserve all your hard work. Having snow stack up on a roof for several months presents all sorts of challenges. We have the same issues over yonder just the west of you ◡̈
I would vote for the corrugated roof. Not just monetarily. But you’re trying to save this cabin and I think it’ll be safer than having the cedar shakes. Wildfires are just getting worse and worse these days.
Certainly the first cabins had sod, shingles (oak or cedar), lapped sawn lumber, and corrigated metal. Because your cabin was/is wood framed and sided, it would certainly look period with metal. I don't see to many oak or cedars when you pan around the ranch! Good solving the out of square problem.
Agreed-all the cedar roofed building have rotted or been saved with metal by now. It’s in keeping with tradition to give this old homestead house a metal roof
My vote would be metal. When my sister got married, oh gosh! 50 years ago, I went to spend the weekend. Metal roof house, rainstirm, I slept like a baby!
metal - then later when time and money permit, put a cedar layer OVER the metal, second skin in effect, with air gap , so u keep the insulation, weather proofing, and tension properties of the metal, but can ornament with the much more attractive cedar - will be very stable and more fire proof too! - nice new zinc roof, looks the part but weathers so fast, especially if you paint live yoghurt onto it - this will age and patina the new metal quickly if you dont want/ like the new metal looking vibe!
That yogurt trick sounds interesting! I’m on the hunt to see if we can find some already weathered tin from a farmer and swap them for new roofing. That way we get to aged beauty of old galvanized 🤷🏻♀️ Worth asking, right?
I’d do metal. Cedar shakes would look fantastic, but the metal will also look good and its thriftiness is keeping with the spirit of how a homesteader would have built a cabin.
That is a thoughtful recommendation 🙌🏻 I wonder if people would like to join in and help… A channel membership would go towards all the work we are doing & be a steady help for this old house.
I'd recommend metal. Better lifespan, better long term protection for structure, less labor $ and Insurance will be cheaper. Galvalume would look just fine.
Que excelente trabalho, incrível.... familia linda...amei voces preparando o belo jantar,o.mas lindo foi todos teunidos ,saboreando essas delicias 😊 saudades do Brasil
Don't get mad at the equipment operator because the skid steer has air conditioning. Some one has to run the machine. Tin roof would be fine. Another $1,500 for cedar isn't worth it. Your father has quite a resume
Hope not too late to the metal vs shingles choice. As much as shingles look great and would give the cottage that authentic look and feel, I would go metal because it is more fire resistant, seals more against wind, dust and water (as less micro gaps). The windy planes of Montana would mean possibly more repairs/upkeep on shingles. Although like someone else in the comments mentioned, why not tin roof now and later on when funds are avaialble do shingles over the top. As they mentioned it would also insulate more and you’d have the authentic look you’re trying to replicate. Also, if shingles and metal were used by the pioneers (as mentioned at start of the video), there is no shame in using metal now. I think if the pioneers had access to metal when the original cottage was built, I have a good feeling they would use metal as it is more durable. Maybe they used shingles back in the day because it was cheaper and more avaialble than metal was back in those days. Keep up the great work restoring history. Greetings from Down Under (Australia).
Cheers from Montana! I totally agree on the idea that pioneers definitely would have jumped at the chance to have a no-maintenance roof like metal 🙌🏻 It’s the right choice. But, ahh, cedar is so beautiful 🤷🏻♀️ It was a tough choice. New episode this Saturday reveals the roof we chose! Hope you catch it 😄🎉
@@Montana_Ranch_Rescue Yes totally agree that cedar shingles have so much more character. Although here in Australia, I have never seen a cedar shingle on any of the old pioneer cottages, houses or sheds, they have a certain charm with a metal roof too. I can't wait till Saturday, just subscribed :) Keep up the great work and the great videos too :)
well its an OLD house... so back then they didn't have the shingles at the market...so go for some Ceder tree logs.. n watch some vlogs to how dry the shingles need to be before you start hacking at the log to make e'm as usable for the roof.
Oh man that would be an exciting method to try-we don’t have anything around here like the clear cedar that we’d need. Just pine and fir. Love to try making my own sometime
Metal beats cedar in every way except appearance. Also, a big retired Navy salute to your Dad!
Hoorah! 🇺🇸 And I agree exactly with your roof assessment
Been watching from Maine. I grew up in the Black Hills. 600,000 bikers around the Hills area every August. I can say I don't miss that part. Lost cabin of forgotten times whether made out of logs or timber you could see them in South Dakota, Wyoming and Montana. Driven through all 3 states seeing them cabin out on the prairie or tucked in-between hills. Most of them I knew as a kids are now gone. This is a treat to watch.
Ohh man that is exactly why we are making this series! 😄🙌🏻 Those cabins are all disappearing-the last of their kind. Honestly, thank you for watching & commenting & appreciating the idea for this. All the best to you!
Metal - reclaimed tin would be awesome. Keep up the good work!
I’m definitely leaning that way-we are on the hunt for it!
Great video and excellent progress on the cabin. The dinner you prepared for your crew looked wonderful - in fact it made me hungry, so off to dinner for me!
Ha I love it! Thanks for your comment 😄 It’s nearly fall weather here which gets me back in the kitchen
Not only is metal more cost-effective, it is also consistent with period buildings. Like how you applied some "good thinking" to get to the truss solution. If I had to guess, I would say Robbie's think session while lying on the deck was helpful!! Those meatballs sure looked good!
Haha he does his best thinking half asleep 😴😂 It was so fun to have meal inside of a “house” again. It gave us some shade ☀️
PS. Thank you, Ron, for becoming a channel member! Means a ton to us 🙌🏻🇺🇸🌲🌲🌲
Cedar would look amazing
Ahh I hear ya man, I hear ya
Hi Jessie & Robbie, an great update the cabin gets here shape back.Great work constructing te trusses and get them correct, the small isseus with the trusses to get them fit was well solved the stairs for te entrance made by your friend your dad is an great story teller and creative with his words.love it. the stais fits exactly to the floor great fits exactly to the floor👍🏻🛠, Looking foward for get the roof completed.Greetings,Hubertus🙏🏻👍🏻🇳🇴🇳🇱☮🍀🇺🇸
Cheers, Hubertus! It was a marathon to get those trusses built. Sending you a hello from Montana 🇺🇸
Cedar looks good bring out detail and ofcourse make it historic.
Metal can be slapped in hours , noise if rains, .One gets what one pays for? Finally what suits your pocket.
Godod job its coming along great.
I can promise you this: whatever roof we chose, we WILL make the process hard on ourselves and NOT buy something quick, cheap, and easy 😂
Brilliant production!! It is such a joy to follow your adventure. Honestly, your channel is so refreshing and authentic. Bravo! Oh… I’d go with a metal roof in order to preserve all your hard work. Having snow stack up on a roof for several months presents all sorts of challenges. We have the same issues over yonder just the west of you ◡̈
Ah yeah I think you’re right-long winters and extreme weather make metal a very intelligent choice. …I just want to find something aged
I would vote for the corrugated roof. Not just monetarily. But you’re trying to save this cabin and I think it’ll be safer than having the cedar shakes. Wildfires are just getting worse and worse these days.
🔥 Absolutely right-fire is a real concern 😕
Cedar
Certainly the first cabins had sod, shingles (oak or cedar), lapped sawn lumber, and corrigated metal. Because your cabin was/is wood framed and sided, it would certainly look period with metal. I don't see to many oak or cedars when you pan around the ranch! Good solving the out of square problem.
Agreed-all the cedar roofed building have rotted or been saved with metal by now. It’s in keeping with tradition to give this old homestead house a metal roof
My vote would be metal. When my sister got married, oh gosh! 50 years ago, I went to spend the weekend. Metal roof house, rainstirm, I slept like a baby!
I love that sound too! It is soo soothing
metal - then later when time and money permit, put a cedar layer OVER the metal, second skin in effect, with air gap , so u keep the insulation, weather proofing, and tension properties of the metal, but can ornament with the much more attractive cedar - will be very stable and more fire proof too! - nice new zinc roof, looks the part but weathers so fast, especially if you paint live yoghurt onto it - this will age and patina the new metal quickly if you dont want/ like the new metal looking vibe!
That yogurt trick sounds interesting! I’m on the hunt to see if we can find some already weathered tin from a farmer and swap them for new roofing. That way we get to aged beauty of old galvanized 🤷🏻♀️ Worth asking, right?
Metal roofing is fireproof and lasts so much longer.
Very true. Big considerations
I’d do metal. Cedar shakes would look fantastic, but the metal will also look good and its thriftiness is keeping with the spirit of how a homesteader would have built a cabin.
Love that thought-absolutely a homesteader would have chosen the functional, affordable choice.
Your dad's really getting stuck in, directing the work.
Metal roof.
Haha, somebody has to bark orders 😉 Another voter for metal ☑️ Practical 🙌🏻
I like the look of cedar, but tin is so much easier. Both for installation and maintenance.
Me too. I’m still wrestling with that fact. Metal has some huge perks
A metal roof would be best, it’s been a lot of work after all!
I think I’m leaning that way too. I was campaigning for cedar at first, but I may be convinced of metal now
It would be awesome if you could find some old metal
Corrugated cedar? Given the price gap, metal. If you can find reclaimed tin (and I'm betting you can, eh?) that'd be brilliant.
😉 I am on a mission to find exactly that. 🙏 But not so easy to find…
I’d go with a metal roof. Could last longer.
Very wise choice. We are leaning that way.
Gotta do cedar.
That was my gut feeling too
Cedar is beautiful but not the best for the climate and the price is crazy. It is going to beautiful once it is done.
Agreed. Whew, we started working on the metal roof today. Tired 😓
If you ask for donations to cover the cost of the roof. I believe people will donate to save a little bit of our history.
That is a thoughtful recommendation 🙌🏻 I wonder if people would like to join in and help… A channel membership would go towards all the work we are doing & be a steady help for this old house.
Great work on the project. Are you going to apply your skills to the old barn eventually to make sure its around for more generations?
That is a BIG hope for us-would love to renovate the old hand hewn dovetailed barn next 🙌🏻
Metal
I'd recommend metal. Better lifespan, better long term protection for structure, less labor $ and Insurance will be cheaper. Galvalume would look just fine.
All absolutely true points 🙌🏻 Ah, but the charm of cedar still calls to me… You’re right though. You’re right.
I'D GO WITH METAL, ONLY BECAUSE OF FIRE DANGER
Yes, BIG consideration in our arid climate on the prairie
Que excelente trabalho, incrível.... familia linda...amei voces preparando o belo jantar,o.mas lindo foi todos teunidos ,saboreando essas delicias 😊 saudades do Brasil
Thank you so much for this comment-I loved showing a bit of the cooking that happens on the ranch 🙌🏻 Hi from Montana!
Don't get mad at the equipment operator because the skid steer has air conditioning. Some one has to run the machine. Tin roof would be fine. Another $1,500 for cedar isn't worth it. Your father has quite a resume
Cheers 🥂 It’s special to have family be a part of this build. You realize how precious time is.
When it was first built, what was on the roof?
Cedar. That was its first roof. Very charming
Metal always, install speed and expense!!
It is the practical, smart choice in Montana for sure 👍🏻
Definitely go metal
cover the roof in old rusty galvanized corrugate metal.
Ahhhhhhh I am thinking along those lines myself 😁
Metal roof
Metal roof because of the snow.
Wise, very wise ❄️ ❄️ ❄️
Hope not too late to the metal vs shingles choice.
As much as shingles look great and would give the cottage that authentic look and feel, I would go metal because it is more fire resistant, seals more against wind, dust and water (as less micro gaps).
The windy planes of Montana would mean possibly more repairs/upkeep on shingles.
Although like someone else in the comments mentioned, why not tin roof now and later on when funds are avaialble do shingles over the top. As they mentioned it would also insulate more and you’d have the authentic look you’re trying to replicate.
Also, if shingles and metal were used by the pioneers (as mentioned at start of the video), there is no shame in using metal now.
I think if the pioneers had access to metal when the original cottage was built, I have a good feeling they would use metal as it is more durable.
Maybe they used shingles back in the day because it was cheaper and more avaialble than metal was back in those days.
Keep up the great work restoring history. Greetings from Down Under (Australia).
Cheers from Montana! I totally agree on the idea that pioneers definitely would have jumped at the chance to have a no-maintenance roof like metal 🙌🏻 It’s the right choice. But, ahh, cedar is so beautiful 🤷🏻♀️ It was a tough choice. New episode this Saturday reveals the roof we chose! Hope you catch it 😄🎉
@@Montana_Ranch_Rescue Yes totally agree that cedar shingles have so much more character. Although here in Australia, I have never seen a cedar shingle on any of the old pioneer cottages, houses or sheds, they have a certain charm with a metal roof too. I can't wait till Saturday, just subscribed :) Keep up the great work and the great videos too :)
Thanks man! I think you’re gonna like the roof 😉
@@Montana_Ranch_Rescue I have a feeling I will like it too :)
Step it. Snow will be falling in a matter of weeks.
Haha You are right! Could be any day now in Montana 😂The mornings almost feel like frosty
Todays steel roofs will last 50 yrs plus and is much easier to use.
Yes, modern metal roofing is something people would have given a lot to have in olden days!
well its an OLD house... so back then they didn't have the shingles at the market...so go for some Ceder tree logs.. n watch some vlogs to how dry the shingles need to be before you start hacking at the log to make e'm as usable for the roof.
Oh man that would be an exciting method to try-we don’t have anything around here like the clear cedar that we’d need. Just pine and fir. Love to try making my own sometime
@@Montana_Ranch_Rescue pine works as well.
Did the pioneers whose heritage you wish to honor have metal roofs? Exactly.
Ahh you’re right, and it keeps me up at night!
@@Montana_Ranch_Rescue There you have it. Pull through all the way my friend.