That lift you guys used is awesome, I used when my wife and I built our garage. I lifted 38' trusses onto 12' walls, it went flawlessly. I even used it to get the shingles onto the roof. What a back saver!
I was super impressed by that piece of equipment. So much so that we decided to rent a second one to raise our large beam in the great room. But, you’ll have to wait till next Sunday for that excitement.
Bravo! For probably 20 yrs I've thought about a log cabin kit....thank you both for putting things into perspective. Real life view of what it takes to assemble one. Much love and prayers to you both for continued success! ❤️🇺🇸❤️
Hi ryan and sarah ,, wow you 2 are wonderful whT a team,, and still smiling your workmanship is outstanding ,for beginners your doing exceptional,, understandably nervous, you both have great courage, be proud very proud,, your friend from Glasgow, AL BARR 77 🏠
This beam was not near the limits. We were discussing how to raise the next bigger beam which would have been close to the weight and height limits for a single lift. As we mentioned in the video, we think we will rent a second lift.
You guys are doing so well! However l am wondering where your kiddies are? The cabin/house is really coming along. You work well together! Take care. Big hugs!
We have them stay off the build site when we’re doing anything that’s dangerous. So they were both hanging out in the yard or a probably off playing somewhere.
I think using 2 lifts on the big beam is the safest thing you can do to get the beam up in the air. It'll be more stable, and you will have more control over it.
Thanks George. This is the solution we finally arrived on as well. Apart from using a crane it’s the safest and gives the most control. Thanks for sharing your perspective
Doing great work guys, just be safe. I am worried about the current walls and the bracing needed before rafters get put on to that beam, I am sure you will have thought more that though. Not raining on your parade at all, just want you guys to be safe x
We love Trent and Allie, but as I recall when they had theirs professionally done it slid away from the crane and smashed a wall of their sun room. 😬😬😬
That's taxing😬and drains the ever lovin energy out of you 🤤but ya nailed it 👏💪👍now eat up some steaks on the grill get that red meat energy back 😆 have a great week🙏🙏✌
Good question. The weight capacity of the loft was only 500 lbs and more importantly that is not what it’s designed use is. Plus, the arm would of had to of been fully extended to reach the center of the house which we worried would have been a tipping hazard. The operation of the lift was just way too jerky for us to feel comfortable. I think we did it in the safest way possible with the equipment we had available.
Curious, are you guys backdating your video uploads? I ask because the weather there is high 30s F, Low 40s F. Your dressed like late summer early fall for Mason County, Washington State.
Good question. We aren't intentionally backdating but we are pretty far behind on our publishing/editing schedule. We are fairly new our weekly publishing schedule so trying to figure out the balance between editing/publishing and working on the build. We are planning to catch up over the holidays to get closer to what is happening in realtime. Oh those dog days of summer when you could work in a tanktop, but man did we have some HOT days over the summer.
She is actually more patient with me (Ryan) than I am with her. We are a great team and we both balance each other out and motivate each other when things get tough. No way o could do this with out her.
Number one it would be cost prohibitive. Number two man lives aren’t designed for lifting beams. We could’ve rented a Gradall but again the cost compared to use in the material left was significant. Thanks for watching!
Generally speaking I really enjoy this channel, but this lift was so unsafe I almost stopped watching. And I don't mean unsafe in a fun, wow, that took some courage way. I mean in just a plan unsafe, bad idea, do not do this way
Hey Dan. It sure was a scary project but in the moment we never felt anything but secure and safe. We were well within the lifting limits of the equipment, but honestly if we had to do it again I might consider calling in a crane. Hopefully you’ll continue watching our channel.
Phew! That was frightening to watch. You guys nailed it. Onwards a d upwards guys. 👏 Bravo.
Nice work... You two are go-getters & problem solvers!!
Thanks! 👍 We will get it done one way or another.
You guys are incredible! Honestly, I CAN'T imagine doing this with just two people! You guys ROCK! Wow!! 😍😍
That lift you guys used is awesome, I used when my wife and I built our garage. I lifted 38' trusses onto 12' walls, it went flawlessly. I even used it to get the shingles onto the roof. What a back saver!
I was super impressed by that piece of equipment. So much so that we decided to rent a second one to raise our large beam in the great room.
But, you’ll have to wait till next Sunday for that excitement.
Wow guys. I have hold my breath. Team work. Well done
Bravo! For probably 20 yrs I've thought about a log cabin kit....thank you both for putting things into perspective. Real life view of what it takes to assemble one. Much love and prayers to you both for continued success! ❤️🇺🇸❤️
You both are ROCK STARS!!! I felt your anxiety Sarah!!
Thank you!
You guys work hard. Don’t take my word for it- just ask your muscles.
Oh yes! After a while you just get use to the daily sore. Thank you for watching!
Very exhausted just watching those 2 beams going up, bit I hope everything is going good 👍 in the next video, can't wait.
Hi ryan and sarah ,, wow you 2 are wonderful whT a team,, and still smiling your workmanship is outstanding ,for beginners your doing exceptional,, understandably nervous, you both have great courage, be proud very proud,, your friend from Glasgow, AL BARR 77 🏠
Thank you SO much! We really do appreciate it!
@@OneFootOfftheGrid your welcome it's 1,50 am I'm off to bed , God bless you and yours
Hiring a crane sounded like a good idea! The way you did it right on the limits took some courage!
This beam was not near the limits. We were discussing how to raise the next bigger beam which would have been close to the weight and height limits for a single lift.
As we mentioned in the video, we think we will rent a second lift.
You guys are smashing the beams and I'm so excited for you, God best you both shalom.
Thank you so much!
You guys are doing so well! However l am wondering where your kiddies are?
The cabin/house is really coming along. You work well together! Take care. Big hugs!
We have them stay off the build site when we’re doing anything that’s dangerous. So they were both hanging out in the yard or a probably off playing somewhere.
I think using 2 lifts on the big beam is the safest thing you can do to get the beam up in the air. It'll be more stable, and you will have more control over it.
Thanks George. This is the solution we finally arrived on as well. Apart from using a crane it’s the safest and gives the most control. Thanks for sharing your perspective
Doing a great job!!
Thank you so much.
I really give it to you guys 👍 you did amazing job 👍 God bless you guys
Great.build, when are you posting the video for installation of second ridhge beam?
We work hard to publish a weekly video each Sunday. 🤗🤗
Doing great work guys, just be safe. I am worried about the current walls and the bracing needed before rafters get put on to that beam, I am sure you will have thought more that though. Not raining on your parade at all, just want you guys to be safe x
Thanks for the tips. We have actually thought about that. Thank you so much for watching.
@@OneFootOfftheGrid my pleasure, if I wasn't in Ireland I would be asking could I come help.
After this plz watch Trent and Allie eariler this year as they did their beam and it was done professionally..
Good lesson to learn..
We love Trent and Allie, but as I recall when they had theirs professionally done it slid away from the crane and smashed a wall of their sun room. 😬😬😬
That's taxing😬and drains the ever lovin energy out of you 🤤but ya nailed it 👏💪👍now eat up some steaks on the grill get that red meat energy back 😆 have a great week🙏🙏✌
Thank you so much! We appreciate the support!
Looks quite dangerous ! Greetings from Finland.
I felt safe during the entire time, but it still was a bit nerve racking.
you guys are doing some scary stuff there.
Yes. Probably some of the scariest parts of the entire build so far.
Might be a silly question, but why didn't you just use the man lift to place the beam up there? Weight capacity?
Awesome job guys! 👏
Good question. The weight capacity of the loft was only 500 lbs and more importantly that is not what it’s designed use is. Plus, the arm would of had to of been fully extended to reach the center of the house which we worried would have been a tipping hazard.
The operation of the lift was just way too jerky for us to feel comfortable. I think we did it in the safest way possible with the equipment we had available.
@@OneFootOfftheGrid Makes perfect sense and you guys did awesome! 🙂
❤️😊
Still nerve wrecking but I watched all the way through. Whew wee😬
It’s definitely been one of the scarier parts of the build. Thank you so much for watching.
The big beem is very dangerous. A crane would have been worth the money and time. Thank God no one was hurt. Guys
We felt safe lifting the beam the entire time. Your right though that it could have saved us some time.
Curious, are you guys backdating your video uploads? I ask because the weather there is high 30s F, Low 40s F. Your dressed like late summer early fall for Mason County, Washington State.
Good question. We aren't intentionally backdating but we are pretty far behind on our publishing/editing schedule. We are fairly new our weekly publishing schedule so trying to figure out the balance between editing/publishing and working on the build.
We are planning to catch up over the holidays to get closer to what is happening in realtime.
Oh those dog days of summer when you could work in a tanktop, but man did we have some HOT days over the summer.
Building a house with my middle aged white wife sounds like the fourth level of hell. God bless this man he is a shaman of patience.
She is actually more patient with me (Ryan) than I am with her. We are a great team and we both balance each other out and motivate each other when things get tough. No way o could do this with out her.
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how much do the materials cost for building this house?
The entire kit cost us about 100k. .
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WHY NOT USE TWO OF THE BLUE LIFTS
Number one it would be cost prohibitive. Number two man lives aren’t designed for lifting beams.
We could’ve rented a Gradall but again the cost compared to use in the material left was significant.
Thanks for watching!
To bad they don’t rent a mini crane
Can you rent a mini? I kept going back and forth. The beams seemed too small for a crane but too big for the material lifts. We got it done though.
WHY DO YOU USE LIFT WHEN YOU HAVE CHEER PICKER TO LIFE IT SO EAZY WITH CHEER PICKER
The beams were to heavy for the Cherry picker.
Generally speaking I really enjoy this channel, but this lift was so unsafe I almost stopped watching. And I don't mean unsafe in a fun, wow, that took some courage way. I mean in just a plan unsafe, bad idea, do not do this way
Hey Dan. It sure was a scary project but in the moment we never felt anything but secure and safe. We were well within the lifting limits of the equipment, but honestly if we had to do it again I might consider calling in a crane. Hopefully you’ll continue watching our channel.
drama queen lol
Who are you referring to?