Monday, June 29, 2009

The walls






Inspectin'


screwin'


First wall and floor


First wall


Two walls





Sunday, June 28, 2009

The foundation




Workin' underneath


Floor framing complete. The floor joists are 4x4s centered on the cross members of the frame up to the rear section. The plan is to bolt these to the frame.


Insulation installation


Sealing the gaps


Insulation complete


Floor joists and carriage bolts


12 1/2 inch bolts through the frame



Getting started




Laying out the first frame section


Flashing on


First floor frame section and flashing



The trailer



We bought an 18 foot auto hauler which arrived a couple of weeks ago.


Trailer in it's new home


Deck boards off


Treating the deckboards


The space




Some views of the space we rented to build this thing. It's basically a big old barn with lightbulbs strung along. Not the best for picture taking.


Panorama of our area


The setup


Materials arriving



Here it is




For all those demanding pics of our progress. If you don't know us we are a couple of first time builders in BC, Canada building one of Jay Schafer's Tiny House designs, The "Lusby". See the links for more info on Jay's designs and his company.