Off Grid Home Build // April Progress // Rough Cut Lumber Rafters - Ridge Posts - Ridge Beam

We got a lot of the roofing structure up during the month of April! It feels good to be back doing some house building again!
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We moved onto 200 + acres of raw land in northern Maine in September of 2018. We’re building our off-grid homestead, literally, from the ground up with our own four hands.
Our goals are to share our simple, self-sufficient, and sustainable lifestyle using traditional, old fashioned on purpose, and natural methods the same way our grandparents, great grandparents, and those who came before them did.
Along the way we hope to pass on the best parts of this lifestyle to our daughters and to all of you. We want to share the experience of how we live and the challenges we face as we build our dream homestead, raising animals, growing our own food, and working on the many projects required to live this lifestyle.
We’ll show you, not necessarily how to do things, but how we do things. We’ll also share video series that go deeper into specific aspects of our lives and what it’s like to live the way we do in the 21st century.
There’s a saying, “There’s a first time for everything.” Here, there’s a first time for EVERYTHING, because almost everything we’re doing here, we’re doing for the first time.
While our life is simple, it’s not always easier. It’s a lot of hard work, but we were raised knowing that nothing worthwhile comes easy and as you’ll see there are way more positives than negatives.
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[@waynewelder123]

Great job! You two are an inspiration! We also built our own house in Littleton Me, Saunders homestead

[@robertbass5283]

Great work, you guys are building a really strong, beautifully designed house !

[@timothyalanogrady]

The new video guys of the roof going up with the rafters great job . Another amazing video. The little one look like had fun at the park😊

[@northwoodsyankee3528]

Looking like a million bucks.

[@Jeff-vt8kn]

Just found your channel now trying to catch up watching all your videos 😊

[@rayoscroft3775]

Unbelievable nice ❤

[@genefowler948]

You two are something I know the beams are heavy but it doesn't stop you . I really enjoy your videos . Be careful work hard you will get there

[@OurMaineHomestead]

Thank you! We appreciate it!!

[@davideyres1628]

Nice to see you both back and making good progress BestWishes from England UK

[@OurMaineHomestead]

Thank you so much!!

[@JohnJones-vx7cr]

Not to be a broken record, we just found your channel. We are also in this state, a little south of you on the Kennebec. You are doing a great job and you have your work cut out for you. Rock on! 😊

[@OurMaineHomestead]

Thank you so much! We appreciate it!

[@Jeremy_936]

Just discovered your channel. Love the content. Of all the homestead channels out there, your home is the most beautiful and skillfully crafted. When you said "forever" home, you weren't kidding! Can't wait to see more. Thanks.

[@joeclark9042]

Hey you too I just seen you guys on TH-cam and decide to watch you I kind of like the Beam work that you guys are done can you tell me what size beams those are and what size house you're doing how what's the dimensions on how wide and how long is it keep up the good work it looks beautiful man I love it

[@OurMaineHomestead]

The posts and beams are all 8x8's. And the house is 20x34 with additional porches and decks so it will be a nice size for us!