Small Break From Building For The Holidays

So Christmas happened. Hope everyone had wonderful holidays! 

We spent the day at Patrick and Kate's. Of course Jude and Chloe stole the show. Jude now has enough matchbox cars to play with a different car each day for all of 2019.

And then for my Dad's birthday we stuck with tradition and went to Goten Hibachi for dinner, which is always a good time. This year it was much warmer!

And here's the progress that Camille, my Dad and I made on the siding. Looking pretty good! Can't wait to have all of the siding finished.

Christian has been putting a lot of effort into the roofing. With the shed dormers there are a lot of corners which make the flashing more difficult. But he's been doing a great job!

We've finished about 80% of the roof. Unfortunately we ran out of some materials so I've ordered more and should get them by Monday. 

And then we hit another big checkpoint. We spent our first night in the tiny house! It was New Years Eve. It seemed fitting. 

We were planning on going camping for New Years but some evening freezing rain deterred us. So we had a party at Christian's instead, just like last year. This gave me an opportunity to give many tiny house tours. At one point we had 14 people in the house, which is probably the most people that will ever be in it at one time.

And of course a party at Christian's wouldn't be complete without shenanigans. This year's surprise was a unicorn pinata filled with tiny unicorns.

And there was lots of twister bouldering.

And then back to work. My focus lately has been cutting foam for the subfloor insulation. I feel like we're overdue for another snow storm so I'd like to take advantage of the clear ground and get the foam installed under the trailer. It's a slow and tedious task but I'm over halfway done so the end feels near. I've made a custom hot knife to cut the foam into clean and square blocks. It doesn't cut quickly but it also doesn't make a mess like the saw or knives did.

For Christmas, my Dad bought Camille and I tickets to a Cirque du Soleil show. Neither of us had been. It was incredible! Would definitely see another show.

And today I put some time into the plumbing as I'd like to have all of the pipes installed before finishing the subfloor insulation. I've spent too many hours researching plumbing and buying all of the necessary tools and materials so it feels good to finally start assembling the pieces. It's also a fun challenge fitting all of the plumbing in as small of an area as possible.

Next goals are to finish the plumbing, subfloor insulation and electrical. Then we can insulate the house and theoretically move in! 

Theoretically...