Ep. 15 - Swinging walls and sliding roof - Tiny House Build Update 

Yeah it was something I gave a lot of thought to. Even moved windows after I had built the walls based on how they look. I did get a bit carried away with windows in the living area but they will look awesome so I have got over that haha.

Thank you Mark! I am loving that this one is unique and complex. It's the challenge I love the most. Thank you for following along for so long. I truly appreciate it

Haha thanks man. One day I'll learn Spanish so I can do some videos you understand. Although you'll probably have a better chance understanding my English.

Yeah it's a lot of fun to see it starting to fit together. Still so much detail in the seals though. Oh that would have been interesting. I have just been trying to stop heat transferring through the perimeter of the house as much as possible and try to think through condensation. Haha if I can pull off the desk it'll look pretty darn cool ;)

Hahaha nah just too stupid to know when to give in :D. Every day I am getting more excited as it takes shape. I can't wait to see it all together.

Hey thank you Chris. Yeah it's been a pretty intense process with a lot of mistakes but starting to take shape now.

Thank you 🙏

Thank you 🙏. New vid coming very soon. It's starting to really take shape now 😊

Thank you Steven. Haha honestly just a lot of thinking. And going backwards when I realised all the things I missed. The next few months are going to see it change heaps. I am very excited to see how it comes out.

😄 I like the idea of hand making everything from scratch. But also means I can make them cool... I hope, they are a little complicated (surprise surprise)

@@TwoHandsandaTinyHouse looking forward to the building challenge you will conquer 😁

Thank you Rob. It's a lot of fun seeing some of those ideas take form. I appreciate you following along mate😃

Still not a believer Jodie? I am working on the windows at the moment and then I move onto the cladding and getting this thing sealed up. I am getting increasingly confident we'll be ok. I am making sure my box gutter has more than enough drainage for the surface area. But it might not work. We'll see how it goes. Sealing up the sliding roof and swinging wall though, that will certainly be an epic challenge.

@@TwoHandsandaTinyHouse I sure am a believer. I want to see how well that engineering holds up :). I want to see it be all warm and cozy inside during an intense downpour. Feeling warm and safe inside during intense weather is a great feeling. I have been through 5 years of persistent leaks in my apartment and 3 rounds of carpet drying and carpet replacement. That experience leaves you worried every time it rains. Thankfully it seems to be fixed finally, after they removed the balcony tiling and repaired the waterproofing membrane. It makes it harder to go through this when I have a construction qualification and I know how things "should" built.

I actually love the candor and you pointing out potential challenges with the design. It helps me create a better build and hold me accountable to make sure I come up with a design to make this house work. That must be so frustrating. Box gutters really are a recipe for disaster as you are capturing water inside of the structure as opposed to deflecting it away. We are only a couple videos away from the one on the box gutter so I am keen to hear your thoughts when I share what I have done. I am giving some thought to how I can test it out too ;). Love the input :)

Haha welcome to the team. Thank you so much for that comment. I really appreciate it. So glad you are enjoying the channel. Getting very close to the next vid where so l the exterior is finished. Haha watch responsibly and enjoy mate 🤜🤛

Haha you didn't? You are a champion. I'll try keep them coming regularly for you. Nah my excitement came a bit earlier as they started coming together. It was soooo good to see those walls and roof work together. I am chuffed with how they have come together but they have unearthed new challenges in sealing them up too. Still working on it.

Haha crane is still in use. I should have put the footage into the vid of lifting the roof on. The crane almost fell. Well it was going but I saved it.

Thank you 🙏. Just lots of tries and mistakes really 😆.

@@TwoHandsandaTinyHouse and your modest as well thats awesome , is it possible for you to show some building as you do it, I know filming and working / building are two difficult tasks

@@billpar I try to include timelapses where I can. I'm conscious of making the videos too long. They are already getting pretty lengthy. I'll give it some thought and see what I can come up with. I do share more on the day to day process on Instagram

@@TwoHandsandaTinyHouse please do what is right alone for you, videos are not too long for me.........I have instagram Ill go there thank you

Thank you. I'll try include a bit more. I have been extending the length of my videos I'll experiment with getting more build in. My last few have had build timelapses at the end. But maybe into the future I can make them more part of the story. Yeah on Insta I post as I go so usually it's a week or so ahead of here. Thanks for following along William :)

Thank you Lee. I have had this question a lot and I am afraid the answer is somewhat underwhelming. I don't have any plans, it's all just in my head. I am working it out as I go. For example the roof for the join was originally external and was hinged from the side trailer and swung over the the top of the walls. I have no idea how I was ever going to lift it though haha. It is all one related system. The height of the sliding roof actually came from the height of the roof for the main trailer. I needed to make sure that had enough height for fall and a box gutter. The sliding roof had to then be the same height externally, internally it had to retract in over a 2.4 ceiling. The swinging walls needed to swing in under the end of the main trailer so had to be shorter than the height I had worked out for the roof. That governed the height of the sliding roof which in turn set the height of the roof for my side trailer that had to house the sliding roof. Haha I am sure that barely makes sense. The process is honestly getting the materials I am going to use and stack them on top of each other in place and see how it all fits. Really the answer is LOTS of trial and error. I have become the king of rework hahahaha I have been getting questions for a plan you guys can see as I am going so I'll give that some thought to help make it a bit easier to follow

Thanks man. Been a lot of work to get it to this point. Haha bring a downpipe inside to an open tank? In a house that travels. You are crazy. I wouldn't even do that one haha. The side trailer is actually going to have a wall in that opening with two doors. So it won't be a huge issue. I am looking at something to cover it during transit though. Just for peace of mind.

😂😂 hot tub goes in the join of the two trailers. That's why I have a removable floor. It'll cover up when not in use. No bar had to leave it out in favor of thy sauna 😝