Hi Boss! Your friends from Locke, NY here, and oh how we’ve missed you. Life has been so hectic and we lost track of watching your videos. They bring us so much joy and education. We have now made it a daily routine to watch one video a night of yours. Thank you for educating, inspiring, and sharing your wisdom (and art) with us! Much love and gratitude, Karynn and Karl Altmann
Boss Of The Swamp for more than one reason. With age and time comes wisdom. I'm 65 and still going to College. Ya ! University of Hard Nocks. You can always learn something from someone. It's Life Learning that never ends.
Great Q&A, JC! I sometimes wish I could kidnap you for a few days to give me advice on some projects, but these videos really do help! You are a wealth of knowledge, disguised in camo!
JC, there is not one thing you said that I would do differently. You have a great talent as a builder and are very disciplined in you technical methods. I agree with it all, thanks for putting quality videos to help so many people! The nickname Boss definitely fits you Sir.
We're getting ready to build ourselves a log cabin starting next spring. I'm absorbing like a sponge all the info I can get and yours is the best by far! Thanks ! Stay strong, healthy and happy!
Nice video on your aspects of how it is! Best part of video was when you paused for a commercial break and u tube put it in right there on time! Hope all is going well with y'all, season has changed and it's beautiful as can be! 🐕🐶😊👌
Hello JC- You have such useful, common sense, building advice and instruction. In case noone has noticed, the price of just about everything has gone " through the ROOF!". Feels like we are going back in time in a good way. I say that because we 1970s homesteaders had energy, motivation and NO MONEY. And here we are again! You are revisiting the concept of thinking and working smart. It has served us well to this day. Life on our farm is going along in good fashion. Six calves and counting... Your new property project is looking mighty fine! Happy spring to you and Lori ! ~ Diane
Thank you Diane. Prices have been paralyzing to my project plans. I work on many projects at one time, doing what I can where i wont go broke in the process. All the best to you and Jim :-)
Thanks for taking the time to give this information boss man. You just can’t beat life experience. Where is my pencil and paper to write this stuff down🙂👍
Thank you, Boss, for this information. I am going to my new property next month in Oregon at the 5100-foot level, in the montains, and forested. There is a lot of rock up there so I know I will need to be careful where I put my support. I will update you after I get up there and try to send you some photos. Good luck, Mike
Another Great Episode of "This New/Old Homestead"!! J.C., it is always interesting to learn what you have learned over time in building design and use.....glad all is well up on the Mountain! Take care, and God Bless! ~Lou
I've been a subscriber for many years, I truly enjoy your videos and recommend to those who really need your advice. Stay health Boss big hugs to Franky.
Good free advice. You should be the spokesperson for bubble foil. Only northerners know about froze line. Southerners just need concrete a 8-10" pad and start building on top. Best to consult a local Geotechnical engineer to insure the footings are proper. Sure don't want uneven settling after the building is up. Next is the building design and orientation for best use of natural lighting ventilation. Best built it right n no short cuts, unless you know what you are doing.
As always thank you for all your great advice. Your building videos are great help for my builds. Once again thanks Boss for your time and effort in getting your knowledge out to us all. God bless you and Miss Bose always.
I totally understand what you're talking about with the frost. At different points on our property the frost acts differently, depending on how thick the topsoil is from the top to the bedrock. How humid the ground was before the freeze, where springs are. Great video, thanks for the info... also dealing with the department of making you sad and permits..
Just finished watching Video an just enjoyed watching an listening to you!! Not going to be building anything soon but if l was WEALTH of information!! Already told my Son who is going to build Chicken Coop about BUBBLE Foil !!! Going to build here on my place an will have this Video ready for him!!! Excited about having chickens again So enjoy watching you with yours!! God Bless and HEALTH to you an Lori and PUPs 🐶🙏🙏🕊
First I sat down and saw you had a video. Then, I clicked on it. Then, before watching, I clicked LIKE. No brainer. NOW, I'm gonna watch the video and come back. Truly, I was in Greece listening to ya's. I didn't care. I watched. I was sticking around to the end for the song. I'm a 55 yr old lady that loves your channel. I am a gardener. I know NOTHING about building anything. LOL I'm sure those that are got some steller advice. Many blessings to you and Lori. Love from West Tennessee.
JC you need to write a book about your methods! You sold me on the bubble foil a long time ago. I think most UA-camrs say there is no way it could work OR they got their info from you and endorse it. Your book would be the thinnest “How To” book because it would be filled with common sense and no fluff. With all of your years of experience building cabins, I’m going with what you say every time. Even when I get the “raised eyebrow” look when I tell people what I am going to do, it just doesn’t matter to me! You have always given great advise based on actual first hand knowledge. Good enough for me! Thank you! 😁
I really enjoy your episode s ,your so blessed with not on carpentry, which is a big help to someone 🙏 like myself who isn't a handy man at all ,but I m always willing to learn .God bless you 🙏 my friend.
You be proud of me, we were up at our new property today 5/10/22 and I found a big piece of Chaga it weighs 26.65 ounces. We have a lot of birch on the property and the birch that was looking at had it all over the place we have Popular trees we have red oak trees. Lots of dead fall for this coming winter for heat
Man ,I sure enjoy your videos,its such a pleasure to listen to a common sense bulder,that thinks through his methods and dosent just throw something up!!😉👍 Hey? didnt you say you were going to rename your channel? or did I just dream that? Thanks for all you do for this channel, I sure do appreciate it, and always enjoy them...
We both learned a few things, sad to say our project days are over due to age. Young people can learn much from your videos, very informative. Blessings
Thank you very much just like always you make good sense I really do appreciate you sharing your tips and stuff I'm learning a lot thank you again very much
I didn't ask any questions, but as always there is always something to learn. Even a tid-bit is worth taking the time to watch the video. Thanks for the info. (JF)
Great Q&A JC. Realize you and Lori are busy with spring planting. Always a treat to see you dropped a video. God bless and stay safe, see you on the next on next video.
Greetings from PEI , I'm not a builder but I appreciate the time you put into the videos and I watch them all. Some twice if I need to retain that information for a build I may attempt. You and Lori are a staple of my off grid living and thank you for all you do
I, for one , am always a fan of your “ ramblings “ !! Such great, usable and applicable information !! That would never be passed on or retained by most that think they’d never need it until they realize they should’ve paid more attention to the details that you convey and share !! As always, much love from Maine ! Take care JC
I've done a lot of building, more than I wanted to do, but I much prefer working on something mechanical or fabricating something out of metal. Your building skills are very impressive 👍
Excellent video, Boss. I always enjoy your videos, but every now and then, you outdo yourself, and this is one of them. In this video you've earned even more of my respect and admiration (if that's even possible). God bless you.
U got my subscription! Glad to meet you! Simplicity! You made my understanding complete. I'm self taught in everything. I look to others like yourself for information that helps me and mine and I'd like to ty
Great building tips. I utilized your septic idea for my shower in the cabin. I ended up going below the frostline but I also put 4 feet of sewer stone underneath the drain tube so hopefully it will perform well. I even implemented the black painted carboy method for my shower water and it works slick! Got to get up this weekend to resume work on the cabin and spend my first night in it. Coming along nicely now that the snow is gone.
I was excited for a building video because I just knew there would be talk of bubble foil Lol thanks for the video until next time God bless and have a great weekend Boss
Hey J.C. ! I JUST WATCHED VIDEO AND I WAS Thinkin : AS A 35 Yr. Veteran' journeyman Michigan Carpenter : if you used it on the walls : it would offer a layer of EMF RADIATION Protection. ! Like using aluminum Foil to stop Active Denial Radar for Military ( crowd control )
You would find curious the way they have built houses here in Chile in an earth quake zone at that. Those pesky Germans settled this area of Chile and they built their Post and Beam Houses sitting on top of boulders! Really. They call it a living house. It moves with the rocking and rolling of the soil. So in a country that has had the highest measured earth quake you still have houses standing after they were build over 200 years ago. We do not have the frost problems you have at all since our winters are mild. We do have a lot of rain............ and I MEAN RAIN. 6 to 8 feet of rain a year. So that is a consideration as well. Thanks for the good education you have given us in this video. I had to re learn building here. There are some things that they just do not know how to do and of course we modify their way of doing it and improve on an old technology. Jim
That bubble foil sure has caught on! Remember when it used to be really cheap?!?! Like polyvinyl….I don’t know what sparked it but that stuff got even more stupid priced than bubble foil!!😖🤣
Yet Another Excellent Video Brother ! I Absolutely Love All of your videos. I am a Very Proud Patreon Member and Always use your "Amazon Affiliate Link" Thank you for sharing your journey 🙏 ❤ God Bless You all.
Boss, another great and informative video. A wealth of knowledge from years of experience! If people are wise they will glean from your years of “experimentation and perfecting!”
LOL, "can't have a building projects video without talking about bubble foil." That got a chuckle out of us, for sure!
Hi Boss! Your friends from Locke, NY here, and oh how we’ve missed you. Life has been so hectic and we lost track of watching your videos. They bring us so much joy and education. We have now made it a daily routine to watch one video a night of yours. Thank you for educating, inspiring, and sharing your wisdom (and art) with us! Much love and gratitude, Karynn and Karl Altmann
Welcome back and all the best to you and yours :-)
Boss Of The Swamp for more than one reason. With age and time comes wisdom. I'm 65 and still going to College. Ya ! University of Hard Nocks. You can always learn something from someone. It's Life Learning that never ends.
Great Q&A, JC! I sometimes wish I could kidnap you for a few days to give me advice on some projects, but these videos really do help! You are a wealth of knowledge, disguised in camo!
JC, there is not one thing you said that I would do differently. You have a great talent as a builder and are very disciplined in you technical methods. I agree with it all, thanks for putting quality videos to help so many people!
The nickname Boss definitely fits you Sir.
Been watching u for a long while and u sir are very good at what u do, the best I've ever seen, for cabin life, Be Blessed
We're getting ready to build ourselves a log cabin starting next spring.
I'm absorbing like a sponge all the info I can get and yours is the best by far!
Thanks !
Stay strong, healthy and happy!
Nice video on your aspects of how it is! Best part of video was when you paused for a commercial break and u tube put it in right there on time! Hope all is going well with y'all, season has changed and it's beautiful as can be! 🐕🐶😊👌
Extra attention to details is never a bad thing. Excellent advise 🏆🏆🏆❤️🕊️🕊️🕊️
Your T111 at 5/8” thick is a great product. Your building practices are exceptional. Good job Boss.
BLESSED MOTHER'S DAY Love and HUGS and PRAYING for you. From s.e. Michigan 🇺🇸🀄🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌻🀄👍🤟🀄🀄🀄👍🌹🤟🌻👍✡️🛐✝️🀄✡️🛐✝️🀄🌹💯🤟👍🇺🇸🇨🇦✡️🛐✝️🌻🀄❗🌹💯🤟👍🛐✝️🀄🌹
so so so happy to see you post another video Boss! Love to hear your words of wisdom always :)
Amen 🙏 to that 🙏🙏🕊
A lot of great points boss. So I never thought of. Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks.
Thanks for sharing info. Oh, the bug on my screen (your paper😀) at 21:14 got me, I was just a swiping my screen to shew it away...too funny.
Thanks, Boss! Trust your building experience implicitly. Hugs and love to all!
Love the Bubble foil. Great info JC!
Hello JC- You have such useful, common sense, building advice and instruction. In case noone has noticed, the price of just about everything has gone " through the ROOF!". Feels like we are going back in time in a good way.
I say that because we 1970s homesteaders had energy, motivation and NO MONEY. And here we are again!
You are revisiting the concept of thinking and working smart. It has served us well to this day. Life on our farm is going along in good fashion. Six calves and counting... Your new property project is looking mighty fine!
Happy spring to you and Lori ! ~ Diane
Thank you Diane. Prices have been paralyzing to my project plans. I work on many projects at one time, doing what I can where i wont go broke in the process.
All the best to you and Jim :-)
Thanks for taking the time to give this information boss man. You just can’t beat life experience. Where is my pencil and paper to write this stuff down🙂👍
Great advise. I tell folks about bubble foil. Some listen some don't. Some make it .some won't. Lol keep them coming buddy
Boss is the jedi of Bert/Erie explanation. Your a true inspiration, and no one is more deserving of Moose Drool than u.
So that's what it is. Sawdust addiction lol! Does that mean we need to attend sawdust anonymous meetings?
I don't think it would help haha :-D
@@thebossoftheswamp Lol! I have my doubts too.
Thank you, Boss, for this information. I am going to my new property next month in Oregon at the 5100-foot level, in the montains, and forested. There is a lot of rock up there so I know I will need to be careful where I put my support. I will update you after I get up there and try to send you some photos. Good luck, Mike
I'm going to build a large chicken coop in 2023. This helped me so much!! Thank you!
Another Great Episode of "This New/Old Homestead"!! J.C., it is always interesting to learn what you have learned over time in building design and use.....glad all is well up on the Mountain! Take care, and God Bless! ~Lou
God Bless.
I've been a subscriber for many years, I truly enjoy your videos and recommend to those who really need your advice. Stay health Boss big hugs to Franky.
Always great to see you Boss. I'm a learning professional, and I always enjoy how well you teach. I learn so much from you.
Another great and informative video. Bless Lori n you stay safe happy build.
Good free advice. You should be the spokesperson for bubble foil.
Only northerners know about froze line. Southerners just need concrete a 8-10" pad and start building on top. Best to consult a local Geotechnical engineer to insure the footings are proper. Sure don't want uneven settling after the building is up. Next is the building design and orientation for best use of natural lighting ventilation. Best built it right n no short cuts, unless you know what you are doing.
Agreed.
As always thank you for all your great advice. Your building videos are great help for my builds. Once again thanks Boss for your time and effort in getting your knowledge out to us all. God bless you and Miss Bose always.
I totally understand what you're talking about with the frost. At different points on our property the frost acts differently, depending on how thick the topsoil is from the top to the bedrock. How humid the ground was before the freeze, where springs are. Great video, thanks for the info... also dealing with the department of making you sad and permits..
Just finished watching Video an just enjoyed watching an listening to you!! Not going to be building anything soon but if l was WEALTH of information!! Already told my Son who is going to build Chicken Coop about BUBBLE Foil !!! Going to build here on my place an will have this Video ready for him!!! Excited about having chickens again So enjoy watching you with yours!! God Bless and HEALTH to you an Lori and PUPs 🐶🙏🙏🕊
Glad you enjoyed it Janie. Hens and bubblefoil. That's a win win ;-))
First I sat down and saw you had a video. Then, I clicked on it. Then, before watching, I clicked LIKE. No brainer. NOW, I'm gonna watch the video and come back.
Truly, I was in Greece listening to ya's. I didn't care. I watched. I was sticking around to the end for the song. I'm a 55 yr old lady that loves your channel. I am a gardener. I know NOTHING about building anything. LOL I'm sure those that are got some steller advice. Many blessings to you and Lori. Love from West Tennessee.
Thank you my friend :-)
JC you need to write a book about your methods! You sold me on the bubble foil a long time ago. I think most UA-camrs say there is no way it could work OR they got their info from you and endorse it. Your book would be the thinnest “How To” book because it would be filled with common sense and no fluff. With all of your years of experience building cabins, I’m going with what you say every time. Even when I get the “raised eyebrow” look when I tell people what I am going to do, it just doesn’t matter to me! You have always given great advise based on actual first hand knowledge. Good enough for me! Thank you! 😁
I appreciate that. Thank you :-)
I really enjoy your episode s ,your so blessed with not on carpentry, which is a big help to someone 🙏 like myself who isn't a handy man at all ,but I m always willing to learn .God bless you 🙏 my friend.
Thank you and God Bless.
You be proud of me, we were up at our new property today 5/10/22 and I found a big piece of Chaga it weighs 26.65 ounces. We have a lot of birch on the property and the birch that was looking at had it all over the place we have Popular trees we have red oak trees. Lots of dead fall for this coming winter for heat
Nice find :-)
Man ,I sure enjoy your videos,its such a pleasure to listen to a common sense bulder,that thinks through his methods and dosent just throw something up!!😉👍 Hey? didnt you say you were going to rename your channel? or did I just dream that? Thanks for all you do for this channel, I sure do appreciate it, and always enjoy them...
Soooo true!!!!!! 🙏😊🕊
I did say that and planned to do so but I'm considering getting off line entirely. Thinking through my next chapter of life.
We both learned a few things, sad to say our project days are over due to age. Young people can learn much from your videos, very informative. Blessings
I love the idea of you teaching what you do. You gave a clear and concise introduction. Thank you.
I enjoy hard work....I can watch others do it all day. ;-)
That all makes a lot of sense to me boss , right on Keep making saw dust I enjoy watching your videos .
Thank you very much just like always you make good sense I really do appreciate you sharing your tips and stuff I'm learning a lot thank you again very much
I didn't ask any questions, but as always there is always something to learn. Even a tid-bit is worth taking the time to watch the video. Thanks for the info. (JF)
best channel on UA-cam! thanks! all the best to you!
Amen🙏🙏🕊
Thank you :-)
Great Q&A JC. Realize you and Lori are busy with spring planting. Always a treat to see you dropped a video. God bless and stay safe, see you on the next on next video.
Your videos are incredibly instructive. Very much appreciated.
Glad you like them!
Greetings from PEI , I'm not a builder but I appreciate the time you put into the videos and I watch them all. Some twice if I need to retain that information for a build I may attempt. You and Lori are a staple of my off grid living and thank you for all you do
Just the video I needed today! Thank you Boss of the Swamp!
Glad you enjoyed :-)
shed roof can also be done by cutting back plywood from ledger at wall, installing ridge vent and flashing.
True. In our area with the snow accumulation, it would be good to built this up a bit.
I, for one , am always a fan of your “ ramblings “ !! Such great, usable and applicable information !! That would never be passed on or retained by most that think they’d never need it until they realize they should’ve paid more attention to the details that you convey and share !! As always, much love from Maine ! Take care JC
Thank you Tony. I always enjoy your comments.
All excellent stuff boss, thank you so much👍👍👍 much of it I remember so grateful for the fill in information. Much appreciated. ❤️
Ramble on! Great stuff.
Good clip good to keep or save take care.like the boss says God bless you both
As always incredible video and information, thanks JC.
Thank you, Jim.
Your ramblings are great, Boss !!!! Thanks
Thank you Bruce :-)
Yup, makes sense to moi. And I agree, stain, not paint. Decade or so later, pressure wash it and stain it again. Paint, not so much.
Thank you for a wealth of information! That was a great video!
Love this info. Thanks again for your help and time
Bubble foil Champion 🏆👊💪🥇🤣
I've done a lot of building, more than I wanted to do, but I much prefer working on something mechanical or fabricating something out of metal. Your building skills are very impressive 👍
You sir are a treasure. Thanks for sharing your knowledge
Thank you :-)
Excellent video, Boss. I always enjoy your videos, but every now and then, you outdo yourself, and this is one of them. In this video you've earned even more of my respect and admiration (if that's even possible). God bless you.
Glad you enjoyed it Misty and thank you for your kind words :-))
Awesome Q & A Thanks Friends For This Prayers For All There Friends. ATB T God Bless
Thankyou and God Bless you as well
U got my subscription! Glad to meet you! Simplicity! You made my understanding complete. I'm self taught in everything. I look to others like yourself for information that helps me and mine and I'd like to ty
Great rambling and great info. Thanks.
Great building tips. I utilized your septic idea for my shower in the cabin. I ended up going below the frostline but I also put 4 feet of sewer stone underneath the drain tube so hopefully it will perform well. I even implemented the black painted carboy method for my shower water and it works slick! Got to get up this weekend to resume work on the cabin and spend my first night in it. Coming along nicely now that the snow is gone.
Yay!!
BUBBLE FOIL!
BUBBLE FOIL!!
BUBBLE FOIL!!!
Brilliant, uber-logical build from below the ground to the top!
Good to see you! 🖖😎
Mornin!! The pier explanation sold me...such a great idea.
You remind me of my dad! Thank you for educating us! Good video!
I was excited for a building video because I just knew there would be talk of bubble foil Lol thanks for the video until next time God bless and have a great weekend Boss
Thanks for the T-111 tips!
You're welcome.
Another great video filled with tips and knowledge.
Glad it was helpful!
Hey J.C. ! I JUST WATCHED VIDEO AND I WAS Thinkin :
AS A 35 Yr. Veteran' journeyman Michigan Carpenter : if you used it on the walls : it would offer a layer of EMF RADIATION Protection. ! Like using aluminum Foil to stop Active Denial Radar for Military ( crowd control )
You would find curious the way they have built houses here in Chile in an earth quake zone at that. Those pesky Germans settled this area of Chile and they built their Post and Beam Houses sitting on top of boulders! Really. They call it a living house. It moves with the rocking and rolling of the soil.
So in a country that has had the highest measured earth quake you still have houses standing after they were build over 200 years ago.
We do not have the frost problems you have at all since our winters are mild.
We do have a lot of rain............ and I MEAN RAIN. 6 to 8 feet of rain a year. So that is a consideration as well.
Thanks for the good education you have given us in this video. I had to re learn building here. There are some things that they just do not know how to do and of course we modify their way of doing it and improve on an old technology. Jim
The bubble foil folks should give you free foil for saling their product!
Agreed.
Awesome episode Boss! Thanks so much ❤️❤️❤️
Great video JC and extremely informative.👍🏻👌🏻
That bubble foil sure has caught on! Remember when it used to be really cheap?!?! Like polyvinyl….I don’t know what sparked it but that stuff got even more stupid priced than bubble foil!!😖🤣
Yet Another Excellent Video Brother !
I Absolutely Love All of your videos. I am a Very Proud Patreon Member and Always use your "Amazon Affiliate Link"
Thank you for sharing your journey 🙏 ❤
God Bless You all.
great to see u again boss hog..... :)~
YOU ARE SO SMART
Boss, another great and informative video. A wealth of knowledge from years of experience! If people are wise they will glean from your years of “experimentation and perfecting!”
God Bless you my friend.
Very informational video Jim, Cant wait to see what the new property turns into. Best to you and Lori.
Great update Boss👍👍
Great information, very useful. Thanks
Great information thank you!👍🏽😀❤️🇺🇸
Lots of wisdom shared here. Thanks, JC!
...ramblings aIways weIcome...IoI...so much great informatiom :)))
Glad it was helpful!
It's so kind of you too share
this valuable information 👊
JO JO IN VT 💕😄
Love ya Boss! Thanks again. MD/WV line.
Thank you kindly ;-)
Excellent stuff! I'm also a T-111 fan...Excellent tutorial, always get somethin' new out of your vids, thanks...
Thank you great info ,big hugs from MN my friend
You're welcome ;-))
👍Great vlog JC. Lots of good info. Bubble foil, does it work haha? Tell momma howdy and the kids a good petting. ENJOY
Howdy :-)
@@thebossoftheswamp Sorry misspelled JC HAHA. Fixed. Enjoy bud.
Thank you, very good!
Another great video, Boss! You're a wealth of information and thank you for sharing it! 😊
Great information. Always a pleasure watching your videos.
Great info Boss! 👍😃✌️🇺🇸
Hello missed you two
Thank you, Professor Boss. Class dismissed-until next time!