A single mother built a house with her children, following video instructions on YouTube

A single mother built a house with her children, following video instructions on YouTube

Categories: Design and Architecture

Meet this brave woman and single mother of four children who built a house with her own hands — Kara Brookins. After two marriages, where cruelty and violence reigned, as well as harassment by a man with a mental disorder, Kara realized that she and her children needed to change something. "I was ashamed, I was very worried that my children have low self-esteem and almost no self-confidence."

And then the woman decided that her family needed to start from scratch. Unfortunately, Kara couldn't afford to buy a new house, but that didn't stop her. Having neither experience nor the slightest knowledge in the field of construction, the woman built a house with her own hands.

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A single mother built a house with her children, following video instructions on YouTube

It all started in 2007, when Kara drove past a tornado-damaged house, from which only the foundation remained.

A single mother built a house with her children, following video instructions on YouTube

"I remember thinking then: "What if we had a plot of land and drywall? What would our dream home look like? Would we want to build it?""

A single mother built a house with her children, following video instructions on YouTube

Kara took out a bank loan for $ 150,000 for materials, watched a bunch of videos on building with her own hands on YouTube (you can also learn something else on YouTube), enlisted the support and help of her children — and together they built a house for themselves.

A single mother built a house with her children, following video instructions on YouTube

 

A single mother built a house with her children, following video instructions on YouTube

At the time of construction, the children were 17, 15, 11 and 2 years old.

A single mother built a house with her children, following video instructions on YouTube

 

A single mother built a house with her children, following video instructions on YouTube

Kara and the children learned how to build a frame house.

A single mother built a house with her children, following video instructions on YouTube

Work with concrete.

A single mother built a house with her children, following video instructions on YouTube

Laying bricks.

A single mother built a house with her children, following video instructions on YouTube

And most importantly, they have learned to work in a team, as one family.

A single mother built a house with her children, following video instructions on YouTube

They were able to revive their relationship.

A single mother built a house with her children, following video instructions on YouTube

And, plunged into their work with ecstasy, they did not even have time to notice that…

A single mother built a house with her children, following video instructions on YouTube

...built a house of 325 square meters with five bedrooms, a garage for three cars, a huge workshop and a two-story tree house.

A single mother built a house with her children, following video instructions on YouTube

Kara's family has become stronger than ever.

A single mother built a house with her children, following video instructions on YouTube

Kara and her children have been living in their mansion for 8 years.

A single mother built a house with her children, following video instructions on YouTube

Now Kara calls her children nothing but "fearless".

A single mother built a house with her children, following video instructions on YouTube

"They are capable of anything. There's nothing in the world they can't handle. And that's great."

Keywords: YouTube | Home | Family | Construction | Labor

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