Making All The Covered Deck Rafter Boards For Our Cabin Homestead Build| Homestead Updates
Did We Make The Perfect Template? Today We're Working On Our Covered Deck's Rafter Boards For Our Cabin Homestead Build. PLUS Homestead Animal & Garden Updates
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Gifted teacher here...just an idea for a creativity project for the kids. What if you take those stained cutoff pieces from the rafters and challenge them to piece them into a block mural on one of the playhouse walls inside? I saw long triangles and some rectangles I think. Guess I'm always seeing STEM project ideas using items that would normally be waste! Anyway, it was just a creativity idea I had and thought I would share! Love watching all the growth on the 41.36. I've been quietly watching and admiring all of you guys since camp life! You guys are truly an inspiration!❤❤
Loving the garden.🎉❤
Love that idea,think it would be an awesome project for there children!!
I do something like that for my 6 and4 year old grandsons. They just can’t wait to come to granddaddy’s house. I drill the holes for them and they nail them to everything that doesn’t move.
Have a Happy mother's day full of blessings. Good luck in your project. May God continue blessing you all ❤
I can’t wait til you get your deck boards down so my knees don’t knock every time you go out there.😂
We are definitely related Mel. I Love grabbing tomatoes from the garden for BLT’s & home grown tomatoes are so juicy. Happy Mom’s Day! I am so very Proud of you both ❤Auntie Laura🙏🙏🙏Blessing’s
Mel, I'm amazed that you can help carry a long board and still film!
Awesome video God Bless you and your family Amen
It’s a blessing to be able to go out to your garden and gather up something for dinner or lunch or anytime
I often find myself wondering if i would have the patience to build my own home. Lol. Watching your channel and others it seems easier than it is but you can't tell the toll it takes. You guys have really transformed that place and are doing great. Both families have come a long way just over the past year. Proud if you guys even though im nobody, it takes a lot to do what you're doing and im not just talking about financially. You are strong and very self motivated and you work together as a family. There's not a lot of that left in the world today.
Having all the chicks in the corner like that was such a good idea. 👍
Happy Mother's Day, Mel !!! Hope you have a wonderful day!
Good to see the porch roof going well can't wait to see you install next year
You got this beat Gary, can’t wait to see the added rafters, it’s going to change the whole look. 👍👍❤️❤️🇨🇦
You guys are favorite youtube channel . I love watching you two work together to build your home and Homestead.
You Gary tickle me! But, you go the extra mile just to make sure and that's cool! Mel, your garden looks awesome! Once again Mel have a Happy Mother's Day!
❤ Wow! Sometimes I think you are holding out on us. From what I've seen on this episode a very big difference has been happening everywhere from the house, garden spot is another Wow. Down the hill on the animals are growing so fast. It will not be long before you will be putting groceries in the freezer. I think Gary does a great job of keeping the design of the house and buildings on the property strong as he can. I like that attitude towards building. The two of you are really hard working couple. Enjoyed the show and keep em coming. ❤
Love watching you two. You are accomplishing so much. Your garden is so beautiful and so neat. The animal pens are awesome. Your children are beautiful and growing up so fast. You are so blessed. Happy Mother's Day Mel.
As always it's always great to be able to watch y'all work together building every part of y'all's homestead. ❤❤❤❤
Love seeing you two working together… one day at a time… nice work… stay safe and have a great weekend…
Just got off an 8 hour shift.I'm not just laying around the comfort of my home watching you work.I'm exhausted and was enjoying your progyes. Didn't need that comment
I SURE HOPE YOU GUYS CAN ENJOY THIS SUNDECK for the SUMMER!!!!!!🙂🙂
Gary please lay some of the zip board down so that Mel doesn’t fall plus it would give her some security when she’s walking out onto the deck
Gary the message on your T shirt is great - first time I have seen that message!
Yes Mel we need to keep our fingers crossed that this works I’m praying that it will 🙏🫰
Good morning 🙏 🌄. A shade would be great over your hammock swing! Garden is looking great! Have a great weekend and Happy Mothers day Melanie 😊❤
You can hook PVC pipe over your t-posts and put chicken wire on them and let your peas and cucumbers or other vines grow on them, thus putting shade on the ground plants. I used to plant my radishes and small onions in the block holes letting me have more room for other plants in the bed.
The garden came out beautiful!! Love it!
Wow! Your Garden is Rocking!! 👍
Your garden is doing great, what a big difference from when you first went out to scout out your property. I remember you in Arizona wishing to move . Loved you guys have a wonderful weekend.💕😀😀💕🙏
Love you guys . Spell check ugh !😮
Happy mothers day ladies.
When you were talking about a corner shink. We had one in our house and we all really liked ❤❤❤❤it
I like the template idea .. it makes sense to take the time to do that and everything will go faster in the long run.. no constantly having to measure every one individually.. put the template on the board, mark and cut.. The garden looks fantastic! The animals are doing well too.. I’m a bit surprised you lost so many baby chicks.. I knew you would loose some but, not so many..
Hi 👋 the Garden is doing so great... Amazing.... in my opinion, you should be dragging all the mowed down racked up stuff into the chicken run . A) the more free stuff they eat , the less store bought they eat. B) you will creating better compost and more of it ..... I am thinking a wheel barrows worth every day for a while.. Summer is here the Kids will need something to do...Ha Ha .... Great Build.....Great Kids.....Great Critters 😊
😊 Great Job Gray and Mel 😊
I hope that thin cut end isn’t all your planning on attaching that to the existing roof !? Or otherwise If you get some strong winds that decking roof could very possibly get snatched right off of that house. Those rafters need to be tied Through the existing roof and attached to the house Roof Trusses. Then down at the soffit area have upright Vertical braces tied into the roof trusses and back up to & tied into the rafters to give those rafters more support against wind. Not only support against wind but just as importantly load bearing support. Because if you don’t add vertical support braces on every rafter you’re not going to have any load bearing support. Reason I’m telling you this is if you get a load of snow on there the way you’re planning on attaching it there’s nothing to stop that heavy load from buckling that roof. My strong opinion is Gary Swallow your pride & consult with a local professional carpenter about what I’m telling ya. Because if you don’t & in the future a heavy snow load or strong winds and tens of thousands of dollars in damage later.... You’ll wish you had of. I’m only trying to give you some sound carpenters advice to save you a lot of heartache and money in the near future.
There's not much of a snow load in northern Arkansas, about the same as I get here in missouri. But I understand what you're saying. I have been wondering about what they are going to do with it. Something felt off about it but I'm not a carpenter either. Just know how I typically see porch roofs attached, the way you described. I would definitely be worried about the wind for sure, these storms are ridiculous bringing pretty high winds.
Good Evening Mel and Gary!! 🦋😊💕
Looking real good Guys! The Garden is coming on well. Have you thought about planting some Fruit Tree's? Apple, Pair and Cherries? The Cherry Tree in Bloom covered in Flower is a sight to behold. You can get the Dwarf Variety that will only grow to around six foot so will not block your views. You can also just grow them in a large Plant Pot. My Dwarf Apple Tree give's me around 50 pounds of Fruit a year. They are very hardy and take very little maintenance.
W❤W your garden is doing extremely well 👍
WOW your garden looks so Good
To help with your garden, you all need shade cloth over the area, and could possibly use hoops or cattle panels with shade clothes over them. ( probably need 40-50% shade cloth). I love you and the whole framily!!
I have been watching you guys since your move to the 41.36 and this is my first time commenting on your platform wow you guys came a long way keep on your doing a hell’a a progress I love how everything is coming out. GB Bklyn Ny 😊
On your new shed you built use some of your scrap wood and make frames for those vent windows add heavy clear plastic vis queen like you put over the openings on the house and staple it to the frames then hinge them at the top and add latches and prop arms ... they'll keep the rain out but allow sun but if it gets to hot you can prop them up and allow air but they'll be like an awning to keep some of rain elements out . Later use Palram polycarbonate clear green house panel to replace vis Queen..
Hi Gary and Mel, yep it’s good Yakka just getting it done, those rafters look heavy and awkward, but teamwork succeeded. Those lateral rafters will be a challenge with their complex angles, a test for creative problem solving. It’s something that I try to solve on paper to form a plan of attack. Just a thought about the chicken barn , have you thought of making a a ventilated ridge capping, that’s will keep the heat lower. take care and stay safe.
Love that idea! Now that is thinking outside the box….lol @ 📦 I like to see ppl leaving such great ideas that I wouldn’t think of!!
The garden is looking great!
It all looks great. Have a wonderful weekend
For being "simple" Gary sure makes things complicated. 😂 😂
Garden is beautiful.....hugs
Garden is looking good. Lots of veggies for salads. Lettuces and radishes now. The yellowing is also a sign of needing more fertilizer. Be careful with adding too much.
Loving the garden. 🎉❤
WOW '' VERY BEAUTIFUL GARDEN !! GOD IS GOOD , JUST LOOK ALL AROUND YOU !!
Cute bunnies and chicks. I would love to hold them. :)
God Bless from your Canadian Friend.
Get on with the rest of the deck rafter boards, and finishing off the whole roof already, K!!!!
Your garden sure is growing. Looks great.
Great job guys and the garden looks great
So excited to see the progress 🥰 Random tip that I’ve seen mentioned online is to remove the stickers on the windows so they don’t leave a mark, esp if the sun shines on them a lot. Not sure how true it is but might not be worth the risk 😬 Rooting for you guys from Sweden! ❤
The bunnies 🐰 so cute
Everything looks amazing n awesome
"Bing bonging" First time I heard that one 😊 It basically means quit yakking and get busy. In the UK they use the term " waffling " which means the same thing.😊 Gary it's better to over think than take the chance on not getting it right. Glad to see the rabbits doing okay. Excited to see the next step on the deck build. Be safe up there.
Bing Bonging actually means jumping around. Juggling many things at once. Has nothing to do with talking at all or "waffling".. Just sayin 😉
Am happy for GARY AND MELL 👍🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
We would put the tile in the fridge overnight and bring out in the morning and then trade them out throughout the day
I can't remember if Y'all are one of the Framily I told, but you can dry and crush some of your carrot leaves to sprinkle in salads and soups like a spicy seasoning.😋
Howdy!!! Have a great weekend!!!!
Looking great you guy's. The garden is beautiful! I am zone 9b FL and my some vegetables needs some shade so I use taller heat loving flowering plants as shade and it's good for pollinator.
Happy for you guys
Gary missed the strawberries lol
Hey Mel it might help to mulch the garden to keep the moisture in.
I like how when Gary said it’s gonna work out really nice ....Mel done The ole fingers crossed 🤞🏼To the camera. 😂🤣👍🏼
Believe me i do understand how much time it takes you guys
They make shade cloth for the garden. Check it out. I don't need it because I’m in Pennsylvania and it doesn't get that hot.
In fl. We have bug screen nets over our flowers and ferns.
Gary you are very thorough in everything that you do maybe you can build my house for me some day great job and keep up the great work
Love how everything is coming along, the garden looks amazing
Wow
westport here people
Wow lots of progress with house and animals. Good for you. Have a great weekend✌️🇺🇸❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
We've had alot of rain lately. That will turn young plants yellow too.
If you want to stop the pee battle, put a 4 or 5 inch tall wall up between them. Dont block the possibility of them seeing each other.
WOW,the garden look awesome.🤗❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Great video guys 👍👍👍👍👍👍😊😊😊
Your rafters are superb and look at those groceries growing...it's all looking awesome 👌 👏 🍓🥕🫑🥬🍅
Love this time of year New baby’s on the farm
Oh my goodness I am very jealous of your garden. I am still waiting for it to get warm enough. (Living in Canada). Garry great job on your templates. It is getting so exciting.
Thank you for showing your birds off. Now all you need are a couple of peacocks.
Hello 🤗 moving right along on the cabin👌 your garden is really looking nice 😉 Happy Mother's Day Mel 💐
Mel and Gary ..it’s looking great!! ❤❤❤
Lettuces are part shade plants, they bolt in the sun. They make sun shade material that can be put up & taken down. It lets just enough sun in too. The garden looks amazing. I’m in PA, last frost date 4/30. We’ve had all our early Spring plants in(onions, potatoes using the Ruth Stoudt method, peas etc) & have everything but the tomatoes I started indoors bc I got my seeds later in the season. Only have a couple more plants to go in & we’ll be done. We have raised beds in several areas, but don’t have a lot of yard space so we have 2 Greenstalks, 1 3 tier which is on our porch that’s full of lettuces which gets part shade. It’s on a spinner, so I turn it every night. The 5 tier is new. It’s a full garden, just vertical. So excited for garden & canning season!
Don't forget to put the crown side up
Nice looking garden keep up the hard work y'all and be safe working
I am so excited for you guys!😊🎉❤
Do like jared croker did putting the shade cloth over the plants they get less harsh sun on the plant
Mel, your garden is beautiful. Pick that strawberry!The chicks are so cute. What are the plans for the goats. Just pets will you breed them for food or to sell or milk them? Happy Mother's Day.
Hoops would work great if you don’t want the shade for yourself when you are working in the garden. We have 3 10x20 shade cloths over our garden but we are expanding our garden constantly and I think we are just going to hoop the beds in our expansion. Love what you are doing with your homestead. Great attention to detail!
The yellowing of the plants could also mean they need iron. Pretty cheap fix if that’s what it is 👍
You could easily make individual shade structures for each bed that wouldn’t block your view, and able to be adjusted as the sun travels.
Wow I can tell that they are growing so fast
You did an excellent job, have a blessed weekend
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camouflage netting ?--visually softer in the green environment---maybe
Going to look amazing
I love how the stain turned out