FLOOR BEAMS AT OUR ALASKAN CABIN

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27 күн бұрын

Part 3 of the building of our first small off-grid cabin in Alaska on the Kenai Peninsula. This week we set hardware and build floor beams. Jay also makes a second attempt at using the chopping block he made last week.
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@user-bk1kk9tl9b 26 күн бұрын

Been chopping wood for years and last year bought a wood splitter- game changer! Splitting wood suddenly became fun!

@JayAndEleinne 26 күн бұрын

Yeah. Won't take long for us to get one I imagine.

@Chris_at_Home 24 күн бұрын

Same here. I’m in my 70s and bought a small electric splitter last year to use at our house . It’s slow but I have time. At our remote cabin I still do it by hand. I use a real heavy splitting maul to half or quarter the big stuff then a small one to finish. We have small wood stoves at both places. It’s great to see the sonotubes in the ground. The old saying “ the house is only as good as the foundation” comes to mind and your efforts will pay loff. Deck or pier blocks should only be used on decks and sheds.

@JayAndEleinne 24 күн бұрын

@@Chris_at_Home thank you Chris. Hope I'm still splitting wood in my 70s. A big part of why we moved here and choose this life was to give us a less stressful and hopefully longer more meaningful life.

@Chris_at_Home 24 күн бұрын

@@JayAndEleinne Welcome to Alaska. I came up here in my mid 20s. I love your attention to detail. We have an off road place I built close to 25 years ago for recreational purposes not far from Talkeetna and a home in the Meadow Lakes area. At our off road place we collect rain water in a cistern and have solar for a 48v inverter and a 12v system for lights, Rv pump and water heater. I’m changing out the inverter batteries this summer after using them 22 years.

@michaelkent7627 7 күн бұрын

Your comments about chopping were interesting and at time very comical. Thank you for the comparison. I really enjoy your videos.

@steelexpress_1 26 күн бұрын

Yes I agree with comments, you need a log splitter, makes your life so much easier. Great video keep it up thank you❤❤❤❤

@JayAndEleinne 26 күн бұрын

Can't disagree. I imagine by next summer when we are splitting a lot of wood we'll get one.

@michaelburns9172 26 күн бұрын

I see you took my advice and got a wood spliter. And pretty to.

@JayAndEleinne 26 күн бұрын

Doesn't get much wood split, but I'm not returning it. Hehe

@MoroMoro1 26 күн бұрын

Smart to put the plastic down and cutting holes for the piers

@JayAndEleinne 25 күн бұрын

@@MoroMoro1 sometimes I do something smart

@debbiemiller7342 26 күн бұрын

Moving along. Looking forward to the next video. Thanks!

@JayAndEleinne 26 күн бұрын

Thank you Debbie. We are always so grateful you're here each week.

@andrea4633 27 күн бұрын

I admire your effort! We have a wood fired central heating at home, now way would I (or any of my family) chop wood by hand, I'm so glad we have log splitters that attach to our tractor and a log saw!

@JayAndEleinne 26 күн бұрын

In time I'm sure we'll have one.

@leapontes4943 25 күн бұрын

Obrigada por compartilhar seus conhecimentos e Já me inscrevi para ver concluído seu trabalho com tantas técnicas!!!

@JayAndEleinne 25 күн бұрын

@@leapontes4943 obrigado por assistir

@ShadowMoonFarms 26 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing

@michaelcravens3767 26 күн бұрын

Looking good. Using the tire does work the best. ... Make sure to spend some time every week to chop wood, you will need a big pile come winter.

@JayAndEleinne 26 күн бұрын

Yeah it is becoming part of daily chores. Every day, chop 2 days worth of wood.

@Truongthikimcuong92 24 күн бұрын

Hi from Vietnam 🇻🇳🇻🇳 Nice to meet you ❤❤❤

@JayAndEleinne 24 күн бұрын

Hello. We can't wait to visit Vietnam. Planning on coming late next year.

@Jeremy_936 25 күн бұрын

Love your channel and excited about the progress on the cabin! Btw, I made the same suggestion to "Gettin' Off Grid" about adding an intro and he took my advice. It really helps with new viewers so they get some background on what you're doing. He just started and his views are going through the roof. Your channel will do the same. You guys have a compelling story. Anyway, thanks for the great videos. Looking forward to the next one!

@JayAndEleinne 25 күн бұрын

@@Jeremy_936 yes we've been working on one since you suggested it. Hope up have it ready in next few weeks. Thank you

@Jeremy_936 25 күн бұрын

Hey that's awesome. I really think it'll give you guys the boost you deserve. Have a good night.

@bertandbuckscott7808 27 күн бұрын

That tire is genius

@JayAndEleinne 26 күн бұрын

Wasn't my idea. But I do like it.

@SeanInAlaska 23 күн бұрын

Good job!!

@JayAndEleinne 22 күн бұрын

Fishing Saturday? We're excited to learn to floss

@user-sp1tv5th2g 27 күн бұрын

Wow….splitting that wood is hard work. Wood splitter you need, good investment for your life in Alaska. So house has begun…woohoo….😊

@JayAndEleinne 26 күн бұрын

Thank you for watching Master Yoda.

@nildabernal-qn1ro 26 күн бұрын

❤❤❤

@user-bk1kk9tl9b 26 күн бұрын

Time for a log splitter!

@gregganderson1454 26 күн бұрын

I think it helps if you weigh more than the splitting maul! 😅

@JayAndEleinne 26 күн бұрын

Lol....yeah. But at least she tried.

@DManGrand 27 күн бұрын

The tire method is a win.. I understand what you are trying to do to support the house with the brackets on the piers. But it seems weird that only 8 bolts can support the weight of the whole house over a long period. I'm sure that you have researched it and it works. Just never seen it done that way. Looking good and making progress. Be safe...

@JayAndEleinne 26 күн бұрын

I have to admit I was a bit skeptical of the bolts being the only thing holding it up also. But I did research it and spoke with others that have used it. I even considered adding more washers, but then realized it's really the nut, not the washer taking the weight.

@ricreyes6254 26 күн бұрын

good job watching here in the philiphines KABAYAN❤

@JayAndEleinne 26 күн бұрын

Salamat. Eleinne always talks about going to Baguio when she was a kid and how cold it was there. Haha....now she lives through Alaskan winters like it's nothing. Our next trip back is about 18 months away.

@JayAndEleinne 26 күн бұрын

Maraming salamat sa panunuod KABAYAN! - Eleinne

@boudicca7070 26 күн бұрын

Get a wood splitter would make both your lives so much easier. Work smarter NOT harder. 😊

@JayAndEleinne 26 күн бұрын

I'm still working on the getting smart part.

@petersimmel860 26 күн бұрын

Have you thought about digging for a root cellar? Far be for me too provide you with more work but thinking about the future it might be a great idea.

@JayAndEleinne 26 күн бұрын

Yeah great advice. Absolutely we will have one. Can't wait. But it is not in the plans for this building. When we build the main cabin it will have a walkout basement/cellar. This first cabin will only be our temporary home while we spend a few years building the main cabin. Then it will be our woodworking shop.

@leigh7776 26 күн бұрын

I think the axe weighs more than she does! A for effort though👍🏻

@JayAndEleinne 26 күн бұрын

@@leigh7776 lol yeah. Gotta give her credit for trying. Every single tool I use she wants to try. With her hair I panic a little with power tools, but teach her the safety precautions.

@bjornjonsson7061 26 күн бұрын

Sige na be careful

@JayAndEleinne 26 күн бұрын

Maraming salamat sa panunuod.

@stephenpacovich7724 25 күн бұрын

No 1b stone under neath the house?

@JayAndEleinne 25 күн бұрын

No rock

@shirleyharvey7376 26 күн бұрын

Buy a gas log splitter and save your body!!

@JayAndEleinne 26 күн бұрын

I do enjoy about 20 to 30 minutes a day of splitting. It's kind of my "workout". But in the future, a splitter will be part of our homestead.

@RobinJones-ow9oz 27 күн бұрын

Greenwood is very hard to chop you got to let it dry some hun

@JayAndEleinne 26 күн бұрын

Yeah, I'm finding out this the hard way. I originally was going to chop this all and try to have it seasoned by winter. But that plan is already out the window. Now we plan to buck all this, dry it, then split it and season it a year, and burn it next winter. This first winter we will burn some dead recently fallen trees we have which will probably only be 1 cord worth, and buy the rest.

@dcranch4820 25 күн бұрын

@@JayAndEleinne Green wood tough to split unless its frozen.