That was me! Been my motto for ten or so years now. I have done my share of hard work, but at nearly 74, I done got too old and fat to do more than offer encouragement from the sidelines.
I'm a 68 yo woman, I have built a few small things, mostly cabinets, shelves things of that sort. I'm tired of digging my truck out of the snow and am going to attempt this, by myself as I could never afford what people ask for around here. I have watched a ton of videos, this one is most like what I have in mind...wish me luck!!!!!!
@@jackdotblue thank you for the offer! I got it done with the help of another like minded person, it came out great and made it through the winter here in the western mountain area of Maine. It's not easy to find people who want to help you for the sake of helping.😊 have a great day hope you don't get too nailed in that 10 feet of snow that's about to hit your area!
Dang, this video is chock-full of great techniques and tips, thanks for sharing. And +1 for not editing out the do-overs - it's all part of documenting the process. Helps us viewers with our own approach to our projects.
This book is a comprehensive guide for anyone who wants to build a second unit on their property. ruclips.net/user/postUgkxzaRUJNcbypw-fRBDbqqz43ULIa-1EGP- It showcases various types of houses, such as garage apartments, with photos, videos, and floor plans. The book provides the square footage and the dimensions of each house, as well as the option to order the plans or customize them according to your preferences. You can choose from a range of styles, from ultra modern to cottages and A frame lake houses. The book also offers suggestions for sheds, pool houses, and office studio buildings. This book is an ideal resource for the aspiring home designer.
This guy don't give up! If it's wrong, He fixes it. If it don't work, He figures a way and will power His way thru it! Kudos, you are destined to success! Thanks so much for sharing.
Yep, every time I find some scrap tin roofing, I build a carport. ;) Great video, very fun to watch. I appreciated the scenes of livestock and that you showed when you made a mistake.
Awesome job you guys did, that shed will be there longer than you will live. I built a barn the same way. Treated post in the ground rough cut lumber and tin roof, that was almost 40 yrs ago. Still standing strong, I live in WV have seen 3 ft of snow on it. Thanks for the video.
I thought of you the other day when a guy told me that I would not need so many power tools if I joined a gym & got more exercise. I think I will follow your methods instead of joining a gym.
Love the footprint of this and an open air space like that. On my property I'm going to use steel posts 3' into the ground with cement for back Fence and then higher for the entry opening. Less rot and wont require as much bracing or racking as lumber.
The "A Team" is back!!!! I was so delighted to see Howard! I can only imagine the 2 of you chatting together...."we don't need any laser level or slide rule! Hatchet, chainsaw and tape = JOB DONE!!!💪💪💪
First off, I'm stealing "If there's anything I can say to help y'all, just let me know." I love it! Awesome job on the build! We are going to be building a similar covered storage area, so your video was very helpful. It definitely gave us good pointers. Lastly, great job with the post hole digger! I was using one today, and it was not enjoyable. I'm very thankful it wasn't 100+ degrees out! Thanks a ton!
An added note that may help you. An added feature that helps lateral stability. Wait and cut the posts off flush with the top of the rafters. Secure the rafters to each post etc..
Mr Green Jeans, that was one of your best start to finish builds. It came out really nice. A lot less stress than your earlier builds over on your land.
I've watched many of your videos where you build something like this, and I am glad to see you finally got to use a PTO auger. If it were me, I'd buy one before I used those manual post-hole diggers. Great work, and thanks for sharing your adventures.
Really love seeing your homestead come together. I have an LT15-Wide that I bought thanks to Inspiration from you and Nathan at OTW, but no land to build anything yet. Really looking forward to when I have that space to build, will be coming back to your videos for more inspiration!
Nice work buddy. I love doing work like that. I wish I could travel the states and make a nice living. Load up my truck and just build sheds, car ports and those cedar play sets for kids for a living.
For anyone in the future heres a tip i discovered when digging your holes with an auger. The auger can spin off the desired location so its hard to get it to fit your desired layout. After you do your 3 4 5 drive a big nail or rebar for the center of each hole, checking diagonals per usual. Then take your shovel and dig a concave hole about 4 to 5 inches deep in the center. This will help hold the auger in place to start your hole. A lot more accurate so less hand work.
Before I use my tractor auger, I pre-auger my locations with a smaller tulip bulb auger on a cordless drill. These smaller augers are usually 4-inch diameter augers and are 2 feet long. This will help guide the tractor auger and be more precise in the correct location. It is the same principle when you try to drill a large hole in a piece of metal by using a small drill as a pilot drill to prevent the larger drill bit from wandering and end up drilling in the wrong spot.
I know it's not the right way,but on small shes like that I'll frame the smaller sides on the ground and dig 2 holes and stand up one side and get it plumb. Then I'd measure off that to determine where my other 2 holes need to be. Dig those 2 and stand that wall up and get it plumb. Connect my 2 long sides boards. Like I said,I know it's not proper,just works for me. It's a shed after all, not the space shuttle.🤗
You mean you didn’t have anything to do with the space shuttle challenger? Your not taking any credit for that one 😂 No insult intended, just when you mention space shuttle challenger popped in my mind. Which I still remember a few jokes that stemmed from that disaster too! In poor taste obviously, but as one comedian once said. As long as you can get one person to laugh then it’s alright to say! Although I bet there’s some judges that won’t agree with that! 🤪
That's along the same lines of what I want to build to park my two SUVs under, except maybe not quite as long. We had a bad hailstorm here in NC that beat the shit out of my new 4Runner......$7700 to get it fixed. Never again will I fail to have a place to keep my vehicles out of the weather. I like this slant roof style with wood posts a whole lot better than having an all metal factory built carport.
That was a great video and great to see Howard again!....for a hot second I thought those were the strangest secada sounds I had ever heard. Then it dawned on me that it had to have been the drone. 🤣 I hope it was the drone!!
Great build! Recommendation for next project - your center post carries the most weight. the center (5) 4x4's should have been the 6x6s with the 4x4s on the corners. The very center post carries the most weight.
I enjoyed it ! It’s amazing how many hours this amazing building takes. It’s a lot of work and material. Im working on a mudroom that’s small. And tryi g to figure out cheap easy way to build it. 2x4 frame seems over kill. Thinking 6 4x4 posts make a box. It’s only 7.5x13. Have some reclaimed metal as well. Then I have logs to uses for other stuff.
Nice job! It’s nice when a project doesn’t cost as much as it typically would…..eventually I’d put walls on the 3 sides to help with protection of equipment! I just got done building a steel 20x10 shed from an old round tube framed canvas style car port….did a concrete slab and used some lumber I already had to reinforce and add furring strips to it….had to buy the steal and additional lumber but it wasn’t bad. Have a total of 2k Into. Not bad considering a local shed builder wants 5k for the same size shed with a wood floor.
Nothing wrong with this for the purpose it was built. Good idea with the tractor and putting up the steel. That’s awkward stuff to work with!!😂😂. Sometimes, if it suits ya, you can roll it so it’s in the shape of a U lengthwise. Put a long enough bungee around the middle (and each end if it is long enough) to hold it, but not crease it. Then it is rigid and easier to handle. Just a tip if any of you didn’t already know. If you can stand it. Wear gloves!! It will cut you so quick that you won’t know except for the growing pool of blood at your feet.😮 There are bracings you could add at the corners at 45 degrees, but the way you built it with the posts set in the ground, it’s not necessary and more just visual. Like you said, nice and simple. Really nice to be able to use downed trees for the lumber as well. I just started getting into using a bandsaw mill. I just bought it and am doing slab lumber currently. Once I get ahold of some larger diameter logs, I will definitely start making some lumber, just because, I will give it to family and friends if they need. I also want to build something a little similar, but more for standing under near a fire in bad weather or on hot days. It will be cedar 8x8 poles set on top of concrete piers in the ground (18” sonotube because it’s what is kicking around for the corners and 12” for anything in between. It’s going to be a frame of 24 x 24 and 12 foot spacing between the posts with the middle wide open. The. I will build some trusses that will allow for a small double roof at top to keep the rain out, but also let the smoke out. There will be shiplap cedar finishing the roof underneath and a tin roof. Because it will be on footings I will do some carving in the 45s for bracing I will need for stability. Your way is better, but the cedar tends to rot out due to our weather, the brackets we are using are the ones that keep the post 1” off the concrete. Just another way to skin a cat,,,,. 😂😂 Thanks for sharing!!
Hey man you did good and it worked out well 👍 we are not building pianos right...What I always do for me is simple batter boards with my string line's and marker paint perfect every time...That's Awesome you got a portable Mill wish I had one I'm looking into one though the wife don't know hehehe 😀
This is a very cool build and excellent camera work! I am going to up my camera work. I really enjoyed this build, and hopefully, I will be building at least one like this on my homestead on the first of next year! Thanks again for making this video, and may God bless your days the way He always blesses ours!
Nice job on the shed Wes. And could it be that I finally saw you using a framing nailer? That seems to be a rarity for you. But at 72 I have learned more and more to appreciate those cause my nailing arm don't work quiet as well as it use to 💪. Anyway love the footage and the content. Thanks for sharing it all. 👌
Nice build. Sturdy for sure. I redid a hole too. Glad you could reuse the metal roof pieces. Every little bit helps. Quick question. I know you check the level horizontally. Did you check the level of the beams vertically too? I saw the level leaning on a post elsewhere. I know putting in horse fence with posts and run in sheds, and barn build, we had to do that even with nailing the top runner pieces along the top initially, to keep it straight. Just to keep it within 1/4" from straight on corners. Didn't want it off bad from posts not close.
"If there's anything I can say to help y'all, let me know". I laughed out loud at that and will be adopting it as my personal motto.
That was me! Been my motto for ten or so years now. I have done my share of hard work, but at nearly 74, I done got too old and fat to do more than offer encouragement from the sidelines.
@@markharris5525 You are my new hero. I'm still laughing!
Just don't strain yourself. 🤣
Gnats??? You must be in my neck of the woods.
As an old fart now myself I also laughed out loud.
I'm a 68 yo woman, I have built a few small things, mostly cabinets, shelves things of that sort. I'm tired of digging my truck out of the snow and am going to attempt this, by myself as I could never afford what people ask for around here. I have watched a ton of videos, this one is most like what I have in mind...wish me luck!!!!!!
@@jackdotblue thank you for the offer! I got it done with the help of another like minded person, it came out great and made it through the winter here in the western mountain area of Maine. It's not easy to find people who want to help you for the sake of helping.😊 have a great day hope you don't get too nailed in that 10 feet of snow that's about to hit your area!
Good luck
@@Designs_Decor63 thanks! got it built last Nov, it made it thru the winter here in the mountains of maine!!!!
This is my favorite too, exactly what I have in mind and want a simple structure. I'm following his idea
@@juliewilbur647you did it wow awesome
"If there's anything I can say to help y'all, just let me know" says the supervisor in the UTV. Love it!!
Hell of a job; I need to build one these for my 2 tractors. The video was very helpful, & I plan on doing some of the same methods you used thanks.
Dang, this video is chock-full of great techniques and tips, thanks for sharing. And +1 for not editing out the do-overs - it's all part of documenting the process. Helps us viewers with our own approach to our projects.
A good shed is handy dandy ! Thanks for sharing !
It was great to see Howard again. I’ve been wondering how he was doing. Thanks for sharing!
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Nice to see Howard and nice job on the tractor shed.
This guy don't give up! If it's wrong, He fixes it. If it don't work, He figures a way and will power His way thru it! Kudos, you are destined to success!
Thanks so much for sharing.
Nice of you to help the man out!!!!! Thumbs Up
This videos came out at the right time. I’ll be attempting a pole barn for my small tractor and yard equipment. Thanks for the visual.
Cool! Let us know how it goes!
Nice to see Howard and you knocking out a nice parking shed
Gotta say that looks like pretty easy digging compared to up here in NY. We have a lot of shale and a hole is 50% rocks. No kidding.
Good to see elderly black gentleman again !! I like when he helped on the saw mill !! Nice video and out building !!
Awesome little Airbnb you got there.
Pretty piece of earth you have there!
nice shed for the tractors. I would love to see more about that little cabin on the site.
Great video , thanks to you there’s no foul language , awesome shed , I need to build one for my tractor’s & equipment, blessings
Oh how* I so much enjoy the music behind such a good life rebuild history..restore and replant.
I'm just seeing this!! Great job!! It looks very sturdy & a good size to cover lots of machines!! 👍🌟👍
I see that you working with your co-star today. It's great to see that young man!
Very nice video. I need a shelter just like this one. You gave me a lot of pointers and the incentive to "just do it"!👍 Thank you.
Yep, every time I find some scrap tin roofing, I build a carport. ;) Great video, very fun to watch. I appreciated the scenes of livestock and that you showed when you made a mistake.
really enjoyed the video of the car-tractor shed. very impressive, and good information. thanks have a great week
Awesome job you guys did, that shed will be there longer than you will live. I built a barn the same way. Treated post in the ground rough cut lumber and tin roof, that was almost 40 yrs ago. Still standing strong, I live in WV have seen 3 ft of snow on it. Thanks for the video.
I’m from WyCo West Virginia 🤙🏼
The treated lumber 40 years ago would last. What you buy today won’t. I had my 6x6 rot out after 24 years.
@@rickringler5021 depends on the treatment. UC4B treated lumber or better would 100 years with good drainage.
Hay Wes, your getting to an expert on these small building’s and sheds. Who knows maybe that’s a new career in the making. Nice vid my friend.
Great build and I loved the random cuts to the animals throughout the video.
I thought of you the other day when a guy told me that I would not need so many power tools if I joined a gym & got more exercise. I think I will follow your methods instead of joining a gym.
Love the footprint of this and an open air space like that. On my property I'm going to use steel posts 3' into the ground with cement for back Fence and then higher for the entry opening. Less rot and wont require as much bracing or racking as lumber.
The "A Team" is back!!!! I was so delighted to see Howard! I can only imagine the 2 of you chatting together...."we don't need any laser level or slide rule! Hatchet, chainsaw and tape = JOB DONE!!!💪💪💪
Howard is the man!
First off, I'm stealing "If there's anything I can say to help y'all, just let me know." I love it!
Awesome job on the build! We are going to be building a similar covered storage area, so your video was very helpful. It definitely gave us good pointers.
Lastly, great job with the post hole digger! I was using one today, and it was not enjoyable. I'm very thankful it wasn't 100+ degrees out!
Thanks a ton!
An added note that may help you. An added feature that helps lateral stability. Wait and cut the posts off flush with the top of the rafters. Secure the rafters to each post etc..
What wonderful soil that homestead has! Good simple recycling and construction.
Agreed. Here in the hill country of Texas we would have a couple of inches of soil and then solid limestone.
Good stuff thanks for sharing.
I like your advice at the end. I can't swim, throws me into the river, you will figure it out.
Cheers from the great state of Arkansas!!
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Well done. Inspired me to look into building a smaller structure like this to store a golf cart.
Gorgeous Silvopasture.
Another successful operation, well done
Mr Green Jeans, that was one of your best start to finish builds. It came out really nice. A lot less stress than your earlier builds over on your land.
Yep! Nice shed. You could put large T-straps on the front of the shed for bracing.
I've watched many of your videos where you build something like this, and I am glad to see you finally got to use a PTO auger. If it were me, I'd buy one before I used those manual post-hole diggers. Great work, and thanks for sharing your adventures.
Don't get too lazy.
Really love seeing your homestead come together. I have an LT15-Wide that I bought thanks to Inspiration from you and Nathan at OTW, but no land to build anything yet. Really looking forward to when I have that space to build, will be coming back to your videos for more inspiration!
Filming and editing big success!! Nice build. Thanks for sharing. Very enjoyable!
Thanks for helping me figure out how I’m going to build a pole barn in the back
Nice work buddy. I love doing work like that. I wish I could travel the states and make a nice living. Load up my truck and just build sheds, car ports and those cedar play sets for kids for a living.
You have become a master shed builder, love these vids…👍👍
For anyone in the future heres a tip i discovered when digging your holes with an auger. The auger can spin off the desired location so its hard to get it to fit your desired layout.
After you do your 3 4 5 drive a big nail or rebar for the center of each hole, checking diagonals per usual.
Then take your shovel and dig a concave hole about 4 to 5 inches deep in the center. This will help hold the auger in place to start your hole. A lot more accurate so less hand work.
10:15. FINALLY! Great job on the build. I was about ready to mail you a nail gun.
I think I'm about to retire the hammer or return it, it misses a lot.
After watching the last couple of builds, I was going to suggest a new channel name...."Nailed It!"
Before I use my tractor auger, I pre-auger my locations with a smaller tulip bulb auger on a cordless drill. These smaller augers are usually 4-inch diameter augers and are 2 feet long. This will help guide the tractor auger and be more precise in the correct location. It is the same principle when you try to drill a large hole in a piece of metal by using a small drill as a pilot drill to prevent the larger drill bit from wandering and end up drilling in the wrong spot.
This is exactly what I want to build for my range on my land to shoot under. Appreciate it
You have good dirt there. If I dig 2 and 1/2 foot deep I get about 30Lbs of rock!
Heck yeah! Nice job!
great farm, project and animals
Nice. Friendly tip; Finish your frame off with horizontal triangular bracing. Will make frame much stronger.
I know it's not the right way,but on small shes like that I'll frame the smaller sides on the ground and dig 2 holes and stand up one side and get it plumb. Then I'd measure off that to determine where my other 2 holes need to be. Dig those 2 and stand that wall up and get it plumb. Connect my 2 long sides boards. Like I said,I know it's not proper,just works for me. It's a shed after all, not the space shuttle.🤗
Sounds like a good idea, thanks for the tip!
Get that nail gun
You mean you didn’t have anything to do with the space shuttle challenger? Your not taking any credit for that one 😂 No insult intended, just when you mention space shuttle challenger popped in my mind. Which I still remember a few jokes that stemmed from that disaster too! In poor taste obviously, but as one comedian once said. As long as you can get one person to laugh then it’s alright to say! Although I bet there’s some judges that won’t agree with that! 🤪
this is great. you’ve given me confidence to do this myself.
Cool! Let us know how it goes!
That's along the same lines of what I want to build to park my two SUVs under, except maybe not quite as long. We had a bad hailstorm here in NC that beat the shit out of my new 4Runner......$7700 to get it fixed. Never again will I fail to have a place to keep my vehicles out of the weather. I like this slant roof style with wood posts a whole lot better than having an all metal factory built carport.
Nice and a beautiful track of land to go with it!
Excellent ! Thanks for the video and good advice!
Great video showing quality construction and really like the music.
Awesome job planning to make one for my place great video
Nice work! And thanks for sharing!
Very nice job!
Great morning video to get my day going. Great job.
Thanks for watching, Darrin!
Beautiful dirt you got on your land
I like that you kept the mistakes in there. Definitely more relatable haha. Really good video and editing.
That was a great video and great to see Howard again!....for a hot second I thought those were the strangest secada sounds I had ever heard. Then it dawned on me that it had to have been the drone.
🤣 I hope it was the drone!!
I so enjoy this channel. Absolutely makes my day when I receive the alert that you have posted. God bless from all our hearts up here in Chicago!
Well done 👍👍👍. Thank you for sharing. Be safe🇨🇦
Great build! Recommendation for next project - your center post carries the most weight. the center (5) 4x4's should have been the 6x6s with the 4x4s on the corners. The very center post carries the most weight.
If you're suggesting the 4x4s can't support the weight or would be prone to wind sheer, I'd disagree.
Love the cows and donkeys. Great music too.
Great job! I hope one day to do something like it. Thanks!
I enjoyed it ! It’s amazing how many hours this amazing building takes. It’s a lot of work and material. Im working on a mudroom that’s small. And tryi g to figure out cheap easy way to build it. 2x4 frame seems over kill. Thinking 6 4x4 posts make a box. It’s only 7.5x13. Have some reclaimed metal as well. Then I have logs to uses for other stuff.
Very nice. My tractor shed is almost the same except I used pipe instead of 6x6.👍
Same & concrete keeps going 10in above ground ,keep rust off
Nice job! It’s nice when a project doesn’t cost as much as it typically would…..eventually I’d put walls on the 3 sides to help with protection of equipment!
I just got done building a steel 20x10 shed from an old round tube framed canvas style car port….did a concrete slab and used some lumber I already had to reinforce and add furring strips to it….had to buy the steal and additional lumber but it wasn’t bad. Have a total of 2k Into.
Not bad considering a local shed builder wants 5k for the same size shed with a wood floor.
Measure twice cut once was a little underrated here... But I'm glad you measured again before continuing.
Nothing wrong with this for the purpose it was built. Good idea with the tractor and putting up the steel. That’s awkward stuff to work with!!😂😂. Sometimes, if it suits ya, you can roll it so it’s in the shape of a U lengthwise. Put a long enough bungee around the middle (and each end if it is long enough) to hold it, but not crease it. Then it is rigid and easier to handle. Just a tip if any of you didn’t already know. If you can stand it. Wear gloves!! It will cut you so quick that you won’t know except for the growing pool of blood at your feet.😮 There are bracings you could add at the corners at 45 degrees, but the way you built it with the posts set in the ground, it’s not necessary and more just visual. Like you said, nice and simple.
Really nice to be able to use downed trees for the lumber as well. I just started getting into using a bandsaw mill. I just bought it and am doing slab lumber currently. Once I get ahold of some larger diameter logs, I will definitely start making some lumber, just because, I will give it to family and friends if they need. I also want to build something a little similar, but more for standing under near a fire in bad weather or on hot days. It will be cedar 8x8 poles set on top of concrete piers in the ground (18” sonotube because it’s what is kicking around for the corners and 12” for anything in between. It’s going to be a frame of 24 x 24 and 12 foot spacing between the posts with the middle wide open. The. I will build some trusses that will allow for a small double roof at top to keep the rain out, but also let the smoke out. There will be shiplap cedar finishing the roof underneath and a tin roof. Because it will be on footings I will do some carving in the 45s for bracing I will need for stability. Your way is better, but the cedar tends to rot out due to our weather, the brackets we are using are the ones that keep the post 1” off the concrete. Just another way to skin a cat,,,,. 😂😂
Thanks for sharing!!
Good looking shed brother.
Good job. Def some sweat equity being earnt there
Looks good ….maybe crushed Stone at the bottom of the holes to wick away water from the post
I can’t even imagine drilling post holes in dirt like that. Our area is to full of rocks every post I sink is backfilled with 10% broken shear bolts.
Great build! Cool that you were able to use the sawmill lumber from the downed trees.
Hey man you did good and it worked out well 👍 we are not building pianos right...What I always do for me is simple batter boards with my string line's and marker paint perfect every time...That's Awesome you got a portable Mill wish I had one I'm looking into one though the wife don't know hehehe 😀
This is a very cool build and excellent camera work! I am going to up my camera work. I really enjoyed this build, and hopefully, I will be building at least one like this on my homestead on the first of next year! Thanks again for making this video, and may God bless your days the way He always blesses ours!
Nice work, good to see the uncle wearing yellow t shirt helping you again
Idk but I loved watching everyone minute of this video great work guys 🫡
0:30 i love this video already. Lol.
GREAT Job friend. Your channel is my favorite channel on RUclips. Get excited when I get the notification of a new video!!! Blessings, Sir!!!!
Thanks! Really appreciate you watching!
Useful project.
Nice job on the shed Wes. And could it be that I finally saw you using a framing nailer? That seems to be a rarity for you. But at 72 I have learned more and more to appreciate those cause my nailing arm don't work quiet as well as it use to 💪. Anyway love the footage and the content. Thanks for sharing it all. 👌
Yep! My hammer tends to miss a lot.
Paw Paw always has the best solutions!
Good stuff ! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you for showing that mistakes happen.
Hello from the Netherlands and thanks for the video. Sincerely, Hollandduck
Hello and thanks for watching!
@@falllineridge
you're welcome
I soak the bottom part of each post in a 15-gallon drum with diesel fuel or used motor oil. This prevents termites from chewing up the post.
Wow that’s amazing I struggled with flat pack
very nice and smart keeping cost down
Looks great!
I dunno , Wes. You might have to do into the shed buildin' bidness. It was nice to see Howard again.
Nice build. Sturdy for sure. I redid a hole too. Glad you could reuse the metal roof pieces. Every little bit helps. Quick question. I know you check the level horizontally. Did you check the level of the beams vertically too? I saw the level leaning on a post elsewhere. I know putting in horse fence with posts and run in sheds, and barn build, we had to do that even with nailing the top runner pieces along the top initially, to keep it straight. Just to keep it within 1/4" from straight on corners. Didn't want it off bad from posts not close.
I love your show and watch it every day. If anybody ever needed a nail gun it is you. maybe a co two so you would't need a cord.