So many balls in the air
Up until recently, the tiny house was being built more or less one task at a time. We
couldn't properly start something until the previous task was complete and we could put most of our focus into one thing at a time.
Once we got going on the interior it was a free-for-all and we've now got several balls in the air. While the roof needed doing we began laying the flooring, building interior walls, sealing the interior paneling, preparing for the plumbing and electrical by getting all the main appliances, lighting and fans, and installing the rest of the bolts holding the frame to the trailer. So many balls!
Floor
We started laying our salvaged oak flooring a couple of weeks ago and we're pretty happy with how it's gone down. And it's never coming up again as we're securing it with brad nails and a butt load of PL Premium.
Right now the flooring is going down as it was when we pulled it up: mottled, stained and very golden. We're pretty excited about cleaning it up with a good sanding, sanding, filling and more sanding.
Roof
Rory has pretty much single-handedly installed our fabulous metal roof. We've used interlocking steel panels from Westform Metals and the full package was purchased from Cedar Grove roofing.
Here he his checking the string line to make sure the panels are going on straight.
Due to the gambrel roof style, we ended up having to order long panels and cut them to size for each angled surface. Rory spent a great deal of time doing this in the garage and carting out the finished panels to the site.
He came up with a super handy tool to bend the metal without spending a fortune on the dedicated gadget. See, he's not just a pretty face...
...and he's dedicated. Here he is installing hip flashing in the pouring Vancouver rain.
Interior walls
We did not plan on putting in a full shower stall but when we went to buy the tiny shower pan we had originally committed to, we saw this lovely single unit fiberglass thing that was the perfect size (which almost never happens while building a tiny house). We knew it was 'the one' and bought it on the spot, not realizing that it would not quite fit through our doorway. Luckily, we have yet to find the right door, so we squeezed it in after a little cheeky sawzall work.
You will notice our wee stove sitting there, we also bought our propane three burner Suburban range, so it was time to get going on the wall that will seperate the shower from the kitchen. Very exciting seeing this guy go in.
More to come next week when we'll have a lot more photos for you, including plumbing, light fixtures, fans and more!
