Building a cabin in the woods, from log to lumber. An off-grid DIY project with friends.
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- Опубликовано: 25 май 2024
- Plans for sale: www.elevatedspaces.ca/product...
A few years after our cabin burned in a wildfire Molly and I were inspired to build another where it stood. Just for funsies. This one would be much more humble. Less a tiny house and more a modern take on your basic alpine hut that stocks the essentials. 200 square feet, saltbox roof, unconventional and exposed framing, a simple kitchen. Room to comfortably sleep three.
All the wood--other than the floor joists and plywood--was either chainsaw milled by us on site, or is salvage from a farm about 20 miles down the coast. It's all redwood, except the doug fir floor.
The trees we milled were all killed in the wildfire, then either fell in winter storms, or were felled by us. That wood was dried for about a year and the build took over a following five months.
Materials cost was $17,400. The bulk of that was in the salvaged old growth redwood ($7100) and the French doors and two sliding windows that we purchased ($5400). Of course this doesn't include the tools, the workshop, the land, the lessons along the way, or the 40 years of food, shelter, and genetic success required to bring all of us to this moment.
Helping hands, in order of appearance: Molly, Joey, Jake, Ben C, Jason, Emily, Ian, Jon, Ben S, Kate, Darren, Chris, Leah, Maxson, Simone, Gabriel, Allie, Pedro, Selen, Rachel, John, Andrew, Lumen, Rob, Parker, Linda, and Carey.
Woodstove is a 3kw model from Tiny Woodstove, futon mattresses is a J-life shikifuton, toilet is Throne Composting Toilets, cooktop is a Flame King, lights are solar shed lights, chainsaw mill is a Granberg. Curtain fabric from Handa Textiles. Cordless tools are Milwaukee but I wouldn't read too much into that... all pro-grade tools are fairly comparable and brand allegiance is largely a testament to battery investment.
More photos, details, and other builds on our website and on my Substack: jeffwaldman.substack.com/ 
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I love this side of youtube. No hate, no drama, no fast-living modern world. Just a dude having fun with his hobby in silence and peace
Thanks so much. Appreciate your appreciation.
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Great job. My 5 year old who is very into building all the things wants you all to know he is very proud of you.
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Excellent job all around, the building skill level, the design choices, the filming. You nailed it 🤙
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One of the best solid cabin I’ve seen built…well done guysS greetings from down under Australia….stay safe
A thing of love and beauty. Thank you.
You put beauty into basic.
That was the goal. Thanks for appreciating.
Kia Ora & Good Afternoon from Caribbean Drive, Unsworth Heights, North Shore, Auckland, New Zealand ...Another Great Video Bro.
The production value on Milwaukee tool's newest commercial really seemed different this go around... Amazing work Jeff & friends ❤
Very obvious isn't it?
Found a lot of joy watching this. Thanks for sharing!
The community aspect of your builds is the most inspiring piece. I took to heart your previous post about involving friends and family and will be involving a motley crew later this fall on a big deck rebuild.
Всем крепкого здоровья!
Very impressed, beautiful work!
That is a spectacular little cabin. The lines are clean, the wood is warm and the rooms are functional. Nice build, well done.
Building a wooden house in the forest brings a sense of peace. Surrounded by nature, with the warmth and scent of wood, this house is a perfect retreat for those looking to escape the stresses of modern life. A beautiful example of craftsmanship and respect for nature!✨🌲🏕️
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Beautiful craftsmanship. Thank you for sharing.
Amazing work! It's very inspiring to see the evolution on the craftsmanship over the years! This cabin is gold and the wood is amazing!! Inspires me to look at the smallest detail of my builds!!!
This may interest you then. A post about some of the build details: jeffwaldman.substack.com/p/thoughtful-details
honestly this is like the perfect size for me. so quick to clean. That wood is B.E.A.UTIFUL
Really good workmanship! my dream when i was 12 years old🤣
Cannot believe the craftsmanship that went into this cabin, Job well done!
Thanks so much.
Beautiful build and very inspiring to watch the video.
Thanks for sharing 🙏
This is truly amazing! I wish it were mine. Gramma Candy. I do live in an Amish built shed to home and I love it.
I'm truly inspired. Thank you so much.
that's some beautiful wood color.
What a view, nice crew, and that cabin! Wow.
The house fits the mountain scene so well
Simply stunning!
Quality work👍👏
this is incredible
Absolutely beautiful and inspiring! I didn't think you could top your previous cabin build, but here you are proving me wrong. Congratulations! This is something I could definitely build for my kids one day.
Wow big congratulations on the result such a beautiful cabin. ❤
Very cool!!
Congrats to that amazing team!!! Enjoyable and inspiring video!!
A very good job to all in your construction of your cabin! Brilliant and Bravo!
Thank you for sharing this video and showing your project ‼️👏👏👏
Inspirational work.
Love the old Toyota pick up!
One of my favorit..😊 Nice work
What a beautiful creation ❤️
great build!
This house is amazing!❤❤
Great video 🔆👍🏽
Very beautiful and balanced
Just perfect, congratulations!
A spectacular view for this cabin. I really liked the pacing of this video- just a few seconds of each major step along the way. It's a beauty, congrats, enjoy!
Nice tinny home👍👍
Nice House. Great job!
A thing of beauty.
Omg nice build. Whoever was manning the camera and did the edits, good job.
Very impressive work. Subed
Very good job. Ciai from Italy. Lori
Beautiful ❤
Good building
nice job well done
best thing ive ever seen ( as a carpenter )
That’s quite the compliment coming from a (what I hope is good) carpenter.
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nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
such a beautiful house ❤👍
I love it
I love your work
awesome..
Impresionantemente hermosa, ❤❤❤
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GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU SO DAMN MUCH!
Ok this looks amazing and there’s some fantastic editing as well as craftsmanship on display, but where’s the insulation? Surely the cabin would have benefited from at least some wall insulation let alone underfloor and in the ceiling?
Nah, we're good. It's meant to be a fairly basic shelter-- not a home, not a vacation cabin-- with exposed framing (so no insulation) and you can get away with a lot with coastal California weather. Never all that cold or hot.
No electrical. No plumbing. No insulation. It might look nice, but it's just elevated essentials.
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Wow ❤
Incrível trabalho,vocês são ótimos...saudações do Brasil
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Wow, very well done! This is an exceptional project and documentary of it, highly enjoyable. Which state was this built in? Truly beautiful place and cabin, thank you for sharing!!
Video yg sangat menginspirasi
Beautiful location
Hi there Good job have good day
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Loved this. Were the trees already down and dried out? Milling job looks superb.
They'd all been dead a while and fell in storms, or we felled them. Dried the milled wood for about a year more.
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Do kinda think it's weird seeing a group of hawthorne Yuppies out of the city, up in the hills and actually building something when they're more about book clubs and tofu farts. How did that happen?
Totally. Maybe a good opportunity to examine one’s assumptions.
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Wow, what a Project. Fantastic work together! No insulation needed ?
See my other comment replies regarding insulation
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Really nice cabin and very nice work but….no insulation at all? That stove is gonna be workin hard.
It's not. Small space and coastal California temperatures. See my other replies for insulation stuff.
@@jeffreywaldman gotcha, for some reason I assumed you were more in the pacific north west. Thanks for the correction!
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Excellent work,Could you share the dimensions of the plan, please? Thanks
It's all in the description
Hey, Amazing amazing job. I have a few questions.
After cutting the fresh wood, can moisture be a problem?
Is it necessary to treat the wood because there could be a termite risk?
Thank you for all your amazing work.
The wood is dried for a year and redwood is pretty bug resistant
Thanks for the response.
beautiful, but labor intensive.
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Will that single exterior wood layer be enough? For thermal isolation and bugs?
It's two layers of tongue and groove with a layer of house wrap in the middle. Old growth redwood, which is pretty bug resistant. Not much in the way of insulation of course, but its coastal California and a small space. It'll be just fine for what it is.
@@jeffreywaldman thank you Jeff, I saw the tongue but miss the dual layer and the middle wrap. Agree. Also, a new HVAC with heat pump and a basic solar system could easily improve the summer. Excellent video, and excellent build!!!
Did you not have to dry this wood at all? What was the moisture content?
I mentioned in the description that we dried it for about a year. Content was something like 15%. It was hard to get a solid reading, but mostly sub 20%, which matched the content on all of the other interior wood on the property. That sort of reading made sense to me, for buildings which don't have heating and see occasional use.
One benefit of using redwood-- it shrinks less than most woods when drying. So a lot less change to contend with.
@@jeffreywaldman I missed that and was just curious about it - Thank you for the response. Very nice project.
Very pretty, but... No insulation?
Was wondering the same thing. Agree, it’s beautiful!
Nope. See other comments or the description for why.
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Wow I saw a hammer...Thought all you had were nail guns...
When the nail gun batteries run dry we hit the back of the guns with the hammer to keep driving nails.
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Can you explain the finances of building a cabin?
I did. In the description.
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