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No More Wet Feet! Finishing Our Off-Grid Covered Walkway

Tired of getting dripped on during the morning chores? We finally finished the covered walkway project on our 10-acre Oklahoma homestead! With a 71% chance of rain in the forecast, I had to race the clock to get the roof supports up and the metal roofing installed. In this video, I walk you through the reality of off-grid building—including the moments where I had "no clue" how to transition the roof pitch and the nerve-wracking process of poking holes in a perfectly good roof. In this episode: The "Rain Race": Trying to beat the Tuesday storm. DIY Engineering: How I used brackets and flashing sealant to create a water-tight seal between two different buildings. The "Hawk Break": Nature interrupted the build! Watch how the chickens reacted to a predator overhead. The Final Reveal: No more melting frost or rain on the porch. Building off-grid means constantly refining and improving our space. It’s not always perfect, and I’m always changing my mind as I go, but that’s part of the journey! Are you working on any weatherproofing projects? Let me know in the comments Video Chapters 0:00 Intro: Racing the 71% Chance of Rain 0:52 Setting the Roof Supports & Rafters 1:45 Squaring the Support 3:15 The Nerve-Wracking Part: Poking Holes in the Roof 4:33 Waterproofing: Applying Flashing Sealant 6:00 Leveling the Uprights & Fixing Gaps 9:50 Nature Break: Hawk Alert & Chicken Safety 11:22 Testing the Metal Roofing Fit 12:24 The Final Rafters & Connecting the Buildings 15:02 Trimming Needed 17:29 Dry Fitting the Trim (Avoiding Leaks) 18:46 Beating the Sun: Final Sealing & Caulking 20:41 The Final Result: No More Dripping! 21:58 Outro: A Dry Walkway & Cleanup #Homesteading #OffGridLiving #DIYBuild #CoveredWalkway #OklahomaHomestead #TNTHomesteading #HomeImprovement #BuildingSmall