Building the Guest House ~ USA Minnesota

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Building the Guest House ~ USA Minnesota Aug 29, 2022 1:39:11 GMT

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1 ~~~ Building the Guest House ~ Part 1 ~ Digging holes, pouring concrete ~~~ 811

Getting the Guest House project started. Winter will be here soon, there is a lot to get done.

USA Minnesota ~ large rural property

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Building the Guest House ~ USA Minnesota Aug 29, 2022 1:39:30 GMT

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2 ~~~ Building the Guest House ~ Part 2 ~ Lumber arrives. Pouring concrete Setting posts Starting the rim.

Getting the posts set and the rim joists started on the new guest house.

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3 ~~~ Building the Guest House ~ Part 3 ~ Setting the floor joists. Layout keeps changing. ~~~

Setting the floor joists on the new guest house. The layout keeps changing.

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Building the Guest House ~ USA Minnesota Aug 29, 2022 1:40:00 GMT

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4 ~~~ Building the Guest House ~ Part 4 ~ The deck gets plywood and the exterior walls get started. ~~~

Continuing on the Guest House. Getting the osb on the floor and getting the exterior walls started.

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Building the Guest House ~ USA Minnesota Sept 6, 2022 1:12:44 GMT

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5 ~~~ Building the Guest House ~ Part 5 ~ Exterior walls. Interior wall layout is complete ~~~

Getting the exterior walls up and the interior wall layout complete on the Guest House project.

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Building the Guest House ~ USA Minnesota Sept 11, 2022 22:27:30 GMT

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6 ~~~ Building the Guest House. Part 6 ~ Building the Interior Walls. Ready for Trusses.

Building the interior walls in the new guest house. The project is ready for trusses.

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Building the Guest House ~ USA Minnesota Sept 14, 2022 22:20:54 GMT

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7 ~~~ Building the Guest House ~ Part 7 ~ Setting the trusses. Closing things in. ~~~

Getting all the roof trusses set and ready for plywood.

Getting the kitchen exterior wall built and everything closed in.

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Building the Guest House ~ USA Minnesota Sept 18, 2022 22:29:42 GMT

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8 ~~~ Building the Guesthouse ~ Part 8 ~ Getting the plywood on the roof. Front porch framing. ~~~

Getting the front porch roof framed.

Getting the plywood on the roof on the guesthouse.

Getting everything dried in.

Rain is on the way.

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Building the Guest House ~ USA Minnesota Sept 28, 2022 0:30:25 GMT

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9 ~~~ Building the Guest House ~ Part 9. ~ Inside framing. Attic airflow explained.

Getting all the inside framing completed in the guesthouse.

It can be tedious and boring but needs to be done.

Talking about why attic airflow is so important to keep ice dams from forming.

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Building the Guest House ~ USA Minnesota Oct 11, 2022 23:56:28 GMT

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10 ~~~ Building the Guest House ~ Part 10 ~ Windows ~ Proper Window Installation ~~~

Installing windows in the Guesthouse.

This video will show you the proper way of installing windows.

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Building the Guest House ~ USA Minnesota Oct 21, 2022 23:09:25 GMT

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11 ~~~ Building the Guest House ~ Part 11 ~ Doors ~ How to properly install an exterior door ~~~

Installing the exterior doors in the Guesthouse.

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Building the Guest House ~ USA Minnesota Oct 26, 2022 23:19:32 GMT

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12 ~~~ Building the Guest House ~ Part 12 ~ Sewer line Installed. Metal roof. Whats next at The Farmhouse?

Installing the sewer line and metal roof on The Guesthouse.

What is coming next at The Farmhouse.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=lS1t2816rhc ~ 35:26 ~ 26 October 2022 ~ NorthernSeclusion ~

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Building the Guest House ~ USA Minnesota Dec 2, 2022 5:47:28 GMT

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13 ~~~ The Farm House and the Guest House ~ Part 13 ~ After deer camp.

This is a choppy video with everything going on around deer camp but still things need to get done.

The wood boiler. Working on the guesthouse and back of the workshop heat.

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Building the Guest House ~ USA Minnesota Dec 2, 2022 5:52:46 GMT

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14 ~~~ The FarmHouse and the Guest House ~ Part 14 ~ Cutting wood. Heat to the Guesthouse. Thanksgiving. A few warm days.

A few warm days allows me to get some stuff done with cutting and moving wood.

I get the roof finished on the Guesthouse and turn on the heat.

Thanksgiving meal.

Sad days with the loss of a pet.

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Building the Guest House ~ USA Minnesota Dec 17, 2022 0:58:41 GMT

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15 ~~~ THE FARMHOUSE. Winter is coming. The Guesthouse. Part 15. Almost ready for insulation.

Getting things moved around and ready for winter.

Cutting more wood. Farmhouse cooking.

Getting the Guesthouse ready for insulation.

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Building the Guest House ~ USA Minnesota Dec 17, 2022 0:58:56 GMT

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16 ~~~ THE GUESTHOUSE. Part 16. Plumbing. Running the water lines. ~~~

Running the water lines in The Guesthouse.

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Building the Guest House ~ USA Minnesota Dec 17, 2022 1:01:19 GMT

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17 ~~~ THE GUESTHOUSE. Part 17. Insulation. Almost ready for sheetrock. ~~~

Getting the guesthouse walls insulated.

Getting poly on the lid.

The guesthouse is almost ready for sheetrock.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=cPoYR4Mtdp8&t=999s ~ 23:00 ~ 17 Dec 2022 ~ Northern Seclusion ~

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Building the Guest House ~ USA Minnesota Feb 26, 2023 8:49:27 GMT

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18 ~~~ THE FARMHOUSE and THE GUESTHOUSE. Sheetrock & Electric wiring in multiple segments ~

m.youtube.com/watch?v=M-Asjqtcqwk ~ 19:21 ~ 18 Jan 2023 ~ Starting the sheetrock +++

m.youtube.com/watch?v=Zt5AfODFIHA ~ 46:29 ~ 26 Jan 2023 ~ sheetrocking the walls but the furnace fails +++

m.youtube.com/watch?v=E5t4WFg2Xmo ~ 31:32 ~ 14 Feb 2023 ~ More sheetrock and I get started on the electric.+++

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