House 2–Day 10

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This morning I awoke to a terribly upset stomach. I either had some type of bug or food poisoning. So while I still managed to be out at the tiny house for half the day, I wasn’t that much help while I was there. We did manage to mostly complete the drain plumbing which was a little tricky since you have to navigate the various parts of the floor and metal supports of the trailer. I shot a video but since it was rather short I thought I would combine it with a video of other parts of the plumbing tomorrow.

I also met with the second insulation guy today. He gave we a quote that was much more in line with what I  was expecting: $1080. If I were to do it myself with 2” foam it would cost about $650. So given the benefits of the closed cell spray in (very good seal, high r-value, added rigidity to the trailer) I think I will have them do it.

I also spoke to my brother this morning about helping out with the roof and he thought he would be able to make in out on Friday. So I am pretty confident that that will get completed before I leave.

Hopefully I feel better in the morning.

House 2 – Day 8

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No progress today worthy of a picture or video.

This morning we drove to Port Orange Florida to get a quote for the metal roofing. We didn’t hear back from them today but when I called at 5 they said they expected to have a price for me in the morning. Either way they said we should be able to pick it up on Thursday, which means we should be able to get that done before I leave (especially if my brother drives over to help).

I also called several companies about spray foam insulation. I have one company coming out in the morning and another on Wednesday. After talking to one he indicated that I may be looking at around $500 for closed cell spray foam for the house. If that turns out to be true, that will be significantly less than what I was anticipating (and cheaper than DIY). But I’ won’t get my hopes up until they see the job and I get an official quote. They also indicated that that could be completed on Friday, just enough time to complete the electrical and plumbing.

Other than that I met up with Alex Pino from tinyhousetalk.com who drove all the way up from Naples Fl. to check out the house. He unfortunately got his car stuck in the dirt road just outside my dad’s driveway so we spent a little bit of time trying to get him unstuck. I saw him take some pictures of it and quite a bit of video of my tiny house so be sure to check out his site for that.

Finally, for those of you who have expressed an interest in seeing the tiny house, I plan on having an open house once I return to Deland after we have our second child. I plan on coming back in no more than 3-4 months.

Thanks to everyone for following along.

Tiny House 2 – Day 7

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Happy Fathers Day!

In the morning I told my Dad that as his Fathers Day gift I would only make him work 6 hours today. I know what you are thinking: But Dan, you have a schedule and a tiny house to build, now is not the time for generosity ;) Don’t worry, we ended up working until 5:30 anyways. We did take a little break in the afternoon to once again take a dip in the pool to cool off.

Check out the video for where we stand:

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I ordered the windows before I left Georgia but they take at least 3 weeks before they can be delivered (after I will be gone). Without windows we are prevented from doing too much more that will be really noticeable (siding, internal siding, etc.) beside the roof. So going forward it will likely appear that our progress will have slowed. But as I’ve pointed out before, the devil is in the details.

Tiny House 2 – Day 6

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We finally completed the roof today and got the tar paper down. Just in time for a big storm to move in. We also made a trip to home depot during lunch to return some of the supplies that I had delivered. Having two people involved in the build allows you to be a little more efficient with the supplies since you can move around larger pieces of wood.

I will be updating the materials list for my first house with the latest information, including prices, with information that I have learned from this house. I’ll send out an email with a free link to everyone who has already purchased them once that is complete.

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Day 6

Tiny House 2 – Day 5

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We didn’t quite get as far as I expected today. Between it raining for an hour, the power going out for an hour, and it being 102 degrees at peak, we were only able to work for about 6 hours today. During that time we completed the right side of the roof.

On Saturday I expect we should be able to complete the roof and frame out the gable ends.

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I wouldn’t recommend setting up a walkway like the one in the picture above. It was a little shaky so we won’t be repeating this on the other side. At least we didn’t do this.

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Tiny House 2 – Day 4

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We completed most of the roof framing today. Should only take an hour or so to wrap that up in the morning. Once that’s done we can sheath the roof and add the tar paper which will make me feel a lot better about the rain.

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If you have any questions that you want me to cover in one of the videos let me know in the comments.

Tiny House 2 – Day 2

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Today we completed the subfloor. On my first tiny house I used 2” foam in the floor (as well as in the walls). Since there is no plumbing or wiring in the floor I decided to increase that a little . I originally requested 3” foam but Home Depot doesn’t carry that in stock so I just added an extra piece of 3/4”. In Georgia they only carry the pink foam and here they only had the white foam. I’m pretty sure they both have the same r-value as far their insulating properties are concerned but I will say the white stuff is much messy to work with. It looks like it snowed around the house.

We also managed to stand up a few walls before being rained out again around 4:30 pm.

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During the rain we decided to jump into my dad’s pool to cool off a little (it got up to 102 degrees today so we needed it). I was in the pool for a few minutes before my dad came out in what appeared to be a stark white wetsuit. After my eyes had a few minutes to adjust I realized that what I was seeing was his skin that has not seen the sun in what I would guess has been 40 years. If I close my eyes even know I can still see his outline ;)

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