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.

Here we go. It took longer than I expected but here is my new composting toilet. It cost me roughly 12 dollars to build, which is way less than if I had purchased one at a home center not mention the cost of istalling it in the house. I am still looking at my options for the rest of the plumbing and am thinking of using a gravity fed method in order to save on cost and th dependence of a water source. If I can carry a few gallons of water with me I should be fine. I am excited with the prgress I have made over the past few weeks and look forward to the weeks to come.

The snow slowed down my progress on the trailer but I was still able to get my heater up and running. I bought this heater off of craigslist last week for $25. I had rust on the top and peeling paint all around. I got it down to bare metal and painted it with a heat resistant paint. Hopefully I will be able to work on the brakes next week and then start building the foundation. I am currently working on plans for the interior and am still looking for ideas on materials I should use. Please let me know if you have any suggestions. My email is superedbaendip@hotmail.com