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[Shalina] We are
building three A-frames
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on very intricate terrain,
I guess, you could say.
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We're gonna do this all ourself?
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- We're really gonna do this?
- We have to.
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[Shalina] If you can't
get the supplies here,
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you can't get the supplies here.
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I don't feel so strong anymore.
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I need to sit down.
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Oh, no!
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[Ben] They're real bad.
We can't use those.
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[Shalina] We're just gonna
have to do double work now.
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[Ben] That is not good.
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[Shalina] I feel like there's
just been nothing but setbacks.
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We're not making
any progress at all.
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[Ben]
Completely unnecessary.
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[Shalina]
Super frustrating.
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The build has just
shaken our faith.
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This is ridiculous.
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[Ben] It's about to
start pouring on us.
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It's a mess.
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[Ben] Here's the rain.
We just need to hustle.
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The day we've been dreading.
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You just cannot get hurt.
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- I'm kinda losing it.
- You're losing it?
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[narrator] Are you
ready to go off the gird?
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[Shalina] See, this is
gonna be good up here.
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- Yeah, it clears up, up here.
- Yeah.
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- Let's go this way.
- I like that big tree back there.
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There are a lot of rocks.
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[Shalina] There is
a lot of rock.
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[Narissa] You do have a problem
with all the cactuses, though.
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We cleared up this tree,
this would be like a good spot.
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So, we're building on
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very intricate terrain, I
guess, you could say.
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[chuckles] The terrain kinda
changes from up and down,
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there's water flows, there's
lots of rocks and boulders
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and lots of junipers
and pinyons.
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It gets very hot in summer
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and very cold in the winter.
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We have a lot of clay, and
if there's any moisture at all,
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it's a mess around here.
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A lot of things to deal with.
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[Joli] I mean, we're
gonna have to clear out
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all these rocks for sure.
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It has some rocks and bushes,
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but it's relatively flat.
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- [Shalina] Yeah.
- [Ben] Got nice views.
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-[Ben] I'm Ben.
-[Shalina] And I'm Shalina.
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And we're building a home
in southwest Colorado.
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We're building 40 minutes southeast
of Durango in southern Colorado.
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[Ben] We're newlyweds.
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My wife is very bubbly
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and easy to get along
with most of the time.
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Ben is very grounding to me.
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I would probably
float through life
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like a little
butterfly... [laughs]
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and get lost
sometimes.
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But he really keeps me grounded.
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Usually, she has an idea,
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she tells me,
I freak out about it,
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and then figure out
how to make it happen.
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Which is how life should be.
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It's okay to freak out,
you just gotta move on.
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We're gonna predominantly
build this ourselves,
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but the kids are gonna help.
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Joli who is 19
and Narissa is 11.
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[Joli] I like the view,
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got a nice view of snow caps.
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We chose this property
because it's far enough out
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that you really
get a lot of privacy
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because we're afar from town,
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and it's something that we love.
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[Ben] It's rugged and beautiful,
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- that's why we chose it.
- Yeah.
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Last year, we built an
off grid property for Joli
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and this year, we are
building a house for us.
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So, I can envision
something really large here.
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'Cause the main A-frame
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is gonna be the sleep
area for us and Narissa.
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- [Ben] Mm-hmm.
- So, then your kitchen area would be there.
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We're going to build a home
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that consists of three
separate A-frame structures.
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The central one
will be the largest
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and will be our main bedroom
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with a log bed for Narissa.
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To the right, we're gonna
have a guest bedroom,
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and to the left
will be our game room.
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The main focus of this home
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will be an outdoor
living scenario
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with a deck for a
kitchen and a living area
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and an outdoor bathroom.
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[Ben] We're gonna use wool
insulation on the main cabin.
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We're gonna use some solar.
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We will pump our water
to a tank from down the hill,
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and then just a simple composting
toilet and a solar shower.
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I think the whole
point of this build
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is togetherness with separation.
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So, we have our spaces together,
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but then there's also separation
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that's through the outdoors.
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And the small buildings
allow us to, like,
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tuck in the trees
and not disturb,
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so it's gonna be very
Zen, very built into nature.
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[Shalina] We're
building three A-frames
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that will be 800 square feet.
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Our timeline is eight
weeks to build them
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and our budget is $25,000.
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We're feeling excited
and a little nervous.
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- I'm way more excited than him.
- [both laugh]
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We have to come up with a
way to get all those logs up here.
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- [Joli] Pulley system?
- You have to get everything up here.
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Concrete.
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There is no road
to our build-site.
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The closest we can get is
to within about a 100 yards
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and everything else has
to be brought in by hand.
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Feels like 100 miles
to me. [chuckles]
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[Ben] I think we need
to establish a trail
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down to the driveway.
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[Shalina]
How far is that?
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- [Joli] Exactly.
- [Ben] Pretty far.
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Like, 100 yards.
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You ready to move some rocks?
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I like the view,
I don't like rocks.
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- You like the view but not the rocks.
- [Narissa laughs]
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[Ben] Let's get to it.
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We wanna get, like,
a three-foot wide path
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this way.
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So, this is all gonna
have to be cleared rocks?
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- Yeah.
- [Shalina] Okay.
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One down, 9,422
to go. [chuckles]
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[Shalina] I would say
that life is definitely harder
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living off the grid,
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but the rewards
completely outweigh that.
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And teaching our kids
to live this way,
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and just to know that
you can live off of the land
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and you can give
back to the land.
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And it helps us to
live in moderation.
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I just think it's a
good way to live.
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We've made it ten feet already.
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[Narissa exclaims]
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So, how many more to go?
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- 300.
- [Shalina chuckles]
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Look at this one, it's
like purple and glittery.
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One of the biggest
challenges for this build today
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is that we're gonna be very
distracted when we find rocks.
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[Joli] Yeah. Like, we
just found this quartz.
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Nothing really too special,
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but we kinda do go
rock hunting sometimes
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and we do see some
pretty cool stuff out here.
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Mom, come look at this.
What is that?
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- [Shalina] Ooh, where'd you find that?
- Right there.
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- Under the rocks?
- Mm-hmm.
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- [Ben] It's an arrowhead.
- [Shalina] Whoa!
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-[Ben] Nice find.
-[Joli] Ah, super cool.
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[Shalina] That's
super cool, Narissa.
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You need to keep that
somewhere really safe, okay?
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Put it up until
we know what it is
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and we can
research it a little bit.
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Put it in your pocket so
you don't drop it somewhere.
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- Okay.
- Good job.
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Does that mean I get to
be done working for the day?
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- No, ma'am.
- [Narissa laughs]
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[Ben] For the last two days,
we've been working on a trail.
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Just to get to the build site.
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It's been a lot of work,
lots of trees trimmed,
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rocks to move.
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[Shalina] This is
our second day now,
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and we're about halfway.
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We've all this left to go.
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We're gonna do this all ourself?
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- We're really gonna do this?
- We have to.
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Huff all the lumber up here,
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huff everything up here.
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We don't absolutely
have to huff all of them...
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Oh, yeah, you got an idea?
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Tomorrow at 5:00, we
get to go get a donkey.
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- We're getting a donkey?
- [laughs]
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Are we really gonna do this?
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Tomorrow at 5:00, we
get to go get a donkey.
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- We're getting a donkey?
- [laughs]
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Okay.
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I researched they're
good at carrying things.
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You got a lot of donkey
training experience?
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I bet there's some internet
that can teach me something.
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I guess I'm cool with the donkey
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hauling stuff for me.
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- You're on donkey duty.
- That's all right.
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- You're team donkey.
- I'm team donkey.
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- Yeah.
- I can do that, that's a title.
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- All right.
- Well, it's for sure.
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- You can't back out.
- [Ben] Okay.
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Donkeys live 30 years.
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- Is this donkey, like, 25?
- [both laugh]
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[Shalina] Today, we're
going to the local mill
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which is about 20 miles away.
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And we have talked to them about
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wanting to get
dimensional lumber
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completely milled for the build.
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[Ben] All this wood
came from our county,
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so it's all local.
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It has a lot more
character than anything
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you're gonna buy at
the hardware store.
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We're paying our neighbor
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instead of a big box store.
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Have you started
making some boards?
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- Yeah, we're gonna start with those logs there.
- These logs over here?
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[Tyler] Yup, these
were all from a fire,
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- we cut 'em down to stop the fire.
- Fire mitigation.
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Fire mitigation, yeah.
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- That's what these trees are all from?
- [Tyler] Yes.
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These were in the fire,
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that's why you can see the black
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on some of the bark
and stuff like that.
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Is that gonna give, like,
some more cool detail
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when we cut into them?
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If you cut into them,
you'll see a bunch of
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cool colors come out
of it 'cause of the fire.
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I can't wait to
cut these logs up
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I'm excited about that now.
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[Ben] We need 120
two-by-eighths, 45 two-by-fours.
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It's a lot of wood.
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- [Shalina] Look at that, I absolutely love that.
- [Ben] Sweet.
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That just went from
a burnt tree to...
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[Ben speaking]
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So, the scraps they call them,
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are some of my favorite pieces.
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I am actually
wanting to take them
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because they're
already really thin.
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And just kinda shave
'em down a little bit
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and use them as trim pieces
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for the ceiling and
the floors, baseboards,
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just really add a lot of detail.
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Look at that!
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She gets just as excited
about the scraps
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- as the actual boards we're making.
- I do.
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I really do.
[chuckles]
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- No waste.
- [both laugh]
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-[Ben] Right on!
-[Shalina] This looks great.
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- Thank you so much for helping us.
- Thanks, Tyler.
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I really appreciate it.
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This is so good,
thank you so much.
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It's a start, we'll come
and get the rest.
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- Sounds good.
- You guys have it cut.
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[Ben] Awesome, really
appreciate you guys.
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[Shalina] We're three
weeks into the build right now,
246
00:10:02,636 --> 00:10:04,636
and actually I feel really good
247
00:10:04,638 --> 00:10:06,371
about where we are
on the timeline.
248
00:10:06,373 --> 00:10:08,239
[Ben] So, we have
been pouring the piers.
249
00:10:08,241 --> 00:10:10,609
We've got six of
the 12 piers in,
250
00:10:10,611 --> 00:10:12,110
so two of the building's done.
251
00:10:12,112 --> 00:10:14,613
We done a lot of work, but
it doesn't look like that there.
252
00:10:14,615 --> 00:10:17,015
And just trying to figure out
253
00:10:17,017 --> 00:10:19,084
still how to get
everything up the trail
254
00:10:19,086 --> 00:10:21,186
has been ridiculous.
255
00:10:22,021 --> 00:10:23,989
We got some donkeys.
256
00:10:23,991 --> 00:10:28,093
You ended up getting not one
donkey, we got two donkeys.
257
00:10:28,095 --> 00:10:29,861
You see, donkeys need a friend.
258
00:10:29,863 --> 00:10:31,329
Come here, Ethel,
come here, Lucy.
259
00:10:31,331 --> 00:10:33,298
I named them Lucy and Ethel
260
00:10:33,300 --> 00:10:36,901
and I love them
so much. [laughs]
261
00:10:36,903 --> 00:10:40,372
So, these donkeys
have not carried anything
262
00:10:40,374 --> 00:10:42,007
up the trail so far.
263
00:10:42,274 --> 00:10:43,241
Well, this is true.
264
00:10:43,243 --> 00:10:46,144
Come here, come here.
Let me see your nose.
265
00:10:46,146 --> 00:10:49,180
Because it takes time
to bond with a donkey.
266
00:10:49,182 --> 00:10:51,216
It's okay, come here.
267
00:10:51,218 --> 00:10:52,751
They now have learned to
268
00:10:52,753 --> 00:10:54,619
allow me to put their leash on.
269
00:10:54,621 --> 00:10:57,322
And I am working up to
putting the pack saddle on.
270
00:10:57,324 --> 00:11:00,492
Can you come? Okay,
all right. You're fine.
271
00:11:00,494 --> 00:11:02,994
- They need a little bit of time.
- Soon-ish?
272
00:11:02,996 --> 00:11:06,197
Patience is key with
donkeys and with me.
273
00:11:06,199 --> 00:11:09,034
[chuckles]
274
00:11:09,036 --> 00:11:10,301
[Ben] Even though we're
waiting on the donkeys,
275
00:11:10,303 --> 00:11:12,137
we can't wait on the work.
276
00:11:13,139 --> 00:11:14,272
All the lumber
has been delivered,
277
00:11:14,274 --> 00:11:16,307
and we need to haul
it up to the build site.
278
00:11:17,243 --> 00:11:18,309
Do we need all of these, too?
279
00:11:18,311 --> 00:11:19,844
No, we can probably leave those.
280
00:11:19,846 --> 00:11:21,980
This is plenty to start.
281
00:11:21,982 --> 00:11:24,049
[Shalina] Luckily, we have
some extra hands today.
282
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Our friends Mike and Angela
283
00:11:25,419 --> 00:11:26,751
have stopped by to help out.
284
00:11:26,753 --> 00:11:29,020
[Ben] We're gonna have to
start huffing all this lumber up.
285
00:11:36,696 --> 00:11:39,531
[Shalina] Oh, my goodness,
we're not even to the hard part yet.
286
00:11:47,106 --> 00:11:50,108
[Ben] It was a lot of heavy
lifting over a couple of hours.
287
00:11:50,110 --> 00:11:54,079
[Shalina] And it was mentally
and physically exhausting.
288
00:11:54,081 --> 00:11:56,047
[Ben] But we've managed
to get all the material up
289
00:11:56,049 --> 00:11:58,049
and build a foundation
on our piers
290
00:11:58,051 --> 00:11:59,818
before Mike and Angela
have to head out.
291
00:11:59,820 --> 00:12:01,052
That's perfect.
292
00:12:01,054 --> 00:12:02,287
[Mike] All right,
Ben, we gotta go.
293
00:12:02,289 --> 00:12:04,022
[Shalina] Thank you.
294
00:12:06,258 --> 00:12:08,626
The plan today is to
put in all the brackets
295
00:12:08,628 --> 00:12:11,763
and do the flooring, and to
get the whole base finished
296
00:12:11,765 --> 00:12:13,932
so that we can put
the ridge beam in.
297
00:12:13,934 --> 00:12:17,402
And then we'll start
framing the ceiling roof.
298
00:12:20,005 --> 00:12:22,140
- We got a lot to do today.
- Mm-hmm.
299
00:12:22,142 --> 00:12:24,142
[Ben] We really were
relying on their help.
300
00:12:24,144 --> 00:12:25,844
[Shalina] And now
it's the two of us.
301
00:12:25,846 --> 00:12:27,278
[Ben] Now it's the
two of us today.
302
00:12:27,280 --> 00:12:28,646
We have a lot to do.
303
00:12:33,018 --> 00:12:34,919
Was hoping to put
this ridge beam up
304
00:12:34,921 --> 00:12:36,187
and then we can
put tarp over it...
305
00:12:36,189 --> 00:12:38,156
- Yeah.
- and store all our stuff.
306
00:12:38,158 --> 00:12:39,157
It can get wet...
307
00:12:39,159 --> 00:12:41,059
- Yeah.
- and that's gonna slow us down.
308
00:12:41,061 --> 00:12:43,895
It's gonna be hard for two people
to make a ridge beam happen.
309
00:12:43,897 --> 00:12:47,332
Yeah, deck it and a
ridge beam all in one day.
310
00:12:47,334 --> 00:12:50,869
Well, we can at least get it
decked and see how far we get.
311
00:12:50,871 --> 00:12:52,771
Yeah, we got to
fasten this down,
312
00:12:52,773 --> 00:12:54,072
we'll get the corners,
313
00:12:54,074 --> 00:12:56,341
and then we'll do
these little rickety sides.
314
00:12:56,343 --> 00:12:59,210
We'll need to get another socket
315
00:12:59,212 --> 00:13:00,311
'cause these are bigger.
316
00:13:00,313 --> 00:13:03,515
- What size are they?
- Looks like three quarters.
317
00:13:03,517 --> 00:13:06,618
Well, I think I can really
make the process speedy
318
00:13:06,620 --> 00:13:08,920
if you don't need me hammering
and screwing with you, I can...
319
00:13:08,922 --> 00:13:10,255
Yeah, you wanna drill holes?
320
00:13:10,257 --> 00:13:12,090
- Yeah.
- Okay.
321
00:13:12,092 --> 00:13:14,559
- So, we at least got something going.
- Yup.
322
00:13:15,227 --> 00:13:16,895
Everything is lined up.
323
00:13:16,897 --> 00:13:18,363
- Have we checked it out?
- [Ben] Everything should be good.
324
00:13:18,365 --> 00:13:19,631
Everything is good?
325
00:13:19,633 --> 00:13:21,065
- [Ben] Yup.
- Okay.
326
00:13:25,171 --> 00:13:28,873
Oh, I think that
your bit is bent.
327
00:13:28,875 --> 00:13:31,142
Oh yeah, it sure is.
[chuckles]
328
00:13:31,144 --> 00:13:32,410
[Shalina]
What just happened?
329
00:13:32,412 --> 00:13:34,445
I don't know how
you did that. [chuckles]
330
00:13:35,981 --> 00:13:37,115
Yeah, I don't know
if that's gonna do it.
331
00:13:37,117 --> 00:13:39,317
That is not good,
we have one more.
332
00:13:39,319 --> 00:13:41,820
- I was holding it straight as I could.
- [Ben] Yeah.
333
00:13:41,822 --> 00:13:43,788
[Shalina] Maybe I was
putting too much pressure.
334
00:13:43,790 --> 00:13:45,590
So, you get to take
over drilling the holes
335
00:13:45,592 --> 00:13:47,125
'cause I don't wanna
do that anymore.
336
00:13:47,127 --> 00:13:49,894
I feel like there's just been
nothing but setbacks today,
337
00:13:49,896 --> 00:13:51,863
so, super frustrated.
338
00:13:51,865 --> 00:13:53,364
[sniffles]
339
00:13:53,366 --> 00:13:55,900
We woke up with this
really awesome plan
340
00:13:55,902 --> 00:13:57,468
to make everything streamline.
341
00:13:57,937 --> 00:13:59,704
We lost our help.
342
00:13:59,706 --> 00:14:01,940
I broke a bit,
we only have one left.
343
00:14:01,942 --> 00:14:04,876
We don't have the right
parts to put the screws in.
344
00:14:04,878 --> 00:14:08,012
So, it's like we're not
making any progress at all.
345
00:14:09,248 --> 00:14:11,182
And I don't know
how to make it happen.
346
00:14:17,990 --> 00:14:20,391
The plan today is to
put in all the brackets
347
00:14:20,393 --> 00:14:22,193
and do the flooring.
348
00:14:26,265 --> 00:14:30,068
Oh, I think that
your bit is bent.
349
00:14:31,370 --> 00:14:33,071
[Ben] Yeah, I don't know
if that's going to do it.
350
00:14:33,073 --> 00:14:35,006
That is not good.
We have one more.
351
00:14:35,008 --> 00:14:37,175
[Shalina] Maybe I was
putting too much pressure.
352
00:14:37,177 --> 00:14:39,744
I feel like there's just been
nothing but setbacks today,
353
00:14:39,746 --> 00:14:42,280
so, super frustrated.
[sniffles]
354
00:14:42,282 --> 00:14:43,715
But I know it will come back up,
355
00:14:43,717 --> 00:14:47,285
I just have to shift my
perception right now.
356
00:14:47,287 --> 00:14:50,021
I have to look at this
like a learning experience
357
00:14:50,023 --> 00:14:52,924
of how Ben and I get to
get through this struggle
358
00:14:52,926 --> 00:14:55,426
and figure out
359
00:14:55,428 --> 00:14:57,662
how to make it work no
matter what's happened.
360
00:15:02,067 --> 00:15:03,568
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
361
00:15:05,237 --> 00:15:06,971
[Shalina] Back on
track. Ben and I rallied
362
00:15:06,973 --> 00:15:09,474
and we've installed all the
brackets and floorboards.
363
00:15:21,020 --> 00:15:23,721
- We have a deck.
- We should square dance tonight.
364
00:15:23,723 --> 00:15:25,356
Oh, we'll square dance?
365
00:15:26,325 --> 00:15:28,826
So, sure enough, we're
wrapping up the deck today,
366
00:15:28,828 --> 00:15:32,797
and here walks in Marvin,
which was such a blessing.
367
00:15:32,799 --> 00:15:34,866
- Hi, Marvin.
- Hey, how are you guys?
368
00:15:34,868 --> 00:15:36,701
- Thanks for coming.
- You're welcome.
369
00:15:36,703 --> 00:15:37,769
You guys need a little help?
370
00:15:37,771 --> 00:15:39,971
- We need a lot of help.
- [all laughing]
371
00:15:39,973 --> 00:15:41,973
We want to put up the ridge
beam and couple of rafters.
372
00:15:41,975 --> 00:15:43,107
Luckily for us,
373
00:15:43,109 --> 00:15:45,643
we were able to put the
call out in this community.
374
00:15:45,645 --> 00:15:47,011
And it's such a
wonderful community
375
00:15:47,013 --> 00:15:50,081
that people are very open
and willing to come and help.
376
00:15:50,083 --> 00:15:53,151
- How many of these long ones do we need?
- Three.
377
00:15:53,153 --> 00:15:55,820
Imagine you want the
straightest ones possible, right.
378
00:15:55,822 --> 00:15:57,055
[Shalina]
I would think so.
379
00:15:57,057 --> 00:15:58,122
[Ben]
Straight is great.
380
00:15:58,124 --> 00:15:59,490
This one looks pretty good.
381
00:16:07,266 --> 00:16:08,900
- [Shalina] Come down.
- [Ben] Down.
382
00:16:08,902 --> 00:16:10,468
- [Shalina] There.
- Okay.
383
00:16:16,608 --> 00:16:18,009
This is how tall it's gonna be.
384
00:16:18,011 --> 00:16:19,344
How do you feel about that?
385
00:16:19,346 --> 00:16:21,813
- Well, I want it even taller.
- So, toss it.
386
00:16:21,815 --> 00:16:23,915
It is. Let's do that
on another one.
387
00:16:23,917 --> 00:16:26,250
Just hoping there's
no wind. [chuckles]
388
00:16:33,192 --> 00:16:35,293
[Ben] So, we'll lock the
boards up, you and I.
389
00:16:35,295 --> 00:16:37,829
Set it up there, have
tails go on each side,
390
00:16:37,831 --> 00:16:39,330
and then we'll bracket
it up there,
391
00:16:39,332 --> 00:16:41,099
get those secure
on the center line.
392
00:16:41,101 --> 00:16:44,135
Okay, I'm gonna let go
for a sec. Gotta get this.
393
00:16:44,137 --> 00:16:46,471
Soon as we got up, the
wind starts blowing. [chuckles]
394
00:16:47,906 --> 00:16:50,208
Yeah, it's a little
nerve racking right now.
395
00:16:50,210 --> 00:16:53,578
Because-- Well, once
it's nailed in, it'll be fine.
396
00:16:53,580 --> 00:16:55,980
Hopefully, no
more wind. [laughs]
397
00:16:57,916 --> 00:17:00,318
[Ben] Yeah, it's a little
precarious how it is now
398
00:17:00,320 --> 00:17:01,619
there's some wiggle to it.
399
00:17:01,621 --> 00:17:05,590
So, we really want to get
these rafters in very, very soon.
400
00:17:24,243 --> 00:17:25,843
It's the birth of an A-frame.
401
00:17:25,845 --> 00:17:27,211
[Shalina laughs]
402
00:17:27,213 --> 00:17:29,047
[Ben] We got rain
coming tomorrow.
403
00:17:29,049 --> 00:17:30,081
We should tarp everything,
404
00:17:30,083 --> 00:17:31,082
get the tools out of here,
405
00:17:31,084 --> 00:17:33,284
get the concrete covered,
be done with today.
406
00:17:33,286 --> 00:17:35,453
- I am ready to be done with today.
- [Ben laughs]
407
00:17:35,455 --> 00:17:38,790
I am super done, I am
super tired and super hot.
408
00:17:38,792 --> 00:17:40,625
So am I.
That's a day.
409
00:17:40,627 --> 00:17:42,193
- [Marvin] All right.
- [Shalina] Sounds great.
410
00:17:47,166 --> 00:17:48,633
[Shalina] Over the last
couple of weeks,
411
00:17:48,635 --> 00:17:50,134
we finished up the first A-frame
412
00:17:50,136 --> 00:17:52,303
and we moved on to the second.
413
00:17:52,305 --> 00:17:54,939
But just as we started
to make great progress,
414
00:17:54,941 --> 00:17:55,873
here comes the rain.
415
00:17:55,875 --> 00:17:57,575
[thunder rumbling]
416
00:17:58,343 --> 00:18:00,411
[Shalina] I'm sitting out here
417
00:18:00,413 --> 00:18:02,113
after we just finished tarping.
418
00:18:02,115 --> 00:18:03,848
The house is down.
419
00:18:03,850 --> 00:18:06,050
We're supposed to be putting up
sheathing today, so we can do the roofing
420
00:18:06,052 --> 00:18:10,154
and be prepared for the
insulation this weekend.
421
00:18:10,156 --> 00:18:13,357
And it's been pouring
rain for the past 11 hours
422
00:18:13,359 --> 00:18:16,094
and it's not supposed to
stop for another 24 hours.
423
00:18:16,096 --> 00:18:18,930
So, we're in a really big bind
424
00:18:18,932 --> 00:18:20,932
and we kinda
don't know what to do.
425
00:18:20,934 --> 00:18:22,033
It's a mess.
426
00:18:26,705 --> 00:18:28,005
[thunder rumbling]
427
00:18:28,007 --> 00:18:30,808
[Shalina] It's been pouring
rain for the past 11 hours
428
00:18:30,810 --> 00:18:33,311
and it's not supposed to
stop for another 24 hours.
429
00:18:33,313 --> 00:18:35,947
So, we're in a really big bind
430
00:18:35,949 --> 00:18:38,015
and we kinda don't
know what to do.
431
00:18:47,259 --> 00:18:48,426
[Ben] We lost several days
432
00:18:48,727 --> 00:18:50,628
of what was gonna be
a big push on the build,
433
00:18:50,630 --> 00:18:52,763
so we didn't get as
far as we hoped to.
434
00:18:52,765 --> 00:18:54,966
I think we've been
pretty frustrated this week.
435
00:18:54,968 --> 00:18:58,302
The build has just kind
of thrown us for a loop,
436
00:18:58,304 --> 00:19:01,005
and it's kinda shaken
our faith tiny bit
437
00:19:01,007 --> 00:19:02,740
more than we wanted it to.
438
00:19:02,742 --> 00:19:07,078
And we fell pretty far
behind, so it's stressful.
439
00:19:07,080 --> 00:19:08,880
[Ben] So, it looks like
our rickety tarp shelter
440
00:19:08,882 --> 00:19:09,947
kept everything dry.
441
00:19:09,949 --> 00:19:11,315
Yeah, these aren't wet at all.
442
00:19:11,317 --> 00:19:13,784
- It's just a little damp there, but...
- [Ben] Yeah.
443
00:19:13,786 --> 00:19:15,853
But I think we can
get ready for insulation.
444
00:19:15,855 --> 00:19:17,922
Yeah, let's do this wall.
445
00:19:17,924 --> 00:19:19,090
Do this wall, all right.
446
00:19:22,995 --> 00:19:24,328
[grunts]
447
00:19:24,330 --> 00:19:26,264
[Shalina] So, the next
project that we have
448
00:19:26,266 --> 00:19:29,200
is putting in
the wall insulation.
449
00:19:29,202 --> 00:19:34,071
[Ben] We have two
300-pound bales of wool
450
00:19:34,073 --> 00:19:35,840
and we gotta
get 'em up the hill.
451
00:19:35,842 --> 00:19:39,010
And the only way to
do that is to roll them up.
452
00:19:42,948 --> 00:19:46,350
100 yards inclined,
curving. It's fine.
453
00:19:47,352 --> 00:19:48,986
I don't feel so strong
anymore. [grunts]
454
00:19:48,988 --> 00:19:50,454
I started out great.
455
00:19:50,456 --> 00:19:52,056
[Ben] You good?
[straining]
456
00:19:52,058 --> 00:19:53,391
[both panting]
457
00:19:55,761 --> 00:19:56,894
[Shalina] We need one more flip
458
00:19:56,896 --> 00:19:58,029
because it's got to be up.
459
00:19:58,031 --> 00:19:59,530
- There you go.
- [grunts]
460
00:20:00,465 --> 00:20:01,933
- [Shalina] Okay.
- [Ben] All right.
461
00:20:02,167 --> 00:20:03,467
I need to sit down.
462
00:20:05,003 --> 00:20:06,304
What's this stuff for again?
463
00:20:06,306 --> 00:20:08,105
So, this is gonna be
our insulation.
464
00:20:08,107 --> 00:20:09,974
It's safe, it's eco-friendly.
465
00:20:09,976 --> 00:20:12,009
It's gonna be super
healthy and warm.
466
00:20:12,011 --> 00:20:14,312
It's a natural
alternative to fiberglass.
467
00:20:14,314 --> 00:20:16,948
- We ready to start getting ready to put it in.
- Think so.
468
00:20:16,950 --> 00:20:20,151
Today, we have Gabriel
and Mary coming in.
469
00:20:20,153 --> 00:20:22,220
And they're going to help
us get the mesh up-right
470
00:20:22,222 --> 00:20:24,956
and get the
insulation all blown in.
471
00:20:30,395 --> 00:20:32,496
- Yeah!
- [Shalina] Yeah, that's what I'm talking about.
472
00:20:32,498 --> 00:20:33,297
[all laughing]
473
00:20:33,299 --> 00:20:35,700
[Shalina] We need one of those.
474
00:20:35,702 --> 00:20:37,034
[Ben] Because of
the weather delay,
475
00:20:37,036 --> 00:20:39,103
we weren't able to get
the roof ceiling on.
476
00:20:39,105 --> 00:20:41,872
So, we're having to do
an extra layer of mesh
477
00:20:41,874 --> 00:20:44,275
which is completely unnecessary.
478
00:20:44,277 --> 00:20:46,811
[Shalina] It's just part of
building out here where we live.
479
00:20:46,813 --> 00:20:48,212
If you can't get
the supplies here,
480
00:20:48,214 --> 00:20:49,714
you can't get the supplies here.
481
00:20:49,716 --> 00:20:51,949
We're just gonna have
to do double the work now,
482
00:20:51,951 --> 00:20:54,652
which is like every other
process of our house.
483
00:20:56,121 --> 00:21:00,091
So, the insulation comes
in these 300-pound bags,
484
00:21:00,093 --> 00:21:01,225
it's very compacted.
485
00:21:01,227 --> 00:21:02,994
And they're gonna be
getting the insulation
486
00:21:02,996 --> 00:21:05,029
and kinda fluffing it
and separating it,
487
00:21:05,031 --> 00:21:07,932
and shooting it
into the leaf blower.
488
00:21:07,934 --> 00:21:09,700
[Ben] The other person who
has the hose on the other end
489
00:21:09,702 --> 00:21:11,168
is blowing it in the base
490
00:21:11,170 --> 00:21:13,904
and filling each up and
moving on to the next.
491
00:21:13,906 --> 00:21:15,573
- [Shalina] So simple.
- It's pretty cool.
492
00:21:25,550 --> 00:21:27,952
After you blow it,
it gets springy.
493
00:21:27,954 --> 00:21:30,187
- [Ben] Yeah.
- It is relaxed, so if you compress it,
494
00:21:30,189 --> 00:21:31,155
it comes back to its shape.
495
00:21:31,157 --> 00:21:32,957
- [Ben] Oh!
- [Shalina chuckles]
496
00:21:32,959 --> 00:21:35,393
[Gabriel] Yeah, that's
why it won't settle over time.
497
00:21:35,395 --> 00:21:38,129
Actually, it will grow
within two or three weeks.
498
00:21:38,131 --> 00:21:40,231
It will grow, like,
20 percent more.
499
00:21:40,233 --> 00:21:42,933
That's a pretty slick
system, I like that.
500
00:21:42,935 --> 00:21:44,802
I think this was
an amazing idea,
501
00:21:44,804 --> 00:21:47,371
I loved everything about
the insulation piece to it,
502
00:21:47,373 --> 00:21:49,440
and I don't think I'll ever use
503
00:21:49,442 --> 00:21:51,142
another kind of
insulation again.
504
00:21:51,144 --> 00:21:52,209
It's really great.
505
00:21:52,211 --> 00:21:54,078
I don't know why
everybody's not doing it.
506
00:21:58,383 --> 00:21:59,616
[Shalina]
Over the past week,
507
00:21:59,618 --> 00:22:01,986
we've been working on
putting up a third A-frame
508
00:22:01,988 --> 00:22:04,188
and getting everything
ready to roof.
509
00:22:04,190 --> 00:22:05,656
We've been very busy.
510
00:22:06,958 --> 00:22:09,860
So, we're getting down to
the last of our wood supply,
511
00:22:09,862 --> 00:22:11,896
and we left the
curvy ones for last
512
00:22:11,898 --> 00:22:13,197
and they're real bad.
513
00:22:13,199 --> 00:22:16,000
Like, look at that thing.
We can't use those.
514
00:22:16,002 --> 00:22:18,002
[Shalina] How many more
two-by-fours do we need still?
515
00:22:18,004 --> 00:22:19,337
[Ben] We need like 12 more
516
00:22:19,339 --> 00:22:21,272
for the rafters on the last one
517
00:22:21,274 --> 00:22:22,640
which is troublesome
518
00:22:22,642 --> 00:22:24,642
'cause I think we're
gonna be down to the wire
519
00:22:24,644 --> 00:22:25,776
to finish the kitchen.
520
00:22:25,778 --> 00:22:27,745
[Shalina] That's not
even gonna be enough.
521
00:22:27,747 --> 00:22:29,013
[Ben] We don't have
any more long ones.
522
00:22:29,015 --> 00:22:30,481
[Shalina]
This is ridiculous.
523
00:22:36,688 --> 00:22:39,223
[Ben] So, we're getting down
to the last of our wood supply
524
00:22:39,225 --> 00:22:41,892
and we left
the curvy ones for last,
525
00:22:41,894 --> 00:22:43,294
and they're real bad.
526
00:22:43,296 --> 00:22:44,962
[Shalina chuckles]
527
00:22:44,964 --> 00:22:46,030
We have three structures,
528
00:22:46,032 --> 00:22:48,332
two and a half are up.
529
00:22:48,334 --> 00:22:50,267
And we still have an
outdoor kitchen to build
530
00:22:50,269 --> 00:22:52,603
and an outdoor bathroom.
531
00:22:52,605 --> 00:22:55,373
And I don't know how
we're gonna do it.
532
00:22:58,944 --> 00:23:01,278
Our boards dried really fast
533
00:23:01,280 --> 00:23:03,881
and we should have
let 'em dry longer.
534
00:23:03,883 --> 00:23:06,183
But we just had to,
we had to use 'em.
535
00:23:06,185 --> 00:23:09,854
And it's where we're at, it's
what we have to deal with.
536
00:23:09,856 --> 00:23:11,856
[Shalina] Yeah and we
didn't really know how to cure it
537
00:23:11,858 --> 00:23:13,124
when we first got it.
538
00:23:13,126 --> 00:23:15,192
We had them with
stickers between them
539
00:23:15,194 --> 00:23:16,961
and they were starting to curve.
540
00:23:16,963 --> 00:23:18,796
So, then we strapped
them all together
541
00:23:18,798 --> 00:23:19,797
to where they would be flatter,
542
00:23:19,799 --> 00:23:21,365
and then they start to mold.
543
00:23:21,367 --> 00:23:23,367
Then we had to pull them
back apart and lay 'em out,
544
00:23:23,369 --> 00:23:24,869
and then it got really hot
545
00:23:24,871 --> 00:23:26,203
and they just kinda whoop!
546
00:23:26,205 --> 00:23:28,939
But we also have to utilize
547
00:23:28,941 --> 00:23:30,975
every inch of lumber we have.
548
00:23:30,977 --> 00:23:32,176
So, we got to use every stick,
549
00:23:32,178 --> 00:23:34,044
even the crooked ones.
550
00:23:34,046 --> 00:23:37,815
I think we're gonna have to rip
two-by-eights into two-by-fours.
551
00:23:37,817 --> 00:23:40,017
We've learned how
to board manipulate,
552
00:23:40,019 --> 00:23:42,853
- so we have a new task to add to our resume.
- Yeah, we're pretty good.
553
00:23:42,855 --> 00:23:45,156
So, we're just going up
in the world. [chuckles]
554
00:23:54,099 --> 00:23:55,966
We're gonna
frame up the front wall
555
00:23:55,968 --> 00:23:58,202
in the insulated house today.
556
00:23:58,204 --> 00:23:59,737
Try to get the window
in above the door
557
00:23:59,739 --> 00:24:03,040
and start getting the
Aspen siding going up.
558
00:24:03,775 --> 00:24:06,377
We have Brian who
has come in to help us
559
00:24:06,379 --> 00:24:09,346
finish getting insulation
done and finish framing.
560
00:24:10,482 --> 00:24:13,250
Ben is working on getting
the window frames in.
561
00:24:13,819 --> 00:24:14,952
We got a window.
562
00:24:14,954 --> 00:24:17,354
And we have Joli always helping.
563
00:24:18,323 --> 00:24:21,058
I am making the doors
to the main house.
564
00:24:21,060 --> 00:24:25,262
And trying to make 'em look
like they're old barn-style doors
565
00:24:25,264 --> 00:24:27,198
versus a fresh piece of wood.
566
00:24:31,937 --> 00:24:34,338
Distressing them is
quite a tedious process.
567
00:24:34,340 --> 00:24:36,907
It's basically
five different layers
568
00:24:36,909 --> 00:24:38,142
of different colors of stain.
569
00:24:38,144 --> 00:24:40,878
And each layer, you sand
it back down to the grain
570
00:24:40,880 --> 00:24:42,379
and you do a new one.
571
00:24:42,381 --> 00:24:45,916
And eventually, all those
layers come up into one.
572
00:24:45,918 --> 00:24:47,852
And it's...
573
00:24:47,854 --> 00:24:50,020
It's this whole process
of a new look.
574
00:24:51,156 --> 00:24:52,122
It gonna take a lot of time,
575
00:24:52,124 --> 00:24:54,058
but I know it will be worth it.
576
00:24:58,129 --> 00:25:01,632
Now it's time to install
the Aspen siding.
577
00:25:01,634 --> 00:25:04,768
I'm cutting these boards and
Shalina is putting them on the front wall
578
00:25:04,770 --> 00:25:06,804
of the insulated cabin.
579
00:25:06,806 --> 00:25:09,240
In order to salvage our
warped and cracked boards,
580
00:25:09,242 --> 00:25:13,511
what I'm trying to do instead of
having one really short, fat board,
581
00:25:14,346 --> 00:25:16,413
I'll chalk a line,
582
00:25:18,183 --> 00:25:20,718
run that down, then we'll have
583
00:25:20,720 --> 00:25:22,052
a decent board
with that thickness.
584
00:25:22,054 --> 00:25:24,221
And I'll do the same
thing on this side,
585
00:25:24,223 --> 00:25:27,825
trying to get as much
of this board as I can
586
00:25:27,827 --> 00:25:30,127
because we don't have
a lot of this.
587
00:25:34,266 --> 00:25:38,068
This process, it adds more time
'cause their rips are long cuts,
588
00:25:38,070 --> 00:25:40,738
the saw batteries die quicker.
589
00:25:40,740 --> 00:25:41,939
But it's absolutely crucial
590
00:25:41,941 --> 00:25:45,075
for us to have enough
wood to finish this siding.
591
00:26:11,803 --> 00:26:14,171
[Shalina] We got the Aspen
siding up, it looks great.
592
00:26:14,173 --> 00:26:16,941
And now we get to
put the doors in place
593
00:26:16,943 --> 00:26:19,176
and see if they work.
594
00:26:21,112 --> 00:26:23,647
So, the doors are going
to function like barn doors
595
00:26:23,649 --> 00:26:25,482
and they'll hang on
a railing system.
596
00:26:25,484 --> 00:26:26,784
Boop, boop.
597
00:26:26,786 --> 00:26:28,819
[Shalina] And that's
very space saving
598
00:26:28,821 --> 00:26:31,288
because instead of opening
in or out of the house,
599
00:26:31,290 --> 00:26:32,723
it's just gonna slide over.
600
00:26:32,725 --> 00:26:35,626
So, we needed as much
space as we could everywhere.
601
00:26:35,628 --> 00:26:39,096
I wanna see how far
they come together.
602
00:26:39,098 --> 00:26:42,099
And so when they open, I
wanna see how far they open out.
603
00:26:42,101 --> 00:26:43,968
- Okay, on one go.
- Watch your hand.
604
00:26:45,370 --> 00:26:46,837
So, that's how far they open.
605
00:26:46,839 --> 00:26:49,173
But they'll be up
a little higher.
606
00:26:49,175 --> 00:26:51,609
- Yeah, 'cause they'll be hanging.
- They look pretty.
607
00:26:51,611 --> 00:26:54,311
I love it. Ta-da!
608
00:26:54,313 --> 00:26:57,848
I love the doors, they
look fantastic in my opinion.
609
00:26:57,850 --> 00:26:59,116
I think they're gonna
look really good
610
00:26:59,118 --> 00:27:01,251
when we get all of
the hardware on.
611
00:27:01,253 --> 00:27:02,519
They look sweet.
612
00:27:02,521 --> 00:27:04,989
This is coming together
looking like a house.
613
00:27:04,991 --> 00:27:07,291
- Good job! Thank you!
- [Brian] Yeah.
614
00:27:09,027 --> 00:27:11,328
Our timeline is eight
weeks for the build,
615
00:27:11,330 --> 00:27:13,731
and we're about six weeks in.
616
00:27:13,733 --> 00:27:15,032
Feeling a little bit stressed.
617
00:27:15,034 --> 00:27:18,902
We have a lot to
do still, I mean a lot.
618
00:27:18,904 --> 00:27:21,005
[Shalina] And we still have
an outdoor kitchen to build,
619
00:27:21,007 --> 00:27:23,941
and an outdoor
bathroom to build.
620
00:27:23,943 --> 00:27:26,110
And I don't know
how we're gonna do it,
621
00:27:26,112 --> 00:27:27,611
but we'll make it happen.
622
00:27:31,983 --> 00:27:33,817
So, one thing we decided to add
623
00:27:33,819 --> 00:27:35,719
at the last minute
was a tree net,
624
00:27:35,721 --> 00:27:39,156
which is basically gonna be a
roped platform between trees,
625
00:27:39,158 --> 00:27:40,658
and I think it will
be super fun.
626
00:27:40,660 --> 00:27:43,260
So, basically, what we're doing
here is we're making a tree net.
627
00:27:43,262 --> 00:27:45,195
You can see here we're
using this static rope
628
00:27:45,197 --> 00:27:46,864
for our outside framing.
629
00:27:46,866 --> 00:27:48,666
And then we come back
through with a parachute cord.
630
00:27:48,668 --> 00:27:50,801
And that's how we kinda
make all of our fun patterns
631
00:27:50,803 --> 00:27:52,903
and different designs and
themes and stuff like that.
632
00:27:52,905 --> 00:27:54,104
[Ben] Wow, look at this thing.
633
00:27:54,106 --> 00:27:56,874
[Shalina] Whoa!
This is amazing.
634
00:27:56,876 --> 00:28:01,145
Definitely exceeded my
ideas and expectations for sure.
635
00:28:06,284 --> 00:28:08,052
[Ben] Let's see how
we feel about these,
636
00:28:08,054 --> 00:28:09,486
let's give 'em a test lift.
637
00:28:09,488 --> 00:28:12,156
The day we've been
dreading since the beginning,
638
00:28:12,158 --> 00:28:12,890
the beam day.
639
00:28:12,892 --> 00:28:14,291
Getting beams up the hill.
640
00:28:14,293 --> 00:28:16,393
By far the heaviest thing
we got to get up there.
641
00:28:16,395 --> 00:28:17,928
Assume we just lift it.
642
00:28:17,930 --> 00:28:19,096
Yeah, we just got to pick 'em up
643
00:28:19,098 --> 00:28:21,398
and see if we think
we can do it.
644
00:28:21,400 --> 00:28:23,967
[Shalina] So, the
latest on the donkeys.
645
00:28:23,969 --> 00:28:26,837
Come on.
You can do it.
646
00:28:26,839 --> 00:28:29,139
The donkeys need just
a little bit more training.
647
00:28:29,141 --> 00:28:30,374
- Just a little?
- Just a teeny tiny.
648
00:28:30,376 --> 00:28:31,775
[Ben]
They're almost ready.
649
00:28:31,777 --> 00:28:34,211
We think they weigh
300-400 pounds.
650
00:28:34,213 --> 00:28:36,914
- Well, I don't think I can do it.
- Yeah, you can.
651
00:28:36,916 --> 00:28:38,115
These are eight-by-eight beams,
652
00:28:38,117 --> 00:28:40,384
they're about 14, 15-feet long,
653
00:28:40,386 --> 00:28:41,919
and it's just the two of us.
654
00:28:41,921 --> 00:28:43,454
One, two, three.
655
00:28:44,122 --> 00:28:45,188
[Shalina grunts]
656
00:28:45,323 --> 00:28:47,257
Yeah, that's a lot of
beam to get up the hill.
657
00:28:47,259 --> 00:28:48,992
No way.
658
00:28:48,994 --> 00:28:51,962
What do you think about trying
one of these Aspen beams?
659
00:28:51,964 --> 00:28:55,232
- Okay, I can try to lift that and see.
- Yeah.
660
00:28:55,234 --> 00:28:57,201
- That's a lot lighter.
- I can lift this one.
661
00:28:57,203 --> 00:28:58,135
Okay.
662
00:28:58,137 --> 00:28:59,336
Let's come up with a plan
663
00:28:59,338 --> 00:29:01,371
and then we'll start
bringing these up.
664
00:29:01,373 --> 00:29:03,407
Well, what's the plan?
665
00:29:03,409 --> 00:29:05,275
I think I'll get on that end
666
00:29:06,177 --> 00:29:07,344
and we'll carry 'em like this,
667
00:29:07,346 --> 00:29:09,279
so you don't hurt your shoulder.
668
00:29:09,281 --> 00:29:12,049
I'm working with
a torn rotator cuff,
669
00:29:12,051 --> 00:29:13,484
and so I'm really
not supposed to
670
00:29:13,486 --> 00:29:16,153
lift my arm above
my shoulder height.
671
00:29:18,156 --> 00:29:20,124
[Ben] You just cannot get hurt.
672
00:29:20,126 --> 00:29:21,492
[Shalina] We can't
afford that anyway,
673
00:29:21,494 --> 00:29:23,861
not financially, not physically,
674
00:29:23,863 --> 00:29:26,897
we just, we don't have the
option for any mistakes today.
675
00:29:26,899 --> 00:29:28,132
This is heavy enough.
676
00:29:28,134 --> 00:29:31,101
I don't know how we're
gonna do these beams.
677
00:29:31,103 --> 00:29:32,636
Almost just fell.
678
00:29:32,638 --> 00:29:34,071
- [Shalina] What fell?
- I almost fell.
679
00:29:34,073 --> 00:29:35,606
-[Shalina] You almost fell?
-Yeah, for real.
680
00:29:35,608 --> 00:29:37,374
[Shalina] Oh, no. Are you
good going backwards?
681
00:29:37,376 --> 00:29:38,976
Do you wanna turn it to the hip?
682
00:29:38,978 --> 00:29:41,111
- Oh, I'm fine.
- [Shalina] Oh, this is ridiculous.
683
00:29:41,113 --> 00:29:43,747
- This actually kinda hurts.
- [Ben] This is heavy.
684
00:29:43,749 --> 00:29:45,249
[Shalina] This is the
bad part of the trail
685
00:29:45,251 --> 00:29:47,217
this is where I can
barely get up walking,
686
00:29:47,219 --> 00:29:49,419
let alone carrying something.
687
00:29:50,054 --> 00:29:51,421
Ooh, watch out.
[grunts]
688
00:29:52,123 --> 00:29:53,023
You're okay?
689
00:29:53,025 --> 00:29:54,858
[Shalina]
Well, I feel like...
690
00:29:54,860 --> 00:29:56,160
My glove's kinda slipping.
691
00:29:56,162 --> 00:29:57,127
Hold on.
Slow down
692
00:29:57,129 --> 00:29:59,129
'cause I'm kinda losing it.
693
00:29:59,131 --> 00:30:00,864
- I'm kinda losing it.
- [Ben] You're losing it?
694
00:30:00,866 --> 00:30:02,299
- [thuds]
- [Shalina yells]
695
00:30:06,137 --> 00:30:07,304
- This is heavy enough.
- Yeah.
696
00:30:07,306 --> 00:30:10,340
I don't know how we're
gonna do these beams.
697
00:30:10,342 --> 00:30:12,843
Ben and I have decided to take
698
00:30:12,845 --> 00:30:14,144
the Aspen beam up the trail,
699
00:30:14,146 --> 00:30:17,281
and it's a lot heavier
than I expected it to be.
700
00:30:17,283 --> 00:30:18,916
-I almost fell.
-[Shalina] You almost fell?
701
00:30:18,918 --> 00:30:21,051
- Yeah, for real.
- [Shalina] Oh, no.
702
00:30:21,053 --> 00:30:22,753
If we don't get these
beams up the hill today,
703
00:30:22,755 --> 00:30:25,122
we won't have a
kitchen or a living area.
704
00:30:25,124 --> 00:30:27,324
- You're doing okay?
- Well, I feel like...
705
00:30:27,326 --> 00:30:29,226
My glove's kinda slipping.
706
00:30:29,228 --> 00:30:30,627
- I'm kinda losing it.
- [Ben] You're losing it?
707
00:30:30,629 --> 00:30:32,029
[Shalina yells]
708
00:30:32,897 --> 00:30:34,131
- You okay?
- Yeah.
709
00:30:34,133 --> 00:30:35,332
I can feel my hands slipping
710
00:30:35,334 --> 00:30:36,333
and the glove is slipping,
711
00:30:36,335 --> 00:30:38,969
so we decide we
kinda have to abort...
712
00:30:38,971 --> 00:30:40,871
[laughs] ...the
carrying of the beam.
713
00:30:40,873 --> 00:30:42,239
We can't do this by ourselves.
714
00:30:42,241 --> 00:30:43,841
- No.
- I can't help you with these.
715
00:30:43,843 --> 00:30:46,009
- And this is the easy one.
- Yeah.
716
00:30:46,011 --> 00:30:48,111
Her and I can't do these beams,
717
00:30:48,113 --> 00:30:49,379
so we're just...
718
00:30:49,381 --> 00:30:52,115
We gotta call in friends
and family to come help us.
719
00:30:52,117 --> 00:30:54,017
[Shalina] Every little
delay sets us back
720
00:30:54,019 --> 00:30:55,619
and it's very frustrating.
721
00:30:59,858 --> 00:31:00,657
There they are!
722
00:31:00,659 --> 00:31:02,259
- Hey!
- Hello, what's up guys?
723
00:31:02,261 --> 00:31:04,962
So, my sister Amanda and
our friends Mike and Brian
724
00:31:04,964 --> 00:31:07,464
just showed up to help
us out and we are elated.
725
00:31:08,099 --> 00:31:09,633
[all grunt]
726
00:31:11,035 --> 00:31:12,736
[Ben] We have to get
these beams up today
727
00:31:12,738 --> 00:31:14,271
'cause we don't
have help everyday
728
00:31:14,273 --> 00:31:15,372
and her and I can't do it.
729
00:31:15,374 --> 00:31:17,207
And we can't make any progress
730
00:31:17,209 --> 00:31:18,876
on the kitchen without them.
731
00:31:18,878 --> 00:31:20,344
[all grunt]
732
00:31:37,061 --> 00:31:39,263
[Ben] Last one is the hardest.
733
00:31:39,265 --> 00:31:40,964
- [sighs in relief]
- Nice work.
734
00:31:42,367 --> 00:31:43,267
Fellas.
735
00:31:52,243 --> 00:31:53,810
[Shalina] The past
couple of weeks,
736
00:31:53,812 --> 00:31:55,279
we've made a lot of progress.
737
00:31:55,281 --> 00:31:56,914
We have the roofing done.
738
00:31:56,916 --> 00:31:59,383
The third A-frame is up.
739
00:31:59,385 --> 00:32:03,353
And we finally got all the
beams up to the kitchen space.
740
00:32:03,355 --> 00:32:04,721
We're down to the final push,
741
00:32:04,723 --> 00:32:06,623
we still have a little
bit of stuff to do.
742
00:32:06,625 --> 00:32:08,425
Hopefully, we can get
everything done.
743
00:32:09,060 --> 00:32:11,128
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
There's a rock here.
744
00:32:11,130 --> 00:32:13,096
[Ben] We're finishing
putting up the last two rafters
745
00:32:13,098 --> 00:32:14,264
on the kitchen today,
746
00:32:14,266 --> 00:32:16,266
and then the roof
will be complete.
747
00:32:23,908 --> 00:32:26,043
[Shalina] Oh gosh, I don't
know where you want me to go.
748
00:32:26,045 --> 00:32:28,011
- [Ben] Put it up.
- It's far from the thing.
749
00:32:29,080 --> 00:32:29,980
Okay.
750
00:32:32,784 --> 00:32:35,886
Hey, the rafters look
good. What's next?
751
00:32:35,888 --> 00:32:37,955
Uh, we can pull
the shade cloth across.
752
00:32:49,334 --> 00:32:50,500
[Shalina] Get down.
753
00:32:53,271 --> 00:32:55,205
All right, we have shade.
754
00:32:55,340 --> 00:32:57,441
Shade is key.
755
00:32:57,443 --> 00:32:59,242
- I love that.
- Nice work.
756
00:32:59,244 --> 00:33:00,978
Good job.
757
00:33:02,046 --> 00:33:03,947
I feel really good about
where we're at right now,
758
00:33:03,949 --> 00:33:06,016
but there's still so much to do.
759
00:33:08,252 --> 00:33:10,320
One really cool feature
we got in this build
760
00:33:10,322 --> 00:33:12,055
is the solar oven.
761
00:33:13,424 --> 00:33:14,825
With the solar oven,
762
00:33:14,827 --> 00:33:15,926
the key is to make sure
763
00:33:15,928 --> 00:33:17,594
it has full sunlight all day.
764
00:33:17,596 --> 00:33:20,063
So, we put it in a place
where it has great sun.
765
00:33:20,065 --> 00:33:23,800
And also lined it with
a thermal insulation
766
00:33:23,802 --> 00:33:25,402
that actually attracts the sun,
767
00:33:25,404 --> 00:33:28,905
and so it causes it to have
really good heat collection
768
00:33:28,907 --> 00:33:30,173
inside of this box.
769
00:33:30,175 --> 00:33:31,808
Zero fuel.
770
00:33:31,810 --> 00:33:33,176
- Finished.
- Trimmed out
771
00:33:33,178 --> 00:33:34,277
ready to cook some brisket.
772
00:33:34,279 --> 00:33:36,046
Yeah, that looks nice.
773
00:33:36,048 --> 00:33:37,247
[Shalina] Loving it.
774
00:33:39,317 --> 00:33:41,051
[Ben] We're completely off grid.
775
00:33:41,053 --> 00:33:43,053
We're relying on
solar for electricity
776
00:33:43,055 --> 00:33:44,888
in the main cabin
for all the lights.
777
00:33:44,890 --> 00:33:46,957
It's a very little panel
for this system.
778
00:33:46,959 --> 00:33:48,992
We got to finish that today.
779
00:33:48,994 --> 00:33:50,761
I'm just gonna put magnets on it
780
00:33:50,763 --> 00:33:52,162
and put it on this A-frame.
781
00:33:52,164 --> 00:33:54,331
That's south facing,
should be good sun.
782
00:33:54,333 --> 00:33:57,534
Little super glue
and stick it up there.
783
00:33:58,936 --> 00:34:00,370
You can test it, babe.
784
00:34:02,140 --> 00:34:03,840
The little light on
the wall comes on.
785
00:34:03,842 --> 00:34:04,941
Does it work?
786
00:34:06,811 --> 00:34:08,078
So, we have light on all of 'em.
787
00:34:08,080 --> 00:34:10,580
- It's all working?
- Yeah, we're good to go.
788
00:34:10,582 --> 00:34:12,416
- All right, let's do something else.
- [Shalina] All right.
789
00:34:13,418 --> 00:34:15,152
[Ben] It's about to start
pouring on us, I think.
790
00:34:15,154 --> 00:34:16,153
We just need to hustle.
791
00:34:16,155 --> 00:34:17,821
We should put the sink in.
792
00:34:17,823 --> 00:34:19,489
We were working on
putting the sink in
793
00:34:19,491 --> 00:34:22,159
and the skies were
getting pretty dark.
794
00:34:22,161 --> 00:34:23,794
[thunder rumbling]
795
00:34:23,796 --> 00:34:26,063
[Shalina] And then
it started to rain.
796
00:34:26,065 --> 00:34:27,164
[Ben] Here's the rain.
797
00:34:27,166 --> 00:34:28,732
[thunderclap]
798
00:34:28,734 --> 00:34:30,434
All right. Ugh, ugh!
799
00:34:31,369 --> 00:34:33,203
[Ben] It just unleashed on us.
800
00:34:34,038 --> 00:34:35,439
We just had to stop.
801
00:34:36,007 --> 00:34:37,174
Lost time there.
802
00:34:37,842 --> 00:34:39,609
It is down to the wire
803
00:34:39,611 --> 00:34:41,945
and we just got to push
through to get it finished.
804
00:34:41,979 --> 00:34:43,413
[thunder rumbling]
805
00:34:49,954 --> 00:34:52,589
We are finally done with
the build and we nailed it.
806
00:34:52,591 --> 00:34:56,927
It looks amazing and it's
beyond our expectations.
807
00:34:56,929 --> 00:34:59,930
[Ben] What a weight off our
shoulders, we feel so good.
808
00:34:59,932 --> 00:35:03,033
We're so proud of what
we got done, just elated.
809
00:35:03,035 --> 00:35:05,035
- We did it, again.
- Yeah.
810
00:35:06,204 --> 00:35:08,205
Our budget was $25,000
811
00:35:08,207 --> 00:35:10,941
and we actually came
under budget at $20,000.
812
00:35:10,943 --> 00:35:12,242
[Ben] Which is super exciting.
813
00:35:12,244 --> 00:35:14,778
[Shalina] Our original
timeline was eight weeks
814
00:35:14,780 --> 00:35:18,515
and we ended up finishing
in ten due to bad weather.
815
00:35:18,517 --> 00:35:21,384
And some lazy, spoiled
donkeys. [laughs]
816
00:35:24,055 --> 00:35:26,156
Today, we have
Liz and Jalynn coming.
817
00:35:26,158 --> 00:35:28,058
They're some friends
of the family
818
00:35:28,060 --> 00:35:30,127
and we're very excited
for them to see our home.
819
00:35:30,129 --> 00:35:32,162
Oh, my gosh!
820
00:35:32,164 --> 00:35:34,631
- Hi.
- This is amazing!
821
00:35:34,633 --> 00:35:35,799
[Ben] Here it is in the flesh.
822
00:35:35,801 --> 00:35:37,868
[Liz] Oh, my gosh,
it's beautiful.
823
00:35:37,870 --> 00:35:40,203
- [Ben] You guys wanna see the kitchen?
- [Liz] Absolutely.
824
00:35:40,205 --> 00:35:41,972
[Shalina] Just follow the path.
825
00:35:42,273 --> 00:35:45,275
Oh, my gosh, this is beautiful.
826
00:35:46,444 --> 00:35:49,012
- [Jalynn] I love how open it is.
- [Liz] What's this?
827
00:35:49,014 --> 00:35:50,914
That is our solar oven.
828
00:35:50,916 --> 00:35:52,916
[Liz] Oh, my gosh, that's so--
829
00:35:52,918 --> 00:35:54,351
- [Jalynn] Does it actually get hot?
- [Shalina] Yeah,
830
00:35:54,353 --> 00:35:56,386
it's 200 degrees right now.
831
00:35:56,388 --> 00:35:59,589
[Liz] This whole
place is beautiful.
832
00:35:59,591 --> 00:36:01,324
- And the sink.
- [all laughing]
833
00:36:01,326 --> 00:36:02,926
[Shalina] We have
a foot pump sink
834
00:36:02,928 --> 00:36:04,127
so there's always water.
835
00:36:04,129 --> 00:36:07,797
That's brilliant. Did you
guys mill these beams?
836
00:36:07,799 --> 00:36:09,733
[Shalina] We did,
we had those milled.
837
00:36:09,735 --> 00:36:11,635
[Ben] And then we
huffed them up the hill.
838
00:36:11,637 --> 00:36:13,303
-[Shalina] Dropped a couple.
-[all laugh]
839
00:36:13,305 --> 00:36:16,173
[Liz] Oh, my gosh,
they're beautiful.
840
00:36:16,175 --> 00:36:18,175
Good work, I'm so proud of you.
841
00:36:18,177 --> 00:36:19,609
-Thank you. Thank you.
-It looks great.
842
00:36:19,611 --> 00:36:20,610
And swings.
843
00:36:21,212 --> 00:36:22,879
[Jalynn]
These are so sweet.
844
00:36:22,881 --> 00:36:25,615
[Liz] This is my favorite
kitchen I've ever been in.
845
00:36:25,617 --> 00:36:28,285
I'm not even kidding, who
has swings in their kitchen.
846
00:36:28,287 --> 00:36:29,753
You guys wanna see
one of the A-frames?
847
00:36:29,755 --> 00:36:31,454
- Absolutely.
- [Ben] All light, let's go see 'em.
848
00:36:32,356 --> 00:36:35,325
[Jalynn] I'm blown away,
these look gorgeous.
849
00:36:35,327 --> 00:36:37,060
[Ben] This is A-frame
number one.
850
00:36:37,062 --> 00:36:40,230
- Lovely.
- [Liz] It is so stinking cute...
851
00:36:40,998 --> 00:36:42,732
and beautiful at the same time.
852
00:36:42,734 --> 00:36:44,267
Why don't you go on in inside.
853
00:36:44,269 --> 00:36:47,070
- [Liz] This is so nice.
- [Jalynn] Ooh, this is comfy.
854
00:36:47,072 --> 00:36:48,872
I love all the sunlight in here.
855
00:36:48,874 --> 00:36:51,675
[Liz] I love the clear panel.
856
00:36:51,677 --> 00:36:54,277
[Ben] Yeah, the clear was
Shalina's idea, to let more light in.
857
00:36:54,279 --> 00:36:57,180
It would be amazing to be
in here in a thunderstorm.
858
00:36:57,182 --> 00:36:59,249
We got to experience
that. [laughs]
859
00:36:59,251 --> 00:37:00,483
You did really good.
860
00:37:00,485 --> 00:37:02,185
Well, y'all still have
a lot more to see.
861
00:37:02,187 --> 00:37:04,988
Let's see it.
862
00:37:04,990 --> 00:37:07,324
[Liz] Ooh, these doors are
different, they look amazing.
863
00:37:07,326 --> 00:37:09,626
-[Shalina] They're barn doors.
-[Liz] I love the wood.
864
00:37:09,628 --> 00:37:10,827
This is all rough sawn lumber
865
00:37:10,829 --> 00:37:12,896
from trees grown in this county.
866
00:37:12,898 --> 00:37:15,265
And all the windows we
got were reclaimed windows.
867
00:37:15,267 --> 00:37:17,434
[Shalina] Got those off
of an old vintage camper.
868
00:37:17,436 --> 00:37:19,369
You guys should check it out.
869
00:37:19,371 --> 00:37:21,504
[Jalynn] It's made out of something
different in here, what is it?
870
00:37:21,506 --> 00:37:22,906
[Shalina]
This is bamboo,
871
00:37:22,908 --> 00:37:24,608
and then it's insulated
with wool.
872
00:37:24,610 --> 00:37:26,142
This is beautiful.
873
00:37:26,144 --> 00:37:28,778
[Jalynn] I bet it will
keep it cool, too.
874
00:37:28,780 --> 00:37:30,614
- What's this?
- [Shalina] So, that is our power.
875
00:37:30,616 --> 00:37:32,849
That runs the lights above
876
00:37:32,851 --> 00:37:35,885
that controls everything to charge
your phone and listen to music.
877
00:37:35,887 --> 00:37:39,122
[Liz] You got a loft
here. Oh, my gosh.
878
00:37:39,124 --> 00:37:42,125
- [Shalina] That's Narissa's little loft.
- [Liz] Good work.
879
00:37:42,127 --> 00:37:43,927
So, we have one more
for you lot to see.
880
00:37:43,929 --> 00:37:45,328
[Jalynn] Sweet.
881
00:37:45,330 --> 00:37:48,064
[Ben] And so, this is the
twin to A-frame number one,
882
00:37:48,066 --> 00:37:49,899
but it has a different purpose.
883
00:37:49,901 --> 00:37:51,167
Why don't you walk in,
check it out?
884
00:37:51,169 --> 00:37:53,169
Check it out, okay.
[chuckles]
885
00:37:55,239 --> 00:37:57,073
- [Liz] Oh my gosh, this is cute.
- [Jalynn] Oh, wow.
886
00:37:57,075 --> 00:37:58,375
[Liz]
It's a game room.
887
00:37:58,377 --> 00:38:00,143
[Shalina] Nice and cozy,
comfy game room.
888
00:38:00,145 --> 00:38:03,013
[Liz] It's lovely,
I'm very impressed.
889
00:38:03,015 --> 00:38:04,814
Would y'all like to
see the bathroom?
890
00:38:04,816 --> 00:38:06,483
Yeah, where's the bathroom?
[laughs]
891
00:38:06,485 --> 00:38:09,152
- This way.
- The bathroom's right this way.
892
00:38:09,154 --> 00:38:11,855
Oh, my gosh, it's tropical!
893
00:38:11,857 --> 00:38:14,491
Wow, perfect!
894
00:38:14,493 --> 00:38:16,626
-[Jalynn] Cute. This is so interesting.
-You have a shower.
895
00:38:16,628 --> 00:38:18,328
[Shalina] We have
a little shower.
896
00:38:18,330 --> 00:38:20,063
- Composting toilet.
- [all chuckle]
897
00:38:20,065 --> 00:38:22,966
I like it.
And I love the floor.
898
00:38:22,968 --> 00:38:25,068
[Shalina] We wanted
it to be a living floor.
899
00:38:25,070 --> 00:38:27,270
And the cool thing is every
time you use the shower,
900
00:38:27,272 --> 00:38:29,639
the water actually
wets the moss,
901
00:38:29,641 --> 00:38:31,508
and it feels so good
on your feet.
902
00:38:33,244 --> 00:38:35,612
- [Liz] What is all this?
- [all laughs]
903
00:38:36,147 --> 00:38:37,213
It's a tree net.
904
00:38:37,215 --> 00:38:39,082
- Do y'all wanna get in it?
- Yeah.
905
00:38:39,084 --> 00:38:41,084
- [Shalina] Okay, let me show you.
- Yes, obviously.
906
00:38:41,086 --> 00:38:43,953
[Shalina] So, you'll go
through the entry of the tree.
907
00:38:43,955 --> 00:38:46,056
[Jalynn] I love that
it's right up the tree.
908
00:38:46,457 --> 00:38:47,457
Wow.
909
00:38:48,159 --> 00:38:50,026
Wow.
910
00:38:50,028 --> 00:38:51,761
- This is awesome.
- [Jalynn laughs]
911
00:38:51,763 --> 00:38:53,463
Okay, okay, I'm joining.
912
00:38:53,465 --> 00:38:57,834
[Liz] Just imagining, like, lean
up here looking at the stars.
913
00:38:57,836 --> 00:38:59,035
Yes.
914
00:38:59,037 --> 00:39:02,005
[Liz] This is awesome. I
might have to be adopted.
915
00:39:02,007 --> 00:39:05,275
This is beyond what I
could have pictured for her,
916
00:39:05,277 --> 00:39:06,810
and so I'm super happy for her.
917
00:39:06,812 --> 00:39:08,845
You have a talent.
918
00:39:08,847 --> 00:39:12,148
And you guys are a
great team. It's incredible.
919
00:39:12,150 --> 00:39:16,786
Ben and Shalina's
place is so inspiring.
920
00:39:16,788 --> 00:39:18,288
Not a lot of people
could do this.
921
00:39:18,290 --> 00:39:20,123
[Shalina]
We nailed it.
922
00:39:20,125 --> 00:39:22,025
- You nailed it.
- [all laughing]
923
00:39:22,027 --> 00:39:24,394
[Ben] Much like building
off the grid is a challenge,
924
00:39:24,396 --> 00:39:26,363
working with your partner
can be a challenge, too.
925
00:39:26,365 --> 00:39:28,231
But we came together as a team
926
00:39:28,233 --> 00:39:29,599
and we got the job done,
927
00:39:29,601 --> 00:39:31,134
and the end result is beautiful.
928
00:39:31,136 --> 00:39:32,402
And we're very happy with it.
929
00:39:34,071 --> 00:39:35,538
Ready to party, dude?
930
00:39:37,174 --> 00:39:38,808
[Shalina]
I'm very excited
931
00:39:38,810 --> 00:39:40,477
because now we have a
place to actually entertain
932
00:39:40,479 --> 00:39:42,145
our family and our friends,
933
00:39:42,147 --> 00:39:44,447
and that feels
really awesome to me.
934
00:39:44,449 --> 00:39:45,882
We're all still together,
935
00:39:45,884 --> 00:39:47,384
but we have our own space
936
00:39:47,386 --> 00:39:49,052
- to still have some privacy.
- A hangout area.
937
00:39:49,054 --> 00:39:50,820
Yeah, I love that.
938
00:39:50,822 --> 00:39:53,056
Building off the grid
was super challenging
939
00:39:53,058 --> 00:39:54,357
but in the end, we pulled it off
940
00:39:54,359 --> 00:39:56,393
and we're very happy
with how it turned out.