Hanging the 200lb Hand-Built Door! ...we had our doubts! / Ep91 / Outsider Cabin Build

[Music] thanks to simply simplisafe for sponsoring this episode with the stove installed and fire lit it was time to hang the front door a task we approached with some trepidation considering that we built it five inches thick and it weighed nearly 200 pounds thick enough to jam itself in the door frame and heavy enough to wreck most hinges this was a beast of a door but before we could hang it the inside of the door frame needed trimming so i headed underneath the cabin in search of some scrap lumber to make the trim out of so as you can see this is where we keep all of our spare materials i've got the generator there a couple bags of insulation we've got the lumber here that we've already cut for the solar array we'll be constructing next year got spare lumber here for the trim and behind me you'll see there's some steel we've got extra roofing panels and some flat stock so this is a really great spot to keep things because it's out of the way but it's also dry that's another benefit of having a cabin that's raised up other than just helping it with his longevity it's nice to store stuff underneath eventually this is all going to be out and i'll be building a stone skirt around the cabin once we're a little further along and making this into a crawl space at which point i'll probably put a trap door inside the cabin so we can access the space from above and a door somewhere in the skirt so you can access it from the outside at which point it can be used for cold storage or continue to use it as just regular storage the great thing is the stone skirt will keep snow and cold air from coming underneath the cabin which will help the the cabin itself to maintain its heat so there you go i've got some pieces of trim here that i can use for the door so i'm going to take this and we'll get started so [Music] [Music] so [Music] great so [Music] [Applause] so yeah that looks pretty good now we were ready to hang the door knees come over your way all right [Music] now all we have to do is shim the door mount the hinges and give it a try we already knew that it was going to bind but our hope was that its contact with the frame would be minimal but before we get to that i'd like to thank simplisafe for sponsoring this episode if you ever wanted to make your home feel safer there is no better time than now simply safe is currently offering my viewers its holiday deals of forty percent off or more as for me i've been using simply safe for years and i really appreciate the peace of mind that it offers even while i'm away i can keep tabs on my home and property from packages being dropped at the door to monitoring the basement for leaks simply safe has me covered simply safe has been awarded and recommended by experts including us and news world report pc mag and popular science simply safe makes it super easy to customize a solution that's best for you the system is delivered straight to your door and as for the setup i found it to be incredibly straightforward we've also recently added the wireless outdoor camera which monitors our property 24 7 monitoring services begin at only 50 cents a day if anything happens they'll make sure the police get called save 40 percent or more on your simply safe security system during their holiday sale visit simply safe dot com forward slash the outsider to learn more this is the hardware we'll be using four strap hinges two feet long and hand forged like i mentioned before most hinges wouldn't be able to support our door but these aren't most hinges [Music] we bored out the holes so that they could accommodate a larger fastener like this one [Music] [Music] [Music] now for the moment of truth [Music] okay yeah there you go you should be able to yeah catches uh just a little bit on the edge so we'll have to bend with a little bit you want me to push it in you know we could use the drill to take off the trim on the uh left side it's not let's try this first and if we can't then we can do that okay sure because i think it's awfully close uh here i got an axe here i'll put a board on it [Music] not a huge amount all things considered the door didn't bind too badly a little sanding and we'd be in the clear so me [Music] naturally the spindle that came with the latch was too short for the door but we discovered that an eight millimeter allen key made a perfect substitute all right that's clear [Music] [Applause] so [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] so [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Music] so so my goal has been to have the cabin ready for christmas so that i can spend it here with my family we've faced a lot of setbacks this year particularly with mrs outsiders health which is why my dad and i have been working so hard to make christmas at the cabin happen to provide a place of peace especially for my wife and daughter in the midst of life's tumult but now that we are mere days away from christmas i must admit reluctantly that the cabin probably won't be ready in time even with the stove in and door hung there is still lots to do the gable eaves and dormers still need insulating and then there's the flooring on the main level and loft not to mention the furnishings and a functional kitchen would be nice without these touches the cabin would be livable but not entirely comfortable so although i still plan on having my family out here this winter it just might not be for christmas fingers until next time my friends stay safe be well and god bless you

Channel: The Outsider

Views: 1,739,413

Keywords: log cabin, The Outsider, cabin, sawmill, log cabin build, dick proenneke, off grid, homestead, cabin build, off grid couple, self reliance, woodworking

Id: 6RTL7lqOjXU

Length: 20min 12sec (1212 seconds)

Published: Fri Dec 17 2021