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Yes, absolutely!! Totally worth the expense! We could have put it through the roof as well, but that’d have meant losing even more space, so we opted not to. But each bend in the chimney makes it harder to clean. No regrets, but if the place was bigger, through the roof would be a lot more convenient.

That’s so exiting!! I think you’ll be able to do more alone than you think. 😃 If I were to do this without Jelger (my partner), I’d probably first get everything organized (delivery, making sure everything is there etc) and next bribe a group of friends for a weekend of the heavy lifting. 😉

@@CaribooAdventure Thanks for the encouragement! I plan to go property shopping next spring. Gotta start somewhere! Thanks for all your replies! I hope your shoulder is better!

@@brightphoebesays That's amazing!!! And slow but steady wins the race for sure!! We're still not really healed but we'll get there!

@@CaribooAdventure I just read that one is not permitted to live in one's build until the occupancy permit is issued at the very end. It that really true? How can they exert that level of control over people? I was planning to build as I can afford, and once it's to lock up, camp out in it and gradually get the finishing done. Am I likely to get in deep trouble for doing that? Am I even allowed to build a cottage without indoor plumbing or in wall wiring? One can do it in other provinces!

⁠ugh, all of the red tape… I’m not sure about those regulations as our situation is different with our legal residence being elsewhere until we finish the build. I hope you’ll find a way to do it!

We didn’t! Very lucky that it’s an area with not too much red tape. 😊

Feel free to send us an email at caribooadventure@gmail.com Jelger used a pdf with questions to study I can share with you (and some other resources I can ask him about 😊)

We’ll have to get it emptied next year! Not excited about that, but local people in the area often time it so they can split transportation costs…

@@CaribooAdventure Good plan! I saw that you have clay soil there, so a simple pit probably wouldn't work. You won't be able to have a septic field either.

@@brightphoebesays It's indeed not possible in clay, hehe, but the ground seems mixed! It seems mostly clay, but some sandy spots here and there. We're planning on a composting toilet (we hope we won't have regrets, lol) because a septic field would be beyond our budget and not in the right spot for where we want to drill for water.

@@CaribooAdventure Composting toilet is the best idea!

@@tj11391 no, unfortunately there’s zero signal in the entire area.

Thank you! We hope so too. (although we've been told 12-18 months for Jelger's back so it'll be 2025)

That's amazing!! We're looking forward to the furniture building phase, hehe. Great job and we'll check it out for sure.

Thank you so much!

Hehe, they usually hide for a week and then they get used to us! 😂

Oh my, surgeries are so much to deal with! You sound very optimistic, that’s awesome!! And thank you for the encouraging words. 😊

Thank you so much!!

Thank you!! 🥰

Thank you so much, that’s amazing!! So exciting you’re starting your build next year! 👏👏👏

Absolutely!! So happy it’s all dried in/safe from the elements! 😃

We’re both from Belgium! 😃

@@CaribooAdventure Well, well. Guess they talk like Scandinavians there aswell 😁👍 Sorry about your back, I have had my struggles too, I know how hard it is, and mental.

@@Turn-2JesusN0W Thank you. I hope your back has healed well! It influences every part of your life indeed.

@@herbrotter thank you!! We’ll get there for sure!!

@@toddjarman542 thank you very much, we appreciate it!!

Yes, that’s right! 4 feet 😃

@@CaribooAdventure Thanks! I look forward to seeing the finished cabin.

@@jshepard152 Thank you! Us too... currently both of us are dealing with some health problems, so it might take us a while. BUT we're determined, it's getting built! And we're going to live there fulltime. :)

@@CaribooAdventure I'm very sorry to hear that. You guys seem like an awesome couple. Be well and update us whenever you can.

Thank you! 🙏

Agreed! We hope we never have to! 😬

There are 3 pieces in each post 😃

Actually, you can see him put one in at 4:15 😂

Thank you very much!! We're quite happy with our choice!! The only thing we'd consider doing differently is make it a little bit bigger to have the bathroom a bit larger. (we started the build without thinking we'd put in a washer dryer unit, making our bathroom layout extra tight, haha)

@@CaribooAdventure Building too big vs. too small is always a challenge. I wonder if it would be fairly simple to build on a small lean-to type structure on one side of the cabin, just big enough to contain your washer/dryer. Whatever space is left could be a closet, storage space, etc.

Nice!! Love the nature… 😃

@@CaribooAdventure Absolutely! The whole area is magical.

In the BC building code there's tables that mention snow burden, the span, ...so we found our information there! (and built it stronger than the code said) You should have a local building code publicly available. Ours is built in place laminated out of 4 2x12's. (way cheaper, but we don't remember the exact cost)

@@CaribooAdventure Thanks very much. I'm going to be building something fairly similar.

Thank you!! Very exciting you’re planning a build!

Hehe, definitely!! We were scared about damaging the fire bricks in there and didn’t want to remove the packaging to take them out.

@@CaribooAdventure Ohh, good thought. I didn't think of that. I binged your videos tonight and enjoyed them all.

Aww, thank you!! 😃

I wish I could send them, but they only exist on paper. 😬 we’re currently away too… Jelger drew them by hand…

Our channel is also a way of sharing with our family overseas and a way to remember things for ourselves. 😊 (that includes some extra yapping 😂)

Doable yes, but we’re not mad we opted for the convenience/certainty here. For the future if we’re building a shed or so we would. 😊

We’re out of commission for a bit unfortunately. I (Tanja) have a frozen shoulder and it’s not progressing as it should. I can’t build at all (and some regular living tasks require more effort), so we decided to spend our winter with family!

Yes! No regrets, it made a huge difference! 😃

Yes, we’re very happy with it! Two winters later and everything is still level! 😃

Jelger drew the plans. He calculated the lumber with formulas (Larry Haun’s book was great for that!)

We thought it would look weird because it’s so narrow. Way too tall for a small surface. In hindsight it might have been nice to have more storage. 😂

Our pleasure!

Nice!! That’s so exciting! Are we in the same town? 😉

Yes. I bought a 5 acre place up on Day Road, just off the Mitchell Bay Road north of Horsefly. Moved in last August. The coffee pot is always on. @@CaribooAdventure

Oooh! Very nice!!

We haven’t done any building because of my frozen shoulder. I hope it’ll gradually improve and we can get back to building in spring (got a steroid shot and do daily exercises, but it’s sloooow progress). Fingers crossed! 🤞

Thank you! It’s so so 😬. I’m hopeful for the spring!

@@CaribooAdventure Beterschap!

It’s 16 feet by 20 feet. (And a second floor minus the staircase opening, I’d have to dig through our notes to find the exact size of that, hehe)

Hehe, yes we learned it the hard way!

Hallo Rudolf, Vielen Dank für Ihre Frage. Ich glaube, wir brauchten ungefähr 4 Wochen vom Anfang bis das Dach darauf wahr. Aber das war nicht vollzeitig (kann man in den Videos sehen). Also vielleicht drei Wochen in Total.

Totally… it was nasty 😬

Hehe, true!!

It’s 16 by 20 feet. 😊

What's great is you did your research and didn't cut corners,good luck an blessings for the rest .