OFF GRID CABIN BUILD | METAL ROOF | T1-11 SIDING | AFFORDABLE ROOF & SIDING OF 12x20 CABIN
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
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Welcome to our #offgrid #cabinbuild in the remote woods of Maine. This is my blueprint to getting off grid affordably. In this episode we roof and side the cabin and show you how. #offgrid #cabin #homestead #nature #outdoor #cabinbuild #cabinbuilding #remote #foundation
I was a framer for close to 40 years and I can't imagine doing all that cutting without a set of simple sawhorses. I really like my fingers where they are.
I have built the saw horses under your recommended and you will see them used in the next video!
Man you getting at it keep it up.
How did you find property?
Thank you man! I am going to do my best to release a video tomorrow detailing how I bought the land and where I found it. There is some cheap land next to me in Maine
You should have used metal flashing between the lower and upper T-111 siding.
I wish I would have known when I was building. Thank you for watching and supporting man. I am still so new to building
Way too late now, but you are supposed have put hurricane clips between your roof decking. And use roofing tacks for your felt paper.
On my next one I will do better! It’s my first time building anything. Thanks for watching and for the advice!
Hi, I hope you can take a video for my wall artwork, looking for your reply.
Anything I can help you with!
When you have horizontal joints between T111, it's best to use Z flashing. Or you can caulk it, which might work, although not as well for as long. The sides of your building have tiny eaves, so rain is going to hit those upper boards, flow down, and then get in behind the lower boards. Probably it'll be OK because of your house wrap, but the flashing would be even better. Or, if you're planning on adding another layer of exterior siding in the future, that would also address the issue.
That makes total sense, I will caulk it all and then solid stain it in the spring. I think that will hold and I can always recaulk it every two years or when it needs it
I most definitely want to flash the roof and window’s properly. I’ll have to watch some videos on best practices
Man, this is great. My brother and I have been planning for a few years on doing the same thing in Maine. It’d be cool if you did a video about how you found the land and the price breakdown.
Thank you for the support and kind words man. I am going to try my best to get the video out next week of how I bought it! It’s truly a new way to live
I’ve just started making my off grid cabin in desert area of Sindh Pakistan … I’m using the same tools by dewalt! Hope I don’t run out nails cause they’re difficult to hold of here! 🇵🇰❤️🇵🇰
I bet the desert of Pakistan is one of the most beautiful sights in earth! I will subscribe to your page right now so I can follow along!
When you cut boards, you should put two cinder blocks on a level surface, and cut so the end piece falls off. If you take a bit of caution, it may prevent you from injuring yourself later. It's fun to watch your videos, your build is happening really quickly! Be safe !
I suck at using the saw! I will most definitely set up a cut station in the next video. Thank you for watching and supporting man. It means a lot to me
I am loving this experience. I can't wait to get another cabin on my property.
This has been one of my favorite life experiences ever. I’m going to put another cabin up next year :)
I was a little concerned about how you attached your building to the posts before, but the addition of the blocking around the posts supports the weight much better than relying on mechanical fasteners (screws). What a fabulous adventure you have going on. Enjoy every minute!
Thank you so much for watching and sharing advice! I’m really glad I blocked under the framing as well. I’m really trying to have this last forever. This adventure will forever have a changing impact on who I am
Make sure you put in your headers and jack studs for your windows and doors before installing. If you don't, in a years time the glass will crack, and you'll have a hard time opening and closing due to the downward pressure from the roof and structure settling
Thank you so much! In the next video I put some more headers and jacks in to tighten up the place a little more. It’s a work in progress and I’m new to construction so I do it piece by piece.
Awesome! 👍🇨🇦😎P.S. Rebel...great name for a dog! And, reminds me of Tom Petty! 💘
He is a little Rebel! As you can tell from the videos hahaha
I’m interested!
I am going to figure out how to get you one!
Perhaps add a 1x4 or 3 Centered over the seam. Caulk the seam first add the 1 x 3 nailing it then caulk the top of that piece with a good paintable caulk. A fine bead should work.
That makes total sense! I will 100% do that man. Thank you for giving me that information.
Hey, love the content! 2 Questions for you. 1.) Did you need a permit to build this cabin? Some townships do not require it apparently. 2.) Why did you chose to buy land and build 5hrs from home? Was there not options closer to where you live? I'm in the same boat, looking for land and chasing that dream. Living vicariously through your videos dude!
Hey man thanks so much for watching and supporting!
I did not get a permit for a couple of reasons. One there is no local inspector in our area, I highly doubt one would come out to our property so I’m not going to get one. Another reason is I don’t want to apply for a permit I don’t believe in. It’s my land, my skin in the game, I’m not looking for permission from the government to house myself how I see fit.
The reason I bought land 5 hours from where I am is because it was what I could afford. I own a house in NH and I believe we are top 5 most expensive states to purchase land in. Durning Covid everyone from NYC & Boston moved here and doubled the average price of housing. The average price for 5 acres here is like 200k but in Maine where I’m at you can get 5 acres for 10-20k. I’m going to release a detailed video next week about buying the land, why we bought where we did and how much it costs and some tips to help others with.
If it’s your dream chase it with an obsession. I had told everyone I’m going to buy land. I watched videos every night. I daydreamed about it and that manifested it to the opportunity we are at now.
Hoping there is affordable land in your area, I would love to follow along with your adventure.
Really like your videos. Like how you explain things. I am 85 years old, and love outdoors. When I watch your videos, makes me feel I am right along side of you. except for all the hard labor.lol. What kind of drone do you use? God Bless You and Your Family.
Thank you for watching and supporting us Dennis. I’m really glad I can take you up to the north woods with me, I’m going to film some more videos soon. I use a DJI mini 2 SE. I bought it at Walmart for 339 dollars!
God bless you and your family 🙏🏼
Just found your channel, going to build similar.If you could would you do cost vid. Would like to compare against mine. Keep up the great work 👍
Thank you for watching and supporting! Im going to release that video soon!
Nice work. On the following videos are you able to put the mic further from where your speaking? the audio is very distorted.
Hey man I have been playing around with the mic some more and on this video it was turned up all the way in accident. I’m really hoping for better production from now on. I have zero previous experience so sorry you have to suffer man
Why don’t you bring some gravel to fill the are😢around the cabin and make the road first
Inexperience and stupidity, this spring I will make a little road in!
Bro, since the beginning of construction, its been cool to see how comfortable you are now. a little timid to start but u have earned ur "journeyman" status. love this series. Great job and way to make dreams reality!
Man this comment hit me like a ton of bricks. I could barely read the tape and knew nothing about construction when we bought this land. Thank you so much for saying that. It really brought it full circle for me. Much respect for watching and supporting.
Great Chanel. I’m looking to buy some raw land. I would love to know how you found your land.
Thank you so much! I’m slacking on putting out the next video but will detail, how I found the land and how much I paid for it
How come you didn't do your Ridge rafters blocking before sheeting,
It’s tough working out there and I’m not a legit carpenter. So I had to jump around to get it done
Good job guys ! I enjoyed the content. I'm a new subscriber and look forward to many more videos 📹 !! U can't have to many cousin Joe's 😅 God Bless Yall 🙏 🙌 ❤️
Thank you so much for supporting! I’m glad you enjoy our videos!
If only I could have three more cousins like him hahaha
Not 100% sure that you didn’t do this but when you sheeted the roof, I don’t think you staggered the joints.
I staggered them! It’s hard to show the process in such a short video. Thank you so much for watching!
It's separate the men from the boys! You a few loads of gravel and a bobcat to make a little path.
This spring my friend I’m going to take your advice! I can’t do another season of walking in all of the interior finishing
use the framing square while your cutting the wood helps you cut faster and straighter
Thank you for the advice! I was brand new to building and will most definitely learn that trick for the next cabin or when I’m finishing the inside
My wife and I are going to try again with something like this we're starting to buy a lot and wish to use logs from the lot to build a cabin if not it'll take a long time to build cause of little income
We considered building with logs and getting a saw mill but I don’t have any real equipment to haul the logs to where we would set up the saw mill. So far the building materials have been pretty expensive but much less work than sawing the logs so it’s a trade off
A saw horse would make your cuts easier and safer. You could put the other end of the board on a windowsill.
I finally built saw horses! I don’t know why it took me so long! 🤯
You need to make some saw-horses to cut your boards. Looks like you are cutting in the window area.
You are 100% right man! The window set up sucks and is hard to cut out of!
Nice base camp! Looking for best approach to buy dirt cheap land
Thank you man. I am going to release a video of how I bought my land. In Maine the price of land is very fair
You really need a header installed over your 5x6 window you need headers over all doors and windows on load bearing walls
Yes sir I installed them in last videos!
Whay you don't storage the thick wood as fire wood for winter instead of burning it?
We just had so much laying around that I had to burn it to make space to store the fire wood!
hope your video more work, less talk. I skip every time you are talking
Sorry this is a compilation video! Watch the others earlier videos for more work!
Hold your speed square beside your saw as a straight guide
Damn! I wish I would have known that from the start. Amazing advice, I’m surprised no one told me before
I like to see u put a wind turbine up it seems u get a lot of wind where u are at
We are going to go solar but we get a breeze blowing pretty much 24/7. I would love to try a wind turbine!
Man is it just me or did you not stager your seems on your roof sheeting?
100% stagger them brother!
Man that’s awesome! I am so looking forward to my next move I wish I could show you the farm I bought but I will show it on my new UA-cam channel once I sell my current homestead. Looking forward to your next video.
That’s what I really want is a farm. Congratulations to you, are you going to raise any animals?
@@Practicalforest Yes we plan on getting a couple pigs, a jersey cow and calf, chickens and turkeys to start.
Cant wait to see that on your channel
Another great video, you guys are cranking on the build! I thought you were crazy when you said you wanted it built this year before the snow flies but it looks like you’re going to make it, nice job!
Thank you so much for always following along and supporting us! It was a hard push for sure, I’ll be putting in the wood stove next week and it will be ready to have the interior finishes put in 🙏🏼
great work! What angle did you make your roof?
Thank you man! It’s a 15 degree angle on the roof! I appreciate you watching and supporting
New subscriber. Keep hustlin man!
Thank you so much for watching and supporting!!!
I'm thinking' these two guys are pimps
You are the best supporter we’ve got brother! Keep checking in - big pimping
Yeah I think explaining how you got there would help a lot of people. I’ve been wanting to do the same thing and I almost have enough saved up to get some land. I feel like staying out of debt is important. Subbed
I will 100% detail it out next week in a video! I really want to speak the whole truth and help anyone who is looking. Debt free is nice but even if you had to take on a little to have some skin in the game I wouldn’t say it’s a bad thing!
Did you frame with 2x4 or 2x6 s
I framed with 2x4 for the walls and 2x8s for the ceiling. My next cabin I want to frame with 2x6 in the walls so I can put in thicker insulation
Looks amazing man. You should go over the joints and seams with a weather sealant to help keep it airtight and critter proof. Are you planning to add insulation?
Like tape the seams? Sorry man I’m not a professional so you’ll have to explain a little more 😂
We have the floor fully insulated and will go full insulation throughout the walls and ceilings. Then going to do pine v grove for the wall finish
@@Practicalforest I meant like a liquid flash sealant, you can look it up. But they make tapes, too! Just something to make sure bugs aren’t getting in.
With the insulation it sounds like you will be all set for winter up there, super inspiring! I hope I can build something like this one day.
Post an update when those pine walls are in!
@weareham3068 okay I know what you are talking about now! I had to look it up. Thank you for the advice and kind words man. My wife and I always dreamed about doing it so to have it this far is mind blowing lol
Wow 😮 you guys are moving right along-take breaks (no mistakes) 😂 enjoying the build ❤
Thank you so much for watching and supporting! I guess there ain’t no rest for the wicked!
Hi, you say the moisture barrier you put up last on the front side bec you ran out of the other one is not the same as you say. Can we agree that the moisture in a house comes from the inside. Americans make there house so odd, to us. From the warm inside of a house you shall have a moisture barrier so you do NOT get wet inside the walls/floor and ciling. Using only Tyvek on the outside and make a ventilated wall from the outside is the better way to do it. Now you got a plywood that is filled with glue and can not breathe and on that a roofing waterproof "paper", no chans for the walls to breath to the outside and your moisture gona stay in the walls. Also no ventilated roof. I also wonder why all do there flooring first, now you got a wet insulation in the floor and same there no moisture membran and why install plywood between the wall and the floor all the way to the outside. Now you can not lift the floor sheets and dry the floor insulation. Much better to just install the floor joists and do the rest when the house is water proof.
Dude talks like a bad used car salesman.
Hahahaha it’s awkward to be on camera Mike!
Nice video guys . We are about to move up to penobseot county in the next couple of months. To homestead
Just remember this a saw blade is either a 16 to 1/8 of an inch thick. Was very good advice
Absolutely love it man! There are two homesteaders on our road!
@@Practicalforest cabins looking pretty good. Guys moving right a long
Love watching your progress
Thank you so much man putting this last video out took some effort
A couple of pointers the roof decking joints should be staggered and there should be a small gap like 3/16” between the rows vertical thermal expansion and contraction. I hope you don’t have any issues. You guys did a great overall job and worked your butts off. Congratulations on the cabin.
Thank you so much for the advice brother. We don’t leave a small gap but we stagger the pieces of plywood. I bet that metal roof is going to get hot this summer, that makes complete sense.
Thank for watching and the advice. I’m going to build another cabin up there and will remember to space them roof decking
Great content , new to your channel , looking forward to watching your progress , how far are your trucks parked away from the cabin ?
Thank you so much for watching and supporting!
At first our truck was 1300 ft from the rd and now with the drive way it’s 400 feet.
Oh thats not to far away, ,i noticed all the mud ,is that seasonal or is it dry most of the time?@@Practicalforest
@@thomasdausch8557 it’s usually dry but this year we had the most ever recorded rain fall in history. It rained 25 out of 27 weekends from the spring to the fall. That and I ripped all the vegetation up around the whole site. We plan to throw a bunch of grass seed everywhere
very good , tks for response , happy holidays@@Practicalforest
Nice work dude!
Thank you man! You are the reason I do UA-cam 🙏🏼
Enjoying your show. I've got a deer camp in Northern Michigan. Started with a deer blind years ago and now have a cabin to sleep in. Keep on swinging that hammer!
Love it man! I’ll be setting up a nice little food plot this spring and get ready to bow hunt it
Fantastic build. New subscriber. Best wishes from Ireland 🇮🇪 to you and your family and subscriber's
Thank you so much mark! I really appreciate you watching and supporting us! 🙏🏼
Measure twice cut ounce.......
Crucial advice!
Looking great well done
Thank you very much for watching and supporting man!
I'll add to keep all your scraps. They will make great kindling when season well. I have enjoyed your videos and I'm hoping to do something similar in the near future
Awesome advice! We have been piling them up! Thank you for watching and supporting. I appreciate it.
I build a single pitch 12x20 myself and I kept the house wrap on the floor while building. There was a lot of “in and out” and house wrap helps keep the wood in good condition, no mold. I also did a fascia and went flush with the fascia.
That’s super great advice! I don’t know why I didn’t think of that. I am going to build another cabin there and will be using that technique. Thanks for watching and supporting
Do you already have firewood? If you don't you should save the bigger logs cut them up and stack them somewhere come so you have wood to burn this winter . You live in Maine it will take approximately two to three cords of wood to heat in the winter time. If you plan on living in that cabin. Just a little knowledge to help you out
Great advice. I want to make a place to stack the wood, even if it’s a simple stand. I’ve been burning as much as possible but will need to make a fire wood pile next weekend. Should I cover the wood that I stack?
Truly never subscribed to a channel faster. Went back and watched the whole series in a sitting. Absolutely inspiring man such a realistic, simple, and achievable build. I cannot wait to see the whole series! Love from Boston man!
Your comment has the wind in my sails man! I’ve lived in Revere, Chestnut hill and Dorchester. The camp is about 5 hours ride from Boston now.
Thank you so much for watching, commenting and joining the team. I’m really glad you can tell how genuine it is. I couldn’t even read a tape measure properly before starting this lol
That’s awesome man! I’m slowly getting there too. Just bought my first set of tools this year, this summer built out a truck camper, and starting to look at land. I’ve got zero building experience but super proud of my truck build and can’t wait to one day get to experience and learn a cabin build, the dream man! So happy to see it come true for ya!
Dude truck builds are sick! Totally the right first step to getting some land and building a cabin. Glad you found my channel man, have fun adventuring in your truck!
Me too man I never comment on UA-cam but felt super connected since you’re in Maine and giving such genuine insight into your dream. My parents have a cabin in ossipee NH and I volunteer up in Franconia NH maintaining hiking trails, so I’m always up north! Hope the snow holds out for ya man cheers!
Love it man, I live in southern, NH right now and make the ride up to Maine for long weekends each week right now. For real thanks for the comment. I would love to subscribe and support anyway I can for your journey
Enjoying the series of videos, I hope to one day do the same as you and be independent of most things like power, water, etc. Living off the land has always been a dream.
I really hope to make a big push this spring and summer and have those systems hooked up as well. Best of luck in your journey man, I believe you can do it.
White shirt is
Struggling
Lol I am wearing the white shirt! Off grid construction is no joke 😂
As a fellow Mainer, I'd love to do this! But maybe not so far off grid and not so far north. I can't wait to see this continue, but I'm guessing I'll be waiting till next spring.
Thank you so much for watching and supporting! I have one more video to put out until the spring. I just need to edit it! I want to explain how much I paid and how others can do the same
This video just goes to show, if there’s a will, there’s a way !! You have to have a dream for a dream to come true !! Dream big people, and then work your ass off to make it happen !! You and your cozen are beasts 💪🏽💪🏽 😊✌🏼😎🇺🇸🇺🇸🫡
Thank you so much for watching and supporting! It means a lot to me. 🙏🏼
So cool glad I found your channel, where in Maine are you?
Thanks for watching and supporting! Up in the Lincoln area!
@@Practicalforest awesome, can’t wait to see your progress
@@sneakersonfeet9045 thank you man!!
Hey I've never built a house but don't there need to be headers above the windows ? Loving the channel keep it up!
Thank you so much for watching and giving great advice! I’ll have to put the header in the next time I go up!
What size nails did you use for the siding?
Whenever you she’s a house with T1 11 you should use a metal Z flashing on top of the other sheet when you put the other sheet on top of it
I just found this out last week! I am going to caulk the cracks on or try and flash them but there is no taking them off at this point. What do you think my best option is?
Good job guy!
Thank you so much! I appreciate you watching and supporting
dude, your talk at 7:00 is so spot on. I started my own business a year ago and hope to be in your spot in a couple years! definitely will keep tabs on your progression and maybe try to connect with you at some point!
Congratulations man, I love to hear that. We need more small business owners!
We employ 7 fantastic people in our community and working along side them is super rewarding.
If there is anything I can do to assist you or any questions about business ownership I can answer for you totally shoot me an email!
Practicalforest@gmail
I would love to hear about your blueprint.
Thanks
Mike
Mike I am going to release the video this week! Thanks so much for watching and supporting
Very well done. It helps that you are teachable and not a know it all. Fun to watch. Keep going! We all are anxious to see the next video.
Thank you so much for watching and leaving some words of support man! I appreciate you being on the team!
My wish is to get out of my wheelchair and be a normal 62 yr old man
Jeff in NH they have a wheel chair that you can book that’s aggressive with tracks on it. It is free to book and I would love to go on a hike with you.
Im from Maine, its nice to see cabin being built in Maine. Love watching the progress.
Thank you for watching Tom! I really appreciate the support
Ya, id like to hear how much you paid for things...
Awesome man I am keeping all the recites and will launch a video on how much I bought the land for!
Great job guys! You are going to have an amazing place to live in no time.
Thank you so much for watching and supporting! Your kind words mean a lot!
Alaska here!
How are you loving Alaska? I actually heard that most parts of Maine get more snow than Alaska
I’m in Ketchikan Alaska we get the 200 inch of rain!
@@Practicalforest we’re in the Tongass national forest is a tempered rainforest
Holy cow! That’s a TON of rain every year! I will make it out that way one day. Hopefully to explore with some UA-cam friends!
Great Job guys
Thank you so much for watching and the kind words!
Looks good like the simple design I think it’s the best one
Thank you for watching and supporting! It had to be a simple design because I’m very new to carpentry
Great job guys, I think I would have put Z flashing on the horizontal joint to shed water.
Thanks for sharing. It's great content.
Rob thank you so much for watching and commenting! Is it still to late to put the flashing? I would love to take your advice
You'd have to take down he upper piece of siding....
Damn I am kind of far for that. I’m going to figure out a plan to properly flash it.
Interested in investing in some land
I’m going to film a video about it this week man!
Just work safe
Thank you for caring man, it’s deep out there so we try and stay mindful of safety. The nearest hospital is a ride.
AWESOME 👍
Thank you don! I appreciate the support
What an awesome job!!!!!!! Can't wait for the next video!!!!!
Rodney! Thank you for the support brother! Always appreciate you watching and commenting!!
@@Practicalforest I would like to know more about what you was talking about in your video
@@outsidewithrodney8240 I’m going to release a video about how we found the land and how much I bought it for. I’m also saving the recites so we can see how much the cabin cost!
Awesome can't wait
@@outsidewithrodney8240 I will make the video next week, I promise!
The sound
Sorry man I’m the beginning the mic was turned all the way up. Is it that or do you not like the nail gun sound?
Pacquiao bro I need to find some land out there about where you're at I want to be off grid I don't want to be nothing with the electric companies or nobody please let me know thank you bro
My brother next week I am going lay out a video of how I bought this, how much I paid, I’m going to list the realtors name and information. There is a plot next to mine that is 15 acres for 25,000
@@Practicalforest heck yeah brother I'm interested I'll look and see if I can send you an email
Yeah man if you ever want to drop me a line my
Email is
Practicalforest@gmail
@@Practicalforest i will later bud thanks
i sent u a email brother
I would bring my wife and have her do some work. Also I would bring a chair and sit back with a glass of tea and watch her work. I do this and watch my wife cut grass or clean my roof off. After a good number of years you can pick up this tip.😅
Hahahah Gary! I would totally be on board but my wife is 7 months pregnant and shouldn’t be on the roof 😂😂
You are hilarious man, thanks for being on our team!
good video keep these coming!
Thank you so much for watching and supporting man!