Building A Log Cabin | Ep. 46 | Off-grid power for the winter | Fixing a leaking roof
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- Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
- Welcome to our channel! This Log Cabin Project is a dream that we have had for several years that we finally decided to make a reality. Our goal is to build a tiny log cabin from scratch using as much material from our land as possible. We are building it entirely using hand tools (no chainsaw!). This cabin will function fully off-grid and will be only accessible by foot. Subscribe to follow our journey!
In this episode, we are stuck fixing a big mistake we made. We installed the roof insulation too close to the plywood sheathing, and discovered a big condensation problem that was causing leaking through our chimney. We were forced to rip off all the vapor barrier and insulation. We solved the problem by attaching 2x4s to the underside of our roof rafters, which dropped our insulation down by 1.5 inches, allowing for adequate airflow between the insulation and plywood. We get back on track by finishing the floorboards of the mezzanine. Lastly, we install a 100W solar panel to give us some electricity over winter. This will just be a temporary power solution for winter, and in the spring we will be installing a full system to power the whole cabin.
We are learning a lot as we are doing (as always), so don't hesitate if you have any questions, it will be a pleasure to share tips and tricks, if possible.
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Wow! Remind me never to move from S. Texas to N. Canada no matter how hard working a GF I have. The snow and winter looks brutal.
😂😂I'm from Arkansas and I know I couldn't handle that cold.
there are these 'panels' that go between rafters - they are used to make the venting gap between roof and insulation - they are plastic and shaped like a wide channel... for your next place if you build
there is a tool for setting nails so you won't leave hammer marks on wood (heard of it as sinker or nail setter) it is a piece of steel and you hit its head with the hammer until nail is even or sunk in wood
Ventilation shall not be inside the roof, the plastic barrier you install between the rafters is just a band aid and its not solve the problem that you have condensation inside the roof.
Everything was done by hand, almost without power tools. Deserve respect. My favorite.
Thank you :)
At least you found out about the condensation before putting the ceiling up. Hope that fixes the problem. And now you have power. Good job.
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I am Korean , living in seoul , South Korea. I watched your video showing the off-grid cabin building process. i enjoyed it . I would like to express my respect and praise for your efforts and achievements.
We had the same problem here in England with the insulation under our new tile roof, we forgot to leave an air gap and thought our whole roof was leaking. Glad you found it before you finished the roof boarding
Nice catch on the moisture retention in the ceiling! Good that you caught it now, before more leaking occurred! Nice job on the loft flooring. Love those wide pine boards!
The leak was a blessing in disguise!! We’re very lucky to have found it so quickly :)
I also really admire your idea of using hand tools to build the cabin. I think you were going to look back on this experience and see how you’ve grown from not only your successes, but your mistakes in this endeavor. That is the true essence of growth when you can look at both and realize what you can do differently from that.
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Bonjour cher voisin francophone :) prenez soin de vous!!
Building a home is a learning experience and you two have done great. Lessons to be learned in the process and you two have overcome those learning experiences. Take Care Ernest
We will definitely have learned alot through this whole process. Nothing beats experience !!
You may still have the same issue. You should maybe consider rafter baffle’s to put against the plywood then add your insulation. Just a thought.
I was thinking the same thing..
I was wondering if the issue might come up again when they put boards up on the ceiling if it pushes the insulation back up too close to the plywood again?
100000%. Gonna have the same problem. So much easier too.
It will allow air flow but if moisture continues to condense on the roof it will drip onto the insulation causing mold issues. Baffles are the way to go.
Just curious why they'd be necessary if the insulation is sitting about 2" below the plywood? Is there a reason why the insulation might get pushed back up against the plywood?
The design of the roof must be solved by stretching a vapor barrier film over the beam, which must be attached to the beam with a 2-inch-thick sheet, and care must be taken to seal the nail. The slats or in the case of the plate roof, the plywood must be attached to it, and then the plate must be screwed to it. from the attic, the insulation must be placed under the foil and no gap must be left. a vapor barrier film must be placed underneath, and then the paneling must be screwed onto it. This is the layering of the roof.
You need to put screen under your overhang so mice and squirles dont get in.
Good thing you found the issue with the ceiling now….mold is killer. I do agree with other comments that baffles are needed for maintaining the air gap….cabins have to breath. As a woodworker with power tools, impressive to watch you rip the last floorboard with a handsaw! You will need a way to adjust and clean the solar panel….maybe a little ladder up the same pole will do? Looking forward to seeing some rustic holiday decorations in the cabin!
We'll monitor the insulation over the next year and install some baffles if needed. So far a brush on a stick has worked haha. Though this is just a temporary installation for winter. We'll build a bigger permanent solar system in the spring.
Jus an old woman’s opinion, it’s all about enjoying the journey, you both have great team work, and Wow, how awesome to build your own log cabin, which u knew would deal with road blocks. You both have skills, just remember too enjoy the journey, once you build everything you could want, you will miss the journey. I have much faith in you both! ❤
You’re fully right!! We already miss notching the logs ahaha. Time goes by so fast and like you mentioned, the journey is what is important :)
Sorry about the ceiling problems. I see there are lots of comments regarding fixing it, might be worth investigating. Must feel like all the shine has been taken away when challenges come along, one step forward and two steps back. ❤ but remember this home is yours forever so enjoy every success and learn from every challenge. Great job as always. 😊
Thanks, Robyn!! It’s all about learning from experience for sure :) we’ll keep monitoring the roof and fix (as best as we can ahaha) any issues coming up!!
Nice video beautiful scenery😊
Bravo! you two are such a wonderful team using your hand tools & working together, I so look forward to seeing your video every week, thankyou.
Thank you, that’s too kind :)
If you want some advice mine would be to get a product like durovent or raft-r-mate for a better long term solution that you won’t have to worry about. Would of compressed the insulation a 1/2” more but prevented you from having to pad roof out with 2x4s
Sorry to see and hear about the installation issue but you took it in stride. That's life...its never perfect.
I shared your video today in my Facebook Group that I started with only Tree Company (Arborist) owners in it. 4,300 in total. Some in Canada and some in the US and a few other parts of the world 🌎
I know they would be impressed and enjoy what y'all are doing with the trees and using hand tools.
Facebook though has a tendency to not show UA-cam videos shared on the wall.
Wow, thanks Jeff!! Truly appreciated :)
And life is definitely about learning from your mistakes and in this case, the lesson was learned ahaha
Hello, good for you to know on the roof and the problem finish👍. Good day for you and take care you.
Thank you, Eric! All the best to you :)
Nice to see the progress on your cabin.
Additionally to the gap you added between the insulation and the roof, I would install some sort of mesh at the very bottom to prevent animals getting anywhere near the insulation and potentially damaging it or ripping chunks out. For the power wires of the solar panel or any wire running into the cabin from above, it‘s best to have the wires droop just before they enter the cabin. That makes any water drip off the wire, hence it cannot keep running along the wire into the cabin.
Yes, mesh at the soffits is on our growing list of tasks! Not sure when we'll get to it. It seems whenever we finish one task on our list, 2 more show up haha. Excellent point about the wires!
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Loving the progress you’re making on the cabin, it won’t be long now befor your fully moved in. 👍
Only a few more months and we leave everything behind to move in full time ;)
I Love you Both enjoying Nature. December 24 Special Day is so sweet 💞
I just enjoy watching your wonderful videos you and your lovely wife really are doing such a wonderful job getting your cabin fix to live in stay safe and warm outthere Rosa
Thanks so much Rosa!
Curious. Are both of you engineers?
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Have you thought of water? So important. It seems you are setting up solar for power, which is great..that or wind turbine depending on conditions there.
We collect rain water in spring summer and fall. Winter will be either snow or water from the creek that still flows under the ice
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Oh dear, u didn't put a drip loop on your cables 😂 i hope water dont run down them into the cabin.
I have seen on other channels they use a plastic sled in winter to load wood for their cabin. I may have tried to move the old shed and use as a wood shed rather than build a new one but maybe it was too bad to re-use.
It was too far move the whole thing, would've been 1km uphill
If I may make a suggestion when splitting the kindling , set the blade on the wood then not raising the axe, bring both up a little and down together . This is a more controlled hit & remember to keep fingers safe. I enjoy your videos
Very true! Thanks for the tip Sue
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definitely look out for more condensation, getting mold into the insulation would be a really serious problem, even causing a lot of health problems later in life, or if you two have kids.
Absolutely !! We’ll keep an eye out for a while ahaha, we got a little bit shocked by it and are still on the lookout
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You guys need to get a good bolt lock for that door. Keep the critters out, lol 🙂
For sure. Installing a latch and lock is on our ever-growing list of tasks
Great video cabin looking good. We just had are solar system we are using on are off grid cabin.
How many panels are you guys using?
We have 3 350 watt panels.
4 batteries and the control board.
From Canadian company micro green solar corporation.
Will have video of booking it up etc.
Also, while you're at it, don't forget to install a carbon monoxide/smoke detector...
It’s already in the cabin!! Never too careful ahah :) have a great day!
You need some power tools
the sell a Styrofoam channel that just needs to be stapled to the underside of the roof sheathing then just put the insulation back. very easy and way less than lumber
Yes, but the problem with those baffles is that they would have compressed our insulation, making it less efficient
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You may have the same condensation issue with the van because I've never seen anyone use vapor barrier in a van build. It will trap all the moisture in the walls. Everyone I've seen says it needs to breathe to dry the moisture the metal will create. How are you going to clear the snow off the solar panel with it being so high?
We had the same thoughts as well... though with the van, we made sure there was no possible way for air or moisture to get into the insulation in the first place, kind of like an unvented roof as opposed to a vented one. Let's hope it works that way haha. And we use a brush on a long stick, it's worked so far!
Why don’t they get a chain saw?
hi, you need vents for the roofing.
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I'm confused still about roof insulation. If your vapor barrier prevented inside air from touching the cold boards then where did the water come from? Or maybe some gets through?
There is openings at the bottom of the roof!! If your roof is fully enclosed, it might not be a problem. But that was not our case and we don’t trust our abilities to make it fully enclosed without any hole or gap, so we went the other way ;)
Very impressive build so far! Do you know if you have the same issue in the plank sidewalls with the insulation behind it since you didn’t seal between the planks?
Hey guys question how many square feet is your cabin.
It’s a tiny thing ahaha 12x12 :) plus de half second floor, which is 6x12. It’s small, but feels gigantic for us!!
Ok and how many square feet does your wood stove heat.
I thinking of doing 15x30 with small loft as well just like you did. I just trying to figure out how big of a wood stove wood be needed. I purchased a big wood stove can heat space up to 2500 square feet so it should heat the home nicely.
did you char the end of the pole, so it won't rot?
No, we only intend for this to be a temporary winter solar system. In the spring we'll install a bigger, permanent system on a different structure.
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it will be a bit hard to clean that solar panel when it will be snowing. guess extension for broom or something
That's what we've been using and it works great!
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Q???? Is it easy to Go Off Grid in Canada? Is land for the taken?
You have to buy land, but it's quite easy to build off grid in Canada
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Hi, me again and i am looking forward to see how it go with the moisture in the roof. I am not sure the model you do now gona work. Moisture happening when cold air meet warm air. If you leave a gap with air inside the roof , there is where the air meets and you do not want this to happening inside the roof. I see Americans using some plastic barrier to collect water between the frames and there just a band aid for the real problem. Right way to do it is to do what you done from the start but have a ventilated roof on top of the moisture barrier outside the roof so you get a ventilated roof on the outside. On top of the moisture barrier on the outside, you install wooden panels vertikal so the water can go out and not stop. On the vertical wood you add wood panel horizontal where you install the metall roof. Now you get a ventilated roof on the outside. Always think, where do the cold and warm air meets there is where you get condensation.
Typically there are styrofoam baffles premade for this situation. It's called a cold roof. 2x4s are too much. The idea is to create a void between the roof and insulation ridge to header with opening at the header to the outside. And bird boxes (mesh screen)at the openings of the header.
You two are doing just fine up to this point. You got a lot done with only modest tools! I would put you in a special category of builders. Amazing.... Even most tradesmen wouldn't do what you have done! I would bet many don't even know what a twist drill or a spokeshave is!
Thank you for the information !! We’ll look into the styrofoam baffles :)
You know it’s so awesome to build your own house I really enjoy your videos
Glad you like them!
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I sent out a couple of feelers I'm hoping you can get a sponsorship from one of the solar battery companies
Thanks Mike!
hi, built railing ,so yous are safe.
It’s coming!! We got a scared last week of a blanket almost falling onto the wood stove. We thought we could do without a railing, but we’ve changed our minds!!
Guys I'm so sorry. I felt there was something wrong when there were only 2 x 4 rafters and then no furring strips under the metal roofing for ventilation but I'm a laymen and I thought you knew something that I didn't. I wish I would have spoken up and risked being found to be a fool. But I guess by then it would have been too late anyway. Oh well, you recovered nicely.
Don’t worry, we got very lucky in our unluckiness ahaha :) we found it early, we did it in a couple warm days (the last ones of the next few months probably) and are now happy with more knowledge and experience ;)
Thank you tho, as always :)