I Built the Most AIRTIGHT Cabin on YouTube

I Built the Most AIRTIGHT Cabin on YouTube - EP 60

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A drafty cabin is the absolute worst, it never seems to get comfortable for you or your family as temperatures drop down outside, you can crank up your heat pump, load up your fire but it feels like your cabin is getting colder faster than you can heat it up. Air tightness is a good way to limit the energy losses but also allows you to control the air quality making it a safe and comfortable environment and that’s exactly what I’m planning on for my Cabin and that is precisely what we’re going to discuss in todays episode.
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I am Tristan, I am building a 400 SF cabin at the back of my house. I plan on doing it all by myself. I plan on sharing this journey here on KZfaq where I will show you every step of the way, all the struggles I run into and everything I will learn from this experience. I will then rent the cabin as a short term rental in hope of covering most, if not, all my house mortgage (House Hacking). Follow me here as this will absolutely be one of a kind journey.
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Content of the video :
00:00 - Intro
00:40 - Intello Plus Rear Wall Installation
04:24 - Intello Plus Front & Side Wall Installation
05:23 - Missing Framing & Insulation
07:47 - Intello Plus Ceiling Installation
08:31 - Making Windows Airtight
10:41 - Bathroom Framing
11:42 - Intello Plus in Bathroom
12:31 - Water Heater Pan Drain
13:30 - Intello Plus in Attic
14:41 - Finishing Intello Plus at Ceiling
15:28 - Electrical Panel & Door
16:01 - Ceiling Electrical Chase
16:40 - Next time !
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@MalleusDei275 8 күн бұрын

Love the cantilevered looks outs...

@TheDIYCabinGuy 8 күн бұрын

Thanks

@freddiegraham4756 3 ай бұрын

Fantastic Job, only a self builder would take such pride. The water heater drip tray and toilet overflow easily feed into the sink drain using a splice. No need to more pipes on outside of cabin... keep it up. great job so far.

@TheDIYCabinGuy 3 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot!

@MalleusDei275 8 күн бұрын

Not so many stapled....the tongue and Grove plus fasteners is plenty.

@nickmackenzie7124 4 ай бұрын

Your level of detail pleases my OCD. 😂

@TheDIYCabinGuy 4 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣 the engineer in me can’t help it

@jerryf609 4 ай бұрын

That air and moisture barrier is fantastic.

@TheDIYCabinGuy 4 ай бұрын

Thanks ! I’m excited to see how it’ll perform once I have the heat pump going

@jeromehirszowski1659 4 ай бұрын

Mamene killing it !!!

@TheDIYCabinGuy 4 ай бұрын

🙏🙏🙏

@98teardrops 3 ай бұрын

After watching at least 10 episodes over the last few days, I finally caught up to this most recent episode. Your attention to detail and thoroughness in completing a task is really something. Are you concerned about your metal roofing eventually leaking because of all the fasteners that are penetrating into the surface of the metal and are directly exposed to the elements? The reason I am asking is because I have a small section of corrugated fiberglass roofing material that covers an outside staircase that leads up to an upstairs apartment and is leaking in a few spots because of the fasteners.

@TheDIYCabinGuy 3 ай бұрын

Yes I am, I have a similar roof on my house and had some leaks. I think the only way to prevent it is to be proactive and inspect all fasteners every so often because otherwise, a leak will end up happening. I’ll probably get on the roof every year or so to check all screws manually to make sure that none have become loose.

@davidmaier343 4 ай бұрын

Great episode 🎉

@TheDIYCabinGuy 4 ай бұрын

Thanks !

@steverapp3336 4 ай бұрын

Tristan, no one could ever accuse you of being lazy. Be confident that your grit will lead to success wherever life takes you. My only concern is whether you ever get to spend time with your wife. :) Hopefully you’re taking some days off between working, researching, building and editing to enjoy your family. Best of luck finishing this project, can’t wait to see if posted on Airbnb. Nice work!

@TheDIYCabinGuy 4 ай бұрын

Thank you very much, you’re correct that the past 2.5 years have been hectic ! I thought this project was going to take only a year and here I am, still building. We’re also expecting our second daughter in a few weeks now so I’m not sure how this cabin is ever going to get done even though I feel that I’m getting pretty close. I probably was overly confident throwing myself in this project while starting a family at the same time, lesson learned. The motivation is also to have the space done so that my parents can come visit from France whenever they please and stay for extended periods of time since our house will be maxed out in term of space. Thank you for the kind words.

@steverapp3336 4 ай бұрын

Congrats on baby #2! I guess you did get to spend a little time with your wife :). Seriously though, best of luck.

@mountainmancaraway6431 4 ай бұрын

So when I wrapped my post frame I came up with a great way to hold the roll of wrap at whatever height you need it and still be able to unroll as much as you need to make a wall length run. First i drilled a hole in the middle of a 6 inch long piece of 2x6 and pulled the long side of a ratchet strap through the hole until the hook contacts the 2x6. Then l ran the long end of the strap through the core of the roll and fed it back into the ratchet half. You can hang the short side hook on the end of your wall run and adjust the height with the ratchet mechanism. The strap lets the roll spin so you can pull off as much as you need and staple back towards the roll.

@TheDIYCabinGuy 4 ай бұрын

Nice ! Thanks

@DanLee1969 4 ай бұрын

Very good work

@TheDIYCabinGuy 4 ай бұрын

Thanks !

@FuccoTheClown 4 ай бұрын

Progress!!! :D

@TheDIYCabinGuy 4 ай бұрын

Yes ! Very exciting !

@jerryf609 4 ай бұрын

Sacre bleu!

@TheDIYCabinGuy 4 ай бұрын

😂

@alfredonski 4 ай бұрын

If I can make a cabin 1/10th as good as your cabin it would still be the best cabin in my entire neighborhood.

@TheDIYCabinGuy 4 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot! Well builders usually tend to rush and quality control is really poor, that’s why I love doing it by myself!

@alfredonski 4 ай бұрын

Same reason I am planning on building my own. Sheers!@@TheDIYCabinGuy

@rkeantube 4 ай бұрын

if you get a thermal camera, you can see where the cold spots/heat leaks are

@TheDIYCabinGuy 4 ай бұрын

It might be a good thing to do once I have my heat pump installed

@MachoMaster Ай бұрын

@@TheDIYCabinGuy I wonder why you are not using double or triple glass windows. They drastically improve the heat/cold/noise insulation. The same question about the door. Why not have a small entrance with outside and inside doors?

@TheDIYCabinGuy Ай бұрын

@@MachoMaster all the windows are double glass, I don’t think there’d room to have some sort of mud room

@MachoMaster Ай бұрын

@@TheDIYCabinGuy Thanks for answering. Not necessary for a mud room. Just two doors, one opening to the outside and one opening to the inside with perhaps as little as 5cm air in between, would already make a huge difference. Just an idea for you to consider.

@TheDIYCabinGuy Ай бұрын

@@MachoMaster oh i see, like a storm door

@ozhoo 4 ай бұрын

I would love to see a blower door test 🤔

@TheDIYCabinGuy 4 ай бұрын

Probably won’t do one but would be interesting indeed

@MrYorugua12345 4 ай бұрын

How much have you spent so far on the cabin build. Did you go over your original budget?

@TheDIYCabinGuy 4 ай бұрын

If you get the cabin plans (link in the description), you’ll receive my monthly newsletter where I give an update on my budget each month

@dougfraser8698 4 ай бұрын

Awesome watching your progress ,how many days did it take you to complete the barrier? I'm using the 6mm vapour barrier as per the Ontario code with Acusti-seal then tape ,by myself taking forever ,our main room ceiling is 24 ft up lol

@TheDIYCabinGuy 4 ай бұрын

Thanks! Took me exactly 56 working hours to get all this done. Dang! That’s a high ceiling! Hopefully you’re not just using one ladder like I did

@dougfraser8698 4 ай бұрын

@@TheDIYCabinGuy no sir ,bought 4 sets scaffolding,will sell them when I'm done hopefully

@TheDIYCabinGuy 4 ай бұрын

@@dougfraser8698 nice!

@416Burrito 4 ай бұрын

If you are installing a wood stove, it is going to struggle mightily by making your cabin air tight. You are going to need to bring in a fresh air intake for your wood stove

@TheDIYCabinGuy 4 ай бұрын

No wood stove and yes! You’re correct, I am installing a HRV system to bring in fresh air.

@redemptiverevelation 4 ай бұрын

Nice episode! Was the intelliplus a sponsor? Where did you get it?

@TheDIYCabinGuy 4 ай бұрын

I wish! No it wasn’t. I think I came across it online, there is only one website selling it in the USA I think. It’s called 475 performance.

@redemptiverevelation 4 ай бұрын

@@TheDIYCabinGuy if you are not getting all or most of your materials for free at this point, you are not using KZfaq correctly lol. Although marketing a full-time job and you seem to be busy building a cabin lol

@TheDIYCabinGuy 4 ай бұрын

@@redemptiverevelation i wish I am doing it wrong! I tried to contact bigger brands but I don’t think I was big enough for them to bite.

@redemptiverevelation 4 ай бұрын

@@TheDIYCabinGuy yeah there are lots of channels, but yours is solid, great cabin series, my favorite! Hopefully you’re getting something from YT

@TheDIYCabinGuy 4 ай бұрын

@@redemptiverevelation for now it’s been more of a passion project, I make a little bit of money but if I calculated my hourly rate it’d probably be extremely low 😂