I have been building a 12 x 12 dry cabin with all rough sawn timber. I used 1 x 12 inch board and 4 inch batts for my verticle siding all pine as I live in Georgia. Hauled it all 26 miles from the mill. A farmer I know has a small Woodmizer sawmill he runs during the winter so his employees have something to do. Used tin for the roof that has a 12x12 pitch so I could have a loft. Starting the interior now. You folks have some beautiful country out there. Would love to see it one day but I am 65 now so I don't travel well anymore. Count your blessings if you live in that type of country side and have good health. Great job on the old house. To be reborn again...
@@Montana_Ranch_Rescue Wasn't that bad. I worked off a tractor front end loader and a good stiff 8 foot ladder. One sheet at a time and was VERY careful. Got it done in a couple days. It is a slate grey color that goes well with the darkening pine siding.
I love watching off grid and renovating videos but I have to admit I love your channel. You put family, cooking, farming, history and heaven knows what else into your shows and my wife and I love it. Keep up the good work ❤
Oh man, I love your comment-thank you! We really enjoy showing all the parts of life, really means a lot when that resonates! So glad you two have been joining in 🙌🏻😄🌲
I grew up in the deep South, and I worked on a dairy farm, A chicken farm, bucked bay the old fashioned way, was a farrier, cut trees, andhunted. Give me your all! Some people have no idea how to do anything other than manipulate a keyboard. Love your videos, love your building skills, love your family's involvement. Jon
God Bless you, Jon. One of the real men who know how to do so much! There are still good men and women today who are tough, but so many of us don’t have the chance to live on the land, test ourselves, and get tough. The world is just so different now (not always for the better). It’s a huge treat to get to be outside learning these skills.
I haven't seen cut nails used for many years, thank you for restoring our heritage. Those children will never forget how it's done. I was born in a log cabin in the hills of West Virginia and have since retired to sunny Florida. God bless you and your family.
Wow you had a strong start in life! To have been born in a log cabin-that is a pioneer American story 🇺🇸 The cut nails are a beauty to use. I’ll tell you, once they go into the wood, they do NOT come back out. Thank you for watching & for your thoughtful comment. Much appreciated 💗
My house was built in1864 still has square nails in the floors I've lived here. for 64 years I'm 83 and still plan to be here a long time (good Lord willing) ...... We added rooms and completely remodeled through the years the original roof had wood shingles now we have tin roof I wouldn't trade it for a new one ....... Love your videos ........❤
Even with modern equipment like electric or gas saws, screw drivers and man lifts, this build was a lot of work. I’m proud as an American that some of us still know how to build, (re)create and homestead like the pioneers. Our ancestors gave us a wonderful legacy, I’m grateful for their sacrifices and triumphs. Self reliance, responsibility, community and family are the values that still sustain us. God bless you all and your lovely journey. ❤Love from Indiana.
Thank you for your beautiful comment 💗 Indiana is the home of many pioneer families and stories. I’ll tell you what, trying to drive those cut square nails by hand made me VERY humbled-our ancestors were strong people who did not have it easy. America was built by resilient men & women for sure. Love your comment 🙌🏻
I would love to see the pioneer cookbooks of what they used to eat back in the day. Cooked and covered wagons, open fires and pits, and what our ancestors ate. Because in the end, we all need to go back to the way of the pioneers, and I think everything that you're doing is a wonderful thing. That cabin is a beautiful home when you're done with it. It's gonna be beautiful, it'll last another hundred and fifty years
Love your comment-totally agree! We cannot forget how to cook & live simply the way our ancestors did. Just knowing you have those skills in your back pocket reduces anxiety 😅 Appreciate your thoughtful words. I’m sifting through pioneer recipes now 🙌🏻
about the 3 deaths......God said you are born once in the flesh, it is your spirit that either dies or is born again. Something worth mentioning with those who love.........2 John 6
I love that Jess laid the foundation and Rob did the roof, and everyone helped in between. That right there is family poetry. Personally, I enjoy the interweaving of renovation, farming and the smaller crafts - cooking, furniture making, etc., and the ongoing farm work happening at the same time. It's neat to see the balance and how a major project like this fits into the primary work of running the farm. Besides, it's charming when the family goes out to take Rob his lunch or just visit in the field. The family dynamic is really wonderful, including how grandparents and friends get involved. Your work on this, the project itself and the filmmaking that documents it, is really superb.
I live on an island in Washington, but my heart and soul is in Montana. From Big Sky country to the eastern front, the Bob Marshall & Scapegoat wilderness areas to the Powder River, I love it all. Your channel took me by surprise and your ranch is so beautiful! Thank you for the great visuals as you preserve history with the help of your family and friends .
Well done on the siding! That Mill turns out some nice goods. The installation was particularly special given all the family assistance, especially the kids. I did enjoy watching the farming sequences as well. There is nothing like the result of hard work and determination, both of which you exhibit in abundance. Also enjoyed Robbies reading of the history of your locale. So nice to be able to look back into the past. Times may have been tough back then, but so much simpler..... and better from my perspective.
I very much agree-times were not easy, but the simple day-to-day & lack of constant distraction must have been wonderful. Men and women were strong then. Hey did you see we shouted you out at the end of the episode?! Thank you for being a channel member & supporting the project-we appreciate you, Ron. Cheers!
Enjoyed your video very much. Having your children involved is absolutely the best. They will learn a great deal by being involved and not having someone “babysitting them”. The restoration projects are most interesting to me. I am a small hay farmer however I do like watching how other farmers do things. I do enjoy seeing Montana I’ve never been out West but videos like yours gives me a good idea what it’s like there. Keep enjoying life
Thanks for your thoughtful comment-we really try to include the kids whenever we can. Working together as a family really is the key to happiness & forming strong bonds, we think. Clayton’s mom, Sue, helps out a ton with the little ones though-couldn’t do some of these loud messy jobs without her 💗
The last time I worked on a Montana farm I was 16 yrs old. That was 64 years ago. They did it differently back then. I miss the beauty of the Gallatin Valley in the summertime. As to what I would enjoy in a video, just about anything you folks do would be of interest. The farm I worked on was a dairy farm. The crops they raised were to feed the cows. Grains and alfalfa hay mostly. My main function was to place the bales and build the stack. I also got to drive the old Oliver 70's to mow and rake the alfalfa. Just about all the equipment the boss had was bought used. Repair and maintenance was a continuous job. That was the best job I ever had!
Robbie and I read your comment together-wow! what days those must have been! Hard work but men & women did a bit of everything to make do. Out there working in so much beauty. Working on this house, off grid, no other buildings in sight, in a big green field… I can’t explain how wonderful it is. Sometimes I even forget how chaotic the world out there can be. Cheers, love your comment-thank you for sharing with us. 💗 Jessie
I’m so glad to see what y’all are doing! In the future, I think we’d like you to share whatever is on your heart to share. America needs to know where we came from! Thank you
Good evening from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I really enjoy watching you repair the old cabin. And also sharing the farming. My parents took our family on a vacation to a working farm in Ohio. My brother and I were able to help the farmer with his chores. I still think to this day that was one of are best vacations. Thank you for sharing. 🇺🇸
Love your comment! The land is absolutely a part our DNA-ours, yours, all of us. We were pretty much all farmers as you look back through history. You are lucky in Pennsylvanian & Ohio you guys have all the beautiful stone barns and old agriculture 🙌🏻 Hi from Montana!
I'd watch all of it. Farming takes me back to my childhood and my Grandpa. Canning and the other skills take me back to watchin my Grandma. And I like to do and watch construction.
Cheers! Really appreciate your comment. I’m excited to try out some cooking-especially getting into the minds/boots/kitchens of those frontier people. Best!-Jessie
Loved this Video! This is real style and craft at work. I'll be in Montana in a few months. My daughter made me an offer I couldn't refuse. You see, I'm an old Disabled Veteran with a lot of piss and vinegar left in my veins. Hit 80 on Sept. 6, and still going strong. 29 acres in Dixon, All Farm Land and one house is done and mine will be next. Can't wait to leave Florida and find some real people that appreciate the land, the Air and the Sky at night. I intend to follow your channel as it is the top of the mark for me. I might even learn something before I get to Dixon. I'm Hoping to. Best to All. Sarge - De Oppresso Liber
Thank you for your service! 🇺🇸 Montana is God’s country and heaven on earth if you ask me. You’re going to love it! 🙌🏻 Stick with us-more adventures & history ahead 🚂
you ask for my opinion i wish i found your adventure and your life family story you have found the greatest gift and its family and history thank you for sharing
God bless you, man. Appreciate your comment. 💗 I’m here working, obsessing over what I have to get done-your comment cuts to the core. I’m going out to just enjoy my family. Cheers!
I like the combination of restoration interwoven with your daily ranch life. It'd be interesting to see how the different aspects of settling were typically done. For example, furnishing the cabin (I expect things were cobbled together initially then replaced as money was available), cooking with basic utensils, putting up an outhouse, water well/carry from a creek, clothing, quilts from scraps, along with the things mentioned in the video. You all are doing a great job!
I love all those thoughts/ideas 🙌🏻 I’m thinking along the same lines! I’ve been collecting historically inspired kitchen utensils, cookware, etc for a decade plus. Eager to incorporate the day to day aspects of pioneer life on this channel.
I love watching the restoration. But I also really enjoy the farm life sprinkled in. When I was a kid, I lived in a farming community of 1000 people, and it brings back great memories. But there’s also farming that y’all do that wasn’t really done around my community. I also really like your idea of the pioneer style skills and methods that you’re talking about showing.
I worked in home rebuilding my entire life. At days end I would look at what i accomplished and think....I can't believe that I did this. What I call the WOW FACTOR. To construct from a pile of wood, stone or bricks. Framing, plastering, wiring, plumbing....such a tangible object that will last for generations by people. Then finally nights and weekends fly by as I get to work on my own home. In home building I would tell the younger fellows ....if you don't have the wow factor....its just a job! You and your family are doing a super job.
Love your story! Absolutely right-to know your own hands can make a permanent and beautiful thing is so satisfying. Time well spent . Cheers, Gerry, thank you for watching and for your thoughtful comment.
my fav bit, from a GA born and raised? watching yall try to hammer those old square cut nails, lol. love it. i've had old memories of bldg like that, with my farm folks, from the 60's. they just were farmers who had to build stuff. i had a dad who actually worked in construction, so when we did help the kin, things went alot faster, but so what. what u r doing is awesome. i didn't realize the roofing felt/tar paper was around that long ago. i know we used it a lot. ps: since its a fun project and maybe someone is curious - to me its just like most farm chores. u gotta go all in. as in hit that sucker with purpose to get it stuck. as in stuck hard enough that the 2nd swing either makes it sunk 1/2 way, or sends it to orbit. so yeah, u gotta believe in yourself. swing like you mean it- on the very 1st lick. get it stuck in hard enough to then send a homer on the 2nd strike. the 3rd strike is just showing off. LOL
Haha I love that advice!! 💪🏼 I wish I had the guns to pull off swings like that 😆🙌🏻 I’m gonna work on it. This next episode I swung that hammer still I couldn’t hold my arm up anymore 😂 Love your comment, cheers! Jessie
I live in New York City and wish I could be there as it is so picturesque. So, by all means, continue to add the farming; we easterners need to see where our food comes from. I liked when your husband was talking to your daughter and said she would not hang out with her friends but instead be on the farm equipment where she would not be finished to labor day. That was a fantastic statement. Loved it!
Hi Jessie & Robbie Great content today it`s an very pleasant & inspiring document of your hardt work in tyhi episode.watching the rebirth of uncle Bens cabin is a milestone I`m thinking all that work before the skin was establist again on the walls & roof & sawing for the last details of fitment, it looks perfect.That Cabin comes to be there surely for 200 years ahead.Thanks for sharing & bring this to the youtube world cheers🍷.Greetings from Hubertus,the Old 🇳🇱Dutch 🇳🇴Norwegian to the Montana Familie.🙏🏻👍🏻🍀🇺🇸
A leaf blower would clear the sawdust off those roof boards. BTW I lived in Culberson, MT about 1962 and I remember it as being the furthest north that a river steamboat could come, I was so lucky that they celebrated their Diamond Jubilee while I lived there, they had a sawmill and a threshing machine set up in a lot across from where I lived and that year I rode on both a steam tractor and in the rumble seat of a Model A.
Haha it was gooood sourdough 😄 We figure if the kids grow up being a part of day-to-day farm life & projects, then they’ll feel bonded to the land and hopefully proud. If we give ‘em an iPad and leave them inside, well, ha shame on us right?
Love this! You guys have given me the motivation to get going on my old house. The rail car is definitely a great idea. My kids say to keep the farming and tractors in your videos.
My house is built this way in Ohio and roughly from 1870. I love to see it done this way! I watched an Amish Demonstration at Colonial homestead in Millersburg Ohio on how this could still be considered superior to modern building techniques, they put loose sheep wool in for insulation as they installed the interior siding. would love to see more on this renovation!
I just got bags of sheep’s wool to try that idea! 🙌🏻 maybe episode after next we will try it out 🎉 Thanks for coming along on this project! Your 1870s house sounds incredible-hoorah! Jessie
Great history in this episode! Really enjoyed sharing the details of the connection between Charlie Russell and George Jackson! Love the project and couldn't help but buy that cool tote! Well done!
Oh man thank you!! You are fantastic. Thanks for supporting the project 🙌🏻 Old family stories always make us smile-we hope they’re true & not too embellished; fun to dream about those old days.
@@Montana_Ranch_Rescue OK, Binge watch complete. Now, let's talk old time wood preservatives. Diesel and used motor oil has been used for more than 100 years. It'll stain and preserve Uncle Dan's Cabin and make it look old. The US Park Service has been using it ontheir biuldings forever. The lttle cheats like thusing screws and the pyramid footers in crawlspace for where I beleive the oven is going to go are 100% necessary and are therefore 100% forgivable. In one of your videos you spoke about a steam thresher. The was a new fangled device back them. Ranchers and Farmers uised what they had and boutght the best they could. So, the modern improvements are in line with old time values. Preserve the wood with Diesel and used motor oil because Uncle Dan would have done so to preseve his house. CPT Christopher F. Sheridan, 20th SFG (Ret.), BA History Columbia University, JD/MELP International Environmental Law Vermont Law School. Please Call me Chris. PS Galvanized Tin Roof is a must!!!
i think the very reason some or many find history and the past so appealing is that there is no deception and nothing is convenient many of us really like modern conveniences but simultaneously romanticize a simpler time where everything was accomplished through hard labor and necessity
Absolutely agree-the honesty and the sacrifice is very appealing. Old houses were built exactly how they look; no veneers, no lies. I love experiencing that extra hard work it takes to do simple daily things. Love your comment 🙌🏻
Just found your channel. I'm in Columbia Falls. Loved the video. All you mentioned at the end would be amazing. Love the lifestyle you choose to live in one the most beautiful places on earth. Plus it's awesome the touch of history. I dig it. Can't wait to watch more.
Cheers! Thank you for your wonderful comment. We have windows going in this next episode & a crazy story to tell about railroads on the place. Stick with us 😄
wonderful job, i have a 1840's post and beam house that I would love to get back up, it sitting covered in a stack at the moment. so nice to see you saving history. Uncle Dan would be proud. :0) Bob
@@Montana_Ranch_Rescue thank you, I'm in Ontario Canada, it came from New Brunswick. A storey and a half house, 24x32, It was dated by what's called ship's knee's that were used to support the second floor knee wall . Suggesting that boat builder had a hand in building the house.
60 years ago we shingled a round corn crib. Talk about cutting every shingle! They tore it down this past summer. The shingles on the north side probably would have lasted another 20 years or more. The sides that got more sun, not so much.
Ahh what a shame they torn it down! 😟 Well all your hard work saved it for 60 years & that is a noble effort. It is wild how cedar can last a very long time, in the right conditions. But not forever. Sure is beautiful.
I'm shocked at the number of subs...really thought they would be way more...like 100 times as many. Edited very nicely. Also I'm shocked at the discipline of the children. My two kids are well behaved but they would show out for the camera and end up trying to be the first to help, get hurt or in trouble. Impressed with the way the youngest one knew to stand on the felt then roll it out for the next cut. Then it looked like he ran over to help on the other side the house. Awesome content, awesome people and awesome kids. Y'all did great.
@@Montana_Ranch_Rescue well we are even cause you all made mine. Saving this video to show my girls an example on how to co-exist with siblings. My two are 3 and 7 and the 3 year old wants to do everything the 7 year old does...the 7 year old wants the 3 year old to stop copying her. lol
Haha ohhh ours are the same 😂 3 & 5. But they have their moments of being so good to one another. I think it’s because they share a room & are always together. But equally have moments of being annoyed with one another 😆
Haha my cousin just moved to Canada! 🇨🇦 Calgary. Robbie dreams of farming the giant fields in Canada! Come visit Montana sometime-it is brutal in winter but such a stunning state 🏔️
@Montana_Ranch_Rescue I'm in Calgary, too. It used to be awesome here, but things have changed in the last 10-15 years. I love Montana. Had a short vacation there a few years ago and loved everything about it, mostly the people. I think of running away to the 'States from time to time, but my conscience won't let me go. If someone breaks into your home and starts to destroy it, a man doesn't just give in and go find another home. Loved watching your video. I hope one day I can build a homestead that my grandchildren can repair as they speak my name long after I've left.
@@oliver9089 God Bless you, man, I love how your mind is working on that dilemma. You are noble to stay and fight it. 💪🏼 The world is changing (and it’s not much for the better). Not much room for people who love the land like we do.
I am a builder large and small, but l like small cabins best. Built a 12 x 24 up in Star Meadows Mt. back in 89. In 2013 l built a 12x24 gambrel style for My niece in Alabama. It has a two bedroom loft and leans on both sides. The stairwell is only 20 inches wide but so functional. Like to see the old Farmall with the F10 loader still working! I have two l use a lot. I am going to have to come visit you guys some time!!
what a lovely instalment, you sure make your life look idyllic - hard work, but so much grounded enjoyment in the production of what all humans need - food. what a wonderful landscape - what is the small 'hill' that looks like a spoil hill? is that ancient, or modern? The hut is looking amazing. your family is really lovely together. thank you for letting us strangers from afar join in. the hat is fabulous both ways - new and worn in. love a decent hat and that looks proper (as we say in London). yes to the framework, yes to pioneer skills - I make my own soap (in Central London ha ha) and pickles, sauerkraut and so on from friend's garden where I grow vegetables. I think that connection to making is what makes humans happy. even tho I'm a city dweller who can't even drive!
Our London friend! Love your comment-we are definitely meant to be connected to how our food is made & how the land sustains us. How brilliant that you have found ways to do just that in the big city! Thank you so much for watching 🙌🏻 Big hello from Montana.
@Montana_Ranch_Rescue yes this grandson of hillbillies would be honored. I live in Illinois but my family is from West Virginia and Old Kentucky. We are seeing the same thing out here. In the smokies the cabins are slowly fading away and up here in Illinois our barns and corn cribs are caving in on themselves. Keep the old ways alive please because if all else fails it will be the old ways that will keep us alive in the end. God bless you and much love and prayers from me and mine to you and yours.
@@justinkittle7401 All the best right back at you-you write so well. We couldn’t agree more on your philosophy. I’m 100% serious about quoting you 🙌🏻 God Bless from us in Montana 🌄
My house has shiplap inside and out on 2 by 4s on 24” centers. Only wish they had run them at 45 deg angles because the house moves in a blow. You could also use boat nails, special cut so they are slightly wider in the center so the wood swells back and holds tighter, heavily galvanized and probably cheaper.
Boat nails-that’s fascinating! I had not heard of a special nail like that but it makes perfect sense with how wood fibers work. It’s crazy windy here in Montana tonight so I can appreciate how helpful a strong build like your house would be 💨 😬
I don't have an answer to your question. This is the first video I ever saw so far. However, I love Old Building being rescued and anything really pioneer related. The story of the civil war nail-making company was super awesome.
Thanks man! Appreciate you watching. Isn’t that family company too fascinating?! Still going after all these years. Hope you catch some more of our episodes-we talk history in every one of ‘em and do our best to keep some pioneer skills & stories alive. Best!
I was born in 1944, Elgin, Ill. I still remember tarpaper ) the better bilt....as in asphalt shingles that resembled bricks. Tarpaper actually helped prevent black mold because it let the house frame breathe. Todays construction is so tight the house cannot breathe. Manufactured homes actually have a dryer door in the wall just to help air the house. My question was, if the house is supposed to be super good sense (energy efficient), why make it so airtight that you have to poke a hole in the wall? I have many older homes, and the wood in many were in better condition than the lumber that is sold today. A remodel one time actually had an oneroom log cabin that was added to and the new owners did not know this until my crew cut into wall to remodel. Whole other story.
Oh man I totally agree, don’t even get me started! Houses need to breathe. Think of all the modern homes being built that can never be remodeled because everything is just compressed sawdust and glue with a 40 expected lifespan?! 😤 In another 150 years someone can pull this beauty back apart, reuse the stone, reuse the wood, and smile at how we built it 😉 Too cool that you have seen first hand some great old buildings-treasures. And how rare that you appreciated them; kudos, man, you’re our kind of people 🫡
sheet them walls with plywood. much more sheer strength than individual boards. hip style roof sturdier than a gable. there's my 2 cents, but I gotta admire all the clean work. foundation is most admirable
please do not, as they are trying to follow older methods, which is just fine. not sure but plywood probably won't stand up to the tmp swings well in that particular bldg. and a hip style roof? lol. this aint 1880 miami. jmho
Haha he was just giving his 2 cents worth and I appreciate all thoughts 😄 But yeah, plywood is a no-go for us on this project. Old school all the way 😎
Thanks man! Appreciate your comment. You’re right about sheer strength and stability for sure, but we are rebuilding this place the way it WAS, not the way we think it ought to have been. Just hanging onto the coattails of history here 😎😄 Thanks for the foundation appreciation-means a lot to me. I put some blood, sweat, and frustration into that. I’ll be proud of it til the day I die.
Such a nice place low hills, pretty trees, seems a fairytale land. Here in brazil all landscape is ugly, crooked trees, steep hills, grass is too tall. Realy jealous of that land
Oh Brazil! Wow! Well before you think Montana is paradise, remember that we get -40F days in winter 🥶 😆 But thank you for your comment! There is so much beauty out there in this world
I for one would love to see some period authentic grain work. A pair of belgian pulling an a combo feeding anotther team pulling the pick up grain wagon. I've seen it on Amish farms but think an old western version would be cool to see to include its spillage. Kinda reminesant of how my grandfather (I'm 68) did things in his day.
Oh man talk about hard work! We are already too old for that work 😂 But what a noble idea-I like it! Robbie’s mom actually had a team of Belgians-huge beautiful creatures-that she taught to work ground. Back in the 80s/90s. I keep putting the bug into her ear to get horses again. Truly, working the land with horse is a forgotten art. Our ancestors all knew how to do it, and yet now, if our modern machines stopped working we would make absolute fools of ourselves trying to farm again & relearn lost wisdom. 😞
When my brother builds he says let walk out to the road and see what it looks like from there he likes to see what other people driving by will see some times you notice things and can fix them before its to late
my 150 year old house built very similar but no studs. 2 layers of 1" thick boards one horizontal one vertical and ship lay on some exterior walls and some board and batten
Put the siding up vertically, put a 3" wide batten over the joints. Horizontally installed it will leak forever. Blocking the walls is a lot of work, but provides shear strength.
Cheers! You’re absolutely right for strength and water resistance. But, of course, the goal with this house is to understand/honor/feel what it was like to be a pioneer in 1889. 😉
@@Montana_Ranch_Rescue Understood, I restored a 1906 Barn in Wyoming. Quite a challenge coming from Redwood country. Lapping the boards about an inch can make it waterproof, but it's a trick to seal the gaps that makes. Good Video, TY
@@chrisbrowne4669 Thanks man, appreciate your comments. You’ve seen some great houses. New episode drops tomorrow where we tackle getting all the wood windows in 🙌🏻 Hope you check it out! Cheers
@@Montana_Ranch_Rescue I will check it out and If I was close I'd show up with my toolbelt. With all that timber I see in the background you NEED a Woodmiser sawmill. Have Fun
It would be worth using high temp ice and water shield in place of tar paper on the roof. It’s going to provide you with the best protection against leaks and will hold up well to the heat from the metal.
That is very smart 👍🏻 We agree-we did decide to put modern underlayments on the roof for that reason & to make it grow grippy for climbing on. It’s steep! We talk about that a bit in the the latest episode set to come out this Saturday 🎉
as someone who still builds houses out of solid board that i cut from my saw mill . . just mentioning it is better to put the first layer of board at diagonal across your framing for your walls . then the building can not sag or lean. then you can put your second layer sideways after that. when you have all the boards at right angle to your frame it has no strength and will eventually lean over from the wind
Ahh your advice is wise. Good practice for sure. We are rebuilding the way the original was done-for better or worse. It may not be the best way, but it was the pioneer way
@@Montana_Ranch_Rescue okay. it is how my family has built board building for at least the last 100 years. if you can only build at right angles to the frame. a single layer of cove lap or ship lap board. then you build with what today is refereed to as "earthquake strut" or tornado strut on modern house builds a board or 2x4 cut into the frame diagonally one on each wall
17:25 bonk the boards with your hammer after sawing them. It gets a lot of the sawdust off. I always have a blower in my tool bags but it’s because we still use airguns so I always have a hose & compressor to blast it all away.
My understanding is that, prior to the introduction of plywood shearwall sheathing, framing included let-in diagonal braces. But maybe that was only in larger structures than your house?
Yes I believe you’re right-that was best practice for the era. This little shack was thrown together by an early Montana pioneer who did not know the ideal methods. But, surprisingly, it lasted 135 years with very little leaning 🤷🏻♀️ He did something right (and used a lot of nails 😂)
Oh you are wonderful! Thank you for sharing this with others-that helps immensely 💗 The hat is from… “Sun Body Hats” in Texas. Handmade in Guatemala. Best hats I’ve had
Should have cut out tar paper 3" short of the window bottom and sides and wrapped the window bottom and sides, so any water past a window would not sit on bare wood. A free benefit to excess tar paper.
I only wish I had it left in me to move to Montana and live in a ranch, preferably in the foothills of the mountains. Just don’t know how I could now tho
Well, with a handle called “Farmerthatflies” you sound like a pretty capable man-I wouldn’t bet against you 😉 Never too late to dream; never too late to share dreams with others. Thanks for your comment ❤️
@@Montana_Ranch_Rescue if it weren’t for some uncertain medical conditions I would have already moved to South Dakota or Montana. Possibly back to Wyoming but would rather it be Montana
The original foundation had just a handful of stones. But we kept the cornerstones in the exact spots they were, and then built up from there. I had a blast doing a true dry-stacked stone foundation in a traditional *no-mortar* method. Check out those episodes if you’re interested. Talk about a lost way of doing things 😅
That is SO true 😳 We used 28 on another project and it was ridiculously thin. Made us mad actually that it’s even out there sold as an option 😡 We got 26 for this roof and it’s easy to manage, but I bet 24 is beautiful thick stuff
Yes 👍🏻 Ship lap is very traditional & similar to this. This siding isn’t as good as shiplap (no joinery) but it’s what the original pioneer chose so we’d like to recreate that.
Why don't you cover the first layer of exterior sheathing with a water proof wrap like they put over roofs ? Then , put your second layer over the water proof wrap ?
I talk more detail about that in this upcoming episode 😄🙌🏻 Part of the reason is that you will see the tar paper peaking through on a couple of the unfinished interior wall. I’d rather see black than grey with blue letters 😂 Also, we are doing our best to stick to some pioneer methods. Some modern concessions, but when possible we keep it old.
In most places you are not allowed to build like this. You have to get a permit and only build with materials approved and sold by your industrialized masters. Your siding has no shear! You have to use our shear panels from Simp-son!! They say it is for your safety but it is to protect the usury lords.You have no freedom or choice because you are a dead vessel in THEIR cemetery and bound by laws. You were signed away as dead with your birth certificate. The world of the living dead must never own anything and always be bound to mort-gages. They keep you trapped in a mort-ified state of fear worrying about your mort-ality. Now follow the mort-icians deeper into the the crypto.
Man it’s so true! Montana is one of the last places where you even attempt to build with historic methods. Freedom is slipping away from us in the name of “security”
No. Stop right there 10 seconds into the video. That is NOT how they used to build them in the good old days. The horizontal rough siding should be on the diagonal. The second layer can be vertical board and batten. But right at 0:03 No diagonal braces, not let in wind bracing, no diagonal blocking,, So then the siding must be laid on the diagonal. 2X12 roof rafters, where 2X6 would work fine,, possibly even 2X4 rafters,,, although,, winters of 1883 , 1886-7 , and 1949 2X12 rafters may be a very good idea. The roof will be fine but laying on the ground because the walls collapsed sideways. Wanna do it like the good old days? The do it like the good old days,
Appreciate your zeal, man! 🙌🏻 Totally agree on MANY old buildings of that era using diagonal boards to brace for wind/sheer. But-not all did. This house was built by a humble man with humble knowledge, like many homesteads were. He built it this way. Maybe that’s not the perfect way to build, but it’ll do. And it lasted 135 years in all its imperfection. Thank you for your thoughtful comment-appreciate you taking the time & sharing some knowledge. Cheers
@@Montana_Ranch_Rescue You are being very kind to a grumpy old guy, (me). I am a midwesterner, but I love Wyoming and Montana. Canoe and wilderness traveler. I know some of your winters can be beyond brutal.
@@Sailor376also Oh winters are insane here! -40F for a week last winter. I love watching canoeing and hope to get to the Midwest or Canada someday to try it more seriously. Love your comment back-appreciate you
@@Montana_Ranch_Rescue No,, no no, You have some of the best canoeing,, The Missouri through the Upper Missouri River Breaks. Start in Fort Benton and take 10 days or so to the Fred Robinson Bridge Or you can start up by the Reservoir on the Marias River 80 miles to get back to the Missouri, then continue on through the Breaks. In Wyoming Start in Green River on the Green River the Flaming Gorge reservoir,, take a week or ten days relax, fish. And if feeling silly, run the rapids and even on to TThe Gates of Ladore, Dinosaur N.M. I have done the entire Green and almost all of the Colorado multiple times. If new to canoeing,, the Green River from Green River, Utah, down to the Confluence,, magnificent. Canoe can do it .Camping, red rock Canyons, side hikes. Arrange for pick up by Tex's and get hauled back up to Moab. A right turn at the Confluence onto the Colorado is Cataract Canyon. I happen to think Class III, IV, and V rapids are great fun,, but I do hear loose screws rattling around up there sometimes. Don't wait. Do it now.
Like the renovations and the pioneering life and cooking. As far as the farming part, you can see that on a multitude of channels or drives in the countryside. Thanks for asking.👨🌾🏚️🔨🪚🏠
Well you’re breaking Robbie’s heart voting again farming 👨🏻🌾 😂 But thank you for the thoughtful comment! Cheers 🙌🏻 We will keep the renovations and pioneer skills coming!
I love watching the restoration. But I also really enjoy the farm life sprinkled in. When I was a kid, I lived in a farming community of 1000 people, and it brings back great memories. But there’s also farming that y’all do that wasn’t really done around my community. I also really like your idea of the pioneer style skills and methods that you’re talking about showing.
Great comment 🎉 Thank you! Farming has changed so much everywhere. I romanticize the old ways. I’ve got some good pioneer skills planned for upcoming episodes 😄
I have been building a 12 x 12 dry cabin with all rough sawn timber. I used 1 x 12 inch board and 4 inch batts for my verticle siding all pine as I live in Georgia. Hauled it all 26 miles from the mill. A farmer I know has a small Woodmizer sawmill he runs during the winter so his employees have something to do. Used tin for the roof that has a 12x12 pitch so I could have a loft. Starting the interior now. You folks have some beautiful country out there. Would love to see it one day but I am 65 now so I don't travel well anymore. Count your blessings if you live in that type of country side and have good health. Great job on the old house. To be reborn again...
I can picture your perfect cabin 💗 Makes me smile. Heaven.
i would hate to walk on a 12/12 to roof it. but hope the best for you.
@@dcs4555 12/12 is terrifying! But it looks SO good when done. Best roof pitch in my humble opinion 🙌🏻
@@Montana_Ranch_Rescue Wasn't that bad. I worked off a tractor front end loader and a good stiff 8 foot ladder. One sheet at a time and was VERY careful. Got it done in a couple days. It is a slate grey color that goes well with the darkening pine siding.
I love watching off grid and renovating videos but I have to admit I love your channel. You put family, cooking, farming, history and heaven knows what else into your shows and my wife and I love it. Keep up the good work ❤
Oh man, I love your comment-thank you! We really enjoy showing all the parts of life, really means a lot when that resonates! So glad you two have been joining in 🙌🏻😄🌲
I grew up in the deep South, and I worked on a dairy farm, A chicken farm, bucked bay the old fashioned way, was a farrier, cut trees, andhunted. Give me your all!
Some people have no idea how to do anything other than manipulate a keyboard. Love your videos, love your building skills, love your family's involvement.
Jon
God Bless you, Jon. One of the real men who know how to do so much! There are still good men and women today who are tough, but so many of us don’t have the chance to live on the land, test ourselves, and get tough. The world is just so different now (not always for the better). It’s a huge treat to get to be outside learning these skills.
I haven't seen cut nails used for many years, thank you for restoring our heritage. Those children will never forget how it's done. I was born in a log cabin in the hills of West Virginia and have since retired to sunny Florida. God bless you and your family.
Wow you had a strong start in life! To have been born in a log cabin-that is a pioneer American story 🇺🇸 The cut nails are a beauty to use. I’ll tell you, once they go into the wood, they do NOT come back out.
Thank you for watching & for your thoughtful comment. Much appreciated 💗
My house was built in1864 still has square nails in the floors I've lived here. for 64 years I'm 83 and still plan to be here a long time (good Lord willing) ...... We added rooms and completely remodeled through the years the original roof had wood shingles now we have tin roof I wouldn't trade it for a new one ....... Love your videos ........❤
Cheers! 1864?! What a treasure. Very special! Glad to have you along on this project 🌲🌲🌲
You have a great attitude. Never give up, never slow down.
Even with modern equipment like electric or gas saws, screw drivers and man lifts, this build was a lot of work. I’m proud as an American that some of us still know how to build, (re)create and homestead like the pioneers. Our ancestors gave us a wonderful legacy, I’m grateful for their sacrifices and triumphs. Self reliance, responsibility, community and family are the values that still sustain us. God bless you all and your lovely journey. ❤Love from Indiana.
Thank you for your beautiful comment 💗 Indiana is the home of many pioneer families and stories. I’ll tell you what, trying to drive those cut square nails by hand made me VERY humbled-our ancestors were strong people who did not have it easy. America was built by resilient men & women for sure. Love your comment 🙌🏻
I would love to see the pioneer cookbooks of what they used to eat back in the day. Cooked and covered wagons, open fires and pits, and what our ancestors ate. Because in the end, we all need to go back to the way of the pioneers, and I think everything that you're doing is a wonderful thing. That cabin is a beautiful home when you're done with it. It's gonna be beautiful, it'll last another hundred and fifty years
Love your comment-totally agree! We cannot forget how to cook & live simply the way our ancestors did. Just knowing you have those skills in your back pocket reduces anxiety 😅 Appreciate your thoughtful words. I’m sifting through pioneer recipes now 🙌🏻
I love seeing the farming and the cabin. I’m a history buff and so I also love hearing about the history as well.
Thank you! The history is a passion of our too 🙌🏻 We want to talk more about WWI and the railroads that raced their way through the ranch.
about the 3 deaths......God said you are born once in the flesh, it is your spirit that either dies or is born again. Something worth mentioning with those who love.........2 John 6
Beautifully put 🙏 God Bless
I love that Jess laid the foundation and Rob did the roof, and everyone helped in between. That right there is family poetry.
Personally, I enjoy the interweaving of renovation, farming and the smaller crafts - cooking, furniture making, etc., and the ongoing farm work happening at the same time. It's neat to see the balance and how a major project like this fits into the primary work of running the farm. Besides, it's charming when the family goes out to take Rob his lunch or just visit in the field. The family dynamic is really wonderful, including how grandparents and friends get involved.
Your work on this, the project itself and the filmmaking that documents it, is really superb.
This comment brings us so much joy-thank you. Thank you! Means a lot. We will keep at it 🙏
Including the little ones in the build is priceless.
They have loved being a part of our work 😊 Lucky to be a family
I live on an island in Washington, but my heart and soul is in Montana. From Big Sky country to the eastern front, the Bob Marshall & Scapegoat wilderness areas to the Powder River, I love it all. Your channel took me by surprise and your ranch is so beautiful! Thank you for the great visuals as you preserve history with the help of your family and friends .
Oh man what a great comment-cheers! Glad you found the channel & can soak up a little bit of the Montana you know & love! Cheers!
Well done on the siding! That Mill turns out some nice goods. The installation was particularly special given all the family assistance, especially the kids.
I did enjoy watching the farming sequences as well. There is nothing like the result of hard work and determination, both of which you exhibit in abundance. Also enjoyed Robbies reading of the history of your locale. So nice to be able to look back into the past. Times may have been tough back then, but so much simpler..... and better from my perspective.
I very much agree-times were not easy, but the simple day-to-day & lack of constant distraction must have been wonderful. Men and women were strong then.
Hey did you see we shouted you out at the end of the episode?! Thank you for being a channel member & supporting the project-we appreciate you, Ron. Cheers!
Enjoyed your video very much. Having your children involved is absolutely the best. They will learn a great deal by being involved and not having someone “babysitting them”. The restoration projects are most interesting to me. I am a small hay farmer however I do like watching how other farmers do things. I do enjoy seeing Montana I’ve never been out West but videos like yours gives me a good idea what it’s like there. Keep enjoying life
Thanks for your thoughtful comment-we really try to include the kids whenever we can. Working together as a family really is the key to happiness & forming strong bonds, we think. Clayton’s mom, Sue, helps out a ton with the little ones though-couldn’t do some of these loud messy jobs without her 💗
The last time I worked on a Montana farm I was 16 yrs old. That was 64 years ago. They did it differently back then. I miss the beauty of the Gallatin Valley in the summertime. As to what I would enjoy in a video, just about anything you folks do would be of interest. The farm I worked on was a dairy farm. The crops they raised were to feed the cows. Grains and alfalfa hay mostly. My main function was to place the bales and build the stack. I also got to drive the old Oliver 70's to mow and rake the alfalfa. Just about all the equipment the boss had was bought used. Repair and maintenance was a continuous job. That was the best job I ever had!
Robbie and I read your comment together-wow! what days those must have been! Hard work but men & women did a bit of everything to make do. Out there working in so much beauty.
Working on this house, off grid, no other buildings in sight, in a big green field… I can’t explain how wonderful it is. Sometimes I even forget how chaotic the world out there can be. Cheers, love your comment-thank you for sharing with us. 💗
Jessie
You wouldn't recognize the Gallatin valley today it's so sad.
It is a tragedy. We hate to travel that way these days 😢
I’m so glad to see what y’all are doing! In the future, I think we’d like you to share whatever is on your heart to share. America needs to know where we came from! Thank you
Thank you-this comment stuck with me today & I really appreciate it. God Bless you, man-All the best to you 😊
Love watching y'all work together to make this happen.
Thank you so much. Appreciate you 🤩
Good evening from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I really enjoy watching you repair the old cabin. And also sharing the farming. My parents took our family on a vacation to a working farm in Ohio. My brother and I were able to help the farmer with his chores. I still think to this day that was one of are best vacations. Thank you for sharing. 🇺🇸
Love your comment! The land is absolutely a part our DNA-ours, yours, all of us. We were pretty much all farmers as you look back through history. You are lucky in Pennsylvanian & Ohio you guys have all the beautiful stone barns and old agriculture 🙌🏻 Hi from Montana!
I'd watch all of it. Farming takes me back to my childhood and my Grandpa. Canning and the other skills take me back to watchin my Grandma. And I like to do and watch construction.
Cheers 😊 Thanks for your insights-glad the work can take you back to those times.
The simplicity of your approach is truly beautiful!
Cheers! Back to basics & historic methods 🙌🏻 It’s fun stuff!
I’m loving what you’re doing. I definitely love the history and restoration but I would also very much enjoy farming and cooking videos.
Cheers! Really appreciate your comment. I’m excited to try out some cooking-especially getting into the minds/boots/kitchens of those frontier people. Best!-Jessie
Loved this Video! This is real style and craft at work. I'll be in Montana in a few months. My daughter made me an offer I couldn't refuse. You see, I'm an old Disabled Veteran with a lot of piss and vinegar left in my veins. Hit 80 on Sept. 6, and still going strong. 29 acres in Dixon, All Farm Land and one house is done and mine will be next. Can't wait to leave Florida and find some real people that appreciate the land, the Air and the Sky at night. I intend to follow your channel as it is the top of the mark for me. I might even learn something before I get to Dixon. I'm Hoping to. Best to All. Sarge - De Oppresso Liber
Thank you for your service! 🇺🇸 Montana is God’s country and heaven on earth if you ask me. You’re going to love it! 🙌🏻 Stick with us-more adventures & history ahead 🚂
you ask for my opinion i wish i found your adventure and your life family story you have found the greatest gift and its family and history thank you for sharing
God bless you, man. Appreciate your comment. 💗 I’m here working, obsessing over what I have to get done-your comment cuts to the core. I’m going out to just enjoy my family. Cheers!
I like the combination of restoration interwoven with your daily ranch life. It'd be interesting to see how the different aspects of settling were typically done. For example, furnishing the cabin (I expect things were cobbled together initially then replaced as money was available), cooking with basic utensils, putting up an outhouse, water well/carry from a creek, clothing, quilts from scraps, along with the things mentioned in the video. You all are doing a great job!
I love all those thoughts/ideas 🙌🏻 I’m thinking along the same lines! I’ve been collecting historically inspired kitchen utensils, cookware, etc for a decade plus. Eager to incorporate the day to day aspects of pioneer life on this channel.
I love watching the restoration. But I also really enjoy the farm life sprinkled in. When I was a kid, I lived in a farming community of 1000 people, and it brings back great memories. But there’s also farming that y’all do that wasn’t really done around my community. I also really like your idea of the pioneer style skills and methods that you’re talking about showing.
I worked in home rebuilding my entire life. At days end I would look at what i accomplished and think....I can't believe that I did this. What I call the WOW FACTOR. To construct from a pile of wood, stone or bricks. Framing, plastering, wiring, plumbing....such a tangible object that will last for generations by people. Then finally nights and weekends fly by as I get to work on my own home. In home building I would tell the younger fellows ....if you don't have the wow factor....its just a job! You and your family are doing a super job.
Love your story! Absolutely right-to know your own hands can make a permanent and beautiful thing is so satisfying. Time well spent . Cheers, Gerry, thank you for watching and for your thoughtful comment.
my fav bit, from a GA born and raised? watching yall try to hammer those old square cut nails, lol. love it. i've had old memories of bldg like that, with my farm folks, from the 60's. they just were farmers who had to build stuff. i had a dad who actually worked in construction, so when we did help the kin, things went alot faster, but so what. what u r doing is awesome. i didn't realize the roofing felt/tar paper was around that long ago. i know we used it a lot.
ps: since its a fun project and maybe someone is curious - to me its just like most farm chores. u gotta go all in. as in hit that sucker with purpose to get it stuck. as in stuck hard enough that the 2nd swing either makes it sunk 1/2 way, or sends it to orbit. so yeah, u gotta believe in yourself. swing like you mean it- on the very 1st lick. get it stuck in hard enough to then send a homer on the 2nd strike. the 3rd strike is just showing off. LOL
Haha I love that advice!! 💪🏼 I wish I had the guns to pull off swings like that 😆🙌🏻 I’m gonna work on it. This next episode I swung that hammer still I couldn’t hold my arm up anymore 😂 Love your comment, cheers!
Jessie
I live in New York City and wish I could be there as it is so picturesque. So, by all means, continue to add the farming; we easterners need to see where our food comes from. I liked when your husband was talking to your daughter and said she would not hang out with her friends but instead be on the farm equipment where she would not be finished to labor day. That was a fantastic statement. Loved it!
Your comment is WONDERFUL. Thank you! Come to Montana sometime, it really is a hidden gem.
Hi Jessie & Robbie
Great content today it`s an very pleasant & inspiring document of your hardt work in tyhi episode.watching the rebirth of uncle Bens cabin is a milestone I`m thinking all that work before the skin was establist again on the walls & roof & sawing for the last details of fitment, it looks perfect.That Cabin comes to be there surely for 200 years ahead.Thanks for sharing & bring this to the youtube world cheers🍷.Greetings from Hubertus,the Old 🇳🇱Dutch 🇳🇴Norwegian to the Montana Familie.🙏🏻👍🏻🍀🇺🇸
Thanks, Hubertus! 🙌🏻🌲🌲🌲🤩 Hi from Montana. Love your comment-can’t wait to show you the roof metal we have chosen. It’ll be a fun experiment. Cheers!
Loved all the work that you covered in this episode! You’ll be driving those nails in two hits in no time at all! My vote is for more machinery!
More machinery it is!
A leaf blower would clear the sawdust off those roof boards. BTW I lived in Culberson, MT about 1962 and I remember it as being the furthest north that a river steamboat could come, I was so lucky that they celebrated their Diamond Jubilee while I lived there, they had a sawmill and a threshing machine set up in a lot across from where I lived and that year I rode on both a steam tractor and in the rumble seat of a Model A.
Oh man that must have been an incredible experience! Seeing all the machinery from back then-wow 🤩 Very neat
Only 1 word: Beautyfull!!!!!
Cheers! Love your comment 😄
Great video, I loved watching your kids help with the construction. I also would have enjoyed sharing the loaf of bread.
Haha it was gooood sourdough 😄 We figure if the kids grow up being a part of day-to-day farm life & projects, then they’ll feel bonded to the land and hopefully proud. If we give ‘em an iPad and leave them inside, well, ha shame on us right?
Love this! You guys have given me the motivation to get going on my old house. The rail car is definitely a great idea. My kids say to keep the farming and tractors in your videos.
Cheers! Robbie is glad you’re on board with the tractors/farming 🙌🏻 Thanks for your great comment-rail car is top of our list too!
Go Cousin Jessie! You and Robbie are killin it!!
🙌🏻 🥂 Cheers, Charlie! Thank you 😄
My house is built this way in Ohio and roughly from 1870. I love to see it done this way!
I watched an Amish Demonstration at Colonial homestead in Millersburg Ohio on how this could still be considered superior to modern building techniques, they put loose sheep wool in for insulation as they installed the interior siding. would love to see more on this renovation!
I just got bags of sheep’s wool to try that idea! 🙌🏻 maybe episode after next we will try it out 🎉 Thanks for coming along on this project! Your 1870s house sounds incredible-hoorah!
Jessie
Great history in this episode! Really enjoyed sharing the details of the connection between Charlie Russell and George Jackson! Love the project and couldn't help but buy that cool tote! Well done!
Oh man thank you!! You are fantastic. Thanks for supporting the project 🙌🏻 Old family stories always make us smile-we hope they’re true & not too embellished; fun to dream about those old days.
I'm hooked. Farming is nice but olde timey knowledge like the restoration projects and the pioneer skills would be fantastic.
You and me both! I’m excited to show some real old-school pioneer skills that shouldn’t be lost to time. I’m on it! 🫡
@@Montana_Ranch_Rescue OK, Binge watch complete. Now, let's talk old time wood preservatives. Diesel and used motor oil has been used for more than 100 years. It'll stain and preserve Uncle Dan's Cabin and make it look old. The US Park Service has been using it ontheir biuldings forever. The lttle cheats like thusing screws and the pyramid footers in crawlspace for where I beleive the oven is going to go are 100% necessary and are therefore 100% forgivable. In one of your videos you spoke about a steam thresher. The was a new fangled device back them. Ranchers and Farmers uised what they had and boutght the best they could. So, the modern improvements are in line with old time values. Preserve the wood with Diesel and used motor oil because Uncle Dan would have done so to preseve his house. CPT Christopher F. Sheridan, 20th SFG (Ret.), BA History Columbia University, JD/MELP International Environmental Law Vermont Law School. Please Call me Chris. PS Galvanized Tin Roof is a must!!!
i think the very reason some or many find history and the past so appealing is that there is no deception and nothing is convenient many of us really like modern conveniences but simultaneously romanticize a simpler time where everything was accomplished through hard labor and necessity
Absolutely agree-the honesty and the sacrifice is very appealing. Old houses were built exactly how they look; no veneers, no lies. I love experiencing that extra hard work it takes to do simple daily things. Love your comment 🙌🏻
Just found your channel. I'm in Columbia Falls. Loved the video. All you mentioned at the end would be amazing. Love the lifestyle you choose to live in one the most beautiful places on earth. Plus it's awesome the touch of history. I dig it. Can't wait to watch more.
Cheers! Thank you for your wonderful comment. We have windows going in this next episode & a crazy story to tell about railroads on the place. Stick with us 😄
1st time watching, love it. We're farmers from N.E. Illinois. I enjoy your creativeity with this. Beautiful land ❤
Hi from Montana! Glad you found us 😄🎉 We are having a blast with this project!
wonderful job, i have a 1840's post and beam house that I would love to get back up, it sitting covered in a stack at the moment. so nice to see you saving history. Uncle Dan would be proud. :0) Bob
Cheers! Wow, 1840s post and beam is incredible!! 🎉 Love to see how that turns out. Saving history 🙌🏻
@@Montana_Ranch_Rescue thank you, I'm in Ontario Canada, it came from New Brunswick. A storey and a half house, 24x32, It was dated by what's called ship's knee's that were used to support the second floor knee wall . Suggesting that boat builder had a hand in building the house.
@@gilligallou Wow! Think of all that knowledge of boat building he had that went into that house… forgotten knowledge
@@Montana_Ranch_Rescue indeed,
60 years ago we shingled a round corn crib. Talk about cutting every shingle! They tore it down this past summer. The shingles on the north side probably would have lasted another 20 years or more. The sides that got more sun, not so much.
Ahh what a shame they torn it down! 😟 Well all your hard work saved it for 60 years & that is a noble effort. It is wild how cedar can last a very long time, in the right conditions. But not forever. Sure is beautiful.
I'm shocked at the number of subs...really thought they would be way more...like 100 times as many. Edited very nicely. Also I'm shocked at the discipline of the children. My two kids are well behaved but they would show out for the camera and end up trying to be the first to help, get hurt or in trouble. Impressed with the way the youngest one knew to stand on the felt then roll it out for the next cut. Then it looked like he ran over to help on the other side the house. Awesome content, awesome people and awesome kids. Y'all did great.
You totally made my night-Thank you! 🙌🏻 🤩 Love your comment. We edited out all the times the kids had to go potty or complained 😂
@@Montana_Ranch_Rescue well we are even cause you all made mine.
Saving this video to show my girls an example on how to co-exist with siblings.
My two are 3 and 7 and the 3 year old wants to do everything the 7 year old does...the 7 year old wants the 3 year old to stop copying her. lol
Haha ohhh ours are the same 😂 3 & 5. But they have their moments of being so good to one another. I think it’s because they share a room & are always together. But equally have moments of being annoyed with one another 😆
❤ greetings from Australia ❤
Cheers!! Love it! Big hello from Montana
This has been the greatest most recent find on TH-cam, I absolutely love the Lewistown area! A bit on rendering tallow would be awesome!
Thanks man!! Lewistown is a gem 💎 Love your comment, makes my day!
I love it all !
Cheers! Appreciate that 🤩
Oh man, I'm so envious of your lifestyle. I'm trapped in the city, worse yet, a Canadian city.
Haha my cousin just moved to Canada! 🇨🇦 Calgary. Robbie dreams of farming the giant fields in Canada! Come visit Montana sometime-it is brutal in winter but such a stunning state 🏔️
@Montana_Ranch_Rescue I'm in Calgary, too. It used to be awesome here, but things have changed in the last 10-15 years.
I love Montana. Had a short vacation there a few years ago and loved everything about it, mostly the people.
I think of running away to the 'States from time to time, but my conscience won't let me go.
If someone breaks into your home and starts to destroy it, a man doesn't just give in and go find another home.
Loved watching your video. I hope one day I can build a homestead that my grandchildren can repair as they speak my name long after I've left.
@@oliver9089 God Bless you, man, I love how your mind is working on that dilemma. You are noble to stay and fight it. 💪🏼 The world is changing (and it’s not much for the better). Not much room for people who love the land like we do.
Thank you for the shoutout!! I am truly honored!
Cheers! 😁
I am a builder large and small, but l like small cabins best. Built a 12 x 24 up in Star Meadows Mt. back in 89. In 2013 l built a 12x24 gambrel style for
My niece in Alabama. It has a two bedroom loft and leans on both sides. The stairwell is only 20 inches wide but so functional. Like to see the old Farmall with the F10 loader still working! I have two l use a lot. I am going to have to come visit you guys some time!!
Those places sound awesome 😎 Very neat! Cheers to you, man, thanks for the comment! Gotta love old equipment-it’s still the best!
what a lovely instalment, you sure make your life look idyllic - hard work, but so much grounded enjoyment in the production of what all humans need - food. what a wonderful landscape - what is the small 'hill' that looks like a spoil hill? is that ancient, or modern? The hut is looking amazing. your family is really lovely together. thank you for letting us strangers from afar join in. the hat is fabulous both ways - new and worn in. love a decent hat and that looks proper (as we say in London). yes to the framework, yes to pioneer skills - I make my own soap (in Central London ha ha) and pickles, sauerkraut and so on from friend's garden where I grow vegetables. I think that connection to making is what makes humans happy. even tho I'm a city dweller who can't even drive!
Our London friend! Love your comment-we are definitely meant to be connected to how our food is made & how the land sustains us. How brilliant that you have found ways to do just that in the big city! Thank you so much for watching 🙌🏻 Big hello from Montana.
Like to see more frontier in it but to see kit's learn from the farm it's very important
I think Uncle Dan approves, and so do I. A little respect for the past makes the future easier to see.
Love your comment-can I use your quote? Well said 🙌🏻
@Montana_Ranch_Rescue yes this grandson of hillbillies would be honored. I live in Illinois but my family is from West Virginia and Old Kentucky. We are seeing the same thing out here. In the smokies the cabins are slowly fading away and up here in Illinois our barns and corn cribs are caving in on themselves. Keep the old ways alive please because if all else fails it will be the old ways that will keep us alive in the end. God bless you and much love and prayers from me and mine to you and yours.
@@justinkittle7401 All the best right back at you-you write so well. We couldn’t agree more on your philosophy. I’m 100% serious about quoting you 🙌🏻 God Bless from us in Montana 🌄
Love it all ! Great videos
Man, thanks! Appreciate it
Beautiful absolutely
Cheers!
So far , I like it all
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Great show don’t mind what you’re doing.
Cheers, appreciate it
Amazing job
Thank you! Cheers!
I enjoy it all…
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My house has shiplap inside and out on 2 by 4s on 24” centers. Only wish they had run them at 45 deg angles because the house moves in a blow. You could also use boat nails, special cut so they are slightly wider in the center so the wood swells back and holds tighter, heavily galvanized and probably cheaper.
Boat nails-that’s fascinating! I had not heard of a special nail like that but it makes perfect sense with how wood fibers work.
It’s crazy windy here in Montana tonight so I can appreciate how helpful a strong build like your house would be 💨 😬
We love it all.
Cheers, appreciate you!
In carpentry we call putting a new board along a compromised rafter " Sistering" it. Carpentry dates back to at least Roman times.
Oh fascinating-I love learning the long know (and some forgotten) skills that have stuck with men for centuries (or millennia!). Thanks for sharing!
🎩 and boots are good for the place too
One step at a time 😄
@@Montana_Ranch_Rescue that was a good time
You are a good teacher
@@georgewhitehouse8630 cheers 🥂
You have set your own bar for thousands of people
I don't have an answer to your question. This is the first video I ever saw so far. However, I love Old Building being rescued and anything really pioneer related. The story of the civil war nail-making company was super awesome.
Thanks man! Appreciate you watching. Isn’t that family company too fascinating?! Still going after all these years. Hope you catch some more of our episodes-we talk history in every one of ‘em and do our best to keep some pioneer skills & stories alive. Best!
I was born in 1944, Elgin, Ill. I still remember tarpaper ) the better bilt....as in asphalt shingles that resembled bricks. Tarpaper actually helped prevent black mold because it let the house frame breathe. Todays construction is so tight the house cannot breathe. Manufactured homes actually have a dryer door in the wall just to help air the house. My question was, if the house is supposed to be super good sense (energy efficient), why make it so airtight that you have to poke a hole in the wall? I have many older homes, and the wood in many were in better condition than the lumber that is sold today. A remodel one time actually had an oneroom log cabin that was added to and the new owners did not know this until my crew cut into wall to remodel. Whole other story.
Oh man I totally agree, don’t even get me started! Houses need to breathe. Think of all the modern homes being built that can never be remodeled because everything is just compressed sawdust and glue with a 40 expected lifespan?! 😤
In another 150 years someone can pull this beauty back apart, reuse the stone, reuse the wood, and smile at how we built it 😉
Too cool that you have seen first hand some great old buildings-treasures. And how rare that you appreciated them; kudos, man, you’re our kind of people 🫡
sheet them walls with plywood. much more sheer strength than individual boards. hip style roof sturdier than a gable. there's my 2 cents, but I gotta admire all the clean work. foundation is most admirable
please do not, as they are trying to follow older methods, which is just fine. not sure but plywood probably won't stand up to the tmp swings well in that particular bldg. and a hip style roof? lol. this aint 1880 miami. jmho
Haha he was just giving his 2 cents worth and I appreciate all thoughts 😄 But yeah, plywood is a no-go for us on this project. Old school all the way 😎
Thanks man! Appreciate your comment. You’re right about sheer strength and stability for sure, but we are rebuilding this place the way it WAS, not the way we think it ought to have been. Just hanging onto the coattails of history here 😎😄 Thanks for the foundation appreciation-means a lot to me. I put some blood, sweat, and frustration into that. I’ll be proud of it til the day I die.
Such a nice place low hills, pretty trees, seems a fairytale land. Here in brazil all landscape is ugly, crooked trees, steep hills, grass is too tall. Realy jealous of that land
Oh Brazil! Wow! Well before you think Montana is paradise, remember that we get -40F days in winter 🥶 😆 But thank you for your comment! There is so much beauty out there in this world
I for one would love to see some period authentic grain work. A pair of belgian pulling an a combo feeding anotther team pulling the pick up grain wagon. I've seen it on Amish farms but think an old western version would be cool to see to include its spillage. Kinda reminesant of how my grandfather (I'm 68) did things in his day.
Oh man talk about hard work! We are already too old for that work 😂 But what a noble idea-I like it! Robbie’s mom actually had a team of Belgians-huge beautiful creatures-that she taught to work ground. Back in the 80s/90s. I keep putting the bug into her ear to get horses again.
Truly, working the land with horse is a forgotten art. Our ancestors all knew how to do it, and yet now, if our modern machines stopped working we would make absolute fools of ourselves trying to farm again & relearn lost wisdom. 😞
to save wood you can make male/female canals with a handy trimmer to close the gaps in the boards
Oh that sounds really interesting-I’ll have to look that up. Thanks! 😄
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America 🇺🇸 yes! Thank you for your kind comment 😄
When my brother builds he says let walk out to the road and see what it looks like from there he likes to see what other people driving by will see some times you notice things and can fix them before its to late
Very wise & considerate man! A building impacts everyone who drives by it 😄 Hopefully for the better!
my 150 year old house built very similar but no studs. 2 layers of 1" thick boards one horizontal one vertical and ship lay on some exterior walls and some board and batten
Very cool-must have been the standard of building way back then
Put the siding up vertically, put a 3" wide batten over the joints. Horizontally installed it will leak forever.
Blocking the walls is a lot of work, but provides shear strength.
Cheers! You’re absolutely right for strength and water resistance. But, of course, the goal with this house is to understand/honor/feel what it was like to be a pioneer in 1889. 😉
@@Montana_Ranch_Rescue Understood, I restored a 1906 Barn in Wyoming. Quite a challenge coming from Redwood country. Lapping the boards about an inch can make it waterproof, but it's a trick to seal the gaps that makes. Good Video, TY
@@chrisbrowne4669 Thanks man, appreciate your comments. You’ve seen some great houses. New episode drops tomorrow where we tackle getting all the wood windows in 🙌🏻 Hope you check it out! Cheers
@@Montana_Ranch_Rescue I will check it out and If I was close I'd show up with my toolbelt. With all that timber I see in the background you NEED a Woodmiser sawmill. Have Fun
Cheers! You come on out here anytime-we need a craftsman on this build 🙌🏻🌲🌲🌲
farming, tallow, butter, do videos on everything
😄🙌🏻 Cheers! I appreciate that 😁 I’m chomping at the bit to do it all!
Yes, yes all of it. ❤!!!! 🎉😮😅😊
Thank you! Love your comment 💗🎉
It would be worth using high temp ice and water shield in place of tar paper on the roof. It’s going to provide you with the best protection against leaks and will hold up well to the heat from the metal.
That is very smart 👍🏻 We agree-we did decide to put modern underlayments on the roof for that reason & to make it grow grippy for climbing on. It’s steep! We talk about that a bit in the the latest episode set to come out this Saturday 🎉
as someone who still builds houses out of solid board that i cut from my saw mill . . just mentioning it is better to put the first layer of board at diagonal across your framing for your walls . then the building can not sag or lean. then you can put your second layer sideways after that. when you have all the boards at right angle to your frame it has no strength and will eventually lean over from the wind
Ahh your advice is wise. Good practice for sure. We are rebuilding the way the original was done-for better or worse. It may not be the best way, but it was the pioneer way
@@Montana_Ranch_Rescue okay. it is how my family has built board building for at least the last 100 years. if you can only build at right angles to the frame. a single layer of cove lap or ship lap board. then you build with what today is refereed to as "earthquake strut" or tornado strut on modern house builds a board or 2x4 cut into the frame diagonally one on each wall
@@skrywenko6596 That makes a lot of sense 🙌🏻 God-willing the tornados miss us, but in Montana you never know 😬 Appreciate your knowledge
17:25 bonk the boards with your hammer after sawing them. It gets a lot of the sawdust off. I always have a blower in my tool bags but it’s because we still use airguns so I always have a hose & compressor to blast it all away.
The big stuff comes off, there’s a fine layer to deal with, but often we feel too rushed when Robbie is the only one sawing and stacking.
Tar paper often is cut long at the openings
My understanding is that, prior to the introduction of plywood shearwall sheathing, framing included let-in diagonal braces. But maybe that was only in larger structures than your house?
Yes I believe you’re right-that was best practice for the era. This little shack was thrown together by an early Montana pioneer who did not know the ideal methods. But, surprisingly, it lasted 135 years with very little leaning 🤷🏻♀️ He did something right (and used a lot of nails 😂)
@@Montana_Ranch_Rescue It's a beautiful house! Great job.
@@zacharyroyce Thanks, man-appreciate your comment! 🙌🏻
Everything you come up with is great and worth watching! I love sharing your story with others👏 PS: Where did you find that hat?
Oh you are wonderful! Thank you for sharing this with others-that helps immensely 💗 The hat is from… “Sun Body Hats” in Texas. Handmade in Guatemala. Best hats I’ve had
Thank you, Jess and team! What a great educational channel. Old West National Geographic storytelling✨
Cheers! 😁 Made my day
Should have cut out tar paper 3" short of the window bottom and sides and wrapped the window bottom and sides, so any water past a window would not sit on bare wood. A free benefit to excess tar paper.
We actually thought this exact same thing! We worried that the tar paper might trap water on the sill & be harm than good 🤔
Why is the gable roofing stopped at the gable wall ?
Now I can see the rake ❤
I only wish I had it left in me to move to Montana and live in a ranch, preferably in the foothills of the mountains. Just don’t know how I could now tho
Well, with a handle called “Farmerthatflies” you sound like a pretty capable man-I wouldn’t bet against you 😉 Never too late to dream; never too late to share dreams with others. Thanks for your comment ❤️
@@Montana_Ranch_Rescue if it weren’t for some uncertain medical conditions I would have already moved to South Dakota or Montana. Possibly back to Wyoming but would rather it be Montana
@@farmerthatflies Montana has a romance. God bless you, man. Hope the doctors can sort the medical out.
Did you guess stack the foundation stone or was that original?
The original foundation had just a handful of stones. But we kept the cornerstones in the exact spots they were, and then built up from there. I had a blast doing a true dry-stacked stone foundation in a traditional *no-mortar* method. Check out those episodes if you’re interested. Talk about a lost way of doing things 😅
Would this be considered a restoration or a replica?
Tough call
Yeah it’s definitely somewhere in the middle 🤔
Do go the extra expense and use 26 or 24ga metal. The commonly used 28 gauge is too thin and will not hold up to large hailstones.
That is SO true 😳 We used 28 on another project and it was ridiculously thin. Made us mad actually that it’s even out there sold as an option 😡 We got 26 for this roof and it’s easy to manage, but I bet 24 is beautiful thick stuff
Nver seen bean done that way
It’s old school
BOOOOH :)
26:30 you're going to need a bigger hammer (heavier) mini sledge would work great.
Good suggestion 💪🏼 I think bigger muscles would have helped me too 😆
We use ship lap boards do u know what that is?
Yes 👍🏻 Ship lap is very traditional & similar to this. This siding isn’t as good as shiplap (no joinery) but it’s what the original pioneer chose so we’d like to recreate that.
Why don't you cover the first layer of exterior sheathing with a water proof wrap like they put over roofs ? Then , put your second layer over the water proof wrap ?
I talk more detail about that in this upcoming episode 😄🙌🏻 Part of the reason is that you will see the tar paper peaking through on a couple of the unfinished interior wall. I’d rather see black than grey with blue letters 😂 Also, we are doing our best to stick to some pioneer methods. Some modern concessions, but when possible we keep it old.
So what is so bad about asphalt shingles??? Asphalt holds up to heat cold and wind for 35 years.
Haha I’ve watched my neighbors get 2 new asphalt roofs in the past 5 years 🤦🏻♀️😆 Not a good choice in hail country.
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Cheers! Thank you 🌲🌲🌲
(because building codes)
Haha they exist for good reason, but it’s enjoyable to see the old ways
I maybe would have used 3 screws vs 2 screws, much stronger.
Yeah you’re right-they need more support. We have been going back and adding square nails. 💪🏼 Haha takes some muscle
In most places you are not allowed to build like this. You have to get a permit and only build with materials approved and sold by your industrialized masters. Your siding has no shear! You have to use our shear panels from Simp-son!! They say it is for your safety but it is to protect the usury lords.You have no freedom or choice because you are a dead vessel in THEIR cemetery and bound by laws. You were signed away as dead with your birth certificate. The world of the living dead must never own anything and always be bound to mort-gages. They keep you trapped in a mort-ified state of fear worrying about your mort-ality. Now follow the mort-icians deeper into the the crypto.
Man it’s so true! Montana is one of the last places where you even attempt to build with historic methods. Freedom is slipping away from us in the name of “security”
No. Stop right there 10 seconds into the video. That is NOT how they used to build them in the good old days. The horizontal rough siding should be on the diagonal. The second layer can be vertical board and batten. But right at 0:03 No diagonal braces, not let in wind bracing, no diagonal blocking,, So then the siding must be laid on the diagonal. 2X12 roof rafters, where 2X6 would work fine,, possibly even 2X4 rafters,,, although,, winters of 1883 , 1886-7 , and 1949 2X12 rafters may be a very good idea. The roof will be fine but laying on the ground because the walls collapsed sideways. Wanna do it like the good old days? The do it like the good old days,
Appreciate your zeal, man! 🙌🏻 Totally agree on MANY old buildings of that era using diagonal boards to brace for wind/sheer. But-not all did.
This house was built by a humble man with humble knowledge, like many homesteads were. He built it this way. Maybe that’s not the perfect way to build, but it’ll do. And it lasted 135 years in all its imperfection.
Thank you for your thoughtful comment-appreciate you taking the time & sharing some knowledge. Cheers
@@Montana_Ranch_Rescue You are being very kind to a grumpy old guy, (me). I am a midwesterner, but I love Wyoming and Montana. Canoe and wilderness traveler. I know some of your winters can be beyond brutal.
@@Sailor376also Oh winters are insane here! -40F for a week last winter. I love watching canoeing and hope to get to the Midwest or Canada someday to try it more seriously. Love your comment back-appreciate you
@@Montana_Ranch_Rescue No,, no no, You have some of the best canoeing,, The Missouri through the Upper Missouri River Breaks. Start in Fort Benton and take 10 days or so to the Fred Robinson Bridge Or you can start up by the Reservoir on the Marias River 80 miles to get back to the Missouri, then continue on through the Breaks. In Wyoming Start in Green River on the Green River the Flaming Gorge reservoir,, take a week or ten days relax, fish. And if feeling silly, run the rapids and even on to TThe Gates of Ladore, Dinosaur N.M. I have done the entire Green and almost all of the Colorado multiple times. If new to canoeing,, the Green River from Green River, Utah, down to the Confluence,, magnificent. Canoe can do it .Camping, red rock Canyons, side hikes. Arrange for pick up by Tex's and get hauled back up to Moab. A right turn at the Confluence onto the Colorado is Cataract Canyon. I happen to think Class III, IV, and V rapids are great fun,, but I do hear loose screws rattling around up there sometimes.
Don't wait. Do it now.
Oh man I would love to do what you described! I’m putting it on the list 🎉
Like the renovations and the pioneering life and cooking. As far as the farming part, you can see that on a multitude of channels or drives in the countryside.
Thanks for asking.👨🌾🏚️🔨🪚🏠
Well you’re breaking Robbie’s heart voting again farming 👨🏻🌾 😂 But thank you for the thoughtful comment! Cheers 🙌🏻 We will keep the renovations and pioneer skills coming!
I love watching the restoration. But I also really enjoy the farm life sprinkled in. When I was a kid, I lived in a farming community of 1000 people, and it brings back great memories. But there’s also farming that y’all do that wasn’t really done around my community. I also really like your idea of the pioneer style skills and methods that you’re talking about showing.
Great comment 🎉 Thank you! Farming has changed so much everywhere. I romanticize the old ways. I’ve got some good pioneer skills planned for upcoming episodes 😄