What follows are a number of photos and posts I have put on Facebook documenting my nuild of Tiny One, most of which was done over the Corona Virus Lockdown in April to June 2020
The main subfloor was built by a welder in Melton Victoria who I found on Ebay. The floor is 7.5m x 2.7 wide. I got it right about the width – 3 x 900 wide flooring panels fit beautifully and I thought I could add a 300mm extra panel to two 3600 long lengths. But the poly panels I could source at the time I started building the walls were also 3600 long and that 300mm section added significantly to the complexity of the build.
This small section is the future floor of our living room. 2600 x2120 This will be bolted to the tiny house once it it positioned in Loch Sport and the floor and walls raised above it. It will not be symetrical along the length of the Tiny Home but rather towards the right hand side (kitchen side of the tiny.
September 2019: With the kind assistance of Lorene Roberts‘s truck we managed to move our mega trailer and floor frame for our first tiny home design. Our home was slap bang in the middle of the electrical blackout area that caused traffic kaos in Melbourne East yesterday and had us in stop start traffic till after dark last night. Our trailer is unique as it can be extended up to accomodate a 9m load – our floors were 2700 wide so we were overwidth to add to the stress of our first venture out. Lorene had asked me to sell the truck for her. Unfortunately we were quite successful in selling this 4.5ton Hino Tray truck for a good price and were left withtowing the big trailer behind the Mercedes SUV.
February 2020: At Loch Sport there is no town water. When we were there on New years eve we were blackened in smoke from the nearby (across the lake) Bairnsdale fires. This drove home the need for a decent water supply. We ordered this 25000 lt water tank which has a domestic takeoff about half the way up its side and a fire supply valve at the base. We eventually got it to Loch Sport at a Top speed of 80kmh – the wind resistance literally stopped us going any faster. But Jo an I were unable to flip it up onto its base. This was achieved the next week by my next door neighbour who is a plumber and two of his workers.