A long overdue post on the framing of my tiny house

I've mentioned before that I have some shortcomings as a blogger, one of them being regularity of posting. So here are some photos from last July and August, when I actually framed, sheathed and roofed my house. I'm a little disappointed in myself that during the whole process, when I had a camera-phone on my person the entire time, I took so few pictures, but it is what it is.

putting up the walls on the trailerputting up the walls (John and Soo are on the picture)

the front wall is up, in the bumpout there will be a refrigerator and shelves underneath the loft and the head of a mattress by the windowthe front wall is up, in the bumpout there will be a refrigerator and shelves underneath the loft and the head of a mattress by the window

all of the wall sections have been stood up, and the ridge board installed; there's a temporary support under the ridge board to keep it from saggingall of the wall sections have been stood up, and the ridge board installed; there's a temporary support under the ridge board to keep it from sagging

interior, looking towards the rear of the trailer; the cross members are temporary to hold the walls together until the collar ties can be installedinterior, looking towards the rear of the trailer; the cross members are temporary to hold the walls together until the collar ties can be installed

here I have the sheathing up on the walls but the roof is still openhere I have the sheathing up on the walls but the roof is still open

me, working on the roofme, working on the roof

here I am again, not sure what I was doinghere I am again, not sure what I was doing

one window to goone window to go

I built a roll dispenser for the ice and water shield so it wouldn't fall off the roof when I was installingI built a roll dispenser for the ice and water shield so it wouldn't fall off the roof when I was installing

honestly should have asked for some help with this part, two hands was not enoughhonestly should have asked for some help with this part, two hands was not enough

ice and water shield completeice and water shield complete

the face of the house, windows completedthe face of the house, windows completed

front bumpout and loft windowfront bumpout and loft window

windows are good, but I still need trim, siding and the metal roofwindows are good, but I still need trim, siding and the metal roof

the rear of the tiny housethe rear of the tiny house

I built individual sections of framing that were about at the limits of what I could lift, then got help when it was time to stand them up. I knew that when I asked for help I had to be ready to be productive. It worked out fairly well. The framing took one day, the sheathing a second. I lifted sheets of plywood up on the rafters and tacked them in place so I could cover the whole thing with a couple of tarps. I managed to get it covered just before it rained.

I want to thank my father-in-law, Juris (George), my neighbor John, an old friend and coworker Soo, and my brother Gary for their help with putting up the frame. I literally could not have done it without them.

I apparently didn't take a single picture the entire day Gary was helping me put the sheathing on.

The house has been in this condition for pretty much the entire winter. After it was weather tight, I had to turn my attention to a different project, that took up most of my time. But now I'm back at it. I ordered the siding and it should come some time this week. I built a loft. I built a ladder. I have a second loft and a second ladder started. Good times.