Installing a Bathroom in my Hand Built Off Grid Log Cabin

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4 ай бұрын

Log Cabin Building, Bushcraft, Survival Skills, Cooking, Canadian Wilderness, Off Grid Living, Homesteading
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@vanessagodiin770 4 ай бұрын

Excellent Job on the stairs and bathroom. You do need a mirror in the bathroom for your beautiful wife and daughters. I love how the whole cabin is so rustic, keeping in style with the location. One thing I would add if you have the room is a shelf so you can store soap and towels in the bathroom. Just a thought. Your cabin is so beautiful and it goes without saying that, it is such a great achievement for one man to build. A family paradise for sure.

@venusrising6554 4 ай бұрын

The usual beautiful, excellent craftsmanship. I'm obviously not a pioneer woman. The bathroom would be an essential. And until the bedroom was finished, a bed, next to the bath, instead of the dining room table. Yep...a scaredy cat. The loft would too risky in the middle of the night.

@jonduthiel7399 4 ай бұрын

Awesome work! The bathroom looks great. Hugs for Cali.

@kathiesullivan2543 4 ай бұрын

Very nice bathroom

@irenemathieson4229 4 ай бұрын

You are a true craftsman! The bathroom is gorgeous.

@user-ob7eb1rr3p 3 ай бұрын

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@willacampbell9939 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for showing the bathroom build today. I’ve watched your channel since your first cabin build. The building is my favorite thing. While I understand the need to share your knowledge of prepping and other self reliance skills, I’m really happy to see that you haven’t stopped sharing your craftsmanship. It’s very motivating to me to watch your skills at work. - Willa Campbell, Iowa

@marilynlautner2454 4 ай бұрын

Your sense of style and strategy is so amazing! I’m still at a loss as to where the bathroom is in the caving. Now the best was the use of white birch to canvas the sides of bathroom counter! Brilliant!

@g.m.robertson8700 2 ай бұрын

i believe inside front entry door to the right and behind the builtin bookcase .

@Go4Corvette 4 ай бұрын

Great job, Shawn. Be careful you're not getting any younger. Am 63 and did a lot of heavy work over the years, and I can still do it, but I sure feel the pain now. Take care.

@hyselwatchandclockrepair1874 4 ай бұрын

Additionally note: at my older brother's primitive house in northern Michigan he had an old hand turn auger that was 5-6' long and a little bigger than his well drive tip and we used it to drill through the difficult layer with small rocks and roots and then dropped in the drive end screen assembly contraption and drove it to the depth he wanted. That's been many years ago but I am sure if you know any blacksmiths they could wrap you a nice spiral cutting edge around a 15mm shaft that has a hammered tip on it and you could auger through the hard pack. I have passed all my blacksmiths tools and forge down to sons and grandchildren.

@johnbeach9884 4 ай бұрын

Have so enjoyed following your progress over the last several years. It gives us a greater sense of appreciation for the hardships our ancestors endured as homesteading settlers 400 years ago.

@AndreStjules-js7ed 25 күн бұрын

You're off the charts you're an amazing person able to do stuff like this blows me away what you've done I really enjoyed watching you do this thanks for your time

@oyenations162 4 ай бұрын

Nothing wrong with a ladder. It can be out of the way when not needed! Just because you are a master craftsman doesn't mean you have to to build everything always!!

@annrhodes3544 4 ай бұрын

I don’t think the stairs can be improved-leave them as is.

@oyenations162 4 ай бұрын

@@annrhodes3544 yep, They're good and he could just stain then to match and it would be fine for anyone fit enough to climb .

@judyschepp8748 4 ай бұрын

@@oyenations162You got that RIGHT!!! THIS CABIN IS BEAUTIFULLLL♥️💜💚

@mikepagliei426 4 ай бұрын

So satisfying to watch you peel that log. Bathroom turned out nice and you do the stairs the way you want to do the stairs lol.

@etchediniron4249 4 ай бұрын

He can’t expect others to understand his goals when they can’t understand his passion.

@jbthor9032 4 ай бұрын

That's what I have in my house. A folding staircase up to the attic. I don't remember when my dad put it in. Before that, we used a folding ladder.

@starrmcurry2718 4 ай бұрын

Looks like winter has come to stay….bathroom and access stairs, definitely a plus for the family. Callie is so very beautiful and just a joy to watch her. Blessings and light!

@virginiaconway374 4 ай бұрын

Your cabin looks beautiful, roomy, and luxuriously comfortable. You have so much to be proud of. I am so happy for you. You are amazing!

@MrSouthofBoston 4 ай бұрын

Happy New Year, all.

@Ryan-LetsGO 4 ай бұрын

Wow haven't seen the updates in a while, in a few years there's going to be a lodge bigger than an Aspen hotel! Great work!

@linedanzer4302 4 ай бұрын

Wow! That is the coziest most beautiful cabin bathroom I have ever seen! Nice job on the retractable ladder. @ 25:32 Just lovely. The porch, the wood, the snow, Cali and Shawn! What a vision of peace and solitude.

@Hedriks 4 ай бұрын

I love that bathroom. That vanity with the copper-coloured basin, the bathtub and matching towel rail in a cosy candle lit cabin. The veneer cabinet doors, and the counter-top... excellent.

@jangrahame4891 4 ай бұрын

No wonder you have retreated to spend so much time in the wilderness. You are a craftsman with the deep soul of an artist. It takes a lot of peace and quiet to to give it free rein.

@TaigaTurf 3 ай бұрын

Finally. This is what both cabins needed years ago. Missing the free content!

@g.m.robertson8700 2 ай бұрын

says you .

@TaigaTurf 2 ай бұрын

@@g.m.robertson8700 👍

@TheBear0769 4 ай бұрын

I put in a point t at my camper and we used an auger to go about 18 ft by hand. It was really easy. By the way, the ground competition is sand. Just a thought.

@garywillis6176 4 ай бұрын

As a Kid I loved that 3AM walk to the outhouse, especially during winter. I'm 80 years old and I remember doing it in rural Texas. Temps in the 20's or thirties were bad enough. Expedienced 30 Below in Korea, So I have some idea. Love your talent and Creativity.

@lindapetersen1800 3 ай бұрын

SHAWN & OUR CALI this sink looks like the old one in the sauna it is great looking !!! Keep sharing the skills here on the You tube it is much needed now days Shawn !!!

@marygordon3032 4 ай бұрын

Making the right decisions about the land, water and the wildlife is truly awesome, thanks Shawn! 👏👏👏🤩🤩🤩💯💯💯

@keylanoslokj1806 4 ай бұрын

Can you please be more specific?

@michaelmurray9643 4 ай бұрын

James, as a cityslicker, It,s hard for me me to imagine the lifestyle and living you've chosen for yourself and those you love, however, i've been glued to your channel from the very beginning in your off grid, R A W lifestyle. At me age (76), it would not be a choice for me, however at an earlier age I might have taken the plunge. As your project evolves, it amazes me how you use the environmental resources to make the project more 21st century Than most. Indoor plumbing, bathtub/shower, heating, ventilation and sooo many other creature comforts. It's mind boggling to me how you work around the rustic hurddles to make this work for you and your family. You're amazing ! I hope that in the future, I can help in anyway, to further, assist and support your vision, plans and dreams for a better, more sustainable life for mankind. You are just amazing James. AMAZING ! ! ! ! !

@riccisamurai 4 ай бұрын

James I have enjoyed your videos for years. Thank you

@jamesfairbairn1588 4 ай бұрын

Great video as always. Love Cali

@russellwatters5891 4 ай бұрын

Absolutely beautiful! The birch bark, copper sink, it all lends together. Your wife and daughters will love it. The pull-down stairs will absolutely work, I installed a set in my lofted 12×16 tiny house. Love what you're doing 😊

@walkingstickwoman 4 ай бұрын

Hope you are warm in this freeze Shawn James.

@rayjones4951 4 ай бұрын

I’ve watching for a long time I have enjoyed watching

@rnp497 4 ай бұрын

the pleasure of working indoors warm, whilst it snows

@markwalkington4291 4 ай бұрын

Shawn to say you are an artist would be an understatement! I am in awe everything I see you creating something new at your cabin. I had no clue you could process birch bark down the way did like that. Whether you know it or not you’re a fantastic teacher. Much love and respect! Here’s to a great year!

@thomass.586 3 ай бұрын

No update for two weeks, what's up Shawn?

@JonOfNoTrades 3 ай бұрын

He is traveling in a camper at the moment. If you're curious, he's posting updates about it on his other channel, Shawn James.

@djmoulton1558 4 ай бұрын

I've always thought a retracting stairway would be the right answer for a small cabin like yours. Good job! Considering the large amount of clouds we get in winter when you want power the most, perhaps a small wind generator along the south side of the swamp would be a worthwhile consideration.

@djmoulton1558 4 ай бұрын

Micro-hydro units might be a tad too unsightly for this aesthetic.

@ws775 4 ай бұрын

I don’t think the waterfall is on his property, or if it is it is too far away.

@randywunderlich6315 4 ай бұрын

Wow!!!!! Thanks Shawn, it’s a pleasure to watch you & Cali building again!!!! More work, less talk is the key to your success!!!! Well done…

@user-bi8hs4zb8l 4 ай бұрын

I agree!!

@johnwasula5907 4 ай бұрын

I do like that your family's safety comes first. Shows your character. I installed one of those pull down stairs in my garage and had to ADD about 10 cm to the bottom rung. It was a bit of a stretch for my wife but she got used to it.

@EmilyBltz 3 ай бұрын

The bathroom is stunning !!!

@elisabethbenders-hyde5286 4 ай бұрын

We had a ladder like that leading to our attic. One day we got a call from the kids who used to live in the house before us, asking if they could see the house again since they were in the neighborhood. It was the sound of the ladder coming down that triggered most of their memories of their mom, who had since passed away. Just seeing the ladder you installed conjured up all these memories of 50 years ago.

@KraftyKathi 4 ай бұрын

I love watching you design on the fly.

@randyferguson2952 4 ай бұрын

Better get mike Holmes to design those steps 😂

@elsamere 4 ай бұрын

Beautiful bathroom. Beautiful cabin. Beautiful Cali. 🧡

@Rendall81 2 ай бұрын

💜

@llahboard 2 ай бұрын

The logs aged well considering the climate. Cheers and much love Shawn

@BiornBear 4 ай бұрын

Oh man, I hate to see Cali getting grey on her face. I hope she has many years to come. Place is looking great by the way. Hope some day I can start one.

@Betsy-sp7jr 4 ай бұрын

This cabin outshines the other one. Your skills are amazing. Your wife must love it there. The girls too

@loridill4683 4 ай бұрын

The bathroom looks great! I think your wife and daughters will love it. Great job Shawn.

@chiccabay9911 4 ай бұрын

Just needs a mirror for the ladies.

@Houseds 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing the process of installing a bathroom in a wooden cabin, which is very unique and impressive. Thin pieces of wood bark are separated and covered to create natural wood grain.

@greywolfwalking6359 4 ай бұрын

Great lookin wood work!! Awesome!! The stairs are a good fix..they can be stained To match your walls n such... Bathroom is now good in winter weather!! Thanks for sharing!! C ya on the next video !! 🐺🧙‍♂️🦊

@jameswulzen590 4 ай бұрын

Been watching you over the years building your vision for you , your beautiful dog and family from my wheelchair here in Hawaii' really an adventure for sure and thanks for it all.

@georgelausberg5509 3 ай бұрын

Hello Sir, I really do hope you are able to read this comment. I have recently been watching you. And I have subscribed to your channel.. I listen to everything you say. I am 62 now, but I have always wanted to live a life as you do. And living vicariously through you, or gathering information on how you do things…To maybe help somebody else in something that I have learned from you. my point is you have been blessed, I am not envious of your life, I am grateful and thankful, for you and your family. It brings me joy to watch you, and although I am older, and I may never be able to be where you are, I am still gathering your information. Still enjoying every moment of all your hard work. And thankful that there are still people in the world like you. may the Lord bless you and your family. And I mean that with all my heart.❤ I am thankful that you are such a wonderful man. And truly happy for you and your family. For me .. I find joy and peace in your videos.. and I look forward to them.. bless you, sir..

@josef2619 4 ай бұрын

Tolle Videos, toller Mann und super Unterhaltung. Danke Ihnen! Mögen Sie noch lange weitermachen!!!🎉🎉🎉

@bennyt.christensen3970 4 ай бұрын

Genau auch meine Worte und Meinung von Shawn ☺

@douggibson9084 4 ай бұрын

Excellent video, from skinning a deer to skinning a birch bark tree. Up coming episode building a birch bark canoe???

@cassandrabos2176 4 ай бұрын

That is So pretty. I like the head room. Nice colors… a welcoming bathroom indeed❤️

@kamrantaghinia 4 ай бұрын

hello, your beautiful works deserve appreciation, build new houses every day so that we can enjoy visiting your masterpiece, have better days ahead and always be safe.i am kamran from iran.

@lorettaharris4377 3 ай бұрын

I haven't watched your channel for a long time, and this cabin is awesome. What an improvement to the other cabin. Oregon, US

@MrJerryKramer Ай бұрын

I so much enjoy your vision on how you work your magic carpentry 😊

@elizabethjohnson475 4 ай бұрын

It's so funny with each episode I watch, that I find this huge smile on my face!! I love watching, and praying for you.

@almathees3839 4 ай бұрын

Bathroom is beautiful!🫶🏻 ❤the hammered copper sink on the Birch counter. Great job on the detail!👏🏻 Callie is loving the snow!🌬️❄️🐾🫶🏻

@robertcaudwell2240 4 ай бұрын

Very nice job and keep up the good job 😊

@robertcaudwell2240 4 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏 for all you have done . I can see what is happening in is 🌍 world today

@jac5824 4 ай бұрын

Can't wait for the tour. The cabin looks better and better each video. Amazing craftsmanship Shawn.

@user-bi8hs4zb8l 4 ай бұрын

I can’t wait either!!!!

@ws775 4 ай бұрын

Did you watch the video with the basement tour?

@user-bi8hs4zb8l 4 ай бұрын

@@ws775 yep

@marisanavarro996 2 ай бұрын

Hola, disculpa. Quería preguntarte si le ha pasado alguna cosa al señor Shawn.. pq hace mucho tiempo que no edita nada.muchas gracias por tu atención. 😊

@lydiaegonzalez4442 4 ай бұрын

Good to hear and see that you accept the reality of time. Sometimes you just have to accept "Good enough"!!! Also thoroughly enjoy the beauty of where you are. Being able to use an indoor bathroom is priceless !!!. Cannot imagine using an outhouse at night, especially in the winter! Press on with your fun projects....pee is a nutrients for soil? Who knew? emptying the receptical???

@cherrydowns7745 4 ай бұрын

When I lived in KY I used my urine to fertilize my collards. They were very productive and tasted like real collards, unlike the store bought. Nothing quite as good as home grown collards, beans and baked potato.

@cargotrailerkenny 4 ай бұрын

The cabin's looking like a pretty cozy place to be working on the finer details during that blustery weather.

@uglykidmoe150 4 ай бұрын

sitting here at my pc watching this, your most current download and i glance to the right of the screen in the area that shows some of the other vids you have made. the one that popped out was you and your bride titled "Find A Partner And Stay Married", on that note Shawn, i would suggest you install a mirror in that beautiful bathroom. happy wife, happy life ; )

@nick.caffrey 4 ай бұрын

So funny to hear your distaste for the HomeDepot ladder! Cali appears to have doubts too. But, sometimes you have to take a quicker path. It's a lovely home, Shawn. Fair play to you for the effort that went into it!

@MIGHTYRIVERS19 3 ай бұрын

So well done , small but all comfy , such a lovely cabin , best wishes

@aria-sol 3 ай бұрын

🤣🤣2 Semanas de WEEKEND que abandonados nos tienes.

@carolynjoiner1602 4 ай бұрын

Wonderful progress. Beautiful bathroom cabinet and sink. Hugs for 🐕 Cali. Stay safe 🙏.

@garywillis6176 4 ай бұрын

I saw an Add for a new telescoping.expanding Latter that might take up even less room.

@dennisbeaver5958 4 ай бұрын

Great job on the bathroom. Especially like the birch bark facing on the cabinet doors. Well, the live edge counter top is really nice too!

@jamesc264 4 ай бұрын

Double glazed windows are always good. In Scandinavia they do triple glazed windows

@annrhodes3544 4 ай бұрын

@@jlotoo850They would make cold-frame plant starter boxes.

@patriciapepe3013 4 ай бұрын

Your cabin is a work of art!! Watching you build and create is so inspiring. What an amazing craftsman!!!

@DavidWvu 3 ай бұрын

I hope you and the family are well, Mr. James.

@ronaldschnaider1605 3 ай бұрын

I think it would be nice to build the Wood Cabin Sauna there.

@brettlacheney 4 ай бұрын

Everything looks great Shawn!

@yvonnesimmons9001 4 ай бұрын

Wow, bathroom counter is a beaut! We had a cabin and when you install double panel good windows, you will notice such an improvement. Less heat loss. More comfortable away from fire. Windows are a curse and love. Hope you add a mirror and shelf in your bathroom :) Ps Love the stairs fold away to loft, Great idea.

@lisaforte1575 4 ай бұрын

Thank you! Beautiful!

@treehuggingmusician595 4 ай бұрын

I love birch trees..You have used their bark in a beautiful way.

@shanedubose8986 3 ай бұрын

Always great work. Been watching since almost the start of the channel. I Didn’t have little to no carpentry skills but from watching all the things accomplished in the past years from this channel inspired me to take a chance at it myself. I’ve accomplished many things since. Build my own porch then start a mild wood working business building sliding farm house doors, decks and steps, shutters, bed swings fixing to build another big porch and pool deck in back project. Thank sir for your inspiration and everything time you make coffee it never fails even when I don’t want any watching you make some on that wood burning stove makes me make a pot 😂✊🏻

@sammyacosta5442 3 ай бұрын

I know Sometimes once a Room or Wall or something canned or your garden is worked on it's a large part of Survival ! It's like a Story of when families would accomplish the finishing a days work and sitting down at the table for dinner and bonding with stories of that day! Even when their is tribulations the family is first! So all of these things we do are Our Survival!

@SJC49 4 ай бұрын

Sorry but Cali sitting the chair is the best part of this video!😍🇨🇦

@AlterEgoNumber42 4 ай бұрын

A tub. In my world, an essential for mental and physical health. ☺

@robertamurphy1124 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for letting me dream!

@cedricjwilliams8425 4 ай бұрын

Oh yeah stay safe and healthy 😊.

@robmarshall5100 4 ай бұрын

Just use an airpoint, break up the sand all you need is a compressor hose and a piece of pipe and crimp the end of it

4 ай бұрын

Regarding the Bathroom "Happy Wife Happy Life"😊

@jeanadamsick9854 4 ай бұрын

HEY SHAWN, PERHAPS IF YOU ALSO STAINED THE FOLD AWAY STEP LADDER, IT WOULD BLEND IN W/YOUR RUSTIC!! AWESOME, VANITY FOR THE BATH ROOM!! LIKEN THE BATH ROOM!! Do take care. Fl., USA

@robertmyers461 4 ай бұрын

I'm serious I will never understand it I can't never figure it out but when I was a kid I had dreams of my life going that way but due to wrong choices or what ever just never happened for me not even close but I appreciate being able to see it threw you

@gimatobar4791 4 ай бұрын

Love that vanity. You are amazing.

@Oxatolla 3 ай бұрын

I'm thrilled to finally see you using power tools!

@murrayandru7527 4 ай бұрын

As Always Mr. James Impressed LARGE at All you've done.. Take care , grab the Family and go get some perch... fun times...

@sharmistharaha3083 3 ай бұрын

Hi I am Moon from India, from today I became your Fan, so beautiful your wood house, you are such a smart man knows so much work, love to see those colourful nature red yellow green wow just amazing, Hats off to you

@drfloppyowns 4 ай бұрын

Shawn, that high gloss and that live edge with the copper sink is amazing. Impressive craftsmanship.

@kaboom-zf2bl 4 ай бұрын

i see what you mean abut how the stairs look ... a rebuild later after some thought into a more rustic look would be a good idea ... perhaps edges of logs for the treads ... and sawmill boards for the flats you need ... keep it lighter than the walls so it stands out when it's down .... save a had knock or two then ;) . dont forget one thing ... plan for living in it now ... but make plans knowing you will be living in it in much later life ... cover your bases now for later .... be looking forward to the days of less mobility that birch log you stripped would make an excellent timber to rebuild the bedroom stairs from ... light and looks awesome ... use your ice auger to predrill the sand pump hole ... insert sand pump in the cavity and backfill with sand ... you have an extension for the ice auger I assume ... you should be able to get a good 6 feet down with that ...

@TreesAndRoots 4 ай бұрын

As always, it is good to see you again in the cabin 🤩

@marjoriemoser3961 4 ай бұрын

I appreciate your tenacity!!! Keep up this fantastic journey!!!

@jchihat 4 ай бұрын

This is the type of videos I like.😊

@tommycapps9903 4 ай бұрын

Shawn that you for sharing your life and work!

@chinoyhealingfoodstravels8888 4 ай бұрын

Greetings from Redondo Beach CA USA 🇺🇸. Nice work on the bathroom. It has a retro and homey -feel. Your cabin seems to look very warm despite the snowy weather. Stay warm and enjoy your family visit.🌷🌷🌷

@terrid8880 4 ай бұрын

That bathroom is beautiful! Very cool!

@valerieweekley7775 4 ай бұрын

I am so impressed with your work. I am glad you got some modern tools to help in your progress. I hope in the spring you can get your outdoor kitchen and bedroom done.