One board at a time. Man, what pride you will have in that beautiful house when you're finished!!! I'm still so impressed at how neat, and clean you keep everything. That OCD is a good thing. 😉 God bless.
I bought a $109 water pump from home depot for flooding in front of my barn door. Works like a champ. Probably easier than loosening up the floor boards. Wayne WaterBUG submersible utility Pump.
Wow! You have come along way on the framing. I haven't seen anyone else build this much alone especially with these high ceilings. Very intense and impressive. Great job!!Take care and God bless.
@@TKCL you bet .. I’m not going anywhere . I have to admit , never thought I would watch this much youtube then I came across your deer stand / shooting house video and been hooked ever since . Lol .. Still wished the videos were just a little longer . Just my thoughts . Keep up the great work . 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Hi, Andrew! The water tried to stop you, but you didn’t let it. Good job today. You’re an amazing hard working man. God bless you, Tiffany, and Bullet.
This would have been useful a long time ago, but you should buy a winch and some cable pullies and put a bracket on the tractor bucket and it will always prove useful. Make it so it mounts in a 2 in. trailer hitch fitting
You made good progress with all the rain delays you had, anxious to see how the framing out for the windows so I can see how they are going to look! Stay dry if you can, I promise I didn’t send you all the rain we had last week, think we are getting more this weekend!
Try a shop vac - when my son played street hockey when the parking lot they played in had pools of water - couple of parents got shop vacs and we vacuumed the parking lot!!
Doing a great job Andrew. To keep the rain out I would get a roll of poly, like they used on the slab, and attach it to the studs with furrring strips. Stands up to the wind better than staples or nails.
hi there water /rain can really make a mess of things . One way a delt with it was a sheet of green house plastic . keeps the water out but lets the light in . but that is a lot larger wall and bigger wall . then i will use the plastic to cover fire wood later good luck john
Another great video! I have a rub push broom for getting water out of my shop. You should look into that or even a regular shop push broom would get that water out… maybe even a wet/dry shop vac, you’d have to dump the water a few times but with a floor attachment it be quick. Either way love watching, thanks for taking us along.
Andrew, You know we're going to have rain almost every day now. Can you use some kind of plastic drop curtain to keep your house dry as you build it? Can you use Green house Plastic?
House is looking great, really enjoying watching the build. As a real estate appraiser that measures homes everyday, the laser measure is by far my most important tool and LOVE it. I think you are using Bosh, that is what I currently use. I have literally had them all..
@@TKCL yea have been an appraiser for about 12 years now, time flies.. Also buy, fix up and sell homes whenever I run across a good deal.. Nothing as exciting as your gig. It’s so awesome how you positioned yourself to do what you do. You were smart about saving years ago and worked hard, it’s great to see hard work and common sense prosper, and fun to watch! 😁
A little water won't hurt the wood. Hate your having to deal with it! Looking like the wall studs are going in good and tight with that new laser measure. Cool gadget!
@@TKCL Same here in Georgia. Cold front brought a lot of rain and low Temps. Hoping it dries out for you. Not so much for the warmer part. Will be steamy before we know it. Lol.
WOW, the cost of lumber must be a real problem with your build. Out here in California, a 2by4 is around ten bucks. And all the metal you will be needing is also very high in price right now!! Good luck with everything!!!
It's been extremely tough to keep this build going with the price of everything. I've had to be creative and literally shop around in different states to find deals.
Looks like you need a 36 in. Straight Industrial Duty Steel Floor Squeegee that they sell at HD. I used to use this when I worked at a gas station and we used to wash the floors we would then squeegee out the water. Seems like it would work better then the leaf blower :)
Just wondering if there would be an advantage if you block out both sides to make them more rigid before building the windows and cripples etc. Oh by the way over here in the English Peak District rain like that is not unusual. We have a marvellous product available called "Dettol" anti mould and fungus spray. Any black mould in/on wood, plaster or brickwork is killed off and just disappears as if it never had been there. It comes in a small hand held plastic trigger bottle.
I notice that your concret floor doesn't have a drain in case of flooding, something to think about in future builds...creating a floor drain...or why not put up a temorary rain proof wall using several shower curtains...tack it on the walls that way you don't get much water like this -- i know its a bit late now..but in the future...expansion ? Nevermind you just addressed that --
Andrew, why cant you hang tarps or even a oll of plastic along the outside of the wall, the direction the rain is coming from. You can tie the tarps and even use batons with screws in to hold the tarps in place so they dont blow off. It would be a lot better than the continuous puddles of water you have now.
Hey buddy go to home depot or Lowe's whatever and get yourself a 36 inch squeegee to push the water out , 10 times faster then the leaf blower, should help big time
WoW... that's a lot of H2O!! I'll bet you'd have better results getting that water out by pushing a floor squeegee than your blower. Is the yellow electrical pigtail that's plugged in behind your miter saw a GFCI protection plug?
Why don't you just cut out a small section of the bottom plate under a bottom window frame where the cripples studs are so you have a path to push the water out. Those cripple studs/base plate under the bottom window frame aren't load bearing and can be replaced/repaired much easier, quicker than completely un-fastening/re-fastening an entire section of wall between poles and raising it up 2 inches. In your other video, the inspector said the cripples do not have to be strapped which means they are just nailing studs for sheathing/sheetrock.
Correct except any cut of 40 percent or more in a base plate requires drilling out and installation of anchor bolts/nail plates. Honestly a small section isn't enough to drain the water, that's why I lifted the entire plate.
I’m sure you’ll have plenty of time but once you get everything dried in you really need to let that inside dry out. That’s one of the biggest mistakes construction people do. But that would will need a good week or maybe two to dry out and you might need to put a heater in a couple fans in there but you want to get that moisture out before you close up your walls or it will be in there for years and that’s what will degrade your word and make it susceptible to things like termites and wood rot but even without vapor barrier‘s when you close up a wall like that you’re still ceiling in a lot of moisture. Most construction companies don’t wait that time they just give it a day to dry out and seal it up because they don’t care but with your own house take the time and if you have to put a couple heaters out there and some fans then go ahead and do it.
I use 6 mil painter's plastic, doubled to 12 mil on my greenhouse. It stays dry and has actually survived many storms. It is pretty thick plastic. You can put a piece of gorilla tape down then a screw with a larger washer on it, to prevent the plastic from tearing when the wind blows. Also, there are little metal rectangle strips/ plates that you can buy that you can use instead of washers.
Just a quick question. What is the purpose of scoring the wood before cutting it with your saw? Is that just a personal preference? Thank you for sharing these videos. I have learned so much from watching you. 😀
Andrew, been following your pole barn house build on youtube since you started. Live in south Florida and interested in doing something similar to what you are doing. Did you have plans for this build drawn up for you or where did you get plans? Would be interested in finding out more about how to go about doing something similar. We have been looking for land north of the Pensacola area for something similar. what would be the best way to reach out to you to discuss more.
Building phase for "builders risk insurance" was a local company. Final home insurance was KIN insurance out of Chicago. They have been heavily covering Florida homes since a lot of insurers have pulled out of our state.
@@TKCL Andrew, thanks for the quick response. Spoke with Farm Bureau and they might do it. But, they need me to send them a copy of the plans for them to review to make their decision. Thanks again for the information!
Best advice I can give you is always call it a "custom built" home and not a barndo or pole barn house. They hate those terms, my insurance agent even told me to use custom built.
One board at a time. Man, what pride you will have in that beautiful house when you're finished!!! I'm still so impressed at how neat, and clean you keep everything. That OCD is a good thing. 😉 God bless.
Lol sometimes it's a bad thing too! 😁 Take care and God bless
I see you pluged your saw in today. :)
Lol yes I had my thinking cap on!
Looking good 😊 thank you for numbering the episodes, that helps to keep some of us ( me ) up to date & able to follow in order 🥰🙏🏻
Your welcome, it's been a request to bring that back
Good progress in spite of the weather delays, don't get discouraged you are doing excellent work.
It's all good, I'm still enjoying the process.
I bought a $109 water pump from home depot for flooding in front of my barn door. Works like a champ. Probably easier than loosening up the floor boards. Wayne WaterBUG submersible utility Pump.
Thanks!
You need a big floor squeegee and some mighty big tarps 😁. Love your determination!
Just ordered the squeegee, tarps are very expensive recently.
Great progress on the ballon wall. The windows are going to be very interesting. Can’t wait until you do a Q&A from the big porch. Take care guys.
We are looking forward to live streams from the back porch too.
Wow! You have come along way on the framing. I haven't seen anyone else build this much alone especially with these high ceilings. Very intense and impressive. Great job!!Take care and God bless.
Thank you, I'm plugging away as best as I can! Take care and God bless
Great work skills and determination for a one man show. Enjoy your videos, knowing the extra effort to build, record, edit and post. Thank you.
Thank you!
Not boring at all, keep recording and building. Great work.
Thanks for watching
It's looking good , you show what someone can do when they set their mind to it.
Thank you
Awesome man , still enjoying every video on the build. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Thank you for watching
@@TKCL you bet .. I’m not going anywhere . I have to admit , never thought I would watch this much youtube then I came across your deer stand / shooting house video and been hooked ever since . Lol .. Still wished the videos were just a little longer . Just my thoughts . Keep up the great work . 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Hi, Andrew! The water tried to stop you, but you didn’t let it. Good job today. You’re an amazing hard working man. God bless you, Tiffany, and Bullet.
Thank you very much, God bless
You are doing a great job. You make it look easy to do
Thank you! I'm just good at editing, more than building 😁
Gooood evening from central Florida! Hope everyone has a great night!
Thank you for watching!
House wrap even if temporary. Also a shop push broom works well for pushing that water out.
This would have been useful a long time ago, but you should buy a winch and some cable pullies and put a bracket on the tractor bucket and it will always prove useful. Make it so it mounts in a 2 in. trailer hitch fitting
Hey, you remembered to plug the saw in today. ;) you’re turning into a real professional. 😜 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Lol I sure did!
You made good progress with all the rain delays you had, anxious to see how the framing out for the windows so I can see how they are going to look! Stay dry if you can, I promise I didn’t send you all the rain we had last week, think we are getting more this weekend!
Rained again yesterday but I started on the window openings. I should have a video out this weekend.
Try a shop vac - when my son played street hockey when the parking lot they played in had pools of water - couple of parents got shop vacs and we vacuumed the parking lot!!
Doing a great job Andrew.
To keep the rain out I would get a roll of poly, like they used on the slab, and attach it to the studs with furrring strips. Stands up to the wind better than staples or nails.
That's a great idea!
Hey, at least you know that house is going to be watertight when it's finished. We here in Louisiana are also sick of rain.
Lol yes it's proving that, inside and out!
hi there water /rain can really make a mess of things . One way a delt with it was a sheet of green house plastic . keeps the water out but lets the light in . but that is a lot larger wall and bigger wall . then i will use the plastic to cover fire wood later good luck john
That's something I'm looking into! Thanks
It's coming along good, the windows are going to be good to see.
Videos out soon!
9 minutes in and 1 comment. Greetings from Denver, CO and thanks for sharing!
Thank you for watching
Man that is awful!! Good luck. Pretty soon it will be better. Everything looks great. More and more everyday. Take care Be safe Awesome times
It's okay, that's how it goes sometimes! Thanks for watching
Another great video! I have a rub push broom for getting water out of my shop. You should look into that or even a regular shop push broom would get that water out… maybe even a wet/dry shop vac, you’d have to dump the water a few times but with a floor attachment it be quick. Either way love watching, thanks for taking us along.
I just ordered a squeegee, should be here next week. Thanks
Excellent progress on the house.
Thanks!
Great job!👍👍👍
Thank you
Looking good Andrew 👍🏻
Thank you
Another great episode Andrew. Those windows are going to be great!
Thank you, working on the windows today
@@TKCL looking forward to seeing them! Be safe. God bless!
Take care and God bless
Well done you got loads done.
Thank you, today was productive too. That video will be out in a day or two
Andrew, You know we're going to have rain almost every day now. Can you use some kind of plastic drop curtain to keep your house dry as you build it? Can you use Green house Plastic?
I'm looking at different plastic options. Thanks
It’s coming along.
looks like a shop vac might be a good investment.
I have a very old one, but I'm concerned it would destroy it sucking up water.
Good evening Andrew from Central Illinois
Hello and thank you for watching!
A wet vacuum would be a great investment
It's on my list
I would nail a 5 feet long flat rubber sqeegee to a length of 4x2 and add a broom handle. Then snow plough the water out easily.
Just ordered a squeegee, we will see how it goes
House is looking great, really enjoying watching the build. As a real estate appraiser that measures homes everyday, the laser measure is by far my most important tool and LOVE it. I think you are using Bosh, that is what I currently use. I have literally had them all..
Yep that's what I'm using, it's been excellent! I always wondered what you did, although it's none of my business 😁
@@TKCL yea have been an appraiser for about 12 years now, time flies.. Also buy, fix up and sell homes whenever I run across a good deal.. Nothing as exciting as your gig. It’s so awesome how you positioned yourself to do what you do. You were smart about saving years ago and worked hard, it’s great to see hard work and common sense prosper, and fun to watch! 😁
@@chrisy939 awesome brother, I've really considered many times flipping houses. I like fixing them up and could save some money doing it myself.
A little water won't hurt the wood. Hate your having to deal with it! Looking like the wall studs are going in good and tight with that new laser measure. Cool gadget!
It's just part of it! But I can't wait to get dried in at some point. Thanks for watching
@@TKCL You're doing great, especially with the weather. Hot and sunny one day and cool and rainy the next. Enjoy it, thank you for sharing Andrew!
It was actually cold today and rained several times. I had to put a jack on.
@@TKCL Same here in Georgia. Cold front brought a lot of rain and low Temps. Hoping it dries out for you. Not so much for the warmer part. Will be steamy before we know it. Lol.
No kidding
Looks like you need to get a shop broom or a large squeegee. Either will work decently well to help move that water off.
Yes it will
WOW, the cost of lumber must be a real problem with your build. Out here in California, a 2by4 is around ten bucks. And all the metal you will be needing is also very high in price right now!! Good luck with everything!!!
It's been extremely tough to keep this build going with the price of everything. I've had to be creative and literally shop around in different states to find deals.
Looks like you need a 36 in. Straight Industrial Duty Steel Floor Squeegee that they sell at HD. I used to use this when I worked at a gas station and we used to wash the floors we would then squeegee out the water. Seems like it would work better then the leaf blower :)
Probably would
Just wondering if there would be an advantage if you block out both sides to make them more rigid before building the windows and cripples etc. Oh by the way over here in the English Peak District rain like that is not unusual. We have a marvellous product available called "Dettol" anti mould and fungus spray. Any black mould in/on wood, plaster or brickwork is killed off and just disappears as if it never had been there. It comes in a small hand held plastic trigger bottle.
Thank you, I'll look around and see if I can find it in the states.
A shop broom might make getting the water out faster & easier.
I bought a squeegee
@@TKCL that will work even better. The water runs from it.😂
good job ,i am retireing in 2 years anthis is what i am goin to ,i enjoy the look into the future lol good video
Awesome, congratulations on your future retirement.
I notice that your concret floor doesn't have a drain in case of flooding, something to think about in future builds...creating a floor drain...or why not put up a temorary rain proof wall using several shower curtains...tack it on the walls that way you don't get much water like this -- i know its a bit late now..but in the future...expansion ? Nevermind you just addressed that --
Andrew, why cant you hang tarps or even a oll of plastic along the outside of the wall, the direction the rain is coming from. You can tie the tarps and even use batons with screws in to hold the tarps in place so they dont blow off. It would be a lot better than the continuous puddles of water you have now.
I just went and priced *cheap" tarps, they are very expensive all of a sudden. I'm looking at other options
Use a shop Vac. In less then a half hour all the water would be gone instead of unscrewing and pull out nails.
I bought a squeegee, it works very well.
Looking good. If you can only get a break from the rain.
Got me again today! But at least it's calling for no rain for the next several days.
@@TKCL that's good. I hope you can get a lot done.
Installed a window header today and will tackle more tomorrow. Video should be ready Saturday!
@@TKCL awesome can't wait
Just checked the status of the box we sent, now it's saying should be there Monday, just so you can keep an eye out for it
use a shop vac to get ride of water.
Mine is extremely old, I'd probably kill it.
Andrew, why don’t you get yourself a squeegee? It’s so much easier than a battery powered blower.
I'm starting to think that's a good idea
Great video!👍🏻
Thank you
Hey buddy go to home depot or Lowe's whatever and get yourself a 36 inch squeegee to push the water out , 10 times faster then the leaf blower, should help big time
Already ordered one, thanks!
Should make life a little easier for you , hopefully
@@fredjohnpatstrong8210 a shop vac is way faster and easier
I would have taken a large wet/dry shop vac to that water. 3 years too late lol sorry
What abut cheep clear plastic on the out side of walls to help stop some of the rain getting in
I'm checking on it, I'm afraid it's just going to tear in the wind.
Even if it did tear the idea is cheap and you can patch up tears
How about getting a wet vac or sump pump? And put up some cheap plastic tarps.
Tarps have tripled in price lately, I ordered a squeegee that should be here soon.
What about plastic sheeting on the sides where rain comes in.
I can try it, I'm afraid these winds will tear it
WoW... that's a lot of H2O!! I'll bet you'd have better results getting that water out by pushing a floor squeegee than your blower. Is the yellow electrical pigtail that's plugged in behind your miter saw a GFCI protection plug?
I ordered a squeegee a couple of days ago, plug is gfci.
u need door this side :O :D
Tarps?? Just wondering if would help and easy to take away and or replace
I went and priced them, they have tripled in price.
Why don't you just cut out a small section of the bottom plate under a bottom window frame where the cripples studs are so you have a path to push the water out. Those cripple studs/base plate under the bottom window frame aren't load bearing and can be replaced/repaired much easier, quicker than completely un-fastening/re-fastening an entire section of wall between poles and raising it up 2 inches. In your other video, the inspector said the cripples do not have to be strapped which means they are just nailing studs for sheathing/sheetrock.
Correct except any cut of 40 percent or more in a base plate requires drilling out and installation of anchor bolts/nail plates. Honestly a small section isn't enough to drain the water, that's why I lifted the entire plate.
I’m sure you’ll have plenty of time but once you get everything dried in you really need to let that inside dry out. That’s one of the biggest mistakes construction people do. But that would will need a good week or maybe two to dry out and you might need to put a heater in a couple fans in there but you want to get that moisture out before you close up your walls or it will be in there for years and that’s what will degrade your word and make it susceptible to things like termites and wood rot but even without vapor barrier‘s when you close up a wall like that you’re still ceiling in a lot of moisture. Most construction companies don’t wait that time they just give it a day to dry out and seal it up because they don’t care but with your own house take the time and if you have to put a couple heaters out there and some fans then go ahead and do it.
It'll get plenty of time to dry out, I'm a one man band and not very fast. 😁
Have you tried painters plastic. Put up under the rafters and staple it down
I think it'll tear off in these bad storms. Might be worth trying
Everything is worth a try.
I use 6 mil painter's plastic, doubled to 12 mil on my greenhouse. It stays dry and has actually survived many storms. It is pretty thick plastic.
You can put a piece of gorilla tape down then a screw with a larger washer on it, to prevent the plastic from tearing when the wind blows.
Also, there are little metal rectangle strips/ plates that you can buy that you can use instead of washers.
I like that tape idea, nifty!
Why not use a shop vac Andrew.
Mine is old as sin, I'd probably destroy it.
Just a quick question. What is the purpose of scoring the wood before cutting it with your saw? Is that just a personal preference? Thank you for sharing these videos. I have learned so much from watching you. 😀
To make sure I'm on my mark and to not load my saw up, my blade is dull. I just have not had time to run to the store for a new one.
Andrew, been following your pole barn house build on youtube since you started. Live in south Florida and interested in doing something similar to what you are doing. Did you have plans for this build drawn up for you or where did you get plans? Would be interested in finding out more about how to go about doing something similar. We have been looking for land north of the Pensacola area for something similar. what would be the best way to reach out to you to discuss more.
Use our email, kelleyscountry@gmail.com. We designed our own plans and had a architect and engineer draw them up for us.
Just go and get some tarps from Walmart or harbor freight
They'll rip in these winds we get. And I don't know if you have priced tarps recently, they are double to triple the price right now.
Andrew, who did you go through for your home owners insurance for the pole barn?
Building phase for "builders risk insurance" was a local company. Final home insurance was KIN insurance out of Chicago. They have been heavily covering Florida homes since a lot of insurers have pulled out of our state.
@@TKCL Andrew, thanks for the quick response. Spoke with Farm Bureau and they might do it. But, they need me to send them a copy of the plans for them to review to make their decision. Thanks again for the information!
Best advice I can give you is always call it a "custom built" home and not a barndo or pole barn house. They hate those terms, my insurance agent even told me to use custom built.
Well if you had the proper flip flops on your shoes and socks wouldn't of got wet and house is looking good
You have a valid point there!
You can tell Your low points on Your concrete now
Yes and no! Rain always blows in that side during spring and summer. A few weeks back it was the porch holding water with North winds and rain.
It's going to fast 😢😢😢 here soon we won't get anymore house videos because you will be done 😭😭😭
Oh lord, too slow, too fast! I can't please everyone..... What if I promised to add on after the house is finished? 😉
@@TKCL 😢😢 okay deal😩😩😁😁
squeegee??
PUT UP PLASTIC OR TARPS
Tarps jumped up in price and are expensive. I'll check into rolls of plastic.