Guys!!! Don't even think about using a circular saw to cut that metal. That scoring, bending, scoring, bending,bending, bending, breathing, bending.....was GREAT to watch....LOLOLOL. I had to stop the video and have a good laugh. Glad you are young and in shape. I would have proly fallen over dead in the process. Great fun. Not laughing at you at all. That's part of what has made your series enjoyable is that you are having fun and doing a great job AND letting us all take part. Keep up the good work.
Im an RV tech, So far watching you two has impressed me beyond words! I myself work on a crew building Park Model RVs- Similar to the Tiny houses. I have to honestly say that your Craftsmanship and attention to details far outshines some of the guys I work with who have been doing this for years!-By the way, you can quickly cut metal roofing by using a plywood blade placed in a circular saw backwards-Its a little noisy and throws alot of hot metal shavings but works great. Keep up the good work!
watching these episodes all weekend! you guys are super cute and seem incredibly smart for never building like this before. you all could build these houses for a living...
You two have the most well thought out videos and I truly enjoy watching them, by the way your house looks better and better every video and the little compartment was a nice addition.Can't wait for the next to come.
Nice job as always. Like Colin suggested using a circular saw is possible. I heard that if you take a wood cutting blade and mount it backwards it cut thin metal like that. Never tried it myself but have seen it done with metal framing studs. Went trough it like butter.
Looks great guys! Next time you need to cut metal panels like that, you can just get a blade for your circular saw that is meant for cutting metal (carbide or something like that) and you can cut it just like a sheet of plywood. The grinder looks like it did a great job, but you might find the saw method faster and easier. This is the method we used when installing metal roofing when I worked in construction.
Colin Keevil lol after attempting the scoring method, I would definitely just cut the next one. The grinder was ok, but I could also try the skill-saw next time. Since we did so little I didn't have much opportunity to try out different tools. But having never really worked with sheets of metal before, I'm sure I have lots of room to improve my cutting skill ;)
Melissa Carlill Just a little workout ;) Was worth giving it a try... probably better to use any kind of tool though. Doubt it would be any more difficult, even without a proper tool.
I use a carbide tip scoring blade for plastic laminate and aluminum laminate. This tool may make the scoring deeper and take less effort than a razor knife...and of course, now that your done!!! I agree with the fine craftsmanship comments!
Love they way you guys present your videos. I would like to suggest some type of tape or rubber edge for the box roof. Sharp edges at the height of a child or your hand as it swings past while walking has me on edge. See what I did there. Hee hee. Again, great job guys.
The best laid plans......... you thought it was going to be the easy part. lol. Again thinking outside the box, but I'm sure you had a few choice words when there was no hardware with the roof, and then the different spacing of the screw holes. It does look good.
The reason for the slotted holes in the roofing is to allow for expansion and contraction of the roof so I'm not sure how the roof is going to fair since at the bottom and top of each piece all you did was drill a single hole and not a slotted hole. Also, Have you ever thought about the front roof while driving in the rain it could get up under the roof panels. Otherwise it looks great.
Sachi WI Hm, I had not considered the expansion. Hopefully the panels are small enough that nothing will buckle. We will definitely let everyone know if we encounter any issues of this nature. If the front box gets wet it's not a big deal since it is a separate object from the house, but even so, the asphalt paper should give good protection under the panels.
I enjoy too much watching your videos I would like to build something similar in the future. I don't know if this is stupid but why don't make the roof with traditional shingles ?
Thanks for watching :) Metal roofing is supposed to last longer than shingles, and shingles seem like they might be in danger of coming off when moving the house at high-speed.
Jake, where did you purchase your plastic furring strips? I'm having trouble locating them. BTW The solution of putting the furring scrapes under the slots on your roofing panels was so smart. :)
Hello Guys, we are learning soooo much from you, and now feel ready to build our TH. Quick question, isn't the metal roof too noisy when it's raining heavy? Thanks!
How much does your roof overhang on both sides? Does it push you over the 8'6" road-legal size limit? You must be cutting it close... (Love your videos!)
Thanks for watching :) If you measured from one overhang to the other, it would be a few inches over the limit... that would be the farthest edges on each side, but they are not on the same horizontal plane, so it's tough to say how wide it would technically be considered. It's definitely something to watch out for, because we didn't properly account for each little layer building up to that few inches in the end.
At 15:51 the gable flashing coming together with the roofing is shown - but it looks like there's a pretty big gap at the bottom corner of the flashing where it goes over the roof. Did you guys protect this with bug screen at all? Or did you not need to? I look at the project of sealing a house from bugs and feel like it's close to impossible!
We did actually stuff a little piece of foam in there to deter wasps. So far we've only had a few small nests that have been easy to clear, because they haven't been able to get in deep :)
I'm not a fan of metal roofs with their sharp edges. But it's hard to not go the simple and cheap route. Probably not an issue with a roof that short, but where I currently live the metal roof blocks a lot of signals. Like the cell phones ability to connect to a tower, you have to step out the front door or stay near a window to talk on the cell phone. And for the analog antennae I have to run a long coax and place the antennae outside a door to watch over the air digital tv programming.
wwwShadow7 Hm, our cell service is awful here already, but we will definitely let you guys know about this kind of issue should it arise once we're living in it.
Is there a special place you bought the plastic furring strips? I've tried to find them but am having a hard time. Maybe I don't have the correct name to search for them.
It's definitely something people seem to have difficulty tracking down... they were simply listed as "plastic ventilated furring strips" at the building supplier we bought from. Good luck!
Thank you! All of your videos have been very helpful in guiding us in our build. You've put a lot of work not only into the tiny house but also shooting, editing and publishing all these videos. Much appreciated! Do you have a donation link or shop of some sort? I'd love to support you for your help.
Thanks so much for asking :D the most free-form way to support us monetarily is by donating through our Sketchup file download, which you can find on this page --- www.tinynestproject.com/design Additionally, you'll see that we sell a tutorial on learning Sketchup for tiny houses. We're also just about to shoot a short little video on other ways to support us which include things like simply sharing our content on social media, and if you shop on Amazon.com to set your homepage to our affiliate ID --- www.amazon.com/?tag=tinynesthome-20
@@tinynestproject I teach Building Construction to high schoolers and my students are building a TH this year. I've used your videos along the way and they have been VERY helpful! I also bought the sketchup tutorial - SO WORTH IT! It literally has taught me more about sketchup than any other source I've come across. I am beyond appreciative of your hard work and resources! Love following you guys!
Awesome! It's great to hear that our content is still being put to positive use :D We're hoping to make a push this new year to finish up the last details on our own house, and get all the videos edited and uploaded ;)
We didn't use any membrane because that's usually for snow/ice buildup, and we get very little of either... additionally, we made a gap under the metal roofing which can allow drainage if any water got under the roofing, and there is still the tar paper protecting the plywood...
+Tiny Nest Nice, thanks for the reply. I'm doing a metal roof right now and was planning on doing wood with a kerfed back but corruplast would be much better
Did you just cut corrugated plastic to make your rain screen spacers? Or are they manufactured? I can't find anything. And the corrugated plastics I found say they will deform at 210°F...
+Jay Liptak They are a manufactured product... we had to show pictures to the building supply employees and hunt a little, but they found "3/8" plastic ventilated furring strips" in their inventory. I'm sure ours could deform/melt, but our summers are pretty mild and they seem fine after a year.
Hey! how's the build going?? Doing the roof I take it ;) I can't remember exactly, I think around 3 inches... but it depends on the width of the roofing pieces... you can always leave too much, make the bend to see how it lines up, then cut back the best amount.
Hi Jake, i soon have to install the metal roof in my tiny house, I've never bought this material before and home depot doesnt sell it. any suggestions? thanks!
+Larry “TYPHOON” Read We got them from Slegg... just need to find some kind of ventilated furring strip. They also sell roll-out mesh stuff that does the same job. We might use some of that to ventilate under our mattress in the loft so that it doesn't get damp underneath.
Guys!!! Don't even think about using a circular saw to cut that metal. That scoring, bending, scoring, bending,bending, bending, breathing, bending.....was GREAT to watch....LOLOLOL. I had to stop the video and have a good laugh. Glad you are young and in shape. I would have proly fallen over dead in the process. Great fun. Not laughing at you at all. That's part of what has made your series enjoyable is that you are having fun and doing a great job AND letting us all take part. Keep up the good work.
What is "proly"?
Im an RV tech, So far watching you two has impressed me beyond words! I myself work on a crew building Park Model RVs- Similar to the Tiny houses. I have to honestly say that your Craftsmanship and attention to details far outshines some of the guys I work with who have been doing this for years!-By the way, you can quickly cut metal roofing by using a plywood blade placed in a circular saw backwards-Its a little noisy and throws alot of hot metal shavings but works great. Keep up the good work!
Still looking good/on the right track.......very nice job with the metal!
Timmy Gee Thanks, keep an eye for part 2
watching these episodes all weekend! you guys are super cute and seem incredibly smart for never building like this before. you all could build these houses for a living...
Mypinkbike Thanks! we've talked about some possible business options for us after we're done building this one ;)
You will be glad you installed a rain screen on the exterior! Nice work!
+The Contractor Dude You should see the rain here this time of year :(
You two have the most well thought out videos and I truly enjoy watching them, by the way your house looks better and better every video and the little compartment was a nice addition.Can't wait for the next to come.
bubbalicious1648 Thanks! we have a few more vids in the works right now ;)
Nice job as always. Like Colin suggested using a circular saw is possible. I heard that if you take a wood cutting blade and mount it backwards it cut thin metal like that. Never tried it myself but have seen it done with metal framing studs. Went trough it like butter.
Jerry Densmore Cool, I may have to try that. Thanks for the tip, I haven't heard this one before.
Looking great once again guys! Can't wait to see your attention to detail on the inside. :). Thanks for sharing your journey.
Jeff Jones Happy to share!
Looks great guys!
Next time you need to cut metal panels like that, you can just get a blade for your circular saw that is meant for cutting metal (carbide or something like that) and you can cut it just like a sheet of plywood. The grinder looks like it did a great job, but you might find the saw method faster and easier. This is the method we used when installing metal roofing when I worked in construction.
Colin Keevil lol after attempting the scoring method, I would definitely just cut the next one. The grinder was ok, but I could also try the skill-saw next time. Since we did so little I didn't have much opportunity to try out different tools. But having never really worked with sheets of metal before, I'm sure I have lots of room to improve my cutting skill ;)
Learning a lot for when I build my Tiny Home! Thanks!
great job, fun to watch
I'm sure breaking that roofing was deeply frustrating, but it did give me a bit of a chuckle.
Melissa Carlill Just a little workout ;) Was worth giving it a try... probably better to use any kind of tool though. Doubt it would be any more difficult, even without a proper tool.
Jake glad to see you make some small mistakes then fix them cleverly, good job and nice house.
+george mattson Just keepin' it real :)
I use a carbide tip scoring blade for plastic laminate and aluminum laminate. This tool may make the scoring deeper and take less effort than a razor knife...and of course, now that your done!!! I agree with the fine craftsmanship comments!
+gregercarter1 Thanks for the feedback! ;)
Enjoyed this....great work!
Thanks for watching :)
Great job. Looks awesome!!!!
Great work you are doing!!
Love they way you guys present your videos. I would like to suggest some type of tape or rubber edge for the box roof. Sharp edges at the height of a child or your hand as it swings past while walking has me on edge. See what I did there. Hee hee. Again, great job guys.
Digging the music
The best laid plans......... you thought it was going to be the easy part. lol. Again thinking outside the box, but I'm sure you had a few choice words when there was no hardware with the roof, and then the different spacing of the screw holes. It does look good.
Duane C Should have checked more than one panel for the spacing... but it worked out without too much hacking ;)
Woah, mega-episode! Nice!
The reason for the slotted holes in the roofing is to allow for expansion and contraction of the roof so I'm not sure how the roof is going to fair since at the bottom and top of each piece all you did was drill a single hole and not a slotted hole. Also, Have you ever thought about the front roof while driving in the rain it could get up under the roof panels. Otherwise it looks great.
Sachi WI Hm, I had not considered the expansion. Hopefully the panels are small enough that nothing will buckle. We will definitely let everyone know if we encounter any issues of this nature.
If the front box gets wet it's not a big deal since it is a separate object from the house, but even so, the asphalt paper should give good protection under the panels.
Putting a blade in backwards on a table saw would have solved your problem with the metal roofing. It works for vinyl siding as well.
+Edward McCaffrey Indeed, we've been hearing this from a few people, nice tip!
Excellent! Thank you so much. PS...I do like bearsuc suggestion.
MushroomPatch Thanks... bearsuc???
Tiny Nest OHHHHH the previous comment... lol I did NOT understand until I looked back... yes we may look at doing something like that ;)
I enjoy too much watching your videos I would like to build something similar in the future. I don't know if this is stupid but why don't make the roof with traditional shingles ?
Thanks for watching :)
Metal roofing is supposed to last longer than shingles, and shingles seem like they might be in danger of coming off when moving the house at high-speed.
What was the actual product name of the furring strips you used? We are building a tiny house and we roof this weekend, I like the plastic over wood.
sxybeast6987 It was listed as "plastic ventilated furring strips" in the supplier's inventory system.
Jake, where did you purchase your plastic furring strips? I'm having trouble locating them. BTW The solution of putting the furring scrapes under the slots on your roofing panels was so smart. :)
mimisavegan We got them through Slegg Lumber. 8'8" x 1-1/2" x 3/8" plastic ventilated furring strips.
Thanks!
Hello Guys, we are learning soooo much from you, and now feel ready to build our TH. Quick question, isn't the metal roof too noisy when it's raining heavy? Thanks!
Thanks for watching :)
We haven't found that the rain is very noisy.
I didn't know. Must be a sign...we are considering moving there from Ontario. Is it accurate that rain is less than Vancouver?
Vancouver itself does seem to have more rain than the island... but you'd have to google some stats to very the reality of it...
Great Vid.....:)
When watching roofing vids where they used metal roofing, they had to crimp the ridges. Does this roofing need this as well?
Thanks
1timby No this system is entirely friction-based when connecting the ridges. We used Westform out of Vancouver BC.
How much does your roof overhang on both sides? Does it push you over the 8'6" road-legal size limit? You must be cutting it close...
(Love your videos!)
Thanks for watching :)
If you measured from one overhang to the other, it would be a few inches over the limit... that would be the farthest edges on each side, but they are not on the same horizontal plane, so it's tough to say how wide it would technically be considered. It's definitely something to watch out for, because we didn't properly account for each little layer building up to that few inches in the end.
It depends on your state mine goes by the same as a semi witch before it's considered oversized is 10ft and 14.8 tall
At 15:51 the gable flashing coming together with the roofing is shown - but it looks like there's a pretty big gap at the bottom corner of the flashing where it goes over the roof. Did you guys protect this with bug screen at all? Or did you not need to?
I look at the project of sealing a house from bugs and feel like it's close to impossible!
We did actually stuff a little piece of foam in there to deter wasps. So far we've only had a few small nests that have been easy to clear, because they haven't been able to get in deep :)
So impressed and grateful for these videos! they're fantastic. BTW, where do you live? What island? Vancouver?
Vancouver Island, that's right. Thanks for watching :)
I'm not a fan of metal roofs with their sharp edges. But it's hard to not go the simple and cheap route. Probably not an issue with a roof that short, but where I currently live the metal roof blocks a lot of signals. Like the cell phones ability to connect to a tower, you have to step out the front door or stay near a window to talk on the cell phone. And for the analog antennae I have to run a long coax and place the antennae outside a door to watch over the air digital tv programming.
wwwShadow7 Hm, our cell service is awful here already, but we will definitely let you guys know about this kind of issue should it arise once we're living in it.
Where did you source your roof panels?
We got ours through SLEGG
Is there a special place you bought the plastic furring strips? I've tried to find them but am having a hard time. Maybe I don't have the correct name to search for them.
It's definitely something people seem to have difficulty tracking down... they were simply listed as "plastic ventilated furring strips" at the building supplier we bought from. Good luck!
Thank you! All of your videos have been very helpful in guiding us in our build. You've put a lot of work not only into the tiny house but also shooting, editing and publishing all these videos. Much appreciated!
Do you have a donation link or shop of some sort? I'd love to support you for your help.
Thanks so much for asking :D the most free-form way to support us monetarily is by donating through our Sketchup file download, which you can find on this page --- www.tinynestproject.com/design
Additionally, you'll see that we sell a tutorial on learning Sketchup for tiny houses. We're also just about to shoot a short little video on other ways to support us which include things like simply sharing our content on social media, and if you shop on Amazon.com to set your homepage to our affiliate ID --- www.amazon.com/?tag=tinynesthome-20
@@tinynestproject I teach Building Construction to high schoolers and my students are building a TH this year. I've used your videos along the way and they have been VERY helpful! I also bought the sketchup tutorial - SO WORTH IT! It literally has taught me more about sketchup than any other source I've come across. I am beyond appreciative of your hard work and resources! Love following you guys!
Awesome! It's great to hear that our content is still being put to positive use :D
We're hoping to make a push this new year to finish up the last details on our own house, and get all the videos edited and uploaded ;)
Just wondering, since I have seen a rain membrane in between the end / eve flashing and the paper.
We didn't use any membrane because that's usually for snow/ice buildup, and we get very little of either... additionally, we made a gap under the metal roofing which can allow drainage if any water got under the roofing, and there is still the tar paper protecting the plywood...
Can't find those furring strips you have online. What was the brand? Thanks.
We got them from Slegg!
Is the corruplast strong enough to withstand the compressive force of being stood on?
+Bike Man Dan Seems to be. I was up there a few times with my full weight and it didn't seem to be crushing anything. The panels spread out the force.
+Tiny Nest Nice, thanks for the reply. I'm doing a metal roof right now and was planning on doing wood with a kerfed back but corruplast would be much better
What was the actual product name of that rain screen you used? We are building a tiny house and this weekend getting to the metal roof.
sxybeast6987 It was listed as "plastic ventilated furring strips" in the supplier's inventory system.
Did you just cut corrugated plastic to make your rain screen spacers? Or are they manufactured? I can't find anything. And the corrugated plastics I found say they will deform at 210°F...
+Jay Liptak They are a manufactured product... we had to show pictures to the building supply employees and hunt a little, but they found "3/8" plastic ventilated furring strips" in their inventory.
I'm sure ours could deform/melt, but our summers are pretty mild and they seem fine after a year.
Hey there Jake and kiva :) how much longer on the eaves and caps did you leave to bend each side?
Thanks!
Hey! how's the build going?? Doing the roof I take it ;)
I can't remember exactly, I think around 3 inches... but it depends on the width of the roofing pieces... you can always leave too much, make the bend to see how it lines up, then cut back the best amount.
What was your roof pitch?
JMcIntyre 3-12, which we understand to be as low as you can go before needing to consider less standard roofing materials
Hi Jake, i soon have to install the metal roof in my tiny house, I've never bought this material before and home depot doesnt sell it. any suggestions?
thanks!
Most other building supply places should have a way of ordering a few types of metal roofing.
what company did you order the roof from?
It's from a company called WestForm in greater Vancouver
Type A huh
What metal panels are they
Pretty standard metal roofing. We got our from a company called WestForm
Dude, need to wear safety glasses when working the metal. It's nasty if a piece of metal gets in your eye.
I've had a devil of a time trying to find the corrigated strips, I know your on Van Island but do you have a vendors phone number?
+Larry “TYPHOON” Read We got them from Slegg... just need to find some kind of ventilated furring strip. They also sell roll-out mesh stuff that does the same job. We might use some of that to ventilate under our mattress in the loft so that it doesn't get damp underneath.
Bro I decided you look a little bit like Tom Brady.
you're not the only one ;)