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Welcome to The 5th Journey - Off Grid Homestead!
Join us as we transform an overgrown 160 Acres Farm into an Off-Grid, Sustainable Living Homestead. With bumps (and bruises) along the way, Tim and Natalie, plus our two daughters and Grandpa Barry, literally build a house from the ground up. Along the way, we'll share tips and tricks on our Solar Power System, Rain Water Collection & Harvesting, Home Improvement, Beekeeping, Chickens, Livestock, Gardening, Tools and Equipment, and many others pertaining to our Off-Grid Living. This will be a Unique Home, we see it as our Off-Grid Home and we are doing it DIY.
Our blog is at The5thJourney.com and on Facebook under the 5th Journey Off Grid. Please follow us as this couple builds a house and home off the grid.
Join us as we transform an overgrown 160 Acres Farm into an Off-Grid, Sustainable Living Homestead. With bumps (and bruises) along the way, Tim and Natalie, plus our two daughters and Grandpa Barry, literally build a house from the ground up. Along the way, we'll share tips and tricks on our Solar Power System, Rain Water Collection & Harvesting, Home Improvement, Beekeeping, Chickens, Livestock, Gardening, Tools and Equipment, and many others pertaining to our Off-Grid Living. This will be a Unique Home, we see it as our Off-Grid Home and we are doing it DIY.
Our blog is at The5thJourney.com and on Facebook under the 5th Journey Off Grid. Please follow us as this couple builds a house and home off the grid.
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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Thank you for watching: Unedited Footage of Building Homemade Roof Trusses
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Mending Plate
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Loctite PL375 VOC Heavy Duty Construction Adhesive
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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...
Beating the Rain - Installing Drain Tile
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Beating the Rain - Installing Drain Tile
How to Make a Food Can Dispenser Organizer for your Pantry
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How to Make a Food Can Dispenser Organizer for your Pantry
Getting Frustrated and Confused - DIY Roof Trusses
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Getting Frustrated and Confused - DIY Roof Trusses
Building Our Own Home - 1 YEAR TIMELAPSE
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Building Our Own Home - 1 YEAR TIMELAPSE
Homemade Mono Roof Truss Installation - Off Grid Home Building - Framing a Roof
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Homemade Mono Roof Truss Installation - Off Grid Home Building - Framing a Roof
Erecting Roof Trusses: DIY Roof Trusses Installation: Off Grid Homestead
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Erecting Roof Trusses: DIY Roof Trusses Installation: Off Grid Homestead
DIY Beam Installation on our Off Grid Home Addition: Budget Home Construction
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DIY Beam Installation on our Off Grid Home Addition: Budget Home Construction
DIY Roof Trusses - How to Build Trusses while Building a House
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DIY Roof Trusses - How to Build Trusses while Building a House
Skid Steer Attachment - Moving the Tornado Storm Shelter in our Off-Grid Home Construction
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Skid Steer Attachment - Moving the Tornado Storm Shelter in our Off-Grid Home Construction
Homebuilding - Residential Framing 2x6 Walls in our Off Grid Home Addition
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Homebuilding - Residential Framing 2x6 Walls in our Off Grid Home Addition
Custom Concrete Slab for our Off-Grid Home
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Custom Concrete Slab for our Off-Grid Home
Pouring a Concrete Slab for our Off Grid Home Addition
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Pouring a Concrete Slab for our Off Grid Home Addition
Master Bathroom Vanity Installation in our Custom Home
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Master Bathroom Vanity Installation in our Custom Home
Installing Radiant Floor Heating by ourselves in Our Off-Grid Home
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Installing Radiant Floor Heating by ourselves in Our Off-Grid Home
Concrete Preparation in Our Off-Grid Dream Home Build: Doing it DIY Style
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Concrete Preparation in Our Off-Grid Dream Home Build: Doing it DIY Style
Building Delays on the Foundation for Our Off-Grid Home
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Building Delays on the Foundation for Our Off-Grid Home
Building the Foundation for Our Off-Grid Home
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Building the Foundation for Our Off-Grid Home
Can we Build a Pond on our Off-Grid Property, is it possible?
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Can we Build a Pond on our Off-Grid Property, is it possible?
Breeding our Boer Goats for 4H on our Off-Grid Homestead
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Breeding our Boer Goats for 4H on our Off-Grid Homestead
Tractor Supply Warranty Fight - County Line Water Pressure Tank
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Tractor Supply Warranty Fight - County Line Water Pressure Tank
Off Grid Homestead Harmony: Goats, Chickens, Chores, and the Pest Control Puzzle
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Off Grid Homestead Harmony: Goats, Chickens, Chores, and the Pest Control Puzzle
Buttoning up the Master Deck Ceiling: Couple Builds their Family an Off Grid Home
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Buttoning up the Master Deck Ceiling: Couple Builds their Family an Off Grid Home
Bacteria in our Water - Don't risk your family's safety - Rainwater Collection - Off Grid Living
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Bacteria in our Water - Don't risk your family's safety - Rainwater Collection - Off Grid Living
Walkthrough of Our House Addition Project - Off Grid Family Homestead
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Walkthrough of Our House Addition Project - Off Grid Family Homestead
Crafting Custom Doorknobs from Vintage Treasures - Unique home decor
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Crafting Custom Doorknobs from Vintage Treasures - Unique home decor
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…✌🏻
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.
@@Off-Grid okay that makes sense👍🏻
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.
I think everything hurt after that. It's something I won't do again. Thanks for watching.
good content
Thank you and thanks for watching
Does it really need that many nails? 😮 Seems like that would split the wood into a million pieces . 😮
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.
Is that 1/2" or 3/4" pex going to/from? Looks more like 3/4"
It is 1/2" Air Barrier PEX.
A tremendous amount of work for the truss! Everything continues to look great! Keep up the good work!
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.
What is the suggestion?
To wrap your drawer base and cabinet shelves in plastic to waterproof them and protect them.
@@Off-Gridinstead of paint? 😮
@@paulmonk7820 these are pre finish RTA cabinets so painting them wouldn't make sense.
I bet this saved a lot of money look great
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!
Hello!
1st.
So Smart ❤ Excellent idea 💡
Thanks, it's cheap insurance for your cabinets.
Thanks question did any back filling take place?
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.
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. .
Lol, I just told them I was going to dig a hole and they said to make sure it was a big hole....!
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.
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.
I was about to give up on trying to plumb my own combi boiler until these videos. Thank you!!
You're welcome. Glad the video help you!
That's some good work, piecing those together. Even with pre-cut ones, my hinges usually are a bit off.
Luckily the hinges have several adjustable options these days to get them lined up better
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How are you puotfol ❤
Chester was a sweet goat
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.
More than one way to do it and this worked just fine.
I see a blue ribbon.
Brood of Snakes. Lots of hissing coming out of that panel.
You can barely hear it when the covers is on.
Why leave all that space in the back
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.
@@Off-Grid I appreciate the explanation 👍
You're welcome @@LandlessPeasant
That's still alot of space. Wasted space. At least to me. Refrigerators have been housed in tighter cabinets
My thoughts as well I'd still mount cabinet against wall or leave an access door in side to store platters & the like.
How is it working out?
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.
I like what your doing but as a carpenter I know there is safer ways
Set on a table bro and be a bit safer my brother
Did you rolled the tape? Cause I don’t see any “z” on the tape
Yep, I rolled everything several times. The roof leaked but the walls have been on as far as we know.
You fuked up and you gonna make it worse. Just rip out the tub and do it right.
WTF dude replace the tub.
You're talking about thousands of dollars and time vs a couple hundred bucks and an afternoon.
Just replace the bathtub. You do everything backwards.
Why are you wearing a respirator?
Ummmm chemical foam. Have you ever been around the stuff.
These people are so slow
How long did it take you to build your house?
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.
You always pour a bag of concrete on the floor before you set a tub
What's the problem you're trying to solve?
Cheap tub was starting to crack so my solution was to fill the void beneath the tub with high density closed cell foam
@@Off-Gridyou are just going to create a leak and mold problem.
pump room i guess
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.
Gald the video help. The units are still up and running....101 Degrees today.....
So have these lasted well? We are putting up new fence trying to use this system.
They're still up. Haven't had one fail so I'd recommend them.
meet the jarate
Yeah , that's great until you run into some africanized bees
Well don't do that
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
Billions of birds die from window collision, even 1st floor buildings. It's worth researching
All you really needed to do was get an electric motor and couple it to the pump that was attached to the gas engine 🤷♂️
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
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.
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.
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
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.
LOL, if you need that🤨 . But yes the hives are fairly expensive😢
will last a year if you keep it dry 😢
Think I'm on year 8 and still use it.
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.
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
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.
You cheap you get cheap.
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.
Buy some quality 2nd hand gear and you'll always be better off than buying cheap new stuff. Cars to clothes.
@@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.
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
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. 😂