Well this would be about my third attempt to start a blog. I am building upon my already-existing one in an effort to keep a little continuity. Everyone cross your fingers that I actually update this thing.
WE ARE BUILDING A TINY HOUSE OMGOMG. So after much consideration and lots of number-crunching, we have decided to build a tiny house on a 8' x 20' trailer (with a loft for a total of 224 square feet). Our reasoning being that we are having a hard time affording rent in this area and getting ahead at the same time. We are also so busy that we find ourselves outside more often than inside...camping in a tent or chillin in a yurt. We would like to explore this life of tininess and minimalism. It's an exciting thought to soon trim ourselves of the "fat" and decide which items in our lives are essential. Yes...a Yard Sale is in the works!
It was pretty nerve-wracking to actually take the money out to buy the trailer - our first step in this project. Now that we have done that, it's official...this shit's happening.
As we were doing research these past few weeks, we were having a hard time finding blogs or websites that give cost breakdowns for tiny house building (from scratch), so we intend to share all of that information for future builders. Most tiny houses out there seem to cost around $25,000 and many of them can be purchased from Tiny House building companies, such as Tumbleweed (awesome company, check them out!). However, we intend to cut those costs in half by doing everything ourselves.
Our budget is $10,000 and it's all we've got, so it better happen! Hopefully I will be diligent enough to share some of our techniques here regularly, such as the nifty binder I put together to keep track of all our costs, receipts, ideas, and mock-ups. We have also given ourselves 13 weeks to build this thing, so we are going to need crossed fingers, fairy dust, a perfect alignment of stars and planets, and any other voodoo magic tricks to actually get this thing built in time. Send us positivity and encouragement!!
BUILDING PHASE 1:
For now, we are working on Phase 1 (as we call it), which is to get the trailer set up for the flooring, and then to build the floor framing, attach it to the trailer floor, insulate it, and sheath it. Essentially, our foundation. We just purchased a 2006 flat bed trailer that we found on CraigsList for $2,100. This will be one of the most expensive parts of the entire project.
Now that we have it parked and ready to be messed with, we are cutting off/removing parts of the trailer that add unnecessary weight (metals ramps that extend out for getting small vehicles onto the trailer, etc). Next, we noticed the wood flooring of the flat bed trailer was dried out, cracking, and fragile. Therefore, we are removing all that wood and replacing it. Not an easy task, as the screws that attach it to the metal frame of the trailer are stripped. So we are in demo-mode, taking a pry bar and just rippin those babies off.
All for now - will hopefully keep everyone updated as we go along! Here are some pictures of where we are at:
WE ARE BUILDING A TINY HOUSE OMGOMG. So after much consideration and lots of number-crunching, we have decided to build a tiny house on a 8' x 20' trailer (with a loft for a total of 224 square feet). Our reasoning being that we are having a hard time affording rent in this area and getting ahead at the same time. We are also so busy that we find ourselves outside more often than inside...camping in a tent or chillin in a yurt. We would like to explore this life of tininess and minimalism. It's an exciting thought to soon trim ourselves of the "fat" and decide which items in our lives are essential. Yes...a Yard Sale is in the works!
It was pretty nerve-wracking to actually take the money out to buy the trailer - our first step in this project. Now that we have done that, it's official...this shit's happening.
As we were doing research these past few weeks, we were having a hard time finding blogs or websites that give cost breakdowns for tiny house building (from scratch), so we intend to share all of that information for future builders. Most tiny houses out there seem to cost around $25,000 and many of them can be purchased from Tiny House building companies, such as Tumbleweed (awesome company, check them out!). However, we intend to cut those costs in half by doing everything ourselves.
Our budget is $10,000 and it's all we've got, so it better happen! Hopefully I will be diligent enough to share some of our techniques here regularly, such as the nifty binder I put together to keep track of all our costs, receipts, ideas, and mock-ups. We have also given ourselves 13 weeks to build this thing, so we are going to need crossed fingers, fairy dust, a perfect alignment of stars and planets, and any other voodoo magic tricks to actually get this thing built in time. Send us positivity and encouragement!!
BUILDING PHASE 1:
For now, we are working on Phase 1 (as we call it), which is to get the trailer set up for the flooring, and then to build the floor framing, attach it to the trailer floor, insulate it, and sheath it. Essentially, our foundation. We just purchased a 2006 flat bed trailer that we found on CraigsList for $2,100. This will be one of the most expensive parts of the entire project.
Now that we have it parked and ready to be messed with, we are cutting off/removing parts of the trailer that add unnecessary weight (metals ramps that extend out for getting small vehicles onto the trailer, etc). Next, we noticed the wood flooring of the flat bed trailer was dried out, cracking, and fragile. Therefore, we are removing all that wood and replacing it. Not an easy task, as the screws that attach it to the metal frame of the trailer are stripped. So we are in demo-mode, taking a pry bar and just rippin those babies off.
All for now - will hopefully keep everyone updated as we go along! Here are some pictures of where we are at:
Our trailer and the first batch of materials we will need for the flooring
Surprise! The wood flooring needs to be replaced
Rippin boards
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