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Beautiful! but I see a very common tiny house "miss" : no storage! The only clothing storage I see was in what I'd call the kitchen pantry. My thinking is: if there is not a place to store clothing, hobby things, books, sporting goods etc it very soon becomes a lot of clutter shoved into corners and open shelves and looks claustrophobic and awful. I'd suggest adding a few extra feet to these places to provide adequate storage for real life living.
Very pretty, especially the kitchen. 😍. I do wonder why the builders of tiny homes style the little dining tables as though 2 adults could sit there and eat. They all do this! Maybe a coffee table that could be raised to dining level relative to the sofa could be an option. 🤔
I am in a freezing climate as well and am planning on installing in floor radiant heating not just for interior comfort but also to keep the tanks and pipes above freezing during winter
Considering constant road vibration, are there special screws used to join the frame that wont back out while towing this house from location to location?
Hi Wilson, that would be an option but would take sooo much longer to do. The nice thing about the CAD based cutting machine is that automatically cuts all the pieces to the correct size.
@@LifestyleCabinsunplugged Thank you, that would make sense. I work mainly on building sites, and we never use a CAD cutting machine- as they just come delivered in standard lengths, but if that's the case, I wouldn't be surprised if it's implemented on-site for strictly customized projects. Out of curiosity how long did it take them to manufacture all the frames? Normally something like that on-site would take 2 men a maximum of 1 day. You did an excellent job, and I've watched all your videos. I'll be keen for the final stretch videos of the fit-off and finishes. Glad I found your channel because I'm building my caravan the exact same way. The only thing I haven't confirmed is whether to bolt, weld, or screw the frame onto the chassis as you have done. I'll be testing it myself with its shearing capacity because I can't find anything online about it.
@@maryprice8458 Hi Mary, From experience, screwing is the optimum path if the structure is fixed as you'll be using steel tappers screws which is much faster than rivets. For caravans, tiny houses or trailers that are on the road often, it's best to rivet the steel together. This is because screws become loose due to vibrations, whilst rivets expand into the actual hole.
Hi Toby, thanks for you comment. We haven't bothered to insulate the floor because we live in a sub-tropical climate and only really have to worry about walls and ceilings with direct sunlight. That said, we are using a sound / thermal insulating over the plywood base floor and our hardwood flooring.
Great informative video. Just subscribed. I'm installing windows in a steel stud wall. The window frame (lip) overlaps the steel box by 30 mm. After installing the flashing tape would I need to silicon the inside of the lip before fixing the window?
Hi Keith, it really depend on if you are using windows with revels or windows that have a flange on them. If liker typical in the US. with a flange then yes you could seal with silicon.
Hey guys great that you are making those videos. I also decided to make it with steel. Here in Austria, they like to do it with wood and so i do have a Question: How did you fix the steelframe on the multiplex-board on the floor? Danke =)
Hi Danke, our design is engineer certified and they specified the size/type and spacing of the fixings. Basically we used a metal roof tech screw into the frame. They are spaced at every 500mm and at each side of every opening (door etc) and frame join. Hope this helps, regards Ross
Hi, thanks for the video. What about flooring insulation? Also, going straight onto the steel trailer frame, will that create cold spots in your flooring during winter?
HI Benjamin, we are in Brisbane, Queensland. Australia, so we are a very tropical climate and floor insulation is not an issue. When we install the timber flooring inside we will use a sub-floor underlay which is all we need. Thanks Ross
Hi Antonia, I’m not sure of the steel gauge, it’s the same as what’s used for standard house frames. We have had an engineer certify the design to Australian standards. Regards Ross
wow great video series. thanks for sharing! we are starting our 8X2.4 tiny build in January. Can you tell me how you attached the steel framing to the trailer? did your framing company supply all the fixings and advise how to secure it? Also if you don't mind would you be willing to tell us the approximate cost of your steel frame? Thanks heaps and really appreciate it! Beau.
Hi Beau, Thanks for the great comments. We did a complete design and had Engineering approval done. After that we gave it to our steel frame manufacturer who made to our specifications. The engineer specified the size / type of fixings (10g metal screws) which are screwed through the steel trailer frame on each side of every wall stud and every 600mm. All the wall sections and roof are attached in the same manor. Depending on your design, I would budget about AUD $5000 - $6000 for the frame. Where are you located ? As we are also starting to build Tiny Houses to order. Regards Ross
@@LifestyleCabinsunplugged Cheers Ross... appreciate that. We are down south and already in the process of sharing our plans with a few steel framing companies at the moment. Thanks again and ill let you know how it goes. Keep the videos coming!
