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MIA : Tiny House Progress Update

MIA : Tiny House Progress Update

Yeah. I admit it. We have been MIA for quite a while, and as much as I would love to blame it on something else, it’s really my fault. *raises hand*

The problem is, our progress is. so. slow. The reason being, and I don’t think I have actually mentioned this before, we are building our house debt free. Meaning we haven’t taken out any loans for anything. We purchase everything as we have the…

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So it’s 3 months later and I am FINALLY sitting down to write about the framing. I don’t know why but this blog post has intimidated me unlike all the rest! LOL! I think it was because I fell behind on social media during the framing process and wasn’t able to update in real time due to deadlines we had to hit; because of impending weather. So I am overwhelmed at the idea of remembering enough to write a decent post about it!

We started on a Sunday. Sunday, October 22 I believe. We had help from my brother in law, Alex and my Mom. Between the four of us and with some help from my two sisters at times, we were able to crank out the tallest and most complicated wall (the south wall). Zac and I ended up  framing out the east wall quickly after everyone called it a day. It didn’t take long as it doesn’t have any windows.

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The next day, Monday, Zac decided to take the day off from work to get the other walls put up. We were expecting some rain and high winds so we really needed to get everything buttoned up. He and I were able to get the north wall and the west wall framed out and put up.

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We got the majority of framing done on Sunday and Monday but we still had some work to do. We went back to work Wednesday night and Thursday night to finish what we could before the weather hit that weekend. Wednesday night, (with help from my Mom who cut and notched the rafters while Zac and I put them up) we were able to get the roof ready for the sheathing the next day. We were also able to get the “storage loft” floor joists all put in as well. Both this and the rafters helped secure the structure immensely. We still, however, took extra precautions and added some cross braces for added support.

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We had bought a 30’x50′ tarp to put over the trailer to keep in dry when it rained but sadly it got so windy by the time we were ready to put it over the house that we couldn’t get it without the risk of one of us getting injured. The sharp corners of the boards would have also just ripped right through the tarp in no time, so, we decided to do our best to cover the floor and keep it as dry as possible. As you’ve read in our previous posts, we put advantech subfloor down which is water resistant and we also have water resistant insulation beneath that with a moisture barrier between the two so we weren’t terribly worried about the rain but we did our best to keep it as dry as possible.

Thursday night, Zac’s mom (Trudi) and dad (Marty) came to help us put the sheathing on the roof. Zac and Marty laid the sheathing while Trudi and I marked the pieces for nailing and handed them up to the guys. We were able to get the roof sheathing finished up and some temporary house wrap put on top to help keep the water out. We later ordered some special roof liner and replaced the house wrap with that. Since we knew we wouldn’t get the roofing on until spring, we decided to get something that would be waterproof and hold up until then. Apparently I only took two pictures of the sheathing going up… whoops!

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I have to say, this was THE most stressful part of the build so far. If the weather had cooperated, it may have not been so bad but, nothing you can do about that! I’m just so glad the roof is on! We went right into the exterior wall sheathing but that’s for another blog post. 🙂

Framing: ✓

Next Up: Sheathing

Framing and Roof Sheathing So it's 3 months later and I am FINALLY sitting down to write about the framing. I don't know why but this blog post has intimidated me unlike all the rest!

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After Hurricane Harvey hit Texas, we knew we had to buy our plywood ASAP. Hurricanes always bring higher prices when it comes to plywood and lumber or any building materials for that matter. But plywood prices are what really skyrocket.

We had gone down to our local ACE hardware and grabbed 6 sheets of regular plywood but a few days later (we hadn’t started laying it yet) we really decided we just needed to spend the extra money and get AdvanTech subfloor. But now worries! We will still be putting the regular plywood to use on the roof.

Quick night run after Zac got home from work to grab the AdvanTech 

A little about AdvanTech:

It is a high density engineered wood for industry leading strength and stiffness

It has an advanced moisture resistant resin technology applied through the panel

The superb fastening-holding power helps keep floors flat and quiet by reducing nail pops and floor squeaks

It is backed by a lifetime limited warranty

It won’t swell, cup, or delaminate

Because we do most of our work on Sundays and evenings, laying the subfloor ended up being spread out between 3 days time. We started laying the subfloor on Sunday after we finished up with the floor insulation and finished laying the rest on Monday night. Tuesday night Zac finished screwing it all down. As you can see in the pictures, we also added a vapor barrier between the insulation and the subfloor.

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It’s tough when the sun sets earlier at night now. Lucky for us my Mom went out and bought a light fixture to hang on the outside of the barn so we can work past dark! Hopefully we won’t have to work past dark too much but it will come in handy for sure!

Subfloor: ✓

Next up: Framing!

    Subfloor After Hurricane Harvey hit Texas, we knew we had to buy our plywood ASAP. Hurricanes always bring higher prices when it comes to plywood and lumber or any building materials for that matter.

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Floor Insulation

Insulation… I think any of us who have worked with insulation can say we really loathe it. Am I right? I know I do. The thought of it just makes me itchy! Well, I’ve heard many times that Roxul insulation isn’t as itchy as its fiberglass counterpart. According to my husband, this is true. However, I. GOT. SO. ITCHY! I literally ran to the house the moment we were done and jumped in the shower. I…

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