Building MICRO HOUSE 64 sq ft. on Stilts (COMPLETE BUILD)
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- čas přidán 17. 08. 2021
- We build an extremely small off grid house on stilts in the forest - 'The Forest Cube.'
The inside is insulated to R2000 standards with rockwool, then wrapped in plastic vapor barrier and tuck taped to be completely sealed from the outside.
While not conventional, the walls are finished with drywall, and painted. But the ceiling has a super fancy 'tray ceiling' that glows bright with recessed rope lights and pot lights. These all run off the Inergy portable battery pack.
We decided to use a engineered hardwood floor supplied by Bigelow Flooring.
The shell of the cube is completely wrapped in kerdi waterpoof membrane made by Schluter, including the flat roof to give The Cube, it's unique look.
Regular framing forms the structure of The Cube which is bolted to the cedar posts supports. I have used reclaimed materials for nearly all of the construction, from the lumber, to the windows and doors. The aluminum door is cut from a full frame garage door and purposely narrow to permit more wall space for bedding and sitting.
The upright door is only meant to access the wrap-around porch, while the lower hatch serves for entry and exit. It is also cut small to keep the space useful.
Inside, The Forest Cube doesn't feel cramped because of the big front window opening up the space to the forest and pond that surround it. The view is amazing! The pond area will grow in with lush vegetation by next spring and the waters be filled with wildlife, fish and frogs, and our pet ducks!
Other features to be added to the space will include indoor lighting supplied by a quiet battery generator and unique decor such as a 'floating ceiling.'
The Cube is being heated with Cubic Mini Wood Stove: cubicminiwoodstoves.com/
Most of the materials are sources on-site, including the cedar posts holding up the deck and the spruce trees milled on a portable sawmill. The rest of the materials are salvaged, and so either free, or very inexpensive including the re-used pressure treated lumber and the discarded propane tank.
The propane tank is the perfect place for an open fire pit, hung up over the Juliet balcony to maximize the view over the front of the deck in full view of the pond.
We finish the inside of the extremely small off grid house on stilts in the forest - 'The Forest Cube.'
While not conventional, the walls are finished with drywall, and painted. But the ceiling has a super fancy 'tray ceiling' that glows bright with recessed rope lights and pot lights. These all run off the Inergy portable battery pack.
The Forest Cube is outfitted with a small bed, coffee table that doubles as a storage unit, coat rack, and shelves to hold personal decorations. Future plans will include a wrap-around porch and outdoor cooking area.
The small cube is a self-contained living space of just 64 sq t. raised up off the ground on cedar post stilts to both protect from the elements, save on foundational requirements, and provide an epic view of the pond and surrounding forest!
The shell of the cube is completely wrapped in Kerdi waterpoofing membrane made by Schluter, including the flat roof to give The Cube, it's unique look.
Regular framing forms the structure of The Cube which is bolted to the cedar posts supports. I have used reclaimed materials for nearly all of the construction, from the lumber, to the windows and doors. The aluminum door is cut from a full frame garage door and purposely narrow to permit more wall space for bedding and sitting.
The upright door is only meant to access the wrap-around porch, while the lower hatch serves for entry and exit. It is also cut small to keep the space useful.
Inside, The Forest Cube doesn't feel cramped because of the big front window opening up the space to the forest and pond that surround it. The view is amazing! The pond area will grow in with lush vegetation by next spring and the waters be filled with wildlife, fish and frogs, and our pet ducks!
Other features to be added to the space will include indoor lighting supplied by a quiet battery generator and unique decor such as a 'floating ceiling.'
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Pro tip, if you want your posts to last forever and not rott at the ground level heres a 10,000 yr old tip to preserve post wood, take a torch and burn the posts where they will be underground until they are blackened & leave charcoal residue on your hands, make sure to blacken the posts 6 inches above ground , next step is to visit your local commercial & industrial roofing material outlet " not home depot " and buy 5 gallons of coal tar pitch primer, take the posts & submerge them in the coal tar liquid & allow to absorb 1 to 3 days, allow 24 hrs to dry & your posts will never rott out , im a 77 yr old retired Journeyman Waterproaofer who has used this centuries old method of wood preservation on many structures on my 22.5 acre compound , i set the posts on my 1st barn 30x50 using this method with pine 6x6 posts back in 1969 and the posts are all dry & free of rott .
Thanks for the tip. Was trying to copy and paste it so I could save the instructions You Tube won’t allow it.
@@luv2jazz I was able to. You might try again.
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We have a name for somthing similar down here I forget the name but it's pine wood that you let saturate with sap and it's hard as hell and never rots I think its called match wood or somthing
@@luv2jazz Writing it out by hand might be faster than stuffing around trying to copy and paste.
I just ignored a massive pile of work and watched this whole video …. It was worth it 👍
Lmao same
Bro saaaaame
Fgh
Great minds think alike lol
I did the same, watched the whole video. I enjoyed all details ideas. 😃❤
The best part of these videos is that they are passion projects. You can tell you really love doing this stuff and it comes through in the videos.
No matter what age, guys NEVER forget the forts they built as kids....
Girls either!
Watching this project for 1 hour 45 minutes of my life was totally worth it and therapeutic too.
Yeah you watched it for 1 hour and 45 minutes but did you watch the last 2 seconds?😂
This video is so...cool! Thank you!
No problems - only solutions! LMAO! Subscribed! You're awesome and hilarious!
OK. I sat through this WHOLE THING and I have died and gone to self-build heaven! I love this video! You're my inspiration. I'm a woman, but I've had dreams of doing this exact same thing and I will! Thank you for this video, your humor and your willingness to do something different! I love the quiet, solitude and awesomeness of this! YES!
I really appreciate how detailed you are in your explanations. Very great learning and entertaining content!
Glad you enjoy it!
Wow! I’m astounded at the creativity and skill used in this shelter! Solid as a rock, but with a sense of artful imagination…. well done!
🎉😂❤🎉😂❤🎉😂❤
From a woman's point of view, you are totally worth watching, you're humor that is interjected like the wrong nails you use, or they are the right nails but maybe not to some square professionals opinion, thank you I've learned so much from watching your videos I have subscribed, and I will continue watching and thank you I have laughed I actually cried with tears in my eyes laughing and that's the best part of everything when you can make people laugh you have their attention, many blessings Elle in Colorado 🌹🙏🌍
As an English tutor; I love that this guy loves funny words. “Sheeting”, “Rocksel”, etc. Such lighthearted, good-natured fun! Also, I’m pretty sure efficiency is not the main reason a tool guy would use a chainsaw every chance he’s got.
Excellent czcams.com/users/postUgkxYGamVaHfdHiPlAQaLa7zkwR02OKpGYDU . I built the basic model with its help and it turned out great . It is intensive and really educational. Ryan got another victor! No one can represent it better than Ryan. Thank you, Ryan!
1:45 minutes:) can’t believe I watched the hole thing. Very entertaining and good build💯
Great build , I’ve built 2 houses & many other projects & at 50 yrs old I actually learned 3 things from your video , that says a lot . Keep up your amazing work!!!!
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awesome build! but let it be known, astro turf is INCREDIBLY slippery when wet. in my old high school they had an all astro turf football field and whenever it rained it turned into a massive slip and slide
Somebody said once to "never buy an house that an architect built with his own hands". You are not an architect, yet. You have so many great ideas, each sabotaging the others while put indiscriminately together as you did. On the other hand you had a great time doing this project, so we did we watching you. Thank you for the experience.
You have a great sense of humor……great attitude. True, attention to detail makes for a more efficient…..cube. Yes, definitely sheet rock. Why? Looks nice and bright…. Beautiful. I love that you use the trees around you to help construct. Cool go-cart …..beating around the bush! Fun.
Even after watching this as a series, your building savy gets me. I didn't know until watching this that screws didn't have structural integrity for builds.
screws have very little shear strength great for decks not for structure [frame]
@@Bidenvoter Thank you. After 61 years, I learned something new. Woof Woof.. 😆
Depends on what kind of screws you buy... GRK makes structural screws that have the same shear strength as 1/2" lag bolts 👍
Kevin has such vision for architecture and a great eye for interior design 😍👏🏽
My fav....love how you made a door out of a garage door. Looks like you thought of everything except a little broom to sweep off leaves. What a great job!! Enjoyed the whole build!!
nice how you put together every vid in one start to finish video...lots of work no doubt...so thanks .. i do leave the ads to play
Such a wonderful project and video. I liked it right off the bat and then tried to like it four more times while I was watching it! We love watching you and Don work together and create, Kevin!
I would love to live in that cube tbfh. Though I have a tiny suggestion: Maybe hang some curtains up in there in case you want some privacy? Also, maybe one day (if you haven't already done so), you could make a small guest house with a clear roof so you can see the stars and stuff. :D
Very sweet sustainable build there, was great to see you harvest your source materials straight from the surrounding area and immediately use it. Almost makes me feel like I could do it myself, which I’d love to do if I had a friend like your handyman there, and accessibility to forests as you do there in Canada, I know they’re all around up there. Thanks for letting us watch you build it!☺️♥️
Thank you for sharing with us. Hey if you used plain glass the Afame would make a great green house. it gives me great ideas.
This would be a great place for people who live in flood areas. As climate impacts humans more we need to think outside the box
by "climate" i hope you mean; Summer, Fall, Autumn, and Winter.
Every time I see that ceiling circle it makes me happy
Parging the outside really gave it a modern look. Love the contrast with the surroundings, very cool!
I didn't know what to expect watching this but in no way did I expect this to be so friggin cool! Great job with everything!!!!!
Love the movie version of this build as much as I did the series. I appreciate the time that you must have put in on editing this, especially after so much time has passed since the recording of them.
Might I suggest that you hinge the ladder going to the first deck and rig a pulley to hoist the ladder up. This would be a neat addition for Bear/ People proofing.
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Now that's an Awesome idea 💡
Cheers from Sophia, Melbourne, Australia 🐨 🦘.
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"I love being in the bush in the fall"- out of nowhere?!!!😄 love this guy
out of nowhere - "have I talked about my knob enough?"
Same
Great idea for off grid living on wetlands. Minimal disturbance to the land, I like it!
This is what network television should be.
I liked seeing the whole thing start to finish with sound not to crazy about silent videos, plus loved you riding your go-cart never to old to act like a kid I still ride mine about once a year to show the kids I still have the moves.
Awesome job and details on everything about this micro house! Would love to see another one with a glass ceiling or some sort of moon/sun roof with tint! to see the stars at night!
Awesome video! I was so happy to see your efforts around the selective harvesting of the trees. Such an important practice. Thanks for sharing!
26:24 "...think outside the box a little!" I caught it! Very well played. 👍😉😂
I love the way you made that deck around the building there and the place for a BBQ THAT WAY
DELIGHTFUL!! I love watching your videos, sometimes gives me ideas for my own house. I love the ceiling on this little Cabin in the Woods
Wow, very impressive and creative of building a project in the forest. I love the pond view from the cube. “The Cube Project “ has a nice ring to it.
Great video/content and informative what a great job I love it, thanks 🤙🏾
Glad you like it!
I love the way you talk...the way you sound...I can listen to you all day long
Thank you so much 😀
you always build such amazeing and beutiful things . i love dome homes , i would love to see how would you build a dome home . it can be a small dome home . i just love that lil camper of yours . i love everything that you build . you are such a very smart , talented , and funny person . you bring so much joy to so many people . thank you . miss . linda
Love the lighting, love the live edges and the use off all the fallen and cut trees, moden interior with natural woodland outside that blends in with its surroundings. After a couple of winters it will blend in even more.
Great work, you kept me interested all the way through. Your a lucky man to have such a beautiful environment and it was amazing to share this with you through video. 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏
Thank you
Just discovered this channel absolutely love it . One thing for sure. Never ever listen to a forest management guy. You were right, if ya need a tree, take one. Those guys have nothing more to say other than cut them. Also, dead trees are important to the ecosystem. Leave as many as you can, as long as you can, until you really really need it. As far as the underbrush goes, and keeping it cleaned up and safe from fire🔥,
10 chickens will clear that under brush out, in one summer.
I should have been asleep an hour and a half ago but couldn’t stop watching this post……amazing….when can I move in??? 😉
I love it. No flooding easy to heat! Very practical. Cheers!
Thanks again for your very generous service and excellent content
This was actually really FUN to watch! Thank you for talking us thru it!
Not to mention the sustainability and self reliance of the place. Incredibly awesome!
I very much enjoyed the constructive process from start to finish. It is a joy to watch such professionals at work. It makes me want to retire in such a cosy hideout in the jungle in my old age.
Your videos are so satisfying. It’s great I feel like I accomplished something but I never had to leave my couch. Thanks.
I know that Iv'e seen this video before! It's all good! I ❤ the Video, Enjoy the Laughs! Ya 🤣 krack me up with your subtle puns, and snark's! 🤪! I must say that everyone of your Creations are built with a lot of ❤, and thought process! They all have something special about them, and you put a superior Touch of Class to each! 🌟👍🔥😎! As a viewer, & App. Carpenter, I sure do appreciate your Committment to Esthetic skills used! Great Job! GBU.,SM.,NZ., ✌❤🙂✊🙄🙏🏿
One thing that was missing in the cube was the blinds for the windows, love the video👍👍.
This is absolutely fascinating to me! Love this and the hard work definitely pays off! Amazing guys!👏🏽
That’s one of the nicest builds I’ve seen in a long time. God I wish I had some property to do something like this.
Your delivery is SO approachable, I deeply appreciate this!!
Great build and furniture ideas well explained - looks like some fun was had in the process.
I really enjoyed this entire build and video. Thank you. Keep up the great work.
Absolutely one of the best builds I've seen!! Wicked cool. 😊thanks
Using that garage door panel with the glass inlays is slick. Ingenious idea!
So impressed with everything you build! Love these videos. Thanks
Just finished the video, its so awesome watching you guys build stuff.
I love this build! This is what I wanna do when I'm older. Just chillin in a forest making anything I could ever need. Fishing, wood lodges, building, nice rustic home tucked away from the main city. Man, that'd be nice.
Don't wait as soon as you are able do it before your body gets older . You will need to be fit and hard working to reap the benefits but so rewarding . Good luck and my very best wishes to you . Live Life .
Excellent implementation of the idea! The ends of the logs that were buried in the ground had to be burned along the entire length plus half a meter from ground level so that they would not rot. There is also a nuance that logs should be buried with the top in the ground, since water rises from the roots along the trunk to avoid early rotting of the tree. The error needs to be corrected, given that there is a pond nearby. Each support should be dug out separately to the level of the end face, build a fire at the bottom or treat the surface with a gas burner. Good luck!
Absolutely wonderful. Love everything about this video.
honestly this is gonna be something i'm throwing on my bucket to-do list, looks like a secretive but cool hangout spot
I normally have a short attention span when it comes to watching building videos but this one makes me want to start building something yesterday. Great video. Thanks for making such an interesting and creative way of building almost anything 😉. Do you do videos on rehabbing historical houses with plaster walls? And or gravity furnace replacement?
Thoroughly enjoyed the "drywall/steel stud part. I can picture people's faces because you were blowing through the whole process so fast. I've installed and made many coffered ceilings and "pie in the sky" ceilings over 30 years of drywall and steel stud. I'm retired now, but I do miss doing it every day. cheers🇨🇦
1/2 wall angle for the win! Love detailed ceilings!
"It's two sheets" is actually the best argument for plywood haha. I'd still do osb as well though haha
This turned out really well - love it!
A very solid house in the forest
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Until the wood rot kicks in :D At least burn the parts that go in the ground.
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This was a great hour and forty five, I'm glad i watched it and I'm putting this on the bucket list, which I don't do lightly these days lol. The wonderboard membrane for the roof, brilliant.
I Want I Want I Want!!!! Especially the Cub Stove...Thank You For your build and humor :)
What an awesome build, I wish I had the know how to do all of this. Having an off grid little cube shack, or even normal shack to go to to get away would be amazing.
What a great build,I’d spend a year living there with no problem.
Awesome video.😊☮️
I appreciate your sense of humor and your creativity.
These guys are genius..This is beautiful and a great get away . This is more than just saying it's awesome 👌 PERFECTION
Thank You for building those ladders on the outside attached to the rail! I had complained about the trap door being your access to enter the cube. Ladders look good!
OMG I love watching your channel. You are hilarious and youake some great buildings out of the most unexpected stuff. Keep up the great work you do! 👍
I second that. Also, I get a somewhat perverse sense of joy seeing if your socks match 😁
@@catherinefoster1481 I've made an effort as of late to try to make them match...
"Proceed with Reckless Abandon"...love it! Sweet look when finishing the last bolt...Perfection!
Inspiring and educational on reno / construction !
I thought at the start - "there should be a roof deck" - and there was !
( but also I thought the under-space can be used as a sort of sheltered deck / sitting area.. I like to watch rain up close and personal while sheltered but not behind a window, sometimes.. to hear it.. And this, in the forest - the sound of it.. )
This place looks amazing, it's pretty inspiring
Yes Kevin a round the cubic DECK that would be nice Love this cubic HI DON !!! GLAD TO SEE YOU!!! Smokey the Bear is glad you are taking care of those trees that helps in forest fires That is What SMOKEY THE BEAR WOULD SAY!!! LOVE THE BONG SOUND HAHAHAHA!!!
i watched this whole video. it was longer than most movies and it flew by! thank you! that little home looks so amazing and cozy!
100% precision, care and attention to detail!! what a tradesman!!shame they aren't all like you!! amazing
Great revisit and editing
This literally has an otherworldly feel to it like a million dollar tiny house, your first Minecraft house but you never moved, a deer blind but chic the list goes on I would love to accomplish something like this someday
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The cube is OUTSTANDING !!! Great work
A bedroom upstairs would’ve been cool, very talented.
I really was intrigued by this but seeing how long it was, thought I'd skip through some of it but nope...loved it from start to finish! Very well done, love it!!
Cedar resists bugs, that’s the secret of it’s longevity
the little mud dog prints all over the wood !!!! so cute
Entertaining and informative....I appreciated the subtle humor and positive personality.
What a fascinating video. I am in absolute awe of people with the skills to self build!
You could make a lift to haul wood up from outside or groceries,a pulley system
Best build video ever!!! A lot of joy!
I love this house on stilts. Very amazing.
Hi. I watched your entire video build. I liked a lot of what you did, but have some ideas for you. 1 is to put a metal drop box in the ground under your cube used as a bear proof cold storage root cellar. 2 in close base area around your base for. Added insulation during the winters & storage & other uses. Area will stay cooler in the summer if ventilation lift doors are added & warmer in the winter & still alow. entry access to your floor entry. Here in Calif. we have major fire issues & Bear problems, so I design cabins with protection from such & also catching water for retention during our severe draught & climate changes. 3 cylinder designed wind mills( small & efficent) could be added to your roof patio to supply power for your Jackery powere unit & other appliances (storage batteries) etc. Based under your Cube. Hope these ideas help you. Liked your lighting actcent & also your Cub stove, they're great. Also liked your detailed presentation. One last thought is to put a rain water catch tarp canopy & tank on your patio. for plumeing in & using for a sink, outside deck shower, & fire suppression. Keep up the good work!! & ill keep watching your site!! Bleessings& Aloha
@ModernSelfReliance. You should use metal flashing on the chimney pipe on the roof termination. The rubber will most likely expand and contract and act like a syphon for water and air. The pressure differentiation will cause this. Termination height is also very important so embers don't ignite combustibles on the roof. And again rubber should not be used for chimney flashing (this is SUPER important). In a worse case scenario like during a chimney fire the temp can exceed 1800° inside the chimney connectors/pipe. Problems can then exponentially manifest.
I'm not currently in the industry but I have several years of chimney sweeping and installs under my belt.
I know this isa tiny stove but the fire inside it is real and physics are still in play.
I would also modify some other things but that's just me. Unlisted stoves need special attention. They don't go through any testing for clearances to combustibles and such.
Your enthusiasm is my favorite part of this video. Well done!!
Well done! Thanks for sharing your journey.