I came here after watching the blog where it’s complete, and I have to say you have done an amazing job! I’m already addicted to this mini series, I have tiny home dreams and watching you build it is building my confidence in my ability to one day do something similar. Well done!
I’m so glad to hear your confidence is building! You can totally learn and do it. One thing I love keeping in mind for a DIY build is that even C+ carpentry is ok because it’s YOUR house! :-) I’d give my build an A- and alot of that was constrained by budget and also just me knowing I wouldn’t notice the extra money or effort it took to make it A++ material if that makes any sense. I wish I would have filmed more of the process. And with my next one (when the time comes) I totally will!
Thank you so much! I finally have a full tour video up! You can totally build your own tiny house! I believe in you! Send me a message on IG if you ever have any questions I can help with!
@@slacker-scott Well for now I decided to buy a shed/cabin to put on top of my flatbed trailer for now. I ordered it a few weeks ago. I've got a few rescue cats that need their own space lol. So I went that route to save time for now.
You are so cool man!! I swear!!! This is such a good idea for a movable tiny home!! Different video but I also have a Ford transit connect and your videos have helped me so much !cheers 🍻
Thanks friend! So the trailer is 8ft 6in wide (which is the legal limit for most roads without being considered an oversized load) and I was worried about going over that limit. So the roof doesn’t have any overhang. It is wrapped and I used z-channel for the seems, but I wish I would have overhung it at least two or three inches just to help keep more rain off the sides of the house. I made a video about my build regrets and you can see more there! After towing the house over 5K miles. I’m not so worried about getting in trouble for being 4-6 inches wider than the allowed limit.
Thanks for the inspiring video! What kind of fasteners did you use to hold down the walls to the trailer? It it not look like you have eaves. I was thinking not to put eaves on as well and to add awnings later because I want to have a square structure to seal up easily to start with. Any drawbacks you foresee to this approach?
Whenever I fastened anything to the metal, I drilled straight through and then used nuts and bolts to fasten. If I screwed into the wood already fastened to the trailer bed when I bought it, I just used screws. And you'll see on the sides that I sandwhiched two pieces of wood to attach my bottom plate for my side walls. Those were attached with screws and nuts and bolts. I have traveled over 5,000 miles with it and everything has held up great!
It was $1,300ish for the lumber for the shell of the house. That also includes the T-11 for the siding as well. I don't have the receipt to break out the price of just the 2x4s unfortunately. Also, this was in 2021, not sure exactly how prices are changing now. I also didn't purchase all of the hardware like screws when I bought the lumber. So I'd add 25% to that and estimate $1625. I always like overestimating when budgeting (even though I never do, it's more like I aspire to it! haha)
I have been following @tinyhousebacis for years and they seem fantastic. I would really like to buy one of their trailers for my next build, but I was in a rush for this one and didn't want to wait for the normal lead time, so I bought mine from @bigtexttrailers and its been great. I've driven it over 5K miles and its been great!
Are you asking at what angle the joists are cut to make the slope of the roof work? I don't remember exactly, but I believe it was 10 - 15 degrees. Not a whole lot! It also would have worked fine to not cut the ends at an angle since the slope is so minor (1/12 pitch)
Great question, the only thing I would change is building my tiny house to the full 13 feet 6 inches allowed. I was nervous about transport and built mine 13 feet even. After towing it 5000+ miles now. I feel very confident in building up to the full 13 feet 6 inches!
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I came here after watching the blog where it’s complete, and I have to say you have done an amazing job! I’m already addicted to this mini series, I have tiny home dreams and watching you build it is building my confidence in my ability to one day do something similar. Well done!
I’m so glad to hear your confidence is building! You can totally learn and do it. One thing I love keeping in mind for a DIY build is that even C+ carpentry is ok because it’s YOUR house! :-)
I’d give my build an A- and alot of that was constrained by budget and also just me knowing I wouldn’t notice the extra money or effort it took to make it A++ material if that makes any sense.
I wish I would have filmed more of the process. And with my next one (when the time comes) I totally will!
Your build is awesome. I want to build my own tiny house with help. Thankyou so much for sharing
Thank you so much! I finally have a full tour video up! You can totally build your own tiny house! I believe in you! Send me a message on IG if you ever have any questions I can help with!
This was so sick
Thanks so much for the kind words!
You did a great job!
Thank you! Are you planning to build your own tiny house?
@@slacker-scott Well for now I decided to buy a shed/cabin to put on top of my flatbed trailer for now. I ordered it a few weeks ago. I've got a few rescue cats that need their own space lol. So I went that route to save time for now.
You are so cool man!! I swear!!! This is such a good idea for a movable tiny home!! Different video but I also have a Ford transit connect and your videos have helped me so much !cheers 🍻
oh good! Both a tiny house and a transit connect! You know we would get along then!
Can't wait to see the final results.
It is finished and up on my channel! It is the Slacker 27 Special Tour Video
Great looking build.
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Thanks for the love! Can never get enough of that stuff! Love from North Carolina!
Great video! How much roof overhang did you plan for and do you got some details for the eves ?
Thanks friend! So the trailer is 8ft 6in wide (which is the legal limit for most roads without being considered an oversized load) and I was worried about going over that limit. So the roof doesn’t have any overhang. It is wrapped and I used z-channel for the seems, but I wish I would have overhung it at least two or three inches just to help keep more rain off the sides of the house. I made a video about my build regrets and you can see more there! After towing the house over 5K miles. I’m not so worried about getting in trouble for being 4-6 inches wider than the allowed limit.
You did a great job
Thank you so much! It was a fun one to frame for sure! My first time ever framing a house!
good job
Thank you! Are you hoping to build you own tiny house too?
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Dope AF homie
thanks bro bro!
Thanks for the inspiring video!
What kind of fasteners did you use to hold down the walls to the trailer?
It it not look like you have eaves. I was thinking not to put eaves on as well and to add awnings later because I want to have a square structure to seal up easily to start with. Any drawbacks you foresee to this approach?
Whenever I fastened anything to the metal, I drilled straight through and then used nuts and bolts to fasten. If I screwed into the wood already fastened to the trailer bed when I bought it, I just used screws. And you'll see on the sides that I sandwhiched two pieces of wood to attach my bottom plate for my side walls. Those were attached with screws and nuts and bolts. I have traveled over 5,000 miles with it and everything has held up great!
How much did it cost in lumber for the frame of your tiny house?
It was $1,300ish for the lumber for the shell of the house. That also includes the T-11 for the siding as well. I don't have the receipt to break out the price of just the 2x4s unfortunately. Also, this was in 2021, not sure exactly how prices are changing now. I also didn't purchase all of the hardware like screws when I bought the lumber. So I'd add 25% to that and estimate $1625. I always like overestimating when budgeting (even though I never do, it's more like I aspire to it! haha)
WOW DID YOU HAVE ANYONE HELP YOU DO THAT?!!!!!
I did not!!! I'm glad it was impressive! haha
Do you have your floor plan / build plan available anywhere for download?
I don't currently have them, but they are in the works!!
where would you recommend buying the trailer?
I have been following @tinyhousebacis for years and they seem fantastic. I would really like to buy one of their trailers for my next build, but I was in a rush for this one and didn't want to wait for the normal lead time, so I bought mine from @bigtexttrailers and its been great. I've driven it over 5K miles and its been great!
How are the roof joists cut?
Are you asking at what angle the joists are cut to make the slope of the roof work? I don't remember exactly, but I believe it was 10 - 15 degrees. Not a whole lot! It also would have worked fine to not cut the ends at an angle since the slope is so minor (1/12 pitch)
7 days? 😮
Yep! 7 days probabaly 6-7 hours of work each day
what would you do differently now?
Great question, the only thing I would change is building my tiny house to the full 13 feet 6 inches allowed. I was nervous about transport and built mine 13 feet even. After towing it 5000+ miles now. I feel very confident in building up to the full 13 feet 6 inches!
Do you build for others?
I haven’t built for others yet but have been really excited to!
@@slacker-scott I would love to learn.
You made it look so easy.