So yeah, I forgot to take a picture of the floor frame after we put the aluminum flashing on it. We wanted to get that part done, so as soon as the flashing was on, we flipped it onto the trailer and Gord started cutting insulation while I crawled underneath to affix the frame in place with deck screws. Lemme tell ya, when you can't put your weight behind the screw gun, it puts a LOT of strain on your arms - especially when you have 50 screws to drive.
Here all three inches of insulation are in place. For a vapor barrier, I've run 6mil poly over the whole thing. You can see where the porch is going to be because it's the only place where the flashing, insulation, and poly aren't. It was starting to rain about the time I finished this...
...so I covered it with some tarps.
Attaching the house to the trailer
2012-06-17 06:31 am (UTC)
Re: Attaching the house to the trailer
2012-06-19 06:43 am (UTC)
Bear in mind, though, I haven't taken my tiny house out of Michigan yet. I haven't had to deal with mountains (or even hills, really - southern Michigan is pretty flat) or high winds. Perhaps people who live with those conditions are right to be concerned. I can't speak for that, since I'm not familiar with those conditions. For me, deck screws were enough.
Re: Attaching the house to the trailer
2012-06-19 03:53 pm (UTC)
Thank you for responding. I found the information to be helpful.
I live in British Columbia, and I am building this to live in for a bit, but it does have to be road worthy for the Coastal and the Sierra Nevada Ranges. These are pretty serious mountains. It may also hit the Canadian Rockies at some point.
I think that I am going to try Jay's technique for attaching the tiny house to the trailer. I understand the concept, just a bit fuzzy around the details.
Diane