Log Cabin Build on Off-Grid Homestead |EP28|
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- čas přidán 11. 09. 2024
- Log Cabin Building, Homesteading, Bushcraft, Survival Skills, Canadian Wilderness, Off Grid Living, ASMR
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I left the big city of Toronto to move onto 40-acres of Canadian wilderness with a magical river. I am building an off-grid homestead with multiple log cabins and structures from the timber on the land.
To all my subscribers, STRENGTH AND HONOUR! 🫡🤝⚡️🐺🌲
JAMES ALOFS
If you haven't already, with the amount of rain you get you should consider installing a rainwater collection system.
Its can be done . The nomatic movement did it in Panama. They get 230" a yr . Shes my hot girlfriend. Kaylee
Absolutely was thinking the same thing! A gutter on both sides running to a couple 55 gal drums atleast. Or a big holding tank!
@@jacoblawson9501 Absolutely. Came here to say exactly this!
Can get a big plastic tank like used for soaps, clorine and such things has a lid on top spout with a tap on the bottom and a aluminium cage around it :) most have a plast pallet under them with holes for forks so when you finally get a tractor for your saw mill you can use that to move tha tank ;)
Great idea nothing like fresh rain water ,I have a rain water tank at my home I use it for the garden ,council town water for the house 👍🇦🇺
For your door. You can always cut your door in half horizontally. That way if you get a lot of snow you can still open the top part of the door and get in or out. We do that with our cabins up in the mountains in Norway ;)
Great idea !!!
Yes!
Very cool idea
Just a suggestion. You should mortise your hinges, locks and strike plates. The squeaking from your door is the hinges over compressing the on themselves. Clear finish is nice but has less UV protection than a colored stain and will gray more quickly. For the door stop they have both peel and stick as well as stops that are nail on. I would buy stock windows so if something fails you have a source or replacement parts. A window store should be able to sell you Andersen or other top brands. Spending money on custom windows in a cabin is a complete waste of money, especially when you do not need a specific size. In fact when we were looking for windows for a cabin addition we bought leftover Andersen windows from a window store. This is a guest cabin not your forever home. With the money you save rent a skid steer and improve the ATV trail to the cabin of buy materials for your sawmill shed.
Just reading through the comments after yet another epic episode…I’m gonna say this audience goes down as the most encouraging, supportive & givers of best compliments on CZcams. All deserved of course but noticing yet again the compliments/comments are absolutely precious! 🥰🥰🥰
There’s nothing like a good neighbor 🙏
And its not state farm ins. Neither is Disneyland the happiest place on earth . More lies
You have some bad ass neighbors! Massive shout out to them and how helpful they have been.
Don't change the tilt on the door sill. The door will still swing in and the water will run off the sill, When we made our own sills we used to make them from Oak and they were cut and planned with the slope in them so water would run away from the house. The sills we made did have a flat spot right at the door to floor part of the sill.
"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention to arrive safely in a pretty and well preserved body; but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming 'Wow! What a ride!'" - Hunter S. Thompson
Looks to me like you have a pretty good start on that ride! OOGA-BOOGA!
Absolutely love that you found Thors Red Oak in the youthful episodes of Wild Homestead. Its the perfect time stamp for the channel! As your Alofs empire grows, so does Thors Red Oak! Can't wait to see how big it grows in years to come. Also a constant reminder that Thor is always watching over you... OOOOOGGGAAAA BOOOOGGGAAAA
James, consider getting a router and building your next door using either tongue and groove or ship lap technique to avoid cold air coming through the cracks between the door boards. And definitely make it swing into your cabin to avoid getting snowed in.
Or make a dutch door that splits in the middle and he can open the top or the whole door.
I think every one is getting worked up over the door , i really dont think its a big concern. How nany nights will it snow 4 feet & trap you in . Upstate n .y we had snow drifts over the front door , we never got trapped . Bears are a bigger concern & people ( thieves )
With the roof extending beyond the building probably no problem with snow build up.
Out swinging doors give you more useable inside floor space.
The cabin in the mountains I stayed in had a window to access the cabin if there is massive snow blocking the door.
In Scandinavia the wooden houses all have a mud room in front of the door. Keeps your cabin warmer , and provides a decompression space for coming in out of the cold/rain/flies ….
Yea, and we call it windcatsher (vindfang) All houses and cabins have those.
@@ventoraveritas2853do you know the origin of the word vindfang? Its actually old norse and is STILL today used here in iceland and written the same way :) there are mentions of it in old norse sagas being used as a portruding part infront of turf and log houses here in iceland with stone flooring to stamp your feet to clear your shoes of mud and snow before entering houses :)
@@bergthorjohannesson7819 very interesting , haven't studied the etymology of the word. Btw. Vindfang is in daily use and is very self ekspland in norwegian.
@@ventoraveritas2853 i know i lived there for a few years ;) but most Norwegians dont know its one of the oldest words still in common use by norwegians! NORSK today is nothing like it was 1200 years ago not even just 500 years ago :) most Norwegians cant read and understand the original old norse texts but most icelanders can :) maybe not ones born after 2000 but us older ones still can :)
10:58 0@@bergthorjohannesson7819
Hi James, congratulations on the staining of your log cabin. First coat is the most important and your preparation was first class. Every time you put another coat of stain on your logs, it will be twice as fast and you will use a lot less stain. Doing it every year or so will make it an easy and quick task.
hey James, try replacing the second board from that side on your door. That way you don’t have to remount all your hardware.. you can 1st just move your board over.
strength and honor !
robertb7088 is not only wise but at least one hour faster than me.
If considering building a new door. Consider getting a router to ship lap boards. On the interior side run 2x’s horizontal over the vertical lumber & trim out to the z brace. This will not only increase the strength of the door but will help seal air paths into cabin.
I’d keep the sill sloped but cut a flat top where door lands/resides.
Keep up the good work!
As I was watching this video I was thinking the same thing..... If only he had a router then the door that he building would so much better.
Imagine if Steve Wallis shows up as a guest! man what a show that would be!!! Ooga booga
Shawn James lined his front door with leather to help seal his front door cracks! It looked beautiful too!
Noticed it's common all over Russia in the villages.
So happy to see your videos posted, so sad to see them come to an end every week
Since u started, u came a long way in building, story telling, and video shooting.
Such an enjoyment every single week
It’s amazing to see the progress, Keep up the good work 💪🏻
At the start the cabin looked like a little homestead from the air. A big thankyou to your neighbour for helping you out, we appreciate his contribution to the evoulution of the Wild Homestead.
You could keep the door the same by swinging out for security, just get sliding windows so you can climb out if needed. That also gives you a 2nd exit point incase of a fire.
if he does that he needs the hinges that can't be bumped open. or the ones that sit inside the door that let the door still swing out.
By and far the best channel on CZcams. You hit the 100k mark and I would expect 250K to come very quickly. Love that you have projects lined up to keep the content interesting. Yes get the trail cameras up as we would love to see what is coming through when you are not there or when you are sleeping.
Suggest that you get a larger stove as the one you have barely kept you warm. Also you should run the stove pipe through your sleeping loft to add more warmth.
I love how it’s all coming together. Congratulations for your success and positive energy.
A lot of water you could be gathering off that roof.
Also, that field would make a good gardening area.
TNX 4 VID LOL
You are very close to glory Sir James!! Keep doing the work of the gods and developing such a glorious place!
I had a cabin in Alaska and was told that exterior cabin doors "should" swing out. The reason for this, at least in Alaska is that it can deter a bear from pushing the door open and go into the cabin. Now that is a generalization, but makes sense and I never had a bear break into my cabin. I'm sure this comment has opposing opinions, but I would leave it as is and you can always climb out a window in an emergency.
Oh my Wow. Wax on, Wax off Jameson. You are kicking that cabin's butt.
Build yourself a raft for the lake, and consider making a rain catcher/collector for whenever it rains. The amount of rain you've already gotten, it'd be smart to capitalize on the opportunity to catch, store and use that free water. For cleaning dishes, clearing your little tent patio, cooling off, watering a garden/plants, etc it's perfect.
Also as others have noted, the best thing to do for your door is to split it in half in the middle horizontally, so that the top half or third of the door opens as well so if you end up with a heap of snow, you can still get in and out without much issue.
Clearing an area all around your cabin has many benefits, two important ones are it gives you a fire brake you don’t really want trees within falling distance of the cabin and it helps with spotting bears and other predators around your cabin you don’t want any surprise attacks as you step out the cabin. 👍👍👍👍👍
@heli-man- totaly agree, people don't realize that almost all biting insects live on all that brash, once it's kept clear he will notice a big drop in insects bites.
You windows can be your snow escape James if you dont fancy redoing the doors 👍
Nothing better that watching wild homestead on a beautiful Saturday while relaxing by the pool with a drink in hand 😅😊❤ keep up the great work! Ooga booga!
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING GOOD LADY JENN! MAY THE POOL BE COOL AND YOUR DRINK STRONG! HOPE THAT YOU ARE DRINKING ROMAN WINE 🍷🫡🤝⚡️🐺🌲
Yes, roman wine 🍷😅 😊 also, very jealous of your natural raspberry bush. I have a large blueberry bush, but want a raspberry bush so badly. I remember going into the woods as a kid on a quad and picking fresh blueberries and raspberries. Just the best flavor. I also have some delicious organic cherries that I've been devouring 😊😅❤ I'm also attempting to grow grapes so that I can make homeade wine 😊 I hope your day is well.
Once you get your field around your cabin leveled out, you should think about investing in a proper brush hog maybe one that attaches to the four wheeler , I’ll tell you those fields grow up quick
Yep! Weeds and grass grow quickly!!
SER James Alofs, Architect of the Northern Homestead, the First of His Name, Monarch of the Great Pines and Crimson Maples, Custodian of Ancient Viking Knowledge, Steward of Thor's Red Oak, the Phoenix Who Rose from the Tent Ashes, the Unburnt, the Aficionado of Berries and Cherries, the Master of Digestive Triumphs, the OOGA BOOGA Chieftain, Connoisseur of Café Infusé à Froid Noir, Commander of the Mid-Sized pickup Steed, Friend to Gundebad the Dwarf, Enthusiast of Wolf's Milk, Filler of Thunder Hole, Betrothed of Sophie Turner
Thank you for blessing us with another video 🙏
what a great introduction that would be. loved it. lol.
Well said!
Keeping track of what you add each week is getting harder 😀.
@imleetsometimes people keep coming up with new titles in the comments all the time lol. I started adding the most upvoted ones 😭😂
Cant wait until ep. 100 and this thing is a book long. 😂😂
For the bears make sure you mark your area. By this I mean start peeing around the perimeter of your home site. Especially being a man this will go along way to keep the bears out of the sleeping area. They mark their area, you need to mark yours.
Had a bear live in my yard and I marked my territory to avoid a confrontation while using the hot tub and drinking tequila. Never had a problem once I let him know who the boss is.
hes toilet free im sure hes been doing a lot of territory marking lol
@@flysocietyZx hes got a poop shoot which i imagine he uses for pee too so he just needs to pee freely by the sounds of it
Believe what you want but bear deterrent experts in both the US and Canada say urine attracts bears and other animals in the wilderness.
@@ChuchiiChoo I highly doubt he goes and takes a piss on his old poops whenever he needs to take a piss.... im sure he just pisses on the ground somewhere lol
Another great episode,love your persistence & tenacity! I like that you aren't afraid to start over if something isn"t right or to your liking,great attention to detail.Keep on keepin on brother! Ooga Booga !
I love how you work so diligently on the small details, learn, adapt, overcome and always deliver something of the highest quality James, it's fascinating. Great video, as always, have a great week Sir!
I say leave the door swing out, you will get out in case of snow, i believe there is more benefits this way, use a thicker door stop and move strip out to meet door you can always change it later after the wood settles
The MOST enjoyable channel on CZcams, well done James, love these.
Also be careful about condensation on your floor. When you have two air tight dampers, condensation might be trapped in between those layers, this will rot your ply wood floor. So you might look into that! Keep up the good work, 💪 Ooga Booga! you rock! 💯❤️🙏
Glad to see you flipped your door around correctly. With the "Z" on the outside, anyone with a screwdriver could disassemble your door from the onside and abscond with your critical tools and equipment. Good job!!
James,living 34 years on 118 acres of mountain wildness, a 1gal bottle of your urine poured on trees 3 ft. From base will keep the bears away & rain won't degrade as quickly. I found when Home depot says shipped, i normally see windows 3 weeks later. Be strong, brother. ✌️
I’m sure he is peeing all over everyday. You only got so much 😂. I’ve been wondering if he has grizzlies up there or not ? The ones he’s shown on the vids are just black bears.
Reinstalling basement flooring after flooding in TO. Thanks for the company James.
Good morning, James! We enjoy watching your videos having coffee each Saturday! I didn't read through all the comments to see if it was already suggested, but instead of replacing the end 2x8 on your door and re-milling your latch holes in a new wider board, couldn't you just replace one of the innner 2x8s with a larger one to move the end board out to the desired width. This would save yourself a lot of work and less wear and tear on your drill bits.
Just another suggestion if I may, the area over your door, maybe increase the size and add a window for additional natural light.
Don’t worry about changing the boards on your door, just get wide door stops. It will make it easier to fit and the door wide seal better.
Probablt worth investing in a big ol' rainbarrel for some of these non-drinking water needs. Sucks about some of the delays but I'm sure there are enough projects to keep you more than busy.
Your neighbor is a hero! 💯👍
Great work, and you are clearly flexible in your endeavors which will help you overcome a lot.
You should sandwich 1/2” plywood between 1” lumber for your door. That’s what we do on our sauna doors in the UP of Michigan because of you know, winter
Greetings from Finland! Thank you for great content. ✌️🙂
One way to make your ATV path more stable (without investing pretty much investing any money) could be that you would rent a branch shredder and make woodchips and then put those woodchips on the holes to balance the path. Cheap and ecologic way to consume (entire tree) those treebranches and same time cleaning the area a bit more. If you have extra gravel, you could mix woodchips and gravel as well. Slightly moist woodchips are easier to "install".
The bears know those raspberries are there and would like some too.
Always a relief when this guy posts
Forget about the inward swinging door , it allows snow to blow in when u open the door. even with a 30 inch snowfall the door easily pushes the snow away.
Been watching you since you first popped up in my feed from episode 2. Always looking forward to a new show every Saturday morning 🌄...
Oooga Booga 🖖🤟✊️👊
Yoo. Loke isn't the brother of Thor but the step brother to Odin. And yes Sif or (Siv is her name in the Norwegian language) got her gold hair from the dwarf's, this was actually Loke's fault because of a cruel joke, he cut her hair off. Tor told Loke to replace the hair more beautiful than ever or Tor would kill him, so he asked the dwarf's for help. And they made her hair from pure gold! 😊 Love the series man! Keep up the good work! Friendly regards from Norway! 😁
Watching you build that cabin by hand is truly inspiring, James! Your dedication reminds me of the strength and perseverance of the Norse gods and the craftsmanship of the Roman era. Keep channeling that Thor-like determination-your Wild Homestead is becoming a legendary fortress! Fortes fortuna adiuvat!
Strength and honour, James.
Been waiting for this all day. Ooga booga strength and honour, berries and cherries
When building a door it's best to make it two layers and let the boards of second layer cover the cracks.
Every week I’m more and in awe of your continued drive and work ethic. I’d have been killed by simply trying to survive the winter when you were laying the first logs. You must be a very proud man to have achieved all you have thus far.. bravo!
@@cuthbertdingleberry2325 good parenting I'm sure
Use a window swing in so u can climb out and clear the out swinging door when snow blocked..also out swing door slows down BEARS think about it James 😮
Ryobi has over 300 tools that run on their 18 volt battery,including a paint sprayer and a stapler as well as many more.We are loving the videos,see you on the next one.❤
Worker at a door shop a number of years. If you or your neighbor has a table saw, cut an 1/8” wide rip in your door stop material, the weather strip will then slip in like a traditional door. They also make weather strip with metal and screw locations for door Jambs like yours that don’t have the slot for the weather slip to slide into. Love the channel!
Building a set of heavy sawhorses, or even a workbench, wouldn't be a bad idea. Working on the ground sucks.
Thanks for the video this week and all the dedication you put in to your videos to make them enjoyable, I also love the lore you are building up it makes it stand out unlike the generic off grid builds I have seen.
Keep doing you, may the gods bless you and ooooogggggaaa boooooggggaaaa
Thor's Red out is thriving 🌳
You will also need a wood shed for your firewood, gotta dry it and store it for the long cold winters, build it before you start knocking down more trees so you firewood goes directly into the shed saving you from moving it multiple times
Boiled linseed oil is indeed a bit dubious but as long as you take proper care it's fine to use.
Just remember a few things.
1. Its not just pure linseed oil that can make rags etc. spontaneously combust. Any wood oil containing boiled linseed oil can have the same effect.
2. It's not just rags, brushes etc. that can S.C. Saw dust drenched in wood oil can also S.C.
3. Leaving the stuff in sunlight is just speeding up the process but you could leave rags in a dark room and it might S.C anyway. The heat process comes from fibres in close proximity to one another when the oil dries. The many surface areas is what produces the heat.
When disposing of rags, cloth, brushes etc. Do one of the following:
1. Drench the equipment in water for a few days. Then place them soaked in a closed plastic bag and throw it away acc. to local jurisdiction.
2. My personal favorite. Burn the equipment in a controlled way. Sure it's not environmentally friendly but it ensures that it can never S.C.
Great Video! The homestead is coming along nicely!
Fun fact: In the mythology it's Loki and Odin who are brothers (blood brothers in some versions), Thor and Loki are brothers in the Marvel Universe and other modern interpretations of the sagas.
Have you ever considered doing eavesdrop for the roof? Be less water splashing againat the logs and you can collect rain water for a garden.
The oak looks fantastic! If you don't know the story of Loki's wager (with the dwarves) and how and why Sif got her golden hair, then please find it and read it. Epic story with the coolest trinkets, some you may know, some not. It's also one of those stories where we get to see Loki's intricate pesonality and relationship with the gods. Do note that Odin and Loki are bloodbrothers, and it is Odin who protects Loki among the gods, and in the end decides Loki's, shall we say fate. Odin being quite the rascal himself, enjoys Loki's antics and the gods do use this to their advantage against their foes the jötunn, Loki partly being one himself. Like when the walls of Valhalla was built - that's a good one too.
I love all your historical references and to me you serve the memory of the northern mythology well. It is after all not written in stone (could you imagine), so we do get to be a bit romantic about it. This just ads to the layer of awesomeness which is Wild Homestead 😁 Love from Denmark
The cabin looks amazing. Outstanding job so far and look forward to seeing more. OOGA BOOGA ALWAYS. JAMES ANTHONY
I have never rooted so hard for a stranger in my life!!! Your humble, fun spirit will take you very far... just look at this awesome community you've built, by just being YOU!
That said, I'm hoping you're planning to close off the bottom of your cabin with steel mesh, to keep out critters and rodents.
GOOD LADY MISTRESS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PASSIONATE SUPPORT. I CAN TELL YOU THAT IT IS BOOSTING MY MORALE ON THIS HOT AND DIFFICULT DAY WORKING IN THE FOREST. MAY THE GODS BLESS YOU! BOTH THE OLD GODS AND THE NEW 🫡🤝⚡️🐺🌲
😊 You never disappoint!! 💜 "Good Lady" is being added to my birth certificate, immediately!!! 😎
Looking forward to the next episode!
I'm amazed how many ppl are early risers like we are 😊
It's 13:30 in Finland 😂
I'm amazed you think it's only Americans that watch him 😂🇦🇺
9:00pm in Brisbane, Australia 😂
@@alexanderhoward7004 I'm amazed that you think I'm American 😆😅😂😂🤣
@@jean-marcbissonnette5340 sorry, canad-erican
If you end up needing to do another log cleaning cycle you should invest in a drill brush attachment. Would significantly cut down your time spent hand brushing and potentially do a better job. They are usually used for cleaning carpets in vehicles, but I do not see why they would not work for this application. Love the videos!
HERE WE GOOOO! OOGA BOOGA
Looking good!! Leave door and make it a half door. That way you can have bottom closed and top open. Problem solved and allows the cabin door to be open for air flow. Definitely get cameras for driveway with sensors to tell if someone is on your property. Maybe even a motion sensor with alarm.
Oooga booga
Seeing Thors Red Oak growing is impressive. I look forward to the new episodes each week and seeing someone who is willing to learn from their mistakes whilst still being entertaining is such a welcome change from the usual suspects online.
Excellent, morning coffee and your episode. Excellent 👌
Hello James. My suggestion for your door, 2nd door that is. Make it a short crawl through door only for emergencies. My grandmothers cabin had one worked well just with a padlock on it and only used it once. Just put it on any wall. Love what you are doing. Take care and stay safe and well. Love Vicki♥️♥️
You have never said like and subscribe, I forget to like you videos
I always hit like as the first thing.
Turned into my favorite CZcams series.
You should look up how Biltong is made and set up a drying room one side for curing meat and you’ll be pretty shocked. Biltong can just be kept in a cool, dry place away from sunlight.
You want a meat snack and you don’t have a fridge? No problem.
Sif is a perfect name for the Oak. Especially as Loki is technically Thors uncle. May the Gods bless you and keep you. Ooga booga.
Watching the construction of your log cabin on the off-grid homestead has been captivating! Your craftsmanship and commitment to this project are remarkable. Each episode brings new excitement and inspiration. Looking forward to seeing the final result-keep up the fantastic work! 🏡🌲🛠
Ooga booga! Happy Saturday wolf milkers!
That's the fricking door to VALHALLA!! A real Viking door 🚪!
Praise the old goods🇸🇪
ayyy Perfect timing for my morning coffee!
Here's an idea for your next homemade exterior door frame. Exterior door frames have the 5/32" slot you mentioned. Next time either cut a rabbit on your door stop with a table saw or just squeeze the weather strip between your stop and the frame while you are screwing the stop to the frame.
When the drone is up that blue tarp looks like a pool. James, remember the sunscreen, esp under the eyes. Melanoma is real even in Cànada 😊
Yes I started having trouble with it in my early 60s! They had to take out a big chunk out to get it all! Now I'm using chemo cream to get rid of any recurring problems!
No don't change the door just build a small roof 6x8 over doorway keep snow from building up and locking you in
I could'nt get here fast enough
8 seconds... sorry I'm late..
I think you should just build your front porch as a screened in room (with shutters possibly) so that the snow won't come in as much. That way, you can leave your main door swinging out, and have a screen door to the porch that can swing in. This would give you a nice "mud room" style area that's bug free, and you'll keep a lot of them out of the main cabin as well.
Good morning all
Because doors need to be so perfectly straight and precise, we never use any form of saw to bring a side down. I would highly recommend investing in a planar, not only is it the correct tool for the job, they are super satisfying to use.
Love youtube offers to translate OOGA BOOGA in English to me.
Oogah boogah, young dude. Enjoying these episodes each week. The transformation of the property is awesome. Cannot wait for the next one. Huge fan here.
*Amazing video, you work for 4Oyrs to have $1M in your retirement, meanwhile some people are putting just $10K into trading from just few months ago and now they are multimillionaires.*
Hello, I am very interested. As you know, there are tons of investments out there and without solid knowledge, I can't decide what is best. Can you explain further how you invest and earn?
Same, I operate a wide- range of Investments with help from My Financial Adviser. My advice is to get a professional who will help you, plan and enhance your management skills. For the record, working with Barry Silbert, has been an amazing experience.
Hello how do you make such monthly?? I'm a born Christian and sometimes I feel so down🤦🏽of myself because of low finance but I still believe in God
I'm favoured, $90K every week! I can now give back to the locals in my community and also support God's work and the church. God bless America,, all thanks to Mr Barry Silbert
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Looking good!!! The highlight of the week is seeing what the next stage of the Wild Homestead will bring. Keep up the good work and look forward to many more videos in the future!! OOGA BOOGA!!
I just got back from vacation and this is my first watch. It’s looking great.
Something I noticed, and I can’t see too well in the video, is that your hinge pins are on the outside of the door. You can lock it on the left, but someone can take your door off with a nail and a rock.
It’ll solve that if you move it to swing inside. The hinge pins will be inside the house at that point.
Just wanted to mention it, since they did the same on our house. We have full glass doors, though. Wasn’t much point in fixing it when they can break in with a rock from the driveway. Locks only keep out honest people.😊
James, I had the exact same thing happen to me with windows from HD. we redid our kitchen and had an order for a new French door and a window. wait time was supposed to be 16 weeks, door showed up ahead of time but the door was shipped after 20 weeks, said in transit for like 8 days (said it was coming from Winnipeg) after 8 days it said it delivered, called HD right away to let them know that I didn't receive it, just to be told that the window was smashed during transport. a new one had to be done, they didn't even rush it or anything, had to wait another 16 weeks to get it. our kitchen was almost completed before it showed up, had to frame the window and put plastic until it showed up, can't say I was very impressed by how it was handled. I agree with you, these standard size should be stock. keep up the good work !
There's always a learning curve when doing something new. You're doing well, imo. Experience is the best teacher. Strength and honor!