SURPRISING my Mom with her FINISHED Tiny House

We're a husband and wife team who bought 20 acres of bare off-grid land in North Idaho. Follow along as we learn how to build a home, run heavy equipment and turn this place into our dream property!

[arlenemachado]

Your mom is the envy of all moms and grandmas. To come alongside and support, love-on and bless her children and grandson with her own private quarters, is a dream! Enjoy every visit “mom”!!! 👩🏻‍🦳🍼

[defuller]

Courtney, when I'm working with paper tape, I keep a bucket of water nearby and dip every piece in the water, and squeegee it off between two fingers as I pull it out of the bucket. I never get bubbles. I'm sure someone will chime in to say why that's not right, but it works for me! (Besides, this is a what-I-do comment, not a how-to comment. 😅)

[andrewpinson]

In plumbing always have about two spare couplings at least in case you need to CUT tubing rather than construction material.

[BigHeinen]

Cortney, as a home taught DIY'er I found that a dedicated corner trowel for mudding and taping is invaluable.
They are very inexpensive and make that inside corner job SOOOO much easier.

[marjoriehill]

You guys knocked it out of the park with this build! Amazing finishes, great space-saving touches—all so good. Thank you for bringing us along on your journey! 👏🏻

[vcviweu]

The Tiny house turned out beautiful, I hope Oliver is okay he is just the cutest little boy. 💯

[TheGREENERSide]

So glad to hear that Oliver is okay!

This project is simply beautiful!!

[peterunderlin]

Simply amazing, not to mention Oliver is the cutest baby ever.

[anthonywilson]

The tiny house is just a work of art😊🇬🇧

[unSteerable]

Family is EVERYTHING....having a place for them to hang out.... priceless. Great job on the tiny house .

[rmmccoy]

Oh my, there was so much GOOD stuff in this video. They are always better when both of you are available to be on the build. The comedy just goes so much higher. And it is so entertaining when one of you makes a mistake. There is never any doubt that you will recover and the recovery will be done with a smile and laughter. I love you guys. The urgent care event with Oliver struck a memory with me. I think our young one was around three when we went through a similar situation. It was rush to the ER, get him checked, and all is well. So glad it worked out that way for you.

[bc-guy]

Phenomenal! Incredible teamwork, ingenuity and result.
What a lucky Mom.
Congratulations you two. You hit the trifecta - built this beautiful tiny home, surprised your Mom and made content all at the same time. I'm so glad Oliver is okay!

[jeffblank]

Every hiccups from now on should have the audio of Oliver saying uh-oh

[Matt-bjcy]

Looks fantastic, and your mother was so surprised and she looked so very happy. She needs chairs and table on the porch for evenings to look out. You guys did a great job, as always.

[jamesgaul]

Great job on building the tiny house for Courtney's mom. What a project. Hope Oliver is feeling better. He's a precious little guy.

[FloatingVillageLife]

Surprising your mom with her finished tiny house is such a heartwarming and thoughtful gesture. It’s clear how much love and effort you put into making her dream come true, creating a space that reflects her wishes and your dedication. This moment is a beautiful testament to your bond and the joy of seeing loved ones happy. And I am Floating Village Life.

[danieloliver]

Great job, crew of two. Courtney, next time you do a small mud/taping job, try adding a "hot mix" to the mud. Depending on temp and humidity, mix by adding some water and use your choice of a 10 to 20 minute dry powered joint compound to the regular premix compound. Apply it fast, then smooth and "wet sand" with a sanding sponge. You can feather out smooth as it "kicks off"... I've used this technique for years on small and larger jobs. It's fast, one day(hours), and NO sanding or dust! 💪🏻

[anthonydavis]

You two make a great team. Keep up the great work. Glad Oliver is ok. Praying for you all.

[puckman]

That home is perfect. Its all anyone really needs. A bed, a place to sit, a place to cook and a place to wash yourself. Its so perfect.

[martyhanks]

Bro...Pro Tip: open the shower head cap plug, to release the trapped air and move the shower valve through Open/Closed cycles while its open and leaking into your pan. In this way you can remove trapped air that will give you a "False Positive" water test. After air is purged, then tighten the shower head cap/plug. THEN.., you can say//know that you have no leaks or not. Cool looking space FoSho!