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- Опубліковано 28 сер 2024
- Today I'll be showing you tiny house dos and don'ts as I walk you through what it has been like to live with my tiny house for the last 2 years. This tiny house / cabin was built by me with trees found right here where the cabin sits using my Woodland Mills portable sawmill. At the time I wanted to make a tiny house / cabin that had good insulation and heat for year-round use. I also wanted to ensure that there would be a dedicated loft for sleeping and lots of light for an open feeling. Despite the small floors space, the layout of this tiny house accomplished my goals but that doesn't mean there isn't anything I wouldn't change about it. Tune it today to find out what those things are that I think could be fixed up and improved on if I were to have built this tiny house over again. The good thing about having things I"d like to change with this tiny house / cabin is that this gives me an excuse to build another one! Thanks for tuning in today folks, hope all is well out there! Here we go!
I see 👀 a lotta more Dos than Don't absolutely a cute little cabin.
Sandy sleeping area looks comfortable warm the bests.big beautiful inside cabins 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
What's even more beautiful is the mortgage payment.
That’s for sure
Very Nice Build, Great Job !
Thanks Stanley! Appreciate that
Hey Sandy! Appreciate the 2yr update visit to the tiny house! It’s done very well, thanks for sharing with us! Andrew from NB :)!
Glad to show ya around Andrew
Nice cabin man❤❤❤❤👍
I really like that you go into so much detail with these videos! I also watch other outdoor youtubers and it's cool to watch them build but hearing you talk and explain stuff is more helpful
That’s great to hear Corey. Glad you liked the video
Sandy, a job well done !
Nice place just a note poly is available in black. Keep up the videos neighbour! Alberta is warming up.
Glad i found your content thanks for sharing your videos and hello from Louisiana
Love this tiny house. I like your HBC decor! Very Canadian!
Years ago my Father and I built built a house in the north woods using salvaged logs from an 1880 Finnish house and barn. The farmer was taking the buildings down to farm the land where they sat with plans to salvage the logs for fence posts. My Father was "lost" on unmarked country roads trying to to find an auction when he noticed the buildings and bought the logs for the farmer assessed value as fence posts for $600. Neighbors sawmilled trees from our property for the lumber part of our rebuild. Mold grew on everything as this was a drawn out project where we worked on intermittent extended weekends. I noticed there appears to be considerable mold in your building but not nearly as bad as ours was. As a house painter I had some experience with mold removal using household bleach. So I used a pump up sprayer to spray the whole building inside and outside with 1 part standard household bleach to 3 to 4 parts water. A water- fire- mold damage remediation contractor told me he uses 1 part bleach to 9 parts water. I use a full face respirator with chlorine rated filter cartridges and wear a cheap plastic rain suit with hood, any clothes I wear have been saved from the fire for 1 last use. I put plastic down to keep from spotting the floor boards which had been planed. I could have sprayed the floor first then worked my way up the walls and sprayed the ceiling while backing up toward the door.. For us this was a dramatic night to day transformation. The outside has now many years of mold growth and I have plans to bleach it again and then saturate the exterior with homemade water repellent preservative finish. For smaller projects without a full face respirator I think it is always worthwhile to wear a half face mask with the chlorine rated filters and goggles Very easy to test bleach effect on small cutoff samples. A warm breezy summer day, take out all the screens open all the windows and spray away. Without a full face respirator your eyes will tell you when it is time to retreat. wipe down windows - doors asap I have never seen any damage to glass or plastic from bleach but nowadays there may be films? on the glass, spotable metal parts? Bleach is pretty active stuff. Nice build. Thank you for sharing it with all of us.
its so simple but such a flex
Good morning. Thanks for the tour.
It's definitely a beautiful thing! Thanks!
very nice setup
Respect to you and your skill brother, thanks for sharing!
The tiny house looks great! Well done! Looking forward to follow a new project with all your home milled wood 😄
Thanks Henrik!
Looks comfy ... lol, a getaway place from the wife perhaps ... the ultimate Canadian 'dog' house. It looks like its holding up just fine. Nice job.
Cabin looks great.
Nice cabin. I’d love to do that some day.
Well done bro.
Very nice, now that my shoulder is healed up, I can’t wait to get back at the sugar shack this spring. I will definitely use some of your ideas on it, one thing I will do is cut my inside boards with a 1/2” lap joint on both side so the gaps show only wood. Great tour thanks.
I do love the cathedral ceiling though that is awesome
What a neat little cabin. Hoping to build a cabin this summer myself too. 👍
Thanks for tuning in. Good luck with your build
@@sawingwithsandy oh yeah. Thanks, I'm gonna need all the luck I can scrape up....haha
best time to be at camp. inter , gotta love it
Nice job!! Bob
Thanks Bob
Nice cabin there Mr.
Thanks Glen!
Sandy that tiny House looks awesome now I want to build me one back in the woods
You gave me some good advice for my cabin design thanks
I built a 2000 Sq ft house in WV and added lofts in it at the last minute to take advantage of the 20 ft ceilings. Didn’t consider how to get up there. I’m fighting the ladder situation too. Tried to install a crank stair case but it weighed so much the trusses wouldn’t take it. I have a WM LT50 super and did my walls the same way, No drywall at all. Thanks for your ideas, I’m gonna make a flitch rack like yours. Great idea. I heat with the wood from the mill too. I edge all my boards after they air dry to 15 percent. Best Kindling wood in the world, will also cut nicely in that rack. Wrap a bungee around it before u cut it. Keeps in nice bundles. Larry
During the summer time I don't have an air conditioner or forced air conditioner I do it like they did back in the old days you know the windows were about 8 in or 9 in from the ceiling and about 2 ft from the floor I opened the bottom window about 2 in and the top of the window I drop it down cool air comes in pushes the hot air out and it makes it drop about 10 or 15° difference
Hi -- Well done, I enjoy all of your videos. 2 comments please -- #! -- I may have tried to install a 3-way switch in the loft, so if you want to turn those lights on or off, you would not have to crawl to the foot of the bed, (reading etc) I assume there is such a thing as a 12 volt 3-way, don't know about that) #2 Re; Insulation - I would have used RockWool insulation.Solves the "pink" colour problem and eliminates the tar paper, plus better thermals and much better moisture resistance. Thanks for sharing your videos. Dennis Beamish Cambridge Ontario.
Try UA-cam type FOLDING STAIRCASE you will find many great designs, tucks right up out of the way.
Tiny house is great job. Well done. Also, the sawmill shed was a well done project. Do you have any video of the workshop/garage build? I could not find them.
Went to a sawmill demo Sat in Wisconsin then ordered mill like yours
You’ll enjoy milling I’m sure. Happy sawing
We have a 12 x 14 one by our firepit that we use all the time. We have our windows lower down so we can see out when we are sitting down.
Nice place you have there.
Having lower windows is a great idea
Thata boy start w coffee n warm up.does your wife enjoy you staying out alnight.beautiful little cabin buddy.good stuff man.
That brings up another ideal yes I am running off the solar panels too everything that I got come out of a travel trailer everything is 12 votes except for the refrigerator the microwave and there is a thing in the trailer yes one 10 goes in but it converts it down to 12 volts all my lights my coffee pot is 12 volts the only thing it runs off of AC is my washer and dryer and I do have another refrigerator but I have a 3000 watt converter it peaks out at 6,000 I don't need all that power but it's nice to have when you need it
Awesome cabin Sandy. The only thing I noticed is that your battery is not sealed from the interior and vented to the exterior. Other than that it looks like a great little space to get out in the woods and relax with a coffee. Speaking of coffee, I need to reload my cup and skid a few logs. Keep the videos coming.
It could still do with some sort of a kitchenette setup.. possibly even a hot water system based around the wood stove flu... I would think about putting the kitchenette where you were sitting and finding a way to move the stove further into the corner and while you are at it have it sit on a wood store to raise it so it is more useable as a cooking surface... For water storage I would look into back hoe-ing a 7-8 feet deep hole on the uphill end of the cabin to drop in a 275 gal IBC tote as the water tank and insulate the crap out of the top of said tank ... If you use one of those non freeze out door standing taps and pressurize the IBC tank with compresses air it would be hard to get it broke due to frost...
Hey buddy how are ya? I sure love the tiny house!! I have a spot picked out to build mine as soon as I get my mill. I to will be building on a down slope. We have a lot of ponderosa pine and cedar here where I live. So that what I’ll build with. Thanks for mentioning the black landscape cloth that’s a great idea. I will also use a couple of solar panels to keep a battery charged up, like in the hillbilly hide out. I’ve been dreaming of getting the sawmill for years now, I need to sell my m35a2 deuce and a half first before I buy the sawmill. “One dream paying for the next” any way thank you so much for sharing you adventures with us. I look forward to being able to share in the future. God bless you and yours buddy!
What give me the indication that there is something going on with power is the low voltage power of LD lights yes 110 goes in but it's converted down to almost a quarter watt to make it work I have dropped my electricity down from 40 to 50 dollars a month
Sandy, I think it would be nice if you made the deck twice as big and make it screened in. In the summer if it’s hot you could sleep out there or it’s just nice to have an area to bbq.
Definitely sounds like a great addition
First, love the work and dedication and the humbleness to realize you are not a one man know everything machine! To further what @James Kringlee said, I think getting a 12v fan and maybe fashioning some scoops with a screen to go over the windows to keep it airing out when not in use. Then seal it up when you are there and want to keep it warm/cool, otherwise keep that guy open to breath!
You have sort of created a mold bomb with the vapour barrier keeping the moisture in the cabin. So figuring out a way to keep the air moving and getting out of there with it being green wood over the next few years. In one side and pushed out the other side with a fan to help keep it moving.
I built a small bunkie but used kiln dried, I did almost everything you said short of the black fabric. But, I made mine really breathable, full roof vent, made sure I didnt do a very tight seal with the vapour barrier, just using it to hold in the bats and some of the heat from my little heater.
Good luck!
Thanks for tuning in. I keep two windows cracked open when I’m not in there for air flow. All the windows have screens so I’m able to open them when needed for more air flow. The cabin is built just like a house in terms of vapour barrier so I make sure to keep the air flowing for sure
That's quite unusual running your insulated chimney all the way down to the stove top! Up to 20' of exposed single wall inside your living space can only improve heating efficiency and add that much more heat to your living space. More typically, one uses a ceiling support kit and the transition from single wall to insulated double-wall chimney is made there. Moving up, the insulated chimney only needs to extend (outside) 2' above anything within a 10' radius. :)
Was the best option for me as I already had the chimney pipe so I didn’t have to buy anything new
@@sawingwithsandy -- I see. :)
Love your vids, inspiring!
I am watching all your videos with building with green lumber. I’m building a garden shed this coming spring out of green lumber. I have learned so much from your channel. Do you have any bear in your ares?
Awesome cabin.
Thanks John
I'm loving this channel! I'm so pleasantly surprised that it's possible to build with green wood. How practical do you think it would be to build a full-size house with it?
Great to have ya on the channel Kate
You have a vacation home out in the back 40. How many tines do you think you've stayed out there since you've completed it? This was one of my favorite projects you've done. Didn't we all dream of something like this as a kid?!⛺
So far I've got around 12 trees bucked up an waiting for the mill to get here! Fingers crossed I'll get my tiny house up before next winter. Thanks for the update buddy, I was wondering how your foundation was holding up. Keep up the good work!
Thanks Matthew . Good luck with your build. Sure it’ll go well
Ladders for cabins and tiny houses are always a question. One advantage of a shed roof (or other complex variants of that) is that one can slide the ladder all the way to the side, or one can build in stairs along the side wall. But then it's harder to get the steep roof pitch, which has drawbacks especially in a snowy environment like yours.
You’ve hit the nail on the head haha
it's a getaway from the everyday ....put a pot on the stove and make some slug and relax
I have seen the whole playlist when you were building this cabin. Great job. Well done.
This is a very nice and informative video as it shows the effects of settling wood after the build has been completed a while back.
Three questions I have are:
1) How many trees did you use in this build?
2) How many man hours or working hours or days were put in?
3) How much did it costed to build this?
I am thinking of building my own cabin here in Finland and will appreciate if you answer my questions.
Thanks
My friend he used vanilla root and what he did is he stained it to the color of the wood and stuck it in between the wood pieces cuz he had that same problem he took it back down and somebody told him to take vanilla rope stain it to the color of the wood which is kind of hard being that you got that Grace look I told him to go with the Maple and then lightly take a brush and lightly go over it and it blends in with it I don't know if that'll help you out
It's nice to have to find an old trailer that is no good and no parts is taken out pieces of parts is good if you know what I mean and know how to do this I used to be electrician for a carnival and I've always dealt with DC power so yes I do know a little bit
Just found your channel it is awesome 👏👏
My Son and I are planning on putting green sawmill boards in our hunting cabin , what was the procedure you used to install the boards in your cabin ? Thanks
Thanks for joining the channel Mickey! I just used a single nail in the centre of the board to allow for shrinkage unless it was for interior walls where I just used 2" finish nails and nailed them as normal. After several years the boards are drying and the nails give enough that they don't cause cracking.
Always remember heat rises I guess that's the reason why somebody come up with a ceiling fan to put to shift that hot air well I have them too but I just don't use them I just opened the top of the window in the hot air is gone cool air from the bottom of the window open it up and it will let the cool air come in and pushes the hot air out
Move your ladder outside extend your wall close in the deck and add another deck.
Hi Sandy,
I just found your channel. awesome.Talking about the vapor barrier, I assume it's poly and you used the tarpaper for the color. Why not use black poly? It would do both with one product.
Hi David, I used clear poly inside and tar paper over it. I could’ve find black poly anywhere but that would serve a great double duty
Do you wish you would have went a bit bigger? Say 12 x 12? Keep up the great work.
I think in a perfect world I'd build it about double the size but I think it forced me to try and design it a little better to maximize space. Maybe down the road a bit bigger would be in the works. If you can build 12x12 I'd say it'd be even better
Did you make your coffee table? It looks like a natural cut slab. I had thoughts about the ladder earlier in the series. With what you just said about the weight, could the ladder be transformed to resemble and attic ladder. I think you know what I am talking about. The ones at my Mom's hose fold into thirds and then a fairly powerful spring will pull it up into the attic with just a little bit of help. It still has a small rope pull that hangs down.
When the cabin heats up, does that help the snow to fall off?
I did make the coffee table from a slab of white pine. With the roof insulated even with the fire going good the snow stays on the roof all winter
Let me clear that on the back side of the wood he took and cut out a slight little notch on both sides when you put them together you really can't see the rope when it was wet it did shrink a little bit you can almost barely see the rope it matches the wood
I like to build mine. But I'm not an expertise. Do I have to buy a plan or how to design mine? will you show me where to start?
Hi Sandy has there been any mice or rodents chew thru osb in floor to nest in the insulation under floor. read other instances where people did not use bat insulation because of rodents nesting in bat insualation.
Landscape material will deteriate a lot faster than the tar paper.
Good to know
Twenty years ago, I put down landscape material under three inches of pea gravel around six raised beds. About two months ago I had do some maintenance on one the beds, that landscape material was still good, and showed no signs of deterioration. It has been on the ground exposed to rain water for twenty years. In the dry, I cannot imagine that landscape material deteriorating.
In addition, I still have a partial roll of that landscape material I used that has been in my attic for twenty years. It gets pretty hot up there in the summer. That partial roll is still good and shows no signs of deterioration. Bear in mind that if a landscape material deteriorated, its purpose to allow water and air flow while blocking plant growth, would be void.
What on earth did you call your hat?? 😂 We call those toboggans in Southern Ohio, US.
In Canada it's a toque.
@@spinkyl9559 that’s fun! Thank you!
Watch a copy of Strange Brew... you'll pick up the lingo lol
@@kevincasady8992 😂I watched the trailer we might have to check it out thanks!
If you were to build that cabin there, would you keep it the same size? If that is 10'x10', would you go 10'x12' or 12'x'12' for additional space?
What size did you milll the planks on the wall? And what do you not like about the tar paper?
Hi Daniel, the walls and floor are 3/4" thick by 4" wide. The tar paper I was initially concerned about whether there would be a smell left but turns out it doesnt so could very well use it again
My cabin is 14x 24
Great video. Very nice cabin. On a side note, I'm guessing in your professional life you must have to do a lot of public speaking because you're very fluent. That either makes or breaks a video and all yours are very well done.
Thanks appreciate that
Isn’t sludge great? The darker the better. Nice cabin.
I’m with ya there Tom!
Awesome cabin. What’s the details on that coffee table? I have a chainsaw mill and was thinking of making one with Doug Fir.
I’ll have to measure that table when I remember next but it’s a white pine slab with with basic steel legs.
@@sawingwithsandy Looking forward to those measurements. A photo would be cool!
im curious why the insulated chimney off the stove? why not double wall then insulated so you can gain some extra radiant heat.
I had the insulated pipe already when I was building this
Won’t the wood start to mold with insulation if not completely dried?
The wood in the walls has been dried pretty good in the air before I build with it
Do you have mold on the bottom of the mattes on the cold side?
I haven’t noticed anything
With all the sawdust you have I am surprised you haven’t make fire starters in cardboard egg cartons with a small bit of wax.
Great video ! Question, Why would you not use tar paper again ? Is there an asphalt oder still present ? I'm building a dovetail log cabin in VT this spring and was considering using tar paper behind boards on interior partition wals . Thanks , keep up the great content
I haven’t noticed any tar paper odor but others on the comments section mentioned that they wonder if it an alternative would be better. I don’t know for sure that I wouldn’t use tar paper again but I’d look around at alternatives just to see if there’s something else that could work even better
Someone mentioned there is black poly vapour barrier available which could save me a step so may have to look into that in the future
What was the moisture % of the wood when you build the cabin?
Fresh off the sawmill after just cutting the trees down
Hi Sandy,
How do you clean the chimney?
That’s the million dollar question haha. Very careful with a whole lot of sketchy ladder work haha
A 6' step ladder and a broom handle 😁 in my parents old house the pipe was 16', bottom half got the broom handle smack, top half dad welded an 8' piece of rebar to (what I'm guessing) was the wire bristle brush made to clean the pipe.
Do u ever find a Bigfoot hanging out in your tiny home?
He’s quick, probably hears me coming and runs out before I get there
you could use black plastic, two birds, one stone.
I’ve not seen black Vapour barrier in the stores. I’ll have to have another look. Would be helpful for sure
@@sawingwithsandy Look in the landscaping area for black plastic...used to prevent plant growth say under stone landscaping. :-)
Guessing you don’t have many bear?
We have a lot of black bears here. Unless there’s food inside they have no interest
, Nice camera work. If you need some inspiration, check out some Casey Neistat videos.
Wife not into the micro house
Seen something on another channel and i thought of you
Check out MUTS atv trailer
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Really versatile in so many ways especially in your situation off grid and tree harvesting
The does and don'ts if you want to. I hate these does and don'ts videos.
Be sure to check out my other videos. I've got over 500 of them that may be better suited to ya. Thanks for watching
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