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As I was watching, my mind went back to when you were leaving your last property and you, in my words, were rather bummed..... and look at were y'all are now. A true testament that when one door closes another one opens! And son, this door is magnificent!!
I think we're going to be better in the long run for sure! We have a lot of plans here, and so much property. (No building codes come in really handy as well LOL) We just recently discovered that our property is covered in black cohosh! Which can be sold right now to a local supplier. But I can't do that.. I think if we did anything with it we would work on the opposite end by selling live plants. And therefore increasing the population but still making a profit. So yes it's a magical place with a lot of opportunities!
I am glad to participate. I encourage everyone else to add a THANKS. I just did for the second time in 5 years, and don't know how to display it in comments, but I want to mention it in hopes we all kick in $20 or more. I want to see you succeed, young man.
Thank you mark! At the moment we can only manage baby steps. But we are about to start laying the flooring down on the second level, in the hopes that when I finish we will have enough pallets to do the furring strips for our siding.
@@SteepintheWoods I looked at the site and saw a stick built building with dimensional wood, not pallets. Which is that? BTW I would appreciate a package delivery address. I may hear more of what I have that you need. I have 3 vices, but all under 4 inches. I doubt they would add much to your efforts if you have the other you mentioned.
So much to say about this episode in the pallet build. I hope this goes viral. So many hours of labor, outside the box build, inspiring, great film, awesome editing.
Me either if I can help it! Also put something behind the legs to keep it from sliding back as well as on either side of the top for side to side motion if possible.
Thought of something watching you go up the ladder right before you mentioned the bungee chord; ratchet strap the ladder to the building. But you already thought of that, so, nevermind. Excellent video series man. Great to watch and relax to.
Great looking roof appreciate the time you spent doing this video, I have been a recycle repurposing type person for 40 plus years we can always learn from each other.
I really appreciate you saying that, because it was a lot of effort! LOL And since I know you to be a tough old root I will say that's why there's not as many videos here, as our last mountain. We're going for longer more complete and more inclusive videos instead of bulk.
I would use peel off roofing membrane. And then paint with roof paint, like they do for mobile homes and rvs. Good Job! And again congratulations! Happy for you!
Yeah I got a theme LOL I'm going to try to start making my own jewelry mostly because I want a new one myself! And it's been a while since I've played any games but one of my favorite ones was stronghold crusader and it had some similar looking Siege towers.. ("wood needed" is an inside joke about that game)
Hello to you and your sweet family, Josh! Your energy and creativity always amaze me! You had to be totally wiped out after finishing that job though! It looked like a tremendous amount of work but you did a terrific job as usual. I think this channel is one of the most interesting ones on RUclips, so It's really nice to see that others must feel the same because your number of subscribers seems to be consistently increasing, too. Blessings to all of you!
I appreciate that terry! We've got our fingers crossed over here that the project continues to grow! And yes it was hard work, and made twice as long by not being able to do it during the heat of the day.
I know what you mean by “whatever length they are” 😂 I built a pallet shop and pallets tell YOU what size the building is going to be. Unless you want to fight the entire project.
I put a pond liner on my primitive hut - and then a poly-canvas tarp over that. Glad to see you using it for a living roof. I've been wondering what to do after the UV destroys the polycanvas tarp - but probably just throw some soil up there. hahahaha. Great idea. Also you are the master pallet builder!! I just started watching your channel. I dated a Kentucky woman way back when I was in my 20s - but otherwise I'm a northern Midwest person. That's very impressive that you're raising a family offgrid. Thanks for your channel and congratulations. I can access pallets so I've been pondering using them - but I need now to double check - I don't think they're up to the same standards of your 2 x 4 pallets. I built the primitive hut as a double wattle and daub wall - so it's very well insulated with hay-clay. hahahhaa. Then I added rock wool for roof insulation. We need serious insulation - the winter gets 30 below Zero f. sometimes - I don't live there because the whole permit thing applies to any structure that is lived in. Building code is not enforced except on the state level - so I could technically live in a primitive dwelling offgrid. The sewage permit is the kicker and so I called the planner about getting a year-round composting toilet permit. They don't understand composting since septics don't do aerobic composting unless you get a "sludge-hammer" installed. hahahahaha. That's a cool device but requires 60 watts continuous - plus I have high water table swampy land - so also I want to save the precious trees for the birds. I only have like 3 acres of trees and then seasonal wetlands for a couple acres. hahahahaha. Just got flash flooding up there - I grow mushrooms in the woods as my farm business but this year I have had hardly any to harvest. It's gonna be interesting to see how you finish the interior of your 28 foot tall pallet tower. hahahaha. That's awesome. I like how you explained your inner ear messing with you - yes - and how that was tied to your vision. It seems common sense to be afraid of heights - good safety reaction by the body. What else? Having your savings in change is a very creative solution! You can try a certificate of deposit to earn unearned income as long as the U.S. military empire doesn't collapse as the petro-dollar - 4 to 5 percent returns is the highest we've had in a long time. hahahahaha.
Welcome to the journey!! This pallet House has evolved quite a bit over the past year, our original plan (which is what we're going to do for our final house) was to do in Earth sheltered home. But you can't dig where we wanted to put this one! We're right on top of bedrock. Which also made gardening difficult but we will push through! Once we figured out Earth sheltered wouldn't work for this particular location we decided to go with pallets and straw slip insulation. However the pallets that we got didn't have enough air flow to dry the straw efficiently. So that left only one option in our budget, the thinnest foam board they sell LOL Technically the inside of the pallet house is finished once I put flooring down. From here all our work is going to be done on the exterior of the house. Yeah, we're one of those few people who knew exactly what we wanted to do from the beginning it was just getting there was the difficulty.. So that's where the change came into play LOL The secret is.. there is no secret! If you want to get land you're going to have to have some kind of credit and some kind of down payment. And change was the only way we could get that much money together. Now that we're happy with where we live I put a lot of my money into silver. (Off-grid 401K LOL) I'm glad to hear you're putting your land to use growing something! We will be doing the exact same thing with native plants! But unlike most people who dig them up and sell their parts we're going to go on the opposite end of the spectrum and sell live plants for those people like ourselves who want to start their own patch. That way we're still making profit but we're encouraging the growth of these amazing plants instead of harvesting them. Either way, I'm glad to have you along for the ride! Best of luck today and everyday!
I’ve got similar constraints… I’m in a county… but they have a policy of no interference until someone complains or dies… there were some air bnb builds that were done wrong and two guests were actually killed so they are busy with air bnb projects and anyone applying for a permit. Or the occasional complaint… I heard of an incident but don’t know if the county de homed the offending party… he just hasn’t been seen in the neighborhood since the offending incident occurred… so I’m guessing the county stepped in and his punishment was that they wouldn’t let him stay there for more than 4 months without a ‘camping’ permit per year.
@@OfftoShambala yes any kind of rental unit needs a permit in the county where I have land. That's the difference btwn a campground and a campsite - if there's over five tent sites than it's a campground. Actually someone on native reservation land had native activists camping there so the county went after him. He said since he was not charging money then it was not a campsite. I need to try to find out what happened - he said he was not filing for a permit. Still if someone is camping there's always the risk of a tree falling of them - which is kind of the opposite of a structural problem. thanks for sharing. I heard on the radio how some royalty in Vienna celebrated a new mansion by having a big shingdig - adding an extension with a flue to heat it - and after the guests left his whole mansion burned down from that one flue catching fire. Then he became a hermit for 20 years out of disgust. hahaha.
Awesome job! I am also afraid of heights and even I got a bit dizzy from watching you on RUclips lol. I've been considering building a 1 maybe 1 and a half story shop to do my woodworking in. I really like the way you put your home or tower together and I think I'm going to go ahead and build it. First I need to get some money together for supplies but I am going to build it from pallets. I also want to produce videos for RUclips so hopefully soon you will see me on here, at least that's the plan. Keep up the great work and stay safe. I hope you and your family are successful and good luck with future endeavors. Happy Building and I will see you on the next one!😁
That is correct! Even with pallets you need some amount of money.. Screws, insulation, roofing, house wrap etc. Some advice for your RUclips, just use your phone because it'll take as good a video as anything, and download kind master for your editing. We still use that ourselves! Also be sure to drop me a line once you start making videos, if they're similar to what we do here I can help you once you get around 35 or 40 posted. Welcome to the journey!
@@SteepintheWoods awesome, thank you! It's going to be a bit but I will get there. I appreciate the advice and I will definitely drop a line when I make it that far. I hope things go great for you and your family, talk to you then. Stay safe 💯😁
Hi. Thanks for your videos. I hope your family and you are safe. I was wondering how to know if pallets do not have E. Coli and Fungus...etc. If no chemicals were transported on them or other dangerous goods? Thank you
Instead of making any holes through the pond liner did you consider using old tires to hold it down while the living roof takes root? Not as aesthetically pleasing until the tires disappear but I think it would work? PS any comments I make should not be taken as criticism. Not intended to be. Just throwing my two cents in for ideas. I guess it would not work so well for rain water catchment. I absolutely love the creativity and feel this will be the wave of the future for so many people who are not able to afford a traditional home. Great job!
Oh it did, And I just happen to be on the dang roof at the time! It actually touched down in one of the nearby cities. But no issues here, we're in such a small steep valley that I don't know that a tornado could fit in here. But every time we have one of these warnings we all get in my truck (the only time I'm grateful for the fuel loss involved in having a 8700 lb truck!
@@SteepintheWoods The one in Barren county got my neighbors barn and fence and took doors off of several boat storages. I was lucky all I got was a bunch of sticks to pick up .
That's a difficult question! Overall, this one is absolutely taller! However, it's built on a flatter piece of land.. - Our last tiny house (on the back side) had a 6 ft foundation before the house even began! I will also say that when you're on top of something looking down the distance between your eyes and the ground plays to a huge Factor, and since the last place was built on the side of a cliff when your looking down that ground it significantly farther away than the bottom of the house was. But! Our last tiny house was 12 ft tall from floor to ceiling (excluding the foundation) and this one is roughly 18 ft in that same dimension.
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I know a couple of guys who struggle with standard measurements but are perfectly fine with metric.
As I was watching, my mind went back to when you were leaving your last property and you, in my words, were rather bummed..... and look at were y'all are now. A true testament that when one door closes another one opens! And son, this door is magnificent!!
I think we're going to be better in the long run for sure!
We have a lot of plans here, and so much property. (No building codes come in really handy as well LOL)
We just recently discovered that our property is covered in black cohosh! Which can be sold right now to a local supplier. But I can't do that.. I think if we did anything with it we would work on the opposite end by selling live plants. And therefore increasing the population but still making a profit.
So yes it's a magical place with a lot of opportunities!
I am glad to participate. I encourage everyone else to add a THANKS. I just did for the second time in 5 years, and don't know how to display it in comments, but I want to mention it in hopes we all kick in $20 or more. I want to see you succeed, young man.
Thank you mark!
At the moment we can only manage baby steps.
But we are about to start laying the flooring down on the second level, in the hopes that when I finish we will have enough pallets to do the furring strips for our siding.
@@SteepintheWoods I looked at the site and saw a stick built building with dimensional wood, not pallets. Which is that? BTW I would appreciate a package delivery address. I may hear more of what I have that you need. I have 3 vices, but all under 4 inches. I doubt they would add much to your efforts if you have the other you mentioned.
So much to say about this episode in the pallet build. I hope this goes viral. So many hours of labor, outside the box build, inspiring, great film, awesome editing.
Thank you so much!
I think Celia did as good of a job as I did putting all my craziness in one nice package LOL
I'm impressed with your ingenuity! I always tie my ladder down too. I'm not going out that way.
Me either if I can help it!
Also put something behind the legs to keep it from sliding back as well as on either side of the top for side to side motion if possible.
Thought of something watching you go up the ladder right before you mentioned the bungee chord; ratchet strap the ladder to the building. But you already thought of that, so, nevermind. Excellent video series man. Great to watch and relax to.
Again, ironically… I’ve been thinking I should do a living roof with pond liner over my Franken shack. Thanks so much for this.
Great looking roof appreciate the time you spent doing this video, I have been a recycle repurposing type person for 40 plus years we can always learn from each other.
I really appreciate you saying that, because it was a lot of effort! LOL
And since I know you to be a tough old root I will say that's why there's not as many videos here, as our last mountain. We're going for longer more complete and more inclusive videos instead of bulk.
Pond liner….brilliant!
I may consult with you soon. Can’t wait to see this living roof to completion… it’s just awesome!
Sounds good!
I would use peel off roofing membrane. And then paint with roof paint, like they do for mobile homes and rvs. Good Job! And again congratulations! Happy for you!
Its pretty awesome that you wear a Mjolnir and your house looks like an early game build from Valheim!!
Yeah I got a theme LOL
I'm going to try to start making my own jewelry mostly because I want a new one myself!
And it's been a while since I've played any games but one of my favorite ones was stronghold crusader and it had some similar looking Siege towers.. ("wood needed" is an inside joke about that game)
Hello to you and your sweet family, Josh! Your energy and creativity always amaze me! You had to be totally wiped out after finishing that job though! It looked like a tremendous amount of work but you did a terrific job as usual. I think this channel is one of the most interesting ones on RUclips, so It's really nice to see that others must feel the same because your number of subscribers seems to be consistently increasing, too. Blessings to all of you!
I appreciate that terry!
We've got our fingers crossed over here that the project continues to grow!
And yes it was hard work, and made twice as long by not being able to do it during the heat of the day.
yay! things are moving along ....be careful....great editing Celia 😀
I know what you mean by “whatever length they are” 😂 I built a pallet shop and pallets tell YOU what size the building is going to be. Unless you want to fight the entire project.
I put a pond liner on my primitive hut - and then a poly-canvas tarp over that. Glad to see you using it for a living roof. I've been wondering what to do after the UV destroys the polycanvas tarp - but probably just throw some soil up there. hahahaha. Great idea. Also you are the master pallet builder!! I just started watching your channel. I dated a Kentucky woman way back when I was in my 20s - but otherwise I'm a northern Midwest person. That's very impressive that you're raising a family offgrid. Thanks for your channel and congratulations. I can access pallets so I've been pondering using them - but I need now to double check - I don't think they're up to the same standards of your 2 x 4 pallets. I built the primitive hut as a double wattle and daub wall - so it's very well insulated with hay-clay. hahahhaa. Then I added rock wool for roof insulation. We need serious insulation - the winter gets 30 below Zero f. sometimes - I don't live there because the whole permit thing applies to any structure that is lived in. Building code is not enforced except on the state level - so I could technically live in a primitive dwelling offgrid. The sewage permit is the kicker and so I called the planner about getting a year-round composting toilet permit. They don't understand composting since septics don't do aerobic composting unless you get a "sludge-hammer" installed. hahahahaha. That's a cool device but requires 60 watts continuous - plus I have high water table swampy land - so also I want to save the precious trees for the birds. I only have like 3 acres of trees and then seasonal wetlands for a couple acres. hahahahaha. Just got flash flooding up there - I grow mushrooms in the woods as my farm business but this year I have had hardly any to harvest.
It's gonna be interesting to see how you finish the interior of your 28 foot tall pallet tower. hahahaha. That's awesome. I like how you explained your inner ear messing with you - yes - and how that was tied to your vision. It seems common sense to be afraid of heights - good safety reaction by the body. What else? Having your savings in change is a very creative solution! You can try a certificate of deposit to earn unearned income as long as the U.S. military empire doesn't collapse as the petro-dollar - 4 to 5 percent returns is the highest we've had in a long time. hahahahaha.
Welcome to the journey!!
This pallet House has evolved quite a bit over the past year, our original plan (which is what we're going to do for our final house) was to do in Earth sheltered home. But you can't dig where we wanted to put this one! We're right on top of bedrock. Which also made gardening difficult but we will push through!
Once we figured out Earth sheltered wouldn't work for this particular location we decided to go with pallets and straw slip insulation. However the pallets that we got didn't have enough air flow to dry the straw efficiently. So that left only one option in our budget, the thinnest foam board they sell LOL
Technically the inside of the pallet house is finished once I put flooring down.
From here all our work is going to be done on the exterior of the house.
Yeah, we're one of those few people who knew exactly what we wanted to do from the beginning it was just getting there was the difficulty..
So that's where the change came into play LOL
The secret is.. there is no secret!
If you want to get land you're going to have to have some kind of credit and some kind of down payment. And change was the only way we could get that much money together.
Now that we're happy with where we live I put a lot of my money into silver. (Off-grid 401K LOL)
I'm glad to hear you're putting your land to use growing something!
We will be doing the exact same thing with native plants!
But unlike most people who dig them up and sell their parts we're going to go on the opposite end of the spectrum and sell live plants for those people like ourselves who want to start their own patch.
That way we're still making profit but we're encouraging the growth of these amazing plants instead of harvesting them.
Either way, I'm glad to have you along for the ride! Best of luck today and everyday!
@@SteepintheWoodscool deal!!
I’ve got similar constraints… I’m in a county… but they have a policy of no interference until someone complains or dies… there were some air bnb builds that were done wrong and two guests were actually killed so they are busy with air bnb projects and anyone applying for a permit. Or the occasional complaint… I heard of an incident but don’t know if the county de homed the offending party… he just hasn’t been seen in the neighborhood since the offending incident occurred… so I’m guessing the county stepped in and his punishment was that they wouldn’t let him stay there for more than 4 months without a ‘camping’ permit per year.
@@OfftoShambala yes any kind of rental unit needs a permit in the county where I have land. That's the difference btwn a campground and a campsite - if there's over five tent sites than it's a campground. Actually someone on native reservation land had native activists camping there so the county went after him. He said since he was not charging money then it was not a campsite. I need to try to find out what happened - he said he was not filing for a permit. Still if someone is camping there's always the risk of a tree falling of them - which is kind of the opposite of a structural problem. thanks for sharing. I heard on the radio how some royalty in Vienna celebrated a new mansion by having a big shingdig - adding an extension with a flue to heat it - and after the guests left his whole mansion burned down from that one flue catching fire. Then he became a hermit for 20 years out of disgust. hahaha.
Maybe straw bales that can both insulate and breakdown to feed your living roof?
Great job - fun video - thank you ❤️😁🌹
Looking Great!
Brad Pitt gone crazy and building hippyhouse :D Awesome.
I wondered if I was the only one who thought he looked like Brad Pit
Another great video
Awesome job! I am also afraid of heights and even I got a bit dizzy from watching you on RUclips lol. I've been considering building a 1 maybe 1 and a half story shop to do my woodworking in. I really like the way you put your home or tower together and I think I'm going to go ahead and build it. First I need to get some money together for supplies but I am going to build it from pallets. I also want to produce videos for RUclips so hopefully soon you will see me on here, at least that's the plan. Keep up the great work and stay safe. I hope you and your family are successful and good luck with future endeavors. Happy Building and I will see you on the next one!😁
That is correct! Even with pallets you need some amount of money..
Screws, insulation, roofing, house wrap etc.
Some advice for your RUclips, just use your phone because it'll take as good a video as anything, and download kind master for your editing. We still use that ourselves!
Also be sure to drop me a line once you start making videos, if they're similar to what we do here I can help you once you get around 35 or 40 posted.
Welcome to the journey!
@@SteepintheWoods awesome, thank you! It's going to be a bit but I will get there. I appreciate the advice and I will definitely drop a line when I make it that far. I hope things go great for you and your family, talk to you then. Stay safe 💯😁
Thanks!
I love circumventing the marked up prices of conventional building materials. Just wondering if there's a slope to this roof? Ty
Hi. Thanks for your videos. I hope your family and you are safe.
I was wondering how to know if pallets do not have E. Coli and Fungus...etc.
If no chemicals were transported on them or other dangerous goods?
Thank you
You're really fast at putting them boards on that roof I don't think I ever seen anybody move like that before
Instead of making any holes through the pond liner did you consider using old tires to hold it down while the living roof takes root? Not as aesthetically pleasing until the tires disappear but I think it would work?
PS any comments I make should not be taken as criticism. Not intended to be. Just throwing my two cents in for ideas.
I guess it would not work so well for rain water catchment.
I absolutely love the creativity and feel this will be the wave of the future for so many people who are not able to afford a traditional home. Great job!
Bravo ❤.
Could I do this with the sides of my house as well
Oddly enough I have something like this too… just saw that you decided not to focus on the Frankenstein double wide.
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I hope those storms didn't get near you last week. One of the tornadoes missed me by an 1/8th of a mile .
Oh it did, And I just happen to be on the dang roof at the time!
It actually touched down in one of the nearby cities.
But no issues here, we're in such a small steep valley that I don't know that a tornado could fit in here.
But every time we have one of these warnings we all get in my truck (the only time I'm grateful for the fuel loss involved in having a 8700 lb truck!
@@SteepintheWoods The one in Barren county got my neighbors barn and fence and took doors off of several boat storages. I was lucky all I got was a bunch of sticks to pick up .
Which is taller? This build or the tri-level build?
That's a difficult question!
Overall, this one is absolutely taller!
However, it's built on a flatter piece of land..
- Our last tiny house (on the back side) had a 6 ft foundation before the house even began!
I will also say that when you're on top of something looking down the distance between your eyes and the ground plays to a huge Factor, and since the last place was built on the side of a cliff when your looking down that ground it significantly farther away than the bottom of the house was.
But! Our last tiny house was 12 ft tall from floor to ceiling (excluding the foundation) and this one is roughly 18 ft in that same dimension.
You might have dyscalcula.
If I was a man. I would be like you 😊. Thank you.
Can’t here you