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Jeff Waldman
Registrace 23. 04. 2010
www.elevatedspaces.ca/pages/tools-book
Contact me at:
info@elevatedspaces.ca
Contact me at:
info@elevatedspaces.ca
Building a cabin in the woods, from log to lumber. An off-grid DIY project with friends.
Plans for sale: www.elevatedspaces.ca/products/saltbox-cabin-plans
A few years after our cabin burned in a wildfire Molly and I were inspired to build another where it stood. Just for funsies. This one would be much more humble. Less a tiny house and more a modern take on your basic alpine hut that stocks the essentials. 200 square feet, saltbox roof, unconventional and exposed framing, a simple kitchen. Room to comfortably sleep three.
All the wood--other than the floor joists and plywood--was either chainsaw milled by us on site, or is salvage from a farm about 20 miles down the coast. It's all redwood, except the doug fir floor.
The trees we milled were all killed in the wildfire, then either fell in winter storms, or were felled by us. That wood was dried for about a year and the build took over a following five months.
Materials cost was $17,400. The bulk of that was in the salvaged old growth redwood ($7100) and the French doors and two sliding windows that we purchased ($5400). Of course this doesn't include the tools, the workshop, the land, the lessons along the way, or the 40 years of food, shelter, and genetic success required to bring all of us to this moment.
Helping hands, in order of appearance: Molly, Joey, Jake, Ben C, Jason, Emily, Ian, Jon, Ben S, Kate, Darren, Chris, Leah, Maxson, Simone, Gabriel, Allie, Pedro, Selen, Rachel, John, Andrew, Lumen, Rob, Parker, Linda, and Carey.
Woodstove is a 3kw model from Tiny Woodstove, futon mattresses is a J-life shikifuton, toilet is Throne Composting Toilets, cooktop is a Flame King, lights are solar shed lights, chainsaw mill is a Granberg. Curtain fabric from Handa Textiles. Cordless tools are Milwaukee but I wouldn't read too much into that... all pro-grade tools are fairly comparable and brand allegiance is largely a testament to battery investment.
More photos, details, and other builds on our website and on my Substack: jeffwaldman.substack.com/
A few years after our cabin burned in a wildfire Molly and I were inspired to build another where it stood. Just for funsies. This one would be much more humble. Less a tiny house and more a modern take on your basic alpine hut that stocks the essentials. 200 square feet, saltbox roof, unconventional and exposed framing, a simple kitchen. Room to comfortably sleep three.
All the wood--other than the floor joists and plywood--was either chainsaw milled by us on site, or is salvage from a farm about 20 miles down the coast. It's all redwood, except the doug fir floor.
The trees we milled were all killed in the wildfire, then either fell in winter storms, or were felled by us. That wood was dried for about a year and the build took over a following five months.
Materials cost was $17,400. The bulk of that was in the salvaged old growth redwood ($7100) and the French doors and two sliding windows that we purchased ($5400). Of course this doesn't include the tools, the workshop, the land, the lessons along the way, or the 40 years of food, shelter, and genetic success required to bring all of us to this moment.
Helping hands, in order of appearance: Molly, Joey, Jake, Ben C, Jason, Emily, Ian, Jon, Ben S, Kate, Darren, Chris, Leah, Maxson, Simone, Gabriel, Allie, Pedro, Selen, Rachel, John, Andrew, Lumen, Rob, Parker, Linda, and Carey.
Woodstove is a 3kw model from Tiny Woodstove, futon mattresses is a J-life shikifuton, toilet is Throne Composting Toilets, cooktop is a Flame King, lights are solar shed lights, chainsaw mill is a Granberg. Curtain fabric from Handa Textiles. Cordless tools are Milwaukee but I wouldn't read too much into that... all pro-grade tools are fairly comparable and brand allegiance is largely a testament to battery investment.
More photos, details, and other builds on our website and on my Substack: jeffwaldman.substack.com/
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Building a cabin with friends, from start to finish
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An update to a previous DIY video, which chronicled a year of camp vibes and cabin building, but didn't include the interior buildout. This video covers our cabin build from start to finish. Building plans for sale, along with more projects, photos, and info, at www.elevatedspaces.ca Edited by: Andrew Hartley Music: David Ferguson Langhorne Slim
Oregon Timber Frame 2023
zhlédnutí 633Před 11 měsíci
I (and Molly for most of it) spent the past couple weeks in Oregon where I was helping Tom Bonamici on a timber frame he’d been commissioned to build. Truly, one of my absolute greatest pleasures in life is helping friends with their projects and I’m grateful I’m able to do it as often as I do. This one was especially enjoyable because Tom’s so lovely, the project was fun, and the location coul...
Announcing something special!
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www.elevatedspaces.ca/pages/tools-book Cataloging more than 500 tools for measuring, cutting, fastening, and shaping-from hammers and saws to wrenches, welders, and drawknives-along with their uses, their histories, and how to care for them so they last a lifetime, this compendium is your stead-fast guide to home improvement and skilled craftwork. With it, you'll avoid wasting count-less hours ...
Affordable DIY A Frame Cabin Build
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$2500 A Frame cabin. Designed to be built by a novice. Put it in your yard to Airbnb, to use as a home office, an ADU, or as a kids playhouse. Build it in the woods. Put it on your land and rent it out on Hipcamp. Just under 120 square feet, so no permit is required in many area. Plans for sale, as is my book on TOOLS www.etsy.com/listing/1156924436/a-frame-cabin-plans-10x12-affordable-diy www....
The Land: Camp vibes and building a DIY cabin from the ground up
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Chronicling a year of camp vibes and cabin building. Now Available! Pre-order my book on TOOLS. www.elevatedspaces.ca/pages/tools-book Plans for sale on Etsy at www.etsy.com/shop/ElevatedSpacesShop Finished cabin interior can be seen at www.elevatedspaces.ca For a straightforward timelapse of just the cabin construction, watch this shorter video: czcams.com/video/Vdwv-tyrCpo/video.html Buy plan...
Cabin Timelapse
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A timelapse of a cabin build at an off the grid property. Plans for sale at www.elevatedspaces.ca/collections/products Book for sale at www.elevatedspaces.ca/pages/tools-book For a tour of the property and its camp vibes, watch this longer video of the past year's build: czcams.com/video/F0GKaup4HZs/video.html Edited by: Jeff Waldman Music: Tyler Fayles
Pig butchering and potluck
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Been putting these on in SF from time to time. We buy a pig from a local farm. Break it down into cuts and each person gets about 10-15 lbs. Then we have a meal at the end with some of the better cuts. Takes about 3 hours to turn the pig into packaged meat.
Gigantic tree swing
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Adult-sized tree swing in the Golden Gate Park panhandle, San Francisco. All rope and hardware rated for 8,000 lbs, hung from a very sufficient and well protected limb.
Swings: Bolivia
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Read up on why this exists at: www.kickstarter.com/projects/502952195/swings-bolivia/posts/887486 Go to jeffwaldman.me/swings-bolivia/ for more information.
Volvámonos Locos Columpios
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A profile piece highlighting my project in Mexico City. Go to jeffwaldman.me/ for more information.
Exploring San Francisco: Treasure Island
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Exploring San Francisco: Treasure Island
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I wouldn't mind living in that little small structure
I love your work
Simply stunning!
Do kinda think it's weird seeing a group of hawthorne Yuppies out of the city, up in the hills and actually building something when they're more about book clubs and tofu farts. How did that happen?
Totally. Maybe a good opportunity to examine one’s assumptions.
This house is amazing!❤❤
Excellent work,Could you share the dimensions of the plan, please? Thanks
It's all in the description
I love it
Can you explain the finances of building a cabin?
I did. In the description.
Wow you great 🤩
Wow ❤
Hey, Amazing amazing job. I have a few questions. After cutting the fresh wood, can moisture be a problem? Is it necessary to treat the wood because there could be a termite risk? Thank you for all your amazing work.
The wood is dried for a year and redwood is pretty bug resistant
Thanks for the response.
Inspirational work.
honestly this is like the perfect size for me. so quick to clean. That wood is B.E.A.UTIFUL
Really good workmanship! my dream when i was 12 years old🤣
Wow, what a Project. Fantastic work together! No insulation needed ?
See my other comment replies regarding insulation
awesome..
nice job well done
Hi there Good job have good day
why no insulation?
See the other comment replies on this
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Mantap, ini terbaik. I m from indonesia, your video good🔥🔥🔥
What a beautiful creation ❤️
Beauty
How do you stop it from buckling as the trees grow?
Trees grow from their tops and out. So the anchors stay the same height. The anchors are made for tree houses and allow for growth and movement. About 50 years worth
@@jeffreywaldman Ok Thanks for that.
A spectacular view for this cabin. I really liked the pacing of this video- just a few seconds of each major step along the way. It's a beauty, congrats, enjoy!
Fine, I'll subscribe...
Lanjutkan😅
Wow❤
Very beautiful and balanced
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Found a lot of joy watching this. Thanks for sharing!
A very good job to all in your construction of your cabin! Brilliant and Bravo! Thank you for sharing this video and showing your project ‼️👏👏👏
Cannot believe the craftsmanship that went into this cabin, Job well done!
Thanks so much.
Hi
Incrível trabalho,vocês são ótimos...saudações do Brasil
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Great video 🔆👍🏽
Wow
Did you not have to dry this wood at all? What was the moisture content?
I mentioned in the description that we dried it for about a year. Content was something like 15%. It was hard to get a solid reading, but mostly sub 20%, which matched the content on all of the other interior wood on the property. That sort of reading made sense to me, for buildings which don't have heating and see occasional use.
One benefit of using redwood-- it shrinks less than most woods when drying. So a lot less change to contend with.
@@jeffreywaldman I missed that and was just curious about it - Thank you for the response. Very nice project.
Very impressed, beautiful work!
A thing of beauty.
Building a wooden house in the forest brings a sense of peace. Surrounded by nature, with the warmth and scent of wood, this house is a perfect retreat for those looking to escape the stresses of modern life. A beautiful example of craftsmanship and respect for nature!✨🌲🏕️
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Really nice cabin and very nice work but….no insulation at all? That stove is gonna be workin hard.
It's not. Small space and coastal California temperatures. See my other replies for insulation stuff.
@@jeffreywaldman gotcha, for some reason I assumed you were more in the pacific north west. Thanks for the correction!
Will that single exterior wood layer be enough? For thermal isolation and bugs?
It's two layers of tongue and groove with a layer of house wrap in the middle. Old growth redwood, which is pretty bug resistant. Not much in the way of insulation of course, but its coastal California and a small space. It'll be just fine for what it is.
@@jeffreywaldman thank you Jeff, I saw the tongue but miss the dual layer and the middle wrap. Agree. Also, a new HVAC with heat pump and a basic solar system could easily improve the summer. Excellent video, and excellent build!!!
You put beauty into basic.
That was the goal. Thanks for appreciating.
Love
Mute!
Excellent job all around, the building skill level, the design choices, the filming. You nailed it 🤙
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