One of the perks of living in Nova Scotia I perhaps? There really isn’t anywhere for them to crawl into as our our cabin is build on pads/posts. We’ve been fortunate to never have any troubles with critters under our cabin. Nothing complex but what I’ve learned is that safety out here off the grid is paramount!
We do however share a love of carpentry, electrical, plumbing, and everything related to construction and so I’ve spent many years building things and learning how to properly handle the tools you’ll see us using. So what you’ll see is a man, just like you (or woman), building an off grid home from scratch by hand.
We’re off grid house building enthusiasts. Out here when you waste lumber it can be an expensive delivery for just a few pieces that you should have otherwise not needed.ĭISCLAIMER:We’re not off grid house building experts. There’s NO “cutting corners” (pardon the pun) on this project.
It’s a lack of planning and forethought that gets most people in over their heads, way over budget, with inferior results, injured or worse… injured. Hence the reason we’ve taken months to plan out our off grid cabin floor plans, tweak it, re-plan it, tweak it again until we found out what best suits our needs and our budget.Įvery project I’ve had the privilege to work on with my father growing up I must have heard him say “Make sure you check and recheck those measurements before you cut it.” a thousands times. It can be a tough and very expensive lesson learned if you don’t follow it.