Deck, posts, front door and windows installed

Here is the progress of my house. It has taken alot of work and has negatively impacted my school work but it is worth it. This weekend I hope to enclose the wheel wells, work on the front porch, build the interior walls, cut a hole for access to the loft and build a ladder in order to do so. I am focusing on items that do not require much money. Hopefully these will be complete and I can finsih purchasing a door and windows. Once this is accomplished I will start on the roofing and siding. Here we go

walls, roof, and loft are done

Alot of pregress has taken place over the last couple of weeks. I was able to build the walls and trusses off site and put them on at my friends house. I have decked and sheathed the exterior of the house and wrapped the entire structure in tar paper. I must say that I did not picture the house being so large. It is right a 13 ft tall and almost wont fit underneath the powerlines in the front of the drive way. Tommorow I am pickingup four of the eight windows for $15 each in Paden Ok. Thos will hopefully go in this friday night as well as my interior walls, the wheel wells, and my deck. I will upload pictures soon to show the progress that has taken place. I just found out that I am headed tp New Hampshire this summer and the the thought of taking my house with me is exciting. We will see.

Floor installed on trailer

Today I installed the flooring I built onto the frame of the trailer. I do not know the exact weight but I am pretty sure it is around 500 pounds. I am still in the process of leveling the frame, but am getting closer. In the next few weeks I hope to gwt the entire structure framed and water tight. We will see.

Sub floor finished

Last weekend I completed my foundation for my house. I framed up the floor structure with screws 24 inches on center. I built it in three sections to make room for the wheels. I found some sheet metal on craigslist for a dollar a sheet. I covered the bottom side of the frame with it to prevent penetration from road debris. Before I installed the sheet metal I cover the bottom of the frame with a 3.5 mil plastic sheeting as a moisture barrier. I sealed every joint with silicone caulking and screwed the joints every six inches then tape the joint with metal duct tape. I then bolted the three individual sections together and sealed the seams. I then insulated the gaps with fiberglass insulation and coverered that up with 3/4 inch osb, which I attached with liquid nail and three inch screws. It is now ready to be placed on the frame which I got welded on tuesday by a friend. Saturday is the day to move and hopefully the weather holds. I still have to take the trailer to the car wash then apply a coat of anit rust paint. If I get that done early saturday I should be able to start framing later that day. I will post pictures as soon I have time. So far I have estimated that I have spent not including the trailer, around $300. So far so good

frame for the floor finished

I just finished framing the floor for my house. I used 2x4 I got out of a trash pile at a construction site. So I payed nothing for the lumber. I did choose to buy new screws to ensure the soundness of the framing. Tommorow I may insulated and seal the boxes but have to wait until later this week to install them on the trailer. I framed the floor joists at 24 inches on center. I am not sure how well this will work but we will see.