I never thought of using cardboard for strapping, great idea!

@@giterdone9013 I have lattice around the bottom of my 2 story deck and have to store my car, tools, etc under it. And there's also lattice on the ends of my porch where I keep furniture on it. I always have to cover the lattice with plastic to keep the snow and rain from blowing through them. I learned real quick about the wind blowing the plastic off one year. Plus I hated to spend money on a roll of that tape.....especially when I had tons of cardboard boxes from getting some modular cubes for my craft room renovation. I'm all about repurposing as much as possible and the cardboard strips are not that visible and your staples hold so much better. I never have the plastic blow off with the strips on it.

I was thinking of the same thing. When those cold winds blow the plastic will tear loose. She has made a beautiful home out there with a lot of work and love put into it.

Tac strips

Life is full of mistakes but it's not what happens in life that matters, it's the decisions, the choices that we make of what happened is what what's.

We don't learn if we are afraid of making mistakes 🙃

All you need is some bags of mortar… and some water,& you already have the rocks !…and you need some old stove pipe some tees in a couple dampers…. This will be a great project to film…😁

@@antonboludo8886 Never a truer word :) xox

@@antonboludo8886 I would love to visit Berlin ☺ Take care x x

Considering the time line of her uploads i dont think she'll see this. But she did put the plastic back over it, you can see the light reflecting off of it at 12:39.

In her last video, she addressed putting in the insulation backwards so I think she knows that much, just may not have put it in this video :)

@@oliviacaldwell1332 maybe... but we see her removing the paper from the insulation and putting it in pink side showing in this. Like he said, the plastic will help but she definitely didnt just flip it around. Hopefully itll still be alright.

Beings the plastic is being used she doesn’t technically need to have the paper barrier 😊 the plastic is better than the paper backing.

She was avoiding having to remove all of the interior paneling. By pulling out each bat of insulation and removing the paper she could simply tuck the bat in behind the plastic then fasten the plastic back in place. Lastly nailing boards up again. Plastic is perfectly fine as vapor barrier.

Sometimes you can't do it! ..........until you have no other choice and you make it work.

YES GIRL ♡ Go for it!! Girl Power 👊🏻 x.x

Yup, the, “Men’s Club.” I’ve been following Hannah for some time as I used to go Nomad but have since joined the off grid community. A single girl, alone, ironically at the same time as my favourite Nomad so it has been a real treat. I’m 5’4” rounded off, 125lb, ball of can and will do because girl, when you HAVE to, you’d be surprised at what you’re capable of. It was always on my bucket list, a retirement plan. But I’m glad I took the plunge now cause at 48, there’s days I wish I had Hannah’s, “younger,” energy, lol. With Google, a little bit of balls and no fear, anything is possible. Start small and with things you’re comfortable with. ❤️ And the way this poor crazy world is going, we should try not to leave any bucket list items unchecked now. Good luck and most importantly, have fun!

@@giterdone9013 All the best with your off grid life x.x

F that voice in your head! You can do anything!!!! (From another woman who is always knee deep in reno’s, DIY projects and building stuff!) 😁

Nope, those places specify " curbside" delivery.

That's what I was wondering!! x x

That was fucked up

You have to realize they are already delivering hundreds of packages a day. Many that are difficult to get to, much less carry all the way to the door. It is very painful and wears on you. Idk maybe they're not robots. Have a heart.

@@34ImpossibleShapes 🙄

Agreed. I could literally watch Hannah for hours. Great personality

I think she pulled off the brown paper because too much of it caught on snags from the wood when she put it in backwards.

Exactly

Glad somebody else said something, I've put up more than my share of insulation, helping others also, not once did we ever take off the backing/paper. Glad she's wearing the Tyvek suit, keeps from getting glass all over your arms, and everywhere else, she just had the paper backwards, it's also has edges so you can tack it down on the sides/both sides.

Not all insulation has Kraft paper so it doesn’t matter if she took off the paper or flipped it. She already had the plastic so why not use it? Either way works

The plastic is a vapor barrier

Weak

So are you. Beautiful kind words ❤️❤️

Just want to add, as I recently discovered Matt Risinger’s build show. Before you blow in insulation, air seal all your gaps around fixtures and ductwork, etc. You can buy foam sealant works like a caulking gun. Good luck!

Ffs eh? I don’t know how many people I’ve gone through and corrected. It’s like we don’t even watch the same video! I’ve got a good reply copied and ready to paste. Cover me, I’m going in… 🤣🤣

Well....it would have been quicker and less messy 🤷‍♂️

@@louaguado995 Welll, you’ve never done insulation, have you? There’s no way of doing it that it isn’t messy. And hey, that’s what finally got Hannah dancing again, getting ‘er done and making a mess. Let the dance floor officially open!!❤️

possibly true, but ... you read 472 comments? That's a lot of marm.

@@studio106raleigh Why yes. Yes I did. :)

YES, good idea, strapping right along the edges and between the windows. 👌

Too much work removing all the wood to just turn it around. Especially when she still had her outer plastic layer on. She couldn’t leave both, would creat mould.

Both couldn’t stay up, it would creat mould, peeling off the ill placed outer layer was the easiest option for her. This will work, promise. 😘

Haha, that's what I was thinking too...I'd rather do new roof and siding than undo all that beautiful work!

Yes, my first thought! You know….great minds…..

I forgot how pretty it was, so heartbreaking to have to pull it eh?

She mentioned in a post above yours that that is the plan. I have a feeling that’ll be our next video, stove and hearth installation and I, can’t, wait! She’s not kidding, it’s cold and supplies have been ridiculous. I bought mine when I saw it, in July, just came in. I knew the store only had one in my size. I got lucky. ❤️

You need those bricks or something similar to protect the wall from the heat otherwise there is an increased (very increased) fire risk.

love that 🥲

Yes true but beings she is using plastic the paper backing doesn’t have to stay on there 😊 the plastic is doing what the paper backing would be as well.

And the paper was already damaged so that's another reason too why she needed to take it off. At least that's what someone else in the comments said.

Wrong

But plastic doesn't breathe like paper does. It will block the wind but may also create more mold by not letting water vapor evaporate correctly

@@louaguado995 they sell unfaced batts for using plastic. So she’s not wrong. The paper backing doesn’t need to have plastic but without the paper backing plastic does the same. Different environment recommend different techniques 😊 You can ask any construction builder they will inform you of both techniques and what would be better recommended for your specific area. A lot of builders recommend plastic and unfaced batts over paper backing.

The only positive about Winter is Snow 🥰 x.x

My preference with a fireplace is to cover hot embers at night with ashes (not too deep). They stay hot all night. In the morning add some small wood to start it up and you've got a roaring fire in about 2 minutes. Is that practical with a wood stove?

@@imagrasshopper9510 The amount of ash left in the stove after burning wood is dependent on the type of wood you use. Temperature is also another factor that plays into this. The higher the temperature you require, the more likely you will have to clean out the ash. During the winter seasons, you must clean out excess ash from the woodstove. As it gets warmer, you will most likely not pay much attention to the heating in your home. It is easy to leave behind a layer of ash in the stove. After all, it is beneficial for lighting fires quickly and for efficiency reasons. Unfortunately, ash does come with its downsides. Ash is an acidic residue. It is efficient in drawing out moisture too. If we combine these two pieces, it can wreak havoc on the inside of your wood stove. If you have too much ash that hits the bottom of your grate, it can cause premature burnouts. Hot embers can burn for several days. At worst, you can have an unwanted fire. To leave a wood-burning stove burning overnight, you have to take several safety precautions. You first have to ensure that there is adequate maintenance on your chimney. The chimney must be swept at least once a year. Additionally, make sure there are not any flammable objects near the stove. So truely it kinda already has itself set up that way in the end with ash that is around it . :)

Exactly what I was thinking. Maybe because she put the plastic up and that’s a barrier? I’m like nooooo I think she’s doing it wrong again and I feel so bad!

I think it was because if you have both layers of plastic it will mold between them

No it doesn't hurt to have the paper and plastic on the same side that's the way they did it when we built our house 31 yrs ago. The paper is part of the r factor for the insulation so if you take the paper off it reduces the r factor of the insulation.

@@chrishoskins7677 Yes, but having done something rather similar myself after asking an old mate who was an insulator for help. I dont believe you can just flip it around with both layers of barrier together as moisture would form between the insulations back layer and the plastic sheeting causing mold. To fix it we had to take down and completely re-do the wall, thankfully only one but im assuming that Hannah probably didn’t want to do that for everything as she would have had much more work therefore the insulation as you’ve said could possibly be slightly less efficient than it would have been but made the job more efficient in terms of manual labour. Could be misinformed but either way hopefully it wont make any noticeable different to her heat it would be a right shame!

No, and she actually states this in her last two videos. She KNOWS that she only needs one outer layer and as opposed to tearing EVERYTHING down, she was tripping over it as it was ffs, then she just peeled the one against the wall off, left the interior plastic attached along the bottom, restuffed the now bare insulation back up then the plastic barrier stapled back in, THEN her walls again. It, is done, RIGHT and will do just fine. Wow, sometimes I wonder if we all watch the same videos, lol.

That's what I was thinking, but no idea if having two vapor barriers against eachother would cause issues or not lol.

You are right

Yep

Beings she is using the plastic she doesn’t have to have the paper backing 😊

@wildflower109 removing the plastic and Turing the insulation around would have been easier and no need to put the plastic back on.

@@frankmangan2113 doesn't take much for you to leave an unnecessary mean comment.

@Peary_Legal I agree. I thought the paper only limited the loose fiberglass fibers from puffing back out at you and into the room as it was smushed into place.(and staple it in place). If she put the plastic against the outer wall and taped ALL the seams then that would be a problem. If anything, she learned how to remove tongue&grove without destroying it

So many people have anxiety. What is going on? And these living in nature videos really help.

I think Hannah will be many other people's favourite KZfaqrs too 🥰 Sorry you suffer with anxiety. It's not pleasant.. Take it easy x.x

Me too 🙂 x x

Yes. This.

This - plus people keep ignoring that all of her other insulation was paperless. So she was basically just making it consistent with the other regular insulation she was using. Seems fair enough to me.

To keep both, would mean mould. This is why she needed to correct it or she just would have left it. The barrier, sadly, was supposed to be on the outside. But it’s ok now, this Wil have the intended effect, yayy!

No, and she actually states this in her last two videos. She KNOWS that she only needs one outer layer and as opposed to tearing EVERYTHING down, she was tripping over it as it was ffs, then she just peeled the one against the wall off, left the interior plastic attached along the bottom, restuffed the now bare insulation back up then the plastic barrier stapled back in, THEN her walls again. It, is done, RIGHT and will do just fine. Wow, sometimes I wonder if we all watch the same videos, lol.

You are 100% right.

@@frankmangan2113 as much as you pretend to do hate comments towards hannah, you clearly enjoy her videos enough to focus this much time and effort into commenting. i hope you can turn around chill out and start enjoying them without the weird comments!

That is what I thought. Why do you have to remove the paper backing?

Makes no sense

@@wildflowerwind6941 you dont remove it, it's there for a reason. All she had to do was reverse it

@@olivert199 I know that is what I am saying. I don't understand why she had to remove the paper.

I was thinking the same thing. The plastic doesn't breathe like paper does. Plastic won't soak up water and seems like a breeding ground for mold!