Hey its a guy building a cabin that knows what he's doing😀

@LifeontheMoose

8 ай бұрын

Who me?! 🙏 Thanks for watching!

My grandpa recommended you cause of your AMAZING cabin subfloor idea my grandpa thought it was genius and why no one had done it before and just went under the floor. Also this is extremely underrated!

@LifeontheMoose

8 ай бұрын

Aw thanks so much! And to grandpa!!

Drive home SAFE. Hurry back, I'll be waiting and watching for you 💛

Nice addition with the segment addressing OSB concerns. Great video!

@LifeontheMoose

8 ай бұрын

I appreciate that!

Thank you for all the commentary while you are working. It really helps us understand the reasons you are doing it a certain way. Good luck my friend.

@LifeontheMoose

7 ай бұрын

Thanks! I don’t try to “teach” or “how-to” on purpose. Just sharing what I do and why I do it.

Appreciate your caution especially since we would not call for help if you should hurt yourself.

2 things to help getting that ridge beam up solo. Anti-gravity spray, but you’ll need a lot of cans. The better option is to use helium wood, but tie it down first. 😅 I’m building a cabin solo myself, I love figuring out a way to do a two man job by myself. It’s just slower, which is fine because I love the process more than the product.

@LifeontheMoose

8 ай бұрын

Yup. 🙏

@marvoDmarv

7 ай бұрын

A couple of sky hooks would work well for this sort of task.

@quick65filly

6 ай бұрын

Brush on a couple coats of wood lightener.

Don’t worry bro I got your back on that fire.😊😊😊😊😊😊

I never built something with my own hands... only music. But i have land in Spain i can build on and will do so in the near future. Your video is the first that makes me feel a bit confident to go for it by myself. I liked your previous video in regard to the base of your cabin, glad i found this video. Nice way of presenting btw, cheerful and humorous. I like this 'framed walls' format because it looks like there's not going as much wood into it as with log cabins, and still have a strong contruct. I don't wanna spend fortunes and besides Spain has a warm climate. Thank you for sharing your experience !

@LifeontheMoose

4 ай бұрын

Ah, the thanks goes to you! Glad you stumbled on to the channel. Best of luck with that land in Spain, and let us know how it goes. 🙏

@alainvosselman9960

4 ай бұрын

@@LifeontheMoose Thank you very much ! Hope i can get to the plot by June. Looking forward watching more of your videos. Be well & grts from Belgium.

Love what you're doing. If you were to get a rope on your ridge beam and pull one end up, as far as it'll go, that'll give you the extra hand you need. The other end will be a piece of cake.

Love how you always break the fourth wall. Someone on site hearing you and not knowing there's a camera rolling must think you're an absolute lunatic. 8-D

@LifeontheMoose

6 ай бұрын

I’ve thought that before! Thank you.

Think it might have been easier to set the ladder on the inside when lifting the ridge beam, for 2 reasons, the floor is way higher than the ground, and you would be lifting over your shoulder instead of having to reach out.and lift. ❤ 😊

@LifeontheMoose

8 ай бұрын

Thought about it, but decided the holes in the dirt were safer, and I wanted to see the other end in my periphery as I lifted. Appreciate you tuning in!

@gregferrin6078

7 ай бұрын

Could of scabbed a couple of 2x4s on either side of the ladder legs to keep them from sliding out. Like you, I have a natural aversion to being very far off the ground even though my father was a roofing contractor and I did it with him during my youth and early adult life. I work out of that concern whenever I get back into the 'swing' of things. You are producing a value here on YT. I wouldn't do everything the same way, but that's why we're all different!@@LifeontheMoose 🙂

Nothing short of inspirational. Bill in the UK.

@LifeontheMoose

6 ай бұрын

You are kind!

Coming from a guy in the process of building 5 cabins...solo, I can feel the struggle with those ridge boards and all of the ladder work. I chuckle hearing your nail gun double-tap...it drives me nuts every time it happens to me. Keep up the good work!! Sub'd

@LifeontheMoose

8 ай бұрын

Hey thanks so much! And yeah…the double tap…🙄

Can't recall seeing a roof put up like that before.

That loft will hold a tap dancing elephant troupe.

You are right about the rodents. Basically, mice need regular water just like you, and they hate to cross open ground where they are at risk from hawks/owls. If you keep the area around your cabin neat and free from tall grass, leaves, or anything else that they can use for cover to get into the tall grass, you may not be completely free of rodents, but it helps enormously. Bonus - no mice = no snakes looking to eat the mice.

@LifeontheMoose

4 ай бұрын

You got it! I appreciate you watching!

Nice meeting you Patrick. Good video, you are really getting things accomplished and looking real professional! Working by yourself is paying off for you, I know it’s a lot harder and slower but sometime in the future you’ll look back at a rewarding experience. I’m looking forward to seeing you again real soon.

@LifeontheMoose

8 ай бұрын

🙏 Appreciate you watching!

Looks great Patrick!

@LifeontheMoose

8 ай бұрын

Thanks very much!

OSB is standard for roof, walls, and subfloor in MN. You have no issue there.

good call with burying the ladder ends..

@LifeontheMoose

8 ай бұрын

Thanks and thanks for watching!

Hi Patrick I’m Philip, great to meet you man. I’ve been binging on you episodes this evening and have loved each one. I love your sense of humour 🙏

@LifeontheMoose

4 ай бұрын

Nice to meet you, Philip. Binge away! 🙏

Don't forget the boards in each corner to nail the inside panels.

@LifeontheMoose

7 ай бұрын

I haven’t forgotten! I haven’t installed them yet either! 🙄

It's a great pleasure to watch the joy you get from your work! 🙂 The cabin is coming along nicely 👍👍👏👏👏👏

@LifeontheMoose

4 ай бұрын

I appreciate that. And thanks for watching! 🙏

I’d Never use OSB. Never . But , It’s yours Not mine. Love your channel.

@LifeontheMoose

6 ай бұрын

🙏

Keep it coming 🥳🥳🥳 As always... absolutely fabulous 🥳🥳🥳

Suggestion: once you get your rafter board cuts established, keep one back to use for a template for all your others.

Man am I jealous. Beautiful location of America... BUT😊😊😊 I noticed that after you " proved" your rafters, you gingerly attached the rafters to the ridge.... Could you have placed the rafters in place and nailed the birds mouth. Then in one swoop, you could attach the ridge to the rafters. Lots less moving of the ladder and up down up down for each rafter... Quicker and less chance of an accident. Maybe I'M TOTALLY WRONG, but thought I would throw that out there. I welcome your comments, and if I'm a DA, then I can live with it.

@LifeontheMoose

4 ай бұрын

If I’m following your question, the ridge board needs to be up before the rafters are set. I appreciate you asking, and watching!

I try to keep telling you I will help 😂 I see that you don't really need help though! Awesome construction. Thanks for sharing!

@LifeontheMoose

4 ай бұрын

You ARE helping! So the thanks goes to you. 🙏

Like the tilting blocks good idea 👍

I am thinking block and tackle to lift the beam - even better if you have two sets... but I am just a guy sitting in his study watching a guy actually do the work 🙂

@LifeontheMoose

8 ай бұрын

I appreciate the comment, and you watching!

Thanks for this great example of how to do this on your own. I'm designing and building a two-story fort for the kids and your discussion of details (like extra spacing on the birdmouth cut for siding) really helps us out.

@LifeontheMoose

8 ай бұрын

Well thank you and good luck on the fort! Let me know how it goes.

Patrick, it’s nice watching you do that work. You remind me of myself. I am finishing up my second cabin, a 24x20, the first is a 16x20, and the ridge beam was like that trying to get the placement of it set and temporary framing. It’s sure more fun watching you than up there lol. It’s nice to see someone else who actually knows what they are doing because there are so many KZreadrs who are clueless, although I respect them for doing it anyway. You take care and be safe.

@LifeontheMoose

8 ай бұрын

Appreciate the kind words. You as well!

cabin is looking great!!

@LifeontheMoose

8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

I'm 65 and just rebuilt the ramp to my house in Florida w/ temps in the shade of 100 deg by myself. I know the struggle. Something I would have done differently with the rafter beam is to use a push stick to get it up on that one side.

Just found you, and this is a first-time watch. Happily subbed! Your whole approach and use of materials are right up my alley. I'm an amateur carpenter, and that's being generous, but I love building and constructing over a broad range of projects. I have no place recommending anything to you, so I apologize for my audacity, but your raising of the ridge beam gave me flashbacks. To the point; levers, crutches, ropes, and pulleys are all like having a helper onsite. I was inspired years ago by researching Roman building methods. The solutions and problem solving skills used by Roman engineers in their day are inspiring. I encourage everyone to do a little research, and then maybe you'll find that you can integrate some of those methods into your builds for greater safety and ease of construction. Looking forward to viewing more of your content! Thanks.

@LifeontheMoose

4 ай бұрын

Great points! I’m glad you found me. I appreciate you subscribing!! 🙏

@timothyvincent7371

4 ай бұрын

I echo greytogray6070. When working solo ropes and pulleys are invaluable spare hands. I also am a rank amateur at building anything, but have worked on some interesting projects. When I was young I helped my stepdad put up a two story two car garage and workshop addition to the house. The trick was that their property was in formerly rural but rapidly suburbanizing territory so there were zoning ordinances concerning property line setbacks meant that the far wall had to be angled 13° from perpendicular. Made cutting the rafters quite interesting. Great work on your productions.

great job Mr.

Very impressive how you managed all by yourself to get that ridge beam up into place. Good that you are being careful. One thing you should have done was to brace the ridge beam in the opposite direction of the rafters. A powerful wind could easily wreak havoc on those two end supports.

@LifeontheMoose

8 ай бұрын

A good idea, luckily I escaped the strong wind. Thanks for tuning in!

@Codger2015

8 ай бұрын

@@LifeontheMoose I forgot to mention, that I love the way you include your viewers. Like the one where you asked for help with one of the long 2x boards. I forget what you said but you get the jist I think. You know, when you talk to your viewers and in a comical way include your viewers as if they are right there with you. I LOVE IT!!!

@LifeontheMoose

8 ай бұрын

@@Codger2015 Much appreciated! Just being me…

looking good!! Question: Having the loft joists under the top plate you are depending on nails to support load. Wouldn't it be better to have them on top of the plate or have jack studs underneath?

@RPSchonherr

8 ай бұрын

I thought the same thing. If this was a regular house that would be code, but this is a cabin and doing that would take away 6 inches of headroom for the loft. I think jack studs would be a good idea.

@LifeontheMoose

8 ай бұрын

Yes! That would be better, but I stubbornly wanted the head room. For what it’s worth I’ll have 3/4 pine tongue and groove stacked underneath, which will add a layer of support. I’m confident it won’t fail. Great question and thanks for watching!

@chrisford8403

8 ай бұрын

Would it be better to be on the top of the top plate, yes but, it will throw off the design of the loft. Many of pre1920ish houses have framing done in a similar fashion. It was quite common in the 1800's (balloon framing) to see things framed like this and many of those houses are still going strong today. You'll see floors in Boston triple-deckers built in a similar fashion. If it were me, I'd add half inch bolts or ledger loks just to feel better about it or maybe a ledger board going across the bottom of the joists.

@chrisford8403

8 ай бұрын

@@RPSchonherr Code doesn't specifically say that joists need to sit on the top plate. It requires X amount of bearing surface to hold the joist. This could be accomplished with a ledger board on each side attached to the studs and joist hangers; joist hangers can also be hung from the top plate. With that being said, on top of the top plate would be the quickest and least expensive method but takes away a bunch of head room from the loft.

@RPSchonherr

8 ай бұрын

@@chrisford8403 Afterward I started thinking about joist hangars. That's what was used on my ramp to hang the stringers. Another good option.

I only started helping you today, so take this for whatever that's worth. I think we're doing some GREAT work, but I have one concern. I'm worried that we're only relying on fasteners to hold up the loft joists. I know there isn't any engineers on the job, but I feel like we should have put cripples under them to bring the load all the way down to the floor, and to the headers over the windows. It's only a small amount of lumber, but it would increase the load-bearing capacity my many times. Again, take that for whatever it's worth.

@LifeontheMoose

4 ай бұрын

One of the most asked questions….thanks for asking! I do address this in later videos, one being the pine loft floor video. Rather than repeat myself, I’ll leave you hanging! (No pun intended) I appreciate you watching and helping! 🙏

I enjoyed it. I'll be tagging along for the build. Love this kind of video 🪚🛠️🪛📐📏

@LifeontheMoose

8 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! Appreciate you riding along.

I would have built the gable ends first with a saddle each end for the ridge beam. Simpson needs to invent a birdsmouth strong tie. I enjoy your videos, you have a unique style 🙂👍

@LifeontheMoose

8 ай бұрын

Ha thanks! I started to go that direction, then didn’t trust my math… Appreciate you watching!

@stevea6722

8 ай бұрын

Like a Hurricane Tie maybe?

@colstace2560

8 ай бұрын

@@stevea6722 There's a few brackets on the market, Simpson has some

Hello Patric, I've immensely enjoyed all your videos of the construction of your Spur Cabin. Back in my younger day, I used to do a lot of solo construction of my own. It's good to see that some of the methods I'd used to single handedly to construct a structure are some of the same I see you're doing as well. A lot of the technics were self realized for me, perhaps on a trial and error basis. Like I've already stated, I really enjoy your videos of all the stages of construction of your cabin. There is one thing however, I do find puzzling. I've noticed that when you use your nail driver that appears to be pneumatic, there is absolutely no noise at all coming from the compressor there on site. Am I missing something? Perhaps that's something that's been edited out. Anyway, I think you've done both a fantastic job on the build of your cabin, as well as an outstanding job of narrating your efforts and creating a channel with an impressive following. Thanks for sharing everything you've done with us. Sincerely, Mark

@LifeontheMoose

2 ай бұрын

Thank you, Mark! Very kind words. Early on in this build, I didn’t have a portable generator on site, so I would charge the compressor in the evenings or lunch time on Red Moose Ranch about 3 miles away. And when I finally did get the generator there, I would never charge the compressor on video.

hey ,here I am from south alabama to help out.

I love watching your video's. You are so uplifting and happy. I have learned a lot. Love the cabin in the woods. God bless

@LifeontheMoose

6 ай бұрын

Thank you! So nice of you to say. I appreciate you watching.

That’s going to be a great cabin. I can’t wait to see more. I just subscribed.

@LifeontheMoose

8 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! 🙏

I love the videos for the cabin build. They give me a lot of information for my cabin build. I don’t copy all of your techniques, but most. Thanks!

@LifeontheMoose

5 ай бұрын

Awesome! I appreciate you watching!

Yoda Man!!!! ;-)

Great work. In the future, for setting your ridge board, you may want to consider creating at least one (if not both) "stiff backs to temporarily hold your ridge more securely. ( eliminate back and forth movement end to end)

@LifeontheMoose

4 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Wow, super nice job!

@LifeontheMoose

8 ай бұрын

Thanks!!

Sorry I saw this too late. Many framing squares have the rafter lengths are engraved on them. Also your speed square book has rafter dimensions listed in them. As an old Framer (70+) I think you are doing a great job!!!

@LifeontheMoose

Ай бұрын

Thank you!🙏

Because I always choose internet-violence, I'm gonna say one of the issues you're having with the saw is that it's a Milwaukee m18 single battery. Makita double 18v or 40v would've been a better choice. LOL! Something that will help, even with Makita, clean the blade with acetone or mineral spirits and once dried give it a wipe with paste wax. You'll notice your batteries lasting longer and the saw not getting quite so hot. Today's saw blades last a long time but the sap combined with battery power generally makes it seem like they're dulling quickly.

@LifeontheMoose

8 ай бұрын

Good to know!

I'm a new subscriber and I really like your scene of humor, as well as learning new tips on building. I think it was a great idea to dig holes for the ladder footing. When you where putting that ridge beam up and you where waist high to the top of the walls, you went to shove the beam foward a bit, I saw the ladder move away from the wall just a little bit. So I think it would be a good idea to secure the top of the ladder to the top of the wall by tying the ladder together with tge top of the wall. I would hate for the weight of the beam to set you off balance, and down you would go backwards, ladder and all. Stay safe out there, my friend.

@LifeontheMoose

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words and for subscribing. 🙏 I’ll be sure to stay safe. I appreciate you watching and paying attention!

I have a cabin in the middle of nowhere. I inherited it, but it's not finished. I'm too old and weak to do the work myself, plus, I wouldn't know what to do or how to do it. So, I hired a contractor. He got it almost finished, but not close enough for me to move in... before he moved on to something else somewhere. I don't know how to finish it. All it needs basically are appliances and kitchen countertops installed. It'll need some storage tweaks I'm pretty sure. I'm about a 7 hour drive from it, so it's hard for me to get there... like to try to find another contractor. It's such a small and remote place, I'm not sure I can find another contractor. I don't know what I'm going to do, but it has to be finished. I like how you explain what you're doing as you do it. My grandfather, dad and brother built additions onto all the houses they lived in...and like you, they worked meticulously...to do everything the right way the first time. I never saw any contractor's work done as well as theirs. But they just did it; they didn't talk about it. So, in my bones, I know what the end result is "supposed" to be, but I have no idea how to get it there! That's why it's such a delight for me to listen to you as you explain how things are done. Again, I'm too old and disabled to do it myself, but I still love learning about it and watching it done!

@LifeontheMoose

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the kind comments. Best to you!🙏

Ok I help you to get that sawhorse get it up there, no problem

Beautiful scenery 🌲🌲🌲🌲🌤️☁️

@LifeontheMoose

8 ай бұрын

Yeah I love it. Thank you for watching!

I'm like you working 7 hours from home and 2 hours to the nearest town. My wife hates it when i go by my self but i really enjoy it. I also use osb because im the the desert of West Texas. There are already 2 cabins on the property one of those is useable and one was abandoned some time long before i bought the property. My next project will be redoing that cabin and make it so guest can sleep there safely. Enjoy watching and learning as you go.

@LifeontheMoose

8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, I appreciate you tuning in.

VERY NICE!!!

@LifeontheMoose

8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

I love your videos...

@LifeontheMoose

8 ай бұрын

🙏I love that you watch my videos!

Great video, man. Makes me want to build more things. I’m in rural Kentucky and I got to build our chicken shed, but there’s not many more places to build things on our land…it’s super knobby out here.

@LifeontheMoose

8 ай бұрын

I appreciate that! Knobby as..rocky?

@CorbinMusso88

8 ай бұрын

@@LifeontheMoose haha kind of…it’s the knobs of Kentucky. An area called Forkland. It’s beautiful, but crazy terrain.

yep, Way Awesome!

@LifeontheMoose

8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Watching from New Orleans, LA. Amazing scenery.

@LifeontheMoose

8 ай бұрын

Hi to New Orleans! 🙏

I really enjoy your videos! Beautiful Country!! I'd never be able to do it but so fun to watch you build!! Dino

@LifeontheMoose

8 ай бұрын

Yeah it’s an awesome place to “work!” Thanks for watching.

awesome

Very impressed. Nice job!

@LifeontheMoose

8 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

Thanks for sharing

@LifeontheMoose

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching.

if you ever have to do a ridge beam like that you can use a pully for a laundry line and some 550 cord. Hang the pully from your gable bracing one end tied around the ridge board and the other loose to tie off to whatever. alternate lifting each end till you get it to about one board width underneath your cleat. Then you can climb up each end on the ladder and get them in your cradle.

@LifeontheMoose

Ай бұрын

Good idea!

@speedbuggy16v

Ай бұрын

@@LifeontheMoose I too suffer from a lack of willingness to ask for help, out of stubbornness, and being as tight as a ducks ass.

You are a crazy man and I love working with you. So when you need help and call out, I always answer. Ex. I think the extra battery is in the truck. Let me give you a hand. My wife wonders to whom I'm talking.

@LifeontheMoose

4 ай бұрын

lol. I appreciate the help and the response, even if I can’t hear it!

OSB is pretty much waterproof as it is a resin based product. Moisture should not affect it unless submerged.

I appreciate the commentary on OSB but where I own property (East TN and SC) the humidity and heat dissolve the stuff in a dozen years or so.

@LifeontheMoose

4 ай бұрын

Same in the Midwest where I grew up and the coast where I’m escaping. At this elevation and climate, not a big deal.

awesome job buddy

@LifeontheMoose

8 ай бұрын

I appreciate that!

new subscriber - great work!

@LifeontheMoose

8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! 🙏

Patrick, another great video. You and I share the same caution in building; the need to be so incredibly careful and plan things out to the Nth degree so we don't fall and hurt ourselves especially when working alone in the middle of nowhere! I didn't realize that your Ridge cabin was 6 hours away from your main home. I thought it was only 3 miles away. Duh! Great job, keep up the fantastic work.

@LifeontheMoose

7 ай бұрын

Yup 3 miles from Red Moose Ranch, 6 hours from my home…for now. Hope to change that soon!

I would have made temporary flooring on top of the walls then it would be easy to pick up the ridge beam and put it in place.

@LifeontheMoose

3 ай бұрын

MUCH easier that way, indeed. I appreciate you watching!

Wow, just noticed you have over 10k subs! I subbed around 300 and that doesn't seem so long ago. Nice work on the channel and cabins. I was going to ask how long a drive you had because I'm also in W WA and I've looked at property in that region, then you went and answered the question. Stay safe out there.

@LifeontheMoose

8 ай бұрын

Appreciate the subscribe! 🙏

Keep in mind that most experts who comment on you tube have never built anything. A birdhouse would kick their butts! You will have no issues with your OSB installation.

@LifeontheMoose

8 ай бұрын

Ha thanks! I’m confident I won’t have any issues either. 🙏

Wow, I was holding my breath watching you streeeEEEeeetch over your head while standing on top of that ladder! I'm pondering some cabin plans of my own, and considering the benefits of a shed roof. I'm thinking that the math should be easier, and it might be less difficult to install. But I have zero experience, so my opinion on the matter is as meaningful as a puff of smoke. Would you say a lean-to shed roof is easier to build than this kind? Or am I way off base?

@LifeontheMoose

8 ай бұрын

Shed roofs are simpler, but not necessarily easier. Dealing with longer rafters. Did you check out the Ridge Cabin videos? It’s a shed style roof. Thanks for watching!

If you made your temporary mount for your ridge beam longer you could have used ropes and pulleys to lift the beam in place and be much safer.

@LifeontheMoose

8 ай бұрын

Great point! I, too, thought of that…after those temps were on. 😅 Thanks for watching!

Hi Patrick. Nice work. You are right about being careful when working alone, especially in an isolated location. When you were lifting the ridge board, would it have helped to install a second cleat halfway up your support post? Then, you could have done the lift in 2 stages.

@LifeontheMoose

8 ай бұрын

Good idea!

Great

Well done sir! Thank you for the great content as usual. My little one keeps asking if y’all are in Texas 😆 Looks like Montana? Thanks again!

@LifeontheMoose

8 ай бұрын

Hey thank YOU…and the little ones!Eastern Washington state.

Hello from Rice, WA (not too far from Colville.) I’m using your encapsulated, insulated sub-floor style on my own 12X16 cabin project. Many thanks.

@LifeontheMoose

8 ай бұрын

Many thanks for watching and best of luck!

Thanks Patrick for your insights and showing how this is done. I hope to put up a small cabin on my 5 acres in the mountains in UT. I have a question, what is the crown you talked about being up? Thank you again, I love your humor and your honesty when you make mistakes. I really have been enjoying your channel!

@LifeontheMoose

6 ай бұрын

Ah what kind words! If you set a board on its edge on a flat surface, it most often has a bend (up and down) to it and isn’t perfectly straight. The middle of that bend is the crown, where it’s the highest from the flat surface. Hopefully that makes sense!

@JanetAlexanderJewelry

6 ай бұрын

Thank you for your quick response! that makes perfect sense. @@LifeontheMoose

Great video Patrick and yes nice to meet you too. I have a very similar aversion to heights, I could feel your legs as you climbed up each time holding the ladder with the imaginary knees. Slow is the only way to proceed when your are alone and so far from home or HELP. Seems a number of your viewers including me, are not readily available to hold, push or catch you should you teeter. lol Your choice of pitch was for interior height or weather? plus with the roof rafters how do you get plum? Thanks for sharing and dude what a great job, really.

@LifeontheMoose

8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. Headroom was the main reason. My wife and I like the aesthetics of that pitch. I’ll be adding a shed roof over the door, and that also allows me room for that. 🙏

@southerncomfort971

8 ай бұрын

@@LifeontheMoose Sounds great, I will be watching to see how things go. Be safe take care.

Great build series Patrick! Wondering if you considered a Dutch barn style roof for more loft space, and might be easier to dry in?

@LifeontheMoose

8 ай бұрын

Appreciate that! Thought about that roofline, but neither my wife nor I are thrilled with the aesthetics, despite it’s practicality.

@Maxid1

8 ай бұрын

@@LifeontheMoose It wood make it look too much like a lunch box.

OK, you hold one side and I hold the other one, at the count of three

How do knots always find just the wrong place to happen.....

First off I love timber framing and stick walls...I designed my second house which was 6 "stick-framed second-floor walls on top of a concrete block first floor. I am looking at your 2x8 loft floor joist nailed to the 2x6" wall studs in compression. Do you plan or feel the need for a horizontal 2x4 or 6 nailed into the wall stud and tight against the 2x8 floor joists... that is, if you have the nominal vertical space of 8 ft from finished floor to ceiling.

@LifeontheMoose

8 ай бұрын

I’ll eventually have 3/4 TnG stacked under that loft for the finished walls. I’m very confident it will be more than suffice. Appreciate you watching and commenting!

00:21:37 I would tied a rope to the bottom of the board and pulled it up. Also, use a ratchet strap to secure the top of the ladder too👷‍♂

OS b's on every mobile home roof every roof in every house that's ever out there, every mobile home floor and then you put a floor on top of it, some people ma some people got wood floors and wood floors or let water sleep sleep through own to the USB, what you know. It's been there for years. My house is 15 years old, 16 years old. And it still got always be under, and it's still living.

18:07 Yeah , I think the new graphite pencils are carbon fiber. If you draw your lines too thick they're a bear to cut through!

@dannywilsher4165

8 ай бұрын

That's funny right there!!!

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When I'm hanging a ridgebeam by myself, i screw a scrap 2x4 to the far end of the beam (across the end) that I put into the saddle to keep it from inadvertently sliding out and falling when i lift the other end up and into place. I was pulling it to be flush and it was @28' and it was kinda dragging in the saddle so i pulled a bit harder than i should have and it slid through the saddle and fell to the ground and knocked me in the face. Also curious as to why youre relying on the shear strength of the nails alone to hold up your floor joists that are simply face nailed to the wall studs. Ive had to repair a lot of decks and second story additions that did that and the floors failed when the nails let go because there wasnt anything under the joist to carry the load down to the sill plate.

@LifeontheMoose

4 ай бұрын

Good stuff! We wanted the head room in the loft, and those nails and screws won’t be the weak point. Plus…the wall boards will bear some of that load….Hopefully you’ll see in an upcoming video. Thanks for watching!

great videos. I have done a lot of similar work mostly by myself. be careful. your wife must give you an earful about doing these jobs yourself out away from help, or you must be really good at convincing her you are alright.

@LifeontheMoose

6 ай бұрын

Ha! Well to be honest, it’s a bit of both. I appreciate you watching!

Why did you install the 2x12 under the top plate ? For more head room I guess🤙

@LifeontheMoose

5 ай бұрын

The 2x8s? Indeed, for loft headroom.

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Hey, nice build (so far)….are the plans for the small off-grid cabin something you drew up or did you buy them? I’d be interested in duplicating your build in Central Washington State….

@LifeontheMoose

8 ай бұрын

I draw up rough plans as I go mostly for a materials list. We have an idea in mind what we want the end product to look like, and I just wing it from there. 🙏

@Sarzanini

8 ай бұрын

@@LifeontheMoose Cool, thanks!

I've been watching many videos about this building method. Here, in Brazil, it's very different, including in states where wood is used for building houses too, as in states in the south. It's really interesting, Patrick. Do you recommend a remote course to learn about that or just presential courses? I'm asking because I would like to study more about it and, here in Brazil, I couldn't find universities teaching this method.

@LifeontheMoose

6 ай бұрын

I really wouldn’t know what course to recommend specifically. Sorry!

@RonaldoWimmer

6 ай бұрын

@@LifeontheMoose Ok, Patrick. Thanks anyway. I will look for an American university offering a remote course about it. It would be better go there for that, but right now it's not possible for me.

Why did I build this so high? Yup, did that to myself. Didn't get it secured and the hoodlums took advantage. I should have kept it simple and not gone for the view the extra story afforded me. Also, I lay out my rafters on my floor so I have a template to work from.

@LifeontheMoose

4 ай бұрын

Good idea!

We use scarp word for our private airsoft field. Ahit from work a lot of cheap osb. 2 years later field is starting to look like shit. Oh well it was free.