The Loo

For my faux British house I figured I better call it the loo. I helped install the shower stall (Maax: Mediterranean) It's 34x34, fits perfectly in the space and is plenty roomy for me.

Isn't it perfect?

 The floor is just cheapy vinyl sticky tiles. The cord sticking out of the wall is for a small heater.

My itty bitty toilet and sink. LOVE! Glad to have the pine behind the toilet, don't know how I would ever paint it!

Next Up: Floor and Trim

Ceilings and Interior Walls

No creative title for today, but lots of great progress!

This is when it really started to get exciting.

 The house is really starting to take shape.

 This is the interior of my bathroom looking to the front door. Notice the color? TARDIS blue!

I love that the interior walls in the bathroom are T&G pine. Gives it a spa feel.

The front loft wall was done before we put up the ceiling in the main room. It took three us a couple hours to do. And in this pic the floor is down, that was a quick job too!

Next Up: The Loo

Sheet Rock

My original plan was to do the interior like the original Lusby; with tongue and groove pine. Unfortunately (or fortunately!) we were running low on funds at this point. Having come from a background of sheet rocking of course my dad suggested drywall. It took me about 15 minutes to switch gears and completely rework my mental image of what my house would look like...but then I started getting excited. And it was SO much faster then pine!

This was all done in one afternoon.

Although taping and sanding took a couple days to finish.

                                          

And it wasn't long before my closets were made either!

 We used the slightly thinner 1/2'' drywall as compared to 3/4'' it was both cheaper and lighter which is a consideration when you're built on wheels.

Next up: Interior Walls and Ceilings

Plumbing

I guess this technically should have come before insulation, whoops! This is another one of those things I wasn't that involved in. But I do have some pics!

I know the last one is for the tankless water heater seen here:

Next Up: Sheetrock 

Insulation

This was a fun one. It was $1500. total but it was SO worth it!

They taped over the windows and outlets. Very important because that stuff is a pain to scrape off!

We got the floor in the same day as the insulation.

Looking to the front door.

 Bathroom. The interior walls don't need that heavy duty stuff, neither does the loft floor. Also the plumbing underneath was boxed in and we used foam insulation. That spray stuff would put pressure on the joints and push them around.

Looks like frosting.

Sleeping loft

Storage loft

Next Up: Plumbing

Electrical

Ok you're going to have to bear with me on this one. My dad and brothers did most of this stuff and that was months ago, but if you have any questions of specifics I can pass them along and get you an answer. So here's what I know about it...

This is the breaker box. The big cord running out the bottom goes to the outside where it has a big honking plug that can go to a specific kind of outlet. Basically power for the whole house. I do know that the kind of wire they got was rather expensive and had 3(?) strands instead of 2 (I think?) anyway it was more power than necessary and ended up being a pain to work with.

 You should definitely mark or take pics of where the wires are so you don't run into them later while installing drywall etc...

That's what these are for.

Another shot of my lovely outdoor lighting. :) 

Most of it was pretty straightforward. I even deviced the house myself. Outlets are pretty simple to hook up. But my main room/bedroom connection was ridiculous. We had to consult a professional several times. I wish I saved the diagram he drew, it was mind boggling. Made MUCH worse by the fact that we were using salvaged wire from different job sites so the color of the wire changed. So the 3 way switch was.. just so much fun.

Next Up: Insulation

Bits and Pieces

There are a LOT of little things that need to be done during the building process, details like what color hardware, and what overall style you want. Of course unless you're an oil baron or some sort of textile mogul, sometimes what you want has to take a back seat to what you can afford. Lucky for everyone involved in this build I'm pretty easy to please and was super grateful for all the freebies from friends and family.

The front door was a freebie.

 But the adorable exterior lights were exactly what I picked out.

Which bring us to the next post: Electrical

Shakes

This part was fun. I did it all myself, usually after a long day in the garden.

Cedar shakes for the lofts and back wall.

Looks like a house now! 

Next Up: Bits and Pieces

Buttoning Up

Our plan next is to get the exterior done so we can take a break during the hot months of summer and not worry about rain etc...

Windows! Jeld Wen custom 24 x 30 in the main room, 24 x 24 in the loft, were really pretty cheap and should last just about forever.

The sheeting is not really the color I wanted but after 2 different brands and colors (settled on Thompson's) I decided it's just more important to get it up. I can change it next year. The place is so tiny it won't take more then a day to paint.

Steel roofing from Menards, not too expensive. Also notice the front wall downstairs and in the storage loft.

Next Up: The Tiny House gets the Shakes

Framing

This is going to be pic heavy. It all happened back March-April and it's kind of a blur.

The sheet metal was used to fill the overhang, and you can see the caulking in the grooves in the floor. We're using expanding foam insulation in the THARDIS. Otherwise at this point we would have put sheet metal under the whole thing, the foam will do the same thing.

We used these huge screws to secure the framing to the floor.

The walls went up really quick.

Then the lofts...

The roof is next. I can't remember why we had the sheeting on the back wall...something to do with the shower?

                                       

Progress!

Dormers are next. The front walls were pretty easy...

But the interior angles were a nightmare. We ended up just sort of cobbling it together, which came back to bite us later.

In the end it all came together and looks pretty good!

Next: Buttoning Up