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Supply house is closed today. So we didn't get the exterior finished. I ran out of metal studs too. Need to grab a handful more to finish the bathroom framing. Should be able to complete all of that this week....
 
Looks great man. Can't wait to see the finished product.

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Lookin' great!'

Just wonderin': why did you go with wood framing for the exterior structure but metal for the interior? Might've saved some weight by doing both in steel?
 
Windini said:
Lookin' great!'

Just wonderin': why did you go with wood framing for the exterior structure but metal for the interior? Might've saved some weight by doing both in steel?
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I prefer working in metal studs. Metal costs more and requires another level of construction for the rigidity to be there. Wood framing is more forgiving with less sheathing structure. I used 1 5/8" metal for the bathroom wall/ceiling because I had some left over from a job and I don't need a structural wall there and wanted to save a couple inches between the bathroom and the front door. 2" makes a big difference in this case. The loft is storage and the wall carries no load. So it's a great application. It does save a little weight as a bonus.

You'll see more metal when the living room platform goes in. It will be a mix of square tube and angle.
 
How much $$ do you have in it so far?
 
Gspec said:
How much $$ do you have in it so far?
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I am estimating we will have almost $10k in it. About 8 currently, but I haven't finished the shower yet and a handful of other things. Since the Mrs. will be living in it with me I'm spending a good bit more money than I planned on finish schedule, fixtures, and cabinetry. My original budget, when it was just going to be me except on the weekends, was $6k. I was going to cobble it together with a lot more reused/re-purposed materials and keep the design much simpler.
 
bigfelipe said:
I am estimating we will have almost $10k in it. About 8 currently, but I haven't finished the shower yet and a handful of other things. Since the Mrs. will be living in it with me I'm spending a good bit more money than I planned on finish schedule, fixtures, and cabinetry. My original budget, when it was just going to be me except on the weekends, was $6k. I was going to cobble it together with a lot more reused/re-purposed materials and keep the design much simpler.
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I figured the price tag was getting up there....what made you decide on this route instead of spending the same $$ on a much larger camper?
 
Gspec said:
I figured the price tag was getting up there....what made you decide on this route instead of spending the same $$ on a much larger camper?
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You aren't getting a camper of any quality even this size for $10k. Also, I don't want to camp. This is a house. It's just small. Campers suck to live in. They aren't designed for it. This is. They are poorly built, poorly insulated, and horribly inefficient to heat/cool/power.

Wait until I get a chance to update the thread. It's not a shell anymore. It'll make more sense when it's finished.
 
OK... so let me start getting caught up... Didn't realize I hadn't posted a pic since Sept...
 
So since the last update we got a bunch of material in and did a TON of work...

Finished framing up the bathroom wall with an attic area and a small storage loft above...
bath wall and attic framing.jpg bath wall framing.jpg

including framing for the sliding pantry door...
pantry slider framing.jpg

Also built the platform that creates the living room with the bedroom underneath...

bedroom living room framed.jpg living room platform built.jpg
 
Then I almost burned the whole thing down....

I had a gas wall pack lit on a cold day and the supply line burst and the pantry wall nearly went up...
melted hose and burn.jpg burnt gas heater.jpg

I framed up the pantry slider. You can see the burn on the wall... Thank god I was just outside when it happened...

pantry frame open by burn.jpg pantry frame closed by burn.jpg
 
A few other things needed to be done for the pantry/fridge area so I moved on to the stairs/storage finish work... I took out the temp stairs and framed a filler over the wheel well...

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Then I built the shoe cubbies that cover the wheel well and started assembling the remainder of the staircase made up of drawers and a coat closet...

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stairs cubbies and coat closet.jpg stairs coat closet.jpg stairs 1st step over cubbies.jpg stairs set up temp.jpg


These are from today and it is fully installed, waiting to be finished and the drawers/door made...
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Here you can see the slide out coat rack...
staircase assembled coat rack out.jpg
 
Built the fridge cabinet that supports the loft and has a drawer underneath and a pantry cabinet above...

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and finished the pantry wall(sans shelves) and painted it/installed...

pantry closed bath open.jpg pantry open bath closed.jpg

also installed the HVAC system... A pioneer mini split heat pump. 22 seer digital inverter design 3/4 ton unit...

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HVAC wall unit finished.jpg

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We brought in the wardrobe awhile back and I hung the bedroom barn door. Still have some trim and hardware to do, plus the left side will have a small swing out door to fill the rest of the opening...

bedroom door open.jpg bedroom door closed.jpg

Then I started building custom cabinets for the kitchen around the blind cabinet I had left over from a job...

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That's pretty much where I'm at today... A lot of weekends there, but with the holidays and being sick and life getting in the way, this was the 1st weekend in over a month I've actually gotten anything done. We painted the ceiling and started the walls today too. So, we can finish the window trim install next weekend when the paint is finished and now that the HVAC lineset is in(still have to run the drain) I can close up the shower walls and start tiling...

Still A LOT to do... It's starting to come together though...
 
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fieldgrade said:
Phil, this is most impressive.
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Thanks Ash. It's been quite the undertaking. The pics don't do it justice for scale or intricacy. I also lost some pics when my SD card was corrupted. So, there's some missing detail stuff.

Overall, I'm very happy with how it's turning out. I do wish it would go a little faster, but it is what it is with the given time constraints of life...
 
bigfelipe said:
Thanks Ash. It's been quite the undertaking. The pics don't do it justice for scale or intricacy. I also lost some pics when my SD card was corrupted. So, there's some missing detail stuff.

Overall, I'm very happy with how it's turning out. I do wish it would go a little faster, but it is what it is with the given time constraints of life...
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I just re-read your original post in this thread. It looks like a heck of a lot has been accomplished from where we sit just viewing the pics, especially considering the health drama that was visited upon your parents last year.

You're only ten months into the five year plan and the new domicile appears to be in last stages. It's a screaming hot housing market so I'm guessing you'll be able to sell your current place lickity-split when you are ready. When we sold ours last year and paid off that mortgage just like you are planning it was a great feeling.
 
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Looking great. A lot of time, effort and some considerable skill on your part. I live in a house that is 3 times the room I need. I often tell myself I could live easily in a mini home. Yours is looking great and well thought out!
 
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