Update 7.19.12
Another quick updated. I am plugging away very slowly for a bit longer! I have been inundated with ‘things’. I have officially cleared my schedule after the 12th of August in order to get back to full swing on the house building. I re-evaluated my schedule (which i should probably update soon) and hope to be reasonably complete by the middle of October. I am kind of bummed to cancel some camping trips and fundraiser stuff but it’s for the best! I need to find my second wind and push through this lull! The good news is it’s going to start looking cool soon, we are moving into the finishes :). Thanks for all the support everyone! Here are some pictures:
James and I got a couple more pieces of roof on this weekend. It's a slow process but going about as well as I could expect it to!
Having James help probably means there will be more pictures of me to prove I am actually doing the work, I'm not to keen on the pictures but he's pretty crafty!
I much prefer to be a silhouette
There have been a couple hang out sessions around/on my patio, it seems to be about the perfect size! I am ripping and planing the original floor boards from the trailer as my decking, I think it will look great!
And now the gross part, I stepped on THIS nail. It has to be the grossest nastiest nail i could have stepped on and so I did... I got these pallets from a farm because rodents were making nests in them, not only is this nail rusty but its probably coated in rodent poo... and now it's in my foot!
Surprisingly the nail didn't hurt near as bad as the tetanus shot that seemed like a good idea at the time... my arm is STILL dead from that, hopefully I won't get lock-jaw though 😉
And we will end on a picture from the baseball game!
Sorry to hear about you stepping on a rusty nail. If it makes you feel any better, I did the same thing a few years ago. I was canoeing on a river and pulled over to the side of the river to stretch my legs. Just my luck that where I decided to rest, there was a rusty nail pointing straight up, waiting for me. The nail passed thru my neoprene booties and into my foot. I like to think that it was a clean, rusty nail, being in the river and all. 5 or 6 hours later when I arrived home, I went down the emergency room. They gave me a tetanus shot and soaked my foot in soapy water for 30 minutes (my foot had been previously soaking in the river, but I guess that didn’t count!). Keep moving your shoulder to get the blood in there and flush out the shot. Even pressing a water bottle overhead a few times a day should help. Best of luck on your build!
Dave
Thanks for the suggestions Dave! and thanks for your post!
As long as you get it ready by winter…
I’m digging the trailer-decking-as-flooring idea, too. Hopefully they used some nice stuff that will finish up properly.
I need to kick it in gear but it should be ready for when the snow flies! (I hope! I hope! I hope!)
I will make it look cool! I promise! 😀
It’s looking really cool now. We are at or near the same stage of building and I look at the size of your place and then ours and I gasp. UGH, we have a lot of work ahead of us. I really enjoy your posts, they are so inspirational for me.
Its funny, I never 4′ of trailer would have made that big of a difference, i almost wish I had started with a 20 foot trailer, my place seems HUGE. And had I started with a 20′ my roof would be done by now! 🙂 All in good time!
Am enjoying the journey- Perhaps this site would be of interest http://www.riseoverrun.biz/the-backyard-house.html
Am enjoying the journey, but why slanted roof instead of flat? This site is interesting http://www.riseoverrun.biz/the-backyard-house.html Brian Formoe
That is a great site, is it yours? Would it be alright to link it in my ‘tiny housers’ tab? Flat roofs are prone to a lot of bad things, and even a flat roof is never really flat (in my area) We have periods of snow and rain that make it pretty necessary to slope it a little. Aside from that I like the look, I’ve always liked shed roofs and subtle slopes. I like that it is almost directional and can open up to one side. It also happens to be the perfect angle to lay on and watch the stars 😉 Thanks for the comment!
Not my site – unfortuately I’m the big house guy – too much stuff! Brian
Wow! I’ve miss a LOT! You’ve got walls and windows and a deck and everything. So exciting.
Sorry to hear about the nail/foot collision. What kind of shoes were you wearing? I have a pair of steel toed boots I’ll make use out of during my build but in a hurry it doesn’t seem like getting one stuck in my sole is 100% avoidable. That’s construction for you I guess.
Hi! At least to someone it feels like I’ve done a lot, I’ve been in a bit of a lull, its too hot to work! 😉 I’ll jump back at it soon!
As far as the shoes, I was in flip=flops… the whole ‘too hot’ thing 🙂 It was really only a matter of time but now I’m all covered with my tetanus shot and am free to step on as many nails as I want… which is 0… but I’d be covered if I did… ha!
Everything is looking great! It seems like we are always passing up camping trips and cabin weekends, but I just keep telling myself it will be worth it when were in our place. I’m sure you’ll feel the same too 🙂 I’m excited to see all of your finishing touches!
I have one last road trip in me and then everything gets put off until this is done! August 10th until complete is going to just be a lot of work! 🙂 I love your site too, thanks for the comment!