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Advice for Building Remote Properties

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Mr. Build It: Behind The Builds LIVE!

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Responding to an audience question about building in remote areas, he advises careful consideration of several factors. He highlights that remote properties, often found in wooded areas, typically have narrow, winding roads, making it difficult to transport large materials like beams or drywall. He recounts his own experience needing a 64-foot beam and facing challenges with narrow access roads. He also warns about the significant cost of retaining walls for sloped lots, estimating between $30,000 to $50,000. He advises potential builders to prioritize plots that allow for efficient material delivery and minimal ground alteration.

Goal: He offers advice on building in remote areas, emphasizing the importance of considering road access, logistics for material delivery, and the cost of retaining walls for sloped lots.

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um a lot of people are like why are you selling it would be cool to have this cabin it would be cool our original plan 3 years ago for this property when we bought it was to Airbnb it out and make you know income from it but after the whole abandoned House series we realized that we need to I hope I don't hit the ex the dump truck behind me you can see in the video um we realized we need to be able to get the cash out of it to do the next house cuz I need houses to do what I do for a living unless you guys want me to build coffee tables on this channel I'll be a lot of coffee tables to build man this is looking good already I'm a little OCD so I'm going to keep like picking at it over once those HV guys are out I think I'm going to work on the back side or the front side of the house um I still don't know what to call it a cabin or house it's got all the modern features of a house but it's it's in the woods and it's I don't know and typical cabins have the classic you know wood beams and stuff although it does have a ginormous beam inside of it uh content's always awesome hug thanks Ste steel Spartan appreciate that jaan's in the house that float big fan of my work thank you what up New York building a shop cabinets right now I hate building cabinets I like building one cabinet cuz you can focus on every piece you know be meticulous about it make sure you have a perfect finish but I hate when I have to build the cabinets and Bol like an entire kitchen's worth it sucks the fun out of it and maybe if I was better at like preparation which I'm that's my goal is to like plan ahead but it always comes down to like you go okay cut all my rough pieces boom boom boom put the carcass together let's work on the face frames got them all done and then you get to the cabinet doors and that's where the hate really comes from with the cabin of doors you end up screwing up with one and then you got to change your router bits on your you know router table for the Styles and rails it's that's the part that I hate and then you got to paint them all it's and then you of course you don't have enough space when you paint them all thanks Leslie keep up the great work I appreciate that what's the next project after the cabin uh ooh that's a good question so I think after the cabin we will do some upgrades to the house that we bought um the most that I'll tell you about this house like I already mentioned is we bought the house and it's um a dream house but with features and…

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