This week we’re hydroseeding our property for the very first time. The challenge? We’ve never run this type of machine before, and we only had one day to figure it out before returning the rental. I think everyone should have Strapinno ratchet straps in their vehicle! To get your hands on this amazing product click here: https://amz.cx/3Vor And check out Strapinno's website here: https://strapinno.com/ Hydroseeding is a complicated process, and we were nervous about messing it up. From learning the controls on the fly to troubleshooting problems as the clock ticked down, this project definitely pushed us out of our comfort zone. But this is what our whole journey is about—our family learning each step as we turn raw land in the Smoky Mountains into a home of our own. Every project feels huge, every deadline feels impossible, but little by little we’re making progress. Join us in this episode as we take another step forward—and see if we can actually pull it off before the clock runs out. New to the channel? We’re Jordan and Desiree, and we’re building our mountain homestead from scratch, documenting every success, mistake, and lesson along the way. 👉 Subscribe and follow our journey! @ProjectAtticus ➤ Love our videos? Become a Patron to help support the channel & get early ad-free episodes: https://www.patreon.com/ProjectAtticus ➤ Gear we use: Sunglasses: https://shrsl.com/35iim Discount Code HPATTICUS Keen Footwear: http://bit.ly/2GSEMjt Our Mobile Internet Solutions - MobileMustHave: https://mobilemusthave.com Bluetti Portable Power Station: https://www.bluettipower.com/products/home-backup-power-ac500?variant=46381280493787

This week, we’re drilling our well on our land in the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina. You can go to my sponsor https://aura.com/atticus to try 14 days for free. That’s enough time for Aura to start scrubbing your personal info off these data broker sites, without you lifting a finger. Drilling this Well will be a huge step toward finally moving our cramped 26-foot travel trailer onto the property where we'll have much more room to live as a family. But around here, finding water isn’t guaranteed. Many of our neighbors have had to drill hundreds of feet to hit a usable supply, and every extra foot adds big dollars to the final bill. With two kids under three and a tight budget, the pressure is on. We need this well to deliver enough water for our future home, but if we’re not lucky, the cost could skyrocket before we ever break ground. New to the channel? We’re Jordan and Desiree, and we’re building our mountain homestead from scratch, documenting every success, mistake, and lesson along the way. 👉 Subscribe and follow our journey! @ProjectAtticus ➤ Love our videos? Become a Patron to help support the channel & get early ad-free episodes: https://www.patreon.com/ProjectAtticus ➤ Gear we use: Sunglasses: https://shrsl.com/35iim Discount Code HPATTICUS Keen Footwear: http://bit.ly/2GSEMjt Our Mobile Internet Solutions - MobileMustHave: https://mobilemusthave.com Bluetti Portable Power Station: https://www.bluettipower.com/products/home-backup-power-ac500?variant=46381280493787

We’ve taken the next big step toward building our mountain home—by moving our entire family into a 26ft travel trailer. 😬 Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code ATTICUS at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: https://incogni.com/atticus For weeks, we’ve been busy excavating our homesite here in the Smoky Mountains, along with a second pad for a future shelter structure. But before we can even start building, we have to give up the comfort of our rental house and adjust to life in a tiny trailer… with two kids, a dog, and no guarantees that it’ll work out. For now, we’ll be living at Turkey Creek Campground in Almond, North Carolina, until we’re ready to move onto our land. It’s exciting—and a little terrifying—because if we can’t make this work, our whole plan could fall apart. New to the channel? We’re Jordan and Desiree, and we’re building our mountain homestead from scratch, documenting every success, mistake, and lesson along the way. 👉 Subscribe and follow our journey! @ProjectAtticus ➤ Love our videos? Become a Patron to help support the channel & get early ad-free episodes: https://www.patreon.com/ProjectAtticus ➤ Gear we use: Sunglasses: https://shrsl.com/35iim Discount Code HPATTICUS Keen Footwear: http://bit.ly/2GSEMjt Our Mobile Internet Solutions - MobileMustHave: https://mobilemusthave.com Bluetti Portable Power Station: https://www.bluettipower.com/products/home-backup-power-ac500?variant=46381280493787

We’ve been breaking ground on our off-grid homestead in the Smoky Mountains. Go to https://surfshark.com/atticus or use code ATTICUS at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN! We've been busy carving out flat land, planning building sites, and trying to bring our vision to life. This property was a gamble, but we had a plan… at least, we thought we did. This week, that plan takes an unexpected turn. As we continue excavation, we realize the original layout won’t quite work. So we pivot—making space for something we didn’t originally intend to build, but now feels absolutely essential for our family’s future on this land. We’re not just making progress out here—we’re learning to adapt, sacrifice, and build something that will truly work for the life we’re creating. Give Cody a call for any and all excavation and home construction needs in Western North Carolina - (828) 226-9153 New to the channel? We’re Jordan and Desiree, and we’re building our mountain homestead from scratch, documenting every success, mistake, and lesson along the way. 👉 Subscribe and follow our journey! @ProjectAtticus ➤ Love our videos? Become a Patron to help support the channel & get early ad-free episodes: https://www.patreon.com/ProjectAtticus ➤ Gear we use: Sunglasses: https://shrsl.com/35iim Discount Code HPATTICUS Keen Footwear: http://bit.ly/2GSEMjt Our Mobile Internet Solutions - MobileMustHave: https://mobilemusthave.com Bluetti Portable Power Station: https://www.bluettipower.com/products/home-backup-power-ac500?variant=46381280493787

We’re transforming our 12x12 shed into a functional off-grid office — and this week we finally take some big steps toward making it usable. Get an exclusive 15% discount on Saily data plans! Use code ATTICUS at checkout. Download Saily app or go to https://saily.com/atticus We’re starting by painting and installing fascia, which are both critical steps before we can seal the roof with ice and water shield. Once the roof is watertight, we’re finally able to install our Starlink system and bring internet to the property for the first time. This isn’t a full shed-to-office conversion just yet, but getting the structure dry and online is a major milestone in turning this rugged piece of land into a fully functional homestead workspace. New to the channel? We’re Jordan and Desiree, and we’re building our mountain homestead from scratch, documenting every success, mistake, and lesson along the way. 👉 Subscribe and follow our journey! @ProjectAtticus ➤ Love our videos? Become a Patron to help support the channel & get early ad-free episodes: https://www.patreon.com/ProjectAtticus ➤ Gear we use: Sunglasses: https://shrsl.com/35iim Discount Code HPATTICUS Keen Footwear: http://bit.ly/2GSEMjt Our Mobile Internet Solutions - MobileMustHave: https://mobilemusthave.com Bluetti Portable Power Station: https://www.bluettipower.com/products/home-backup-power-ac500?variant=46381280493787

We’re finally making serious progress on our dream mountain homestead. Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code ATTICUS at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: https://incogni.com/atticus This week, we bring in the big machines and launch a massive excavation project—moving tons of dirt to carve out a build site on our steep mountain property. With flat land nearly impossible to find in the Smokies, we took a gamble buying this ridge-heavy lot. But now that excavation is in full swing, we’re finally seeing that gamble pay off. Along the way, I get the chance to learn how to operate a skid steer and jump in to help move dirt myself. It’s one of our biggest work weeks yet—and the transformation is wild. Give Cody a call for any and all excavation and home construction needs in Western North Carolina - (828) 226-9153 New to the channel? We’re Jordan and Desiree, and we’re building our mountain homestead from scratch, documenting every success, mistake, and lesson along the way. 👉 Subscribe and follow our journey! @ProjectAtticus ➤ Become a Patron & get early ad-free episodes: https://www.patreon.com/ProjectAtticus ➤ Gear we use: Sunglasses: https://shrsl.com/35iim Discount Code HPATTICUS Keen Footwear: http://bit.ly/2GSEMjt Our Mobile Internet Solutions - MobileMustHave: https://mobilemusthave.com Bluetti Portable Power Station: https://www.bluettipower.com/products/home-backup-power-ac500?variant=46381280493787

Use code ATTICUS or click this link: https://displate.com/@atticus - to get 1 Displate at 25% off, 2-3 Displates at 32% off, And 4 or more Displates at 37% off! Valid on Textra but Not valid on limited edition & lumino Give Cody a call for any and all excavation and home construction needs in Western North Carolina - (828) 226-9153 This week we finally begin excavation on the ridge—and everything is riding on how it goes. We bought this property because it straddles a gently sloping ridgeline, something incredibly rare in the Smoky Mountains. The dream was that we’d be able to carve out a large, flat, buildable site without blowing our entire budget. But now that the machines are here, we’re about to find out if that gamble was worth it. The land could give us everything we hoped for... or it could throw us a rock-solid curveball. New to the channel? We’re Jordan and Desiree, and we’re building our mountain homestead from scratch, documenting every success, mistake, and lesson along the way. 👉 Subscribe and follow our journey! @ProjectAtticus ➤ Support the journey & get early ad-free episodes: https://www.patreon.com/ProjectAtticus ➤ Gear we use: Sunglasses: https://shrsl.com/35iim Discount Code HPATTICUS Keen Footwear: http://bit.ly/2GSEMjt Our Mobile Internet Solutions - MobileMustHave: https://mobilemusthave.com Bluetti Portable Power Station: https://www.bluettipower.com/products/home-backup-power-ac500?variant=46381280493787

Go to https://surfshark.com/atticus or use code ATTICUS at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN! This week we’re back at it on the shed—making steady progress and learning new skills as we go. With my parents in town, we’re balancing family time with construction, and soaking up some of the perks (and quirks) of small-town mountain life. Back on the land, we finish installing the second window, start building beautiful cedar barn doors, and make a few big steps toward organizing tools and generating off-grid power. There’s no big reveal this week—but that’s kind of the point. This is what it really looks like to build a homestead from the ground up. New to the channel? We’re Jordan and Desiree, and we’re building our mountain homestead from scratch, documenting every success, mistake, and lesson along the way. 👉 Subscribe and follow our journey! @ProjectAtticus ➤ Support the journey & get early ad-free episodes: https://www.patreon.com/ProjectAtticus ➤ Gear we use: Sunglasses: https://shrsl.com/35iim Discount Code HPATTICUS Keen Footwear: http://bit.ly/2GSEMjt Our Mobile Internet Solutions - MobileMustHave: https://mobilemusthave.com Bluetti Portable Power Station: https://www.bluettipower.com/products/home-backup-power-ac500?variant=46381280493787

You can get $100 off on any MoonCool purchase over $1200 by clicking here: https://www.mooncool.com/?ref=bolbzubu We’ve been building a shed on this land for nearly two months now… But we still don’t technically own it. This week, after weeks of waiting on the septic permit and legal paperwork, we might finally close on our dream property here in the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina. It’s been an unusual road — starting construction before closing — but it’s the only way we could keep momentum as we build our off-grid homestead from scratch. In this episode, we take a big step forward: 🏡 Hopefully closing on the land 📦 Making our first big materials order from Lowe’s 🔨 Wrapping the shed and installing our very first window 🎉 And squeezing in a few sweet family moments along the way New to the channel? We’re Jordan and Desiree, and we’re building our mountain homestead from scratch, documenting every success, mistake, and lesson along the way. 👉 Subscribe and follow our journey! @ProjectAtticus ➤ Support the journey & get early ad-free episodes: https://www.patreon.com/ProjectAtticus ➤ Gear we use: Sunglasses: https://shrsl.com/35iim Discount Code HPATTICUS Keen Footwear: http://bit.ly/2GSEMjt Our Mobile Internet Solutions - MobileMustHave: https://mobilemusthave.com Bluetti Portable Power Station: https://www.bluettipower.com/products/home-backup-power-ac500?variant=46381280493787

Go to https://surfshark.com/atticus or use code ATTICUS at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN! This week, we’re pushing to get our 12x12 shed dried in—finishing the wall sheathing and tackling the roof. It’s our biggest milestone yet in this DIY shed build, and if we can pull it off, we’ll finally have a dry space to store tools and work from while we build out the rest of our homestead. It’s also my dad’s last day helping out on the build, so we’re doing our best to make it count. Between the roofing, the blocking, and the never-ending puzzle of learning as we go, this episode is all about keeping momentum—even when the work gets tiring. We're complete beginners, figuring out every step along the way, and documenting the process for anyone out there trying to do the same. New to the channel? We’re Jordan and Desiree, and we’re building our mountain homestead from scratch, documenting every success, mistake, and lesson along the way. 👉 Subscribe and follow our journey! @ProjectAtticus ➤ Support the journey & get early ad-free episodes: https://www.patreon.com/ProjectAtticus ➤ Gear we use: Sunglasses: https://shrsl.com/35iim Discount Code HPATTICUS Keen Footwear: http://bit.ly/2GSEMjt Our Mobile Internet Solutions - MobileMustHave: https://mobilemusthave.com Bluetti Portable Power Station: https://www.bluettipower.com/products/home-backup-power-ac500?variant=46381280493787

During 48 hours, enjoy 15% OFF on all Hoverpens and free shipping to most countries with code ATTICUS. 10% after that. North America / UK / Australia / International: https://bit.ly/atticus_novium EU: https://bit.ly/atticus_noviumeu After months of searching and living on the road, we finally found a wild, two-and-a-half acre property in the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina that felt like the perfect place to build our dream homestead. But there’s a catch… Before we can close on the land, the county has to approve our septic application. And if they say no, we lose everything. This week, everything comes to a head as the county inspector, our excavator, the well driller, and the listing broker all show up to decide our fate. Will this raw piece of land finally become our future home? Or are we back to square one? 🔍 In this episode: -How septic permits work when building on raw land -What a county inspection actually looks like -Our plan for managing property lines and setbacks -Lessons learned about easements and well placement -Our honest reaction to the county’s decision New to the channel? We’re Jordan and Desiree, and we’re building our mountain homestead from scratch, documenting every success, mistake, and lesson along the way. 👉 Subscribe and follow our journey! @ProjectAtticus ➤ Support the journey & get early ad-free episodes: https://www.patreon.com/ProjectAtticus ➤ Gear we use: Sunglasses: https://shrsl.com/35iim Discount Code HPATTICUS Keen Footwear: http://bit.ly/2GSEMjt Our Mobile Internet Solutions - MobileMustHave: https://mobilemusthave.com Bluetti Portable Power Station: https://www.bluettipower.com/products/home-backup-power-ac500?variant=46381280493787

We're building this shed ourselves—just me, my wife, and my dad—with no prior construction experience. And this week, the pressure’s on. The rain keeps coming, and without a roof, the floor we worked so hard to build is getting soaked again and again. We need to get this roof on—but since we’re learning as we go, everything takes longer than it should. In this episode, we face the reality of slow progress, constant weather delays, and the very real possibility that we won’t get the roof on in time to protect the shed. But in the middle of all that, we’re also learning to slow down for what matters most—like taking a full day off to spend time with our daughter. This is Part 3 of our DIY Shed Build—the first structure we’re building on our raw land in the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina. It’s the first big step toward turning this forested hillside into a long-term home for our family. If you're into building from scratch, mountain living, and raising kids with dirt on their shoes—we'd love to have you along for the ride. Subscribe so you don’t miss what happens next. New to the channel? We’re Jordan and Desiree, and we’re building our mountain homestead from scratch, documenting every success, mistake, and lesson along the way. 👉 Subscribe and follow our journey! @ProjectAtticus ➤ Support the journey & get early ad-free episodes: https://www.patreon.com/ProjectAtticus ➤ Gear we use: Sunglasses: https://shrsl.com/35iim Discount Code HPATTICUS Keen Footwear: http://bit.ly/2GSEMjt Our Mobile Internet Solutions - MobileMustHave: https://mobilemusthave.com Bluetti Portable Power Station: https://www.bluettipower.com/products/home-backup-power-ac500?variant=46381280493787

This week, we tried to raise the first wall of our shed… and it didn't go so well. It was a scary moment—heavy wall, bad leverage, and our dog Oso just inches from being in the wrong place at the wrong time. We thought we were ready. We weren’t. But like everything else in this project, we’re learning as we go. In this episode, we take you through the process of framing and raising our first walls—what went wrong, how we recovered, and what the experience taught us about building smarter, not faster. We’re documenting every step of our DIY homestead journey as we turn a raw piece of land in the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina into our family’s forever home. If you’re into building from scratch, mountain living, and raising kids with dirt on their shoes—we’d love to have you along for the ride. Subscribe so you don’t miss what happens next. New to the channel? We’re Jordan and Desiree, and we’re building our mountain homestead from scratch, documenting every success, mistake, and lesson along the way. 👉 Subscribe and follow our journey! @ProjectAtticus ➤ Support the journey & get early ad-free episodes: https://www.patreon.com/ProjectAtticus ➤ Gear we use: Sunglasses: https://shrsl.com/35iim Discount Code HPATTICUS Keen Footwear: http://bit.ly/2GSEMjt Our Mobile Internet Solutions - MobileMustHave: https://mobilemusthave.com Bluetti Portable Power Station: https://www.bluettipower.com/products/home-backup-power-ac500?variant=46381280493787

If you enjoy watching these videos and want to help us keep the journey going, consider supporting us on Patreon👉 https://www.patreon.com/ProjectAtticus We’ve never built a structure before… but here we are, trying to build a shed from scratch with no experience—on land we don’t even technically own yet. In this first episode of our shed build series, we scrape together a gravel foundation, frame the floor, and try to keep everything square and level while figuring it out as we go. This shed might seem like a small project, but to us, it’s the first step toward learning how to build our dream home on this property in the mountains of North Carolina. Whether you're planning your own backyard workshop or just love watching people learn through trial and error, welcome to the start of something big. 👷‍♂️ This week: – We scramble to meet a surprise gravel delivery with 15 minutes’ notice –We level our first-ever “foundation” using hand tools and guesswork –The lumber delivery goes sideways—and we have to unload it all ourselves –Isabella returns home just in time to watch the chaos unfold –We frame and square the floor using nothing but basic tools and a lot of trial and error –Advantech subfloor goes down, and the shed finally starts to feel real New to the channel? We’re Jordan and Desiree, and we’re building our mountain homestead from scratch, documenting every success, mistake, and lesson along the way. 👉 Subscribe and follow our journey! @ProjectAtticus ➤ Support the journey & get early ad-free episodes: https://www.patreon.com/ProjectAtticus ➤ Gear we use: Sunglasses: https://shrsl.com/35iim Discount Code HPATTICUS Keen Footwear: http://bit.ly/2GSEMjt Our Mobile Internet Solutions - MobileMustHave: https://mobilemusthave.com Bluetti Portable Power Station: https://www.bluettipower.com/products/home-backup-power-ac500?variant=46381280493787

Before you can build a house, you have to build a way to stay. Get started with AG1 Next Gen for less than $3 a day when you subscribe https://drinkag1.com/atticus In this episode, we set up base camp on our raw piece of land in the Smoky Mountains — clearing space, unloading tools, and building our first real shelter: a humble tent shed that marks the start of everything to come. It might not look like much, but for us, it means everything. This is our first step toward a dream we’ve carried for years: building a homestead, from the ground up, as a family. And it all starts right here. 👷‍♂️ This week: – Saying goodbye to Jolene – Creating a builder’s base camp – Laying out plans for our first real structure – Organizing tools and getting ready for the big push New to the channel? We’re Jordan and Desiree, and we’re building our mountain homestead from scratch, documenting every success, mistake, and lesson along the way. 👉 Subscribe and follow our journey! @ProjectAtticus ➤ Support the journey & get early ad-free episodes: https://www.patreon.com/ProjectAtticus ➤ Gear we use: Sunglasses: https://shrsl.com/35iim Discount Code HPATTICUS Keen Footwear: http://bit.ly/2GSEMjt Our Mobile Internet Solutions - MobileMustHave: https://mobilemusthave.com Bluetti Portable Power Station: https://www.bluettipower.com/products/home-backup-power-ac500?variant=46381280493787

We traded the ocean for the mountains—and today, we take our very first step toward building our dream homestead. Use code 50ATTICUS to get 50% OFF plus free shipping on your first Factor box at https://bit.ly/3YNXTn0! After years at sea, we’ve set foot on a new adventure: turning two and a half acres of wild North Carolina land into a home of our own. But before we can raise walls and shape a future, it all starts with something simple: a rough, imperfect table built with our own hands. In this episode, we visit a lumber yard for the very first time, tackle a giant brush pile from clearing our septic site, and start piecing together the basic tools we’ll need for the long journey ahead. The cuts aren’t perfect. The learning curve is steep. But this small act of creation marks the beginning of something far bigger than a table—it’s the first real step toward crafting the life we've been dreaming of. New to the channel? We’re Jordan and Desiree, and we’re building our mountain homestead from scratch, documenting every success, mistake, and lesson along the way. 👉 Subscribe and follow our journey! #HomesteadBuilding #OffGridLiving #DIYHomestead #NorthCarolina [ SUPPORT OUR VIDEOS - PATREON ] Hop over to our Patreon Page where our biggest fans help make these videos possible. https://www.patreon.com/ProjectAtticus [ MAKE A ONE TIME CONTRIBUTION ] http://bit.ly/2Mg0GCN [ MERCH ] https://www.projectatticus.com/support [ GEAR WE LOVE ] Sunglasses: https://shrsl.com/35iim Discount Code HPATTICUS Keen Footwear: http://bit.ly/2GSEMjt Our Mobile Internet Solutions - MobileMustHave: https://mobilemusthave.com [ MUSIC ] Epidemic Sound

So we are in the process of purchasing land so we can build our own DIY mountain homestead. Two weeks ago we put in an offer on this two and a half acre piece of land near the smoky mountains in North Carolina. We’ve got a couple of weeks before we close on this property, so we’re now doing our due diligence, which basically means doing all the research to make sure that buying this property really is a good idea. Now even though we don’t own the land yet, we did get a chance to get our hands dirty this week. It felt so amazing to finally be breaking ground, working with our hands and make progress on our homestead out in these beautiful mountains. It was everything we’ve been wanting. But then we got some bad news that changed everything. [ SUPPORT OUR VIDEOS - PATREON ] Hop over to our Patreon Page where our biggest fans help make these videos possible. https://www.patreon.com/ProjectAtticus [ MAKE A ONE TIME CONTRIBUTION ] http://bit.ly/2Mg0GCN [ MERCH ] https://www.projectatticus.com/support [ GEAR WE LOVE ] Sunglasses: https://shrsl.com/35iim Discount Code HPATTICUS Keen Footwear: http://bit.ly/2GSEMjt Our Mobile Internet Solutions - MobileMustHave: https://mobilemusthave.com [ MUSIC ] Epidemic Sound

We’re Jordan and Desiree and we're building a DIY mountain Homestead! Get the sleep you deserve with up to 35% off Dream. Click https://shopbeam.com/SailingProjectAtticus and use code ATTICUS at checkout. Not long ago we fell in love with the idea of selling everything and buying some land out in nature. Away from the craziness of civilization, where we can build our own home, work the earth with our own hands, and carve out our own little slice of heaven. Basically we want to build a mountain homestead and recently, in the mountains of North Carolina, we found the perfect piece of land. Or is it? Honestly we have no idea what we’re doing so we could be wrong but I mean I think its pretty good…. So this week I’m going to tour every square inch of this two and a half acres on the edge of the Smoky Mountains to see if this land could become our dream homestead, or if we might want to steer clear. [ SUPPORT OUR VIDEOS - PATREON ] Hop over to our Patreon Page where our biggest fans help make these videos possible. https://www.patreon.com/ProjectAtticus [ MAKE A ONE TIME CONTRIBUTION ] http://bit.ly/2Mg0GCN [ MERCH ] https://www.projectatticus.com/support [ GEAR WE LOVE ] Sunglasses: https://shrsl.com/35iim Discount Code HPATTICUS Keen Footwear: http://bit.ly/2GSEMjt Our Mobile Internet Solutions - MobileMustHave: https://mobilemusthave.com [ MUSIC ] Epidemic Sound

My family and I are in the process of building our own mountain home—with no prior building experience. Thank you to Ritual for Sponsoring this video. Get 25% OFF your first month Go to https://ritual.com/projectatticus25 *These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Several months ago, we put in an offer on what felt like our dream property near Bryson City, North Carolina. It was everything we were looking for: a large lot with plenty of buildable land in a beautiful area. But just a few days after submitting our offer, we were devastated to find out it was rejected. The owners decided to accept another offer that came in the same day as ours. So, we went back to the drawing board and in our eagerness to get started, we ended up purchasing this half-acre lot. It’s in a great location with a stunning view—but it’s far from perfect. The lot is much smaller than we’d hoped for, the driveway and front yard are incredibly steep, and after consulting with a structural engineer and an excavator, we realized that the particulars of our build site would make it quite expensive to build our dream home here. But for the past couple months I’ve kept a close eye on the land market in this area. And recently, several promising properties have popped up on our radar. So this week, we’re going to check out those properties—and apply everything we’ve learned so far about site prep and excavation to see if we should just commit to building on our land, or if one of these properties might be a better option for our dream mountain homestead. [ SUPPORT OUR VIDEOS - PATREON ] Hop over to our Patreon Page where our biggest fans help make these videos possible. https://www.patreon.com/ProjectAtticus [ MAKE A ONE TIME CONTRIBUTION ] http://bit.ly/2Mg0GCN [ MERCH ] https://www.projectatticus.com/support [ GEAR WE LOVE ] Sunglasses: https://shrsl.com/35iim Discount Code HPATTICUS Keen Footwear: http://bit.ly/2GSEMjt Our Mobile Internet Solutions - MobileMustHave: https://mobilemusthave.com [ MUSIC ] Epidemic Sound

Use code ATTICUS for 50% off your first order of Sundays: https://www.sundaysfordogs.com/atticus Our family is in the process of building our dream mountain home. Not long ago we bought a half acre property in the mountains of beautiful Bryson City North Carolina and we are planning on building our own home from scratch without any experience. We’ve been in the process of designing our home and figuring out what our first steps will be. But this week we get some unexpected news that leads us to question if building our home on this property is a good idea. [ SUPPORT OUR VIDEOS - PATREON ] Hop over to our Patreon Page where our biggest fans help make these videos possible. https://www.patreon.com/ProjectAtticus [ MAKE A ONE TIME CONTRIBUTION ] http://bit.ly/2Mg0GCN [ MERCH ] https://www.projectatticus.com/support [ GEAR WE LOVE ] Sunglasses: https://shrsl.com/35iim Discount Code HPATTICUS Keen Footwear: http://bit.ly/2GSEMjt Our Mobile Internet Solutions - MobileMustHave: https://mobilemusthave.com [ MUSIC ] Epidemic Sound