It’s amazing what can be accomplished! ✌️

that was the first thing that came to mine when I just saw this video; how beautiful it's suppose to be...

Haha, i actually purchased a safety harness for that task but didn’t have time to try it on beforehand so didn’t use it…trust me, I was nervous being up that high

I have to admit, I was thinking ">6ft where's the fall protection?"

​@@okiehippiefarm Primate montere

Arched Cabins has many sizes available but I purchased the 24x32 which is a perfect size for me…I’m in the finishing stages now (way behind on getting videos posted) but yes, lots of living space

@@okiehippiefarm Wow! Seems like you are moving along really fast. You are obviously focused and determined to get your cabin completed before winter. Are you doing all the finishing yourself? I’ll be building my cabin way up north from Oklahoma in northern Canada. I’ve never been to your part of the US, but it is very far south. It must be much warmer where you are. Just my guess.

@@ShikokuFoodForest yes for the most part, planning to do the finishing myself. Actually working on that now. Oklahoma winters are nothing compared to Canadian winters I’m sure but we do get ice storms and it does get in the single digit degrees Fahrenheit here periodically so freezing pipes and loss of electricity can be an issue

@@okiehippiefarm Good hearing from you. I sure like your cabin, so far. It will make a lovely, comfortable home. I’m looking forward to viewing more of your videos. A big FYI: it seems arched cabins are only manufactured in Texas and are unfortunately not available in Canada. Shipping to northwestern Canada would be cost prohibitive due to the extreme distance. I can consider designing and building my own arched cabin; however, it would be much easier just to build a traditional non-arched plan with vertical walls and gable roof. I fully expect to be doing the entire project from design to completion on my own. I will not have family members in the area available for assistance like you. Your land looks like a very peaceful, relaxing place to live. Simply wonderful.

@@ShikokuFoodForest I really like the look of the arched cabins too and that’s what drew me to them (and the fact they are somewhat inexpensive compared to other cabin kits). Looking forward to seeing your build when that time comes

Welcome to the adventure and thanks for the positive energy! Hopefully the videos will give you a good idea of what's required but feel free to reach out with any questions. ✌ OkieHippieFarm@protonmail.com

Haha definitely is! 😂

You're welcome, thanks for the positivity

Yes there is a steel bracket at the bottom which we bolted down to the wooden subfloor once we had raised the walls…total weight of 1 wall was a little less than 1,000 pounds

Great idea! We had quite a list of contraptions we were going to build to lift the walls and then my cousin showed up with the front end loader to make this one of the easiest (but still mentally stressful) tasks ✌️

It is a metal scaffolding

@@okiehippiefarm thanks.

@Ben Jenkins it’s possible the man lift could work to lift the wall. I’d recommend speaking with the rental company to understand any weight limitations. I believe each rib weighs around 50-60 pounds and the ridge beam probably weight 150-200 by itself to give you a general idea. Also if you do use the man lift for this task, definitely practice with the controls in the man lift first because you’ll want a smooth raise and sometimes that lift can be a little “jerky” from what I recall ✌️

Will do. I’ve been watching tutorials on lifts on KZfaq but you are right. I will definitely practice a while before attempting any work to structure. Thanx

Lifting the walls was all friends and family, quite an accomplishment for us amateurs ✌️

That was lunch for us that day, along with burgers. Nothing fancy but quite tasty in the backwoods ✌️

I’m assuming you live in a northern area? I’m not an expert with insulation but you might check with Arched Cabins because I’ve seen some Facebook community discussions and believe there may be some remedies. Appreciate the comment ✌️

@@okiehippiefarm R48.

@@allencharlei8351 ok yeah that’s way more than I had to be concerned about but if you’re interested in an Arched Cabin, I’d reach out to Gillian at info@archedcabinsllc.com to see what options are available 👍

They have a package that upgrades it to r56.5. There are plenty in Colorado, Wisconsin, and I'm building one in zone 6a in Michigan.