Category: JDK Ranchette

Greenhouse Project Update #3 Concrete Footing Pour

Robin Roberts February 27, 2025 No Comments

Greenhouse Build Update! Concrete Pour Day! Dan’s back, and it’s go time! The concrete truck has arrived, pumping fresh concrete into the greenhouse footings. Dan and Bryan are hard at…

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Greenhouse Project Update #2 – Ready to pour concrete footings

Robin Roberts February 27, 2025 No Comments

Greenhouse Build Update! The foundation work is coming along! The trenching is done, forms are leveled and squared, and the rebar and anchor bolts are set in place. Now, we…

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Greenhouse Project Update #1 – Rebar bend made easy!

Robin Roberts February 27, 2025 No Comments

Day 4 of the greenhouse build, and Dan has found a simple hack to make bending rebar easier! Instead of struggling, he’s working smarter, not harder. Here’s how: He measures…

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Ranch Update: Light it up! Exterior lighting complete. #offgridhomestead #ranchliving #ranchlife

Robin Roberts December 29, 2024 No Comments

Arriving home in the pitch dark with no street lights in sight can be challenging, especially as the days get shorter. Thankfully, my friend, foreman, and master electrician Bryan Beck…

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Car vs Fence; the car won! #ranchlife #offgridhomestead #fencing #liveinaplaceyoulove

Robin Roberts December 29, 2024 No Comments

The other night a car apparently crashed into our 7 wire fence in the lower 20 acre section of the property. Thank goodness we had create a wood pile in…

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Ranch Update: Learning the fly the drone #offgridhomestead #ranchliving #dronevideo #loveourhome

Robin Roberts December 29, 2024 No Comments

Dan is back, and we’re making great progress—so close to finishing up the interior! In the meantime, I’ve been honing my drone piloting skills and wanted to share footage from…

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Great Room Update

Robin Roberts December 29, 2024 No Comments

Take a quick look at the progress in the Great Room! I’m thrilled with how much natural light pours in through the doors and windows, creating a bright and inviting…

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Quick Tour of Ranch Bedrooms (so far)

Robin Roberts December 29, 2024 No Comments

The interior is nearing completion, and with the build running over budget, I’ve been embracing creative, DIY solutions to finish some of the spaces. This video offers a quick tour…

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Tractor Tall Wall Pull

Robin Roberts December 29, 2024 No Comments

Who needs a big crew or fancy equipment when you have creativity and a tractor? The fireplace wall was a towering 20+ feet high, and our pulley system… well, let’s…

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Pivoting vs Patience

Robin Roberts May 2, 2024 No Comments

During our homesteading journey I have had the opportunity to be with my thoughts more, recognizing that my perceptions have changed, and how this call to become off-grid homesteaders is…

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