Repairing My Damaged Micro Tiny House
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- Опубликовано: 22 апр 2023
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in today's video we fix up the micro tiny house! a few things have played a factor. the time of year it was sealed and painted (the wrong temps, even with all the propane heaters we used) and.. when we took the tiny house ice fishing/camping. I will say, I don't regret putting the tiny house on the lake, it was a memory I will NEVER forget, and easily the most wild trip I have ever had. memories were made, and lessons were learned, and that is called... life. LOL it's safe to say I won't be doing that again. come along with me as we repair the damages and get the micro house back to livable/camping shape! xoxo -becca
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A contractor (me) here, put a metal roof on. Also put house wrap on the sides then cover the wrap with j channel and siding on the sides to seal it up. That will fix every leak you have. Make sure metal hangs off about 6 inches on sides and about 8 inches off of front and back. If you will buy the material and come to Alabama. I can help put it all on for you. Alot cheaper to do this then keep having to fix leaks. Plywood will eventually rotten out. If it doesn't have metal on top and siding on the sides. I enjoy the videos.
Becca….I am by no means a carpenter or builder but I grew up helping my Dad build all kings of stuff over the years. One of the things he taught when it comes to water. 1 water HAS to be able to go somewhere. For some reason a lot of older school built flat roofs. Guess what they ALWAYS had issues with? Yep…those roofs leak any time it rains. You don’t need a big pitch or angle to have gravity work for you instead of against you. The other thing he would say is you need something waterproof. I’m sure that stuff you used WILL help protect the wood, especially the sides. Water can still just sit on your roof. It will always find the path of least resistance. Eventually you could have issues again since wood is porous. A somewhat cheap option that would greatly help would be to get some sheets of tin roof. Heck you might be able to find used ones on market place. Build up (not very much) one side of the roof with maybe a 2X4. Use that as the “high point” for the angle of your roof line. Water will follow the past of least resistance & run down whatever side is lowest. You can over lap the tin & even apply a waterproof sealant when overlapping. To ensure no leaking between sheets. Keep in mind you will be pulling your tiny home so take in to consideration the wind resistance you will have when pulling the house. Wouldn’t want your new roof to come flying off going down the road…😳 If I were you I would NOT add the higher point on the roof at the front of the house where the wind will be strongest. Maybe has the angle go from right to left or left to right. You won’t typically have side wind to worry about when you travel. Plus the roof would be screwed down. Also look at using water resistant sealing as you drill those bolts in. That ensures no water will drip down i the hole & eventually leak. Again….not a professional builder or carpenter. Just a girl who grew up a Tom boy & spent a lot of time helping her Dad build all kinds of things. I was his gopher. Go for this…go for go for that & of course hold the flash light. 😂. You have already vested so much time & $$$ into making this your own. I want to see it stick around. Think about most wood structures you see that are exposed to the elements year round. Wood faced houses or log homes are hard woods. They are treated to help them stay water resistant. Not water proof. Future thoughts….use the tin roofing to encase the entire outer shell of the structure. (Even the bottom). Then put permanent sleds on the bottom & attach to the house. Then if you want to remove for ice fishing it’s ready to go. Hook your truck onto a few heavy duty eye bolts & slowly pull off the trailer. Eventually buy a wench for the front of the trailer. Then you can use winch the house back onto your trailer & off you go. Use your truck to pull it off & the wench to pull it back on trailer. Just giving ideas for future improvements & to help keep the shack around for a long time. I so want to call it “love shack baby” 😂. Ps….if you do think about making any other improvements or what not….post a video. I’m sure you have viewers with all kinds of suggestions & amazing ideas that I don’t know or would think about. We appreciate you being us long & even maybe taking some of our suggestions. At the end of the day this is all your kiddo. You do what YOU want. Just a 49 year old lady who has learned some valuable life lessons over the year. I’m proud of you & getting in there doing all of this. That’s how we learn & grow. 😁
Very good point!
Awesome advice
Um i think ur auto correct turned winch into wench ...
One is equipment the other is a woman.
If it was me I'd like to know.
@@jeepsanddragons lmao. Good one & yes my autocorrect is wrong 95% of the thyme…see what I did there…on purpose. 🤪
Hi, Becca: while I'm by no means a carpenter, nor builder; I grew up helping my father build my childhood home, which is standing today. As a woman who is deciding to build her first micro-RV, I have spent two years researching the best ways to build a Micro RV on wheels on a budget. The first thing that I have to do is to look at the trailer and its movement as it is running down the road. If there is too much stress from the shock of the trailer, due to no shock absorbers then the shock will transfer into your tiny house, and it will cause sheer as you have seen. Beefing up your trailer with reinforced shocks will decrease sheer on your tiny home. Another factor that can increase sheer on a tiny home on wheels is towing a trailer without a self-stabilizing sway bar. Becca, you might want to consult with a builder on your next project and ask them about the best way to cross brace the walls and which brackets will work best for further stabilizing the walls and roof of your tiny house project. In my opinion, I didn't see enough cross bracing going on and a lack of cross bracing can also contribute to sheer in the walls. Cross bracing all four upper corners, including lower corners of the house would have helped to also stabilize the walls as well. Building the house on the trailer would have stabilized it even more rather than trying to put it on a set of ski's and winch it up onto the trailer. Building a set of skis on the bottom of your tiny house, only added to the side to side and back and forth swaying motion which only added to the bad sheer factor. Just because you strapped down your tiny home on the trailer doesn't mean that it won't slide around on the trailer, because it will. While OSB board is used as subflooring it isn't a great choice for walls and a roof. I would have went with either treated pine plywood or cedar plywood for the walls and roof and I prefer cedar plywood because it doesn't rot, because cedar is very light and durable, and it smells great. I would have tended to use Tyvek house wrap to wrap the house with and taped it to seal it. Next, I would have decided what kind of siding that I wanted on the outside and applied that. If I had used wood, I would have first stained the wood, then water sealed it with Thompsons clear coat water seal, then used fiberglass cloth to seal and protect it from moisture entering the interior on the walls and roof. I would have tended to either add a slight peak to the roof, or rounded the roof more or angled the roof vertically on one side away from the wind. Becca every time you build a tiny house, you will get better and better at it, it just takes time and practice. Keep up the great work, don't get discouraged and look on RUclips at other builds. Including Amazon which has some great books on building Tiny houses. All my best always.
My vote is to leave the gate it’ll help protect your tiny house. As far as fixing the inside seal the inside again paint and decorate you’re doing good never rush anything do it right the first time so you won’t have to do it a second time. don’t be so hard on yourself.
Life is hard enough. Enjoy the process.
Hey sweetheart!!! Don’t take that gate off!!! I’d be afraid traveling and having that thing bump around may cause it to fall off!!! I love your content. You’re so cute and I love to see you doing what I may have done if I didn’t have children earlier in life. I’m really proud to see a girl doing it for herself!!! ❤❤❤ keep asking for help! Your viewers should have the best advice. You’re so brave and strong for a young girl. You’re the kind of kid I’d love to see my granddaughter kind of follow in life. Keep up the great work and keep doing little jobs in your tiny house. It’s an investment and any investment requires hard work! Best wishes Becca!!!
I agree! Also it looks like it’s welded on there in some points. Could be wrong, I didn’t get a very close look at it! I wish I had a little camper like this! To cool!
Worked construction most of my life, I hope you have her sealed up. One thing I would recommend is treat her a little more gentle. A lite framed building will twist, pop joints and nails when treated rough. Going on and off the ice this year was a little traumatic!! Hope she's good now though!!
You do a great job of figuring things out, doing your research, and making do with what you have! Great work, Becca. Always have confidence in yourself and know that you will always cross that finish line!
Mannn big shout out to becca for even attempting to that by herself because I know alot of people that won't. It's all a learning experience #letsgo
I have a trailer in Florida I visit a few months each year. Best roof repair on it was using reinforced (had fiberlass fibers in it) asphalt, basically a tar. It takes a couple weeks to dry in strong sun, maybe longer where you are. Once dried, you can then cover with silicon "cool white" roof coating, or a darker color if desired for up north. Been 5 years since we did that, even over some rusted parts in roof metal, and still NO problems. Tape will eventually come loose, the asphalt never does.
Keep that gate on for rainy muddy days it's a good boot cleaner. Maybe add some blocks or have a welder add some fold out metal extensions and utilize it as a porch when the ground is wet outside.
I enjoy watching these build/repair videos. I would definitely keep that ramp on there and use it as a porch
I would leave the gate but have a jack or some chain to make it level with the trailer so it's like a tiny porch when you get to where your going to camp
Hi Becca, what I like about your videos is everything, but mainly that you're a go-getter a doer. You are a hard worker, and you don't let anything stop you. I can't wait to see you camp in it or on your boat again and as always stay safe❤
Sounds weird, but if it rains, set the trailer on a little bit of an angle, so that the rain can run off. Being the roof is flat, the rain can't go anywhere, puddle up, and cause the leaks you had.
Great idea 😊
I’d make a new thin but wider roof to overlap edges over the present one, and tilt it up at one side, so rain drips off the lip edges, not pouring down the sides of the house every time
Becca I like your tiny house but I suggest you put a pitch roof on it. At least it's going to go towards the door that you go in or towards the truck the pitch so the rain goes off the roof instead of staying. On the roif you like that idea. Love you show by the way
Your research is great. I am sure your effort will definitely pay off. Lovely updates to solve the leaks. Thank you for sharing. Everyone stay warm, safe, happy and healthy. From Henrico County Virginia
Hey-add some fold up legs on the end of the gate on your trailer, and when you open it up you can fold the legs out and make the ramp a little patio that you can take a little table and chairs on and eat up there or have guests too eat with you like lovely Lila (I hope I spelled it right??) anyhow……you can hook it up nice!!! Have fun!!! Stay safe.
I love how you’re so positive never stop believing in yourself. Keep up the good work in me all your fishing trips. Be blessed.
I really enjoy that you have a tiny cabin, house , hut, on a tralier. That's how mine is, its about 5 ft 3 wide and 12 ft long. on 4x4 runners, sitting on a 6 ft x 14 ft trailer with gate like yours . built the floor stupid heavy ( at least 600 lbs ) and walls lighter so i could drag it around my land without worry of being top heavy with a 4 wheeler or truck or winch it up on my trailers and take it camping to where ever it my be. River, camp ground, deer hunting, if you got the truck to pull the load and 4 wheel drive you can take it just about anywhere.
“I’m going to yeet the tiny house a little bit over” 😂 underrated quote from this video
I'm so glad you were able to get the repairs done on the tiny house! I hope you will be able to complete it soon!
Looks like lots of repair work but the tiny house will look awesome!!! Can’t wait to see the interior progress!
Next time get a piece of plywood to put on the roof while you are painting it. That way your weight is spread out just don't put your weight off the roof. You can use the method for ice fishing thin ice if your truly hardcore too.
Thanks for sharing Becca. The tiny house looks great. I think I would add a hanging plant to the front of it when you have it parked to looked more homey, and maybe some flower boxes on the sides to cover up the seam stripes. Or maybe an awning. Also you should go do some tautog fishing there biting on the cape right now. Thanks for sharing can’t wait for the next one.
Using a roof sealant that is designed for boats in RVs would be the best application for this. It is durable and will hold up against the movement of the tiny house while it is being transported. I did this for years with my RV and never had an issue.
You are doing a fabulous job Becca. Keep up the fantastic work.. stay safe and happy 😊
Skye looks so pretty! I'm SO glad you're able to get this done.
Make a tailgate only as high as the siderails that can fold down w supports on the ends to make a small porch, and folds up to help keep house from sliding off back while traveling. Nice build!
Better rain than snow. Love your videos ❤
Good to see Becca back with her tiny home again.
I’m not sure if you have Harbor Freight stores near you, but you can get a great heat gun for under 25.00. I love mine and hubby constantly takes it for his construction projects too! Please make sure you haven’t developed mold behind your paneling!
Looks good Becca. The gate will help the house stay on the trailer while traveling.
I'm so impressed how its coming together.
LOVE your camper! Great job! If I were you, down the road, id get the proper material for a roof. Particle board, plywood will always give you issues eventually. Maybe metal of some sort? Not sure. But you’ve done a great job! Hope you get to enjoy it!
Hello Becca. You are doing a great job of keeping things together with the funds you have. What you lack in equipment you make up for with ingenuity and plain hard work. The real thing I was worried about was the bottom corner that came apart when you took the tiny house off the trailer on the ice. You might want to push more the fact that you have a patrion account. If people don't know they can't help. In the description folks! All the very best, stay safe, have fun.
I was yelling through the phone " NO BECCA STOP" When you was pulling the tiny house with your truck. Then when you bought a torch im like oh no, shes gonna burn the tiny house😀😄🤣
But you definitely figured it out! Good job Becca 👏 💪
This I why I love Becca she just gets things done!! Cutting corners with the hair dryers little this little that and she makes it happen!! Becca rules people 🤘😎🤘 subscribe!!!!
Good job repairing the tiny house! My 1st tiny house could be like 300 sq. ft to build. I could park, move, or travel with it around the state or the nation without the big expense of a small house in the city.
If I were to build a tiny house like this, I would build it like over the cab camper where the walls are over the side rails of the trailer so you can use camper jacks to remove the tiny house so you can use the trailer to haul other stuff then jack the house back up and roll the trailer back under it. As for the heater, I would install the same type of heater that teardrop trailers use that way you don't have to worry about CO2.
Ok so a few things. One hooray me I'm sick and this is just what I needed. Two whatever you put onto your roof looks like cool whip hope it does the job. Three if you need tools like a heat gun you can rent them for free at most auto parts places they will ask for a deposit but you get it back when you return the tool. Hope you are well keep being awesome.
Looks great and like the upgrades!
Hi Becca if you take off the ramp on the trailer it will make it more tongue heavy for sure. So make sure that your truck can handle it. Good luck have fun everything looks good.
Be safe on your journey‘s catch a lot of fish.
Good job!! I give you props for jumping into it! Pretty BA if you ask me!
Good Job Becca
Because of the way OSB or wafer board is made it is almost impossible to seal it. The cheapest solution to your problem is a rubber roof. You might be able to get a remnant big enough to cover that small area. Another solution would be fiberglass or poor man's fiberglass. There is a lot of information on these. I hope this helps.
Hang in there girl! You’re doing great!
There are narrower bottles of propane that are made for the torches. Maybe that would be better. I love your go for it attitude. Hope it all works, I’m going to try that tape in my trailer it leaks also.
😂you got me laughing, clapping & rooting you on in my SPIRIT having a blast to watch you dear. Aye I break shit😅 but I also do 💈so maybe😂the ionic dryer & I love you
If the seams were sealed before he painted, they might not be visible, but too late now. It doesn't look that bad. It looks like you found the leaks which is why you do shake down runs. The gate does look gawdy up, but you won't have a deck. Rock and a hard place. Thanks for your video!
It doesn't matter what the outside looks like. As long as it doesn't leak and you're happy with what the inside looks like
Wait till end of summer before you decide to remove the gate. It would make a great deck space!
You’ve been very very busy, lol! Enjoy the process, you’re learning some valuable skills. It’s all be worth it soon!!
As long as it’s functional, looks good to me! 😊
I wouldn’t take the ramp off..it’s added protection from the road & for when you stay inside the tiny home…extra security
Spring for a flame spreader attachment for the torch. Will make heating tape easier, and more evenly.
Becca, great video!
It would make it twice as strong and sturdy just in case you get swooped up by a tornado 🌪️ lol 😂
You should try a live for super chats. Make some tiny house dough!
She would at least make 20 bux coz I would throw that at her
I recommend truck bed paint. Makes it just as durable and waterproof as a truck bed.
Doing any type of sealing use Flex seal is the best. Wish all of you DIY'ers not worry about sponsors
Becca, on the roof: “I need a drink” me watching Becca on the roof: “I need a drink too! lol So glad you didn't fall. Glad you got the roof done. Lots of work accomplished! 👍
Love your videos !😊
Oh,and remember, pallets,you can get for free and you can create beautiful diys.Hope theses ideas help❤
Tape doesn't stick to wood very well! After you slightly pitch the roof, apply some tin sheets.., and recover the roof peak, and then you can seal the seams. I know you are on a budget, but you are playing a losing game. Much love and best wishes!
Sounds good, I like watching all your videos
U soo got this!! Keep ur dreams alive
Leave gate on it be a great sitting area and a great porch
I threw a smoker on my porch and smoked a turkey on it. Also a great place to set a cooler when yur chillin outside
Silicone can be your best friend (if you can get something all weather) not sure how that works. I wouldn’t redo anything inside until it passes the test on water resistance!
I love the green. I think you are doing a GREAT job! Those lines look fine, as long as it's doing the job is there to do. What color are you thinking of for the inside? A dark color would be good IMO, but not blue... maybe a dark slate/grey? As for the gate, i think it should stay, more for safety than anything else. Makes it harder for anyone to get in or for it to slide off (if that's even possible), it will also be needed to slide it into the ice again won't it? But what do i know, I'm just a dingy chick who would LOVE to do what you are doing! I get that New England weather... i grew up in NJ, and i do miss it at times. I'm a tomboy at heart, who loves camping and doing things outside when i can talk my boyfriend into it. We just about have all of our camping gear we need.... we just need the time and money to get out there and do it. Love all that you do, and keep up the good work! 💜
Water needs displacement. With your roof being flat it will sit there. You could add a slightly higher blocking on the front of the house to push it off the back. Water takes the path or lease resistance, so you only need to go up an inch or so. Keep killing the videos. 🔥
Trim board if it makes you crazy. Paint before you attach and attach with liquid nails. Just put it over your tape.
Good Job . Happy Camping
Omg noooooo paint everywhere 😮
id keep the gate for extra protection when leaving it alone and its a ramp or front porch if you get a rug and some tiny jacks for both sides..Id keep the ramp
You have the fortitude of Wiley Coyote with this build! 😊
I like your gate for safety. I am surprised you didn’t trim out the seams. Then you could chalk the trim. It would have been better to turn the plywood the other direction so that the seems we’re running vertical, live and learn, lol.
Hopefully, your fix will work!!
I was reading all the comments to see if anyone had suggested the same thing. Something simple as 1x4 painted could trim out all the tape areas and like Stacy said you can chalk the trim.
I was worried about being locked in my Homemade Camper Home years ago so I Put An Escape Hatch Roof Vent just to feel Safer....Standard Roof Vents are built Square 14" x 14".
I Just Cut My Hole Wider to fit - 14" x 21" !
It Had An Emergency Release that would Allow Me To Climb Right Out Of The Vent Onto The Roof And Always Able To Get Out. Just An Idea For You To Be Aware Of
I'd slant it in a small angle to help water leave the roof, cut small corner top of roof install small pvc pipe like a gutter piece install it at cut off area.
Should have primer the tape first.
Great Job!
I would put a 3 inch piece of trim on the one side of the roof and grade down with even some plastic roofing, whatever is cheapest. And also with the tape on the sides, maybe do a piece of trim the same height along there? Make it look intentional lol. May or may not be cheaper than the paint Idk.
That’s a great product I use it in my mom camper it would hold temporary but it helps for now
You should paint it with that rubberized RV roof stuff!!
Inside stuff curbside furnishings are free👍🏽
You need a heat gun for the tape… not cutting corners is ideal
Sup Becca, maintenance lol, your becoming a pro👍, I have a full torch but might burn house down lol, after dries there is a cheaper black rubberized roofing, gallons, but once dry might want to roll a coat on roof? Glad your careful, it's the small falls that can ruin life, fell off three family roof and walked away, fell out of 16-30' treestands walked away, fell off a 6' ladder changing ceiling tile and crippled lol🤷, always be careful. Maybe when take house out do a weekend? Either way be cool, was that short?🤷🤣, tyvm tc 🎣
So beautiful
I love the tiny house that you built
Let’s gooo my girl, first one with the thumbs up, say hello to sky and Lila
Ok just wanted to say you're getting it done so that's good. Osb not good specially for outdoor stuff like that, stick to real plywood and or metal. MPersonally I would have used truck bedliner or maybe pond liner for sealing but hopefully that stuff works.
i always wonder why folks dont use the miracle of FLEX-STEEL on their stuff, lol that shit can make screen door boats float!
Learn from your choices. Perhaps choose not let your friends make bad choices like dumping your property off onto the ice on a frozen lake. I think that is what caused your damage on your home. Perhaps you should attach it to the trailer to make it permanent. I hope this extra repairs fixes the leaking. Ask your friends from the lake to help you repair your home.
I hope you don’t get mold inside.
Your tiny home has lots of promise.
Unless I’m wrong it appears you only have it strapped to the trailer. That doesn’t look safe and when you remove that gate what holds it on your on the trailer while you’re traveling? Straps aren’t a permanent fix.
A heat gun is well worth the purchase. Works for taking stickers off , etc
Woww I’m so early finally!! ❤️🫶🏾
I think you did a great job. 😊
I've got a runaway camper I've kept a tarp on it even though it doesn't leak. Tarp cost < $ than the aggravating leaks.
You needed the thickest black poly that yo7 can buy and lay it over the roof and then shingle it as well as tar squirted around tue edges to keep the shingles down in high winds etc
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Have you thought about looking for some tin roofing scraps at a yard sale or scrap yard to put on the roof
don't look at it as failure . think of it as learning.. looks like a good job .. if you lived nextdoor, i would help you.. but .. peace .. never down yourself.. you are moving forward..
You know the stuff they put on the gym floor and it's always shiny and it's like hard you can put some of that on the top of your roof it's called gymnasium wax
Don't sealed by th es inside, because you only trapped water in the wood. Next time for the roof, use marine epoxy paint. The tape you have put it's was wrongly put, if you have water problems in the future you will be removed part and repaired with the retaped and heat up this time.