Yess Brian, looking good brother!! It's really taking shape now pal, great job on getting it all sheathed and wrapped! Just in time for those blue skies.. 😂😎 Remember, always fill your corners! 🤘
Also, cant help but notice you omitted your valley rafters on the dormer in your sketch up design. I figured out how to build those using the compass rotate function and the simple valley rafter calculations given on the old online calculators. Got even crazier though in my design when I started using radiused rafters in a valley setting, which I learned later was called a crotch. Very cool thanks for all of your design detail tips on the iron eagle.
If anyone was to notice the omission I had a feeling it was going to be you!Good eye mate. We decided to forego the dormer plan to streamline the build a bit. It was going to add too much time for what it was worth. It did look nice in sketch-up and would shed water/snow away from the door opening, but it just didn’t happen. Poor dormer.
@@BidwellCanyonFarm oh my gosh, I wish. It's insane. Got lucky on a few deals here and there. You should see my setup, the exact opposite as yours: in my driveway, with a tiny shed on it's side and about 200 sq. ft. to spare and build.
If you are talking about the steel trusses above the living space, i welded on tabs that i lagged onto the top plate and through the ridge beam. Then notched the ceiling boards around them for a finished look!
Hi Jaime, I designed them in sketchup. It is a free online cad design program. It takes a few tutorials before you really get the hang of it, but it is well worth the time.
Hey Brian, I notice when your were doing your sub floor, you added a 1.5" foam insulation. Did you screw the sub floor to the flange or did you hope the foam will be enough support. My concern would be some flexing issue with the floor. You used a single bottom plate. did your sub floor go above the bottom plate? How did you handle the vapor and air barrier for the sub floor? Many Thanks
Hi there! The subfloor is bolted through the rim joist and floats above the foamular in the pan. It compresses the foam on the rim joist between the outside steel of the trailer and the rim joist 2x6 and essentially the entire subfloor is supported by the 5/8” bolts. No vapor barrier on the inside, however the foamular has been glued together and to the trailer. Hope this helps!
@@BidwellCanyonFarm Thanks for the reply. How about the flange part where the ply sheet sits on the foam and flange. Is the foam enough support to hold the ply or should we put a 1.5" thick wood strip spanned along the flange to provide support for the ply sheet. Your sub floor is above the bottom sill is that going to be a problem when doing the interior finishing?
Brian, Quick question. Did you run sheathing over the flange on the wheel well? Or, does it just butt up against the edge of the flange and the WRB overlapped and glued to the metal? Thanks ahead, Scott
Hey Scott! Good to hear from you. I have not yet added sheathing there, but i am planning on it. I glued the xps right to the metal and glued the framing above (4x6 header underside) and double trimmer studs to the xps as a seal. I want to glue one more layer of xps on top of the existing stuff and doubling the wheel well r-value to 15. Then framing a box which connects at the sub floor and ledgers off the wheel well header, then sheathing it with 1/2” cdx. Luckily i still have a sheet left over from the original materials purchase. I have been itching to make more videos just need to find the time.
Hey Brian, nice design! You really shroud your framing process in mystery! You were just gusseting two by sixes together, I’m guessing they were bottom plates and I’m guessing you were framing them in tandem? What was up with that clip right before you jumped to all of the walls stacked on top of each other? I too am about to start framing inside a garage that won’t allow for wall erection height. I like what you’re doing. Cheers.
Hi Scott. I am currently working on a more in-depth framing video with more of a deep dive into the choices and techniques used in the framing. The 2x6s were temporarily used to construct a rail system to frame the wall above the wheel wells using the roof rafters as rails. After we stood the walls they were disassembled and used in the roof.
I was wondering if I could get in contact you with some personal questions regarding this build? I am currently building mine and would like to know if you processed some of the same questions I am regards to making it an rv or not
I would like to let the people know that our building they are tiny homes to make sure that you level your trailer before building a lot of tiny home build don’t tell you this, but if you do not have your trailer frame sitting level when you build your walls and stuffit is not going to be level so make sure your trailer is level before you start building your tiny home
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Wow! Thanks for subscribing to the channel. I have many updates to share... just need some more time. Vive la 🇫🇷!
Looking nice Brian!
Thank you brother!
Shaka brother! Loving the journey!
Thank you brother! I appreciate all the support over the years! Best to you and yours!
Yess Brian, looking good brother!! It's really taking shape now pal, great job on getting it all sheathed and wrapped! Just in time for those blue skies.. 😂😎 Remember, always fill your corners! 🤘
I was kind of hoping for a gully washer, but now the forecast is blue skies as far as eye can see. Oh well. At least i don’t have to worry about it.
Also, cant help but notice you omitted your valley rafters on the dormer in your sketch up design. I figured out how to build those using the compass rotate function and the simple valley rafter calculations given on the old online calculators. Got even crazier though in my design when I started using radiused rafters in a valley setting, which I learned later was called a crotch. Very cool thanks for all of your design detail tips on the iron eagle.
If anyone was to notice the omission I had a feeling it was going to be you!Good eye mate. We decided to forego the dormer plan to streamline the build a bit. It was going to add too much time for what it was worth. It did look nice in sketch-up and would shed water/snow away from the door opening, but it just didn’t happen. Poor dormer.
You might want to pour some thread cutting oil on that pipe as you thread. It’ll help prevent broken threads, and give it a smoother fit
Oh, I did. Just don’t think it made the final edit. It is almost impossible to get good results without it. Thank you for the comment!
I'm really enjoying those videos. My design is quite similar to yours but smaller.
Awesome! Did you get your building materials before the big price increase?
@@BidwellCanyonFarm oh my gosh, I wish. It's insane. Got lucky on a few deals here and there. You should see my setup, the exact opposite as yours: in my driveway, with a tiny shed on it's side and about 200 sq. ft. to spare and build.
how did you fasten the tube steel beam?
If you are talking about the steel trusses above the living space, i welded on tabs that i lagged onto the top plate and through the ridge beam. Then notched the ceiling boards around them for a finished look!
Where you get those plans
To build the tiny house ?
Hi Jaime, I designed them in sketchup. It is a free online cad design program. It takes a few tutorials before you really get the hang of it, but it is well worth the time.
Hey Brian, I notice when your were doing your sub floor, you added a 1.5" foam insulation. Did you screw the sub floor to the flange or did you hope the foam will be enough support. My concern would be some flexing issue with the floor. You used a single bottom plate. did your sub floor go above the bottom plate? How did you handle the vapor and air barrier for the sub floor?
Many Thanks
Hi there! The subfloor is bolted through the rim joist and floats above the foamular in the pan. It compresses the foam on the rim joist between the outside steel of the trailer and the rim joist 2x6 and essentially the entire subfloor is supported by the 5/8” bolts. No vapor barrier on the inside, however the foamular has been glued together and to the trailer. Hope this helps!
@@BidwellCanyonFarm Thanks for the reply. How about the flange part where the ply sheet sits on the foam and flange. Is the foam enough support to hold the ply or should we put a 1.5" thick wood strip spanned along the flange to provide support for the ply sheet. Your sub floor is above the bottom sill is that going to be a problem when doing the interior finishing?
Brian, Quick question. Did you run sheathing over the flange on the wheel well? Or, does it just butt up against the edge of the flange and the WRB overlapped and glued to the metal? Thanks ahead, Scott
Hey Scott! Good to hear from you. I have not yet added sheathing there, but i am planning on it. I glued the xps right to the metal and glued the framing above (4x6 header underside) and double trimmer studs to the xps as a seal. I want to glue one more layer of xps on top of the existing stuff and doubling the wheel well r-value to 15. Then framing a box which connects at the sub floor and ledgers off the wheel well header, then sheathing it with 1/2” cdx. Luckily i still have a sheet left over from the original materials purchase. I have been itching to make more videos just need to find the time.
Hey Brian, nice design! You really shroud your framing process in mystery! You were just gusseting two by sixes together, I’m guessing they were bottom plates and I’m guessing you were framing them in tandem? What was up with that clip right before you jumped to all of the walls stacked on top of each other? I too am about to start framing inside a garage that won’t allow for wall erection height. I like what you’re doing.
Cheers.
Hi Scott. I am currently working on a more in-depth framing video with more of a deep dive into the choices and techniques used in the framing. The 2x6s were temporarily used to construct a rail system to frame the wall above the wheel wells using the roof rafters as rails. After we stood the walls they were disassembled and used in the roof.
Wait where's the framing video? We need it 😢
I was wondering if I could get in contact you with some personal questions regarding this build? I am currently building mine and would like to know if you processed some of the same questions I am regards to making it an rv or not
Absolutely! Send me an email at bidwellcanyonfarm@gmail.com
I would like to let the people know that our building they are tiny homes to make sure that you level your trailer before building a lot of tiny home build don’t tell you this, but if you do not have your trailer frame sitting level when you build your walls and stuffit is not going to be level so make sure your trailer is level before you start building your tiny home
Thanks bud! Good tip!