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Two suggestions. You have a lot of hard surfaces in your place. Especially the hard ceiling and no curtains. A bit of fabric on the windows and some rugs should help with the volume in the house. The second is for your pluming issue, water leak. They make supply hoses with a check value in them. If there is a leak in the hose it will stop the flow. This is for your washer, ice maker supply line, disk washer supply line and the supply lines to the commodes. I just saw they do have a system with leak sensors in these areas. If it senses a leak it shuts off the supply to the whole house.

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

HEYYYYYYYYYYYY Bill!!!!!!!!!! How have you been??????? We miss y'all!

@kcolapop2

4 жыл бұрын

Agree with Bill, hard surfaces reflect... curtains, even just wooden frames with fabric stretched over them are a start. Find some videos on home studios and watch what they do for acoustic treatments.

Homemade Poo-pouri will fix everyone but diaper butts. Spray bottle, essential oils, maybe some carrier oil, water... Spray a little in the toilet water before you go, and no one need imagine you ever did anything but powder your nose. It really does work.

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

hahahahaha!!!!!!!!!

@Sattori_hikes

4 жыл бұрын

Nice! I've hacked ms meyers lavendar home spray, a little vinegar water and lavender E.O. smells and works exactly the same.

You could add an exhaust in the bathroom 💚more trees and shrubs might help with the dust and screen on porches help 💚 you can always sell and start over 💚

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

No way Lisa!!!! We absolutely love it here!!!! I think I failed to make that apparent in this video. This was just a little reality and honesty that nothing in life is PERFECT. But NOPE! Not selling this place for a looooooooong time!!

@lisagialucci2296

4 жыл бұрын

Better Together Life - that’s nice- you have a beautiful home 💚

You know you have great information for everyone thinking about doing what you have done. Thanks!

😂 when you wear heals and walk out on the gravel you die. Totally understand We were 1 year in and the carpet is already destroyed because of the limestone and dirt I’ve had to constantly shampoo out.

I have always lived in the country and just figured everybody dusted once a week. I use the Flylady zones and just dust in the current room for the week. But then the whole house gets dusted every month. Including the fan. 😁

Kelly and Beau, it was such a thrill to meet you at the HOA! Ya'll were so nice and come across just as sweet as the videos show! ❤

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

YAYYYYYYY GAIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Holy moly Gail you have no idea how thankful Kelly and I were that you said hi to us. I really did mean the world. I know that sounds silly, but we went in hoping to meet one of our viewers. And I couldn't be more glad that it was you, Gail!! :)

Y'all have been such an inspiration to me Ty for all your videos

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much John!!!!

Get outdoor rugs for Wiping your feet off before coming in the house and one at the door as you come in

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

Great idea Colleen!!!! Thank you!

Thank you for the tips!!!! Y’all are amazing

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome Jackie!!

Just remember in suburbia you probably had central AC with filters to reduce the dust and junk and carpet that hid a bunch too. Things to lessen echos are cloth wall decor and area rugs. They absorb sounds. You could also do acoustic ceiling tile in the living room and in the bedrooms. Thay will dampen a lot of sound while only taking about an inch away.

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

yup, we need to get some curtains! :)

A robot vac helped us in a very dusty climate. The hardest part, is remembering to turn them on when you leave so they are not under foot. $170 was a bit much, but our Eufy vac's we bought on Amazon have saved my wife a ton of sweeping time.

Great advice. Thank you for sharing.

I completely agree with the outlets and lighting. I wish we would have installed outlets under each window. Kim

Fun video. My son and I live in a remodeled 60's single wide. We have just a little over 600sq ft. So I understand the challenges Especially #2(lol) and #5.

If u add cloth Curtains,floor Rugs and Wall Murials "woven.It will Drastically decrease the ECHO's in ur SPACE!

Do you live off a paved road? I lived in the country off a gravel road - dust everywhere all the time. Once the road was paved the dust load went way down.

@Sattori_hikes

4 жыл бұрын

Omg so much this!!!! Country living is very dusty lol

On the "dust" subject, I noticed the more ventilation, the more dust you get! Running my ceiling fans makes my tv stand wretched in a week. Leaving it off it can last a month. Windows open and we're talking days!

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

I sure hope we are on our way to more open window weather!

These are great tips! Number two was my favorite though! Lol! We’ve struggled with dust the entire five years we’ve been here! It’s all the new builds going up for us. Ugh!

For dust plan out your garden. Look for ground covers, shrubs or small trees to act as a wind break. Compact unlaced areas. Pave paths etc. have several mats undercover. Use a song-I use Happy Birthday-to sing while wiping shoes. Very entry points on windy days. Have flyscreens and curtains on doors/windows. All entry/exits from home are quick. For the clucky play shoes put sticky felt dots on the soles/heels to cut noise. For general noise furnish with lined curtains, soft couches, cushions, small carpets, wall hanging, pictures. If it suits hang banners across the room as in classroom displays. They really cut down on harsh noises. The above garden tips work to. Use the thick insulation panel Justin Rhodes used for his cool room to place around the bottom of the house. That will cut a lot of noise to. Always use a play mat with toys. Added bonus is a quick pickup when visitors come. For sleeping the white noise machines are magic.

My immediate thought regarding loudness: heavy-ish textile wall hangings would make a huge difference. Might collect dust, so it's a choice.

Hi...... Thank you 🎥👍👍👍

A professional house cleaner and author, Don Aslett (Is there life after housework?) recommends having an outside rug and an inside rug that takes up about 8-12 steps. This is the amount of steps it takes to lose the dirt off your shoes. Another thing is to have everyone remove their shoes when they enter the house. Children learn this quickly. Adults not so much!

We live on a dirt road also. We are going to close in porch area so dust stays outside instead of floating in every time door is opened.

Shoes off at the doors help with the dust

I grew up in a farm style house about 1200 sq ft. 7 people, it is challenging. We did have an enclosed porch we called a mud room. Where you put on your snowmobile suit or your muddy boots on. Never was a fan of great rooms that became fashionable because of the echo thing, I also saw that coming.oh yes regarding the upstairs I thought if only they raised the roof with a what I call a knee wall 4 ft high, would have made it liveable. Oh yes and I figured a way to transport it. Those are the main ones I seen coming.

I love you guy's ❤️ keep on rockin your new home P.S still waiting on your guess shed to be done I'm packed lol..

As for the DUST, can you have the gravel out front of your place tared/oiled?. Many here do that for that purpose. Check with your county. For noise, more area rugs, or cheap carpet remnants will help alot

Rugs and fabric helps tremendously

The dust is from the dirt road. The best way to deal with it is to let trees and shrubs grow between the house and the road. That way when cars drive down the road and stir up the dirt it gets caught on the trees and shrubs. It made a huge difference in my house before they paved the road.. I wish it was still a dirt road. The pot holes on the pavement is so much worse than the dirt road!

Fox tail brush, and maybe one for RV, as they are shorter for smaller spaces. 😊 So sorry about the flood! We had one in our small house. Kids compromised instead of fighting over going out and playing or staying in and watching cartoons. 5 am, I over slept! They brought the hose in! Played in the water and watch cartoons at the same time!!! Yes I cried, no I didn't beat them with the hose. Serious time out and helping with the shop vac water extraction but wow! Hope your flood is cleaned up and all is ok soon!

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

Wwwwwhhhhaaaaaaaaaaat?? The kids brought an outside water hose INSIDE?!????

@janmoline

4 жыл бұрын

@@BetterTogetherLife yup! Flooded the entire sunken living room (aka garage) to about 2 or 3 inches of standing water!!! Destroyed carpet, baseboards, wallboard, bottoms of our hand-me-down furniture. We were poor as church mice at the time. I was as near to hysterics as I've ever been. I'm just not usually the type. I'm a hot headed red head, but not one to be hysterical. It's funny now 34 years later! Sure wasn't then!

You can reduce sound IN your house by adding soft furnishings. (Add valour linings to your curtains, rugs to the floor, cushions to chairs). You can also get sound absorbing panels which fix o your ceilings & walls. Sound coming from outside in is harder - thicker insulation would help but not easy to do. Also a more rigid structure - again not easy as a retrofit. Are you windows double glazed and have you sealed fully round them?

Good info. I have a friend that is going to build one. will turn him your way. Thanks

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you so much!!!

I totally have to agree with the dust inside your house, we live in the country, and we have a wrap around porch, and now that’s a problem with cob webs from spiders in the fall - you are NOT alone- I feel the pain! 😂

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

Yes Diane! Oh man the DUUUUUST!!!!

Yes it's Very, Very Dusty I live in a shed to house too. Yes I plan to make a porch like yours!!! Don't get carpet I'm going to but tile in my kitchen

My husband and I are getting ready to build our shed to house! We are just a couple months from ordering it. Whenever we see "what we wish we had known about a shed to house conversion" on KZread, we always listen. Fortunately it hasn't kept us from doing it AND we have made a lot of decisions based on what others like you have said!

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Donna.... have you joined our Shed to House Facebook group? I think you'll really love it! facebook.com/groups/861266740676044/

You think living in the country is dusty? Try heating with wood in addition. Try putting a dirt grate at the outer entry to the porches, and then a good commercial dirt grabbing mat outside the house doors.

Great video! Try looking for an RV broom to use in the kids' room. I have one for my motorhome that has a telescoping handle and the bristles fold to save space. It also comes with it's own dustpan. I believe it's made by Camco and it works great

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

hahahah!!! Yes I think Amazon has a shorter one that we need to buy. And also I am wanting to get our roomba fixed. Its really old and not operating well lately.

@sunshineisfine2

4 жыл бұрын

@@BetterTogetherLife won't that take up a much needed outlet. LOL 😉

Mud rooms help keep temperatures constant in joise And also keep mud rain snoa anddust out some too. Also makes more spa e to hang cloths and store shoes makes ourhouse muchnicer also can be storage space you need more

Your bathroom needs like a 135 cfm exhaust fan. How to tell if it's big enough Put a piece of toilet paper by the bottom of the door If the fan moves it You fan is big enough 4" exhaust minimum. 5" exhaust better

Get a robo vacuum, grab a broom handle drill a hole in top and add a twisted coat hanger wrap in duster and you may not need the ladder.... hope this helps

May consider entrance vestibule to help with dust or outer storm doors.

Great video! And then the fridge episode!!!😯😔

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

Yup..... Oh man this will be a tough one to edit.

DID SPRAY FOAM INSULATION NEGATE THE NEED TO WRAP THE EXTERIOR (TYVEK)? THINGS LOOK REALLY GREAT. YOU'VE LOTS TO BE PROUD OF. NICE WORK

Country living is very dusty. I do not live in a shed conversion but it is still dusty as all get out (I am in East Texas). I definitely agree with the need for a paved road although that is not always practical. One of the bigger issues (I find) is that my place does not have central air conditioning, which means it also does not have that nifty filter system running to every room in the house. There are any number of tutorials on youtube revolving around creating a shop air filter out of box fans and 20 x 20 central air filters. I found that a couple of those will significantly cut down on accumulated dust and as a bonus, fans to circulate the air.

When you put in some curtains, and put up some artwork the sound won't echo as much. Bathroom Ceiling fan installation even in the side of the wall could do wonders. I might do an alternative bathroom outside just in case. An ionic air filter helps a little with dust. Get some grass put in closer to the house so the dust is not as bad. Use a swiffer to clean, walmart super cheap around $40 bucks.

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

Oh yes!!!! Grass will help a ton. We need that for sure!

I live on a farm too and The dusting and sweeping/ vacuuming is constant.

Carpet will cut down on the echo a lot. Our room sounded like an echo chamber. Put carpet down and it went away. Good luck with the dirt coming in though.

I live in the country and yes dust is awful. We have carpet but when I go to vacuum - yikes!

I never seen where your laundry room was I did see it in a earlier video but did not see where it was , and do you guys have a basement

I've had a shed to house conversion for 5 years. I have the same complaints... the dust is quite remarkable. The maintenance is weekly as we have our dogs in the house... you can imagine I'm sure. The interior moisture was one I would add to the list even with exhaust systems in all the traditional places. I've also noticed that things seem to wear faster. Our floors already need replaced. I think it's because the space is so much smaller the same areas are used that much more...idk. I would use far more indestructible flooring.

When someone drops a deuce, strike a match and the odor automatically disappears.

Fabric drapes in the windows would help with the noise problem. Fabric absorbs a LOT of noise. The dust IS from living in the country, so be glad you ONLY have to clean a small space. The dust will also diminish as the grass fills in. AFter watching this video I think the positives still far outweigh the negatives. WTG!

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

SOOOOOOOOOOOOO true!!!!!! After rewatching the final I think we missed a big opportunity with saying exactly that Jean..... "That these are just super minor things. We absolutely LOVE living in our small home on our land!!" LOVE IT!!!!!

i used to live in the country in Pennsylvania and we lived next to a dirt road, i hated to hang laundry because of the dust floating at my laundry!!

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

Jean.... DUST everywhere!

You guys are pretty funny 😄

Good and bad, the hardwood floors my get dirty, but easier to clean than carpet. Love the home and wish we would have did something similar. God Bless

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you sooooo much!!!! How have y’all been??

I'm in the country, in small mobile home, across from a hayfield, when they cut the hay. omg dust is bad...

Did y'all get a pre custom shed if so what model

Dust is a country thing... Have a great day...

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

Mike you are SOOOOOOOOOOOO right!

@MikeBrownOhio

4 жыл бұрын

@@BetterTogetherLife I'll live with the dust as I'll never move back to town... Love the tiny house... Keep up the great videos...

A humidifier can help cut down on the dust.

Great stuff as always! I'm not surprised that the the shed-to-house [S2H] "lives louder" than the place in Katy - y'all have a lot more smooth surfaces (walls, bare floors) now. Also, the "Marvel of Shiplap" that is the inside of your roof will reflect sound right back down to the middle of the room. "No. 2." _I just_ *knew* _you were going to go there._ 😜

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

YAY!!!!!!! David “got the joke!!!!” 🤣🤣🤣

@DavidGlendinning

4 жыл бұрын

@@BetterTogetherLife I know whereof you speak; the "smallest room" in our house has usually adequate ventilation, until the times that it doesn't. Then it's no joke. 😷 😱 😭 Thought: Because you have such deep covered porches, what about beefing up your bathroom fan? You could mount an inline fan on the porch ceiling & run the intake into the bathroom and the output away from the porch (off the back or side of the house)... one site I was looking at featured some 8" models that moved ~660-980 cfm (cubic feet per minute). Probably massive overkill, but it sure would clear out the air in that tiny space quickly enough! (If it was real overkill, smaller models are available.) The only thing I'd suggest in addition would be some sort of bug screen on each end of the ductwork.

Do you have an outlet in your Island counter? Maybe able to put one on each Side.

@BetterTogetherLife

3 жыл бұрын

Great comment!!!! We don’t yet, but we will be adding 3-4 outlets in the island before we finish it out.

What happened with the refrigerator?

That is because your not surrounded by buildings and homes to stop the wind and breezes from blowing the dirt around, out in the open its free will blowing!!!

Carpet would improve the quiet and absorb more of the dust making it less noticeable and not tracked around as easy.

I don't see any area rugs. That would cut down on noise.

Canister vacuum might work .

Add curtains on the windows and soft items on the walls to buffer the noise level. Think of a sound room. Bring in salt lamps to help negate the ion's in the air to keep down the dust.

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

Yes Laila curtains seems to be the common thread that we need. :) Thank you!!!!

You can buy brooms with shorter handles....comes with a dustpan on a handle...

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

Yes Deborah.... we need one of them! lol

@deborahmarquez4029

4 жыл бұрын

@@BetterTogetherLife , I have 2 sets because I have cats and a dog, so I leave them standing where they are handy for quick swoops....that black dog seems to think her job in life is just to create dirt(I swear it comes out of her pores) .

Try a shop vac for upstairs use.

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

That might work. Thanks CJ!

The gravel house base you have will create more dust than usual. Might want to slowly create more grass less gravel.

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

We are watching our cover crops fill in some dead spaces even as I type! Good advice-kelly

Who cares about dust?! Be thankful to be in the country! There should be no complaints!

If you add some more soft items it will help with the noise. Curtains, rugs, etc. If you figure out a magic way to get rid of the dust, please share!

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

hahahaha!!!! No magic over here. Thanks for hanging with us!!

@GoingGreenMom

4 жыл бұрын

@@BetterTogetherLife No problem! I actually just found you, but have been interested in the sheds and skoolies for several years now. Maybe in a few years when the kids are out of the house (they vetoed the idea of living in an RV too, lol).

A canister vac left in the kids' loft would encourage them to clean too.

Hope the water cleaned up no real damage 😢

have some rugs on the floor would help the noise.

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

So true!! We have the one, we need more!! 🤣🤣

So rugs and curtains will help with loudness

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

That seems to be the consensus. We need some curtains!!

Air purifiers will help with the dust

Where did you buy your ceiling fans?

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

I THINK it was Home Depot. I think.

@brenajunner8944

4 жыл бұрын

Better Together Life Thank you!! I am also doing a shed to house conversion and I am buying all the materials and light fixtures before we start.

Not allowing shoes in the house will help with dust.

I dont like curtains much and why bother in the middle of the woods, but a tapestry or fabric art can muffle sound without being a curtain. Also, gravel makes things dusty because likely you are driving it up then walking it in. Sweep the porch more, not that you dont, just mean it's worked for me.

Help with the dirt n dust... plant grass all around the house...

@gelwood99

4 жыл бұрын

Tall grass attracts snakes and ticks plus other non-nice things. Nope!

Number 4 ... in Canada, we remove our shoes when entering the house. Having lived in California, I know a lot of people don't do this, so it might help to make that a new normal for your house.

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

Oh man we are so strict about this!! And it still is crazy dusty!!

@GoddessWoman1

4 жыл бұрын

@@BetterTogetherLife What about getting a hepa filtration system and a Roomba? My sister lived in the country and loved her Roomba. I rely on my hepa system to keep dust and allergens under control.

I blame all the dust and dirt on having two dogs sleeping in the house after being outside all day- at least at my house 😲

“ funny not the word I would choose “ lol 😂

Plants will take up some noise.

Yes, it’s dirty and dusty in the country. Open concept and hard floors make living loud. But, you can get exhaust fans and air freshener for your number two problem. 😂 Not only do they help with heat and humidity, they help with smells in kitchens and bathrooms also.

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha, we do have exhaust fans in both restrooms...... we just thought that was funny. Sorry!!! 🤣🤣🤣

@coraosborn22

4 жыл бұрын

It was! 🤣

The expense report page comes up blank for me.

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

VERY sorry Andy you are correct. I just checked on it and our "email service provider" which allows us to give away the PDF files has a big ERROR MESSAGE on their site saying..... "Our hosting provider is currently having DNS issues." Hopefully it'll get worked out very soon. Thank you for letting us know.... and I am super sorry for the inconvenience! :)

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

Yay!!! It is back online!! www.bettertogetherlife.com/report/

If everyone takes off their shoes (we do it in Sweden) then there will be less dirt inside.

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

Yes! It’s a must here.

You need a good air filter!

Screen in your front porch and take shoes off before you come in. you have alot of lose dirt in your yard so everytime the wind blows it kicks up dust. Country life is not easy but i wouldnt trade it for city and loud ass niisses and neighbor's

#2 was #2

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

Haha, yup!

your dirt is 2 problems. Hardwood floors or non carpeted floors, and even bigger is the lack of grass coverage all along your outside area. Once the yard gets fully grassed in, the dust will be lower. I live in a hardwood floored house. The dust is way worse than any other place I have lived, due to not having carpet to absorb the dust. Any drafts just pick up the dirt and distribute it around. ( opening and closing doors, or just walking in the house )

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

I think you’re right. I’m excited for this season’s rye to come in!-kelly

Your PDF file on your web sight is unreadable. Thought you might want to know.😎✌

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

Did you enter in your email? Yes, it is blurred out on the landing page.

@springer2112

4 жыл бұрын

@@BetterTogetherLife OK, Thanks! I used my phone and didn't see a place to enter my email or sign in. I'll check it tomorrow. Are you guys N.W. of Conroe? I have a house in the lake Conroe area.

Lol Fun fun. 😁🤣😅😥🤣😅😁😁😁🤪🤪😁👍👍👍

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Bill!!

The noise is your materials...Hang some quilts on the walls or along those rafters to absorb sound.

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Julie!!! We need to get hangin!!! 🤣🤣

but would you have done it anyway????

@BetterTogetherLife

4 жыл бұрын

Definitely!

We have our house mostly finished.. and only didn't do 2 of your top 7 mistakes!!! Woohoo

Your wife is funny..

@BetterTogetherLife

3 жыл бұрын

She really is!!