Mark Makes

Our continuing retirement saga to develop our land and build our own house.

Building the temporary sawmill base and setting up the sawmill

Finally got our permits and inspection for the first half of the footings pours. Started working on the formwork for the arched "roof" while waiting for permits.

Building Shelves and pegboard storage for home shop (This is some of my first video set. I like to think I got better at it in later videos)

Power, steps, heat, roadwork, etc.

Building a dry and storage solution for wood cut on the sawmill.

Continuing the build for the contraption to cover the building(s) with dirt. Also trying our hand at concrete counter tops for one of our daughters businesses. Going a bit slower but at least this year we're not trapped inside all winter waiting for spring.

More forestry work and dealing with bureaucrats.

Overview of the overhead hoist system I incorporated in my shop when I built it. Link about I beams: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSz0kV0BPDY

Making the sawmill a little easier and quicker to use by installing a DRO (Digital Readout). Also, the excavator has sprung a leak.

Finally getting some some progress on building materials

Second of many to come as we develop our property and build our house.

More projects in preparation for winter and some surprise visitors at the end of the video.

More progress, not as much as we'd like though and a mountain cruises past our "house"

More work on the off grid solar system, road and forestry work

Continuing our temporary RV setup we'll live in while we build. Working in seemingly never ending rain.

Continuing our temporary RV setup we'll live in while we build. I apologize, I dislike videos that talk too much and show too little actual work. I'll do better, and start using the tripod more so there is less motion and less poor audio from me covering the microphone on the camera.

Trying to stay busy while waiting for snow to melt.

Dirt work, Foundation prep, & building footing forms

Part 2 of the enclosed shelves and pegboard storage project (This is some of my first video set. I like to think I got better at it in later videos)

Roadwork finally done until next spring and building a custom gate with lumber sawn from our trees

Building the vault for our tornado/storm shelter.

Back to working on the "house". Roughing in the last of the driveway and starting to clear at the future house location.

Building the footings and putting in tons (literally) of rebar for the shop and storage area.

Building until there's too much snow.