Lakeside, Off Grid Cabin Build .... Start to Finish

Over the past 3 years I built our lakeside off grid cabin in the beautiful woods of northern Michigan. Here is the complete build condensed into less than 45 minutes. Check out all the episodes in my playlist. Looking forward to many new and exciting projects this spring and summer! Stay Tuned!
Woops!!! Realized in the video I said I started in the fall of 2022....I meant 2021! Time flies. :-)
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  • @HoldOffHunger
    @HoldOffHunger11 күн бұрын

    Great workmanship! In the beginning, you dug the drill foundation pieces into the yard using a long stick to do the twisting and turning. This is actually a proper implementation of the Archimedean principle, "Give me a place to stand, and I will move the earth." (i.e., the greater the distance between you and the center of rotational motion, the greater the energy) Well done! Plz! Release a version with only the nature sounds???

  • @paulinedrayton3847
    @paulinedrayton384712 күн бұрын

    I absolutely love the whole cabin. The colour bond outside looks great and perfect inside. Gives that variation. The internal steps are a great design. Furniture is beautiful. Look forward to more videos. Great music.

  • @musicvibes017
    @musicvibes01722 сағат бұрын

    Nice job on building you cabin by the lake. A perfect location for the perfect cozy cabin. Thanks for sharing.

  • @revk8611
    @revk861121 күн бұрын

    Beautiful build! Congratulations. Excellent videography and editing. Quality time lapse, no jerky movements and droning commentary.

  • @karlknutson2091
    @karlknutson209116 күн бұрын

    Thoroughly enjoyed watching the build. The music?? Excellent!! Turned us on to some new artists

  • @brandonbutela6269
    @brandonbutela62692 ай бұрын

    It was easy for me to forget how much time and effort went into this project but was quickly reminded with this video. Congratulations on the completion of such a great build. You took great care into making sure that this structure will last for many decades and Lord willing, it does. May you, your family and friends have many wonderful memories made while at the lake. God bless and be safe on your journeys.

  • @user-hb6yr5mo8d
    @user-hb6yr5mo8d3 сағат бұрын

    Домик,супер. Молодцы хорошо потрудились.

  • @shanestewart632
    @shanestewart63212 күн бұрын

    Good on you mate. Job well done!!!!!! No doubt this journey was enjoyable for you I'm sure.... Relax for a minute...Cheers!!

  • @solangecabral3174
    @solangecabral31749 күн бұрын

    Parabéns ,meu amigo ! Adorei sua cabana! Muito bom gosto e trabalho bem feito 👏👏👏 Assistir o antes e o depois eu adoro ❤ Só merecia uma varanda maior, uma paisagem como essa merece ser contemplada ❤ Saudações do Brasil 🇧🇷

  • @leslieb.1907
    @leslieb.19072 ай бұрын

    I soooo enjoyed this time lapse! I realize it was alot of work, and time lapse makes it seem like it was so easy....thanks for sharing! Looking forward for the new projects coming up!

  • @user-xu5hb8qf4r
    @user-xu5hb8qf4r3 күн бұрын

    Wow amazing very nice and beautiful house

  • @BodyBagz87
    @BodyBagz8719 күн бұрын

    The music was relaxing

  • @mmariemarkel7482
    @mmariemarkel7482Ай бұрын

    Michigan, MY Michigan!!!! I might not live in Western Michigan like I did for my life, but Michigan will always be HOME in my heart ❤!! What you did with this build is super special, and living with such a beautiful lake view makes it a keeper. TFS ❤

  • @jjackson8667
    @jjackson86672 ай бұрын

    So so glad that you are back. Can't wait to see what projects you will be tackling in the spring. Thanks for putting your talent out there for all of us to see. Stay safe.

  • @michaeltrumbell9629
    @michaeltrumbell96292 ай бұрын

    Can you share a bit more about the screw in footings? I’ve been wondering about this for this application for a while. Thanks!

  • @AboveAverageMan97

    @AboveAverageMan97

    20 күн бұрын

    Home Depot company called Pylex...They offer a variety of sizes and applications. I used them to make a solar panel support structure. With these you dont have to dig holes and mix concrete for the posts. Once you get them lined up properly they are sturdy enough. I am now looking at putting in a 4 by 4 post fence and stringing wire mesh and chicken wire.

  • @GoodwillCriminalsOfDallas
    @GoodwillCriminalsOfDallas27 күн бұрын

    I would add a nice throw rug in front of the sofa and some nice soft blankets on the sofa to bundle up in. On the approach, I would lay some nice large flagstones and fill in around them with decomposed granite. I might also add some simple lights on the stairs inside and out for night visibility. You can install those stick-on LED light strips that are super low voltage for lighting the kitchen area at night or for that matter anywhere else. I prefer to trim out my window casings in cedar that is smooth sanded. It stains awsome and smells amazing. It also lasts a very long time. I have built many tables in this and they just last and last.

  • @RyanTowner-vx2gs
    @RyanTowner-vx2gs2 ай бұрын

    This is a very inspiring and informational video, along with your others. Congratulations to you on a great build and property. - Edwardsburg, MI

  • @echoesupnorth2367

    @echoesupnorth2367

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you kindly!

  • @vickybentley3949
    @vickybentley39492 ай бұрын

    Great to have you back cant wait for whats next x

  • @tuansimplelife
    @tuansimplelife2 ай бұрын

    The results and your persistent efforts are amazing, I really admire your talent 😍

  • @stephendarwen7164
    @stephendarwen716420 күн бұрын

    Absolutely love your cabin and what a view congrats. Julie 🇦🇺 😊.

  • @jamesdeluca6657
    @jamesdeluca665712 күн бұрын

    Nice song😊❤😊

  • @nicholasbaker435
    @nicholasbaker4352 ай бұрын

    You do quality work! Keep us updated with your future projects!

  • @griffinbaker5145
    @griffinbaker51452 ай бұрын

    It turned out beautiful!

  • @fredbear205
    @fredbear205Ай бұрын

    Beautiful congratulations!

  • @chrissmith-no3bo
    @chrissmith-no3bo2 ай бұрын

    Beautiful.

  • @sneakersonfeet9045
    @sneakersonfeet90452 ай бұрын

    I absolutely love your cabin

  • @Houseds
    @Houseds2 ай бұрын

    ❤Thank you for sharing the process of handcrafting this beautiful wooden house❤

  • @armidaperez5360
    @armidaperez53602 ай бұрын

    That was a a ling time ago glad you can enjoy it now great video

  • @dcranch4820
    @dcranch48202 ай бұрын

    Supper cool build and what a great location. Many good times and memories will be built at this cabin!!!

  • @jongolsteyn9680
    @jongolsteyn96802 ай бұрын

    Great video and a great looking cabin. Excellent job. That looks like a lot of work.

  • @paulhammond3488onetime
    @paulhammond3488onetime2 ай бұрын

    Very very nice job from start to finish also beautiful view 👍🏾

  • @jamesdeluca6657
    @jamesdeluca66572 ай бұрын

    Great job men😊

  • @arshy45
    @arshy452 ай бұрын

    What a beautiful cabin in a lovely location! Enjoy the results of your hard work!

  • @user-sd2yw9nh2b
    @user-sd2yw9nh2b2 ай бұрын

    Good for you! What a wonderful thing to have created for your family. Congratulations. It will be a meeting place and source of fond stories and memories for generations. In Scandinavia they see their Hytte (huts/cabins) as the true family home. Urban dwellings may come and go, but the cabin remains at the heart of family gatherings.

  • @blackterminal
    @blackterminalАй бұрын

    Thanks for sharing.

  • @harrisonandrew
    @harrisonandrew2 ай бұрын

    That is an outstanding video. Beautiful build and superb music. I loved it. ❤

  • @robertszyszynski7959
    @robertszyszynski79592 ай бұрын

    GOOD JOB .

  • @TheKDubW
    @TheKDubW2 ай бұрын

    Nice job!

  • @gracecallada477
    @gracecallada4772 ай бұрын

    I like it !I enjoy watching your video!!

  • @carmenmorales7264
    @carmenmorales72642 ай бұрын

    Que gran trabajo , demasiado esfuerzo y dedicación en cada detalles, lo mejor , toda la pasión que puso en cada día que dedico a la construcción, muchas gracias por compartir y muchas bendiciones

  • @user-kf9fv1qj9u
    @user-kf9fv1qj9u2 ай бұрын

    Great video

  • @sefpai424
    @sefpai4242 ай бұрын

    looks great

  • @TreesAndRoots
    @TreesAndRoots2 ай бұрын

    Nice one! You did what I'm dreaming about 🤩 someday I will fallow your lead!! Thx 😀

  • @Walshslandscaping
    @Walshslandscaping2 ай бұрын

    Awesome video

  • @Subnet-Masked
    @Subnet-Masked2 ай бұрын

    Great cabin, great music, great video

  • @stevevigil1395
    @stevevigil13952 ай бұрын

    Great video! I’ve been watching since the start. Impeccable craftsmanship and engineering in an space on an amazing place on the planet:) wish I could visit

  • @pigglywiggly1951
    @pigglywiggly19512 ай бұрын

    Ahhh! This is so awesome! I'd love to have a place like this. I'd love to retire here and never leave.

  • @lisescheiman5092

    @lisescheiman5092

    2 ай бұрын

    Read revelation 12.....to the end....

  • @eugenewilson7555

    @eugenewilson7555

    Ай бұрын

    Need a bathroom

  • @Red-Robin4
    @Red-Robin42 ай бұрын

    You did a great job on this off grid cabin but I would not have covered up beautiful wood underneath the loft and the ceiling with that white tin. That wood is so beautiful like it is. But otherwise you did a great job.😊

  • @blackterminal

    @blackterminal

    Ай бұрын

    Guess he worried someone would throw their drink upto the ceiling so wanted a wipe off surface.

  • @hocares6983
    @hocares6983Ай бұрын

    he is the flash❤

  • @erwinaddison2030
    @erwinaddison20302 ай бұрын

    Nice cabin😁

  • @drk218
    @drk2182 ай бұрын

    Love it ❤ 😊

  • @anthonyle9308
    @anthonyle93082 ай бұрын

    🔨🪚🪓good job👍🏼

  • @fredsoltveit8453
    @fredsoltveit84532 ай бұрын

    Love the cabin and the property !! I would like to have a woodstove though😊

  • @HenkSneev
    @HenkSneevАй бұрын

    Great project and great work, at a gorgeous location. I'm worried about settling over time with those screw-in footer system, but I hope I'm wrong - please keep us updated on how they perform for you.

  • @syahtech1616
    @syahtech1616Ай бұрын

    What type of foundation is that, can someone explain? And where to buy?

  • @GeorgeMinton-jb8ky
    @GeorgeMinton-jb8kyАй бұрын

    I like it.

  • @remingtonman2010
    @remingtonman20102 ай бұрын

    Just came across the channel. Cheers from case township. 🍺

  • @sangdeoknam8974
    @sangdeoknam89742 ай бұрын

    아주 아주 좋아유~~~~~~~~

  • @user-ij7bj2ju6b
    @user-ij7bj2ju6b26 күн бұрын

    1人で全部仕上げるなんて凄いですね!!

  • @user-hs1js8kt9z

    @user-hs1js8kt9z

    26 күн бұрын

    んだ^_^🎉

  • @edsonxavier5181
    @edsonxavier5181Ай бұрын

    Essa casa ficou muito linda ❤❤❤❤

  • @bertgriffin3624
    @bertgriffin36242 ай бұрын

    Great Job !!! Loved the music. Never heard it before. Very calming . Good luck on your site.

  • @unofficialobserver
    @unofficialobserverАй бұрын

    I think we got all the rocks on the Ontario side. be had screwing them in the ground. as the crow fly's were at the same elevation.

  • @georgefaulk2528
    @georgefaulk25282 ай бұрын

    Excellent build. Lot of time and effort. Just a quick questin. Have you had any issues with the screw in anchor supports. Never seen them use in a cabin build before.

  • @mcwendel8066
    @mcwendel80662 ай бұрын

    What are those twist in footings? Very cool work

  • @josephfinkenbinder4124

    @josephfinkenbinder4124

    Ай бұрын

    I need these!!

  • @susanhamilton1822
    @susanhamilton18222 ай бұрын

    Thanks for adding the music references. I loved the songs.

  • @AppalachianDIY
    @AppalachianDIY2 ай бұрын

    Great soundtrack

  • @arealfuckingenious
    @arealfuckingenious2 ай бұрын

    When you were zip taping the gable window in the front of the cabin you taped the top, then the sides...which is backwards as the seam no longer tucks under the top...no worries tho as zip tape is so sticky it will have sealed just fine

  • @padlak3685
    @padlak368529 күн бұрын

    Curious how those pin footings will hold tho. Great build!

  • @mdegregoris
    @mdegregoris2 ай бұрын

    Great build! Thanks for sharing. What is the overall size of your cabin?

  • @valentinapustohina4902
    @valentinapustohina4902Ай бұрын

    Ottimo Bravo tutti.

  • @mollyv8b705
    @mollyv8b705Ай бұрын

    Fantastic workmanship! The cabin looks amazing!

  • @milosbosnjak4278
    @milosbosnjak42782 ай бұрын

    Why you put steel panels above inside, instead of wood like on walls?

  • @heathmix3204
    @heathmix32042 ай бұрын

    I have followed you since this projects inception. I remember the lopsided camera issue from the episode where you put in the beams and foundation lol. I wonder if you have seen any movement in those screw in pillars you opted for as your base for foundation?

  • @ChickoftheWoodsNB
    @ChickoftheWoodsNB2 ай бұрын

    Also here to ask about the screw in anchors. How are they serving you?

  • @SweetTater
    @SweetTaterКүн бұрын

    I love the cabin, but I don't see any heat source. You've been chopping and stacking wood, but no stove or chimney is installed.

  • @benkordus886
    @benkordus886Ай бұрын

    Nice work. Have to keep a certain size for UP CODE? or no?

  • @KarlKarsnark
    @KarlKarsnark2 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the vid. How did you like the Helical Pylons? I've been looking at them for a while and they seem almost too good to be true. I don't have to worry about rocks, so they're are basically perfect for what I would need. Cheers from FL, USA!

  • @Rudscarlyn
    @RudscarlynАй бұрын

    What was the foundation of the house. Was it a pointed metal? How can you be sure that it will not get deeper with tje weight of the house and occupants?

  • @ConlonKiffneyPhoto
    @ConlonKiffneyPhotoАй бұрын

    what sort of post/ties where those? seems to be very handy for the slope youre on

  • @deniselockhart2882
    @deniselockhart28822 ай бұрын

    I'm from Michigan. My life in the Navy took me away. I lived in Oscoda, on lake Huron. What is the general area you're in? I love Michigan, it's so beautiful

  • @dimitrastavrou3761
    @dimitrastavrou37612 ай бұрын

    MANY WILL COME AND VISIT YOU FROM THE LAKE .....

  • @Goldie-dw3pd
    @Goldie-dw3pd29 күн бұрын

    I have concerns about those screwed in footings and the fact you didn't put any blocking between your 16 on center or was it less? Just sayin!

  • @jerryf609
    @jerryf6092 ай бұрын

    Great review. I forgot about how much work you put into this.

  • @billiehuskins8129

    @billiehuskins8129

    2 ай бұрын

    I loved the cabin especially the stairway

  • @paulcarlson-es1gw
    @paulcarlson-es1gwАй бұрын

    very nice ! what are the dimensions of your cabin ?

  • @Shizzmac85
    @Shizzmac852 ай бұрын

    Those things your twisting are footings?

  • @aadhisad3036
    @aadhisad3036Ай бұрын

    Please enclose the structural plan

  • @cesarosorio1057
    @cesarosorio1057Ай бұрын

    Felicitaciones ingeniero de lujo hermosa 👍💋🎂👑🤣🤣🤭💝💖🤭👓🌹🛸🛸🛸♥️💚🏆🎂

  • @yusufsjsj
    @yusufsjsj2 ай бұрын

    What are the dimensions of the house?

  • @christerrell9818
    @christerrell981824 күн бұрын

    Did you need permits for this size of cabin?

  • @carolest-hilaire6769
    @carolest-hilaire6769Ай бұрын

    ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @nurhamdah5665
    @nurhamdah56652 ай бұрын

    ❤❤❤

  • @allfourmary
    @allfourmary2 ай бұрын

    Beautiful build, but what are the floor dimensions?

  • @rupertsamborski5153

    @rupertsamborski5153

    Ай бұрын

    Looked like 12 x 16

  • @shanelleperez7485
    @shanelleperez7485Ай бұрын

    👍🏻

  • @erikruizcarrazana1487
    @erikruizcarrazana148723 сағат бұрын

    Todo perfecto, y si puedo hacer una sola ctitica pésima decoracion . !!

  • @alexandermclaughlin3978
    @alexandermclaughlin39789 күн бұрын

    You got a good deal on metal sheeting? 😂

  • @hunnybunnybuddy
    @hunnybunnybuddy8 күн бұрын

    Where's the bathroom?

  • @user-hb6yr5mo8d
    @user-hb6yr5mo8d3 сағат бұрын

    Вы как канатоходец ходите по доскам. Так страшно смотреть.

  • @robynelancaster7858
    @robynelancaster78582 ай бұрын

    It’s a lovely cabin but no bathroom?

  • @chloecook4511

    @chloecook4511

    2 ай бұрын

    Off grid usually means no running water in the house. Apparently it is not off grid as stated in the title since he installing electricity. Could be solar panels.

  • @shirleycandy8179
    @shirleycandy8179Ай бұрын

    The staircase would have looked so much better if the back of the steps were blocked in and the green work units definitely dont suit the cabin - shame as the rest of the build was awesome ☹☹

  • @simonasalerni3642
    @simonasalerni36426 күн бұрын

    Niente bagno , niente stufa ?