The Move

On July 1,2011 I loaded up some salvaged lumber to take with me to the property where I will finish building the tiny house. I also restored the hub caps from the travel trailer. Here are some pictures.

Pee break at the half way point, and a check on everything. We're off.

After arriving we unloaded the lumber(other projects). I hooked it up to the quad to get it on location so I didn't have to cut the trees down that are directly in front of the hitch. That's my fire pit at the bottom of the above picture.

That's the outhouse that my father and I built the year before. And the quest cabin below that we stay in while getting everthing built. It's a truck camper with a snow roof and a 10'x10' cabin built off the back. It's a small cabin to avoid building permits. It has a wood stove and everything you need. We added some windows in the cabin, not shown(older pictures).

That's it for now as we are building a small work shed and a few other projects before starting on the framing of the tiny house. I may or may not get some walls up this year because the weather has been so bad this year and has held us up quite a bit. Look, July 1st, and pissing rain...Oh, the trailer/foundation was completed for well under $1000...Stay tuned!

I'm Back!

So, it's been 8 months since I've updated the blog, and in that time not a whole lot got done. Life sometimes gets in the way. The weather has been terrible, cold and very wet. But now that it's spring, I'll be working hard to get it all framed in for winter. So in the past 8 months I have done a few things. I did bolt the floor to the trailer using subfloor adhesive and 32, 3/8" bolts through steel to hold it all down (no cost for these items). I also drilled holes for the taillights that I bought and wired them up. The wire, loom and taillights came in at $42. Drilling through the steel was very difficult. Today I went and bought some more supplies. I bought some tuct tape, 6mil vapour barrier and 3 sheets of 5/8" ply. I also got 3 bags of  Roxul R16 Safe and Sound insulation and floor screws. These items came in at $140. I did salvage 4 sheets of 5/8" ply for the floor. So I quess I saved about $100. I removed the tarp and got started. It took me 3 hours to complete.

                        You can see where it is bolted in a couple of places. And the insulation.

 

Ready to move it to its location...