Easy DIY Projects

Gontainer says:

This is huge… we got same size factory for 9 people working in it producing ca. 200m2 of products every day. Hopefully, you are going to be more productive than us.

DashboardJesus999 says:

Curious if old mate who's 75 is doing it because he enjoys it, or doing it out of necessity

Poppy Pickett says:

my mom built one and I said I wanted one and she said you can't afford it and I never checked into it. I think I will now.

remi docs says:

I would have built it underground, especially since you're in the desert.

M and B Homestead says:

Looks awesome, thanks for sharing

craigslist04 says:

Concrete waits for no one.

Erin Jones says:

Love watching your journey!!

Jimbo A says:

That concrete crew has some HARD WORKING HOMBRES, and you said a 65 year old woman and 75 year old man, WOW.

Much Respect to Hard Manual Labor, ESPECIALLY IN THAT HEEEEEAT.

THAT HEAT, IS NO JOKE.

Dan Strayer says:

This is not DIY, BTW. When you have multiple crews, concrete truck, pumps, excavators, it is called "contracting".
Sure , its a great project. It's also great arriving from one of the richest countries in the world (Canada), with gobs of money, which is what this is. Cruise around Cochise county, see how regular people are living, most of them could not afford to take this on. That's why the county has thousands of trailers and shacks. (drive through Sunsites sometime). And there are those who have come here with money gained from working their whole lives, and are retiring, but few young people could do this without a massive influx of dollars from an outside source, like parents.
Oh and by the way, for all you Trump supporters out there: You see who is on that crew? (:28) Those are Mexicans, legal or otherwise, "taking jobs from Americans". I defy any of you to make a substantiated claim that some local American lost his job working in the blazing sun pouring concrete to one of these guys, who, BTW, are the hardest workers you will EVER find.
Take a look on Zillow, Cochise county, see what you get for 100k…..mostly trailers. You have to blow 200 k or more to get anything worthwhile in that area. In and out of that area for 20+ years, I can tell you, the only things going for that part of Arizona are January, February and March. Nice weather in those months, the rest are hot and dry.
I wish you guys luck on the project. I feel that many of the folks commenting like the look and the image of off grid, planting trees in the desert, etc, ( and I do also), but I would bet few have ever attempted something like this without help, and this couple is definitely no exception.
By the way, I did. Solar, 1600 ft house, garden , outbuildings, 20 gpm well, 100 % without outside funds, without help ever, without credit, somewhere in Idaho. Took 20 years, 5 of which were in Tucson and surrounding areas working in winter.
10 acres here, house + all mentioned above, about a 50K total investment, just for comparison. Never hiring labor probably saved 50 k. Paying 5k for 10 acres in '93 also saved about 50 k by today's prices. No AC needed, so my total solar setup is under 2k, computers, power tools, water pump, stereo, LED lighting, all are fine on a 500 watt solar input. Total generator fuel in winter months was about $25 in 2015-2016 winter.
To those aspiring to do this I say: learn the trades needed…do not hire help, get online, learn this stuff, basic electricity, construction techniques, and learn the sources for reusable materials in your area, windows, doors, lumber, etc.

Michael R says:

That is a massive CO2 footprint due to all the concrete.