Putting a roof on the off grid workshop (part 3)

This is the third part of a series of solo off grid cabin building videos.

I started building this off grid cabin alone a few years ago as a workshop. The idea behind it was to use only free and recycled materials. It's made out of cedar logs, wood scavenged from skips, and wattle and daub with willow and mud.


The building is designed to be like a yurt, but with a central pole to hold up the roof.


As it's completely off grid, I started off avoiding using any power tools and just used hand tools. This was part of the philosophical approach I tried to take, keeping it low impact and going slowly. Over time, I needed to speed things up a bit so started using a battery powered Makita circular saw and a battery powered Makita chainsaw, as well as an impact driver and drill. I used solar power to charge these.