We finally installed the door! Christian and I want to eventually build a custom (read: nicer looking) wood door, but this will do for now. Felt like a big moment for Tiny McBoatface!
Some serious concentration from Christian as he freehand cuts a nice curve into the loft floor beams.
Work lights installed and loft framed out!
Camille and I spent an evening eating bread and cheese and figuring out what color to choose for the exterior trim. She has the final say for anything related to color or design.
Wish I kept a tally of how many trips I've made to Home Depot or some other building supply store. Feels like at least 30 by now... S'pose that's part of building a house. Especially without a fully fledged design.
Went to Cowl's to order pre-primed pine for all of the exterior trim. Total came out to $800. Couldn't justify it so we decided to buy standard 2x4 and 2x6 pine, rip the sides and prime it ourselves. Saved a ton of money but adds some extra work. Thankfully Camille and Jay were more than happy to help paint over 300 feet of pine with 2 coats of paint. A huge help!!
While they painted, Christian and I installed the loft flooring. Same floor that we installed for one of his clients so it went in super quickly. Tiny house, tiny floor!
My Dad stopped by early Saturday morning to help out. We finally installed the huge living room window. By some miracle, we didn't break anything. And it looks great!
And then the moment Christian has been dreading for months, moving the house to its semi-permanent location in the corner of his yard. There's some hilly parts along the way and we were nervous that the house might tip over. We loaded the inside with tons of old beams that we would eventually use to jack up and level the trailer. After resolving some tongue weight issues, we were hooked up to his truck and ready to go. Somehow it went incredibly smoothly!
A couple hours playing with sights, levels, jacks and beams and we had the house leveled and off of the tires.
Then Saturday afternoon and Sunday were all about trim. With the help of Christian, Camille, Jay and my Dad we were able to get most of the trim finished. Kevin and Stephen also stopped by to check in on the progress.
We also started building a small box on the back that will contain all of my batteries and electrical components.
It's all coming together! Lots of little things need to be worked on as we prepare for installing the siding. Also need to oil the siding as soon as possible.
Also hoping to get the wood stove and chimney pipe installed soon so we can start heating the inside!
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