The hurricane Sandy wall frames go up...

Earlier we survived an hour long wind storm and now getting ready for steady rain this evening. Hope to get the roof up this week and the weather is supposed to be good. Windows should arrive Wednesday...Take care til next time!

Billy helped me drill lots of holes...

...and doubled the floor insulation. Why? Because I had the space.

The double deck was very time consuming. There should'nt be any cold toes in there.

Hi friends. It's been a tediously busy, and tiring two weeks of vacation. After each day there was no energy to post pics of the build. The first week it rained non-stop so the goal of roof up and all dried in fell a bit short. Special thanks go out my neighbors; Tom, George, Kerri and Ray. My friend Billy who has a knack for showing up at the right moments. My parents who delivered an occassional meal when there was no time to stop. My sister Patty for placing the decking and general consulting. My bro in law Rick for making a much needed lumber run. Jess and Cassie from work to make sure my coffee maker was workin right and also got there hands dirty a bit. Also,, Steve from Tumbleweeds who sent me the updated plans for the Fencl. So here here's what you missed so far as the wind is picking up and rain on the way...

My deck boards are lower than usual.

Here's an update in case you're wondering what's up with my Fencl build. It's been delayed slightly. We've been preparing to sell my parent's home and painting has taken up most of my free time. It's almost ready to be listed then I can start my little house. Hopefully I can dry it in before the first snow - but we shall see...

Good news! Yesterday Todd from Lowe's made a small delivery.

The trusses aren't mine and the special order siding didn't make this trip. It's an exciting time and I can't stress enough that to get to this point did not happen over night. Next step is to pick up skrews, hurricane ties, and prepare the trailer deck. Oh and see what is available for vacation time.

Good news! The order is in for material to build the shell of the Fencl. Delivery is scheduled for August 27, 2012. The windows will be ordered in a few weeks...That part of the bid wasn't ready from Jeldwen but a few more paychecks are needed anyway.

A couple of thank yous go out to the following: Jon at Lowes in Monaca, PA for helping put together the order. My sister Marianne for carting me up to Lowes. She and her hubby Rick are also hooking me up with a great deal on some wonderful red oak flooring that they aren't using. Also want to thank my window cleaning customers for their patience while that activity slows down for my time consuming project.

As you know I sold my Blazer to get this house jumpstarted. This isn't the most bicycle friendly area with lots of hills and well, I must've looked pretty pathetic huffin and puffin on the bike. So can you believe my neighbor gave me their extra car. How great is that? So special thanks to neighbor Tom and his son Tommy. Unfortunately, yesterday the freebie broke down. It will be fixed if it doesn't delay ordering the windows too much. Thanks again guys, it was and is greatly appreciated.

Until next time...

Here's an update for you. The blazer was sold today which officially leaves me with two feet and my Surly Lht bike. I'm going to miss that car, especially when it's raining. This will jumpstart my tiny house project.

In 2 to 3 weeks I'll be placing my order for material to build my Fencl by Tumbleweed Tiny House Company. I've had the plans for a couple years now but last year I upped the focus level to make this a reality. The trailer arrived in late December and is patiently waiting for construction to begin.

Thank you to all those sharing your tiny home builds, it's great motivation. Here is my trailer built by Viking Trailers when I picked it up...




It' 18x7 and rated for 10,000lbs.