Welcome to Construction Over Compliance:
This is not your average, boring homestead channel. This is an epic, action-packed documentary series capturing a 7-year, 14-season race against time.
Leveraging a lifetime of farm, construction, and heavy equipment experience, at 65 years of age, I am building a 6-zone legacy homestead from scratch on the rugged, rocky clay soils of Cape Breton—before I retire forever.
The Mission: Do or die trying!
I have lived a full and interesting life shown below is an image captured over years of professionally photographing rodeos in Alberta. “I don’t just record videos; I am a professional action sports photographer. My eyes have spent years tracking high-speed rodeo grit through high-end glass. I am applying that exact same elite production standard to capture your machinery and tools working the Cape Breton wilderness over the next 14 seasons.”
Zone 1 – Livestock & silvopasture
Zone 2 – The homestead & infrastructure
Zone 3 – The trout pond project and shocking surprises
Zone 4 – The shooting range
Zone 5 – A 10 acre wide open hay field and buffer zone
Zone 6 – A silvoforest with places for deer bedding, thinned forest with natural growth, and then, the experiment/surprise factor!
We are navigating strict building codes and using raw skill to build a fully permitted, overbuilt cabin—not an illegal shack in the woods. We prove that you can build to maximum standards without compromising your vision.
What You WILL See:
- High-Octane Action: Heavy forestry, sawmilling, and massive earth-moving.
- Pure Grit: Testing heavy-duty equipment against brutal East Coast weather.
- Legacy Infrastructure: Real building lessons as we construct two unique log cabins, a log workshop, and essential outbuildings.
- Value-Packed Content: Creative learning, future workshops, and a dash of Grandpa wisdom and humor at no charge.
- Bonus Content: Strategic gun reviews, fishing, and exclusive, secret project reveals.
- Format Variety: Weekly high-energy episodes paired with immersive, multi-hour ambient ASMR videos.
What You Will NEVER See:
- Mindless daily homestead chores.
- Anyone cooking dinner, eating or making coffee.
- Milking cows.
- Tedious, two-hour garden tours.
The Real Heroes
At my age, the equipment saves my body and makes this dream possible. The true stars of this show are the heavy machinery and the sawmill featured in almost every episode. They get more screen time than I do.
Because this is a 100% independent journey, I strictly feature tools and machinery that support the channel directly. No free rides for big corporations—just thousands of hours of raw, unfiltered, evergreen content—we only partner with legendary brands whose gear is tough enough to survive the Cape Breton bush.
Join the Journey
Every zone of this legacy homestead has a purpose, and I have several massive surprises saved for my core supporters.
Step into the arena with the project that redefines modern homesteading. Subscribe today and watch us build history.