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Building at the Woods
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Добавлен 17 мар 2023
Two experienced Alaskan builders and a young Michigander couple with kids work together to build their two houses in the beautiful state of Michigan.
Success! We got the Loft Beam Hung Safely | Then We Discovered An Inconvenient Truth
Welcome back to Building At The Woods! On this channel, we're sharing the life of our families as we build two homesteads. We call our project the 'Hazelwood build' and the kids' homestead the 'Wildwood build'. We've both taken raw land and are building homes from the ground up doing most of the work ourselves helping each other as we go. If you're interested in the DIY way of life, you're in the right place. In the previous episode at the Hazelwood build, we tried to hang the first LVL in our beam set and accidentally dropped it, punching a hole in our floor system. This has caused us to rethink our strategy with a new emphasis on safety. In this episode, we successfully get all four LVL...
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Ground Control for Spring Weather and Heat for Winter | Drywall is Coming!!!
Просмотров 933День назад
In this video we rent some equipment to set us up for what is to come. The propane pad is set in place for the tank, a trench with conduit and water drainage is in and we set rocks as retaining for our erosion control by the house. Unfortunately there are 3 different views on the retaining method that requires us to find a way to communicate what we are going to do. All good things, but the rea...
We Had An Accident! Installing the Ridge Beam Above the Loft | Rethinking How to Work Safely
Просмотров 7 тыс.14 дней назад
Today's episode has some content that is hard to watch. We had a near miss accident that had potential to be life-altering. Even now when I watch the footage, it jars me a little thinking about what could have happened. Risk analysis and mitigation happens everyday on the job. I think that most of the time, we do a reasonably good job in identifying risk and work in a safe manner. In this case,...
Beginning Work on the Main Roof Section | Framing The Loft Gable Wall and Posts
Просмотров 3,5 тыс.21 день назад
Welcome back to Building At The Woods! On this channel, we're sharing the progress as we build our two homesteads from the ground up doing most of the work ourselves. If you're interested in the DIY way of life, you're in the right place. In the previous few episodes at the Hazelwood build, we hung trusses on the wings of our house and got them covered with plywood. In this episode, we're rolli...
Sheeting The Master Bedroom Roof | We Have A Pick-Pocket In Our Midst!
Просмотров 1,5 тыс.Месяц назад
Welcome back to 'Building At The Woods' - our video channel showing our progress building two homesteads in Western Michigan. In this video, we're back at the Hazelwood build putting more roof on. Our daughter Krista is here from Colorado to help and she's a great worker - we absolutely killed it. However, I noticed some of my favorite clothes disappearing. Where could they possibly be?
We did It! We Beat Winter! | The Boiler gets Fired Up
Просмотров 896Месяц назад
In this video you get to see us install our boiler loop and test fire the boiler we purchased about a year ago. In the spring we had our gypcrete floor poured and we felt the need to get the structure heated so we could have running water for continued progress. In September we did not think we were going to get all we needed to get done accomplished. God remained faithful and gave us the abili...
Sheeting The Garage Roof | Extra: Am I A Social Butterfly? What does that even mean?
Просмотров 2,1 тыс.Месяц назад
Hi folks! Welcome to the Building At The Woods channel where we're building two homesteads in Western Michigan - one for us and one for our kids and their family. We're doing most of the work ourselves so if you're interested in the DIY way of life, you're in the right place! In the last couple episodes at the Hazelwood build, we hung trusses over the garage and master bedroom wings of the hous...
Raising Master Bedroom Trusses by Hand | How hard could it be?
Просмотров 6 тыс.2 месяца назад
Welcome back to Building At The Woods! On this channel, we're sharing the progress we're making on our two homesteads - one for grandma and grampa and another for one of our kids and their family. We're building homes from the ground up doing most of the work ourselves. If you're interested in the DIY way of life, you're in the right place. In the previous episode, we used a crane to lift the t...
Boiler Work | A Race Against the coming Cold
Просмотров 7832 месяца назад
In this video we start to work on the boiler system at the Wildwood House. For having the boiler for almost a year, it's time to start getting it going. The only thing is can we get the boiler running before winter hits? In the past, we have not beaten winter but God has been faithful through the whole build and He won't let us down here. It seems like more of a need since we turned on the well...
Flying Trusses with my Daughters - The Start of a New Roof | It's Crane Day!
Просмотров 6 тыс.3 месяца назад
Welcome back to Building At The Woods! On this channel, we're sharing the progress we're making on our two homesteads - one for grandma and grandpa and another for one of our kids and their family. We're building homes from the ground up doing most of the work ourselves. If you're interested in the DIY way of life, you're in the right place. In this episode, we're at the Hazelwood project hangi...
The Garage Header Goes Up and Sheeting Walls | Preparations for Hanging Trusses
Просмотров 2,1 тыс.3 месяца назад
Welcome back to the Building At The Woods channel! The goal for this episode are to finish all the preparations for putting a roof on. Key objectives are nailing up siding, building the garage door opening and walls, and finishing the framing in the master bedroom. We have a crane scheduled so we're on a fixed timeline.
Building the Master Bedroom Walls | Our forever home takes shape (planning for wheelchair access)
Просмотров 1,5 тыс.3 месяца назад
In this episode of Building At The Woods, we're working at the Hazelwood location. Our focus is on building out the master bedroom suite but some uncertainty around wheelchair access gives us pause. We end up accomplishing a collection of other objectives that move us forward toward our ultimate goal of getting a roof on before winter.
Blowing in Cellulose for our Attic Spaces | Low Dust our Butts!
Просмотров 1,3 тыс.3 месяца назад
In this video we reach another milestone in the Wildwood build as we get our attic space fully insulated. We get it done fairly fast, and now have a space feels like it is closed in despite not having siding or drywall on the wall yet.
Hard won progress - not every day is a great day for building | Finishing the Loft And Other Stuff
Просмотров 2,9 тыс.4 месяца назад
Not every day is a good day. Some days are harder than others to move the progress bar forward. However, if you just get out there and do a little bit each day, before long, you'll complete the project you're working on. In this video, we're working on building the loft that overlooks the great room. The floors are getting higher though we'll still have to clear some trees in order to see the r...
Not so PRO Drywall | Ceiling Sheetrock
Просмотров 1,2 тыс.4 месяца назад
Another step to the goal for heating our house gets complete. With the Sheetrock up on the ceilings where there is attic space, all we need to do know is some small things in prep for the insulation. We are praying we can get the house heated before winter especially with the year getting closer to an end. God has been faithful in what we have needed and we believe he will continue to get us th...
Raising Walls on the Main Level | Making house plan adjustments for the perfect layout
Просмотров 2,1 тыс.4 месяца назад
Raising Walls on the Main Level | Making house plan adjustments for the perfect layout
We Finish The Main Floor | Glue and Screw - Prevent Floor Squeaks!
Просмотров 15 тыс.4 месяца назад
We Finish The Main Floor | Glue and Screw - Prevent Floor Squeaks!
Insulating all the Walls of the House! | My math was spot on, no more no less than what was needed!
Просмотров 1,3 тыс.5 месяцев назад
Insulating all the Walls of the House! | My math was spot on, no more no less than what was needed!
Building the Basement Staircase | Time to move out of the Basement
Просмотров 2,5 тыс.5 месяцев назад
Building the Basement Staircase | Time to move out of the Basement
Passing Rough-in Inspections with Ease!
Просмотров 2,6 тыс.5 месяцев назад
Passing Rough-in Inspections with Ease!
Hanging the beam that supports our main floor! | Also: Installing main floor I-Joists
Просмотров 5 тыс.5 месяцев назад
Hanging the beam that supports our main floor! | Also: Installing main floor I-Joists
Finished with Basement Wall Framing | Tips and Tricks You Won't Find Anywhere Else
Просмотров 2,3 тыс.5 месяцев назад
Finished with Basement Wall Framing | Tips and Tricks You Won't Find Anywhere Else
Framing the basement walls | How to use a transit to build a level floor
Просмотров 5 тыс.6 месяцев назад
Framing the basement walls | How to use a transit to build a level floor
Chipping Small Trees In A Single Gulp | Make Your Own Mulch! (Plus: Pouring Our Basement Slab)
Просмотров 6716 месяцев назад
Chipping Small Trees In A Single Gulp | Make Your Own Mulch! (Plus: Pouring Our Basement Slab)
Best type of Flooring for your Home | Gypcrete with In-Floor Heat Perfectly Level
Просмотров 1,3 тыс.7 месяцев назад
Best type of Flooring for your Home | Gypcrete with In-Floor Heat Perfectly Level
Getting ready for Concrete (gypcrete) floors with in-floor heat | Rough-in Mechanical Inspection
Просмотров 6387 месяцев назад
Getting ready for Concrete (gypcrete) floors with in-floor heat | Rough-in Mechanical Inspection
We Need Something Smooth and Level to Walk On | Pouring Our Garage Concrete Slab
Просмотров 1,2 тыс.7 месяцев назад
We Need Something Smooth and Level to Walk On | Pouring Our Garage Concrete Slab
Retaining Walls on a budget. | Rock Wrestling! No Heavy Equipment Needed.
Просмотров 1,4 тыс.7 месяцев назад
Retaining Walls on a budget. | Rock Wrestling! No Heavy Equipment Needed.
Installing Underground Mechanical | Running PEX heat tubing in our Concrete
Просмотров 1,1 тыс.8 месяцев назад
Installing Underground Mechanical | Running PEX heat tubing in our Concrete
Boiler Unboxing, Return Air Plan, Arzel Zoning, and Appliance Venting! | Things are not as planned!
Просмотров 2918 месяцев назад
Boiler Unboxing, Return Air Plan, Arzel Zoning, and Appliance Venting! | Things are not as planned!
So interesting.
I love hearing you explain your reasoning dad. Very interesting problem solving.
Great video. The house will be beautiful. You all work so well together and although it might look dangerous at times, you watch out for each other to make sure it’s actually safe.
Thanks for taking us along
Congrats that was tough but well done
Thanks! It will be good to get the roof completely built.
I‘ve seen so many of your videos where I just cringed on the lack of PPE. I mean, I love what you’re doing but you grossly underestimate the risks you take all the time when you‘re not using PPE. I rarely (if ever?) see you use hearing protection or eye protection. And when you‘re installing heavy items above your head, which you‘ve done a lot, I‘ve never seen any head protection. And just now, now foot protection either, or are those OSHA rated sandles? Then I see you walking under such a heavy beam with no sense of risk with such a heavy beam dangling above you unsecured. I think you dodged a bullet there, that could’ve been really bad. But I doubt I will see you using any PPE from now on either.
Can you show us how to release the air pocket?
That's quite the young man you all got there right
I agree. We love him. Thanks for your kind words.
Well good morning 😊
Good morning to you too! Thanks for watching.
Idiot's , can't fix stupid!!!!
On decking make sure all manufacturer cuts butt to another remember
That's why you tie off both ends with scratch straps or ropes remember safety comes FIRST before you get hurt or someone
Thanks for the recommendation!
There is no substitute for genuine experience which you two have NOT !
There is an old saying that says "good judgement comes from experience and experience comes from bad judgement". We'll see in the coming weeks whether we've gained experience that leads to good judgement out of the whole deal.
Sir your taking these negative comments very very well much respect
I'll try to leave a constructive comment without delivering a lecture and I realize all the heavy lifting has been done prior to this video being posted. So here's my view. You're trying to make due with what you have and there's nothing wrong with that. You probably thought, and dismissed, the idea of somehow rigging it from above. But think about how wooden scaffolding is built as a temporary work platform and then removed afterward, then apply that logic to difficult tasks in the future. The time spent with seemingly extra work is always less than recovering form injury. Ask me how I know that. Your analysis and reaction to this incident is spot on. How many lessons have we all learned in life from near misses. Lady luck again? No one was hurt, fortunately video was available to review methods, and you dusted yourself off to continue later. The joy of build your own homes continues.
Thanks for your thoughtful comments!
You may want to install a temporary railing around the stairwell
You're right. I should prioritize putting a railing up. Thanks for pointing that out.
LVLs are very slippery
Yes, that was a key factor that wasn't considered well.
Why not rent a lift ; safety first
We originally felt that these LVLs were light enough to handle safely. With adjusted techniques and an additional scaffold, we were able to handle them. You'll see in a couple episodes that we did rent a crane for the other section of the ridge beam
Need a new plan.
Yep. Thanks for being one of our channel's faithful viewers!
I know hindsight is 20/20 and I’m so glad everyone is ok, BUT why were they holding up a board weighing hundreds of pounds? I do not understand the complete lack of any weight baring support other than side boards. Why not rest it on something in the middle while it’s pulled up with ropes and pulleys. Slide a ladder, chair or sawhorse in at the appropriate height to rest on.
I think you make a good point. Having something under the board would be helpful -- though we were thinking that having support at each end was sufficient. As you'll see in the next video, once the beam gets to the 10ft level, we slide the scaffold(s) under it and that serves the purpose you're recommending.
@ that’s fantastic news.
So happy no one got hurt wow. Slow and steady.
Yes. Thank you for your kind words!
why were ropes and pulleys not used? this was an accident waiting for the time to happen! thank God no one was hurt..........g
These guys are not engineering people. Ropes and pulleys would have made the lift much easier
Part of the reason we didn't use ropes and pulleys is that we didn't have them in hand in our toolbox -or- have a lot of experience using. A lot of the time we're trying to think 'how can we make this happen with what we have'. I would be interested in learning how you would have done it with ropes and pulleys -- particularly, where would you attach the upper pulley so that it was higher than the beam's final height. A sketch would be helpful.
That was a woke up moment. With the stairs being right there surely don't help but I've got to say the female is strong man I'm glad no one was hurt for it to go bad it happened at the right time
Loved the build. thanks.
Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching.
Nice video. Looking forward to watching more.
Thanks for watching, there is a lot more coming!
Beautiful couple building a beautiful house. God bless your family
Thanks! We certainly appreciate our kids helping us.
Looks like it’s making into a really nice roof dad!
Yes, thanks to your help!
Thanks for taking us along
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.
It is in fact.... a cute roof.
Just not little...
What does the middle part of the roof look like? Thanks for taking us along.
There's going to be a big beam sitting on posts that supports rafters. It's turned 90 degrees from the roofs you currently see. Coming in a couple of episodes.
Sounds like you have a serious problem on your hands. Does the pick pocket bring the stuff back?
60% of the time every time.
Are you the guilty party?
Congratulations! Your hard work is bearing fruit. Honored to have visited your worksite.
Thanks! I made a trip to Saginaw this past week and was thinking of you folks. I hope you and the family are doing well Mr. Armstrong.
where are your motorised valves for each of your zones? ( the more zones the better the head distribution will be - yes more complicated but better!)
are you using the pumps as you motorised valves?
Yes, the pumps themselves are the “valves”. This is also the cheaper option. The size of pump we would need to go the motorized valve route would have increased the cost almost $1000 or more.
Great construction on the boiler!!!!! Love your work guys.☺️☺️❤️❤️❤️
We've been working inside quite a bit at Heather and Kyle's now that winter temperatures have hit. Its nice to be warm while we work on the next phases of the build. We're thankful that the boiler is working well.
Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching! We can't wait to show you the progress we've made since the last video.
hard work - but its looking good. Question why these trusses in the garage? all that wasted space, you could have created a man cave there
I have a 40x72 heated barn as my man cave! But you're right, trusses can give an option for additional space.
Your editing makes this look so easy. Even if it wasn't
Its like a pregnancy. It feels long and painful during the process, but once its over, it seems like not such a bad deal and you have a cute baby to hold.
Major milestone. How exciting. Thanks for taking us along
Yes, seeing the roof go on a great milestone! Thanks for coming along with us.
sir, i have got to hand it to you!!!!!!! your ladies are fantastic, agile and hard workers. do i ever wish i had someone like you have.........g
Thank you. I have three hard working daughters. They all take after their mother in that respect.
Just found your channel. Great to see a family working together. My heart skipped a few beats early in the video when the older lady walked across the edge of the wall cap. I'm 70 and wouldn't try it. I would have 10 years ago. Looking forward to more videos.
Mine too. I didn't see it happen in real time but during the editing process I was like 'what was she thinking?'. Old habits...
da sieht man direkt wer die hosen anhat, männer sinds in den fall nicht xD
We're raising girls who are capable of many things.
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Thanks for watching!
Outstanding crew. Thanks for taking us along
Thank you!
It looks so good!
Yes. Thanks for helping.
Parabéns! Vocês são ótimos! É uma família unida e isso faz toda a diferença. Deus abençoe vocês todos ❤❤❤
Thank you!
i must say, the young lady with the long brown hair (beautiful) is a hard worker!!! she did not back down from anything. she is very valuable to the operation........g
We think they are pretty special too.
Wow, much progress since our visit. Congratulations
Thank you. It is so nice to work inside that building now that it is heated!
Thanks for taking us along
Thanks for joining us!
When you pulled out that blowtorch I was like "surely not". Your poor saw table dad.
It survived. Thanks for noticing.
"Dad Green and I came up with a simple loop.." *shows a complicated looking drawing*
If you look at his loop in the barn and the loop we designed you’ll find it’s much simpler! lol
FINALLY A VIDEO. Gosh I thought y'all died or something.
Ha ha... you're just waiting for your moment in the sun!
Nice video. I have lots of videos on my wood boiler. I have a Central Boiler Classic Edge 550
Thank you. I have a question for you. Do you heat your building with in-floor heat? If so, how do you temper the heated water coming from the boiler so that you don't run 180 degree water through your floor?