Porch Roof Build - Couple Building Off Grid
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.พ. 2025
- In this episode of building off-grid, we are installing trusses for our porch.
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It’s the stitch you dropped on your Amish quilt to remind you that no one is perfect, but God. 💕
You have brought an whole new meaning to using your head.
The cat head bonk in the end had me giggling. Was that a first blooper ever??
Jules is the resident expert it’s a great title. Self explanatory doing the best you can while being careful is the best training..
I’ve been with you two since your tent days. My comment today “RESPECT”.
I built a similar porch,years ago and I put 30 30 screen on before I put the floor boards down. No bugs mosquitos. It's definitely worth it
We call those Wholly worms. This summer their little tines or whatever they are called were sparse and it was a hot dry summer. Ours are now almost completely black. Indiana natives really believe that they really do tell you how it will be. This fall has been wet. Now the temps are getting cold. I am a San Diego native so it is really cold to me. That porch will be awesome. I love big porches and the wrap around ones. So nice to enjoy on a nice day. When you get your house done it is going to be gorgeous.
Good morning to you two also have. Lots of fun
Like you said it’ll be cold winter ,but you will get a warmest house this year with the patio cover a big family room , omg for me this is a mansion , great channel
I've been watching your vlog for several weeks now, very well put together and love the family life you have created. One thing you should expand on is the HOME-SCHOOLING media that is available now compared to years ago. One of the good things about the Covid was the realization of home-schooling advantages.
I really love everything that y'all are doing all on your own and not having to pay to have it done by anyone else because thus way you know that it is being done the way you want it done and you know that it is not going anywhere for at let 50 year's plus and your kids will have a nice home for year's to come .......
Happy day ... a beautiful family and a beautiful continuous work to create a warm home ... a good, helpful and always smiling wife ... I wish you to live happily and hostilely and complete your beautiful home
at first i thought this family is just too simple and taking too much time. But i took my time to keep on watching and skipping some. Later on I found out they are going in every detail and all trades of building off grid house solar etc. They are not just simple and humble but they are knowledgeable and expert. some other people may know more than them but no use of their knowledge if they cant share to needy ones. nice work.
Have lovely time
Thank you! You too!
Jewel knows her stuff. Martin you are truly blessed to have her in your life. Smile and enjoy your journey together.
Use metal screening on top of the joints before installing the deck boards and that will stop the misquotes from coming up from underneath your deck
Thank you for helping to increase energy prices for everyone else...
Take some painters tape and place two overlapping pieces in a vee on one edge of your paint can. The vee is your pour point. Remove to put the lid back without any paint in groove and no spill pour.
🇬🇧 I think those brackets and plates really will compliment your build nice job using your head and its better to be a little longer than shorter on the posts at least you can trim them.
Jewels, no paint on your clothes! I can never seem to do that. Great job.
The guitar thing with the truss got a laugh. :)
In your cold storage area
You will either install a water heater pump or filter system
Which would be a good place as it will not freeze during extreme winter periods
Keep up the great builds on your home.
Glen from Guam usa
Hey good morning you guys guys are heck of a heck of a job guys I'm just be careful please Sally's always watching you guys if you're not wearing protection and Guerra she'll get you guys it's a violation I guess you know how Sally is keep an eye on you guys God bless you guys
It's been a minute since I caught one of your videos. "The Tube" constantly screws with what I request to view in favor of content THEY'D RATHER I watch, so lots of subscribed accounts get shuffled to the bottom and I see nothing they post. But I was blown away by the progress you've made since I saw last time!!!! Excellent work and lovely outcome to this point. Exciting!!
Marty used his head for the post height correction. Figuratively and literally. It may have been sketchy but it worked!
I love those black brackets. i would love to get some sets.
Hello there, am in Saint Lucia and i am loving what you are doing there. i will do my best to follow. Stay safe keep up the very good work, i am very impressed and wish we had that type of post beams over here.
Suggestion put perforated plastic drywall soffit vent up in the ceiling close to the house and soffit vents on end to keep from mold and convection happening. It’s a 2” vent from Home Depot that you install in the ceiling with your bird block vents for air flow close to the house out to the eave
Congrats well done the wiring explanation was very interesting sorry I can’t help you I’m only eight years old and I don’t find it very interesting you explain it very good grace and peace
I love the progress. Stay warm and dry. Take care.
Thanks, will do!
Hi Martin an jules I found your channel about 2 months ago and have watched all your videos. I totally enjoy the both of you as a couple you are so natural and well matched. À lovely family I live in scotland in scottish Highlands I have 25 acres of land in the grampian mountains. I have done like you are doing with hand building my home with garage and workshop . You have a lovely home and integrated garage and this porch episode was very enjoyable to watch .I like you are working feverish because winter is coming fast .you will know there are never enough hours in the day with winter chasing. I am splitting timber to dry for next winter so jobs never end .Goodluck with your home and will be wating for your next adventure with your home. Mr muscles is handy when you need 3 pair of hands at once love the kittens.
I enjoy PROJECT FARM " not farm project", Lots of comparisons I never THOUGHT of, Great youtuber "You are great also.
The cool little glue thing is actually called a finger joint. A super strong joint!!
You might want to trim some of that fir tree back so it won't rub on the new roof??? Well wow holding that beam with your head Marty was really using your head LOLOL...sorry I just couldn't resist this comment. Please don't ban me ok??? It is ALL looking so awesome for sure and a GREAT JOB.. A lot of planning and thinking went into this project and I am so proud of you all. God is Blessing you for sure. It is going to be beautiful and huge.
I would spray all the hardware with WD40 Dry Lubricant. It dries, it collects no dust, helps stop rust, and removing moisture. FYI I also would do you tractor and equipment. This will help over winter 🥶. Have a great day.
Hi from the 🇬🇧 watching g from my bed at home out of the hospital Another top video full of content and well informed video stay safe out there with your family
Thank you for this video while you are clearly under an unpredictable weather related time crunch; and undoubtedly some supply issues.
Congrats Guy's on another adventure of getting the Trusses done. looks great. Solar kittens supervisors on the job. lv the videos..
Good morning ☀️
Good morning ! 💛
The porch is looking great!!
Love the rustic hardware!
You guys are doing a great job, as a new sub I applaud you for using plumb and level properly. We have remodeled 4 of our own homes and I continue to be disappointed by TH-camrs not knowing the difference in those terms. Thanks for your professionalism in your vid’s.
As always... absolutely fabulous 🥳🥳🥳
God job Pak Martin...semoga menjadi rumah idaman....salam from Indonesia..
Your work and lifestyle is inspiring, love watching your videos. Keep posting.👍👍👍
I like the house build the port around the house, gain more space hang out and protect the out side wall never get wet
26° last week in Northwest Florida. Below 40° all last week. 40+ this week. Every 7 -10 years we get snow. We get the whole gambit of weather here - hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, earthquakes, fires and snow.
Looking good, hope you beat the snow. One suggestion is to flash the upper roof fascia to the top of the porch roof. You don't want any gap there as it will collect blowing show, leaves and allow critters to get in make a nice home in the cavity between the upper roof and porch roof. You will want to add some venting at the ends of that cavity or in the ceiling below the cavity to get air circulation in through the upper roof bird blocking.
Don't know how your are going to nail down the porch decking behind the upper roof fascia, glue ???
Nice Progress, Here in Regina, Saskatchewan we got over 40cm of snow! was wild.
Wow! That porch is going to be quite spirnickity when finished. So appreciate the share!!!
I'm glad you're hooking up the well to the house. Before you put in the stairs lower your new water tank down. It will easier.
Thanks for sharing your home making. I wish you peace and happiness guys.
Get a load of straw bails to stack around the water tank and on top of it, once it snows it will be insulated.
You can sand off the stamps of the wood before you stan them or sand and re stan
Yeah I wish I had done this way with my barn piers. Looks good guys
Marty I love when you and Jules post longer videos! Much love from Louisiana.
I’m impressed with your problem solving and determination. Couldn’t stop watching. Had me glued 😂 until the end of the video. Good teamwork guys. 👏🏾🇬🇧🇯🇲
Put January in the middle of caterpillar and use both end black to gage how long your cold portion of winter will be. In Vermont they are quite accurate. Orange being milder
You may consider doing a radiant heating in the roof surface of the porch so the snow melts off the lower surface!
A lot of progress on the porch. Gonna look awesome.
The porch is going to look great. You 2 are a good team.
NOW THAT'S A PORCH!!... 😎 Hopefully you'all will get you Windows put in soon.
Great Progress! 😁Take Care you'all!...👌😁
It's looking good I like it
Amazing, congratulations! For your long timberlock screws, I'd think the top would be more important since the snow load will be trying to pull the top of the trusses away from the wall.
To snap those steel bands on your lumber bundle, hook the band in-between the claws of your framing hammer then lift the handle to snap it.
It is so exciting to see the progress you are making! Good work Martin & Julie!
Your construction methods is like it should be. My grad father would give you a gold badge and raise keep it up
Looking good. You've given me lots of ideas for when we do our house. Hopefully we get all the little trees out of the road that we had done several years ago so we can actually start building now that I am retired and not traveling all the time.
Keep doing what you love
Great job you are lucky to have a wife that is willing to work side by side with you to beat the weather. We live 30 mins north of you and last year my wife and i failed to beat the snow while doing our roof but we managed to get underlayment on and we finished this past spring. Being on a roof with 15mph winds and 20 degree weather made me appreciate my wife more. BTW what weather app do you use, i can't seem to find an accurate one with all the micro-climates we have in the mountains?
Demolition Ranch T-Shirt! Awesome!
For mosquito control maybe french drains in the gravel and porch lights with built in zappers? Nice work so far!
Nice going Marty. The porch looks great. Kudos to you and your family.
I love a large deck. So cool. BTW, great job at your friends place. Smiling with you.
The porch is looking amazing!!! That’s going to be incredible!!!
You and Jules are doing a great job building your homestead and should be very proud of your achievements as you truly are building it yourselves unlike other channels who claim to be, while all the work is done by others. All the hard work and problem solving and mistakes and solutions along the way just make your journey more entertaining for us and more rewarding for you guys when you achieve your goals. Keep up the good work and best wishes to you and your family from here in Scotland.
great Job, I enjoyed the solar install also. thank you
Great job family, it’s going to be beautiful porch and you’re going to have great memories made under that porch with grandchildren!
use a transit to see what the difference in concrete pad heights and cut post accordingly and will be straight.use your tractor to set your beams or at least get it close.i wish my boss would of had a fork lift with extending lifts or something.i use my tractor for my stuff as much as possible
You should have used a water level, a clear hose almost full of water with a cork in each end. You can make it as long as you like, and or transfer you’re elevation by making a mark allowing you to move you’re mark wherever needed. I’m a retired ironworker, before lasers that is how we did it. The contractor hired an engineering outfit to put in a mark on each floor. All this for setting windows. When they came out with lasers I thought we already have that problem put to bed. Every finish ironworker carried a rolled up clear hose filled with water and capped with a cork. Every floor on a story job, all of the windows. I would take a dispatch on the 5th floor of a 66 story and wonder if I would top it out. As an example of how much we used it.
Wow! Y'all are getting a ton of work done. I enjoyed the video.
Thanks 👍
That porch is gonna be epic! Love it! ✌🏼❤️🙏🏼
Excelente y muy hermoso trabajo del porch..hermosa familia 👪 saludos y mil bendiciones para uds 👏💪👌🏻👊
Try to get a galvanized window well for the root cellar. A lot easier. Put some gravel in the bottom for drainage & put dirt up to it. 🙂✌🇨🇦
i can see Marty hauling snow from the back to pile it in the front
That is a good idea.
Hopefully it will be able to handle the weight of snow of the build up between the pitches of roof. You might have to do porch cleaning every winter. Depends on the snow that drops every year.
Put solar pond bubbler in tank to stop it from freezing
boy, what a pain to be 1"off, after you had those on top of those posts...(those black brackets do make those look so cool)
Time for some silicone spray on your Sliding Compound Saw Jules!
Great video. Appreciate the full progress content, not chopped to multiple clips some creators post.🙏
How are you planning to flash the porch roof into the house? although gap is tight you should be aware of wind blown rain or snow buildup causing water pushing back toward house.
Great job on the porch!!!!! Great work Martin and Julie. Your house is looking fantastic!!!!! Thanks for sharing.God bless you.☺️☺️☺️❤️❤️
O, Marty you made my spine hurt when you used your head to raise that beams. The porch is looking great. Does there need to be an anchor at the top of those trusses that attach to the side of the house? Thanks for sharing.
Jewels why are you limbing? Marty glued lumber usually are a little longer than ordered. It's done to make sure you'll have a little leave way to choose the best part of the lumber for your project. Also the yard will only roughly measure the length of the trees used, but so that there is excess wood in the length...
Very good setup 👌 👍 👏 😎 😀 🙌.
You need a bracket on both sides, or your beam can roll off under load. Stay safe
Love the channel! Have you considered getting microphones? Maybe something small that you can clip on. That would really make a difference in your videos! God bless.
root cellar, under the stairs. gun safe or shelves for canning. (temporary burying the pipe for the water, surprised you didn't bury a heat tape with it.)
where they join together 2x4 or any wood it is called a finger joint FYI
Wow that's going to be really nice great job 👍🤗❤
Love your videos! You guys make it look like anything is possible working as a team. It's fun going through your thought process as you design and remedy issues that arise.
You're becoming my favorite off-grid channel!
The porch is going to be a fun addition for this coming winter, but I am getting worried about y'all getting the rest of the addition dried in before the snow flies. I have my fingers crossed y'all be able to get it done before it's that stinkin' cold out.