36:10 Rockwool and fiberglass are both good insulation options, but they have different properties that make them better for different situations: Water resistance- Rockwool is naturally water-resistant, while fiberglass absorbs water and can become soggy. Fire resistance- Rockwool is naturally fire-resistant up to 2,000°F, while fiberglass can melt at around 1,200°F. Noise reduction- Rockwool is denser and better at muffling sound transmission than fiberglass. Installation- Rockwool is denser and more rigid than fiberglass, so it doesn't need to be stapled in place. However, fiberglass is lighter and easier to install. Dimensional stability- Rockwool is stiffer and bounces back to its original shape if compressed, while fiberglass is fluffier and doesn't maintain its shape. Cost- Fiberglass usually costs about $0.50 per square foot, while rockwool costs about $0.62 per square foot. Eco-friendliness- Rockwool is made from recycled materials, but it's not biodegradable. Fiberglass is biodegradable. Safety- Both rockwool and fiberglass contain tiny particles that can cause skin or lung irritation, so you should wear protective gear when installing them.
A small reverse osmosis filter system under the kitchen sink is great for perfect drinking water. In that way the iron content should not be much of an issue (unless it is making rust stains in the toilet, shower, etc.). Would think maybe a 40-60 gallon pressure well tank would be good there in the pump house so the pump will not have to run so often.
the filters are reversable, you just take the bracket off turn the filters around and re-hook them up the right way (I made the same mistake when putting in mine). Also unless you plan on drinking regularly from that hose bib, I'd put it on before the filter, that will help your filters last longer. (Just my thoughts, looks like you guys have got a good handle on what you are doing)
You are an excellent narrator Meg, you speak so clearly, explain things so well, and always have such a calm, pleasant way about you, really a joy to watch! Mike's good too! Thanks to both of you!
always consider your pump, tank and filter as contaminated water. also, a UV lamp isnt bleach so if the pipes going to your house were contaminated, the UV lamp wont clean them. you can fill your last filter with bleach so bleach is released in the UV lamp and beyond so everything get cleaned. i normaly change my filters around 9PM and add bleach... after that i open my sinks, shower, bath, etc... one by one until i smell bleach and i close, and i let everything desinfecting during the whole night. Done and im sure my pipe are clean and the UV lamp is killing bacteria as it goes through so i feel safe for my family. really nice setup you have!
It's interesting here in the Nordics we don't have inward opening external doors. It's part fire code (push to exit)and it doesn't leak. Love your journey.
Nice job, if that roof slopes south it may be a good place to stick a solar panel ? Also perhaps consider adding a light outside, hooked up to pump, so if you do have a leak and can't hear the pump, you may at least see the light on.
I get so excited to see you post a new video. I love watching the adventure that you guys are on. I’m glad I found you at an early stage of it. Keep the videos coming! It’s refreshing to find some fun, clean content, and watching you learn as you go has been so fun. Your smile and personality is so genuine.
Nicely built wellhouse, congrats on the success! When I built my wellhouse, I added a bypass circuit around the filters as well as a secondary unfiltered outlet. The end result is that I'm able to bypass the filters if necessary (whether it's because something broke or is leaking or whatever and I still need water), and I have an additional unfiltered source of water for anything that doesn't need it. Filtered water goes to the house, but for watering plants and animals and filling a pool, that comes from the unfiltered side to extend filter life. My plants don't care if they get some sand and particulates in their water, but my filters sure do. It might be worth doing later on if you're having to replace filters more often than expected...out here in the southwest we're lucky to get 3 months from them. Also...that filter wrench is going to break before too long, get yourself a strap wrench or make your own wrench from steel. Doesn't matter how much you grease up the seal, or how lightly you tighten the filter, after a couple months it feels like someone glued it to the housing. Band clamp housings are the way to go, but all the filters that use them are big money.
I have always said women are a LOT more capable than men allow them to think they are. Meg is just another that proves me right. She is also fortunate that it seems Mike agrees and does not try to make her feel inferior, which she is not. She is amazing.
Just a suggestion: Use conduit and surface mount boxes and you won't have to remove OSB or insulation to do the wiring in the future. You can also mount your panel right to the OSB. Thanks, Russ, Journeyman Electrician from Oregon,US
I am very happy to see some young people like yourselves doing something like this. You just show what happens and don't seem to edit the screw ups out. Which is how we learn. You are doing a great job, both of you. I would try to get some more dirt onto your property, so it will drain better. But that will take time and money and they do not seem to collide very often. At least not for me. Have a great time with this build and a wonderful life!
you may want to do a utility water bypass to us unfiltered water on your plants and washing equipment. using the filters for exterior stuff will use up your treatment system.
Excellent job on the well house. Put a heat source inside because insulation doesn't make heat. You are so entertaining and fun. Thank you for sharing.👍
Yall are a great team. I have had a well for 45 years, I think you are going to want a small reservoir tank with a pressure bladder so that every time you open a faucet the well pump doesn’t kick on and wear out prematurely
Absolutely love watching you guys work together as a team. You two are awesome. And wow.... the views from your property are just off the charts; what a beautiful place to live.
Looks like Mike knows his business when it comes to laying out the rafters Meg! Those rafters are notched in a special way so they actually hold the structure together and are strong! 👌🏻👍🏻👍🏻
A series series of drainage ditches/trenches perpendicular to the road will solve your surface water problem . These can be connected and drain into a small dam if required . Culverts will allow easy traversing of the ditches . I would drilled/chipped around the well casing now whilst you have easy access and allow for some movement . You guys are a great team your combined skills are invaluable.
That is a very thin slab. Carefully open up around the well casing so it does not break and give it some room, put elastic foam around it. Slab will move that is guaranteed. Rockwool is better. Nicer to handle and.. well better.
Leave it, the iron is good for you. Be careful, your boyfriend is going to get you hurt. As for your door, just cut enough space from the underside of your rafters to accommodate the door opening. You won't need much and the rafters are plenty thick. Happy you have water, it's a big step. Best regards from Indiana, USA.
YIKES... I would never remove structure... it is a bad habit to get into. It would be an all-day affair, but that steel pre-hung door CAN be shortened, but better to replace with an outswing one later on. It opens enough to do the job. I would probably leave it alone, unless it was interfering with access. Looks like they will be building a dreamhouse, so the things learned on the small jobs, carry into forethought on the larger.
@@citylockapolytechnikeyllcc7936 they have 2x8 rafters spanning less than 8'. Easily could have used 2x4s. And they need maybe 2" or less cut cut out of a foot and a half of two rafters to open the door. No need to butcher up that door.
@@ThePlockets all they have to do is pull the plastic down and rip a couple inches off of the bottom of the rafters where it interferes with the doors and put the plastic back up. Easy.
I posted this comment earlier but was removed by RUclips. But the best thing to do for your drinking water is to use a five-stage reverse osmosis filter that goes underneath the sink or put anywhere in your place so that you can access the drinking water. Reverse osmosis will remove particles out of the water, including the iron and pesticides and anything else that's in the water.
😁🥰 Hey Meg.. Hey Mike , I can see why you are great together . you complement each other in a symphony of synergy . Would you consider telling the story of how you came together .. how you Met someday 💗 ? Amazon has many filters . Fantastic video thanks
Down in Louisiana, we sheet walls vertically also! I’ve never heard of sheeting horizontally, walls on the inside of a house are sheeted horizontally with Sheetrock! But that’s for the interior of the house walls and then taped, sheet rock mudded, floated and sanded the interior walls! My dad and brother were house painters, interior and exterior! Meg everything looks good especially protecting it from the temperatures that yall have up there!
First of all, you have come a long way from replacing struts on your truck, eh! 😉 It is really impressive to see you working on all sorts of projects on your new property and succeeding so well. Really happy to see that you sold the International too! You can use the money for all sorts of other supplies, etc. Have watched your videos from the beginning and you folks rock! Best wishes, always.
Great to see someone who is so enthusiastic, wants to learn, and is not afraid to try anything! Your enthusiasm and positive attitude keeps me going on some of my home projects. Looking at the color of the soil you guys have--very black, you should be able to grow plants/vegetables very easy! Keep the great vids coming and good luck with your build!
A butt ton of rain and your property is in a flood plane. Its not if but when youll experience boggy swampy ground conditions. Your enthusiastic and determined.👍👍
i can see what you meant about Mike being a great teacher. spectacular job of talking us through the process when he was all alone in the pumphouse with youtube.
Just make sure you have sized the UV based on the water flow. The water flies past the tube so it has to be powerful enough to sterilize the water in the brief time it is there.
Definitely try and invest in an SDS drill - it will pay back in saved time drilling your many concrete and masonry needs in the future. Great work btw!
I have triple "Big Blue" filter housings with iSpring F3WGB32BM 4.5” x 20” 3-Stage Whole House Water Filter Set Replacement Pack with Sediment, CTO Carbon Block, and Iron & Manganese Reducing Cartridges and it does a fantastic job on the "mud" that comes out of my well. I change them quarterly and the water tastes great!
Brilliant couple, I love watching your videos and Mike is definitely a keeper. So looking forward to seeing more and more of your progress. Meg, you're a superstar. Mike, come and build me a house.
My idea of where in Canada you are has been drifting westward. Meg pronounces _project_ with a short _O_ whereas most people from the east pronounce it with a long _O_ . Also, you mentioned your electrical utility name though I have little idea what the extent of their range is. (Just checked: it is in the west, and doesn't seem to include Alberta.) The types of insects you capture on video says you are not coastal. The most personally devastating moment on this video captures Mike and Meg sharing a nice hug. Congratulations to you guys! Meg & Mike work very well together and their skills compliment each other very nicely.
Getting the water quality just right will not only taste better, but save your homes' water heater, faucets and valves, shower heads... etc Great job, on the well house. Snazzy !
Run a fiber cable line to the building for home networking. Set a PTC cam in there that can look around and see the Temp etc. Can even put a networked Thermometer in there that can send alerts etc. Many ask why fiber...the distance out there and doesn't have static charge issues like copper in the ground to kill equipment
Meg this channel is so fun to watch! Watching you take on all this projects is fun! It’s nice seeing Mike added into the building and videos is a nice addition! Your willingness to try stuff and learn is great to watch!!
Mike you need an air vent on the well otherwise you can get a pressure lock in the well that can case water to not flow into the well casing. As the water rises and falls the casing has to breath, this was why the commercial well caps have an open hole in them.
The view is amazing there. One side is lush tree on a mountain and the other, the view of another mountain in the distance, separated by a deep valley/down town. Praying God will provide a beautiful and serene land just like this ;🙏🙏
Pro tip from a Heat & Air guy when using rockwool insulation put baby powder on your skin before messing with it it will cut down on the itching tremendously, even long sleeves don't stop that stuff from getting in your skin.
Love the videos of you two working together. Wasn't sure, but if you are running that pump off power from the camper generator, that is a long distance. Be sure to check the voltage at the pump with it running. If it is low. You run the risk of overheating the pump motor. Once you have commercial power, give consideration to using larger amperage wire than would otherwise be necessary for the pump to help prevent voltage drop. We suffered from the voltage drop issue all my childhood on our family farm as we were unaware of the voltage drop at the pump. We probably needed a buck/ boost transformer due to the 350 foot run of cable from the house.
Switching one of those sediment filters for a carbon block filter might take care of that iron taste you have. I have 2 carbon blocks and one sediment. Sediment being first obviously. A softener would also help if the water is too hard. I have that and a large UV system as well. Cheaper to swap one of your sed. For a carbon block first and retest. Hugs hope that helps!
You might want to filter one line for iron for drinking water, and leave the other unfiltered for other uses. That way your filter will last a lot longer. Your toilet doesn't mind iron. Jig saws and sawz-alls make wonky cuts in large boards. Use circular saws for as much of the cut as you can. Then the jig saw to finish it. The circular saw cut will keep the jig saw straight. You probably know this by now, but this is for viewers starting their own projects inspired by your channel.
It is great to see the both of you working together, learning, doing so much together. I wish you both the best and enjoy the calming videos, at least for me lol.
In your closing scene it looked like the Tyvek went all the way up to the roofing OSB, no roof venting? Great videos! I had no idea what was involved in well drilling, wow. I'm lucky to live on a lake here.
Incredible job I wish I could like it twice. Just a quick note on water purification as an ex window cleaner from the UK. Steer clear of DI resin filtered water. As it literally pulls vital nutrients out of the body. It can make you really sick from drinking DI resin water. Huge fan of the channel long time subscriber much love from the UK
Thank you so much, Ryan! Appreciate the insight on the resin filters, and we're grateful for your ongoing support on the channel!! Hope you have a great week!
I so look forward to these videos because Meg's enthusiasm to learn a new skill is so contagious and makes these videos so much fun to watch. Mike's light hearted comments like keeping your head up on the ice crack me up and keeps the work fun. The well house looks good guys, who knew it could be built in just over an hour............ See you next week
My compliments on the quality of your videos. Atmospheric River isn't a weather term that I hear much living in Eastern Oklahoma tornado alley, but I understand the meaning.
Gotta love ya Meg! What a terrific personality. So pleasant even when you make mistakes. Love your motivation and desire to learn. God bless you sweetheart.
Wow That CAT is AMAZING! Wish I had one. But that price tag even for a used one is UP there. We have about 50 acres and two old fords from the 80's. By the way GREAT job on the well house! I would suggest boarding up the bird holes and having a small barely on heater in the well house it works wonders for us here in snow country. I LOVE watching your videos Meg and Mike. Oh you can exspect that pump to last about one year MAX. Submersible will last 15 to twenty years. Icey MUD Ohhhhh don't slip!!!! I dislocate my shoulder and loss consciousness a couple winters ago.
Looking great. You two work well together. Nice to see Mike spending more time in front of the camera. Share the load. Keep an eye on the PEX. PEX is being replaced in Ontario because it is breaking down and leaking. Going back to good old copper. Totally agree with the CAT choice for your land.
Good progress on the well house. Remember to provide some kind of heat source to prevent freezing, maybe an incandescent light bulb or two. Without it, after a few days of freezing temperatures something WILL burst. Insulation only preserves heat, it doesn't create it. Keep up the good work.
At the well house I'd have an unfiltered hose bib there. Ya don't really want to run a sprinkler through a filter kinda thing. You could even have a couple valves set up so bib can run either.
It's good that you left room below those filter housings in case you want to swap into the 20" housings. Also, you could have rotated the filter heads in the wall mount to rearrange the left/right - in/out stuff.
For the iron filter - I have a Hellenbrand Iron Curtain (IC-13) that has an aerator tank and then the filter media. While the filter media of Hellenbrand is proprietary, the principle can be used with Katalox to create an iron filter that will substantially reduce ferrous iron. Basically, pump air into the aerator tank, the O2/O3 reacts with the iron in the watter to convert it from ferrous to ferric iron and then the filter (Katalox) picks it up (along with ferrous iron that did not convert). You don't need an aerator - you could use Katalox Light w/ a single tank. One final note - another option depending on how high the iron level is would be to add a water softener instead of an iron filter. In my area, I need both to reduce iron, but if it's low enough, a water softener also removes low levels of iron and hydrogen sulfide with the resin beads...it may be cheaper to do this as opposed to getting a dedicated iron filter. For reference - I have 7 ppm iron that is then fully removed with the IC13 + Water Softener setup.
Great progress!! You two work so well together! Coincidentally, I have some Waku ladders similar to yours, but a little bigger - very versatile! Can't help thinking... with all the attention to detail you're giving to that little hut... the actual home will be incredible!! 🥰😎
Great you now have a well house and more skills! As you plan for your dream house. With the soil being soft/ spongy. Look into Helical Piles & CHANCE Helical Anchors. As they screw deep down to give a soild base for the foundation. Frost heaving is bad up there. All ready for the next video. Fingers crossed before the big freeze up.🥶
I am not sure how cold it gets where you live but I think a small diesel heater would be a great Idea to keep the pump and lines from freezing in the winter.
A big step in your journey. I could feel your energy in trying to beat the weather. Well done. I was getting cold just watching. Looking forward to the next episode
You twos are the best and loving this new adventure y’all embarked on!! I started watching as a car dude and just enjoyed watching the entertaining gal wrench on stuff and battle through to victory. Now I’m enjoying as a massive “This Old House” fan and I’m actually learning a thing or five! Stay safe out there!!!
Run your acidic water through a sealed container of marble chips (just like a filter container). That'll raise the acidic pH and introduce a small amount of hardness (minerals), which is good for your teeth and cooking vegetables! You want pH neutral water or any rubber seals will perish quite quickly. Also, you want to insulate around the outside exposed part of the concrete slab, as that'll suck away any heat from inside when the wind blows. Great vid 👍🏻🇬🇧
We also had high iron and sulfide so I installed an "Iron Eater" filter from Dura Water and a water softener. Our water used to leave rust stains on everything but after installing that filter our water was perfect. Just need 110v power and some pvc fittings and what not to install it in the line. Pretty cheap too, did everything for under $1000
The amount of iron shouldn't be staining anything. The best option might be to install a small reverse osmosis system in the kitchen. Make sure to choose a five-stage unit to ensure the water is drinkable.
I have lived on well water all my life (I'm 57). I have never heard of filtering well water. I'm in the central valley of California. Our water is really hard, but we can drink it.
Mike is a good coach.. Yes always mark your first piece as "template", that way your minute errors between piece won't compound to make a massive error in the last piece..:). Aslo agree that skidsteer with the wide tracks.. awesome machine for your soft dirt.
First time viewer. I do admire your choice of skid steers. I worked for CAT in Decatur, IL for 33 yr. Decatur Plant made motor graders from 1955 to 1999? They still make off highway dump trucks from 50ton up to 400 ton capacity; 12 different sizes of tractor-scrapers, and now a few models of big rubber tired end loaders. I retired in 2002. By using the rock wool instead of fiberglas you missed having the two day itch from handling the fiberglas which has the irritating action of imbeding in your skin. Aha, you do have some of the itchy stuff!!!!! Rubber gloves and Tyvek work suites can get you past that. Good Luck and God Bless you in your new home.
I like how Meg is hanging on board above her and waiting for Mike to fasten it. A while back my starter went out 98 F150 extended cab. I had my mechanic put it in. Laying on the street isn’t too comfortable. It cost a total of $500, $200 for the starter $100 for the towing and $200 labor and I got $10 back on the old starter. Although I was thinking about keeping it and rebuilding it, but I decided not to. TY Meg&Mike
I'm loving your build. I appreciate how difficult it must be balancing actual work with video / editing but please keep posting as it is so good to see your progress.
Hey Mike and Meg, been watching you guys since you drilled your own well, Good Job! That can be very difficult even for the professionals as all kinds of ground and weather problems arise! So, you asked about water filtration recommendations for your situation and there are many ways you can go about it. Having a low PH is common always on a shallow well and is not really a issue other than corrosion to your plumbing system. Having over a point five PPM of iron will cause staining and higher can cause clogging of pipes over a long time. Your cartridge filters won't do much to change the water quality other than some sediments at higher volumes. So, options are an Acid neutralizer for the low PH it is a calcium carbonate mineral filter that depletes over time. For an Iron filter you can go with a water softener that uses salt, but it should be metered to not waste salt over time. I don't recommend a water softener in your case because it can only help with iron removal and not help with PH or H2S. A other option to do a kind of one two punch and take care of both problems with one filter would be a AIO aeration filter. The AIO filter can remove Iron, Manganese, H2S smell and can include multi-blend mineral with neutralizer for low PH. The multi-blend is typically the minerals Birm, AG and Calcite although just Birm and Calcite works best alone. You can use both minerals but just have to have a filter tank big enough for 1CF of each mineral like a 12x52 shell. The AIO filter also has an aeration injector to fill the top of the tank with air to treat the water for iron and H2S removal. In your situation with the shallow well pump and bladder tank the AIO is the best option to not complicate the system further. You can find a really good resource on filter systems from a company called Aqua Science in Wyoming Usa. Not sure if you could get some things imported but their prices are basically wholesale very reasonable. The cost of this filter system is right at 1000$ USD so way less than what you may have been looking at. Don't fall victim to the 1800 filters com sites as they will sell you the cheapest stuff and won't work for long! Take care guys can't wait to see more, hope my advice helps. Casey
I know that the channel started as Meg only, but more and more Mike is a great add!
At first Mike didn't wanna speak 😂
Too much mike in this one 😅. We click for meg!
Mike is a great addition, they work well together. Reminds me of Jenna Phipps and Nick renovating their abandoned house 😄
meg only
Love seeing you guys work together.
36:10 Rockwool and fiberglass are both good insulation options, but they have different properties that make them better for different situations:
Water resistance-
Rockwool is naturally water-resistant, while fiberglass absorbs water and can become soggy.
Fire resistance-
Rockwool is naturally fire-resistant up to 2,000°F, while fiberglass can melt at around 1,200°F.
Noise reduction-
Rockwool is denser and better at muffling sound transmission than fiberglass.
Installation-
Rockwool is denser and more rigid than fiberglass, so it doesn't need to be stapled in place. However, fiberglass is lighter and easier to install.
Dimensional stability-
Rockwool is stiffer and bounces back to its original shape if compressed, while fiberglass is fluffier and doesn't maintain its shape.
Cost-
Fiberglass usually costs about $0.50 per square foot, while rockwool costs about $0.62 per square foot.
Eco-friendliness-
Rockwool is made from recycled materials, but it's not biodegradable. Fiberglass is biodegradable.
Safety-
Both rockwool and fiberglass contain tiny particles that can cause skin or lung irritation, so you should wear protective gear when installing them.
So basically Rockwool is nearly always better but more expensive
A small reverse osmosis filter system under the kitchen sink is great for perfect drinking water. In that way the iron content should not be much of an issue (unless it is making rust stains in the toilet, shower, etc.). Would think maybe a 40-60 gallon pressure well tank would be good there in the pump house so the pump will not have to run so often.
the filters are reversable, you just take the bracket off turn the filters around and re-hook them up the right way (I made the same mistake when putting in mine). Also unless you plan on drinking regularly from that hose bib, I'd put it on before the filter, that will help your filters last longer. (Just my thoughts, looks like you guys have got a good handle on what you are doing)
You are an excellent narrator Meg, you speak so clearly, explain things so well, and always have such a calm, pleasant way about you, really a joy to watch! Mike's good too! Thanks to both of you!
Very good job❤
always consider your pump, tank and filter as contaminated water. also, a UV lamp isnt bleach so if the pipes going to your house were contaminated, the UV lamp wont clean them. you can fill your last filter with bleach so bleach is released in the UV lamp and beyond so everything get cleaned. i normaly change my filters around 9PM and add bleach... after that i open my sinks, shower, bath, etc... one by one until i smell bleach and i close, and i let everything desinfecting during the whole night. Done and im sure my pipe are clean and the UV lamp is killing bacteria as it goes through so i feel safe for my family. really nice setup you have!
Great job guys. Making wonderful progress day by day. Keep up the good work.
Thanks so much Jeremy!! Appreciate that! Hope you're having a lovely weekend!
It's interesting here in the Nordics we don't have inward opening external doors. It's part fire code (push to exit)and it doesn't leak. Love your journey.
What happens when you have several feet of snow in front of the door?
Nice job, if that roof slopes south it may be a good place to stick a solar panel ? Also perhaps consider adding a light outside, hooked up to pump, so if you do have a leak and can't hear the pump, you may at least see the light on.
Thanks for my Sunday morning smile ..... love watching you two work together, again GREAT JOB
So glad you enjoyed it!! Thank you Peter!!
You two are delightfully Canadian.
Quite work hard❤
The best and cheapest filter is the earth, thats one of the points in drilling a well. Great videos
I get so excited to see you post a new video. I love watching the adventure that you guys are on. I’m glad I found you at an early stage of it. Keep the videos coming! It’s refreshing to find some fun, clean content, and watching you learn as you go has been so fun. Your smile and personality is so genuine.
Nicely built wellhouse, congrats on the success!
When I built my wellhouse, I added a bypass circuit around the filters as well as a secondary unfiltered outlet. The end result is that I'm able to bypass the filters if necessary (whether it's because something broke or is leaking or whatever and I still need water), and I have an additional unfiltered source of water for anything that doesn't need it. Filtered water goes to the house, but for watering plants and animals and filling a pool, that comes from the unfiltered side to extend filter life. My plants don't care if they get some sand and particulates in their water, but my filters sure do. It might be worth doing later on if you're having to replace filters more often than expected...out here in the southwest we're lucky to get 3 months from them. Also...that filter wrench is going to break before too long, get yourself a strap wrench or make your own wrench from steel. Doesn't matter how much you grease up the seal, or how lightly you tighten the filter, after a couple months it feels like someone glued it to the housing. Band clamp housings are the way to go, but all the filters that use them are big money.
I am so happy for you guys getting your homestead built and livable. I just can't get enough of your videos. I'm slowly watching all your videos.
Thank you so much! We're so glad you're enjoying the videos, thank you for the support on the channel!
Awesome job guys, I love the we got this attitude.
Thank you Damian!
I agree, Mike is a very good teacher! Also that CAT certainly earns its keep!
A good trick for short cuts, is use the Circular saw and the angle square as a guide.
I have always said women are a LOT more capable than men allow them to think they are. Meg is just another that proves me right. She is also fortunate that it seems Mike agrees and does not try to make her feel inferior, which she is not. She is amazing.
Wow epic work on the well house.
Just a suggestion: Use conduit and surface mount boxes and you won't have to remove OSB or insulation to do the wiring in the future. You can also mount your panel right to the OSB. Thanks, Russ, Journeyman Electrician from Oregon,US
The Cat has been $$$$ well spent. So many different uses from 1 machine . 👍
I am very happy to see some young people like yourselves doing something like this. You just show what happens and don't seem to edit the screw ups out. Which is how we learn. You are doing a great job, both of you. I would try to get some more dirt onto your property, so it will drain better. But that will take time and money and they do not seem to collide very often. At least not for me. Have a great time with this build and a wonderful life!
you may want to do a utility water bypass to us unfiltered water on your plants and washing equipment. using the filters for exterior stuff will use up your treatment system.
Excellent job on the well house. Put a heat source inside because insulation doesn't make heat. You are so entertaining and fun. Thank you for sharing.👍
Great video Meg and Mike
Another great video. Always a fun watch.
The Luny Tunes music just cracks me up! Good work guys!!!
If not mistaken, aside from the insulating properties, I believe the rock wall helps lower the acoustic transfer through the walls.
Yall are a great team. I have had a well for 45 years, I think you are going to want a small reservoir tank with a pressure bladder so that every time you open a faucet the well pump doesn’t kick on and wear out prematurely
@bobmiller9058 It's called an accumulator tank.😀
Absolutely love watching you guys work together as a team. You two are awesome. And wow.... the views from your property are just off the charts; what a beautiful place to live.
Looks like Mike knows his business when it comes to laying out the rafters Meg! Those rafters are notched in a special way so they actually hold the structure together and are strong! 👌🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I find amazing that you tackle these projects without complaining great for you I am huge fan
A series series of drainage ditches/trenches perpendicular to the road will solve your surface water problem . These can be connected and drain into a small dam if required . Culverts will allow easy traversing of the ditches . I would drilled/chipped around the well casing now whilst you have easy access and allow for some movement . You guys are a great team your combined skills are invaluable.
An awesome couple.
Thank you!
That is a very thin slab. Carefully open up around the well casing so it does not break and give it some room, put elastic foam around it. Slab will move that is guaranteed.
Rockwool is better. Nicer to handle and.. well better.
Leave it, the iron is good for you. Be careful, your boyfriend is going to get you hurt. As for your door, just cut enough space from the underside of your rafters to accommodate the door opening. You won't need much and the rafters are plenty thick.
Happy you have water, it's a big step. Best regards from Indiana, USA.
YIKES... I would never remove structure... it is a bad habit to get into. It would be an all-day affair, but that steel pre-hung door CAN be shortened, but better to replace with an outswing one later on. It opens enough to do the job. I would probably leave it alone, unless it was interfering with access.
Looks like they will be building a dreamhouse, so the things learned on the small jobs, carry into forethought on the larger.
@@citylockapolytechnikeyllcc7936 they have 2x8 rafters spanning less than 8'. Easily could have used 2x4s. And they need maybe 2" or less cut cut out of a foot and a half of two rafters to open the door. No need to butcher up that door.
You can't just cut clearance through the rafters unless you also cut through ceiling, vapor barrier, and a bit of insulation though, right?
@@ThePlockets all they have to do is pull the plastic down and rip a couple inches off of the bottom of the rafters where it interferes with the doors and put the plastic back up. Easy.
@@ThePlockets they could even frame a flat spot in the ceiling to cover with OSB, plywood, or flakeboard, or whatever you like to call that stuff.
I posted this comment earlier but was removed by RUclips. But the best thing to do for your drinking water is to use a five-stage reverse osmosis filter that goes underneath the sink or put anywhere in your place so that you can access the drinking water. Reverse osmosis will remove particles out of the water, including the iron and pesticides and anything else that's in the water.
Save the more sophisticated water treatment for what you drink, wash water. Not outdoor use.
An inward swinging door is not a bad idea since you have to deal with snow :) nice job Meg
😁🥰 Hey Meg.. Hey Mike , I can see why you are great together . you complement each other in a symphony of synergy . Would you consider telling the story of how you came together .. how you Met someday 💗 ? Amazon has many filters . Fantastic video thanks
Hey Thomas! Thanks so much, we'll consider that! Glad you enjoyed the video and thank you for the support on the channel!
Down in Louisiana, we sheet walls vertically also! I’ve never heard of sheeting horizontally, walls on the inside of a house are sheeted horizontally with Sheetrock! But that’s for the interior of the house walls and then taped, sheet rock mudded, floated and sanded the interior walls! My dad and brother were house painters, interior and exterior! Meg everything looks good especially protecting it from the temperatures that yall have up there!
sheathing vertically is fine for this size building.
First of all, you have come a long way from replacing struts on your truck, eh! 😉 It is really impressive to see you working on all sorts of projects on your new property and succeeding so well. Really happy to see that you sold the International too! You can use the money for all sorts of other supplies, etc. Have watched your videos from the beginning and you folks rock! Best wishes, always.
Great to see someone who is so enthusiastic, wants to learn, and is not afraid to try anything! Your enthusiasm and positive attitude keeps me going on some of my home projects.
Looking at the color of the soil you guys have--very black, you should be able to grow plants/vegetables very easy! Keep the great vids coming and good luck with your build!
A butt ton of rain and your property is in a flood plane. Its not if but when youll experience boggy swampy ground conditions.
Your enthusiastic and determined.👍👍
i can see what you meant about Mike being a great teacher. spectacular job of talking us through the process when he was all alone in the pumphouse with youtube.
Just make sure you have sized the UV based on the water flow. The water flies past the tube so it has to be powerful enough to sterilize the water in the brief time it is there.
Definitely try and invest in an SDS drill - it will pay back in saved time drilling your many concrete and masonry needs in the future. Great work btw!
21:14 I think their hammer drill takes SDS bits
I have triple "Big Blue" filter housings with iSpring F3WGB32BM 4.5” x 20” 3-Stage Whole House Water Filter Set Replacement Pack with Sediment, CTO Carbon Block, and Iron & Manganese Reducing Cartridges and it does a fantastic job on the "mud" that comes out of my well. I change them quarterly and the water tastes great!
Brilliant couple, I love watching your videos and Mike is definitely a keeper. So looking forward to seeing more and more of your progress. Meg, you're a superstar. Mike, come and build me a house.
Thank you so much!! We're so glad you're enjoying the videos! Appreciate the support!
Send water sample to a big testing company in Canada or to one in states. Great job. Hope y’all complete before freeze sets in. Enjoying from Texas
Yay! Another Meg video! :) Good to see the progress you're making in turning your dream into reality :)
Thank you so much!! 😊 We appreciate the support, and so glad you're enjoying the videos!! Hope you have a wonderful week @quantumreality215 !
My idea of where in Canada you are has been drifting westward. Meg pronounces _project_ with a short _O_ whereas most people from the east pronounce it with a long _O_ . Also, you mentioned your electrical utility name though I have little idea what the extent of their range is. (Just checked: it is in the west, and doesn't seem to include Alberta.) The types of insects you capture on video says you are not coastal.
The most personally devastating moment on this video captures Mike and Meg sharing a nice hug. Congratulations to you guys! Meg & Mike work very well together and their skills compliment each other very nicely.
I’m guessing southern BC maybe cranbrook or creston area.
How about a Berkey filter for drinking water? About $300 for a table top unit.
Getting the water quality just right will not only taste better, but save your homes' water heater, faucets and valves, shower heads... etc Great job, on the well house. Snazzy !
Run a fiber cable line to the building for home networking. Set a PTC cam in there that can look around and see the Temp etc. Can even put a networked Thermometer in there that can send alerts etc. Many ask why fiber...the distance out there and doesn't have static charge issues like copper in the ground to kill equipment
Meg this channel is so fun to watch! Watching you take on all this projects is fun! It’s nice seeing Mike added into the building and videos is a nice addition! Your willingness to try stuff and learn is great to watch!!
Mike you need an air vent on the well otherwise you can get a pressure lock in the well that can case water to not flow into the well casing. As the water rises and falls the casing has to breath, this was why the commercial well caps have an open hole in them.
The view is amazing there. One side is lush tree on a mountain and the other, the view of another mountain in the distance, separated by a deep valley/down town. Praying God will provide a beautiful and serene land just like this ;🙏🙏
Pro tip from a Heat & Air guy when using rockwool insulation put baby powder on your skin before messing with it it will cut down on the itching tremendously, even long sleeves don't stop that stuff from getting in your skin.
Love the reference to Larry Hahn! My absolute favorite reality TV star!
Love the videos of you two working together. Wasn't sure, but if you are running that pump off power from the camper generator, that is a long distance. Be sure to check the voltage at the pump with it running. If it is low. You run the risk of overheating the pump motor. Once you have commercial power, give consideration to using larger amperage wire than would otherwise be necessary for the pump to help prevent voltage drop. We suffered from the voltage drop issue all my childhood on our family farm as we were unaware of the voltage drop at the pump. We probably needed a buck/ boost transformer due to the 350 foot run of cable from the house.
You are stunning, it's fun to watch every video of yours
Keep being who you are
And good luck in everything you do
Switching one of those sediment filters for a carbon block filter might take care of that iron taste you have. I have 2 carbon blocks and one sediment. Sediment being first obviously. A softener would also help if the water is too hard. I have that and a large UV system as well. Cheaper to swap one of your sed. For a carbon block first and retest. Hugs hope that helps!
You might want to filter one line for iron for drinking water, and leave the other unfiltered for other uses. That way your filter will last a lot longer. Your toilet doesn't mind iron. Jig saws and sawz-alls make wonky cuts in large boards. Use circular saws for as much of the cut as you can. Then the jig saw to finish it. The circular saw cut will keep the jig saw straight. You probably know this by now, but this is for viewers starting their own projects inspired by your channel.
It is great to see the both of you working together, learning, doing so much together. I wish you both the best and enjoy the calming videos, at least for me lol.
In your closing scene it looked like the Tyvek went all the way up to the roofing OSB, no roof venting? Great videos! I had no idea what was involved in well drilling, wow. I'm lucky to live on a lake here.
Incredible job I wish I could like it twice. Just a quick note on water purification as an ex window cleaner from the UK. Steer clear of DI resin filtered water. As it literally pulls vital nutrients out of the body. It can make you really sick from drinking DI resin water. Huge fan of the channel long time subscriber much love from the UK
Thank you so much, Ryan! Appreciate the insight on the resin filters, and we're grateful for your ongoing support on the channel!! Hope you have a great week!
@Meg.August I love the channel. I can't wait for the next installment to see what you guys create next.
I so look forward to these videos because Meg's enthusiasm to learn a new skill is so contagious and makes these videos so much fun to watch. Mike's light hearted comments like keeping your head up on the ice crack me up and keeps the work fun. The well house looks good guys, who knew it could be built in just over an hour............ See you next week
My compliments on the quality of your videos. Atmospheric River isn't a weather term that I hear much living in Eastern Oklahoma tornado alley, but I understand the meaning.
Gotta love ya Meg! What a terrific personality. So pleasant even when you make mistakes. Love your motivation and desire to learn. God bless you sweetheart.
Wow That CAT is AMAZING! Wish I had one. But that price tag even for a used one is UP there. We have about 50 acres and two old fords from the 80's. By the way GREAT job on the well house! I would suggest boarding up the bird holes and having a small barely on heater in the well house it works wonders for us here in snow country. I LOVE watching your videos Meg and Mike. Oh you can exspect that pump to last about one year MAX. Submersible will last 15 to twenty years. Icey MUD Ohhhhh don't slip!!!! I dislocate my shoulder and loss consciousness a couple winters ago.
Thanks for the great video Meg and Mike. Mike sure seems to know a lot, and with you also working Meg you both make a great pair.
So happy for you guys, well done 👏👏🥰
Thank you so much!!
You guys are so cute. And I love watching these segments. So helpful to see another beginner do some serious builds.
Looking great. You two work well together. Nice to see Mike spending more time in front of the camera. Share the load. Keep an eye on the PEX. PEX is being replaced in Ontario because it is breaking down and leaking. Going back to good old copper. Totally agree with the CAT choice for your land.
when Meg is so tired, she refers to herself in the 3rd person.
nicely done y'all
Good progress on the well house. Remember to provide some kind of heat source to prevent freezing, maybe an incandescent light bulb or two. Without it, after a few days of freezing temperatures something WILL burst. Insulation only preserves heat, it doesn't create it. Keep up the good work.
They have that flat pancake heater thing...
they did show a defroster on the floor at 52:23
@@treeoflifeenterprises My concern is that a couple hundred feet of extension cord isn't a very reliable source of electricity.
At the well house I'd have an unfiltered hose bib there. Ya don't really want to run a sprinkler through a filter kinda thing. You could even have a couple valves set up so bib can run either.
It's good that you left room below those filter housings in case you want to swap into the 20" housings. Also, you could have rotated the filter heads in the wall mount to rearrange the left/right - in/out stuff.
For the iron filter - I have a Hellenbrand Iron Curtain (IC-13) that has an aerator tank and then the filter media. While the filter media of Hellenbrand is proprietary, the principle can be used with Katalox to create an iron filter that will substantially reduce ferrous iron. Basically, pump air into the aerator tank, the O2/O3 reacts with the iron in the watter to convert it from ferrous to ferric iron and then the filter (Katalox) picks it up (along with ferrous iron that did not convert). You don't need an aerator - you could use Katalox Light w/ a single tank. One final note - another option depending on how high the iron level is would be to add a water softener instead of an iron filter. In my area, I need both to reduce iron, but if it's low enough, a water softener also removes low levels of iron and hydrogen sulfide with the resin beads...it may be cheaper to do this as opposed to getting a dedicated iron filter. For reference - I have 7 ppm iron that is then fully removed with the IC13 + Water Softener setup.
Great progress!! You two work so well together! Coincidentally, I have some Waku ladders similar to yours, but a little bigger - very versatile!
Can't help thinking... with all the attention to detail you're giving to that little hut... the actual home will be incredible!!
🥰😎
Great you now have a well house and more skills!
As you plan for your dream house. With the soil being soft/ spongy. Look into Helical Piles & CHANCE Helical Anchors. As they screw deep down to give a soild base for the foundation. Frost heaving is bad up there.
All ready for the next video. Fingers crossed before the big freeze up.🥶
I am not sure how cold it gets where you live but I think a small diesel heater would be a great Idea to keep the pump and lines from freezing in the winter.
A big step in your journey. I could feel your energy in trying to beat the weather. Well done. I was getting cold just watching. Looking forward to the next episode
You twos are the best and loving this new adventure y’all embarked on!! I started watching as a car dude and just enjoyed watching the entertaining gal wrench on stuff and battle through to victory. Now I’m enjoying as a massive “This Old House” fan and I’m actually learning a thing or five! Stay safe out there!!!
Looking great guys! Very professional!! 👍
Run your acidic water through a sealed container of marble chips (just like a filter container).
That'll raise the acidic pH and introduce a small amount of hardness (minerals), which is good for your teeth and cooking vegetables!
You want pH neutral water or any rubber seals will perish quite quickly.
Also, you want to insulate around the outside exposed part of the concrete slab, as that'll suck away any heat from inside when the wind blows.
Great vid 👍🏻🇬🇧
Amazing, I hope you finish what you need to before the weather gets too bad.
We also had high iron and sulfide so I installed an "Iron Eater" filter from Dura Water and a water softener. Our water used to leave rust stains on everything but after installing that filter our water was perfect. Just need 110v power and some pvc fittings and what not to install it in the line. Pretty cheap too, did everything for under $1000
The amount of iron shouldn't be staining anything. The best option might be to install a small reverse osmosis system in the kitchen. Make sure to choose a five-stage unit to ensure the water is drinkable.
Great work! For iron removal look into 'hydro-automatic Deferum'
I have lived on well water all my life (I'm 57). I have never heard of filtering well water. I'm in the central valley of California. Our water is really hard, but we can drink it.
Nice job. And congratulations on getting a water source dug and going. Good work.
Mike is a good coach.. Yes always mark your first piece as "template", that way your minute errors between piece won't compound to make a massive error in the last piece..:). Aslo agree that skidsteer with the wide tracks.. awesome machine for your soft dirt.
Great job saling the
backhoe, Great job 👏 👍 👌 🙌 💪 😀 😅😅😅
First time viewer. I do admire your choice of skid steers. I worked for CAT in Decatur, IL for 33 yr. Decatur Plant made motor graders from 1955 to 1999? They still make off highway dump trucks from 50ton up to 400 ton capacity; 12 different sizes of tractor-scrapers, and now a few models of big rubber tired end loaders. I retired in 2002.
By using the rock wool instead of fiberglas you missed having the two day itch from handling the fiberglas which has the irritating action of imbeding in your skin.
Aha, you do have some of the itchy stuff!!!!! Rubber gloves and Tyvek work suites can get you past that.
Good Luck and God Bless you in your new home.
I like Kinetico water softeners for iron removal. I have had them in all of my homes for the last 30 years and have always done me right.
I like how Meg is hanging on board above her and waiting for Mike to fasten it. A while back my starter went out 98 F150 extended cab. I had my mechanic put it in. Laying on the street isn’t too comfortable. It cost a total of $500, $200 for the starter $100 for the towing and $200 labor and I got $10 back on the old starter. Although I was thinking about keeping it and rebuilding it, but I decided not to. TY Meg&Mike
I'm loving your build. I appreciate how difficult it must be balancing actual work with video / editing but please keep posting as it is so good to see your progress.
Hey Mike and Meg, been watching you guys since you drilled your own well, Good Job!
That can be very difficult even for the professionals as all kinds of ground and weather problems arise!
So, you asked about water filtration recommendations for your situation and there are many ways you can go about it.
Having a low PH is common always on a shallow well and is not really a issue other than corrosion to your plumbing system.
Having over a point five PPM of iron will cause staining and higher can cause clogging of pipes over a long time.
Your cartridge filters won't do much to change the water quality other than some sediments at higher volumes.
So, options are an Acid neutralizer for the low PH it is a calcium carbonate mineral filter that depletes over time.
For an Iron filter you can go with a water softener that uses salt, but it should be metered to not waste salt over time.
I don't recommend a water softener in your case because it can only help with iron removal and not help with PH or H2S.
A other option to do a kind of one two punch and take care of both problems with one filter would be a AIO aeration filter.
The AIO filter can remove Iron, Manganese, H2S smell and can include multi-blend mineral with neutralizer for low PH.
The multi-blend is typically the minerals Birm, AG and Calcite although just Birm and Calcite works best alone.
You can use both minerals but just have to have a filter tank big enough for 1CF of each mineral like a 12x52 shell.
The AIO filter also has an aeration injector to fill the top of the tank with air to treat the water for iron and H2S removal.
In your situation with the shallow well pump and bladder tank the AIO is the best option to not complicate the system further.
You can find a really good resource on filter systems from a company called Aqua Science in Wyoming Usa.
Not sure if you could get some things imported but their prices are basically wholesale very reasonable.
The cost of this filter system is right at 1000$ USD so way less than what you may have been looking at.
Don't fall victim to the 1800 filters com sites as they will sell you the cheapest stuff and won't work for long!
Take care guys can't wait to see more, hope my advice helps.
Casey