A chimney, a torn-off roof and Max from Australia: Vanwives' $48,000 repair
Max of the Max and Occy channel climbed up to help, and somewhere in the demolition a family of baby squirrels got rescued.
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It Keeps Getting Worse... A $48,000 Dollar Repair
The swim pond is finished, and the house is back on the schedule. "It Keeps Getting Worse... A $48,000 Dollar Repair" was the only upload of the week, and it carried the channel. It neared half a million views in three days, while the two pond videos before it have slowed to a gentle trickle.
The big job is the roof. The chimney comes down, the old roofing comes off, and the extra pair of hands belongs to Max of the Max and Occy channel, who, as viewers point out, flew in from his own off-grid rainforest build. A good share of the comments is simply people cheering for him. Others notice the hard hats, harnesses and chainsaw chaps. One handy viewer urges a ridge vent before the metal goes on, and several are just glad the baby squirrels found in the roof were cared for.
The subscriber count held still, but views ran well above the channel's usual pace. That is not the picture across much of the homesteading neighborhood. Noah Kane is having the biggest week nearby, yet he, Dat Van and Anne of All Trades are all running below their own norms, while DO Animals is right on its usual line. A chimney and a squirrel rescue turned out to be a good trade for a pond.
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What viewers say
Love that you all cared for the baby squirrels. ❤😊
@Kym-u9rSee it on YouTubeMax is the best friend one can have
@bravinafraenkel3407See it on YouTubeI love Max he’s always ready to help👏👏👏
@randeehughes99See it on YouTube
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The videos drawing views on Vanwives right now
- Channel
- Vanwives
- Subscribers
- 771,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 759,988
- Videos published this week
- 1
- Video published
- October 4, 2026
- Video views so far
- 448,153
- Views on its first day
- 335,525
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Where on a roof does a ridge vent go?
A ridge vent runs along the roof's highest line, where rising warm, moist air can escape.
