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Unedited Footage of Building Homemade Roof Trusses
No frills here, must me building one of the 35' trusses for our homes addition.
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Background: We are building a house offgrid utilizing an off grid solar power system and rain water harvesting system to supply our home. Living off the grid is new to us as it is to many others. We hope our build will help inspire others to build a home off the grid too.
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Hand Building 35' Roof Trusses
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Thank you for watching: Hand Building 35' Roof Trusses Amazon Links to Parts Used in this Video: Mending Plate amzn.to/3LGukx4 Loctite PL375 VOC Heavy Duty Construction Adhesive amzn.to/4dermLS Background: We are building a house offgrid utilizing an off grid solar power system and rain water harvesting system to supply our home. Living off the grid is new to us as it is to many others. We hope...
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Asher Update

Komentáře

  • @sonjag.8686
    @sonjag.8686 Před 3 dny

    Carpet tape and it should go on the cabinet! Now is it for carpets or cabinets! And why people don’t want anybody to step on a carpet? And doesn’t it make a sound when stepping on plastic? I love to be adventures and creative and save money! I just don’t get it! Or it is to early and I’m not fully awake…✌🏻

    • @Off-Grid
      @Off-Grid Před 2 dny

      In a model or show home they'll put this down to keep the carpet from getting damaged when people come to look. I used it to wrap the cabinet shelves and drawers to give them an extra layer of protection.

    • @sonjag.8686
      @sonjag.8686 Před 2 dny

      @@Off-Grid okay that makes sense👍🏻

  • @sinbads.4189
    @sinbads.4189 Před 3 dny

    Im just wondering how the back is? Man! That would kill me. I can see your wrists and arms already hurt. 😢 I didn't see one thing wrong with an unedited video. Good job sir.

    • @Off-Grid
      @Off-Grid Před 2 dny

      I think everything hurt after that. It's something I won't do again. Thanks for watching.

  • @shephusted2714
    @shephusted2714 Před 3 dny

    good content

    • @Off-Grid
      @Off-Grid Před 3 dny

      Thank you and thanks for watching

  • @paulmonk7820
    @paulmonk7820 Před 4 dny

    Does it really need that many nails? 😮 Seems like that would split the wood into a million pieces . 😮

    • @Off-Grid
      @Off-Grid Před 3 dny

      Good question. It needs a nail about every 2 inches on the mending plate on both sides and it is glued. The nails do not go all the way through the 2x and are smaller in diameter so they aren't really splitting the wood like a larger nail would. The nails are also ribbed or shanked meaning they have basically teeth to help hold them in place. Those joints are very important. Should one fail the whole truss would fail. I could have gotten larger metal plates and hammered them in but the larger the metal plate the harder it is to get them in correctly as they tend to bend and warp while hammering so a larger piece of plywood works better.

  • @timp.9582
    @timp.9582 Před 4 dny

    Is that 1/2" or 3/4" pex going to/from? Looks more like 3/4"

    • @Off-Grid
      @Off-Grid Před 3 dny

      It is 1/2" Air Barrier PEX.

  • @geofreypejsa54
    @geofreypejsa54 Před 5 dny

    A tremendous amount of work for the truss! Everything continues to look great! Keep up the good work!

    • @Off-Grid
      @Off-Grid Před 4 dny

      Way to much work! I've pushed myself to do things I've never done before in building this house and this was one challenge I'll never do again. It was a lot of work. Thanks for watching.

  • @ruthmiale1239
    @ruthmiale1239 Před 5 dny

    What is the suggestion?

    • @Off-Grid
      @Off-Grid Před 4 dny

      To wrap your drawer base and cabinet shelves in plastic to waterproof them and protect them.

    • @paulmonk7820
      @paulmonk7820 Před 3 dny

      ​@@Off-Gridinstead of paint? 😮

    • @Off-Grid
      @Off-Grid Před 2 dny

      @@paulmonk7820 these are pre finish RTA cabinets so painting them wouldn't make sense.

  • @KuzweKanfarms
    @KuzweKanfarms Před 5 dny

    I bet this saved a lot of money look great

    • @Off-Grid
      @Off-Grid Před 4 dny

      Actually all it saved was time. It ended up costing almost exactly the same as the quote I had for trusses but saved several weeks of waiting for them. This is something I'll never do again. It was really hard work and I felt the pain for some time. I'll plan better next time and not wait to order the trusses. Thanks for watching, long time!

  • @KuzweKanfarms
    @KuzweKanfarms Před 5 dny

    Hello!

  • @sinbads.4189
    @sinbads.4189 Před 5 dny

    1st.

  • @nbmwood
    @nbmwood Před 5 dny

    So Smart ❤ Excellent idea 💡

    • @Off-Grid
      @Off-Grid Před 5 dny

      Thanks, it's cheap insurance for your cabinets.

  • @JamesMesidor
    @JamesMesidor Před 11 dny

    Thanks question did any back filling take place?

    • @Off-Grid
      @Off-Grid Před 10 dny

      Yes, I got the forms off and filled the inside with dirt, compacted it, then ab3, then 1/4 chip compacted before pouring the slab.

  • @donaldmendes184
    @donaldmendes184 Před 12 dny

    In California code 6 feet of drain Rock under drain perforated pipe completely flat , wonce lay your pipes ,pour rock over pipe a couple inches, then put taxpayer , then you put existing material over system 2 feet plus . All septic systems require perk testing befor lech fields will peak. If under ground won't pass perk test , then require mound system. Mound system is basically, require amount sand under your pipes , feets of sand , plus several feet above pipes , the Reason is the sun will absorb moisture from the system. It's all engineering system. It can be very expensive. My understanding they also have huge drilling companies that can drill like 30 feet verdical holes for special areas as lech fields. .

    • @Off-Grid
      @Off-Grid Před 11 dny

      Lol, I just told them I was going to dig a hole and they said to make sure it was a big hole....!

  • @brandonkoomen7705
    @brandonkoomen7705 Před 14 dny

    Thank you for this video. I'm in the final stage of this and have run into every problem you had. My only regret now was not finding this video sooner.

    • @Off-Grid
      @Off-Grid Před 14 dny

      Glad the video helped. I'd suggest buying a Cielo Thermostat to control the pos one that comes with the unit. We just have the Breez Lite model and control it from the app. This way you can program the app to turn on and off the unit. It isn't perfect but is much much much better than what comes with it.

  • @Grant246
    @Grant246 Před 15 dny

    I was about to give up on trying to plumb my own combi boiler until these videos. Thank you!!

    • @Off-Grid
      @Off-Grid Před 14 dny

      You're welcome. Glad the video help you!

  • @ErnieHatmaker
    @ErnieHatmaker Před 23 dny

    That's some good work, piecing those together. Even with pre-cut ones, my hinges usually are a bit off.

    • @Off-Grid
      @Off-Grid Před 22 dny

      Luckily the hinges have several adjustable options these days to get them lined up better

  • @user-ig1go8jl3c
    @user-ig1go8jl3c Před 24 dny

    تصبحين علي ألف خير ❤

  • @user-ig1go8jl3c
    @user-ig1go8jl3c Před 26 dny

    How are you puotfol ❤

  • @valeriejepson3594
    @valeriejepson3594 Před 26 dny

    Chester was a sweet goat

  • @dlrcontractor
    @dlrcontractor Před 26 dny

    No man, you have to order s 24 inch deep cabinet, prior to installing you have to find the stud to identify the location then attach a 1x level to the desired hight to support your cabinet, then fasten it. The way you ate showing it is very sketchy.

    • @Off-Grid
      @Off-Grid Před 25 dny

      More than one way to do it and this worked just fine.

  • @breakheartorchard4761

    I see a blue ribbon.

  • @ldubel5922
    @ldubel5922 Před 27 dny

    Brood of Snakes. Lots of hissing coming out of that panel.

    • @Off-Grid
      @Off-Grid Před 27 dny

      You can barely hear it when the covers is on.

  • @LandlessPeasant
    @LandlessPeasant Před 27 dny

    Why leave all that space in the back

    • @Off-Grid
      @Off-Grid Před 27 dny

      My thought was that things in the back disappear so why have all that space? Plus a 12" deep cabinet was cheaper and would allow hot air from the fridge to vent out easier.

    • @LandlessPeasant
      @LandlessPeasant Před 27 dny

      @@Off-Grid I appreciate the explanation 👍

    • @Off-Grid
      @Off-Grid Před 27 dny

      You're welcome ​@@LandlessPeasant

    • @gbrownnas4438
      @gbrownnas4438 Před 26 dny

      That's still alot of space. Wasted space. At least to me. Refrigerators have been housed in tighter cabinets

    • @patrickhayes3099
      @patrickhayes3099 Před 26 dny

      My thoughts as well I'd still mount cabinet against wall or leave an access door in side to store platters & the like.

  • @asusreviews
    @asusreviews Před 28 dny

    How is it working out?

    • @Off-Grid
      @Off-Grid Před 27 dny

      No issues besides the thermostat that comes with the unit is junk. We ended up buying a Celeo controller which is better but still has it's issues. But the house is cool in the summer and warm in the winter.

  • @mrtahoe
    @mrtahoe Před 29 dny

    I like what your doing but as a carpenter I know there is safer ways

  • @mrtahoe
    @mrtahoe Před 29 dny

    Set on a table bro and be a bit safer my brother

  • @dmytroponomarenko6400
    @dmytroponomarenko6400 Před měsícem

    Did you rolled the tape? Cause I don’t see any “z” on the tape

    • @Off-Grid
      @Off-Grid Před měsícem

      Yep, I rolled everything several times. The roof leaked but the walls have been on as far as we know.

  • @PD-we8vf
    @PD-we8vf Před měsícem

    You fuked up and you gonna make it worse. Just rip out the tub and do it right.

  • @PD-we8vf
    @PD-we8vf Před měsícem

    WTF dude replace the tub.

    • @Off-Grid
      @Off-Grid Před měsícem

      You're talking about thousands of dollars and time vs a couple hundred bucks and an afternoon.

  • @PD-we8vf
    @PD-we8vf Před měsícem

    Just replace the bathtub. You do everything backwards.

  • @PD-we8vf
    @PD-we8vf Před měsícem

    Why are you wearing a respirator?

    • @Off-Grid
      @Off-Grid Před měsícem

      Ummmm chemical foam. Have you ever been around the stuff.

  • @PD-we8vf
    @PD-we8vf Před měsícem

    These people are so slow

    • @Austin-fc5gs
      @Austin-fc5gs Před měsícem

      How long did it take you to build your house?

    • @Off-Grid
      @Off-Grid Před měsícem

      We did everything ourselves and it took about two years. Most of the time it was just me working on it by myself. There is 4000 finished sqft abd the total house is 6000 sqft.

  • @billdavis1645
    @billdavis1645 Před měsícem

    You always pour a bag of concrete on the floor before you set a tub

  • @jasonfusaro2170DragonFly
    @jasonfusaro2170DragonFly Před měsícem

    What's the problem you're trying to solve?

    • @Off-Grid
      @Off-Grid Před měsícem

      Cheap tub was starting to crack so my solution was to fill the void beneath the tub with high density closed cell foam

    • @PD-we8vf
      @PD-we8vf Před měsícem

      @@Off-Gridyou are just going to create a leak and mold problem.

  • @ouch1223
    @ouch1223 Před měsícem

    pump room i guess

  • @ronwilt940
    @ronwilt940 Před měsícem

    Thank you for making this video. I am installing an ACIQ ductless mini split (27k with three 9k air handlers). Not surprising is that these units all seem to be made by the same manufacturer. Mine looks identical, and in investigating the installation manuals of a bunch of other brands to seek more instruction, even the manuals are identical! We have geothermal central air, but we added a sunroom and an office for one unit. We augment the 2nd floor mainly to boost our bedroom at night and keep the rest of the house at a minimum. The third unit will be used for our 3-car garage. I am doing all the work, and feeling like the lack of plenums and direction for DIYers is frustrating. I, too, must fabricate the supply and return plenums. Dealing with the drastically different sizes of these air handlers can be overwhelming. Thank goodness I stumbled upon your video. It is a lot of trial and error.

    • @Off-Grid
      @Off-Grid Před měsícem

      Gald the video help. The units are still up and running....101 Degrees today.....

  • @vincentprewitt9386
    @vincentprewitt9386 Před měsícem

    So have these lasted well? We are putting up new fence trying to use this system.

    • @Off-Grid
      @Off-Grid Před měsícem

      They're still up. Haven't had one fail so I'd recommend them.

  • @bonkatomicpunchenjoyer
    @bonkatomicpunchenjoyer Před měsícem

    meet the jarate

  • @patrapper7367
    @patrapper7367 Před měsícem

    Yeah , that's great until you run into some africanized bees

  • @sundownerwhoopwhoop5016
    @sundownerwhoopwhoop5016 Před měsícem

    I’ve bought a clothes sac you wash clothes in and used it just had to paint it black so you could see through it bam got to get her done

  • @parathings
    @parathings Před měsícem

    Billions of birds die from window collision, even 1st floor buildings. It's worth researching

  • @chadcampbell4970
    @chadcampbell4970 Před měsícem

    All you really needed to do was get an electric motor and couple it to the pump that was attached to the gas engine 🤷‍♂️

    • @Off-Grid
      @Off-Grid Před měsícem

      Maybe but this eliminated all but two hydraulic hoses that lead up to the bucket because now the controls are remote controlled. And the old Hydraulic manifold wasn't working properly. And this was a brand new pump system vs a 40yr old one. It all needed and upgrade and I still use it today with the same electric motor setup

  • @That70sChannel
    @That70sChannel Před měsícem

    I just have the one I recently acquired. Years ago I bought a Sears radial arm saw from Goodwill for like $20 it was pretty rested up and I had in mind that I would break it free of rust. I ended up finding a better one so I ended up kind of donating the other one to a tool guy at a used tool place. But I retained the stand. I'm thinking that stand is going to be the home for my hive.

    • @Off-Grid
      @Off-Grid Před měsícem

      I'm planning to build some top bar type hives in the fall. They seem much easier to work since everything is at one height and I could raise it up to a comfortable distance off the ground so I don't have to bend over at all.

  • @rollin18wheels
    @rollin18wheels Před měsícem

    I wouldn’t really rely on a $20 bee suit, but yes beekeeping is not expensive. I have a friend trying to tell me the same and he doesn’t get why I always do the opposite of everything he says I should do

    • @Off-Grid
      @Off-Grid Před měsícem

      I've had that suit for years now and it's still in ok shape....little dirty though. As long as the material is baggy you won't get stung. I do have a $300 full suit yet I've been stung wearing it too.

  • @shadetreehomestader
    @shadetreehomestader Před měsícem

    LOL, if you need that🤨 . But yes the hives are fairly expensive😢

  • @siiioxide7807
    @siiioxide7807 Před měsícem

    will last a year if you keep it dry 😢

    • @Off-Grid
      @Off-Grid Před měsícem

      Think I'm on year 8 and still use it.

  • @That70sChannel
    @That70sChannel Před měsícem

    That is EXACTLY what I plan to do. In the series of videos the last few days when I built that monstrosity on top of my farm truck to get a salvage freeway ladder up close enough to the bees to get them in the box you'll see the pallets that I stacked under the ladder. Some of those are hardwood and that's where I'm going to get the wood for my upper box.

  • @That70sChannel
    @That70sChannel Před měsícem

    Subscribed. Mr Bezos forgot to include the gloves so I used canvas backed leather palm gloves which I found out the hard way do not protect. I only got one sting that way. Went and bought some goatskin ones from HoBo Freight and I got one sting that made it through and a couple of dozen Stingers stuck in the goat skin. I think I spent about $160 for a hive that I didn't really understand a smoker that I still can't ever have smoke when I need it I'm good at making smoke until the moment I need it but that's on me it came with a hive tool probably the same suit you're wearing and 10 frames with that plastic medium that my bees I just nabbed tonight aren't at all interested in. I'm thinking of taking the plastic out and replacing it with some of their comb to get them going. I didn't choose B life it just chose me in the last couple of weeks

    • @ChinaChuck
      @ChinaChuck Před měsícem

      My wife and I just started beekeeping this spring. We caught 3 swarms, housed them in hives we picked up on Craigslist. I threw away some frames that looked worn out. But one swarm came with some fresh built honeycomb. I felt bad to waste their work. We moved some big sections over to an empty frame and held them in with rubber bands. Make sure you pay attention to which way is up. 😂 Mine were connected top and bottom so I was a little bit confused after laying the comb down.

  • @06marsol
    @06marsol Před měsícem

    You cheap you get cheap.

    • @That70sChannel
      @That70sChannel Před měsícem

      I've been wearing probably the very same suit for the last 4 days as I cosplay as a cautionary example to potential beekeepers. Not a single bee penetrated that suit and I definitely angered them up a couple of times.

    • @MisterPerson-fk1tx
      @MisterPerson-fk1tx Před měsícem

      Buy some quality 2nd hand gear and you'll always be better off than buying cheap new stuff. Cars to clothes.

    • @Off-Grid
      @Off-Grid Před měsícem

      ​@@MisterPerson-fk1tx I've had the suit for 8 years now and I still use it. Well worth the money if you take care of your equipment.

  • @glitter_fart
    @glitter_fart Před měsícem

    ok, $25 bee suit, how much for a box, how much for a comb tray, how much for a queen, how much for land to put the bees, how much for the gas it takes to go check them

    • @BillBard
      @BillBard Před měsícem

      Right? -Average low end 10 frame hive: $150 -Average cost for a medium super with frames: $60. -Average nuc price: $250 (OR package $180) -Smoker: $25. -Low end honey extractor: $200. -Yearly cost per colony in mite treatments and beetle traps: ~$80. But yeah, the $20 suit definitely lowers the bar for getting into beekeeping here. 😂