Haha about time you did something for all that labor he has given you for free. Oops 🙊 haha bro just joking. Sorry had to get a new UA-cam account my old name was BigP which I talked with you on your channel about the I F pool in North Dallas area. Wife and I got hacked cause the AT&t breach. They hacked our accounts and took our phone numbers switched carriers on us.
That is an excellent framing carpenter crew! All the headers are properly sized and the floor joists, studs and rafters are "stacked." I'm glad to see professionals of that quality still exists.
I am so jealous, that "cabin" is bigger than my house and about 53 years newer. Soooo jealous! It will a great place to spend quiet relaxing times. Congrats on realizing a dream.
No need to remove the pretty holly tree - whether or not the maple makes it. Simply remove the lower half of the limbs from your holly tree and you can stand and look out the kitchen window to the pond - all the way to the far side. The holly tree will get taller and you will have a pretty view and a nice specimen tree.
It's what I would call a farm cottage - a little smaller than a house and a little larger than a cabin. No matter what it is a pretty setting and the colour scheme chosen will blend with the surroundings beautifully. That hay field is magnificent - great hay making weather too. Loving it all LetsDig18.
I remember when this was all a dream Chris had a few years back when he bought the additional property and started cleaning and clearing ,Knowing Chris it's going to be awesome
Thumbs up on the conditioned crawlspace. I did that to my crawlspace about five years age and it has made a huge difference in the comfort of the whole house. I'm on the water in eastern VA and humidity is no longer a problem and the maple floors are now stable from season to season. I used a system from a company in SC and it worked really well.
Chris try trimming up and or pruning the holly bush. I does have a great shape and there is a mate on the other side I think? You can always cut it down later. Beautiful cabin. Great attention to detail by the builder. Can't wait to see the siding and roof. Proud for you. Take care and have a great week.
☘️🇮🇪🇺🇸 wow Chris it’s GORGEOUS!!! Again you prove construction sites can be clean neat organised. The house is just perfect snugged in by the pond , you truly are a master of design blessing 🌹🙏🏼
Nice to see the cabin come together so quickly for Chris can't wait to see the rest of its done and thanks to the men you had to do and amazing job not wasting all the lumber cause the prices this days
Wow wow wow Beautiful house / cottage. Yup goodbye holly tree. Those smaller trees just need a little pruning. Drive a ring of holes around the maple at the drip edge. To put in fertilizer in them. To help boost the maple tree. You really do have a eye for perfection.
Looks to me like Chris has one heck of a professional contactor he hires regularly. Same guy who built his house and the shop up next to his house. Gotta love a contractor who is frugal on wastage. That save lots of $$$$ for Chris.
Wow, now that`s quick progress, very little waste is right, this guy knows how to order. I drive by housing sites and you see all the waste in the middle of the yard that is just going into a dumpster, whole pallets of brick just sitting there unused, it`s crazy.
@@DeweyCheatumNHoweLLC Thats right for a vented crawlspace as usually there is insufficient venting. But even then, depending on how humid it is outside and how cold the a/c is set, you can still run into issues even with copious amounts of venting. Encapsulating and conditioning the crawlspace eliminates those problems. But encapsulating isn't right for every situation and is more expensive to construct than a vented space. Cancel Reply
@@95thousandroses Thanks. Now I understand it. Where I live, a crawl space is a novelty, usually a house built 100 years ago. That's why it's interesting to see that you can just level off a site, pack in good clay, and lay a slab on the ground. We have to go 4ft down for frost heave. But, we also get the benefit of having a huge basement to use.
Hi Chris it's coming along nicely but it's a sham about the Holly tree there a beautiful tree and there evergreen witch would look nice in winter when the other trees lose there leaves, thank's for another great video.
Keep the holly tree if you can. At Christmas time lace it with coloured decoration lights and the usual trinkets to provide some thought and character. Try it for one Christmas, if it fails take it down afterwards.
Maybe I need to talk my wife into a vacation to North Carolina, looks like beautiful little spot to relax for a week. Great job your over seeing Chris.
Very nice Chris…It’s great to see more of your dream and goals come true. All which is being made possible from customer satisfaction, dedication , lots of stumps ..lol..😂 and dawn to dusk hard work.
Looks good Chris, very nice. I did the same thing on a beam in my sun room and was going to do the ends with steel plates to make it look more rustic, but I found a company that did all that in rubber "of course non structure" but the looks were phenomenal, imitates steel to the Tee!!! and lighter, HA!
Please save the holly tree. I would trim them all up so that you just have a top canopy, as somebody else is suggested, and then if it blocks your view which I don’t think it will from my La-Z-Boy, you could cut it if you have to. But I think trimming the trunks up so that you have a nice clear canopy underneath it might save the trees. I think all the trees along the water edge would be trimmed up to make a beautiful view. It’s already beautiful, but I think it would be better. Sorry for rambling.
Excellent progress, Chris. Like the siding a lot and easy maintenance is important. I'm glad you mentioned when the first cutting on your field was happening, it looks so close. Thanks for updating us on this. Looks awesome.
Chris mentions that the pond is lowering due to lack of rain. Makes me wonder how large an area his projects are spread over because he was plagued with rain on the recent concrete crushing series, as well as at other recent sites. Also, with the number of videos he posts there has to be a pretty good sized staff requirement to keep up with video production, meetings and quoting projects, operating the equipment, moving the equipment, maintaining the equipment, and all the other activities it would take to operate letsdig19. I'd be interested in seeing behind-the-scenes videos on how all this is accomplished. Yes, he did just show us maintenance being done on the mini but there is a lot of other equipment that needs constant maintenance. Keep up the good work, Chris!
I was wondering when you would cut the field, thank you. Keep the Holly tree, it frames the pond nicely. :) Thank you for the updates to cottage. Have a great day.
For some reason watching this entire cabin process has been very therapeutic. I have had money, giant houses and all the associated bs. I would think I died and went to heaven to live in that house.
Wow Chris, In the 40 years that I have worked in construction, that is one of the cleanest job sites I have ever seen! Your guys are really good and Hardly any waste as well. It is looking great, and I do love the vertical board and batten idea. Can’t wait to see the final result. Looks like the only thing missing is me there with a fishing pole and not a care in the world! Congrats man!
I'm loving it. I can see why you use this contractor. He tries to be as efficient as you doing a job. That's almost no waste and everything is done exactly like you asked. I'll be surprised if you aren't booking 2 years in advance for the cabin rental as soon as you announce it is available. Hope you don't have any issues with government inspections. We all know how things are with the government. I can't wait for the next update and hopefully you get a lot of hay also. Great video Chris.
I WISH ALL BUILDERS WERE LIKE THAT 👍 👌 😕 WHERE I LIVE IN FLORIDA WHENEVER THEY BUILD THEIR IS AT LEAST 2 FULL SIZE DUMPSTERS !!😢😮...YOUR GUYS ARE DOING A GREAT JOB 👍 👌...AND SO ARE YOU!!!!..😊
Hey Chris, I have a medium sized request: Could you do a small tutorial for how you do track your work? I’m a freelancer and feel like I am over-thinking my to-do lists and project management system and would love to see how you do it. There’s a ton of noise out there from people selling all kinds of “productivity systems” but I’m thinking it would be helpful to see what you actually do to manage your work. Thanks man, cheers.
Nice🎉 I came through on something 😂
You really are useful :)
Haha about time you did something for all that labor he has given you for free. Oops 🙊 haha bro just joking. Sorry had to get a new UA-cam account my old name was BigP which I talked with you on your channel about the I F pool in North Dallas area. Wife and I got hacked cause the AT&t breach. They hacked our accounts and took our phone numbers switched carriers on us.
@@BRadAllTheTime wow. That’s crazy
Way too go Geoff!!! Good job!!!❤😊
If there’s anyone around that neck of the woods who has connections in the old concrete game…..
That is an excellent framing carpenter crew! All the headers are properly sized and the floor joists, studs and rafters are "stacked." I'm glad to see professionals of that quality still exists.
I am so jealous, that "cabin" is bigger than my house and about 53 years newer. Soooo jealous! It will a great place to spend quiet relaxing times. Congrats on realizing a dream.
No need to remove the pretty holly tree - whether or not the maple makes it. Simply remove the lower half of the limbs from your holly tree and you can stand and look out the kitchen window to the pond - all the way to the far side. The holly tree will get taller and you will have a pretty view and a nice specimen tree.
It's what I would call a farm cottage - a little smaller than a house and a little larger than a cabin. No matter what it is a pretty setting and the colour scheme chosen will blend with the surroundings beautifully. That hay field is magnificent - great hay making weather too. Loving it all LetsDig18.
I remember when this was all a dream Chris had a few years back when he bought the additional property and started cleaning and clearing ,Knowing Chris it's going to be awesome
Chris, you should use the nice scraps you have left over for a nice dog house it will match the cabin perfectly
Thumbs up on the conditioned crawlspace. I did that to my crawlspace about five years age and it has made a huge difference in the comfort of the whole house. I'm on the water in eastern VA and humidity is no longer a problem and the maple floors are now stable from season to season. I used a system from a company in SC and it worked really well.
So refreshing to see construction done right & an efficient builder! This cottage will be a gem!
Chris, your vision of how you want it to look is really taking shape. It looks wonderful so far!
Chris try trimming up and or pruning the holly bush. I does have a great shape and there is a mate on the other side I think? You can always cut it down later. Beautiful cabin. Great attention to detail by the builder. Can't wait to see the siding and roof. Proud for you. Take care and have a great week.
☘️🇮🇪🇺🇸 wow Chris it’s GORGEOUS!!! Again you prove construction sites can be clean neat organised. The house is just perfect snugged in by the pond , you truly are a master of design blessing 🌹🙏🏼
It's nice to have friends like Jeff to get things rolling.
Looking Great, Chris. You Can’t Beat the Workmanship of the Amish or Mennonites. 👍🙏
That is going to be a sweet addition to the farm!! Those boys fly when they build!!
Nice to see the cabin come together so quickly for Chris can't wait to see the rest of its done and thanks to the men you had to do and amazing job not wasting all the lumber cause the prices this days
WOW, so happy for ya. You work so smart and hard, its nice to see the fruits of your labor.
Excellent job on house and landscaping so far. Looks like they do great work. Have a Blessed Day.
You sure picked a perfect view for the cabin. Looks amazing already.
Good afternoon Chris. I've been waiting for this project.
Love seeing the progress on these builds.
Wow wow wow
Beautiful house / cottage.
Yup goodbye holly tree. Those smaller trees just need a little pruning. Drive a ring of holes around the maple at the drip edge. To put in fertilizer in them. To help boost the maple tree.
You really do have a eye for perfection.
Chris, I want to be the first renter in that awesome cabin. I been liking your videos since you first started on UA-cam !👍👍
Been around since you first got the backhoe! My, how you've grown your business!
Wow,that's really going to be quite the cabin. Looking great so far. Have a wonderful evening Chris,take care and God Bless!!!❤😊
The crew maintains a clean job site. That shows they take pride in there jobs.
Glad to see update on cabin they are doing great
Looks to me like Chris has one heck of a professional contactor he hires regularly.
Same guy who built his house and the shop up next to his house.
Gotta love a contractor who is frugal on wastage.
That save lots of $$$$ for Chris.
Build is looking great will be a great place to spend a week or two and relax have a great evening 👍🏻🇺🇲
Nice looking place...good spot to kick your feet up and relax when it's raining...
Thank you Chris for making this house handicap assamble.
Man that is where I would live. I like the pond view.
Wow, now that`s quick progress, very little waste is right, this guy knows how to order. I drive by housing sites and you see all the waste in the middle of the yard that is just going into a dumpster, whole pallets of brick just sitting there unused, it`s crazy.
That’s a component builder! Looking great.
Encapsulated crawlspaces are the way to go in the hot humid South.
Odd, my sister in Jacksonville, NC says they keep wanting her to add more venting
@@DeweyCheatumNHoweLLC Thats right for a vented crawlspace as usually there is insufficient venting. But even then, depending on how humid it is outside and how cold the a/c is set, you can still run into issues even with copious amounts of venting. Encapsulating and conditioning the crawlspace eliminates those problems. But encapsulating isn't right for every situation and is more expensive to construct than a vented space.
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@@95thousandroses Thanks. Now I understand it. Where I live, a crawl space is a novelty, usually a house built 100 years ago. That's why it's interesting to see that you can just level off a site, pack in good clay, and lay a slab on the ground. We have to go 4ft down for frost heave. But, we also get the benefit of having a huge basement to use.
Chris, there's going to be some awesome views of the pond whether inside the cabin , or outside on that big deck. Great job they're doing!
Your builder is correct it called a cottage. It what contracts classified it as. Classy move with the ramp.
It’s 3 42 pm Tuesday afternoon , this cabin is smaller than your house but it’s got an awesome view of the water .
Hi Chris it's coming along nicely but it's a sham about the Holly tree there a beautiful tree and there evergreen witch would look nice in winter when the other trees lose there leaves, thank's for another great video.
Hey Chris - looks awesome! It'll be done in no time! Thumbs up! Jim
That's going to be one beautiful cabin for Chris to rent out.
The pond is going to make it easy to keep it booked regularly.
Very Nice! BDC rocks. I have to say that because I was there at the beginning when Glenn and Donna opened the RM store.
That is going to be a beautiful place,..
0-waste -- Your man does design, material order and build - love it. I'm a Mennonite at heart. :)
Keep the holly tree if you can. At Christmas time lace it with coloured decoration lights and the usual trinkets to provide some thought and character. Try it for one Christmas, if it fails take it down afterwards.
Some big raised garden beds would look sweet on either side of that concrete slab!
Maybe I need to talk my wife into a vacation to North Carolina, looks like beautiful little spot to relax for a week. Great job your over seeing Chris.
It’s going to be a beautiful cabin/house,with a beautiful view of the pond. ❤️❤️❤️❤️👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Very nice, vaulted 1/2 interior. My house is the same way. 👍🇺🇲
Very nice Chris…It’s great to see more of your dream and goals come true. All which is being made possible from customer satisfaction, dedication , lots of stumps ..lol..😂 and dawn to dusk hard work.
Looks good Chris, very nice. I did the same thing on a beam in my sun room and was going to do the ends with steel plates to make it look more rustic, but I found a company that did all that in rubber "of course non structure" but the looks were phenomenal, imitates steel to the Tee!!! and lighter, HA!
Cabin is looking great!
Hell of a doghouse!!
Coming along very well , 😎👀
Job well done 👍🏻
Please save the holly tree. I would trim them all up so that you just have a top canopy, as somebody else is suggested, and then if it blocks your view which I don’t think it will from my La-Z-Boy, you could cut it if you have to. But I think trimming the trunks up so that you have a nice clear canopy underneath it might save the trees.
I think all the trees along the water edge would be trimmed up to make a beautiful view. It’s already beautiful, but I think it would be better. Sorry for rambling.
Hi Chris awesome cabin my wife and I can’t wait to see the cabin when it’s all done ,and hope someday we can come and visit
Excellent progress, Chris. Like the siding a lot and easy maintenance is important. I'm glad you mentioned when the first cutting on your field was happening, it looks so close. Thanks for updating us on this. Looks awesome.
They are straight rolling on the cabin!!! 19:12
Chris mentions that the pond is lowering due to lack of rain. Makes me wonder how large an area his projects are spread over because he was plagued with rain on the recent concrete crushing series, as well as at other recent sites. Also, with the number of videos he posts there has to be a pretty good sized staff requirement to keep up with video production, meetings and quoting projects, operating the equipment, moving the equipment, maintaining the equipment, and all the other activities it would take to operate letsdig19. I'd be interested in seeing behind-the-scenes videos on how all this is accomplished. Yes, he did just show us maintenance being done on the mini but there is a lot of other equipment that needs constant maintenance. Keep up the good work, Chris!
Looking fantastic this could be a plan I would consider for my own Casa 🎉🎉
I like the cottage identity. Calling it a cabin or house is also fine. Loving the updates!
I was wondering when you would cut the field, thank you. Keep the Holly tree, it frames the pond nicely. :) Thank you for the updates to cottage. Have a great day.
That is coming along nicely. Looks great . Good craftsmanship 👍😃
I agree, they are doing a great job. It's looking good, that aft deck is going to be huge. Look forward to more progress.
That’s going to look good when it’s done .
For some reason watching this entire cabin process has been very therapeutic.
I have had money, giant houses and all the associated bs.
I would think I died and went to heaven to live in that house.
That is going to be o ne super super nice cabin / cottage / house I know you are proud of it
I like that it will look fancy but simple really like that sure is nice look forward to the finish. cheers
Looking good Chris.
Those guys do some very tidy work, as we see here & in what they've done previously.
Wow Chris, In the 40 years that I have worked in construction, that is one of the cleanest job sites I have ever seen! Your guys are really good and Hardly any waste as well. It is looking great, and I do love the vertical board and batten idea. Can’t wait to see the final result. Looks like the only thing missing is me there with a fishing pole and not a care in the world! Congrats man!
A sweet little building!
I just love your cabin\ house, its going to be amazing ❤
Beautiful ! Just cut the lower branches of the holy tree, so you can see the pond below it and keep it as a screen at the same time.
Very nice
Looking good!
Man that’s going to be nice 👍
WOW That is very nice!!
I think I’d have put some bigger bifold doors on the rear in the living area to make better use of the outside space/view
I'm Ready Brother, Where Does One Sign Up For A Stay????
Your cabins coming along nicely Chris👍awesome progress, you must be stoked😊
Everything coming along real nicely 😊
Amazing.
looking great Chris
I ENJOYED WATCHING THE VIDEO CHRIS 😊
Thank you for the update.
That's looking great. I agree with taking the vents out. Going to be a winner!
That turned out real nice. Your little home cabin whatever it's going to be nice when it's done. What a spot. 👍👍🙂🇨🇦
Beautiful cottage, great video, you have a great vision and now it coming true. THANKS
Its looking so nice Chris. Happy for you.
I'm loving it. I can see why you use this contractor. He tries to be as efficient as you doing a job. That's almost no waste and everything is done exactly like you asked. I'll be surprised if you aren't booking 2 years in advance for the cabin rental as soon as you announce it is available. Hope you don't have any issues with government inspections. We all know how things are with the government. I can't wait for the next update and hopefully you get a lot of hay also. Great video Chris.
It's exciting!!
Looking awesome. Very quick work.
I can't wait to stay there!
I WISH ALL BUILDERS WERE LIKE THAT 👍 👌 😕 WHERE I LIVE IN FLORIDA WHENEVER THEY BUILD THEIR IS AT LEAST 2 FULL SIZE DUMPSTERS !!😢😮...YOUR GUYS ARE DOING A GREAT JOB 👍 👌...AND SO ARE YOU!!!!..😊
We’ve been waiting as long as you. Awesome to see your dreams become reality with you.
Really nice Chris !
Hey Chris,
I have a medium sized request:
Could you do a small tutorial for how you do track your work?
I’m a freelancer and feel like I am over-thinking my to-do lists and project management system and would love to see how you do it.
There’s a ton of noise out there from people selling all kinds of “productivity systems” but I’m thinking it would be helpful to see what you actually do to manage your work.
Thanks man, cheers.
Builder is very meticulous 👍🏻. I like that. Cabin/cottage/house is coming along. Congratulations Chris
Awesome. 👍👍
Money well spent 👍
Wow it looks great