After we arrived on our property in September, we spent most of the first month gathering supplies such as a chainsaw, four wheeler, winch, and axe. After we had the basics, we were ready to get to work building. First order of business, lumber! To get lumber we needed to fall … [Read more...]
Septic Permitting Process & Soil Percolation Test
After living on our land for a couple of weeks in a travel trailer and making multiple trips to the septic dump, we quickly realized that installing a septic system was moving up on the priority list of things to do on our land. However, before we could get our septic installed … [Read more...]
Living off the Grid: Month One of Our Homestead Development
Well, we have made it! We have completed our first month of living off the grid on our bare land while we develop our homestead. Time is moving so quickly and we are having a hard time keeping up with our homesteading blog, so we thought we’d do a roundup post of everything we’ve … [Read more...]
Finding Trees on Our Property to Cut Down for Timber Framing & Lumber
When researching how to build our off-grid home, we came across the idea of timber framing and it was love at first sight. This type of construction seems so simple and can be done with such few materials, it just makes sense. As we are getting close to beginning construction on … [Read more...]
Juicy Details of Our 5 Acre Property
After a couple years of hard work, in September 2015 we were finally able to purchase 5 acres of land in a rural part of Idaho. It was a dream come true. In this post we would like to share the details of our land upon purchasing it, what it looks like per-development, what we … [Read more...]
