you've come a long way. If you can stand the dust you will save money. missed seeing your dog he looks like he is good help. keep up the good work. you should be proud.
Dan, We all have different ideas on what we want our tiny homes to look like and how they function.You sure you really want your bed down there? What about a murphy bed? They have em that go over the couch or love seat.Others have shelves on em or are computer desk.Finally you could build one or more manual slide outs.No need for hydraulics like RV's have.Simply pull it out like a drawer.You could put a murphy bed right in the slide out. Also many tiny house builds are using closed cell spray foam.Yes it cost more but your comfort is raised and heating/cooling is quite reduced.You probably know spray foam is its own vapor barrier. What matters of course is what you like. Thanx for sharing with us.
Dan as an electrician I have to just say and I say this to everyone with love, when running romex into boxes and getting ready to terminate you need to strip the jacket all the way to the back of the box. It frees up space but it also allows you to push the wires around easier. But good job on everything and your bedroom looks taller than I thought it would, but then again the mattress wasn't in there when you were sitting...hmmm 4" memory foam to keep as much head room might work, but not as comfortable as a real mattress. play on playa. :) I'm only 2:28 into the video, so if you have done this then ignore but also when running plugs, its better to pigtail all the hots and neutrals so that if one outlet fails, the power still continues to the next one. It makes chasing down problems a lot easier too, and instead of 4 wires (actually 6 with grounds included) you only end up with 3 on each plug, and it makes folding the wires in a spring fashion a whole lot easier. Also and I promise this is the last point, always start with the wires longer than you need but keep them as long as you can and still get them into the box, I lost count how many old boxes I had to work in that only had 2 inches to work with. Ok as you were. Can't wait to see the other videos of the move. "Peace.....*drops the mic* :)
Ground is down or to the right if mounted sideways. You want the ground or neutral to be the lowest point in case of water so the breaker trips. Make sure to install a ground rod and ground the house when you get it moved. Looks great!
Too Effing COOL Man....Gottyah a Bat Cave & a half....a in-cognito-retreat....maybe a hideaway false door to the sleeping quarters, (you still need a false door for the firearms). Nice work brother...keep it up...fruition is close...she's looking good!
+Tiny House Customs Hey Dan The "Hot" wire is the one laid down on the breaker in the panel and on the brass screws as you mentioned to everyone. The white wire is called the neutral and the bare coper with out insulation is the ground wire. Sometimes in the panel all the coper and neutral wires end up on the same terminal bar, other times they are seperated dependig on the application and local codes.
Ok obviously I should wait to watch a whole video before commenting, that's typical of me lol I've never seen those connectors, interesting, and actually accomplishes the same thing I was talking about. Nice job man!
+Deric Kettel Those connector are great. I talk about them every time I talk about electrical. so much better than wire nuts. I read your other comment and im glad you agreed with running them "pigtail" what ever that means but the way I did it. I saw an electrician do that and he explained it the same way makes sense.
Great job Dan! I framed for 5 years in Pensacola and think you have done an absolute perfect job showing all the tricks! I also really appreciate that you don't edit out when you make a mistake, because its important that you show a way to fix most of them. I am wondering if you will be doing solar? also, I really hope you do a video on the breaker panel? Wondering what the total cost is up to date? Did you say about $10,000? Also, just a quick concern... vapor barrier in the south could become an issue with mildew. I have only seen it done in very cold climates.
+Nicole Gaines By the way this is my wives account lol, I am not a woman, my name is Joel. P.S. my wife and I will be building our own tiny home and we three kids...
Not sure about the solar but if I do it will be the last thing that goes into it. I'm currently at around 14 but at the point of this video I was at 10k for what I consider a live able structure. I'm going to eventually remove all the roxul and get it spray foamed. I think your right about the vapor barrier. I can literally see water drops on the plastic when it's warm outside and cold inside. I always felt it wouldn't let it breath and it sure looks like it doesn't. Still know mold though. If you have a web link with info on vapor barriers, I'd love to check t out.
+Tiny House Customs Dan- Check out this information and do with it what you will. I would air seal the crap out of the place but take the vapor barrier off. if you are spray foaming, this would actually do most of the air seal and should be fine. I would caulk at the bottom plate/sub floor on all exterior walls and exterior corners going up to the ceiling. www.energyvanguard.com/blog-building-science-HERS-BPI/bid/75130/What-Happens-When-You-Put-a-Plastic-Vapor-Barrier-in-Your-Wall
Installing vapor barriers on the inside is for cold climates. Vapor barriers don't allow your house to breath and mold could develop in-between your studs. I'm not an expert but I'v done some searching. buildingscience.com/documents/digests/bsd-106-understanding-vapor-barriers
+Bryant Ford I think once the windows are cut out, it'll look totally different. Its the same size as an above kitchen loft. I like it though, very cozy.
Are your buckets color coded? They make a low expansion version of Great Stuff for around windows. Did you have to use a vapor barrier inside because you didn’t tyvek the outside at that level or was it to reduce dust. Hint. For memory foam, if you leave it sealed it’s easier to slide into tight spaces. Also, is it true that you’ve since sold this? I went to the fb page and was heart broken.
In short no. It's a list of reasons why I wouldn't but basically it's an over priced, poor quality way of building. Personally I'm not a fan but I'm sure there's people out there that would disagree.
Love the vids, what was your reason for waiting to insulate till now? Seem to me if you would have in the beginning it would have been way easier, run wire run pluming the insulate and then frame?
+John Meadows The biggest reason is money but you should always insulate after all your plumbing and electrical is done. and you shouldn't do any of those until your exteriors finished. I was just trying to make a somewhat comfortable living space so I could move in. Im kinda doing the whole project half ass backwards.
I realize this is a very late question but what is the final height from floor to ceiling of the bedroom nook? I love the design and may build the idea a little shorter in length.
hey :) i have seen all your videos (im from Europe) and i like your stile, also the way you handle the "whatever if it is legal or the code" :p But i wonder during all the videos if you are married and have kids and when no why? btw i subscribed and thumbs up pp ^^
I'm single. Never been married and as far as I know I don't have any children. First time I've been asked this, so excellent question:). I have dated occasionally throughout the build, I won't have a partner in my videos until I know she'll be in all of them. Plus one thing I've learned is that a lot of people don't like to be on camera. Even I hate it, but I know that I can edit it in a way that I'm comfortable with it. Thanks for subbing 👍🏼
Question about your lights, it looks like you are surface mounting them on the beams, wouldn't it have been better to recess them in between so that you don't bump them with your head?
+Deric Kettel theres no room to do that. its only 1/4 bead board then 3/4 so the wire would need to be exposed. also I'm pretty sure I won't be going with those lights. ill just mount two up by the head of the bed. If I decide to raise the floor ill be removing those 2 joist and spacing the others out farther apart. but im still not sure yet. im focusing on the exterior now.
That truly is an excellent idea, I had never thought about that.. I would had to have made my trailer to accommodate the idea so it's not possible at this point. But great idea. I would still be struggling to walk or waddle my way out of the cave. I'm still considering raising the kitchen up 5" but if you've watched my last few videos, you'd know that it's not gonna be easy. Still considering it though. Thanks for the great idea and hopefully other people see the comment and consider something like that.
here is the real issue with the tiny house concept its new age and the builds follow a permanent foundation and forget its a trailer? after time on the road, it will vibrate apart one big pile of sticks? you need to build like a steel frame, use steel clips, blocking other things to make it able to cope with life on the road joe! use only wood glue and screws.
+James Robenson I think your missing the point. These aren't meant for travelers. They're a loop hole in building codes. I've moved mine once in 3 years. You make valid points but people shouldn't be driving all over the place with them cause yes they will eventually fall apart.
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you've come a long way. If you can stand the dust you will save money. missed seeing your dog he looks like he is good help. keep up the good work. you should be proud.
Dan,
We all have different ideas on what we want our tiny homes to look like and how they function.You sure you really want your bed down there? What about a murphy bed? They have em that go over the couch or love seat.Others have shelves on em or are computer desk.Finally you could build one or more manual slide outs.No need for hydraulics like RV's have.Simply pull it out like a drawer.You could put a murphy bed right in the slide out.
Also many tiny house builds are using closed cell spray foam.Yes it cost more but your comfort is raised and heating/cooling is quite reduced.You probably know spray foam is its own vapor barrier.
What matters of course is what you like.
Thanx for sharing with us.
Dan as an electrician I have to just say and I say this to everyone with love, when running romex into boxes and getting ready to terminate you need to strip the jacket all the way to the back of the box. It frees up space but it also allows you to push the wires around easier. But good job on everything and your bedroom looks taller than I thought it would, but then again the mattress wasn't in there when you were sitting...hmmm 4" memory foam to keep as much head room might work, but not as comfortable as a real mattress. play on playa. :) I'm only 2:28 into the video, so if you have done this then ignore but also when running plugs, its better to pigtail all the hots and neutrals so that if one outlet fails, the power still continues to the next one. It makes chasing down problems a lot easier too, and instead of 4 wires (actually 6 with grounds included) you only end up with 3 on each plug, and it makes folding the wires in a spring fashion a whole lot easier. Also and I promise this is the last point, always start with the wires longer than you need but keep them as long as you can and still get them into the box, I lost count how many old boxes I had to work in that only had 2 inches to work with. Ok as you were. Can't wait to see the other videos of the move. "Peace.....*drops the mic* :)
Nice little sleeping nook!
Also, your tightening of the second screw on the receptacles made me happy :D
Ground is down or to the right if mounted sideways. You want the ground or neutral to be the lowest point in case of water so the breaker trips. Make sure to install a ground rod and ground the house when you get it moved. Looks great!
Looks great . . . would have been fun to watch the Sumo match . . . great video! Good luck with the move
That would have been great to see Dan going sumo on the mattress. :D
looking great Dan, never seen a tiny house so well thought out.
Lookin' good!
Safety Sally...Negative Nancy. Weird dude...still diggin it brother.
Too Effing COOL Man....Gottyah a Bat Cave & a half....a in-cognito-retreat....maybe a hideaway false door to the sleeping quarters, (you still need a false door for the firearms). Nice work brother...keep it up...fruition is close...she's looking good!
+setag54321 thanks man
Did you just say two hot wires and two cold? LOL I think you have plumbing on the brain hahaha love you man! Your videos are the best. :)
+Deric Kettel isn't it a hot wire.. so wouldn't the other be considered cold. I know its not technically right but..
+Tiny House Customs Hey Dan The "Hot" wire is the one laid down on the breaker in the panel and on the brass screws as you mentioned to everyone. The white wire is called the neutral and the bare coper with out insulation is the ground wire. Sometimes in the panel all the coper and neutral wires end up on the same terminal bar, other times they are seperated dependig on the application and local codes.
Ok obviously I should wait to watch a whole video before commenting, that's typical of me lol I've never seen those connectors, interesting, and actually accomplishes the same thing I was talking about. Nice job man!
+Deric Kettel Those connector are great. I talk about them every time I talk about electrical. so much better than wire nuts. I read your other comment and im glad you agreed with running them "pigtail" what ever that means but the way I did it. I saw an electrician do that and he explained it the same way makes sense.
Great job Dan! I framed for 5 years in Pensacola and think you have done an absolute perfect job showing all the tricks! I also really appreciate that you don't edit out when you make a mistake, because its important that you show a way to fix most of them. I am wondering if you will be doing solar? also, I really hope you do a video on the breaker panel?
Wondering what the total cost is up to date? Did you say about $10,000? Also, just a quick concern... vapor barrier in the south could become an issue with mildew. I have only seen it done in very cold climates.
+Nicole Gaines By the way this is my wives account lol, I am not a woman, my name is Joel. P.S. my wife and I will be building our own tiny home and we three kids...
Not sure about the solar but if I do it will be the last thing that goes into it.
I'm currently at around 14 but at the point of this video I was at 10k for what I consider a live able structure.
I'm going to eventually remove all the roxul and get it spray foamed. I think your right about the vapor barrier. I can literally see water drops on the plastic when it's warm outside and cold inside. I always felt it wouldn't let it breath and it sure looks like it doesn't. Still know mold though. If you have a web link with info on vapor barriers, I'd love to check t out.
+Tiny House Customs Dan-
Check out this information and do with it what you will. I would air seal the crap out of the place but take the vapor barrier off. if you are spray foaming, this would actually do most of the air seal and should be fine. I would caulk at the bottom plate/sub floor on all exterior walls and exterior corners going up to the ceiling.
www.energyvanguard.com/blog-building-science-HERS-BPI/bid/75130/What-Happens-When-You-Put-a-Plastic-Vapor-Barrier-in-Your-Wall
ha-ha would love to see you wrestle that down there.
the polarity is in revurse hot wire black goes to brass screws white wire nuteral goes to silver screw unless your running white wire as hot
Nice work.
You really did a lot on this video.
Thx for sharing.
So where are you going to sleep when Peanut takes over the bedroom ;-) ???
Regards
Installing vapor barriers on the inside is for cold climates. Vapor barriers don't allow your house to breath and mold could develop in-between your studs. I'm not an expert but I'v done some searching.
buildingscience.com/documents/digests/bsd-106-understanding-vapor-barriers
Nice bedroom ceiling you have. It's a bit too claustrophobic down there for me, tho. Looking good, Dan.
+Bryant Ford I think once the windows are cut out, it'll look totally different. Its the same size as an above kitchen loft. I like it though, very cozy.
Are your buckets color coded? They make a low expansion version of Great Stuff for around windows. Did you have to use a vapor barrier inside because you didn’t tyvek the outside at that level or was it to reduce dust. Hint. For memory foam, if you leave it sealed it’s easier to slide into tight spaces. Also, is it true that you’ve since sold this? I went to the fb page and was heart broken.
lol… you got jokes…
its not me its you!!!
thank you
Would you consider doing a SIP construction if you had to do it over?
In short no. It's a list of reasons why I wouldn't but basically it's an over priced, poor quality way of building. Personally I'm not a fan but I'm sure there's people out there that would disagree.
Love the vids, what was your reason for waiting to insulate till now? Seem to me if you would have in the beginning it would have been way easier, run wire run pluming the insulate and then frame?
+John Meadows The biggest reason is money but you should always insulate after all your plumbing and electrical is done. and you shouldn't do any of those until your exteriors finished. I was just trying to make a somewhat comfortable living space so I could move in. Im kinda doing the whole project half ass backwards.
You are doing great, keep on keeping on.
I realize this is a very late question but what is the final height from floor to ceiling of the bedroom nook? I love the design and may build the idea a little shorter in length.
cant recall exactly but around 3 ft
hey :) i have seen all your videos (im from Europe) and i like your stile, also the way you handle the "whatever if it is legal or the code" :p
But i wonder during all the videos if you are married and have kids and when no why?
btw i subscribed and thumbs up pp ^^
I'm single. Never been married and as far as I know I don't have any children. First time I've been asked this, so excellent question:). I have dated occasionally throughout the build, I won't have a partner in my videos until I know she'll be in all of them. Plus one thing I've learned is that a lot of people don't like to be on camera. Even I hate it, but I know that I can edit it in a way that I'm comfortable with it. Thanks for subbing 👍🏼
Question about your lights, it looks like you are surface mounting them on the beams, wouldn't it have been better to recess them in between so that you don't bump them with your head?
+Deric Kettel theres no room to do that. its only 1/4 bead board then 3/4 so the wire would need to be exposed. also I'm pretty sure I won't be going with those lights. ill just mount two up by the head of the bed. If I decide to raise the floor ill be removing those 2 joist and spacing the others out farther apart. but im still not sure yet. im focusing on the exterior now.
You should recess your mattress in the floor by a few inches.
That truly is an excellent idea, I had never thought about that.. I would had to have made my trailer to accommodate the idea so it's not possible at this point. But great idea. I would still be struggling to walk or waddle my way out of the cave. I'm still considering raising the kitchen up 5" but if you've watched my last few videos, you'd know that it's not gonna be easy. Still considering it though. Thanks for the great idea and hopefully other people see the comment and consider something like that.
allergic reactions to lumber. no way. to funny.
Hint: bucket boss!!
Has the bedroom area worked out as well as you thought it would? I think I saw a comment that you wished you had a little more head room.
+John Norris I still wish I would have went a few inches higher. still been thinking about redoing it. but its gonna be a hell of a project.
Tiny House Customs Maybe with the new mattress you will get a little back?
where's peanut in that video but nice job
Are you going to be able to hang a tv in the bedroom? Does Peanut get his bed there too?
+John Stryker yep I got a TV at the foot of the bed. worked out well. The whole bed is peanuts.
ok. I tried to do the Patreon thing. it says my email maybe being used. wth
ok. I'm getting confused on which video is next.
+Janet Almaqaleh if you go to my page. Click video. They are in order. Or go find the playlist.
here is the real issue with the tiny house concept its new age and the builds follow a permanent foundation and forget its a trailer? after time on the road, it will vibrate apart one big pile of sticks? you need to build like a steel frame, use steel clips, blocking other things to make it able to cope with life on the road joe! use only wood glue and screws.
+James Robenson I think your missing the point. These aren't meant for travelers. They're a loop hole in building codes. I've moved mine once in 3 years. You make valid points but people shouldn't be driving all over the place with them cause yes they will eventually fall apart.
why the bed in the bottom. are u a troll
ALLERGIC TO WOOD!!!!! Swinger huh!?!?! lol....
1:38 Yeah other stuff like shit to be composted.... just saying...
can you send me a link
+Janet Almaqaleh to what. Tinyhousecustoms.Com
+Janet Almaqaleh th-cam.com/play/PLgL9zsAwBzZyQzUnqnK07AihRFYdEf5hS.html