Here we have the freshly removed floor system now notched into the camper frame. Tricky to get this first wall standing but it doesn’t take long the build in some stiffness. Took me two weeks to get this far but the first piece of metal roofing is resting in place…
Some people like to build tinyhouses with all reclaimed lumber. I decided to do that too so I built a new house and then let it age a few years so that I could reclaim the lumber for my next build. The side of the house with it’s siding intact…
I showered in the building tonight. There is only a tray so I had to be careful but it was good.
Finding some inside work to do during these mid-90s temps.
I have seen this guy before around here. He thinks he is a Komodo dragon.
I picked up the metal roof and took a couple of days to install it. It brought the project out from under the tarps and the rain is falling on it as I type. With this complete I moved on to insulation and am half way through that mess. The…
The windows are in and that is a welcome thing. I am eaten up with insect bites. They were here long before I got here and seem determined to fight for their territory. This is the European wasp. They are huge but docile away from the nest.
The sink will back on the right and some kind of propane stovetop on the left.
This tent houses a homebuilt Lovable Loo from the Humanure people. Jeff composts the collections down at the big house.
Yesterday I framed and put down a subfloor in the loft space. It turned out about 7-1/2 feet square so plenty of room for a bed. I slept there last night with a screen in the window opening. Sunrise looking down in the woods was very nice. My computer is…
The rain was pooling near the edge of the tarp roof so I had to poke the water out with a boathook every few minutes. This went on until after midnight.
Because I wanted to build it so it could be moved down the highway or at least have that option. This limits you to 13’6″ in height and 8’6″ wide. Most of these are built on trailer frames. I thought I would too but the $3500 price tag needed to…
The screenhouse is necessary if you want to turn a light on after dark. Every flying insect in the county heads this direction.
I guess I need to build something. I looked at some trailers and searched a bunch of other ideas but it came to this building. It will be a little bigger than the average storage building. I am typing from the foundation now but it is dark and the bugs…
I am camping in the woods for now while I work on a new plan. I had an invitation to sail in Charleston Race Week but I didn’t hear about it soon enough. It looks like the weather is going to be really bad with rain all day Saturday.
You can read more about this on the man’s blog.