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@@jamesdavis2811 I live in Houston and there’s a place across the street from me that makes like metal buildings and cabins and stuff and I called them because they have a three bedroom two bath cabin for 1700 ft.² totally finished everything for 80,000 you just have to look around
@@Moneygirlhood those steel buildings are getting more popular. They're not great for colder climates, but you can insulate whatever you want with enough money
@@kswag5759 Going good. We're getting pretty close to actually building a normal size house. But we've faired well in our tiny house. It wouldn't kill us to live the rest of our lives in here, but we (my husband and I) both agree it would be nice to have our own space now and then. He likes to watch TV and I'd rather be on the computer.
I am VERY SORRY! I had no idea that the ending was going to be so upsetting. Not just you. SORRY!! Have you seen the tour video? It is the next video that should have popped up. PLEASE COMMENT there also!!
@@BetterTogetherLife I really was just joking! I’ll certainly watch the tour because I really loved what I saw in the first video. I did subscribe to your channel, though.
This is glorious! This has been a dream of mine for years. As a single mom of five kids, two with a terminal disability that impacts their cognitive and physical functions, my divorce and escape from domestic violence has destroyed my credit and I remain on government assistance 7 years later. I hate it and I am trapped in the NJ system because I am limited on my income and limited on what I can save. Therefore, I rent a home for an exorbitant monthly price and no way out. A dream of smaller living was born of my rural upbringing and now that the kids are growing older, I dream of a place they can actually call home. The challenges of bringing this dream to fruition are significant in NJ because of all of the government regulations, but you have inspired me to dream, and I am grateful. Many blessings to you, from one homeschool homesteading mama to another!!
The structure itself doesn't necessarily make it a home, It's rather the occupants who reside within those walls that truly make it a HOME.. While this setup might not be for everyone you obviously have made it your home and that's a truly wonderful thing!.. Thanks for inviting us in and sharing your humble abode with us and please know that I hope all is well with you and your family!. 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Kim Horton This project cost them tens of thousands of dollars. Maybe as much as 75- 150 thousand. I’m guessing they either had a nice savings account already, their in debt again, or they got gifted the money. But no way was this project cheap...
@@danclmb They saved, or she wouldn't of said debt free. There in there 30's debt free. That's a major accomplishment and 99% of people live in debt until the day they die. If you ain't saving, your doing it wrong.
I love seeing the kids play and dance around in the background of all these videos!! It's so awesome and really makes me smile. You guys are awesome. We hope to do something like this soon!
My hubby and I have lived in 720 sq ft for 35 years! Didn’t know we were so hip and cool living the “tiny house” lifestyle all these years!! I have only one closet and the upstairs bedroom is a loft with no door. If we have a disagreement I can only storm off to the bathroom to slam the door! 😂
One thing we're doing that has been a lot more useful than we thought... We put gutters on our house and redirect the rain water into a 2000 liter tank. Then we feed that through a berkey water filter and use it for drinking and cooking. It tastes better than any well or city water we've ever had. In the video it's not clear if you brought in city water or if you have a well. But having a second source of water would be nice either way. If you're on a well and the power goes out, you might not have water. And if you have municipal water, having another source can save you some money. You can also use the rain water for gardening, or if you want to have a source of water that you know is free from chemicals. You can use it to fill animal troughs or swimming pools also.
@@BetterTogetherLife I'll never live without it again. Make sure you get a tank that isn't translucent. If it's translucent, like an IBC container, you'll have to paint it. You want it as dark as possible inside to fight algae. There's a device you should use, a first flush system. It's a vertical pipe with some kind of float or plastic bottle in it. When it first starts raining, the water fills that pipe first. The float then closes off that pipe so the water can run over it into the tank. You drill a tiny hole in the bottom of the pipe so that it slowly drains off when it's not raining. The idea is to throw away the first water that comes off the roof since that will be washing all the dirt or whatever off your roof. You should also put some window screen over the tank where the water enters. It will keep mosquitoes out and act as a filter for leaves and other things. You'll be amazed how much water you get. With a roof your size, an inch of rain should give you about 1000 gallons. I'm considering making an outdoor shower with a solar water heater fed by our tank.
@Lemmiwinks We don't have any trees over our current house. So it's not an issue. There are a few gutter systems designed to collect water while shedding leaves and other things. Nothing will be perfect though. So I have a piece of window screen over the tank where the downspout ends.
I paid $10,200 for my 14x40 shed, and bought my daughter, son in law and their new born son the same size. I put both sheds together in an L shape and then a few years later I bought another shed that is a 16x50 and made it mine and husbands new place. Then we connected the first 2 buildings and rearranged some things and by cutting out a hallway and adding a small roof to that part and now it has become a 2 bedroom 2 bath home for them with 1150 square feet. If they have another child they can always get another shed and connect it like we did to make it 1,400 square feet. Around here a plain 1,400 square foot home on 1/8 acre would cost $200,000. But doing 3 sheds we can do it for $50,000. And that’s even buying all new appliances and not repurposed items. Think outside the box and it’s always a win win. Most people want to start large and that’s where they get into financial problems. Each shed we got did not required a credit check and we were able to pay monthly payments for 5 years. Our first one was $485 a month for 5 years and 2 years later we got the 2nd one. Now I’m in the process of building a porch inside the L shaped house to connect both doors to a huge porch for their son to play on and an above ground pool right off the porch for us all to swim. We live beside each other so when I get older my daughter and grandson will be there to help me. Also, If my parents ever need a place to stay at the end of their lives they can always stay with me even though it’s a smaller place because everything is built wheelchair accessible inside the house. Think forward in life and you’ll save a lot of money.
You guys have done a wonderful job. I love it. I feel like we have done everything backwards and everything happened that to prevented us moving forward with our homestead. We have 12 acres and we put our shed on it to convert. And everything and anything happened to prevent us from getting the work done. From illness to taking care of an ill parent to death to cancer and surgery and more death and more surgeries. We got to a point that we just said ok. After fighting for four years to get it done. We let go and took care of the real important things, for family. Things are better. We are sad for the lose of family members and praise God they are cancer free and doing well. I’m happy to say October 31st is my husband s last day at work after being a journeyman electrician for 30 yrs. he’s going back to school to learn a trade that he can make his own schedule. I see landscaping in our near future. And lots of improvement at our cabin. I love it when I look out over our land. It’s the most freeing feeling. I love the deer walking up by the back barn and playing peekaboo with our huskies. I have not laughed that hard in so long. And when it’s so hot you can’t take it anymore then we see our husky push through the back gate and run as fast as she could to jump into the pond. It’s like you are pushed to work as hard as your body will let you. And you think why am I doing this. Then you look up and see the most beautiful site all around you. And it’s all yours. I hope that someone will read this and understand that it’s not easy. Like when you still lived in the suburbs and were paying a thousand a month to get our land and cabin paid off but we did it. And how for two solid years we collected everything we could from habitat for humanity and goodwill and yard sale and the curb. And it’s all our and it looks great. I like it better than our big suburban home with all the showroom furniture in it. It’s pure joy to live an intentional life. Where sacrifice pays off. And it certainly did for you guys! God bless your family and your home! Leslye
THIS is soooooo amazing!!!!!!!! Thank you thank you for sharing your story, I read every word and it gives us soooooo much joy and we can not wait until you comment back in the future saying, WE DID IT!!!!! We are full time living on our land!!
It might be easy for some folks but for us it took a lot of hard work and sacrifice and working through and in spite of serious health issues. Never give up.
James couch it would have been awesome if we had not had to put our homestead on hold. Our problem came in when family we were responsible for lived in another city. And it was not just one family member it was several. But when we made the sacrifice to let go of our own dreams for a while to care for our parents many doors were opened. And it brought me back to an area that I can get help for my psoriatic arthritis mutalins. Mutalins is the most extreme form of arthritis you can have. So for me to have done as much as I have is a miracle. Very soon we will be back at it. Now that my father is cancer free. He had three surgeries and will need one more but he is going to get through it. And almost everything has been handled from my father in laws estate. That was the biggest job we have ever taken on. I’m looking forward to being in our cabin again. And moving forward with plans to improve the land. And there is a boat in our future. We are five minutes to the boat dock of a very large river in Tennessee. If I had it to do over, I would still choose taking care of our family even if it means our desires are put on hold. Family first. And then the blessing pour in. The year we had with my father in law was priceless. I wish we had another year. My dreams may have been on hold but I will not give completely up on them even with severe arthritis. Leslye
@@cabinlifeatedensprings1710 that is a beautiful testamony. Yes, people are always more important than things...lay not up treasures on earth but in heaven. You will be blessed in this life and the life to come.
I saw that toaster oven, and I gotta respect it. I live in California and me and my family lost our house in the Camp Fire. We lived in a trailer for like 8 months and got a toaster oven gifted to us, and it changed our freaking lives. Even right now we finally moved into a house and have a oven and microwave but I still use the toaster oven alllllllll the time. Its so great.
My wife and I are currently in the process to accomplish the same goals for our family! I love everything yall have done. Your home is beautiful. Job well done
Whoohoo! When y'all started this journey, you didn't know how to do any of this stuff. Now you have skills - real skills - and the knowledge that you *_can_*_ do it._ So proud of you!
@@BetterTogetherLife Me‽ I'm honored, and surprised. Really, though, I am so stinkin' proud of you. You've come _so far _*_so fast!_* Y'all got gumption - and now you have an awesome homestead on which to raise your children.
Of course Kirsten!!!! YOU are one of the originals! You have given us so much encouragement over the years and actually believed that we could do this!!! Thank you Kirsten, THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!
This is so beautiful I cried. I'm jealous that I didnt do this and that my kids didnt get the opportunity to grow up with their mom around. As a single mom, I should have done this. This is just awesome on every level.
YES! You can live in a *huge* house like that! I raised our family of 7 in a 21'×22' house. We didn't have "store bought electricity" for the 1st 10 years. In just a few, very fast, years; you'll be THRILLED with your decision! You'll do GREAT! BRAVO! BRAVO! BRAVO!
If it ever becomes an issue in the future and the kids/clothes get hooked on the cut off ends of the wires on the stairs put some heat shrink tubing over them. Cleans it up nicely and protects anyone getting poked. :)
@@BetterTogetherLife You only need two ends, and zig-zag the wire back and fourth across the gap... that minimizes the raw ends and needs only ONE turnbuckle.
This brings me back to 27 years ago when we did tbis with our 5 children. We bought a 3 acre wooded lot and a single wide trailer and built a 2700 sq foot 5 bedroom and 4 bathroom house with a huge front and back porch abs moved in it while we built. The first two weeks we had no plumbing or electric and used the most interesting ways to include washing dishes in tubs also lol. So many things hit home. We were so tired for a few years. We never seem to be able to stop building and improving. It was addicting and we had growing boys to help and we ended up with a beautiful place. It’s awesome what you are doing. Kids will appreciate this when they are olde d teaches them a lot.
I love your families style. It looks really pretty and I appreciate the fact that you are prioritizing life together vs. keeping up with the......! SMART!!!!
Yea, I kicked “the Joneses” to the curb a looooooooooong time ago. Unfortunately I am realizing that I can always go against the grain, I need to take each decision in life separately and stop always being a rebel. But I just always think that the masses are WRONG! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
We are doing something similar. The suburban "American dream" feels more like a TRAP. It is a totally amazing feeling to have your goals change ❤ much love on your new adventure!!!
Because of a lot of "Professionals" and an absolutely insipid bunch of local "Governmental" people, the "American Dream" has turned into a massive nightmare! No monster ever shown in a Horror Film has EVER been this bad! Housing Officials and such do their best to suck as much money out of you and I through their own nefarious ways, through codes and zones and such. A long time ago, it didn't used to be that way. Their ways are merely "Big Brother" telling us what to do. I'm so sick of it!
This might be a silly question but I genuinely would love to know…How did you guys/your husband know how to do everything? I mean like everything? Like the pipes in the ground outside, where to put them, how deep to dig, just knowing to dig period, and even like knowing who to get help from, but also the simple things like how to do a door frame or when to use a table saw??? My mind is more blown on the fact that you guys were able to create this basically all DIY lol and how you guys knew what to do and how to do it. I mean sure I could google it but I wouldn’t even know WHAT I needed to google lol I am so impressed. Very happy for you guys. This is such a dream of mine 🥰 d Thank you for sharing with the rest of us❤ such a beautiful home and family
Hi there Lisa, thank you soooooo much for your comment. I honestly had ZERO clue or skills on how to build anything!!! I just started. I bought a basic Ryobi cordless set of tools and I started building stuff. First was a small stool, then some garden beds, and then WATCH THIS VIDEO…. ua-cam.com/video/vwjyv4ZD5ds/v-deo.html Skip to the middle of the video and you’ll see how CLUELESS I was about construction. NO IDEA. 🤣🤣🤣 But I somehow figured out how to build “a home for rabbits” way before I figured out how to build a home for humans. And then of course, I outsourced things like rough plumbing and electric. I don’t care to know those things. And then I found a friend that does construction and I paid him to do some of the work on our home and to use me as his assistant. So I was able to learn even more skills. But mainly, you just gotta jump in the water!
When I left the service I got a job as a water bailiff and I lived in what most people in far Scotland would call wood shed and over the course of a year I installed 3 solar panels which In hindsight was too much when you consider how little time I spent in it. There was a stream about 100 hundred yards from my billet which flowed in a small lochen and for me with all the wild life in abundance it was heaven for me and I envy you all for the adventures you’ve had and the experiences you’ll all have in future, fair winds and calm skies to you all
I love it! I lived outside Houston from.2011 to 2022. I moved back to California to finish out my career. I'm 59 years old. I'm going to buy 5 to 10 acres asap outside Houston. Possibly east Texas or northeast by Huntsville. I have bought property at the Texas tax deed auctions before so I'm hoping I can find something there and save money. I'm really happy for you guys. You totally inspire me. I want something almost off grid. I have 10k watts of solar power stations for blackouts and some 400 watt solar panels to change the generators. I'd love to grow some vegetables and plant some fruit trees. I hope the S#t doesn't hit the fan but I want to be prepared as much as I can in case. Plus I just love the country and trees like yourself. Enjoy your lives😊
Hello mortgage free living!!!😀 Big congrats to you all! Love this time laps video!!! Remember the first time we came out to do a site evaluation before delivering your shed house. It looks so different now and y’all have made some really impressive progress. So happy for y’all! Really great vid too!!
I don‘t want to be a spoilsport but as a swiss architect with plenty experience lookin g at that minimal light weight construction, this is only fun until the next Ida or Kathrina. comes along. Another thing that I don‘t understand is the lack of real outside shutters to prevent heat from getting into the house, or to keep the heat in in winternights and to protect the windows during storms. Instead we see pictures of people running to a hardware store to fight over plywood with each approaching storm. BTW foam insulation is banned from the list of ecological building materials, it contains gaz to form the foam. Plus after some years it starts to crumble and loose it‘s capacity to insulate. You could use sheep-wool instead. All in all I appreciate your effort to live without debt, just a little more savings beforehand would have resulted in a more ecological and longer lasting result.
Downvoted because of the ending. Just say tour next video without the lead-in. Just annoying. But they probably did a fantastic job. So good for them. And good on them for making money on you tube.
@@2010sinnamon Well, it's not quite scary, for a shed that's being used as a shed its fine. For a house though, not having a slab or proper concrete bases for the supports will lead to uneven settling, causing cracks in the sheet-rock and doors and windows that don't function properly. To fix that with the house in place is going to be much harder than doing it correctly beforehand.
@@sanautin What are these areas that it's insufficient might I ask? It being originally intended as a shed has NOTHING to do with whether or not it's built to code or can be modified to meet code. If a structure is large enough to require a permit then I'm pretty sure that it has to be built to code and that shed is definitely large enough to require one.
As someone who is nearing retirement and would like some solitude, I love this! I have a 2,000 square foot home and would love to downsize like this. Your home is beautiful!
I'm super curious about the wood flooring. How did you insulate the floor before putting the flooring down? Since it is a shed I'm sure you had the issue of cold air seeping through the floor.
Congrats on turning a shed into a beautiful home, looking forward to seeing the interior all finished, but can we also have a homestead update, please.
Lesley I sooooooooooo understand what you are saying!!! We are going to get some of these Shed to House videos out of our system so that it makes the masses happy (because let’s be honest, these videos are watched way more!) Then I will be go back to the daily homesteading life! Plus it is getting to fall weather so we can finally start growing again!!
Congratulations 🎉😊. That is such a brilliant idea never would have thought of make a shed into a beautiful home. That’s what me and my husband needs really bad. I absolutely love ❤️ it. What a GREAT job you guys have done. And thank you for putting it on here to show everyone you can have a home. Love it
I'm thinking about buying 7 acres right now with a septic system on it new. I have to do a well but other then that how much money to do this and be move In ready?
@@ahuggins6 probably prosperous, if housing and education were basic rights for everyone, we'd have more money to spend on everything else, like... waaay more money to spend on everything else.
@@ThatKid22101, education should be up to the one who wants it, to acquire it. Housing the same as well. My great-uncle told me many years ago: "If you want it badly enough you'll find a way. If you don't (want it badly enough) you'll find an excuse." Te problem is that too many are unwilling to do the work and make the sacrifices to get what they want.
"Better in the struggle together than apart." If more coupes got this simple concept.... The house looks amazing. I loved the narration by Kelly. This labor of love is the best sales pitch for small house/big land living you could ask for. God bless, guys. We'll chat soon.
My husband and I are this way. We are inseparable. I’ve always told him I’d live in a cardboard box with him if I had to. I’d rather do that than live in a mansion without him.
I think ya'll did a great job. A lot of mobile homes aren't build that good. One the to, if you ever want or need extra room you can always close in one of the porches.
I love it! My family and I are from Houston as well and are at the beginning of THINKING about doing the same thing!! I’m tired of working long hours and missing everything my family does!!!! Good inspiration, thanks!
OMG....My husband and I are doing this exact same thing.... At first we were doing it for us as a guest house for him and I to live in. Adult kids came home plus we care for an aging parent. So ran out of room fast...changed mind. Make guest house big enough for adult kids!
This is awesome! I’m in the process of starting my own shed to house conversion. I’ve applied to the Facebook group you made. Looking forward to picking your brains and getting so many ideas!
I lived in a shed to house conversion in Kansas city my whole life. It started out as a tack shed in 1901. in the 20's the main house burnt down so the family moved into the shed while the new house was built. They added a room, and then another etc...My dad bought it in 1958, when I was born.
So impressive - determination and willing to do what’s needed to complete your end dream! I am envious and humbled at the same time! I hope you have many happy years living your dream!!!
Wow THANK YOU Annie!!!!! That is so sweet to hear!!! You can do it..... IF you really want to. It’s a harder life than we thought, but Way more rewarding than we thought also!!!
Phenomenal. After doing a 250 square foot tiny house in the Arizona desert for 7 months with no power or running water, my wife and I and our newborn daughter, and 3 dogs, this looks like a better route!!! Just beautiful.
I think you guys are awesome. It takes a lot of courage to do what you guys did. I'm digging deep within myself to do the same. God bless you and your family 🙏 wish you guys the best.
It helps to see it all come around in a short timespan. There are many days when we think we haven’t made any progress, but this video helps us see how much we have accomplished!
I absolutely love your place. I love that you put railings on your stairs. Lots of tiny houses don't have any or only a small one on the inside wall. Did you use tie downs vs a concrete foundation? That way you don't have a deed and you have way less taxes. I prefer an under the counter sink over the top mount ones. It's easier to keep them clean around the edges
Great job. We built our own 1100 SQ ft house for the same reasons 10 years ago. We also did the same with a HUGE deck. Debt free is a blessing. Great job. Anyone else considering, yes you can do it!
I would like to know the price from.starr to finish, and the. The price of the property to see if it is more reasonable than planning on just buying when the market crashes
love your loftshed I'm based in the UK and embrace solar technology I would love to live in a shed like what you got folks regards from Mark and Cornwall UK
Wondering how far North you are. I live in College Station and although it was a warm winter this year, last year it was cold! With the exposed pipes underneath the house isn't freezing an issue in the winter?
I'm trying to be rent and mortgage free. I turn 20 very soon, have two kids and a husband so we are going to start working on something similar this year ❤ wish us luck. Love the home
❝ *_It was better_* in the struggle *_together_* without flooring or hot water *_than it was being apart from each other._* ❞ - Kelly Brotherton, 2019 (formatting mine) . I don't know 'bout y'all, but for me this tagline is begging to be put on some kind of wall art. «smile» As soon as I saw this was an edited video, I knew it was going to be good. Thanks for blowing even my [admittedly] high expectations out of the water! Brilliant stuff... looking forward to the interior one!
The place is beautiful but I don't understand the taut cables on the stair case! Those look like they could be extremely dangerous to children, pets, or clumsy adults.
I am so HAPPY for you guys and am recommending this lifestyle to my son who is 19 , planning to be married within the next few years. What an incredible idea! Thank you for sharing!💗
You guys are teaching me alot and I literally just started watching a few days ago. I found y'all watching off grid living. Even though you all are not off the grid I think your videos are the best I've seen so far
@@BetterTogetherLife Things are great! Getting our first real tastes of Fall, getting future horse pastures seeded, possibly harvesting our layers soon, and other various things that have apparently decided that they need done now. Ha!
I know how expensive labor can be especially for a carpenter.it's a good thing your husband knows exactly what he's doing because that right there would cost you more than material.
Hmm, Perhaps one day for the Future, you could like do another shed to house conversion. One that is Smaller on the land. with 2 bedrooms. and 2 bathrooms, with Kitchen in the middle. For when your 2 Oldest kids are around 16 or 17 years old to live in. Perhaps could make it like a teaching tool for them for when they are ready to get there own place to live.
In the future.. remember that the interior molding and trim industry to follow suit from pressure of home designers and others. Changed how molding and trim was installed by method and design. The cavity on the back of all trim and molding is there so molding can be glued up.. I use construction adhesive. (liquid nails original) and a commercial 3m holt melt gun.. the intent goes like this.. we prefit and precut all the pieces.. paint the pieces.. glue up by by making quarter sized dots of construction adhesive every 8 inches or so... and then place a few dots of hot melt to provide initial bond. I realize this takes time.. I realize its way over the top... but it is how its done... I do have customers now I come across from time to time that demand it... I personally dont have it done that way in my home except for around a few doors and it does look amazing when done this way.
@@leanwoodworks We have this glued-on trim molding in the "new" part of our house, but it doesn't stay on. Keeps falling off. I prefer something nailed on!
Hi , that is a great idea , it shouldnt cost too much and with their experience will be a breeze to do . Also have some panels on the roof for solar piwer electric and a solar water heater linked to the wood burner heater for winter .
@@BetterTogetherLife I know that it would be a worthwhile endeavor, but I know next to nothing about carpentry, plumbing, electrical. lol Not to mention, zoning laws, etc. I'll have to learn.
These only cost 9 grand and with 750$ you can get insulation and electrical already done for you. The rest probably costs like 10 grand so 19k is cheap here. Your not finding a house cheaper.
The thing that cost a fortune.. and i mean a fortune is.. the land.. and then getting water and electric back there. I have land out in south Texas on 125 acres. I’ll just say.. I build a house out around 50 acres out from my home as my hunting cabin. House was a small 3 bedroom, 2 restroom. Cost me around $25,000. Now to get water and electric out there cost me another $20,000 alone lol. If I were to assume.. this cost around $150,000. Excluding the land. Now although this is a lot of money.. depending where you live it’s no. A cheap Cali home is $550,000 lol
@@willieoliver1507 $10k just in appliances and lighting. You are also not getting electrical and insulation for $750 that is fit for living in or anywhere close to what these people put in. Seeing how just the electrical panel and breakers for a home is going to run you around that, not even including spray foam. Spray foam is average around $2 a board foot. 15' wide x 40' long x 3" thick x $2 = $3600 just for the roof foam. Then you have to add in the cost of cabinets, sinks, tubs, tile, counters, flooring, paint, that deck etc. This project would be comparable to a trailer house in cost and it would have been done in a week or 2 instead of a year.
Nice work. Save yourself some hand agony and cover those exposed cut off cable ends on the stairway. Slip on the stairs and grab at the cable and the exposed cable ends will mess you up.
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What size is this one answer ASAP please
If you have to ask how much it costs, you probably don't want to know
We had a complete Karsten home 25x50 delivered and set for $55000. Sold my home and paid cash. Best thing I've done.
Does this include finished walls, electrical,insulation, etc?
I'm trying to start planning
@@jamesdavis2811 think it’s just the building itself
@@jamesdavis2811 I live in Houston and there’s a place across the street from me that makes like metal buildings and cabins and stuff and I called them because they have a three bedroom two bath cabin for 1700 ft.² totally finished everything for 80,000 you just have to look around
@@Moneygirlhood those steel buildings are getting more popular. They're not great for colder climates, but you can insulate whatever you want with enough money
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Sheem dog is a lier bro
It isn't as fancy as yours, but we converted a shed into a tiny house, and have been living in it, on our 23 acres, for about 5 months. Loving it!
How's it going im hoping to do the same
@@kswag5759 Going good. We're getting pretty close to actually building a normal size house. But we've faired well in our tiny house. It wouldn't kill us to live the rest of our lives in here, but we (my husband and I) both agree it would be nice to have our own space now and then. He likes to watch TV and I'd rather be on the computer.
That ending is not fair, not fair at all!! I absolutely love this home and hope your life there is everything you imagine!
I am VERY SORRY! I had no idea that the ending was going to be so upsetting. Not just you. SORRY!!
Have you seen the tour video? It is the next video that should have popped up. PLEASE COMMENT there also!!
@@BetterTogetherLife I really was just joking! I’ll certainly watch the tour because I really loved what I saw in the first video. I did subscribe to your channel, though.
This is glorious! This has been a dream of mine for years.
As a single mom of five kids, two with a terminal disability that impacts their cognitive and physical functions, my divorce and escape from domestic violence has destroyed my credit and I remain on government assistance 7 years later. I hate it and I am trapped in the NJ system because I am limited on my income and limited on what I can save. Therefore, I rent a home for an exorbitant monthly price and no way out.
A dream of smaller living was born of my rural upbringing and now that the kids are growing older, I dream of a place they can actually call home. The challenges of bringing this dream to fruition are significant in NJ because of all of the government regulations, but you have inspired me to dream, and I am grateful. Many blessings to you, from one homeschool homesteading mama to another!!
The structure itself doesn't necessarily make it a home, It's rather the occupants who reside within those walls that truly make it a HOME.. While this setup might not be for everyone you obviously have made it your home and that's a truly wonderful thing!.. Thanks for inviting us in and sharing your humble abode with us and please know that I hope all is well with you and your family!. 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Living with no debt is the single best idea any fledging family can start out with. Build your quality of life from within, not based on possessions.
Kim Horton
This project cost them tens of thousands of dollars. Maybe as much as 75- 150 thousand. I’m guessing they either had a nice savings account already, their in debt again, or they got gifted the money. But no way was this project cheap...
Kim Horton 💯👍🏽
An Idea that comes too late to most.
@@danclmb Their implementation wasn't, but it *can* be done much cheaper for those on a much tighter budget.
@@danclmb They saved, or she wouldn't of said debt free. There in there 30's debt free. That's a major accomplishment and 99% of people live in debt until the day they die. If you ain't saving, your doing it wrong.
My home is 707 sq feet and no problem for me. I don’t miss cleaning a 5 bedroom house that was also a facility. Freedom is priceless.
I love seeing the kids play and dance around in the background of all these videos!! It's so awesome and really makes me smile. You guys are awesome. We hope to do something like this soon!
Absolutely!!!! Our kids never stop dancing!! 🤣🤣 🕺 💃
We used drawers in our Ikea kitchen too. Only way to go! No more getting down on our knees to look for pots and pans!
My hubby and I have lived in 720 sq ft for 35 years! Didn’t know we were so hip and cool living the “tiny house” lifestyle all these years!! I have only one closet and the upstairs bedroom is a loft with no door. If we have a disagreement I can only storm off to the bathroom to slam the door! 😂
That is awesome!
One thing we're doing that has been a lot more useful than we thought... We put gutters on our house and redirect the rain water into a 2000 liter tank. Then we feed that through a berkey water filter and use it for drinking and cooking. It tastes better than any well or city water we've ever had. In the video it's not clear if you brought in city water or if you have a well. But having a second source of water would be nice either way. If you're on a well and the power goes out, you might not have water. And if you have municipal water, having another source can save you some money. You can also use the rain water for gardening, or if you want to have a source of water that you know is free from chemicals. You can use it to fill animal troughs or swimming pools also.
Oh YES!!!!! In November we will begin our rain water harvesting adventure!! 😁😁😁😁😁
@@BetterTogetherLife I'll never live without it again. Make sure you get a tank that isn't translucent. If it's translucent, like an IBC container, you'll have to paint it. You want it as dark as possible inside to fight algae. There's a device you should use, a first flush system. It's a vertical pipe with some kind of float or plastic bottle in it. When it first starts raining, the water fills that pipe first. The float then closes off that pipe so the water can run over it into the tank. You drill a tiny hole in the bottom of the pipe so that it slowly drains off when it's not raining. The idea is to throw away the first water that comes off the roof since that will be washing all the dirt or whatever off your roof. You should also put some window screen over the tank where the water enters. It will keep mosquitoes out and act as a filter for leaves and other things. You'll be amazed how much water you get. With a roof your size, an inch of rain should give you about 1000 gallons. I'm considering making an outdoor shower with a solar water heater fed by our tank.
@@brianlanning836 Wow thanks for the water tip!! Ur Awesome!!!
@Lemmiwinks We don't have any trees over our current house. So it's not an issue. There are a few gutter systems designed to collect water while shedding leaves and other things. Nothing will be perfect though. So I have a piece of window screen over the tank where the downspout ends.
Brian Lanning Such a smart plan.
I’m a remodeler and you all did an amazing job! I’ve been thinking of doing this for years. Hopefully I can make it a reality soon. Nice job!
Screw the bank!!!!! Live debt free!! Good for you
Yes Rene YES!!!!!!!!!!!
Taxes
Amen...if we could only get the entire country to do this and take back their power.
F me u know how much it goin to cost me i dont have any builder friends i guess if u hav 100k in the bank already i can be debt free to
@@BetterTogetherLife I’m 22 and I did this and payed it off in 6 months and a lot of over time now I have more money to have fun
I paid $10,200 for my 14x40 shed, and bought my daughter, son in law and their new born son the same size. I put both sheds together in an L shape and then a few years later I bought another shed that is a 16x50 and made it mine and husbands new place. Then we connected the first 2 buildings and rearranged some things and by cutting out a hallway and adding a small roof to that part and now it has become a 2 bedroom 2 bath home for them with 1150 square feet. If they have another child they can always get another shed and connect it like we did to make it 1,400 square feet. Around here a plain 1,400 square foot home on 1/8 acre would cost $200,000. But doing 3 sheds we can do it for $50,000. And that’s even buying all new appliances and not repurposed items. Think outside the box and it’s always a win win. Most people want to start large and that’s where they get into financial problems. Each shed we got did not required a credit check and we were able to pay monthly payments for 5 years. Our first one was $485 a month for 5 years and 2 years later we got the 2nd one. Now I’m in the process of building a porch inside the L shaped house to connect both doors to a huge porch for their son to play on and an above ground pool right off the porch for us all to swim. We live beside each other so when I get older my daughter and grandson will be there to help me. Also, If my parents ever need a place to stay at the end of their lives they can always stay with me even though it’s a smaller place because everything is built wheelchair accessible inside the house. Think forward in life and you’ll save a lot of money.
Mandy, this is SOOOOOO AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!
I love this so much, huge congrats!!!!
So happy to see small successes being appreciated and celebrated. Knowing what went into making it makes you value it so much more.
You guys have done a wonderful job. I love it. I feel like we have done everything backwards and everything happened that to prevented us moving forward with our homestead. We have 12 acres and we put our shed on it to convert. And everything and anything happened to prevent us from getting the work done. From illness to taking care of an ill parent to death to cancer and surgery and more death and more surgeries. We got to a point that we just said ok. After fighting for four years to get it done. We let go and took care of the real important things, for family. Things are better. We are sad for the lose of family members and praise God they are cancer free and doing well. I’m happy to say October 31st is my husband s last day at work after being a journeyman electrician for 30 yrs. he’s going back to school to learn a trade that he can make his own schedule. I see landscaping in our near future. And lots of improvement at our cabin. I love it when I look out over our land. It’s the most freeing feeling. I love the deer walking up by the back barn and playing peekaboo with our huskies. I have not laughed that hard in so long. And when it’s so hot you can’t take it anymore then we see our husky push through the back gate and run as fast as she could to jump into the pond. It’s like you are pushed to work as hard as your body will let you. And you think why am I doing this. Then you look up and see the most beautiful site all around you. And it’s all yours. I hope that someone will read this and understand that it’s not easy. Like when you still lived in the suburbs and were paying a thousand a month to get our land and cabin paid off but we did it. And how for two solid years we collected everything we could from habitat for humanity and goodwill and yard sale and the curb. And it’s all our and it looks great. I like it better than our big suburban home with all the showroom furniture in it. It’s pure joy to live an intentional life. Where sacrifice pays off. And it certainly did for you guys! God bless your family and your home! Leslye
THIS is soooooo amazing!!!!!!!!
Thank you thank you for sharing your story, I read every word and it gives us soooooo much joy and we can not wait until you comment back in the future saying, WE DID IT!!!!!
We are full time living on our land!!
It might be easy for some folks but for us it took a lot of hard work and sacrifice and working through and in spite of serious health issues. Never give up.
James couch it would have been awesome if we had not had to put our homestead on hold. Our problem came in when family we were responsible for lived in another city. And it was not just one family member it was several. But when we made the sacrifice to let go of our own dreams for a while to care for our parents many doors were opened. And it brought me back to an area that I can get help for my psoriatic arthritis mutalins. Mutalins is the most extreme form of arthritis you can have. So for me to have done as much as I have is a miracle. Very soon we will be back at it. Now that my father is cancer free. He had three surgeries and will need one more but he is going to get through it. And almost everything has been handled from my father in laws estate. That was the biggest job we have ever taken on. I’m looking forward to being in our cabin again. And moving forward with plans to improve the land. And there is a boat in our future. We are five minutes to the boat dock of a very large river in Tennessee. If I had it to do over, I would still choose taking care of our family even if it means our desires are put on hold. Family first. And then the blessing pour in. The year we had with my father in law was priceless. I wish we had another year. My dreams may have been on hold but I will not give completely up on them even with severe arthritis. Leslye
@@cabinlifeatedensprings1710 that is a beautiful testamony. Yes, people are always more important than things...lay not up treasures on earth but in heaven. You will be blessed in this life and the life to come.
I saw that toaster oven, and I gotta respect it. I live in California and me and my family lost our house in the Camp Fire. We lived in a trailer for like 8 months and got a toaster oven gifted to us, and it changed our freaking lives. Even right now we finally moved into a house and have a oven and microwave but I still use the toaster oven alllllllll the time. Its so great.
Oh YES!!!!!! We soooooo love it!!!
New homesteaders showcases our farm and animals. Taking friends on our new journey. Thanks
My wife and I are currently in the process to accomplish the same goals for our family!
I love everything yall have done.
Your home is beautiful. Job well done
So awesome, thank you!!!!!
I loved watching this video. It's great to see young people thinking and doing things that are smart and so much better for their families.
Yessss
Whoohoo! When y'all started this journey, you didn't know how to do any of this stuff. Now you have skills - real skills - and the knowledge that you *_can_*_ do it._ So proud of you!
Kristen, we talk about you allllll the time! You’re the best counsel and encourager-kelly
@@BetterTogetherLife Me‽ I'm honored, and surprised.
Really, though, I am so stinkin' proud of you. You've come _so far _*_so fast!_*
Y'all got gumption - and now you have an awesome homestead on which to raise your children.
Of course Kirsten!!!! YOU are one of the originals! You have given us so much encouragement over the years and actually believed that we could do this!!!
Thank you Kirsten, THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!
This is so beautiful I cried. I'm jealous that I didnt do this and that my kids didnt get the opportunity to grow up with their mom around. As a single mom, I should have done this. This is just awesome on every level.
Thank you for this comment. I’m struggling on this decision as well.
I just cried watching this because this is exactly what our family wants! ❤️
YES! You can live in a *huge* house like that!
I raised our family of 7 in a 21'×22' house. We didn't have "store bought electricity" for the 1st 10 years.
In just a few, very fast, years; you'll be THRILLED with your decision! You'll do GREAT!
BRAVO! BRAVO! BRAVO!
Congrats and good luck with your a beautiful home and life.
If it ever becomes an issue in the future and the kids/clothes get hooked on the cut off ends of the wires on the stairs put some heat shrink tubing over them. Cleans it up nicely and protects anyone getting poked.
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Yup! That’s what we have done.
@@BetterTogetherLife You only need two ends, and zig-zag the wire back and fourth across the gap... that minimizes the raw ends and needs only ONE turnbuckle.
My first thought when I saw those cables was, "YES, a stairwell that doesn't have to be dusted!" Brilliant.
Liiiisten me and my husband would have divorced and remarried about 10x already doing this project together lmbo.good job guys really good job
My wife and I loved it from the state of Washington
Thank you soooooo much Larry!!!!!
Yeah my daughter in Idaho is doing the same thing bought a shed and now is converting it for a family of four just in the beginning of it
Love the fact, you two worth and agree together.
This brings me back to 27 years ago when we did tbis with our 5 children. We bought a 3 acre wooded lot and a single wide trailer and built a 2700 sq foot 5 bedroom and 4 bathroom house with a huge front and back porch abs moved in it while we built. The first two weeks we had no plumbing or electric and used the most interesting ways to include washing dishes in tubs also lol. So many things hit home. We were so tired for a few years. We never seem to be able to stop building and improving. It was addicting and we had growing boys to help and we ended up with a beautiful place. It’s awesome what you are doing. Kids will appreciate this when they are olde d teaches them a lot.
I love your families style. It looks really pretty and I appreciate the fact that you are prioritizing life together vs. keeping up with the......! SMART!!!!
Yea, I kicked “the Joneses” to the curb a looooooooooong time ago.
Unfortunately I am realizing that I can always go against the grain, I need to take each decision in life separately and stop always being a rebel.
But I just always think that the masses are WRONG! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
We are doing something similar. The suburban "American dream" feels more like a TRAP. It is a totally amazing feeling to have your goals change ❤ much love on your new adventure!!!
Because of a lot of "Professionals" and an absolutely insipid bunch of local "Governmental" people, the "American Dream" has turned into a massive nightmare! No monster ever shown in a Horror Film has EVER been this bad! Housing Officials and such do their best to suck as much money out of you and I through their own nefarious ways, through codes and zones and such. A long time ago, it didn't used to be that way. Their ways are merely "Big Brother" telling us what to do. I'm so sick of it!
This might be a silly question but I genuinely would love to know…How did you guys/your husband know how to do everything? I mean like everything? Like the pipes in the ground outside, where to put them, how deep to dig, just knowing to dig period, and even like knowing who to get help from, but also the simple things like how to do a door frame or when to use a table saw??? My mind is more blown on the fact that you guys were able to create this basically all DIY lol and how you guys knew what to do and how to do it. I mean sure I could google it but I wouldn’t even know WHAT I needed to google lol I am so impressed. Very happy for you guys. This is such a dream of mine 🥰 d Thank you for sharing with the rest of us❤ such a beautiful home and family
Hi there Lisa, thank you soooooo much for your comment.
I honestly had ZERO clue or skills on how to build anything!!! I just started. I bought a basic Ryobi cordless set of tools and I started building stuff. First was a small stool, then some garden beds, and then WATCH THIS VIDEO….
ua-cam.com/video/vwjyv4ZD5ds/v-deo.html
Skip to the middle of the video and you’ll see how CLUELESS I was about construction. NO IDEA. 🤣🤣🤣 But I somehow figured out how to build “a home for rabbits” way before I figured out how to build a home for humans.
And then of course, I outsourced things like rough plumbing and electric. I don’t care to know those things. And then I found a friend that does construction and I paid him to do some of the work on our home and to use me as his assistant. So I was able to learn even more skills.
But mainly, you just gotta jump in the water!
When I left the service I got a job as a water bailiff and I lived in what most people in far Scotland would call wood shed and over the course of a year I installed 3 solar panels which In hindsight was too much when you consider how little time I spent in it. There was a stream about 100 hundred yards from my billet which flowed in a small lochen and for me with all the wild life in abundance it was heaven for me and I envy you all for the adventures you’ve had and the experiences you’ll all have in future, fair winds and calm skies to you all
I love it! I lived outside Houston from.2011 to 2022. I moved back to California to finish out my career. I'm 59 years old. I'm going to buy 5 to 10 acres asap outside Houston. Possibly east Texas or northeast by Huntsville. I have bought property at the Texas tax deed auctions before so I'm hoping I can find something there and save money. I'm really happy for you guys. You totally inspire me. I want something almost off grid. I have 10k watts of solar power stations for blackouts and some 400 watt solar panels to change the generators. I'd love to grow some vegetables and plant some fruit trees. I hope the S#t doesn't hit the fan but I want to be prepared as much as I can in case. Plus I just love the country and trees like yourself. Enjoy your lives😊
Hello mortgage free living!!!😀 Big congrats to you all! Love this time laps video!!! Remember the first time we came out to do a site evaluation before delivering your shed house. It looks so different now and y’all have made some really impressive progress. So happy for y’all! Really great vid too!!
What a beautiful home! I am a single mother of 2 little boys and my dream is to one day have a tiny home!
THANK YOU Tommie!!!!!!!!!
Is this. Tiny home?
This is one of the nicer shed to home I have seen. Good job. Thank you for posting.
Thank you! Just wait until the tour video!
I don‘t want to be a spoilsport but as a swiss architect with plenty experience lookin g at that minimal light weight construction, this is only fun until the next Ida or Kathrina. comes along.
Another thing that I don‘t understand is the lack of real outside shutters to prevent heat from getting into the house, or to keep the heat in in winternights and to protect the windows during storms. Instead we see pictures of people running to a hardware store to fight over plywood with each approaching storm.
BTW foam insulation is banned from the list of ecological building materials, it contains gaz to form the foam. Plus after some years it starts to crumble and loose it‘s capacity to insulate. You could use sheep-wool instead.
All in all I appreciate your effort to live without debt, just a little more savings beforehand would have resulted in a more ecological and longer lasting result.
Who would dislike this? I'm proud of their hard work. Very few are willing to go that far to be happy. Great job!
Downvoted because of the ending. Just say tour next video without the lead-in. Just annoying. But they probably did a fantastic job. So good for them. And good on them for making money on you tube.
I love their water dance especially when it was the whole family, lol. Super cute.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 “water dance!!” Thank you Brooke for watching and commenting! Lol
I thought their water dance was a viral moment......LOVED IT!
Am I the only one noticing that the deck has a better foundation than the house?
It’s not a house it’s a converted shed, but you’re right it should have had a better foundation.
Yeah it kinda cares me since there is kiddos around
@@2010sinnamon Well, it's not quite scary, for a shed that's being used as a shed its fine. For a house though, not having a slab or proper concrete bases for the supports will lead to uneven settling, causing cracks in the sheet-rock and doors and windows that don't function properly. To fix that with the house in place is going to be much harder than doing it correctly beforehand.
That's the thing, it's not a house, it's a shed and not built to be lived in for many reasons.....most of them having to do with safety.
@@sanautin What are these areas that it's insufficient might I ask? It being originally intended as a shed has NOTHING to do with whether or not it's built to code or can be modified to meet code. If a structure is large enough to require a permit then I'm pretty sure that it has to be built to code and that shed is definitely large enough to require one.
As someone who is nearing retirement and would like some solitude, I love this! I have a 2,000 square foot home and would love to downsize like this. Your home is beautiful!
THANK YOU very much Jay!!!!!!!!!!
Where??? And....when? Forty years ago?@justthink5854
I'm super curious about the wood flooring. How did you insulate the floor before putting the flooring down? Since it is a shed I'm sure you had the issue of cold air seeping through the floor.
The floor is spray foam insulated underneath.
Love your porches! Really nice place. Haven't finished video yet but I'd want a tornado shelter.
Hello Beth..😊
You killed it with this video! Such a powerful story of commitment and determination to make dreams a reality. Loved every second of it!!
Oh Jen (and Chris) thank you so much!!!!! You gotta go and chase down those dreams for sure! 🤣🤣
Congrats on turning a shed into a beautiful home, looking forward to seeing the interior all finished, but can we also have a homestead update, please.
Lesley I sooooooooooo understand what you are saying!!!
We are going to get some of these Shed to House videos out of our system so that it makes the masses happy (because let’s be honest, these videos are watched way more!)
Then I will be go back to the daily homesteading life! Plus it is getting to fall weather so we can finally start growing again!!
@@BetterTogetherLife The question is total cost with land
Congratulations 🎉😊. That is such a brilliant idea never would have thought of make a shed into a beautiful home. That’s what me and my husband needs really bad. I absolutely love ❤️ it. What a GREAT job you guys have done. And thank you for putting it on here to show everyone you can have a home. Love it
Thank you so much Vicky!! Please stay tuned and subscribe so you don’t miss the tour SATURDAY MORNING!!!!
Hello I am Terissa Lynn from Tuscumbia, Alabama I just watched the family on UA-cam I really enjoy watching y'all I love y'all's beautiful house .
Oh well THANK YOU Terissa!! 😁😁
I'm thinking about buying 7 acres right now with a septic system on it new. I have to do a well but other then that how much money to do this and be move In ready?
“Debt free and mortgage free.” The quote of the century.
Heck yea!!!!!
Imagine a world where everyone believed debt only drags you down. What if EVERYONE was debt free? What would our economy look like?
@@ahuggins6 probably prosperous, if housing and education were basic rights for everyone, we'd have more money to spend on everything else, like... waaay more money to spend on everything else.
@@ThatKid22101, education should be up to the one who wants it, to acquire it. Housing the same as well.
My great-uncle told me many years ago: "If you want it badly enough you'll find a way. If you don't (want it badly enough) you'll find an excuse."
Te problem is that too many are unwilling to do the work and make the sacrifices to get what they want.
"Better in the struggle together than apart." If more coupes got this simple concept....
The house looks amazing. I loved the narration by Kelly. This labor of love is the best sales pitch for small house/big land living you could ask for. God bless, guys. We'll chat soon.
Thank you Matthew!!!! God bless the Thomas family on yalls new adventure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😁
My husband and I are this way. We are inseparable. I’ve always told him I’d live in a cardboard box with him if I had to. I’d rather do that than live in a mansion without him.
I think ya'll did a great job. A lot of mobile homes aren't build that good. One the to, if you ever want or need extra room you can always close in one of the porches.
Yup!!!! That is what our thought has been also. 😁😁😁😁
Patricia Medlin yes, these are built so much better then a mobile home.
I really admire families that can live in small quarters like that and be the happiest people you've ever seen
NICE WORK. GOD BLESS YOU. HOW MUCH IT COST?
I love it! My family and I are from Houston as well and are at the beginning of THINKING about doing the same thing!! I’m tired of working long hours and missing everything my family does!!!! Good inspiration, thanks!
OMG....My husband and I are doing this exact same thing.... At first we were doing it for us as a guest house for him and I to live in. Adult kids came home plus we care for an aging parent. So ran out of room fast...changed mind. Make guest house big enough for adult kids!
That's so great CJ! Are you a member of our Shed to House FB group?
facebook.com/groups/861266740676044/
How you guys get started? Seeking knowledge, pointers, & insight.
This is awesome! I’m in the process of starting my own shed to house conversion. I’ve applied to the Facebook group you made. Looking forward to picking your brains and getting so many ideas!
The amount of work , patience and persistence.... amazing. When you really want something you go for it. Such ambition
Marissa, that’s awesome! You sound like you’ve had some experience with it!
I lived in a shed to house conversion in Kansas city my whole life. It started out as a tack shed in 1901. in the 20's the main house burnt down so the family moved into the shed while the new house was built. They added a room, and then another etc...My dad bought it in 1958, when I was born.
Doing something similar when I finish college so I can afford travel and able to afford my modified cars
How what do you do?
Dont do it in central texas or the toranados will roll you 3 times a tear
Fucking same!!! I can’t afford all these cars I wanna build and a normal house 🤣 not unless a partner helped me but for just me I wanna do this
Both are hobbies for the retired, focus on saving money so you can retire one day.
@@ollieenger1424 I dislike your comment 😂
How wonderful for your whole family! Very nice to downsize, and have more together quality time.
Well thank you so much Beth!!!!
So impressive - determination and willing to do what’s needed to complete your end dream! I am envious and humbled at the same time! I hope you have many happy years living your dream!!!
Wow THANK YOU Annie!!!!! That is so sweet to hear!!! You can do it..... IF you really want to. It’s a harder life than we thought, but Way more rewarding than we thought also!!!
Phenomenal. After doing a 250 square foot tiny house in the Arizona desert for 7 months with no power or running water, my wife and I and our newborn daughter, and 3 dogs, this looks like a better route!!! Just beautiful.
Outstandin place you have !!! God Bless !!
I think you guys are awesome. It takes a lot of courage to do what you guys did. I'm digging deep within myself to do the same. God bless you and your family 🙏 wish you guys the best.
This was amazing all around! You guys must be so proud of all your hard work and perseverance. Thanks for sharing the journey.
It helps to see it all come around in a short timespan. There are many days when we think we haven’t made any progress, but this video helps us see how much we have accomplished!
I absolutely love your place. I love that you put railings on your stairs. Lots of tiny houses don't have any or only a small one on the inside wall.
Did you use tie downs vs a concrete foundation? That way you don't have a deed and you have way less taxes.
I prefer an under the counter sink over the top mount ones. It's easier to keep them clean around the edges
Thank you June!!!!! Yes to less taxes for sure!
Great job. We built our own 1100 SQ ft house for the same reasons 10 years ago. We also did the same with a HUGE deck. Debt free is a blessing. Great job. Anyone else considering, yes you can do it!
That’s awesome!
I would like to know the price from.starr to finish, and the. The price of the property to see if it is more reasonable than planning on just buying when the market crashes
Hello Persephone's😊
love your loftshed I'm based in the UK and embrace solar technology I would love to live in a shed like what you got folks regards from Mark and Cornwall UK
Thank you Mark!!!!! We wish you all the luck!!!!
Looking good, I like how the whole family was involved /cheers to you guys.
Thanks a bunch!!!! Yup, it’s been great to have the kids learn a few building skills along with me!
@@BetterTogetherLife That is what life is all about :-)
You guys are so better together! and brilliant. I loved the recap and hooked on the tour to follow ;)
Thank you buddy!!!!!!!
Wondering how far North you are. I live in College Station and although it was a warm winter this year, last year it was cold! With the exposed pipes underneath the house isn't freezing an issue in the winter?
Nope. All of the water lines are PEX. Which is freeze resistant. The rest of the pipes are just drain lines. So no water in them to freeze.
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Hello Sally..😊
I have to say, there is nothing small about that kitchen. I love your covered porch as well. Great Job.
Thanks so much!
That foam spray is like magic lol..but debt free and being able to say you built your own home is awesome 👏
Thank you Jazz!!!! Debt freedom!!!!!!!!
I'm trying to be rent and mortgage free. I turn 20 very soon, have two kids and a husband so we are going to start working on something similar this year ❤ wish us luck. Love the home
Thank you Rachel!! You are way ahead of the game for even thinking of a debt free life at 20.
You are going to do AMAZING!!!!!!!!
❝ *_It was better_* in the struggle *_together_* without flooring or hot water *_than it was being apart from each other._* ❞ - Kelly Brotherton, 2019 (formatting mine)
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I don't know 'bout y'all, but for me this tagline is begging to be put on some kind of wall art. «smile»
As soon as I saw this was an edited video, I knew it was going to be good. Thanks for blowing even my [admittedly] high expectations out of the water! Brilliant stuff... looking forward to the interior one!
David you are soooooo awesome!!!! Thank you thank you for every comment! You add so much value, THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Agreed David!!😀
The place is beautiful but I don't understand the taut cables on the stair case! Those look like they could be extremely dangerous to children, pets, or clumsy adults.
I am so HAPPY for you guys and am recommending this lifestyle to my son who is 19 , planning to be married within the next few years. What an incredible idea! Thank you for sharing!💗
Thank you Kelley!!!!!!!
This is a grand project! How amazing it's turned out. great work
You have every right to be proud of yourselves! Such a beautiful home you have built! Enjoy it!!!
Thank you sooooo much Bonnie!!!!!!
Congratulations! Keep living by your principles, faith and dreams together ❤️ brightest of blessings to you.
You guys are teaching me alot and I literally just started watching a few days ago. I found y'all watching off grid living. Even though you all are not off the grid I think your videos are the best I've seen so far
Marcus! Glad you’re here. Feel free to tell us here or drop an email and let us know what else you’d like to see. Bettertogetherlife@gmail.com
Good on you, putting your family ahead of indebtedness for a house that you obviously didn't need, lowering you carbon footprint etc. Congrats!
Just now watching this and oh my gosh....😢 I'm getting all emotional over how far you've come, what you've learned, and how you've grown!!
Yay!!!!!!!!!!! Eric is BAAAACK!!!!!!!!!!!! What is up my friend?
How is life treating you? We need to catch up for sure!
@@BetterTogetherLife Things are great! Getting our first real tastes of Fall, getting future horse pastures seeded, possibly harvesting our layers soon, and other various things that have apparently decided that they need done now. Ha!
I know how expensive labor can be especially for a carpenter.it's a good thing your husband knows exactly what he's doing because that right there would cost you more than material.
yeah the cost all get astronomical if you cant do all the hard work!
Hmm, Perhaps one day for the Future, you could like do another shed to house conversion. One that is Smaller on the land. with 2 bedrooms. and 2 bathrooms, with Kitchen in the middle. For when your 2 Oldest kids are around 16 or 17 years old to live in. Perhaps could make it like a teaching tool for them for when they are ready to get there own place to live.
Yuuuuup!!!! That is one of the options that we have planned. Let the kids build their own house!!!
How amazing would that be for this to learn!!!
Chakat Nightsparkle ...their... ? 🤦♂️🖕🏽
In the future.. remember that the interior molding and trim industry to follow suit from pressure of home designers and others. Changed how molding and trim was installed by method and design. The cavity on the back of all trim and molding is there so molding can be glued up.. I use construction adhesive. (liquid nails original) and a commercial 3m holt melt gun..
the intent goes like this.. we prefit and precut all the pieces.. paint the pieces.. glue up by by making quarter sized dots of construction adhesive every 8 inches or so... and then place a few dots of hot melt to provide initial bond.
I realize this takes time.. I realize its way over the top... but it is how its done... I do have customers now I come across from time to time that demand it... I personally dont have it done that way in my home except for around a few doors and it does look amazing when done this way.
@@leanwoodworks We have this glued-on trim molding in the "new" part of our house, but it doesn't stay on. Keeps falling off. I prefer something nailed on!
Hi , that is a great idea , it shouldnt cost too much and with their experience will be a breeze to do . Also have some panels on the roof for solar piwer electric and a solar water heater linked to the wood burner heater for winter .
WAY TO GO , IT'S BEAUTIFUL GUYS !!!!!! THE STAIRCASE CABLE'S ARE BAD ASS !!!!! CONGRATULATIONS !!!!
Gr8 place. Good to see it all coming together too. God bless you in your new home.
Better to live in a shed than Houston any time !
Agreed!!!!! 🤣🤣
It's better to live in a shed then any city any were
Better to live anywhere but Houston.
I love TEXAS !
Houston, Texas ! No wonder you don't have an accent! ~ grew up in Beaumont. 🤣😆😂😄🤣😆
God willing, I want to do something like this one day.....
Do it Luis!!!! You’ll love it!
@@BetterTogetherLife I know that it would be a worthwhile endeavor, but I know next to nothing about carpentry, plumbing, electrical. lol
Not to mention, zoning laws, etc. I'll have to learn.
Just beautiful, and you picked all the finishes I would have.
Thank you Sherry!! All of the credit goes to Kelly! She designed every inch of our home. I just sort of told her how fast we can build it. 🤣🤣
Love it! I especially dig putting the scrap pile to use to make something useful. That's what the scrap pile is FOR.
You are right!
Bless your hearts! My son did this and loves it. Im praying about doing myself ❤
The house is really cute,however I imagine the amount of money put into the entire project could have been used to just buy a regular house.
These only cost 9 grand and with 750$ you can get insulation and electrical already done for you. The rest probably costs like 10 grand so 19k is cheap here. Your not finding a house cheaper.
@@willieoliver1507 great point
And the resources and energy spent to acomodate all of that. That’s not ecologically sustainable
The thing that cost a fortune.. and i mean a fortune is.. the land.. and then getting water and electric back there. I have land out in south Texas on 125 acres. I’ll just say.. I build a house out around 50 acres out from my home as my hunting cabin. House was a small 3 bedroom, 2 restroom. Cost me around $25,000. Now to get water and electric out there cost me another $20,000 alone lol. If I were to assume.. this cost around $150,000. Excluding the land. Now although this is a lot of money.. depending where you live it’s no. A cheap Cali home is $550,000 lol
@@willieoliver1507 $10k just in appliances and lighting. You are also not getting electrical and insulation for $750 that is fit for living in or anywhere close to what these people put in. Seeing how just the electrical panel and breakers for a home is going to run you around that, not even including spray foam. Spray foam is average around $2 a board foot. 15' wide x 40' long x 3" thick x $2 = $3600 just for the roof foam.
Then you have to add in the cost of cabinets, sinks, tubs, tile, counters, flooring, paint, that deck etc.
This project would be comparable to a trailer house in cost and it would have been done in a week or 2 instead of a year.
Nice work. Save yourself some hand agony and cover those exposed cut off cable ends on the stairway. Slip on the stairs and grab at the cable and the exposed cable ends will mess you up.
This is exactly where I'm at in thinking. Fed up with having nothing but debt!
Oh Lauri, yes I agree! Have you looked into Dave Ramsey?
@@BetterTogetherLife Not until now. Thanks for the info! Very helpful!
it looks fantastic , greetings from Belgium