FINALLY!! The Lap Siding is coming together (Building a Tiny House) 

About the cleared area and maybe planting grass there (or something) may I warmly recommend white clover! (Klee auf Deutsch) It's wonderful hardy ground cover, grows naturally short so it doesn't need mowing, has really pretty white flower heads and is nitrogen fixing, so it will improve soil quality over time! It's the more sustainable option over conventional grass! This update is as always so great! I'm currently recovering from surgery where they had to remove a growth from my thyroid. While getting prepped for surgery I kept thinking of Laura and her positive attitude when finding scary problems in her house! "I'm glad we did this, I'm glad we found this!" Seeing you overcome problems and keep going is such a wonderful thing and so inspiring!

Okay hear me out: Instead of wheels, you mount Little Lotte on chicken legs and go full Baba Yaga.

You should do a whole episode just on Smudo. How you got him, things he knows, things he likes and doesn't like, his funny habits. Dogs are the best people.

Please don't take this as a criticism. You should seal the ends of every cut and coat all 6 sides of any wood that you want to expose to the outside. Also, on your bottom sill, you should put a small cut on the underside about a half inch from the outer bottom edge to create a drip break to keep the water from wicking back under the windowsill. Anyway, I LOVE your channel!

Swedish viewer here, almost choked on my coffee when I spotted that Falu paint! That stuff has shown it's true colours (pardon the pun) for 500 years. Wonderful.

Hi Laura - if the bottom of the window trim underside is perpendicular to the wall you may want to put a kerf about 1/4 to 1/2 inch back from the front. This will break the water surface tension allowing the water to drip to the ground as opposed to running back to the wall and behind the siding.

So fun seeing you crow when a piece of siding is cut perfectly and pops into place.

Dear Laura, Over and Out is movie grade. Over means "I'm done talking and expect answer" and Out means "I'm done talking and don't expect an answer" ;-)

Please tape the top of the window head flashing with flashing tape to keep water from getting behind it. Otherwise your details are good!

Everyone needs a Harry in their life! Regards, Etna.

This reminds me of that one time I decided to paint the garden fence black and everyone thought I was crazy. Turns out plants look amazing against a black backdrop. As does a tiny house!

Rough cut black, red door, surrounded by finished natural wood, Beautiful!!!!

Harry’s level of confidence in his time frame sounds like all of us when our partners ask, “and how much time are you going to be unavailable?” “Gonna be done in 2 hours. Tops. Maybe 3.” (9 days later-still not done)

I have never wanted an old bus stop so much in my entire life.

You should put a plant in the old waste bin on the bus stop! It's gonna be so cozy! Can't wait to see it all come together!

One of the best things about your videos is the open, honest, child-like enthusiasm you share with the viewer. I love that about you, Laura!

Finally, the sun shines on the tiny house. Soon it will be a home.

Very nice to see you happy! One note: the bottom sill of a window should also have a drip edge. With a slight angle and a groove on the underside. Water finds a way! Okay, two notes: add a silicon "finger smear" on the outside of those corner edges. And the bottoms.

Before you put your wood around the windows, you should have used window sealing tape!

You definitely need a "drip edge" on the flashing above the doors and windows so the water separates from the flashing and drops off. Otherwise, it can stick to the surface and travel down the underside and get behind the door or window. Also, as others have said, you should tape the top seam of the flashing where the flashing meets the house wrap paper so water cannot get behind that joint. And, as others said, when you are taping make sure you tape in a "waterfall" fashion I.E. taping should be done in the same order as your lap siding - bottom to top - such that the water deflects over top of the tap and not behind a lower tape seam.

If you want to waterproof your wood, coat the ends and backs of the wood with whatever you're using...paint, oil, etc. Primer works great. Also flash around the whole window and door :)

Note - You don't need to say "over and out" at the end of radio communications they mean different things "Over" means you have finished talking and you're waiting for response "Out" means communication has ended. Just say "out" at the end.

I'm a former Architect living in Central Texas. Where we get very aggressive rain. You'd be amazed. I suggest you get someone who knows a bit more about flashing surface and/or material changes. We're no longer limited to bent metal flashings, but even the fancy tapes and sealants have to be installed correctly. (I've been eating up your videos for a number of years now, envying your abilities!)

"This would be a great place to curate all my junk" is the best sentence I've heard ever. You're such an inspiration for sustainable DIY'ing!

So glad you put the drip profile on the top of the windows. You need one on the bottom of the windowsils too. Just cut a notch along the underside of the sill so the water can't flow back behind the cladding. I love the matt black cladding with the bare wood. It is a beautiful combination and I can't wait to see how you finish it off with the roof.

Normal procedure is to nail or screw siding near the bottom. This way everything is interlocked. Screw in top you will face a risk of panels bending outwards after a while due to thermal and moisture. Also those corners, although looking great, will cause water ingress. There is a reason why wooden houses have siding all the way out to the corners and the a vertical board covering the corner. Love the color scheme.

Have you noticed that you've developed a grunting/sound communication, Felix & You? The future of this channel is wordless ;)

You should cut a groove along the length of the outside window sills about a half inch in from the front edge. That way water running off the window will not, due to capillary action, run along the underside of the sill and into the siding. Make sure you caulk between the siding and the underside if the window sills. Looks nice.

I like the little detour to rearrange the outside area, I do most of my cleaning jobs while procrastinating on a difficult project!

“Curate my junk” is my new mantra. 🌿

15:40 Story of my life. See something in my mind and the next step reveals something completely different. As my brother wisely tells me; you have to break some eggs to make an omelet. Pick out the big chunks (keep them for another project) , back fill with some black dirt, rake level, seed, and you will have your masterpiece. Your tiny trailer house is coming along beautifully!

I have tears of emotion in my eyes because it turned out so beautifully. I'm totally happy for you, and I'm absolutely blown away by how you're pulling it all off.

REMEMBER to run a bead of silicone down all the cut ends of the cladding so water can't penetrant behind them.

It’s been a while since we have seen such a joyous project. Can we name the new outdoor space ‘Laurapark’?

Don't forget to caulk ALL the edges and corners, around the windows and door and at the end of each piece of siding.

putting a swing in your outdoor area actually sounds like it would be such fun!

It would be good to have a drip cut on the bottom of any window sills about 10mm back from the edge on the underside of the sill. That will reduce the chance of water infiltration.

How about instead of planting grass, you could do a meadow? You could use clover and some native ground cover plants, it would be good for pollinators and pretty to look at! + Little Lote looking stunning!

The black siding looks like the burned wood Japanese technique, BEAUTIFUL!!!

Ok, Ok, you got me there in the beginning. Also, change my mind, but Harry is the true star of this channel :D

Maan the noises that these two make when something goes right are phenomenal! Cracks me up. :D

Haha. Watching you move the bus shelter, all that’s playing through my head, “🎶She’s off to do some sketchy shit, doo dah, doo dah. Hope she gets away with it, oh the doo dah day🎶 “.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Loving that I get to share this journey with you. Also on a radio "over" means you are done speaking and expecting a response "out" means you are done with the conversation.. you would never use both at the same time. it's over or out not over & out.

I realise every time I finish one of your videos I have a big smile on my face, whether it goes badly or well or in-between. Thanks for bringing lightness and joy into the world :)

Laura, the caravan looks beautiful and.......I love your dog. He's so happy, smart and shiny!

I'm glad you had at least a day without rain and could get things done without exposing more of the house to rain.

Hey Laura - now that quote of yours is one that will be so useful for me as well: "...to _curate_ all my junk..." 🥰 gotta love it!!

Tools. Tools are everything. Even for the brilliant & experienced like Laura. Once you know how to use them. 😂 Absolutely stunning. So well done.

Home is where the heart is.

I hope you taped the upturn of that drip flashing above the door. Otherwise water can still get behind. You should always wrap the building upwards, so that water falling down the face doesn't have the cracks to get behind anything. (Aka shingled)

This is the only channel I know where everyone works for 30 minutes, then takes a 10 minute laugh break, then repeat. I think all workplaces should implement this philosophy.

If there's ever a zombie apocalypse, I'm going to find a way to get to Germany from Florida to Laura's place because she can make the coolest stuff out of nothing. I bet she'd make the best zombie weapons and she'd have the most awesome hideout.

Honestly, you don't even need to worry about rainproofing the tiny house. Just strap some balloons to the roof and wherever a storm system is coming in, just fly it into clearer weather.

You need to cut a groove in the underside of the bottom board of the window box frames to cause drips to drop off and down the outside of the larch lap sidings. Make the groove about 3-4mm deep and the same wide, about 5 mm back from the outer edge. Without this groove the rain drops will run back along the underside of the window box frame and then run down the inside of the larch lap.

You should tape the surrounds around the doors and windows where the touch the black planking. Water will sep between the two and will end up behind the surrounds. This will lead to water pooling and rot. You may also get water traveling along the screws and ending up in the building. Waterproof tape all seems and connections between materials.

Yes on the corners! Never ever do a mitered corner for the siding. Well done. Love the dogs!

Its rare to see somone so happy!! 😀

I really like your channel because of how happy you are. It's refreshing

It looks fantastic! You could always fill the space you cleared away to put the tiny house on with gravel. You could put black weed mat down first so no weeds & so would be a permanent base with almost no maintenance (& no mud inside the tiny house if it rains). If you wanted plants, flowers or herbs out there you could plant in pots & tubs. Just am idea x

On your window water table, it's a good idea to add a small channel like an 1/8" dato on the underside so that as the water runs down and back towards the window it falls off from the dato'd gap. This is called a drip edge.

I love Harry cameos 😂 congrats on the amazing progress. Its looking gorgeous

Laura, I am not sure if you have already but I would recomend installing a small HRV system in the tiny home, It will help with the control of temp, humidity and assist with the management of mould and condensation

at 6:00, where you put on the side boards around the door, make sure you leave a little gap between the board and the aluminum, or the end grain will wick up the moisture and rot.

Aaaah, good ol' Falu Rödfärg! I respect your choice of paint!

The bottom edge of the window surround also need to slope for rain to runoff. Otherwise water will pool up and run down behind it. There is a mental trick to use in thinking these things through…think “I am water, where can I go?” That mental thinking trick is also handy for weight load distribution design thinking.

Die Freude beim Blech abkanten, herrlich :).

Liselittle is looking fiiiine! That matte black is beautiful.

Just think like water, then this is still paradise for you.

So glad to see this coming together - and your happiness with it. One water related tip - the sill at the bottom of your windows should be slanted on the top just like the trim board across the top of the window. That way water will drain off and away from the window ledge instead of pooling on the sill and running down behind the sill and behind the siding below it. This does mean you will need to recut the side trim to match the angle of the sill. Just say no to water leaks!

I used to work in the construction trade, working on projects the the original house was 100 or more years old. It is more like sculpture…best job ever.

Excited to see what you and the expert have planned for the roof! Plus you can get some tips for waterproofing from them instead of several hundred American men in the comments who might not necessarily be familiar with the materials you're working with lol!

Bus Stop Swing 🤘🏽🔥😊

Love that you are doing what you do best with wood in this phase! Caulk/apply flashing to windows, door & house corners - you’ve already found out the hard way that tiny homes are highly susceptible to leaks! Otherwise, well done! ❤🌈☀️

3:10 not gonna lie, I'm absolutely loving the music. Jammin' over here 💃

Over, anticipates a reply. Out, ends a conversation. They're never used together on a radio. Roger, means understood. The flashing/drip edge usually gets caulked. I'd flash all boxed areas.

Your new tiny house is so beautiful. I am so very proud for you!

Make sure you leave a gap for expansion and contraction

As others have mentioned: have the flashing overlap the metal gutters. Like with the shingles, the top layer should always overlap the layer below so no water can get in. Also: albeit it may be difficult to bend in the correct shape, it can be a good idea to bend the sides of the metal plate down, making a drip-edge. That way, you can keep water from "sticking" to the sides and bottom and getting under it.

I really like how the top and middle door hinges in Europe are both near the top of the door. We don't do that in the US and it makes so much more sense.

It's BEAUTIFUL like each and everyone of you! Including the lovable smoodo xxxxxxx and friend xxxxxx

The black siding looks fantastic, and larch will last a long time. The black will collect a lot of solar energy in the autumn, winter, and spring. But you may want to find a shady location for it in the summer months.

Looks beautiful indeed. W Will try and send sunny weather from our 30 degree days on the Sunshine Coast Australia so we can continue to share your joy.

As usual, it’s awesome- it’s the journey that makes you appreciate the result.

I absolutely love the joy you show for your life.

1st You are a Great RU-vidr 2nd You are doing awesome on the outside of your tiny house 3rd when you have finished the siding you should use a silicone caulk to seal between the siding and framing to keep it from leaking through at the corners.

I'm very excited to see outdoor junk curation videos

Hooray! So glad you finally caught a break with this project!

Really rejoicing on your success after so much struggle!

Smudo is such a good pup.

Grass is as dead as concrete to the bees and other intects! Plant som flowers! And the house is really beautiful!

Yes. Your tiny house looks fantastic on the outside.

Glad to see you getting the exterior done. Being from the north east here in the states, I'm not sure if you did enough water proofing. We get lots of wind driven rain and snow here so we know how water can find it's way in. I would have flashed all the way around the windows and door. I would have back-primed the siding, as well as flashed the corners too. But, I don't have any experience in your climate, so I hope you have no more issues and everything goes well for you.

Love the Fallout-esque bar in a pre-apocalyptic setting

She’s so beautiful!! I think I would slant those outside bottom boards on the windows to keep the water out.❤️🤗🐝

Everything according to plan! Yesss! Beautiful outcome!

Bei den Fenstern würde ich am unteren Ende auf den Holzbrettern auch Fensterbänke aus Alu (wo oben) machen. Da kann das Wasser auch sich sammeln und über oder lang dann auch nicht innen fließen. Das möchte wir aber nicht noch einmal

Paint the end grain of the siding. That’s the most important part

It is really looking very, very nice indeed! For your outside area, I would do a mix of a gravel (beige looking rock) hard standing to put the caravan/tiny house on and nice lawns around it. The beige looking hard standing would fit with the wood on the Tiny House, look a little warmer and help protect the two trailers.

"I'm building a new house!!!" 😳. Hahahahaha. Got me 😂

how nice it is to see you happy on a sunny winter day!