THIS CABIN IS NOT FOR HAULING AROUND. I built it at home and then hauled it five miles to where it is parked permanently. If you plan to build one to travel with, start with a very strong trailer ... at least 10,000 pound rating.
I built this cabin on wheels to make a one-way trip to where it is set up in the woods permanently. It only had to be hauled five miles and we went slow and easy. If you are building one to actually haul around, you want a real good trailer. I would say at least a 10,000 trailer.
Timtools99 What are your thoughts on insulation? Im doing a 7x14x7 enclosed trailer (more of a stealth camper/tiny home) but i choose to go with a dow frothpak 620 for $725+/-. I can do all 6 sides with that and im thinking it should save a ton of time. I am however running ent conduit to multiple locations throughout the trailer and taking extra precautions to make sure everything is very well sealed and water tight. Oh and power vent on the roof and make up air through the floor. The only downside i see is that you better make sure youve got your ducks lined up because youve got 1 shot to do it right. I always appreciate when an older professional will share information because you guys know how to make it happen. 16 years as an electrician/cnc technician the most important thing i learned is that "you may or may not be able to teach an old dog new tricks but you dure can learn a lot from them" thanks buddy!
yep. different colors reflect heat. actually looked this up for when I picked out my son's stroller. darker colors reflect heat... I believe that's what I read. Don't quote me though as this information was looked up 5 months ago...
@@TimTools99 hi. I have seen your videos and subscribed. I am from Bangladesh. Where are you from? I have a land and sometimes I visit there . I want to make a tiny house there. Would you please help me? I m giving my email address shahidhg83@yahoo.com Please reply so that I can do further communication. My what's up number + 8801764255085 Facebook ID --- Chowdhury A. Haider Thanks
+ElGatoLoco698 Thanks so much ElGato ... So far - so good. I started wiring the Tiny House. I ran four receptacles to run off 110 in case I am where there is electric service. I could run off a generator too. Then, I decided to wire up some 12 Volt lights and run off a battery when I am in the boondocks. I also plan to install a small propane wall furnace for heat in the winter. I'm trying to keep it as simple as possible and as inexpensive as I can. When it's done, I hope my Tiny House will provide basic shelter from rain and snow. Thanks for watching.
TimTools99, I enjoyed the video, but wondering how safe that trailer is. It looks weak (with just small diameter poles going across) and tiny house builders use trailers rated for thousands of pounds (and then build lighter than the rating). The axles and tires need to be strong enough, too. If you did it over again, would you use screws for the framing? While towing it, you could get strong winds combined with the speed you are driving, plus the vibrations from the road which can loosen things. Many builders recommend screws for such reasons. In any case, I hope you are enjoying your cabin.
You have the calm collected aura of a "master" carpenter for lack of better term. And a gift for explaining the skills you're demonstrating. Reminds me of Norm on this old house.
I started watching your videos because of your welder reviews and welding techniques. I did not know you did this kind of projects. It popped up on my feed. I hope you get more people watching this. You are a man of many talents and i think i want to build something like this too. Good luck.
Thanks so very much for this awesome how-to video. I especially like that you explain not only what you're doing but why you're doing it. I'm going to build my own tiny house by myself so your video has given me hope. THANKS!! Liked, shared and subscribed!!
Thanks Shay. Good luck with your Tiny House. Start with a good heavy trailer with electric breaks. My trailer would not be good enough if I wanted to haul it around too much. Thanks for watching. (I plan to do a video on 12 volt wiring sometime to help people with that too.)
Thank you for this video, Mr. Tim! I am building my own tiny house and this video helped me a lot. Not to mention that it is very satisfying to watch it go up!
What a great job making this video and describing what is happening. Excellent documentation! What a lucky man you are to have sons to help you. Thank you for making the video. God bless!
"These fella's took care of this in short order, the roof is finished" this video brings me such joy...seeing the projects start to finish and the straight forward explanation of the process, I want to build a tiny house myself!!
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This is absolutely amazing. I've been researching tiny houses for a while due to wanting to build one instead of paying awfully expensive dorm fees. The way you explained it makes it seem possible. Thank you.
It’ my dream! I would like to have an additional place for my animals, may be on the roof! Thanks a lot for the video! We admired your talent! Russia, Obninsk!
I like the "creative and productive" part. Older gent ... not so much. Ha!!! Thanks for watching and leaving a comment. Come back and check out my channel now and then. I like to keep busy.
This is amazing! I've been wanting to build one, but I'm a beginner. This looks like something I could handle! You do a really good job of showing all the details and explaining everything you are doing. Thanks so much!
I really enjoyed watching the build of your tiny home! Please post another when you get settled! I like to see where you set up, and maybe making breakfast? Do you have an outhouse? Or compost outhouse? Rustic living is so nice, with quite of the woods, or snow falling. Oh are you going to put in a wood stove, for heating or just keep the heater connected to the solar power? Maybe you could do another video of installing your solar power screen? or window? Thanks for your time from Canada! We sure do know a thing about snow, hahaha! Take care!
Hello and thanks for your nice comment. Yes, I hope to enjoy many days and nights at the cabin. yesterday, I had a hen turkey and a whole bunch of young ones under the apple tree next to the cabin. What a sight that was! /// I plan to build an outhouse ... there wasn't really room in the cabin and being a one room cabin, I didn't want to look at a toilet! haha. The wall heater I have runs on propane. I burn wood and coal to heat my house so I didn't want to deal with that at the cabin. The propane will be much more convenient. I will be installing the solar panel soon. I need to shake a leg and get all this done before old man winter gets here. P.S. I enjoy making these videos so I will be adding one soon on the solar panel and yes, maybe cooking breakfast at the Tiny House. Thanks again and stay in touch.
***** Hi Spike. I have been building stuff for 40 years. Started out by restoring and old house for my family. My dada taught me how to do everything. The actual carpentry skills just take practice. don't be afraid to jump right into the project.
Someday I'm going to build one. I'm going to use this specific video and build one. It will be where me and my boyfriend can live together and be happy.
Great video! Inspires me to build my own, but too many "if only I had..." You remind me of my dad, a great builder. Did you use plans or write your own? How did you figure out how much wood, measurements etc. Can we get a copy of your plans?
Thanks for your kind words. I drew up basic plans on graph paper to build an 8X16' box on wheels. I knew I wanted to use 4X8 sheets of siding for the outside walls and 4X8 sheets of paneling inside. So, the 8X16 dimension would make it easy to slap up the siding with very little waste. I had the windows and door laying around so I stuck those in. It's nothing fancy but will keep me warm and dry. The plans were so basic that they would be of very little use. You can draw your plans up. Just use graph paper. Watch my video on drawing up plans. Again, thanks for watching and for the nice comment.
Living in tiny homes are nothing new. They used to be called trailers.....then called mobile homes....then called tiny homes. They all are built on wheels.
I think the idea is that people are building their own "Tiny House" rather than buying a camper or trailer or mobile home. Also, the Tiny House concept seems to encourage some pretty creative designs unlike the traditional ho-hum camper.
Thanks for posting! It's nice to see one built sturdy, I live in upstate NY as well and some of the chincy tiny houses up see just don't do the trick up here
Super informative video! I have the trailer but have been looking around trying to find a good video on building the rest of the “tiny home”. Thank you so much Tim!
Thanks for sharing this, we are working on our tiny home, and watching you do this on your own gives me hope that the 2 of us can get this done! Great video!
What I love about this video is that you have planned and prepared, so that you can do this entire project yourself. I really appreciate your style. You remind me of my grandfather. I really miss him, so thank you!
Thank you! I'm building a very small trailer by myself and this has been a great watch...if its square from the beginning its a good start....amazing how you whipped it up...I dont have skills but I have tools, common knowledge, and youtube!
Thank you so much for this video. I really want to build my own tiny house but I have little to no knowledge about construction until I watched this video. This was so inspirational and I really appreciate it and will give my house a go. I hope you have a wonderful day and time in your new house!!!!
I love everything about this video and you sir are my hero! The fact that you didn't know about Tiny Houses makes it much more organic and interesting that the usual tiny house videos. I learned a ton watching this. Thank you.
well done! thanks for the video i am moving and my mother and i love the idea of small home, this gives great insight of what we'll need, once again thank you and enjoy your house!😁
Great! Good luck with your project. If you want to haul your cabin here and there, you should buy a good heavy duty trailer. It needs to have electric brakes and be road worthy because these homemade tiny houses are heavy. Spend the money on a good trailer for your foundation ... Unless you plan to permanently park it like i did.
Just saying to the 100+ people that disliked this video, why? This video is amazing and he explained how to make it so well! The final product was amazing too.
